Entries Tagged as 'prayer'
Christians like microwave-type praying. Our God desires marinating-type praying. -Peter Lord- Sometimes I feel a burden on my heart about a particular person or situation and pray a passionate quick prayer; then I feel a relief and am able to go about my daily business knowing that things will work out. The above kind of [...]
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Charles Spurgeon delivered an awesome essay on prayer in September of 1871, and things have not changed since then as to what he said about your spiritual condition as it directly relates to your prayer life. It is an awesome and convicting read. ********** When a man becomes cold, indifferent, and careless, one of the [...]
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This excerpt is from a sermon preached by Charles Haddon Spurgeon entitled “A Call To Worship,” delivered April 20, 1873. If the spirit of prayer be not with the people, the minister may preach like an angel, but he cannot expect success. If there be not the spirit of prayer in a church there may [...]
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Prayer is a climbing up of the heart into God -Martin Luther- I used to listen to an older man in our church pray and felt very intimidated. He seemed to know just the right words and could express them very eloquently. It seemed to me that He could touch the throne of God with [...]
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George Muller, in the mid-1830s, cared for over 2,000 orphans in England – all by faith in God. Muller was known as the man who got answers to his prayers. Before he died, he had listed in his journals over 50,000 answers to prayer. When asked how he determined the will of God on [...]
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Christians like microwave-type praying. Our God desires marinating-type praying. -Peter Lord- More and more God has been dealing with me about my prayer life. I know that sometimes I just feel a burden on my heart about a particular person or situation and pray a passionate quick prayer; then I feel a relief and am [...]
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As I was studying the Lord’s Prayer in my Dake Reference Bible, I came across this and thought it was very interesting. Jesus really packed a lot into these few words as He was teaching us how to pray. ********** 23 Elements of the Lord’s Prayer 1. Relationship: Our Father 2. Recognition: which art in [...]
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We all need to take this advice and give all our problems to God. Nothing is too big for him to handle. ______________________________________________________ To My Child, Good morning, this is GOD. Today I will be handling all of your problems. Please remember that I do not need your help. If you encounter a situation you [...]
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THE PASTOR’S CAT… Mr. Nelson recently told a true story about the pastor of his church. He had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc. The kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to [...]
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A missionary on furlough told this true story while visiting his home church in Michigan… “While serving at a small field hospital in Africa, every two weeks I traveled by bicycle through the Jungle to a nearby city for supplies. This was a journey of two days and required camping overnight at the halfway point. [...]
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