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Five Ways That Prayer Brings Power to the Word

I will not say that the word has no power without your prayers, but your prayers will sure help to put the power of the word to use in your life.  If you pray before you read the word that … Continue reading

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Earnest Prayer That Brought Rain after Three and One Half Years of Drought

            Here is that earnest prayer that brought rain after three and one half years of drought.   1 Kings 18:42  So Ahab went up to eat and drink. And Elijah went up to the … Continue reading

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God’s Answer to Elijah’s Public Prayer Caused People to Believe—1 Kings 18:36-37

1 Kings 18:36-37  And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, “LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that … Continue reading

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The Cries of Elijah in Prayer Brings Dead Child to Life

  1 Kings 17: 20, 21 Then he cried out to the LORD and said, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on the widow with whom I lodge, by killing her son?” 21 And he stretched himself … Continue reading

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Eight Ways Abiding in the Word Strengthens Prayer

John 15:7 says, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.”  What a promise! According to Spurgeon, this verse seems to imply that as … Continue reading

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Jehoshaphat’s Prayer—from 2 Chronicles 20:6-12: “We don’t know what to do…”

2 Chronicles 20:6-12 “O Lord God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations, and in Your hand is there not power and might, so that no … Continue reading

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Dreams: 4 ways to Purify Your Dreams

I think we all, from time to time, have dreams that aren’t too pure—myself included.  And it’s especially troublesome for Christians, because we are called to live pure lives (Matt 5:28; Eph. 5:3-4).  But the important thing is that we … Continue reading

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Download a Free Book on Prayer

Description of Basics of Prayer This plain, green covered book has exactly the same content as my paperback version except that it is a pdf eBook.  You can download it on any iPad or on your computer.  Basics of Prayer … Continue reading

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Learn How to Pray from King Asa: 3 Lessons on Prayer

  2 Chronicles 14:11  And Asa cried out to the LORD his God, and said, “LORD, it is nothing for You to help, whether with many or with those who have no power; help us, O LORD our God, for … Continue reading

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Five Ways to Pull Down Spiritual Strongholds

  In 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 (NIV) we read, “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down … Continue reading

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