Pray

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Chapters 44
  1. rests, he is ever plotting the downfall of the child of God; and if the child of God relaxes in ≈ 4 min
  2. 2. A second reason for this constant, persistent, sleepless, overcoming prayer is that 4 ≈ 4 min
  3. When the multiplying responsibilities of the early church crowded in upon them, they ≈ 4 min
  4. prayer. It is, PRAYER OCCUPIED A VERY PROMINENT PLACE AND PLAYED A VERY ≈ 4 min
  5. seems if possible even more forcible than this, namely, PRAYING IS THE MOST IMPORT- ≈ 4 min
  6. Heb. 4:16 is one of the simplest and sweetest verses in the Bible,—"Let us therefore come ≈ 5 min
  7. He states this simply and beautifully in John 16:24, "Hitherto have ye asked nothing in ≈ 5 min
  8. "Be careful for nothing," says Paul, "but in everything by prayer and supplication with ≈ 4 min
  9. Upon this point the Bible is very plain. Jesus says, "If ye then, being evil, know how to ≈ 3 min
  10. One of the most interesting and solemn passages upon prayer in the Bible is along this ≈ 5 min
  11. it is a mighty one: BECAUSE OF WHAT PRAYER ACCOMPLISHES. Much has really been ≈ 10 min
  12. prevailed with God, and brought to pass great results. In the 5th verse of this chapter, the ≈ 4 min
  13. In the Revised Version, "without ceasing" is rendered "earnestly." Neither rendering ≈ 4 min
  14. in the three words "OF THE CHURCH." ≈ 3 min
  15. "And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do ≈ 3 min
  16. that we must DO THOSE THINGS THAT ARE PLEASING IN HIS SIGHT. ≈ 5 min
  17. is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth." ≈ 8 min
  18. before His crucifixion, "Whatsoever ye shall ask IN MY NAME, that will I do, that the ≈ 4 min
  19. the boldness which we have toward Him, that if we ask anything ACCORDING TO HIS ≈ 13 min
  20. upon the Holy Spirit in prayer. This comes out very definitely in Eph. 6:18, "Praying always ≈ 4 min
  21. "Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive ≈ 16 min
  22. What is it to abide in Christ? ≈ 4 min
  23. first: "And My words abide in you." ≈ 12 min
  24. "Ye ask and receive not BECAUSE YE ASK AMISS, THAT YE MAY SPEND IT IN ≈ 4 min
  25. shortened, that it cannot save; neither His ear heavy, that it cannot hear. But YOUR ≈ 5 min
  26. their idols into their heart, and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their face: 3 ≈ 4 min
  27. There is perhaps no greater hindrance to prayer than stinginess, the lack of liberality ≈ 4 min
  28. FORGIVE, if ye have ought against any; that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive ≈ 4 min
  29. dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the ≈ 4 min
  30. wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be ≈ 4 min
  31. up A GREAT WHILE BEFORE DAY, He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and ≈ 4 min
  32. to pray. We read, "And it came to pass in those days, that He went out into a mountain to ≈ 4 min
  33. He prayed before choosing the twelve disciples; before the sermon on the mount; before ≈ 5 min
  34. prayed AFTER ITS GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS AND IMPORTANT CRISES. ≈ 5 min
  35. He would withdraw at such a time from the multitudes that thronged about Him, and go ≈ 4 min
  36. As He drew nearer and nearer to the cross, and realized that upon it was to come the ≈ 4 min
  37. "praying AT ALL SEASONS." ≈ 5 min
  38. (1) The minister has a new love for souls. We ministers as a rule have no such love for ≈ 4 min
  39. ministry. ≈ 4 min
  40. (1) First of all, they bring deep conviction of sin. Jesus said that when the Spirit was ≈ 4 min
  41. (1) Many of us who are professedly orthodox ministers are practically infidels. That is ≈ 4 min
  42. (1) Look at the doctrinal state of the church. It is bad enough. Many do not believe in ≈ 4 min
  43. (1) Note how few conversions there are. The Methodist church, which has led the way ≈ 33 min
  44. from his insights into prayer. And even without condemning entire art-forms or media of ≈ 4 min
AuthorUnknown
LanguageEnglish
EraClassic
CategoriesChristian Classics
TopicsPrayer
Length44 chapters · ≈ 4 h 9 min read
FormatsWeb Book · PDF
Status Public Domain

Public Domain.

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