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Author Archives: Stephen Nielsen
Establishing Priorities in Prayer: 3 Scripture Passages
God has established priorities for everything we do in life, including prayer. When we pray, God’s will and work always takes precedence over our own personal needs. Thus before we begin praying for our own needs, or for another’s, we … Continue reading
How to Be Attentive To God in Prayer: 3 Factors to Consider
This is the first of my Twenty Principles of Prayer. If you want God to listen to you and to hear your prayers you must be attentive to Him and listen to Him. This statement of course is true … Continue reading
Answers to Prayer Bring Glory to God: Quote by E. M. Bounds
The act of prayer, the obedience of prayer, does not necessarily bring God glory. Prayer is what is expected of us; but it is the answers that come from our prayers that bring Him glory and us joy. The … Continue reading
Posted in E. M. Bounds, Quotes From Writers on Prayer
Tagged answers to prayer, E. M. Bounds, Joy, prayer, The Possibilities of Prayer
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Ezra’s Prayer of Great Humility and Grief — Ezra 9:5-15
Shortly after Ezra and the people who were with him arrived in Jerusalem (exiles who returned with Ezra, Ezra 8), some of the leaders of the people of Israel came to Ezra and reported that their people, including the priests … Continue reading
Posted in Part 5, Ezra to John, Prayer A to Z Excerpts, Survey of Prayer
Tagged Ezra the prophet, Ezra's prayer, Fasting, grief, humility, prayer, prayer and fasting
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E. M. Bounds, On What Answers to Prayer Does for Us
1. Answers to prayer gives us proof of His existence. Says E. M. Bounds, “There is no proof so clear and demonstrative that God exists than prayer and its answers.” 2. Answers to prayer gives us confidence that we have … Continue reading
Following in His Steps: Part 2a — Observing Jesus’ Example of Service
I previously wrote a short review of the book, In His Steps, by Charles Sheldon. I told how the book has deeply affected me and how I now feel led to do this bible study on the subject of following … Continue reading
20 Principles of Prayer
I suppose there are hundreds of principles of petitionary prayer. I have brought as many of them together as I could find from my study, and have condensed them into twenty principles. In future blog posts … Continue reading
Following in His Steps: Part 1 — Finding the Power
I previously wrote a short review of the book, In His Steps, by Charles Sheldon. I told how the book has deeply affected me and how I now feel led to do this bible study on the subject of following … Continue reading
I Recommend the Book, In His Steps
I highly recommend to you the book, In His Steps, by Charles M. Sheldon. According to the forward (written in 1935), the book (written in 1896) has had more circulation than any other book except the bible. Why do … Continue reading
Ezra Prayed for God’s Protection and Guidance — Ezra 8:21, 23
Ezra 8:21, 23 Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him the right way for us and our little ones and all our possessions…23 … Continue reading
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