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The Meaning of Intercession – From Abraham

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Stephen Nielsen

Abraham was one of the first great intercessors. When God told him that He was going to destroy the city of Sodom, Abraham immediately became concerned for his cousin Lot, and for any others who were righteous in the city. … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Intercession — From Luke 11:5-13

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Stephen Nielsen

According to Peter Wagner’s study, from his book Prayer Shield, “Intercession is derived from the Latin inter, meaning ‘between’ and cedere, meaning ‘to go’.”1 We may conclude then that intercession means to go between or to stand in the gap … Continue reading →

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The Results of Praying with Importunity

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Stephen Nielsen

The one obvious result, of course, will be that we will see more answers to prayer, and we will experience the great joy in the Lord that follows (Jn. 16:24). But there are also other results. Here are three … Continue reading →

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How to Pray with Importunity – 4 Points

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Stephen Nielsen

There is so much we could say here. I think the following four points will give you a lot to work on. Start by building up your faith Since true importune prayer is aroused and energized by the … Continue reading →

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The Great Demand for Importune Prayer

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Stephen Nielsen

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 →

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The Importune Prayers of Two Holy Men, Abraham and Moses

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Stephen Nielsen

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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Importunity in Prayer–From Two Biblical Stories

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Stephen Nielsen

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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The Lord’s Prayer: Its Form

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Stephen Nielsen

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 →

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The Lord’s Prayer: Its Sources

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Stephen Nielsen

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 →

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The Lord’s Prayer: Its Two Settings

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Stephen Nielsen

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 →