Category Archives: Prayer A to Z Excerpts

The Definition of Miracles

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

 When we think of the possibilities of prayer and praying for big things, the word “miracles” always seems to come up.  Are all wondrous events and answers to prayer miracles? People these days it seems are describing most great events … Continue reading →

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Those Who Prayed For Big Things and Got Big Answers: 4 Examples

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

  There are numerous cases in the Bible of those who exercised great faith through prayer.  Here are just four examples.            1.  Abraham’s servant prayed for a wife for Isaac—Genesis 24:10-27.  There are two things in this story that … Continue reading →

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Six Steps To Help You Develop Your Faith

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

   Faith is the condition on which Christ’s power is based.  For He could do no mighty works in Nazareth because of their lack of faith, just as the disciples also could not cast the demon out of the lunatic … Continue reading →

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God Is Eager To Give Us Big Things

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

  There is ample evidence throughout the Bible that God is eager to have us ask Him for big things and to give us big things.  As you view the following scriptures, let them transform your praying and your faith.  Psalms … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t All Christians Have Good Fruit?

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

What we are really asking here in terms of fruit is why all Christians don’t show evidence in their life of the nature of Christ in them.  The answer to that question is really quite elementary.  It is because there … Continue reading →

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Fruit in the Bible: 8 Possible Meanings

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

Besides the regular meaning of fruit, like an apple or an orange, there are a few other meanings.  Here are eight different meanings or descriptions of fruit:  1. The result or outcome of something.  For example, in Psalms 128:2 (in … Continue reading →

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The Blessings of Obedience: 6 Good Results of Obedience to God

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

There are so many good results of obedience.  I could ramble on and on about all that God gives us when we obey.  Generally speaking, obedience to God gives us entry into all that He has for us.  It opens … Continue reading →

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3 Ways to Surrender Your Life unto the Obedience of God—From Romans 12:1-2

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

                1. By viewing the mercies or God. In Romans 12:1 Paul urges believers, “by the mercies of God,” to present their bodies as a living and holy sacrifice.  This phrase, “by the mercies of God,” indicates that these mercies … Continue reading →

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How To Be Obedient To God–3 Ways

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

Picture from a favorite blog: Stories from Home   This post is another except from Joy of Prayer.  The following are three things that we should do if we want to obey God: 1. Find out what His commands are, … Continue reading →

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A Threefold Meaning of Obedience to God

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

This is an excerpt from my book Joy of Prayer. I don’t think obedience is as simple as just doing what God says, because sometimes we don’t hear Him say anything to us; and sometimes what He says is not … Continue reading →

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