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How Should We Think About Unanswered Prayer?

The Importance of Confession in Prayer

Pray In Humility

You should always approach God with a spirit of humility. When you pray, you’re seeking God’s grace and humility is the posture God requires for granting it.

Prayer of Confession

Sin can hinder your prayer. But prayer is the means of restoring your fellowship with god when you sin. Learn the importance of confession in this episode.  

The Impact of Sin on Our Prayer Life

Ever wondered why some prayers seem to go unanswered? What if the life you lead could be silently sabotaging your spiritual connectivity? In this episode, we examine a profound concept: the potential hindrance of sin in our prayer life. Drawing on teachings from King David, Proverbs, and Peter, we explore the biblical assertion that God listens to the righteous and turns away from the wicked.

Discovering the Secret to Praying According to God's Will

Aligning your prayers with Scripture helps you pray according to God's will, and may hold the key to unlocking a deeper connection with God. In this episode of 60-Second Christianity, I  explore Jesus' teachings in John 15 and reveal insights to help your prayers truly resonate with God's desires and intentions.

Unlocking the Power of Prayer: Aligning Your Requests with God's Will

Ever wonder how to align your prayers with God's will? When you pray according to God's will, you can be certain that God hears and answers your prayer. 

Praying Boldly: Jesus as our Mediator and Bridge to God's Throne

What if I told you that you could approach God with confidence in prayer, all thanks to Jesus acting as your mediator? Today, we're diving into 1 Timothy 2:5 and discussing the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus that makes it possible for us to boldly go before God's throne. 

Can We Influence God by Prayer?

Can our prayers really influence the actions of God? This episode explores this intriguing concept by examining an instance from the Bible where God seems to respond to prayers, and even alters His course of action as a result.

Conversations with God: The Importance of Asking

Ever wondered if prayer truly makes a difference in your life? Take a look at what the Bible says about it and how God responds to our requests. Jesus himself said in Luke 11:9-10 that we should ask, seek, and knock, implying that our reluctance to ask God for things might just be the reason why they haven't been granted.

How Prayer Helps Us Align with God's Will

Ever wondered how prayer connects us to a bigger story and something with eternal significance? Scott Wylie dives into the importance of prayer in our lives and its role in aligning ourselves with God's divine plan.

Discovering a Stronger Bond with God through Prayer

Are you ready to unleash the true power of prayer in your spiritual life? I'm Scott Wiley, and on today's episode of 60-Second Christianity, we'll reveal how prayer not only demonstrates our trust in God but also deepens our love and understanding of Him. By engaging in sincere and intimate communication with God, we experience a profound connection to His divine character, which in turn strengthens our relationship with our Creator.

Fostering a Deeper Connection with God through Honest Communication

Why is it that God wants us to pray to Him? What would change if you approached prayer, not to inform God of your needs, but to fostering a deeper connection and trust with Him? Join Scott Wylie for this episode of 60-Second Christianity as he explore the significance of prayer in our relationship with God and the reasons behind His desire for us to communicate with Him.

The Implications of God as Creator

What would it mean for our lives if God truly is the Creator of the universe? Dive into this thought-provoking discussion as we explore the significant implications of God's role in creation and our place within it. I'm your host, Scott Wylie, and today we're tackling the idea that God is the only eternal being, having ultimate rule over the universe and all that exists within it – including us humans.

Is Christianity At Odds With Science?

Why does science sometimes seem to clash with the Bible? Can Christians truly embrace both scientific inquiry and their faith? I'm your host, Scott Wylie, and today we're exploring the age-old question of science versus faith on 60-Second Christianity. Join me as we dive into the conflicting scientific theories and the biblical view of creation, such as the theory that all living things resulted from random mutations over time. We'll discuss how this viewpoint contradicts the biblical teach...

How Did The Universe Come Into Existance?

Ever wondered how the universe came into being? Discover the biblical perspective on the creation of the universe and how God created everything out of nothing, simply by speaking it into existence! I'm your host, Scott Wylie, and in this thought-provoking episode of 60-Second Christianity, we'll explore various biblical passages to provide an understanding of how the heavens and the earth, both visible and invisible, were created by God. Join me as we reference Genesis 1-1, John 1-3, and C...

What are the roles in the Trinity?

