When You Pray...

Bible Prophecy in the News

1. AND WHEN YOU PRAY

WHEN WE ARE MOST LIKE HIM WHEN WE PRAY

"The best worship that we ever render to God is far from perfect. Our praises, how faint and feeble they are! Our prayers, how wandering, how wavering they are! When we get nearest to God, how far off we are! When we are most like Him, how greatly unlike Him we are!"

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

BEGIN THE DAY WITH PRAYER

“Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him.”

- Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) Missionary to China

BEFORE WE PRAY

"Before we pray that God would fill us, I believe we ought to pray Him to empty us."

- D. L. Moody (1837-1899) American Evangelist

THE MORNING PRAYER WILL BE

"For one who has made thanksgiving the habit of his life, the morning prayer will be, "Lord, what will you give me today to offer back to you?"

- Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) Christian Missionary and Writer

PRAYER IS THE GATEWAY TO HEAVEN

"The best and sweetest flowers of paradise God gives to His people when they are upon their knees. Prayer is the gate of heaven."

- Thomas Brooks (1608-1680) Puritan Preacher and Writer

TO PRAY IN THE NAME OF CHRIST

“To pray in the name of Christ is to pray as one who is at one with Christ, whose mind is the mind of Christ, whose desires are the desires of Christ, and whose purpose is one with that of Christ.”

- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister

GOD PREPARES THE HEART TO PRAY

"God will fill the hungry because He Himself has stirred up the hunger. As in the case of prayer, when God prepares the heart to pray, He prepares His ear to hear. So in the case of spiritual hunger, when God prepares the heart to hunger, He will prepare His hand to fill."

- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher

NO MAN IS GREATER THAN HIS PRAYER LIFE

“No man is greater than his prayer life.”

- Leonard Ravenhill, (1907 – 1994) English Christian Evangelist

THAT YOU MAY BE ACCOUNTED WORTHY TO ESCAPE

"Watch ye, therefore, praying at all times, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are to come, and to stand before the Son of man."

- Luke 21:36

GOD'S PURPOSE AND OUR PRAYERS

"Can we believe that God ever really modifies His action in response to the suggestions of men? For infinite wisdom does not need telling what is best, and infinite goodness needs no urging to do it. But neither does God need any of those things that are done by finite agents, whether living or inanimate. He could, if He chose, repair our bodies miraculously without food; or give us food without the aid of farmers, bakers, and butchers, or knowledge without the aid of learned men; or convert the heathen without missionaries. Instead, He allows soils and weather and animals and the muscles, minds, and wills of men to cooperate in the execution of His will... It is not really stranger, nor less strange, that my prayers should affect the course of events than that my other actions should do so. They have not advised or changed God' s mind-- that is, His overall purpose. But that purpose will be realized in different ways according to the actions, including the prayers, of His creatures."

- C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) Irish Writer and Scholar From "The Efficacy of Prayer"

WHEN YOU PRAY: STAMP ETERNITY ON MY EYEBALLS

Jonathan Edwards used to pray before he preached a sermon, "Lord, stamp eternity on my eyeballs!"

HEAR MY CRY, O GOD; LISTEN TO MY PRAYER

“Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.”

- Psalm 61:1-4

PRAYER IS AN ATTITUDE OF THE HEART

"Prayer is not only asking, it is an attitude of heart that produces an atmosphere in which asking is perfectly natural, and Jesus says, "every one that asketh receiveth."

- Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) Scottish Evangelist and Teacher

THE MOST PROMISING METHOD OF PRAYER

“The most promising method of prayer is to allow oneself to be guided by the word of the Scriptures, to pray on the basis of the word of Scripture. In this way we shall not become the victims of our own emptiness.”

– Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1900-1945) German Christian Executed by Nazis

PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING

“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”

- Philippians 4:6-7

PRAY FOR YOURSELF UNTIL THE NEW LIFE IS INFUSED

"What we need now for quickening is not so much money and wisdom as the spirit of supplication. Pray for yourself until the new life is infused. When that new life comes, it will lead you to pray for others."

