Sermons and Biblical Studies

Prayer is the first thing, the second thing, the third thing necessary to a minister. Pray, then, my dear brother; pray, pray, pray. Edward Payson

Prayer is the midwife of mercy, that helps to bring it forth. Matthew Henry

Christ was in an agony at prayer, Luke 22:44. Many when they pray are rather in a lethargy, than in an agony. When they are about the world they are all fire; when they are at prayer, they are all ice. Thomas Watson

Prayer is an ordinance of God, in which a man draws very near to God; and therefore it calleth for so much the more of the assistance of the grace of God to help a soul to pray as becomes one that is in the presence of him. John Bunyan

Prayer is reaching out and after the unseen; fasting, letting go of all that is seen and temporal. Fasting helps express, deepens, confirms the resolution that we are ready to sacrifice anything, even ourselves, to attain what we seek for the kingdom of God. Andrew Murray

There are few children of God who do not often find the season of prayer a season of conflict. The devil has a special rage against us when he sees us on our knees. J.C. Ryle

What a spirit – what a confidence was in his very expression! With such a reverence he petitioned, as one begging of God, and yet with such hope and assurance, as if he spoke with a loving father or friend. Author unknown. Someone who heard Martin Luther praying

Look at the lives of those men and the time they gave to Scripture reading and prayer and various other forms of self-examination and spiritual exercises. They believed in the culture and the discipline of the spiritual life and it was because they did so that God rewarded them by giving them these gracious manifestations … Continue reading “PRAYER
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It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray. Aesop Prayer is not a substitute for work, thinking, watching, suffering, or giving; prayer is a support for all other efforts. George Butyric When you pray for potatoes, grab a hoe. David Jamieson’s Mom Prayer … Continue reading “PRAYER
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There is no way that Christians, in a private capacity, can do so much to promote the work of God and advance the kingdom of Christ as by prayer. Jonathan Edwards Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure. D.L. Moody