Prayer

Prayer Thought: The Sound of Silence “Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.”                            – Sir Francis Bacon I have often wondered what the Israelites did, thought, and felt during the 400 years of silence between the end of Malachi and the pronouncement that FINALLY God spoke again…and He did it in monumental form, we might add. Afterall, the coming Messiah, the Son of God, Jesus Christ the Savior of the world, after 14 generations came on the scene. Wow, incredible!  But what about the 4 centuries of silence before that? That’s an awfully long time to wait for God to …

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Prayer Thought: ‘Cause Ya Gotta Have Faith, F-Faith, F-Faith- Part 3 “Prayer is an act of faith. Just by praying to God, you are declaring your trust in someone other than yourself. Your faith is increased as you pray and watch how God answers your prayers. God says in Jeremiah 33:3, ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’ God is awesome in power and there is never a time when He is not beside you. He is faithful and holy.” -Charles Stanley “Faith is to …

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Prayer Thought: ‘Cause Ya Gotta Have Faith, F-Faith, F-Faith- Part 2 The less I pray, the harder it gets; the more I pray, the better it goes. -Martin Luther I used to think the more I sinned the less I prayed. I’m beginning to realize now that the more I pray the less I sin. You see, the more I pray the more I see my sin for what it truly is because the Holy Spirit reveals it to me. It is here that Jesus meets my sin with a crushing blow and, as a result, I grow ever-closer to …

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Prayer Thought: ‘Cause Ya Gotta Have Faith, F-Faith, F-Faith- Part 1 “The faith which creates powerful praying is the faith which centres itself on a powerful Person. Faith in Christ’s ability to do and to do greatly, is the faith which prays greatly.” -E.M. Bounds I have a question for all of us to consider: Are faith and prayer related in any way? Assuming the answer to that question is YES, they are related, then I have a follow up question. What happens to prayer in our lives if we struggle at times with faith-lessness? Sin lies at the root …

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Prayer Thought: Time Keeps on Slippin’   “If I fail to spend two hours in prayer each morning, the devil gets the victory through the day. I have so much business I cannot get on without spending three hours daily in prayer.” -Martin Luther “Prayer is climbing up into the heart of God.” -Martin Luther Christmas time is upon us already if you haven’t noticed. I’m BUSY! Are you busy? I made the mistake the other day of going to the Columns in Jackson, TN on a Saturday. The Columns is a fairly large shopping center, in the middle of …

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