- A.C. Dixon (1854–1925) Baptist Pastor, Bible Expositor

DO NOT DISTRESS YOURSELF ABOUT YOUR PRAYERS

"Do not distress yourself about your prayers. It is not always necessary to employ words, even inwardly, it is enough to raise your heart and let it rest in our Lord, to look lovingly up toward this divine Lover of our souls for between lovers the eyes speak more eloquently than the tongue."

- Francis de Sales (1567-1622) Bishop of Geneva

FERVANT PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS MAN AVAILETH MUCH

"Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."

- James 5:16

PRAYER, A SHIELD TO THE SOUL

"You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed. Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge to Satan."

- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer

PRAYER DISCERNS THE MIND OF GOD

"God does not exist to answer our prayers, but by our prayers we come to discern the mind of God. "

- Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) Scottish Evangelist and Teacher

PRAY AT ALL TIMES AND NOT LOSE HEART

“Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart.”

- Luke 18:1

HIS EARS ATTEND TO THEIR PRAYER

“For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, and His ears attend to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

- 1 Peter 3:12

PRAYER SHOULD BE MY DAILY REFUGE

"Prayer should be the means by which I, at all times, receive all that I need, and, for this reason, be my daily refuge, my daily consolation, my daily joy, my source of rich and inexhaustible joy in life."

- John Chrysostom (347-407) Archbishop, Early Church Father

PRAYER IS A NATURAL EXPRESSION OF FAITH

"Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is of life."

- Jonathan Edwards

PRAYER IS REACHING OUT TO THE UNSEEN

"Prayer is reaching out after the unseen; fasting is letting go of all that is seen and temporal. Fasting helps express, deepen, confirm the resolution that we are ready to sacrifice anything, even ourselves to attain what we seek for the kingdom of God."

- Andrew Murray (1794-1866) Scottish Missionary, Writer

WHEN YOU LIE DOWN WITH SHORT PRAYER

"When you lie down with a short prayer, commit yourself into the hands of your Creator; and when you have done so, trust Him with yourself, as you must do when you are dying."

- Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667) Church of England Cleric

IN EVERYTHING WITH PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

- Philippians 4:6-7

THE ESSENCE OF CHRISTIAN PRAYER

“The child asks of the Father whom he knows. Thus, the essence of Christian prayer is not general adoration, but definite, concrete petition. The right way to approach God is to stretch out our hands and ask of One who we know has the heart of a Father.”

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1900-1940) German Christian Executed by Nazis

GET DOWN ON MY KNEES IN EARNEST PRAYER

“I can take my telescope and look millions of miles into space, but I can lay it aside and go into my room, shut the door, get down on my knees in earnest prayer, and see more of heaven and get closer to God than I can assisted by all the telescopes and material agencies on earth.”

- Isaac Newton (1642-1726) English Physicist, Astronomer

On Prayer...

BUT YOU, WHEN YOU PRAY

"But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you."

- Matthew 6:6

THE PURPOSE OF PRAYER

"The purpose of prayer is to reveal the presence of God equally present, all the time, in every condition."

- Oswald Chambers (1874-1917)

PRAYER IS NOT A MONOLOGUE

"Prayer is not monologue, but dialogue. God’s voice in response to mine is its most essential part."

- Andrew Murray (1828-1917) South African Christian Pastor

EVERY TIME WE PRAY

"Every time we pray our horizon is altered, our attitude to things is altered, not sometimes but every time, and the amazing thing is that we don't pray more."

- Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) Scottish Evangelist and Teacher

WHATEVER YOU ASK IN PRAYER

"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."

- Mark 11:24

WEIGH THEM AND PRAY THEM

“I try to gather all the information and all the facts that are involved in a decision, and then weigh them up and pray them over in the Lord’s presence and trust the Holy Spirit to sway my mind in the direction of God’s will. And God generally guides by presenting reasons to my soul for acting in a certain way.”

