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Praise as Adoration — from barak
According to Erpestad in his Ten Studies in Prayer, “Adoration overlaps with praise in its meaning, yet it goes even further in its contemplation of the glory of God. In adoration, the worshipper permits his consciousness of the reality and … Continue reading
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Praise as Jubilation — from halal
This Hebrew word halal, found more than 160 times in the Old Testament, is in most cases translated as praise, and gives us the idea of celebration, singing, shouting, boasting, and jubilation. Whereas praise as thanksgiving is more personal and … Continue reading
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The Origin and Basis of Praise
We have already spoken of how praise flows out of our prayer time with God as we meditate on the Word. Now here is how praise actually begins. As we are having our time of meditation, the Holy Spirit works … Continue reading
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The Praise of Prayer
In Christ we have obtained a great inheritance (Eph. 1:12)—eternal life, which is to know God the Father and Jesus Christ His Son (Jn. 17:3). Such knowledge is not just intellectual. It is a deep and intimate knowledge. It is … Continue reading
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Descriptions Of Prayer
So far, we have defined prayer as being basically two things: soul to soul communication with God, and petition. And I will hold to those meanings. However, with those two meanings prayer may have various descriptions. Here are eight different … Continue reading
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Prayer Is Soul to Soul Communication with God
We have said that prayer is petition. Now we are saying that prayer is not only petition, it is also something more basic—it is soul to soul communication with God. And this really must come first, before we ask God … Continue reading
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Three Types of Prayer Petition
1. That We would hear God come to us. We get this idea from the first three requests of the Lord’s prayer: “Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name; Your Kingdom come; Your will be done on earth as … Continue reading
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Prayer is Petition
We get this idea mainly from the original Biblical words translated for us as prayer. Every Hebrew and Greek word I studied (three Hebrew words and eight Greek words) indicate that prayer is petition—asking God for something. It is an … Continue reading
The Definition of Prayer
In this first blog post on the definition of prayer, I have found from my study that there are many different definitions of prayer. One author, John R. Rice, says that prayer is nothing but petition. He insists that prayer … Continue reading
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