Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Apr 23, 2007
Let me close with this powerful quote from Charles Haddon Spurgeon:
“All of Hell is vanquished when the believer bows his knee in prayer. Beloved brethren, Let us pray. We can not all argue, but we can all pray. We can not all be leaders, but we can all be pleaders. We can not all be mighty in
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2007
An Aunt was taking a niece and nephew on a tour of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. She was explaining about in this church tradition they say a prayer and light a candle to allow the prayer to go to God while the candle burns. They all lit a candle and said a prayer. On the
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 19, 2022
E.M. Bounds is right when he says, "What the Church needs today is not more machinery or more novel methods, but men whom the Holy Ghost can use— men of prayer, men mighty in prayer.
The Holy Ghost does not flow through methods, but through men.
He does not come
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Contributed by N A on Aug 9, 2008
"Note, Praying friends are valuable friends; it is good to have an intimacy with and an interest in those that have fellowship with God and an interest at the throne of grace; and it well becomes the greatest and best of men to desire the assistance of the prayers of others for them. St. Paul often
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Revival came to north China in 1932 in answer to several years of prayer. At one point, Norwegian missionary Maria Monsen wondered what good her praying could do. She longed to see God’s river of life flood spiritually dry China. Then she realized that the mighty Yangtze River began when the tiny
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Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 18, 2007
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The Graduates vs. the ACLU
This story took place in Calvert County, Maryland, where a senior named Julie Schenk was asked to lead a prayer at her high-school graduation. Of course, it’s perfectly legal for students, as opposed to school administrators, to lead classmates in prayer. But all too
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Contributed by Myron Loss on Jun 9, 2006
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Bishop Asbury was a circuit-riding, Methodist preacher who lit gospel fires all across the American frontier, and who was no stranger to hardship and suffering.
Asbury suffered from one chronic ailment after another, so much so that one biographer calls him a "Job of old on horseback." Migraine
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Your before and after doesn’t have to be complicated. It is simply sharing from your heart what God has done for you and leaving the results with God.
Listen to the story of Spud Webb. At 5’ 6” Spud was like Zaccheus in the NBA where the average height is 6’ 8”or 6’ 9”. Spud played for 9 years in
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GOD'S HMO'S
In Christian Counseling Today Magazine I discovered another article talking about "Spirituality Theology and Health." It highlighted the center for the study of Religion/Spirituality and Health at Duke University. After twenty years of study and 25 research studies they discovered the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Brandon A. Bradley told his story in Pray magazine last year: “I am a surgical assistant—the surgeon’s right-hand man. At one point in my career, I lost my passion. I wanted a job with spiritual significance, and I prayed for that. Imagine my shock when God led me to a position in plastic surgery.
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In her book, THE HIDING PLACE, Corrie Ten Boom relates an incident that taught her to be thankful for things we normally would not be thankful for. She and her sister, Betsy, prisoners of the Nazis, had just been transferred to the worst prison camp they had seen yet, Ravensbruck. Upon entering the
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Feb 4, 2002
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Stephen Olford is without question one of the great Preachers of the World:
Son of a missionary to Africa
Did not want to go through the trials and tribulations of a missionary.
Was mistreated by Christians in England and rebelled against God.
Studied to become an engineer.
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Contributed by Ryan Johnson on Mar 6, 2002
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That question went through the minds of Daryl and Clarita Gusstafson? This God loving, dedicated Christian couple was infertile for many years, despite exhaustive medical tests and procedures. They prayed consistently for God to grant them the privilege of bringing a child into the world, but the
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Contributed by Shane Hargrave on Aug 4, 2009
In her book, THE HIDING PLACE, Corrie Ten Boom relates an incident that taught her to be thankful for things we normally would not be thankful for. She and her sister, Betsy, prisoners of the Nazis, had just been transferred to the worst prison camp they had seen yet, Ravensbruck.
Upon entering
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Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 10, 2007
She had just passed her one hundredth birthday. She had a letter form the President of the U. S. congratulating her. Her pastor went to visit her in a nursing home. She was blind and could not see. She was lame and could not walk. In fact she could not leave her room except for emergencies. She
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Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
I can imagine this conversation in Heaven
It starts with me
Lord, I have sinned, I have done this awful thing and I pray for you to forgive me
As I pray God is listening and He says
Look at that filth, he disgusts me
His life is full of sin makes me want to puke
How dare he approach my holy throne
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Contributed by David Simpson on Feb 19, 2018
After the horrific school shooting in Broward County, Florida on February 14, 2018, several prayer vigils were held in the community. The vigil on Thursday evening ended with a request for everyone to write one specific act of good that they would perform in the coming days and weeks as a way to
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