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
Who Shall Ascend the Hill of God
Who Shall Ascend the Hill of God
This is a Bible study where Tim talks about Duncan Campbell and the Hebrides island revivals. Are you hands clean? Is your heart pure? For you to ascend the hill? Psalm 24:3-4 - Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.
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.
We Need Intercessors in the Church!
We Need Intercessors in the Church!
Intercessors don't come from marginally spiritual people. They come from people who walk close with the Lord, and who also love other Christians.
Watch and Pray, Never Be Silent
Watch and Pray, Never Be Silent
I have set watchmen; all the day and all the night they shall never be silent.
Walk in Continual Communion with God
Walk in Continual Communion with God
Why do we meet with God at certain times during the day? It is to develop a mindset of walking in the power and presence of God all day long!
The Vital Importance of Prayer
The Vital Importance of Prayer
Here are six reasons on the vital importance of prayer. 1) Prayer as communion to God, is the goal of the Gospel. 2) Prayer as asking...
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...
The Spirit is Willing, the Flesh is Weak
The Spirit is Willing, the Flesh is Weak
Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matthew 26:41
The Relationship of Love and Prayer
The Relationship of Love and Prayer
If you are pouring out your life for others it is going to have a direct impact when you go into the prayer closet. When we love the brethren, John says it gives us assurance that we are Christians and that makes us c...
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 Prayer Meeting
The Prayer Meeting
Prayer is one of the distinguishing marks of a true Christian. It's something that stood out in the Apostle Paul's life right at conversion. Acts 9:11b - "look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying,"
The Prayer Life of Our Lord
The Prayer Life of Our Lord
The prayer life of our Lord is that which we should strive to imitate and look at carefully as we study the Scriptures.
The Necessity of Daily Praying and Reading the Bible
The Necessity of Daily Praying and Reading the Bible
As the believer daily renews their mind in the Scriptures, and in prayer they cast themselves upon the Lord - they will walk in purity. When you find a...
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 . . . "
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.
The Christian’s Boldness and Confidence
The Christian’s Boldness and Confidence
Jesus Christ is the Christian's foundation for having bold access to God. It is not our performance that allows us to come boldly before God, but the merits of Christ.
The Barrenness of Busyness
The Barrenness of Busyness
King Solomon was an example of someone who had a fatal downward spiral in his walk with God. It didn't happen overnight. It was a slow process of compromise.
Ten Characteristics of How Jesus Prayed
Ten Characteristics of How Jesus Prayed
Jesus prayed to His Father with reverence, in simple language, in an orderly way, while full of faith and confidence, and having an ultimate concern for God's glory.
Spiritual Progress: Prayer (Order & Argument)
Spiritual Progress: Prayer (Order & Argument)
When we pray, we ought to be able to make a case before God why He should answer our prayers. We should be able to argue and reason with God...
Song of Solomon (Prayer as Communion)
Song of Solomon (Prayer as Communion)
Oh the love of God for his bride is just unbelievable. It is incredible. Paul talks about the Son of Solomon and how it is a picture of Christ and His Bride.
Some Thoughts on Walking With God
Some Thoughts on Walking With God
I want more, but overall I know what it is like to be walking with God.
Slip Away and Be With God
Slip Away and Be With God
How often we do we slip away and be with the Lord? Is He not the lover of our souls? Oh may God put a desire in us to pray and seek the Lord, to know Him more above all else in this quickly passing earth.
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.
Seeking God
Seeking God
Bob Jennings preaches a powerful message on seeking God above everything else in your life. This was preached at a HeartCry conference.
Seek God With All Your Heart
Seek God With All Your Heart
You'd better seek God right now, you'd better get in with Him. Are you afraid of going to hell? Cry out to the Lord!
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.
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...
Pray!
Pray!
Prayer is signally the holiest and most spiritual exercise of mortal men. Carnal flesh shrinks and flees from it. It is cause for spiritual alarm when we find ourselves...
Pray to the Father For Others
Pray to the Father For Others
In the last section of Ephesians 3, we get the privilege of seeing a prayer that's inspired of the Holy Spirit. Paul addressed God as his Father...
Pray Like a Lawyer
Pray Like a Lawyer
Many people pray, but how many people ask themselves why God should actually answer their prayers? How many Christians know how to argue with God in prayer?
Pray for the Power of the Living God
Pray for the Power of the Living God
Oh my dear brother, listen to me. There is nothing impossible in prayer. There is nothing impossible.
Pray and Be Alone With God
Pray and Be Alone With God
Could it just be possible that He always wanted to slip away and be alone with God simply because He loved Him? Because He loved Him.
Paul, Teach Me to Pray
Paul, Teach Me to Pray
What can we learn from the apostle Paul's prayer in Ephesians 3? One notable thing Paul prays for is that Christ would dwell in the hearts of the Ephesians.
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...
Order and Argument in Prayer
Order and Argument in Prayer
You can read the sermon by Spurgeon that influence Tim here. http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0700.htm
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.
Never Give Up Praying for Your Loved One’s Salvation
Never Give Up Praying for Your Loved One’s Salvation
Don Johnson testifies to how the Lord saved James, his oldest son. He was very obedient as a child but at the age of 17 he dove into sin and rebellion.
My Wife the Mulberry Tree, Saved After Praying for 19 Years
My Wife the Mulberry Tree, Saved After Praying for 19 Years
Craig preaches on Luke 17:5-6 and how it relates to finally seeing his wife saved after 19 years of praying.
The nonsense of slaying a congregation in the Spirit by the breath of one’s mouth and the sweep of one’s coat may have something to do with crowd psychology but little with New Testament unction.
Throughout the long history of the Christian church one of Satan’s most successful tactics has been the use of extremes. This is especially true regarding the work of the Holy Spirit. No sooner has one branch of professing Christendom been led into an extreme, unbiblical, or even fanatical position regarding the work of the Holy Spirit, than another branch reacts with an equally extreme and unbiblical opposing position.
