Monthly Archives: March 2013

Five ways to Recognize a Prayer Burden

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Stephen Nielsen

The type of burden we are interested in here is the burden that God carries upon His own heart, which He offers to us so that we may be moved in our spirit to join His Son in prayer. Here … Continue reading →

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Prayer Burdens: 6 ways to Prepare for them

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Stephen Nielsen

One of the roles of the Holy Spirit is to bring us His own prayer burden. But in order to receive that Holy Spirit burden—so that we can pray for the world with the burden of the Spirit—our heart must … Continue reading →

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Our Relationship with our Heavenly Father – from Luke 15:11-32

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Stephen Nielsen

What should our relationship with our heavenly Father be like? Too often I think it is like the relationship the younger son had with his father in the parable in Luke 15:11-32 (included at the end of this post). That … Continue reading →

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Two Uses of Our Authority in Prayer

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Stephen Nielsen

This is an excerpt from my book Principles of Prayer. 1. Authority to pray for the lost. Since God desires all people to be saved (1 Tim. 2:4) He must also want us to pray for their salvation. Here are … Continue reading →

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Authority in Prayer: Three Ways to Execute Our Authority over Our Enemy

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Stephen Nielsen

Our power and authority is in Jesus Christ. If we position ourselves so that we are always abiding in Him we will have His authority. And it will come to us (as we are abiding) with the help of the … Continue reading →

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The Fifth Sign of Jesus’ Coming – Betrayal, from Matthew 24:10

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Stephen Nielsen

I knew a guy a long time ago who I thought was a strong Christian. And he was a good friend. A few years went by and I lost track of him. When I asked around about him, I was … Continue reading →

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Pray for Slave Children in West Africa

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Stephen Nielsen

Did you know that in West Africa virgin girls between the ages of 8 and 15 (but sometimes as young as age 4) are being sold to temple priests as slaves?  This is called shrine slavery, and the most well … Continue reading →

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50 Prayer Experiences: from Billy Graham’s Autobiography, Just As I Am – Part 7

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Stephen Nielsen

In this seventh and last part we will review Billy Graham’s autobiography in terms of his prayers in the later years of his life. He was still going strong as he preached in 55 Crusades (from 1985 to 1996), and … Continue reading →

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