What are the roles of the Trinity? What do the various members of the Trinity do? Well, there are some places in the Bible that give is a glimpse of the different roles. One of the places we can look to see this is in the creation account. All three members of the Trinity played a different part. In Genesis 1:9-10, we learn that God spoke the earth into existence. Later on in John 1:3, the Bible tells us that God the Son, or Jesus, carried out those words. It says that “All things were made ...

Does the Trinity mean that there are three Gods?

Does the doctrine of the Trinity mean that there are really three Gods, and not just one? Let me begin by noting that we need to be comfortable with the reality that there are things about God we can’t fully understand. The Trinity is one of those things. The Bible is clear that God exists as three distinct persons. But the Bible is also clear that there is only one God. There are not three God. There’s one God. One of the clearest places we can turn in the Bile to know this is Deuteronomy 6...

Are the three members of the Trinity the same?

Are the three members of the Trinity the same? No they’re not. The Bible teaches that God exists as three distinct persons. What that means is that the Father is not the Son or the Holy Spirit. The Son is not the Father or the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is not the Father or the Son. In the last couple of episodes, I mentioned some Bible passages that teach this. Each of the three persons of the Trinity is fully God. God the Father is fully God. Jesus us fully God. The Holy Spirit is fully ...

Did Jesus believe in the Trinity?

Did Jesus believe in the Trinity? Last time, I mentioned how the Bible begins by presenting God as a Trinity, even though the word Trinity is not in the Bible. Jesus also taught that he was part of a Trinity. Toward the end of his time on earth, he commissioned his disciples to carry on the mission. In Matthew 28:19, Jesus said this: “make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” Jesus believes that there are three distinct mem...

Where in the Bible do we find the Trinity?

Where in the Bible should we look to find the Trinity? Well, the word Trinity is never found in the Bible. However, the word Trinity is used to describe a truth that's found in many places in the Bible. In fact, the Bible starts out, right at the beginning, with the concept of God existing as a Trinity. For instance, in Genesis 1:26 God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” The Bible’s use of the words "us" and "our" tells us that more than one person was involved in the ...

What is the Trinity?

With this episode, I begin a series on what we call the Trinity. When you hear Christians talk about God, you’ll hear them use different names. For example, we might say simply God or the Father. There’s Jesus Christ and there’s the Holy Spirit. But those names are not just different names for one person. They are actually the names of three different persons. Here’s the part that's difficult to understand. God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit always existed, and they’ve existed as thr...

God is Unified in His Attributes

With all of God’s different attributes, how do they work together? The best way to think about that is the word unity. Sometimes one of God’s attributes might be emphasized more than the others. Some of his attributes even seem to be in conflict. For example, God’s love and God’s wrath seem to be opposites. However, the truth is that all of God’s attributes are in perfect harmony and God is unified in his attributes. It would be wrong to think that God is more of one of his attributes and le...

God is Perfect!

Jesus said this in Matthew 5:48: “Your heavenly Father is perfect.” So what does it mean to be perfect? For something to be perfect requires two things. It must possess every quality that is desirable and excellent, and it must lack everything that would be considered a flaw or undesirable. For example, a perfect diamond would have every single quality that makes a diamond great, and it couldn’t have any flaws or any undesirable qualities. To say that God is perfect means that he possesses o...

What things are impossible for God?

What things are impossible for God? The last couple episodes have explored God’s omnipotence and I said that God can do whatever he pleases. What, if any, are the things that God cannot do? Well, the only limits on what God can do are internal limits based on God’s own character. God can’t do things that violate other aspects of his nature or character. Here’s some examples. Titus 1:2 includes this phrase: “God, who never lies.” God cannot lie. Or James 1:13 which includes the phrase "God ca...

How does the Bible define and describe God’s omnipotence?

How does the Bible define and describe God’s omnipotence? The Bible teaches that God is omnipotent. This means that God can do anything he wants to do as long as it's consistent with his attributes and nature. The best way to think about this is that there is nothing that limits or hinders God.  He can do whatever he decides to do. The Apostle Paul told us in Ephesians 3 that God “is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think.” Whatever you think you need God to do for you,...

What does it mean that God is omnipotent?

What does it mean that God is omnipotent? The word can be rendered all-powerful. God himself provided the biblical definition of his omnipotence when he appeared to Abraham and asked this rhetorical question in Genesis 18: “Is anything too hard for the LORD?” In other words, there is nothing that God cannot do that he wants to do. God has internal limits on his own actions that are based on his character. For example, God can’t lie. In fact, God can’t commit any sin. But we need to understan...

