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The Praise of Prayer
In Christ we have obtained a great inheritance (Eph. 1:12)—eternal life, which is to know God the Father and Jesus Christ His Son (Jn. 17:3). Such knowledge is not just intellectual. It is a deep and intimate knowledge. It is … Continue reading
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Forms of Prayer
The forms of prayer are simply the various expressions of our personal life toward God that agree with the various moods or attitudes we have or choose to have. Thus, the many forms of prayer are quite endless, for there … Continue reading
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Descriptions Of Prayer
So far, we have defined prayer as being basically two things: soul to soul communication with God, and petition. And I will hold to those meanings. However, with those two meanings prayer may have various descriptions. Here are eight different … Continue reading
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Prayer Is Soul to Soul Communication with God
We have said that prayer is petition. Now we are saying that prayer is not only petition, it is also something more basic—it is soul to soul communication with God. And this really must come first, before we ask God … Continue reading
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Three Types of Prayer Petition
1. That We would hear God come to us. We get this idea from the first three requests of the Lord’s prayer: “Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name; Your Kingdom come; Your will be done on earth as … Continue reading
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Prayer is Petition
We get this idea mainly from the original Biblical words translated for us as prayer. Every Hebrew and Greek word I studied (three Hebrew words and eight Greek words) indicate that prayer is petition—asking God for something. It is an … Continue reading
The Definition of Prayer
In this first blog post on the definition of prayer, I have found from my study that there are many different definitions of prayer. One author, John R. Rice, says that prayer is nothing but petition. He insists that prayer … Continue reading
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My Next Blogging Adventure
It has recently occurred to me that, though I have written much on the subject of prayer, I think it would be good to take each of my five books on prayer and send out excerpts from them. The first … Continue reading
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Our Greatest Gift
There is no better thing we can do on Thanksgiving Day than to look up to heaven and begin thanking God for His great love to us—for giving us His only Son, that he would die on the cross in … Continue reading
