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Prayer Burdens: 6 ways to Prepare for them

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Stephen Nielsen

One of the roles of the Holy Spirit is to bring us His own prayer burden. But in order to receive that Holy Spirit burden—so that we can pray for the world with the burden of the Spirit—our heart must … Continue reading →

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Pray for Slave Children in West Africa

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Stephen Nielsen

Did you know that in West Africa virgin girls between the ages of 8 and 15 (but sometimes as young as age 4) are being sold to temple priests as slaves?  This is called shrine slavery, and the most well … 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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Six Features of the Levitical Priesthood that Apply to New Testament Christians

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

 1.  All members of the priesthood are appointed, called, and born into it.  Just as Aaron’s sons were born into the priesthood, New Testament believers are also spiritually born into the priesthood when they are saved.  1 Peter 2: 9 … Continue reading →

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How Long Should We Pray? – Seven Guidelines

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

  No one should tell another how long he should pray.  But most of us, I would guess, would say that when we pray we don’t pray long enough.  The best thing I can say on this is that when … Continue reading →

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Four Ways Intercession Will Bless You

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Stephen Nielsen

“And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the Lord increased all that Job had twofold” (Job 42:10).  Spurgeon comments, “Intercessory prayer was the sign of Job’s returning greatness…When Job’s soul begun to … Continue reading →

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How to Carry Out Your Responsibility to Intercede

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Stephen Nielsen

If you want to be a faithful priest to God in this area of intercession, you must first acknowledge your total inadequacy.  Hence, you must be totally dependent on Christ and the Holy Spirit to do this great work of … Continue reading →

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Our Great Responsibility to Intercede for Others

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Stephen Nielsen

 It is certainly clear from scripture that we have a great job ahead of us—to pray for all men.  But why must we do it? And if we must do it, how do we get motivated to do it?  Why … Continue reading →

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Eight Groups of People We Should Pray For

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Stephen Nielsen

Paul wrote, “first of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men” (I Timothy 2:1).  We see from this verse that there is a sense in which our prayers must … Continue reading →

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What Is intercession? A 7 Point Summary

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Stephen Nielsen

Here is a seven point summary of Intercession from this book Basics of Prayer:  1.  It is standing in the gap or praying on behalf of a person who needs help, and in many cases, for whom Satan is trying … Continue reading →

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