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Earnest Prayer: a study of the greek word agonizomai

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

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

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

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

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

  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 →

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Earnest Prayer: a study of the Greek word ektenos

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

  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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Four Reasons Why Prayer Takes Time

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Stephen Nielsen

 It almost always takes time for prayers to be answered; therefore, prayers need to continue with persistence.  But why is that true?  Why can’t God answer prayers immediately? Well, He can, and He sometimes does if He wants to perform … Continue reading →

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Importunity in Prayer Demonstrated In the Parable of the Importunate Friend – from Luke 11:5-10

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Stephen Nielsen

The simplest definition of importunity is persistent and urgent asking.  Importune prayer then is persistent and urgent; it is prayer that pleads with God and asks Him repeatedly for the things we need.            This kind of praying may seem selfish … Continue reading →

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8 Teachings of Jesus on Prayer – Teaching #2

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Stephen Nielsen

    Jesus taught that prayer must be with persistence—not losing heart (from Matthew 7:7-8, Luke 11:5-10, and Luke 18:1-8)   Jesus taught this lesson of persistence in prayer from two different stories, on two different occasions.  One of His … Continue reading →

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Abiding in Christ: Eight Things a Christian Does to Keep Himself Abiding

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Stephen Nielsen

The following article is an excerpt from this book.   The key to answered prayer is to abide in Christ and to let His words abide in us.  In John 15:7 it says, “If you abide in Me, and My words … Continue reading →

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