– J. Oswald Sanders (1902—1992) Christian Leader and Author

PRAYER DELIGHTS GOD'S EAR

“Prayer delights God’s ear; it melts His heart.”

– Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher

WATCH AND PRAY

“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

- Matthew 26:41

DO WHAT YOU CAN AND PRAY

"Do what you can and pray for what you cannot yet do."

- Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Bishop, Theologian and Philosopher

WATCH THEREFORE AND PRAY ALWAYS

"Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."

- Luke 21:36

HIS EAR IS OPEN TO OUR PRAYER

"If the Lord be with us, we have no cause of fear. His eye is upon us, His arm over us, His ear open to our prayer - His grace sufficient, His promise unchangeable."

- John Newton (1725-1790) Slave Trader Captain Turned Christian

TRUE PRAYER IS ASKING

"True prayer is asking God what He wants."

- William Barclay (1907-1978) Scottish Scholar and Teacher

OUR PRAYERS GIVE HIM HONOR

"Though we cannot by our prayers give God any information, yet we must by our prayers give him honor."

- Matthew Henry (1662-1714) Nonconformist Minister, Writer

GIVE YOURSELF TO PRAYER

"Give yourself to prayer, to reading and meditation on divine truths: strive to penetrate to the bottom of them and never be content with a superficial knowledge."

- David Brainard (1718-1747) American Missionary to Native Indians

PRAYER IS THE BREATH

"Prayer is the breath of the new creature."

- Richard Baxter (1615-1691) English Puritan Church Leader

QUIT PLAYING AND START PRAYING

"Quit playing, start praying. Quit feasting, start fasting. Talk less with men, talk more with God. Listen less to men, listen to the words of God. Skip travel, start travail.."

- Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) English Christian Evangelist

LORD HEAR MY PRAYER

Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief."

- Psalm 143:1

THE LESS WE PRAY

"The less we read the Word of God, the less we desire to read it, and the less we pray, the less we desire to pray."

- George Mueller (1805–1898) English Evangelist

THIS THY PRAYER

"Let this be thy whole endeavour, this thy prayer, this thy desire, that thou mayest be stripped of all selfishness, and with entire simplicity follow Jesus only."

- Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) Christian Theologian

BE CONSTANT IN PRAYER

"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."

- Romans 12:12

THE SECRET OF PRAYING

"The Secret of Praying is Praying in Secret. The secret place of prayer calls for every faculty of mind and heart."

- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister

IN PRAYER IT IS BETTER

“In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”

– John Bunyan (English Writer Preacher 1832-1905)

A MAN IS POWERFUL ON HIS KNEES

"Don’t pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it. A man is powerful on his knees."

- Corrie Ten Boom (1892-1983) Holocaust Survivor, Christian Writer

THE SECRET PLACE OF PRAYER

"O, let the place of secret prayer become to me the most beloved spot on earth."

- Andrew Murray (1794-1866) Scottish Missionary, Writer

2. Interceding for people in prayer

LET NO ONE GO THERE UNWARNED AND UNPRAYED

"If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies. If they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees. Let no one go there unwarned and unprayed for."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher and Author

THE PRAYERS OF GOD'S SAINTS STRENGTHEN THE UNBORN GENERATION

"The prayers of God's saints strengthen the unborn generation against the desolating waves of sin and evil."

- Alan Redpath (1907–1989), American Evangelist, Pastor, Author

PRAY EARNESTLY TO THE GOD OF THE HARVEST

"Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”

- Matthew 9:27-28

INTERCESSION FOR MEN

"Our prayer must not be self-centered. It must arise not only because we feel our own need as a burden we must lay upon God, but also because we are so bound up in love for our fellow men that we feel their need as acutely as our own. To make intercession for men is the most powerful and practical way in which we can express our love for them."

- John Calvin (1509-1564) French Theologian

NO MAN CAN DO ME A TRUER KINDNESS

“No man can do me a truer kindness in this world than to pray for me.”

