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Author Archives: Stephen Nielsen
A Lesson in Obedience and Trust from Elijah — from 1 Kings 17:1-24
My thoughts this morning have been on how God provided for and directed Elijah—and on how He will do the same for me if I just trust Him. For a month or so I have been reading a book about … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Genesis to Nehemiah, Quiet Time Highlights
Tagged Elijah, faith, Obedience to God
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God’s Sevenfold Pattern of Revival—from 2 Chronicles 7:14
From 2 Chronicles 7:14, we see that repentance expresses itself in four ways, which are followed by a three-fold result or promise of God. We will call it… God’s Seven–Fold Pattern of Revival—from 2 Chronicles 7:14 1. Humble … Continue reading
Four Areas Where Revival Is Needed
The following is an excerpt from my book Purpose of Prayer. Rejection of God is not only found in the world among nonbelievers, it is found among Christians, and in our churches, and among many of our ministers. We will … Continue reading
Five Definitions of Revival
Revival is a strange concept to many. Some see it as just another religious service. Some see it as a way-out religious experience. Others know exactly what it is and that we need it, but are without hope that … Continue reading
Purpose of Prayer by Stephen Nielsen: Table of Contents, Introduction and a short excerpt
CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii 1 Prayer … Continue reading
Discussing the Post-Resurrection Appearances of Jesus – 6 points
1. If you want to get all the post resurrection appearances of Jesus in chronological order and to get a true and clear picture of what happened in each case you really need to look at all the gospels. Some … Continue reading
Posted in 4 Matthew to Acts, Quiet Time Highlights
Tagged Jesus Christ, Jesus' resurrection
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13 Post-Resurrection Appearances of Jesus (with pictures)
Jesus was alive on this earth for thirty-eight days after His resurrection. During that time I’m sure hundreds of people saw Him. Here are thirteen of His appearances that are recorded for us in the Bible in chronological order. … Continue reading
Posted in 4 Matthew to Acts, Bible Studies, Quiet Time Highlights
Tagged Jesus Christ, Jesus' resurrection
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Five ways to Recognize a Prayer Burden
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
Prayer Burdens: 6 ways to Prepare for them
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
Posted in Burden in Prayer, Prayer A to Z Excerpts
Tagged E. M. Bounds, intercession, prayer, Wesley Duewel
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Our Relationship with our Heavenly Father – from Luke 15:11-32
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
