Category Archives: Prayer A to Z Excerpts

The Purpose Of A Prayer Ministry

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Stephen Nielsen

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What the world could use most is prayer.? But for some reason most of us don’t understand the value of prayer.? We come up with all kinds of solutions to our problems, but we miss…

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Plan to Pray Long

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Stephen Nielsen

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There are so many people with so many needs, which require us to spend much time in prayer. But, as Wesley Duewel has said, “We will never have enough time for prayer unless we deliberately…

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A History of Prayer Posture

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Stephen Nielsen

Through both Old and New Testament times, standing for prayer seemed to be the norm for public prayer. Such positions as sitting and kneeling were almost never practiced in public prayer, but were more often practiced in private prayers. … Continue reading →

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Intercession According to Paul

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Stephen Nielsen

Paul was a great prayer warrior and was always interceding for others. Here are three passages having to do with Paul’s intercession. Then please take note of the three things I have observed from Paul about what intercession is: Romans … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Intercession – from Jesus

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Stephen Nielsen

Jesus is the greatest intercessor of all. From the passages I have copied at the end, we see the following three things that intercession is: Intercession is praying on the behalf of others whom God has given us. In John … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Intercession — From Daniel

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Stephen Nielsen

The thing about Daniel that I appreciate most is his devotion to God and to a pure life. From his youth he “made up his mind that he would not defile himself” (Dan. 1:8). He also had a practice … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Intercession – from Moses

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Stephen Nielsen

Moses, like Abraham, was a great intercessor. He was the one whom the Lord spoke to face to face just as a man speaks to his friend. Now when Moses was upon Mount Sinai receiving Gods laws, the people down … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Intercession – From Abraham

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Stephen Nielsen

Abraham was one of the first great intercessors. When God told him that He was going to destroy the city of Sodom, Abraham immediately became concerned for his cousin Lot, and for any others who were righteous in the city. … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Intercession — From Luke 11:5-13

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Stephen Nielsen

According to Peter Wagner’s study, from his book Prayer Shield, “Intercession is derived from the Latin inter, meaning ‘between’ and cedere, meaning ‘to go’.”1 We may conclude then that intercession means to go between or to stand in the gap … Continue reading →

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The Results of Praying with Importunity

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Stephen Nielsen

The one obvious result, of course, will be that we will see more answers to prayer, and we will experience the great joy in the Lord that follows (Jn. 16:24). But there are also other results. Here are three … Continue reading →

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