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

PRAYER AND LIFE'S CRITICAL BATTLES

"It is in the field of prayer that life's critical battles are lost or won. We must conquer all our circumstances there. We must first of all bring them there. We must survey them there. We must master them there. In prayer we bring our spiritual enemies into the Presence of God and we fight them there. Have you tried that? Or have you been satisfied to meet and fight your foes in the open spaces of the world?"

- J. H. Jowett (1864-1923) British Preacher

PRAYING FOR THE LOST IN YOUR LIFE

"Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved."

- Romans 10:1

INSTEAD OF PRAYING FOR MY OWN COMFORT

"Do you often feel like parched ground, unable to produce anything worthwhile? I do. When I am in need of refreshment, it isn't easy to think of the needs of others. But I have found that if, instead of praying for my own comfort and satisfaction, I ask the Lord to enable me to give to others, an amazing thing often happens - I find my own needs wonderfully met. Refreshment comes in ways I would never have thought of, both for others, and then, incidentally, for myself."

- Elisabeth Elliot (1926-2015) Christian Missionary and Writer

PERSISTANCE IN PRAYER FOR SOMEONE WE DON'T LIKE

"Persistence in prayer for someone whom we don't like, however much it goes against the grain to begin with, brings about a remarkable change in attitude."

- F. F. Bruce (1910-1990) English Biblical Scholar

I PRAYED FIFTEEN YEARS FOR THE CONVERSION MY BROTHER

"I prayed fifteen years for the conversion of my oldest brother. When he seemed to be getting further and further away from any hope of conversion, I prayed on."

- R. A. Torrey (1856-1928) American Evangelist. Educator, Writer

ALWAYS STRUGGLING ON YOUR BEHALF IN HIS PRAYERS

"Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God."

- Colossians 4:12

FORGIVING AND PRAYING FOR YOUR ENEMIES

"But the way to overcome is by patience, forgiving and praying for your enemies, in doing whereof you heap coals upon their heads, and your Lord shall open a door to you in your trouble: wait upon Him, as the night watch waiteth for the morning. He will not tarry. Go up to your watch-tower, and come not down, but by prayer, and faith, and hope, wait on."

- Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661) Scottish Presbyterian Pastor, Theologian

IF MY PEOPLE WILL PRAY AND SEEK MY FACE

"If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land."

- 2 Chronicles 7:14

I HAVE BENEFITED BY PRAYING FOR OTHERS

"I have been benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God for them I have gotten something for myself."

- Samuel Rutherford

AFTER JOB PRAYED FOR HIS FRIENDS

"After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before."

- Job 42:10

ABRAHAM PRAYED TO GOD HEALED HIS WIFE

"Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children."

- Genesis 20:17

THE PRIVIVLEDGE OF PRAYING FOR PEOPLE

"I always give all the glory to God, but I do not forget that He gave me the privilege of ministering from the first to a praying people. We had prayer meetings that moved our very souls, each one appeared determined to storm the Celestial City by the might of intercession."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

MY FATHER KNEELING IN PRAYER

"These forty years have not seen the sun come up in China without my father kneeling in prayer."

- Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) Missionary to China

SHOULD I SIN AGAINST THE LORD BY CEASING TO PRAY FOR YOU

"Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and right way."

- 1 Samuel 12:23

EARNEST INTERCESSION WILLBE SURE TO BRING

"Earnest intercession will be sure to bring love with it. I do not believe you can hate a man for whom you habitually pray. If you dislike any brother Christian, pray for him doubly, not only for his sake, but for your own, that you may be cured of prejudice and saved from all unkind feeling."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

On Prayer...

EVERY ONE OF OUR CHILDREN

"Every one of our children will be brought into the ark, if we pray and work earnestly for them."

- D. L. Moody (1837-1899) American Evangelist, Teacher and Preacher

PRAY FOR THOSE WHO MISTREAT YOU

"But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you."

