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Tag Archives: prayer
In Remembrance of Oliver Cromwell
Psalm 68:1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892): You remember the story of Oliver Cromwell and his men at the Battle of Dunbar [during the … Continue reading
Posted in Church History
Tagged battles, faith, freedom, God, liberty, Oliver Cromwell, praise, prayer, Protestantism, warfare
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Lesson 4 From the Life of Lot: Lot’s Flight From Sodom Into Zoar
Genesis 19:16-25, 29 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons from the Life of Lot
Tagged answers to prayer, effectual prayer, eternal security, grace, mercy, prayer, preservation of the saints
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Praying in Prayer Meetings
Luke 11:1 Lord, teach us to pray. MARTYN LLOYD-JONES (1899-1981): We’ve got to learn how to pray! MATTHEW HENRY (1662-1714): “Lord, teach us to pray,” is itself a good prayer, and a very needful one, for it is a hard … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer
Tagged cant phrases, how to pray, long prayers, prayer, prayer meetings, preaching prayers
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The Difference Between Christian Faith & Worldly Fatalism
1 Samuel 3:18 It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good. A. W. PINK (1886-1952): When the awful tidings were broken to the aged Eli that both of his wayward sons were to be smitten by Divine … Continue reading
Posted in Faith
Tagged attributes of God, faith, fatalism, prayer, Providence
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Our Lord Jesus Christ’s Rule for Christian Fasting
Matthew 6:16-18 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward. But thou, when … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine & Practice
Tagged confession, fasting, humility, mortification of sin, prayer, self-denial
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God’s Answers to Prayer Come in God’s Own Perfect Time
Ecclesiastes 3:1; Habakkuk 2:3 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. The vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, … Continue reading
Knock, Knock, Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Matthew 15:21-23 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son … Continue reading
Posted in God's Promises
Tagged perseverance, prayer, promises
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Lifting Up Our Hearts & Eyes to God in Heaven
Psalm 25:1; Psalm 123:1; Lamentations 3:41 Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto … Continue reading
The Solemn Fast
Ecclesiastes 3:1,4; Joel 2:12,15 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven―a time to weep…a time to mourn. Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, … Continue reading
Posted in Sanctification & Holiness
Tagged affliction, fasting, humility, mourning, prayer, repentance, sin
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Seeking God’s Special Guidance by Fasting & Prayer
Ezra 8:21,23; Daniel 10:1-5,11,12; Acts 13:1-3 [Ezra] proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our … Continue reading
