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
A Call to Prayer
A Call to Prayer
I cannot find one of whose history much is told us, from Genesis to Revelation, who was not a man of prayer.
And There He Prayed | Personal Disciplines of Private Prayer
And There He Prayed | Personal Disciplines of Private Prayer
"And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place and there he prayed. - Mark 1:35
Anointing
Anointing
I told a story once let me tell you it again. I was going in Dr. Tozer's study one day and there he had a bit of paper he was stroking and he said...
Asking in Prayer
Asking in Prayer
John 14:13 Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
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.
Coming to the Throne of Grace
Coming to the Throne of Grace
Coming to the throne of grace for help in a time of need is a constant thing in the believer's life.
Continue Steadfastly in Prayer
Continue Steadfastly in Prayer
How much do I really believe that without Him I can do nothing? Here is the answer: I believe it to the degree that I continue steadfastly in prayer.
Dangerous Prayer
Dangerous Prayer
Paul said, "The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet." One of the ways this happens is by us trusting the LORD in prayer and praying in a way that is dangerous to the devil.
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?
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?
Does Your Prayer Life Look Like Devotion to Prayer?
Does Your Prayer Life Look Like Devotion to Prayer?
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12
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.
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...
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.
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?
Filled With the Spirit #2: Are You Asking for the Spirit?
Filled With the Spirit #2: Are You Asking for the Spirit?
Luke 11:13 - If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
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...
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?
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.
Homiletics: The Preacher’s Prayer Life (Part 3b)
Homiletics: The Preacher’s Prayer Life (Part 3b)
Those who are not disciplined and do not give priority to prayer in their life should not be preaching. Their prayerlessness is a statement that they have not yet grasped...
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?
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?
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 to Pray like an Apostle
How to Pray like an Apostle
I’ve often considered it to be a significant measure of a person’s spiritual maturity to simply ask somebody, “How much do you pray for others?”
Interceding in Prayer
Interceding in Prayer
60 Minute | Video Bible Study on Intercession | Ephesians 6:18 - praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
It’s Time to Pray
It’s Time to Pray
It's Time to Pray - Don Johnson Grace Baptist Church Batesville, Arkansas
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.”