I throw myself down in my chamber, and I call in, and invite God, and his angels thither, and when they are there, I neglect God and his angels, for the noise of a fly, for the rattling of a coach, for the whining of a door. John Donne It is a shameful thing to … Continue reading “PRAYER
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PRAYER AND THE WILL OF GOD
You cannot alter the will of God, but the man of prayer can discover God’s will. Sundar Singh
PRAYER AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
There is no man nor church in the world that can come to God in prayer, but by the assistance of the Holy Spirit. John Bunyan The Holy Ghost has two offices: first, he is a Spirit of grace, that makes God gracious unto us, and receive us as his acceptable children, for Christ’s sake. … Continue reading “PRAYER
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PRAYER AND THE HEART’S DESIRE
Your desire is your prayer; and your desire is without ceasing; your prayer will also be without ceasing. Augustine of Hippo Prayer is not merely expressing our present desires. Its purpose is to exercise and train our desires, so that we want what he is getting ready to give us. His gift is very great, … Continue reading “PRAYER
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PRAYER AND THE CHURCH
Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon. Martin Luther
PRAYER AND SINCERITY
Sincerity carries the soul in all simplicity to open its heart to God. John Bunyan
PRAYER AND SERVICE
Prayer is striking the winning blow. Service is gathering up the results. S.D. Gordon
PRAYER AND SATAN
It is the great work of the devil to do his best, or rather worst, against the best prayers. John Bunyan Satan dreads nothing but prayer. Samuel Chadwick The one concern of the devil is to keep the saints from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies/work/Christian activity. He laughs at our toil, mocks our … Continue reading “PRAYER
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PRAYER AND REVIVAL
The prayer that sparks revival begins long before the countryside seems to awaken from its slumber in sin. It starts when men fall on their knees and cry out to God. That’s where true intimacy with God takes place and we begin the journey of being transformed into the image of Christ. And as men … Continue reading “PRAYER
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PRAYER AND PREACHING
I would rather teach one man to pray than ten men to preach. J.H. Jowett May God help me, if you cease to pray for me! Let me know the day, and I must cease to preach. C.H. Spurgeon Shall I give you yet another reason why you should pray? I have preached my very … Continue reading “PRAYER
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