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Friday Bonus: It’s All Your Imagination
This is a sermon clip from Greg’s preaching a couple of weeks ago. He testifies about answered prayer and also details the important role of the imagination in prayer. This sermon is based on Greg’s book called Seeing is Believing. If you’re interested, you should definitely pick that up. You can find the whole sermon by visiting the Woodland Hills sermon page.
Category: General
Tags: Cataphatic Prayer, Imagination, Prayer, Sermons, Woodland Hills Church
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