How should we understand the wrath of God?

How should we understand the wrath of God? God provides a means of salvation from his judgment, but he still hates sin and his wrath burns toward all sin. Wrath can be thought of as intense hatred. When we talk about God’s wrath, we’re referring to his intense hatred toward sin. At some point, in God’s timeline of history, his wrath will be unleashed against sinners. John said this in John 3:36: “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, ...

How can God forgive some people and punish others?

In the last two episodes, I talked about righteousness and justice. The fact that God is both righteous and just has huge implications. One thing it means for us is that God always treats people as they deserve. Without partiality, he punishes all sin and everything that is against his will and nature. While that is true, God also offers forgiveness, and those whom God has forgiven will not be punished. How can that be? Well, God established a system of justice whereby someone who didn’t des...

What is justice?

What is justice? When we perceive injustice, we’re outraged by it. Humans are born with a need for justice, but we don’t always know what it means. I’ve always defined justice as equal treatment under the law. That fit’s closely with what the Bible says. Leviticus 19:15 says: “You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.” So, justice has at is core a lack of partiality. By way of example, r...

What does it mean that God is rightous?

What does it mean that God is righteous? The easiest way to understand God’s righteousness is to know that everything he does is the right thing to do. Moses said it like this in Deuteronomy 32:4. Speaking of God, he said: “The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.” Simply put, it means that God always does what is right. By the way, this is part of what it means to be God. That’s because God is the standa...

38: How does God's holiness relate to us?

How does God's holiness relate to us? Well, for the Christian, the implications are significant. The Bible tells us that the holiness of God provides Christians with an example that we are supposed to follow. We certainly can’t do it perfectly as God can, but we are supposed to live lives of holiness and seek to remove sin from our lives. God declared to his people in Leviticus 19:2 that “You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.” Now remember, this is what we strive for, even thou...

37: Is God selfish?

Is God selfish? God is holy in that he can’t sin. God is also the one who determines what is or is not sin. So for God to be holy means that he is devoted to his own will, and devoted to continually pursuing his own honor and glory. I used to be a children’s pastor and children struggled with this because it seems selfish. It’s not. If I live my life in pursuit of my own glory, that would be sinful. It’s idolatry to honor anything above God. But we need to remember that the same is true for ...

36: What does it mean that God is holy?

The Bible declares that God is holy. One very clear example of that is Psalm 99:9 where David gives us this command: “Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the LORD our God is holy!” To be holy means to set apart from what is worldly or common, and to be completely separated from sin. So there is nothing about God that is impure or sinful. Everything that he does is right and good. In 1 John 1:5, John didn’t use the word holy but he described what holiness is when he ...

35: What is "propitiation"?

A few episodes back, I read a verse from 1 John where Jesus is said to be the propitiation for our sin. That’s a word that most people don’t use often, but it’s important to know what it means. Webster dictionary defines it as “the act of gaining or regaining the favor or goodwill of someone.” That accurately represents how the word is used in the Bible. Because of our sin, we are out of favor with God. Jesus accomplished propitiation for us. His sacrifice appeased God’s wrath and made it po...

34: Why is racism a blasphemy against God?

Why is racism a blasphemy against God? It is, and here’s why. The Bible tells us that God created the first human couple and that all humans since then are descendants from that one family. Any belief that one person is inherently better than another, violates God’s created order. He created one human race, and we are all part of it. In Genesis chapter 12, God called Abraham to be the father of the faith and declared that in Abraham, all the nations of the world would be blessed. Then in Rev...

33: How can we really love others?

I’ve spent the last few episodes considering God’s love, and today I turn it around to consider our love for each other. The Bible says that because God loves us, we are able to share that love with the people in our lives. Jesus said this in Matthew 22: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. And you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” We all know how hard that really is. Loving people as God expects is only possible because Go...

32: Does God love sinners?

Does God love sinners? Well, the simple answer to that is "yes" and a key truth to remember if you’re a Christian is that God loved you before you loved him. In fact, that’s part of what makes God’s love so amazing - he gives it to sinners like us. Paul said this in Romans 5:8: “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” People sometimes make the false assumption that God loves people who are good. Or maybe you tend to think that God will love you...

31: Does God love us?

