When a man really prays it is not a question whether God will hear him or not, He must hear him; not because there is any compulsion in the prayer, but there is a sweet and blessed compulsion in the promise. God has promised to hear prayer and He will perform His promise. As he is the most high and true God, He cannot deny himself. Oh! to think of this; that you, a puny creature, may stand here and speak to God, and through God may move all the worlds. – C.H. Spurgeon
Beyond the Public Eye: A Life of Secret Prayer
Beyond the Public Eye: A Life of Secret Prayer
Part 1 of the 2024 Men's Retreat | The sermon emphasizes the importance of prayer, specifically the power and necessity of secret prayer in a Christian's life.
How I Know God Answers Prayer (Audiobook)
How I Know God Answers Prayer (Audiobook)
Prayer is powerful and God answers every prayer, no matter how we perceive it. This book is a testament to the power of prayer.
How Did King David Begin His Day?
How Did King David Begin His Day?
How did King David begin his day? If so we can peer in and see how he often did then could we not glean something about how to imitate this man of God?
Do You Pray and Not Expect An Answer?
Do You Pray and Not Expect An Answer?
Do you find any godly man or woman praying in scripture and they don't expect an answer? What does that mean if you're praying but you don't expect an answer?
The Praying Christ and His Humanity
The Praying Christ and His Humanity
When we reflect on the praying Christ and his humanity we come away realizing all the more that there is no way that you and I can face any day without prayer.
The Intercessor – A Prayer Warrior Who Has the Gift of Intercessory Prayer?
The Intercessor – A Prayer Warrior Who Has the Gift of Intercessory Prayer?
The term "intercessor" occurs only once in the Bible. "And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor . . . "
Not An Accident – Jesus Saves On Purpose
Not An Accident – Jesus Saves On Purpose
The Bible never teaches us that Jesus finds any of his people on accident but He specifically goes out seeking for them.
Our Lord’s Three Imperatives of Prayer: Ask, Seek, Knock!
Our Lord’s Three Imperatives of Prayer: Ask, Seek, Knock!
The Lord Jesus Christ gives us three imperatives on prayer: ask, seek, and knock. What greater incentive to pray than to know that whatever we ask...
What Can We Learn From the Syrophoenician Woman?
What Can We Learn From the Syrophoenician Woman?
One of the unique examples we have of faith in the Bible is the Syrophoenician woman. Given everything in the Bible was recorded with a direct application for us.
Did Jesus Pray Using Vain Repetition in Matthew 26:44?
Did Jesus Pray Using Vain Repetition in Matthew 26:44?
What should we make of this, especially considering Jesus' teachings on prayer and not praying using vain repetition?
The Christian’s Secret Life (Part 3): How To Pray
The Christian’s Secret Life (Part 3): How To Pray
Is the "Lord's Prayer" a mindless liturgy to you? Did Jesus mean when we pray, we must use these exact words?
The Christian’s Life in Secret (Part 2): When You Pray
The Christian’s Life in Secret (Part 2): When You Pray
Do you pray? And if so, how do you pray? In Matthew 6 Jesus gives us three categories of people and how they pray.
Have Faith in God: Laying Ahold of His Promises in Prayer
Have Faith in God: Laying Ahold of His Promises in Prayer
In Mark 11:22 and Jesus answered, saying to them, "Have faith in God." This is a command, isn't it? He does not say, ask for faith. He does not say wait for faith.
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
You may know theology, but do you know how to pray? We need to remember that the disciples didn't ask Jesus how to preach, perform miracles, walk on water, etc.
God Is Creating Weakness In Your Life
God Is Creating Weakness In Your Life
Your problem is never that you are too weak. As a matter of fact, what God does in our lives, from the moment we are born again and until we die, is He is constantly working to create weakness in us. The problem is no...
Serpents, Scorpions, and Prayer
Serpents, Scorpions, and Prayer
In all of the accounts of the Bible that concern prayer, one of the most encouraging sections is what Jesus teaches in Luke 11:9-13.
How Can We Pray in the Spirit?
How Can We Pray in the Spirit?
The Bible tells us to pray in the Spirit. What does that mean and how can we do that?
Praying For All The Saints
Praying For All The Saints
As Christians, we are in a spiritual war against the Devil, and we constantly feel the attacks from Satan that come upon us.
Praying at All Times in the Spirit
Praying at All Times in the Spirit
As we put on each piece of the armor of God we need to remember that each piece needs to be put on as we're praying. As important as each part of our armor is...
Effective Prayers Because of a Righteous Life (Part 4)
Effective Prayers Because of a Righteous Life (Part 4)
One thing the Devil fears about the righteous life of the believer is the effective prayers...
Draw Near to God: The Supreme Need
Draw Near to God: The Supreme Need
What is the answer to all of the unfulfilled desires that eat away at mankind? The supreme need for mankind is to draw near to God and to know Him.
The Spirit’s Help in Prayer
The Spirit’s Help in Prayer
First, notice that the Spirit is a helper. Jesus calls Him that. He is not "our little helper", but it is more like the king helping...
Effectual & Ineffectual Prayers
Effectual & Ineffectual Prayers
The Bible encourages us to pray, and even when our prayers are ineffectual we shouldn't be discouraged because God uses them.
God’s Sovereignty and Our Prayers
God’s Sovereignty and Our Prayers
A concept that some people have difficulty with is trying to reconcile the sovereignty of God with our prayers. Does God's sovereignty make our prayers unnecessary or irrelevant?
Seek God and Go From Fear to Faith
Seek God and Go From Fear to Faith
How did King David go from being full of fear to being full of praise and adoration to God? It was by seeking the Lord through prayer.
Effectual Prayer Empowered by the Spirit
Effectual Prayer Empowered by the Spirit
I am all for sharpening our minds... and a greater theological understanding, but we cannot afford for it to stop there. Does your theology make your heart dance?
When a man really prays it is not a question whether God will hear him or not, He must hear him; not because there is any compulsion in the prayer, but there is a sweet and blessed compulsion in the promise. God has promised to hear prayer and He will perform His promise. As he is the most high and true God, He cannot deny himself. Oh! to think of this; that you, a puny creature, may stand here and speak to God, and through God may move all the worlds.
Prayer is a sincere, sensible, affectionate pouring out of the soul to God, through Christ, in the strength and assistance of the Spirit, for such things as God has promised.
When we go to God by prayer, the devil knows we go to fetch strength against him, and therefore he opposeth us all he can.
If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet distance makes no difference. He is praying for me.
A Prayer For Abounding Hope
A Prayer For Abounding Hope
Bob Jennings | Topic: Prayer
We have in the immediate context three usages of the word hope (v. 12 could read hope) and thus it could be entitled “A Prayer for Abounding Hope.”