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How to Pray: Four Parts of Prayer
The following four parts of prayer are not a formula or a guide for prayer. I am not suggesting that you should always pray in a certain order or even that you have to use all of the … Continue reading
Prayer of Praise
Praise is how we express to God our love for Him. It is how we honor, reverence, and exalt Him. In praise we acknowledge who He is. We exalt Him and thank Him for His attributes and ways. It … Continue reading
Five Ways Praise Helps Me in Spiritual Warfare
It is no secret that the world, the devil, and all the forces of evil are at war with us (Christians) and want to discourage us and to defeat us. But we have the advantage, for greater is He that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, praise, Purity, Satan, sin, spiritual warfare
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The Use of Praise in Our Life
In 1 Thessalonians 5:16, Paul gives a command to the church—“rejoice always.” This order is quite impossible to achieve in our own strength. But if we are filled with the Spirit (as Paul commands us to be in Ephesians 5:18), … Continue reading
Staying On the Path of Praise — Six Essentials for Praise
Here’s another excerpt from my book Prayer A to Z. (This book should be ready to purchase in just a few months.) The evil one seems to be always working to force us off the path of praise … Continue reading
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Tagged Philippians 2:3-4, praise
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5 Forms of Prayer
The heart of prayer, I think, is soul to soul communication with God. This I believe is the very basis of prayer. Then, from this kind of prayer flows other forms or outlets of prayer, mainly petition. I also see, … Continue reading
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Tagged praise, prayer, Psalm 25:1-2
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Hebrew Words for Praise — Barak
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 … Continue reading
Hebrew Words for Praise — Halal
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, praise, Psalm 150, worship
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Hebrew Words for Praise – Yadah
In general terms, praise may be defined as approval or admiration toward someone. Praise to God is the acknowledgement of who He is. It is exalting Him and thanking Him for His attributes and His ways. It is expressing to … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, David, praise, worship
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Daniel the Intercessor: Five Things to Learn from Daniel’s Intercession
Dan 9:3-19 3 Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. 4 And I prayed to the Lord my God, and made confession, and said, “O … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel, Daniel 9:3-19, forgiveness, intercession, Jesus Christ, Philippians 3:10, praise, prayer, Romans 3:10, sin
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