- Luke 6:27-28

FOR THIS CHILD I PRAYED

"For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition that I made to him."

- 1 Samuel 1:27

AND PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER

"Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working."

- James 5:16

PRAY FOR THOSE WHO PERSECUTE YOU

"If you take care of yourself and walk with integrity, you may be confident that God will deal with those who sin against you. Above all, don't give birth to sin yourself; rather, pray for those who persecute you. God will one day turn your persecution into praise."

- Warren Wiersbe (1929-2019) American Christian Clergyman

ISAAC PRAYED FOR HIS WIFE

"And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived."

- Genesis 25:21

PRAYER IS A GREATER WORK

"Prayer does not enable us to do a greater work for God. Prayer is a greater work for God."

- Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847) Scottish Minister, Theologian and Economist

PRAYERS ON BEHALF OF ALL MEN

"First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men."

- 1 Timothy 2:1

PRAY FOR THOSE KEPT IN PRISON

"So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God."

- Acts 12:5

MAKING SUPPLICATION FOR ALL SAINTS

"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."

- Ephesians 6:18

OF DAILY REFLECTION AND PRAYER

"Make it an object of constant study, and of daily reflection and prayer, to learn how to deal with sinners so as to promote their conversion."

– Charles G. Finney (1792-1875) American Presbyterian Minister

PRAY WITHOUT CEASING

"Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."

- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

THE LORD WILL ANSWER MY PRAYER

"All night I flood my bed with weeping, drenching it with my tears. My vision is blurred by grief; my eyes are worn out because of all my enemies. Go away, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping. The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord will answer my prayer."

- Psalm 6:6-9

BUT UPON CHRIST'S INTERCESSION

"God's hearing of our prayers doth not depend upon sanctification, but upon Christ's intercession; not upon what we are in ourselves, but what' we are in the Lord Jesus; both our persons and our prayers are acceptable in the beloved [Eph 1.6]."

- Thomas Brooks (1608-1680) Puritan Preacher and Writer

GOD CANNOT DENY A PRAYING SOUL

"Prayer delights God's ear; it melts His heart; and opens His hand. God cannot deny a praying soul."

- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher

3. the Power of Prayer

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A MIGHTY PRAYER IN THE SPIRIT OF GOD

"A sensible thanksgiving for mercies received is a mighty prayer in the Spirit of God. It prevails with Him unspeakably."

- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer

THE WONDER THAT I MADE SO LITTLE USE OF THE POWER OF PRAYER

"Next to the wonder of seeing my Savior will be, I think, the wonder that I made so little use of the power of prayer."

- D. L. Moody (1837-1899) American Evangelist, Teacher and Preacher

THE DEVIL TREMBLES WHEN WE PRAY

“The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayer-less studies, prayer-less work, Prayer-less religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray.”

– Samuel Chadwick (1786-1757) Wesleyan Methodist Minister

BENEFICIAL TO THE MAN WHO INTERCEDES

"Prayer for others is very beneficial to the man himself who prays; it purifies the heart, strengthens faith and hope in God, and arouses love for God and our neighbor."

- John of Kronstadt (1829–1909) Russian Orthodox Archpriest

YOU MAY AS SOON FIND

"You may as soon find a living man who does not breathe, as a living Christian who does not pray."

- Matthew Henry (1662-1714) Nonconformist Minister, Writer

OUR PRAYERS LIVE BEFORE GOD

"God shapes the world by prayer. Prayers are deathless. The lips that uttered them may be closed to death, the heart that felt them may have ceased to beat, but the prayers live before God, and God's heart is set on them and prayers outlive the lives of those who uttered them; they outlive a generation, outlive an age, outlive a world."

- E.M. Bounds

WHEN THE DEVIL SEES A MAN OR WOMAN PRAYING

"When the devil sees a man or woman who really believes in prayer, who knows how to pray, and who really does pray, and, above all, when he sees a whole church on its face before God in prayer, he trembles as much as he ever did, for he knows that his day in that church or community is at an end."

