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Morning & Evening
It is a sweet thought that Jesus Christ did not come forth without his Father’s permission, authority, consent, and assistance. He was sent of the Father, that he might be the Saviour of men. We are too apt to forget that, while there are distinctions as to the persons in the Trinity, there are no…
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PRAYER POWER UNLIMITED
J. Oswald Sanders Preface The supreme importance of prayer is tacitly admitted by most evangelical Christians. It is accepted as an article of faith. And yet there are few areas of the Christian life in which there are more regretful confessions of failure and disappointment. The Author does not pose as an authority on the…
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PRAYER & SPIRITUAL WARFARE
E. M. BoundsChapter 14 Prayer and the House of God And dear to me the loud “Amen,”Which echoes through the blest abode –Which swells, and sinks, then swells again,Dies on the walls — but lives with God! Prayer affects places, times, occasions, and circumstances. It has to do with God and with everything that is…
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PRAYER & SPIRITUAL WARFARE
E. M. BoundsChapter 13 Prayer and the Word of God Some years ago a man was traveling in the wilds of Kentucky. He had with him a large sum of money and was well armed. He stayed at a log house one night but was much concerned with the rough appearance of the men who…
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LOVE DIVINE, ALL LOVE EXCELLING
Amazing Grace Charles Wesley, 1707–1788 This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him. (1 John 4:9) We must never underestimate the power of love in our human relationships—whether marriages, family, business associations, or friendships. The divine love of…
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Morning & Evening
Believer, look back through all thine experience, and think of the way whereby the Lord thy God has led thee in the wilderness, and how he hath fed and clothed thee every day—how he hath borne with thine ill manners—how he hath put up with all thy murmurings, and all thy longings after the flesh-pots…
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PRAYER & SPIRITUAL WARFARE
E. M. BoundsChapter 12 Prayer and God’s Promises In the Scriptures, we constantly encounter such words as “field,” “seed,” “sower,” “reaper,” “seedtime,” “harvest.” Employing such metaphors interprets a fact of nature by a parable of grace. The field is the world and the good seed is the Word of God. Whether the Word be spoken…
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PRAYER & SPIRITUAL WARFARE
E. M. BoundsChapter 11 David Brainerd was pursued by unearthly adversaries who were resolved to rob him of his reward. He knew he must never take off his armor, but lie down to rest with his [sandals] laced. The stains that marred the perfection of his llustrous dress and the spots of rust on his…
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PRAYER & SPIRITUAL WARFARE
E. M. BoundsChapter 10 Prayer and Full Surrender Many exemplary men have I known, holy in heart and life, within my four score years. But one equal to John Fletcher — one so inwardly and outwardly obedient and devoted to God — I have not known. – John Wesley It is important to note that…
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O THE DEEP DEEP LOVE OF JESUS
Amazing Grace S. Trevor Francis, 1834–1925 I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. (Ephesians 3:17, 18) Who can fully grasp the dimensions of God’s great love for us? Yet the…