Last time I mentioned that Father, Son, and Holy Spirit have eternally demonstrated love. The really good news for us is that God chose to direct his love toward us as well. When John was helping us understand what it means to love, he said this in 1John 4:10 “In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” I’ll need to look at the word “propitiation” in a future episode. But for now, the key truth is that God decided to...

30: What does it mean that God is love?

One of the Bible’s famous verses is 1John 4:8 which tells us that “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.” In answer to the question, “Who is God?” or “What is God?”, I’ve heard Christians reply by simply saying “God is Love!” The theological truth behind the concept of God being love is that for all eternity, God has been actively giving of himself for the good of others. When I say “all of eternity” I mean that literally. For example, in John 17:24, Jesus was spea...

Why does it matter that God knows everything?

The last two episodes have focused on the fact that God knows everything. He knows everything that has or will happen, and he knows the infinite number of things that could have happened but didn’t. I want to pause today and comment on the fact that God’s omniscience should be a source of comfort for the Christian. As you experience the events of your life, you likely have times of joy and times of sorrow and distress. While those times might take you by surprise, they are never a surprise t...

29: Why does it matter that God knows everything?

The last two episodes have focused on the fact that God knows everything. He knows everything that has or will happen, and he knows the infinite number of things that could have happened but didn’t. I want to pause today and comment on the fact that God’s omniscience should be a source of comfort for the Christian. As you experience the events of your life, you likely have times of joy and times of sorrow and distress. While those times might take you by surprise, they are never a surprise t...

28: Does God know what could have happened but didn't?

Last time I said that God knows everything, but that he didn’t learn what he knows. There’s never a time when God doesn’t know something and comes to know it later. God knows everything there is to know about himself, and everything there is to know about the universe. To take God’s omniscience even further, he doesn’t just know all that there is. He also knows all that there could have been. For example, when he created the universe, he could have created different kinds of creatures. If yo...

Does God know what could have happened but didn't?

Last time I said that God knows everything, but that he didn’t learn what he knows. There’s never a time when God doesn’t know something and comes to know it later. God knows everything there is to know about himself, and everything there is to know about the universe. To take God’s omniscience even further, he doesn’t just know all that there is. He also knows all that there could have been. For example, when he created the universe, he could have created different kinds of creatures. If yo...

What does God know?

What does God know? One of the core attributes of God is that he is omniscient. What that means is that God knows everything. In 1 John, John wrote about love being the mark of the Christian and how the presence of love can reassure us that we are really saved. Then he said this: “For whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. But God doesn’t know things the way you and I know things. Everything that you know, there was a time when you didn’t know...

27: What does God know?

What does God know? One of the core attributes of God is that he is omniscient. What that means is that God knows everything. In 1 John, John wrote about love being the mark of the Christian and how the presence of love can reassure us that we are really saved. Then he said this: “For whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. But God doesn’t know things the way you and I know things. Everything that you know, there was a time when you didn’t know...

How could some authors of the Bible see God?

If God is invisible, how is it that some authors of the Bible say that they saw him? Even though God is a spirit being and is not confined to a body, there are times when God revealed himself by taking on a form that could be seen. One example of that is something Abraham experienced. Genesis 18:1 says this: “And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day.” God took on some sort of a visible form that Abraham was able to see and ha...

26: How could some authors of the Bible see God?

If God is invisible, how is it that some authors of the Bible say that they saw him? Even though God is a spirit being and is not confined to a body, there are times when God revealed himself by taking on a form that could be seen. One example of that is something Abraham experienced. Genesis 18:1 says this: “And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day.” God took on some sort of a visible form that Abraham was able to see and ha...

Can we see God?

The last two podcasts looked at the idea of God being omnipresent. The reason that’s possible is because God is not confined to a body. God is a spirit, and therefore, we would also affirm that God is invisible. Even though God is present, with you, wherever you are listening to this, you can’t see him. The nature of his being is spirit, and we are beings who have bodies. We can see and touch and feel the physical world, but not the spirit world. The Apostle John put it like this in John 1:1...

25: Can we see God?

The last two podcasts looked at the idea of God being omnipresent. The reason that’s possible is because God is not confined to a body. God is a spirit, and therefore, we would also affirm that God is invisible. Even though God is present, with you, wherever you are listening to this, you can’t see him. The nature of his being is spirit, and we are beings who have bodies. We can see and touch and feel the physical world, but not the spirit world. The Apostle John put it like this in John 1:1...