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Category Archives: Earnestness in Prayer
3 Levels of Earnestness in Prayer – from Matthew 7:7
Matthew 7:7 says, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” This verse suggests three levels of intensity in prayer: asking, seeking, and knocking. The first … Continue reading
8 Ways to Develop Earnest Prayer for 2019
On this Christmas day, and soon to begin the New Year, I think it would be a great idea to start developing a more earnest prayer life. Here are some ideas I have put together. Merry Christmas! Ask … Continue reading
Three Reasons Why We Should Pray With Earnestness?
We could probably come up with several reasons to pray with earnestness. Here are three that stand out to me. First of all, we should pray with earnestness because of our great need for God. Truth has gone out … Continue reading
Pretending to Pray with Earnestness
When I was young, I vividly remember sitting in church during prayer time, looking around, seeing how people were praying. I remember especially my mother, how she seemed to be very sincere, and even at times crying. I think … Continue reading
Earnest Prayer: a study of the greek word agonizomai
Agonizomai. This word means to struggle, to wrestle with, to contend or compete with an adversary. In Colossians 1:28-29 we see that Paul labored and struggled (agonizomai) with all the energy of God, which was working (energeo) in him, to … Continue reading
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Earnest Prayer: a study of the Greek word energeo
Energeo. We said earlier that earnestness, by the word ektenos, conveyed the idea of not relaxing in effort. Well, energeo carries on that idea but goes further. Energeo brings the idea of work being efficient, effective and productive. In prayer … Continue reading
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Earnest Prayer: A study of the Greek word eklenesteron
This is my second installment of four on this study of earnest prayer—which are excerpts from my book Principles of Prayer. Eklenesteron. This word has basically the same meaning as ektenos, except with this word the intensity of earnestness … Continue reading
Earnest Prayer: a study of the Greek word ektenos
According to Thayer’s Greek Lexicon, this Greek word “[comes] from a verb which means to ‘stretch out the hand,’ thus it means to be stretched out.” In prayer, it conveys the idea of praying fervently, without ceasing and not … Continue reading
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Earnest Prayer
The following article is an excerpt from this book. Generally speaking, to be earnest means to be sincere and serious. When one prays with earnestness, he prays showing deep sincerity or seriousness; thus, he is determined, fervent and intense … Continue reading
Desire in Prayer–Four Ways Desire Aids Us in Prayer
The following article is an excerpt from Prayer A to Z. The way I see it, the way God gets a hold of us and brings us to into prayer is by first creating in us a desire for Himself … Continue reading
