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The Great Demand for Importune Prayer
From what I have discovered from my study, there seems to be two main aspects of importune prayer: it is urgent, and it has a dogged persistence. Each of these has their own demands. Urgency is demanded because of … Continue reading
The Importune Prayers of Two Holy Men, Abraham and Moses
In this blog post we will take a look at the importune prayers of two holy men—Abraham and Moses. Abraham’s prayer, from Genesis 18:22-33 Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, Abraham's prayers, importunity in prayer, Moses, Moses' prayers, prayer
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Importunity in Prayer–From Two Biblical Stories
Generally speaking importune prayer is persistent prayer and demanding prayer. Read these two biblical stories and then please check out my brief findings. The healing of a Canaanite woman’s daughter—Matthew 15:21-28 Then Jesus went out from there and … Continue reading
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Tagged desperate prayer, importunity in prayer, persistent prayer, prayer, prayer with faith, urgent prayer
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The Lord’s Prayer: Its Form
The prayer is arranged in three main parts: the address—“Our Father who is in heaven,” six petitions, and the doxology. We will focus, in this blog, on the six petitions. The Six Petitions As for the six petitions, … Continue reading
The Lord’s Prayer: Its Sources
Someone once said to me, “None of us really has any original thoughts. Whatever we think and say and write, we have heard from someone else, or have read it somewhere.” If we look at Jesus in His humanity … Continue reading
The Lord’s Prayer: Its Two Settings
The study of prayer would not be complete without examining the Lord’s Prayer. It is no doubt the most comprehensive piece of work on prayer ever composed. Here in this very short prayer Jesus has woven every possible principle of … Continue reading
3 Things to Pray That the Holy Spirit Will Do For Us
Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will do these three things for us and in us: 1. Bring us into communion with God Since we know that God is spirit and that He is omnipresent, we can be … Continue reading
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Tagged communion, fellowship, God's love, God's will, Holy Spirit, Knowing God's will, prayer
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How We Can Pray For the World: Three Areas of Prayer
Just before Jesus ascended to heaven He told His disciples that as soon as He arrived He would send the Holy Spirit back to them. Then He said, “And when He has come, He will convict the world of … Continue reading
To Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
The forth Beatitude is to hunger and thirst for righteousness. And if we do this we will be blessed by God and satisfied. So it seems, in the list, that we must begin by acknowledging our poverty of spirit … Continue reading
Prayer Is God’s Idea
I think it is natural to assume that prayer is God’s idea. For true prayer is always according to the Word of God—according to His promises and according to how He has taught us to pray. Some people, however,—those … Continue reading
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