FREDONIA, NY -- Dear Pastor, it seems that my prayers don't get answered. What am I doing wrong? Last week we looked at the influence that our words have on our prayers. We saw that our words can either support our prayers or work against the very things we pray for. This week we want to continue to examine things that can hinder our prayers. In ... Read More

FREDONIA, NY -- Dear Pastor, it seems that my prayers don't get answered. What am I doing wrong? Last week we looked at how faith contributes to getting our prayers answered. We saw that in Mark 11:24, Jesus said that when you add faith to your prayers, you will see them answered. We also mentioned that it's important to not speak contrary to your ... Read More

FREDONIA, NY -- Dear Pastor, it seems that my prayers don't get answered. What am I doing wrong? Last week we saw that not praying in God’s will would hinder your prayers. The Bible says that all of God's promises are contained in His Word. That means that we must base our prayers on these promises if we want answers. We also saw that God wants ... Read More

FREDONIA, NY -- Dear Pastor, it seems that my prayers don't get answered. What am I doing wrong? Last week we looked at the possible hindrance of praying outside of God's will. We examined the first part of this hindrance… praying with wrong motives. We saw that we must be able to go to God in prayer with a clean heart and be ... Read More

FREDONIA, NY -- Dear Pastor, I pray all the time but it seems that my prayers don't get answered. Am I doing something wrong? This column just addressed a question regarding whether prayer actually works. While summing up with an "absolutely yes" to the question, we showed that it is God's will that if you ask anything of Him, He will give it to ... Read More

FREDONIA, NY -- Dear Pastor, how should I pray? Dear Reader, doesn’t it makes sense that if we want to understand prayer, we need to go directly to its originator, God the Father? So I’ll answer your question by going to where God speaks about His will on all subjects for the Believer. The Bible is the Christian’s most logical and the only ... Read More

FREDONIA, NY -- Dear Pastor, why is prayer so important? There are many well educated Christians who spend long hours studying the Word of God. Some of them have even studied Hebrew and Greek, the dominant Biblical languages, and can read and recite many scriptures in these original languages. While this is admirable and to be respected, it’s ... Read More

The Holy Trinity Parish community welcomes everyone to join us in a Taize prayer service on March 13th and April 3rd. In the tradition of Taize, an ecumenical community in France, this prayer is a meditative candle-lit service that centers around music, prayer and silence to quiet the mind and open the heart for an experience of God. Please join ... Read More