Tag: J. Oswald Sanders

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    J. Oswald Sanders Shameless Persistence Because of his importunity. (Luke 11:8, KJV) We come now to a requirement in prayer that is rather surprising, and to some, not a little puzzling. It seems that God is moved to answer our prayers in response to a persistence that will not take no for an answer —…

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    J. Oswald Sanders The Prayer of Faith Have faith in God (Mark 11:22) We come now to a spiritual principle of overriding importance in relation to answered prayer. It is enunciated in Hebrews 11:6: “And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and…

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    J. Oswald Sanders Praying in the Spirit The Spirit Himself intercedes for us (Rom 8:26). In the previous lessons in the school of prayer we analyzed the various elements in prayer, reviewed the prayer life of the Master Teacher, showed the place the promises of God play in prayer, and considered two of the conditions…

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    J. Oswald Sanders Discovering the Will of God The will of God … good … acceptable … perfect (Rom 12:2). Our seventh lesson centers on John’s confident statement: “And this is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will. He hears us. And if we know that…

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    J. Oswald Sanders Pleading the Promises His precious and magnificent promises (2 Pet 1:4) The original owners of the fabulous Mt. Morgan gold mine in Queensland, Australia, toiled for many years on its barren slopes, eking out a frugal living, unaware that beneath their feet lay one of the richest mountains of gold the world…

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    J. Oswald Sanders The Matchless Teacher With strong crying and tears (Heb 5:7, KJV). Our most wonderful lesson and our greatest inspiration in the holy art of prayer come from Him who not only spoke as never man spoke, but prayed as never man prayed. It is Luke who especially captures for us the teaching…

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    J. Oswald Sanders Confession I will confess my transgressions to the LORD (Psalm 32:5) In considering our second lesson in the school of prayer, we reviewed thanksgiving and recalled the all too frequent times when we had failed to give God thanks. We have often deserved the rebuke that our Lord directed to the nine…

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    J. Oswald Sanders Thanksgiving Give thanks unto the LORD (Psalm 118:1, KJV). The element in prayer is thanksgiving, which is the glad and appreciative acknowledgment of the benefits and blessings God gives, either to ourselves or to others. It is an integral part of prayer, not an addendum to it. Thanksgiving is to be distinguished…

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    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…