- R. A. Torrey (1856-1928) American Evangelist. Educator, Writer

POWER THAT PULLS DOWN STRONGHOLDS

"But have we Holy Spirit power - power that restricts the devil's power, pulls down strongholds and obtains promises? Daring delinquents will be damned if they are not delivered from the devil's dominion. What has hell to fear other than a God-anointed, prayer-powered church?"

- Leonard Ravenhill

PRAYER TURNS ORDINARY MORTALS INTO MEN OF POWER

"There is no power like that of prevailing prayer, of Abraham pleading for Sodom, Jacob wrestling in the stillness of the night, Moses standing in the breach, Hannah intoxicated with sorrow, David heartbroken with remorse and grief, Jesus in sweat of blood. Add to this list from the records of the church your personal observation and experience, and always there is the cost of passion unto

blood. Such prayer prevails. It turns ordinary mortals into men of power. It brings power. It brings fire. It brings rain. It brings life. It brings God."

- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister

TO KEEP CHRISTIANS FROM PRAYING

“The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayer-less religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray."

- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister

REMEMBER THAT PRAYER TRANSCENDS ALL OTHER FORCES

"It has often been said that prayer is the greatest force in the universe. This is no exaggeration. It will bear constant repetition. In this atomic age when forces are being released that stagger the though and imagination of man, it is well to remember that prayer transcends all other forces."

- F. J. Huegel (1889-1971) WW 1 Chaplain and Missionary to Mexico

PRAYER FETCHED THAT ANGEL

"The angel fetched Peter out of prison, but it was prayer that fetched the angel."

- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher

THE PRAYER OF THE FEEBLEST SAINT

"The prayer of the feeblest saint who lives in the Spirit and keeps right with God is a terror to Satan. The very powers of darkness are paralyzed by prayer; no spiritualistic seance can succeed in the presence of a humble praying saint. No wonder Satan tries to keep our minds fussy in active work till we cannot think in prayer."

- Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) Scottish Evangelist and Teacher

PRAYER IS REPEATING THE VICTOR'S NAME

"Prayer is repeating the victor's name (Jesus) into the ears of Satan and insisting on his retreat."

- Samuel D. Gordon (1859-1936) Evangelical Lay Minister

LAY DOWN THE TRACK WHICH GOD'S POWER CAN COME

"Our prayers lay the track down which God’s power can come. Like a mighty locomotive, his power is irresistible, but it cannot reach us without rails."

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader

WE ARE TOO BUSY TO PRAY

"We are too busy to pray, and so we are too busy to have power. We have a great deal of activity, but we accomplish little; many services but few conversions; much machinery but few results."

- R. A. Torrey (1856-1928) American Evangelist. Educator, Writer

THE MORNING PRAYER DETERMINES THE DAY

"The entire day receives order and discipline when it acquires unity. This unity must be sought and found in morning prayer. The morning prayer determines the day.

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 – 9 April 1945) German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident,

On Prayer...

IF YOU BELIEVE

"If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."

- Matthew 21:22

OUR PRAYING IS TOO SMALL

"Our God has boundless resources. The only limit is in us. Our asking, our thinking, our praying are too small. Our expectations are too limited."

- A. B. Simpson (1843-1919) Canadian Preacher, Theologian

BY FAITH AND PRAYER

"Bear up the hands that hang down, by faith and prayer; support the tottering knees. Have you any days of fasting and prayer? Storm the throne of grace and persevere therein, and mercy will come down."

- John Wesley (1703-1791) English Cleric and Minister

THE POWER OF PREVAILING PRAYER

- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) English Preacher

BUT THE SPIRIT HIMSELF INTERCEDES

"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans."

- Romans 8:26

PRAYER IS BORN IN MEDITATION

"Prayer that is born of meditation upon the Word of God is the prayer that soars upward most easily to God's listening ears."

- R. A. Torrey (1856-1928) American Evangelist. Educator, Writer

THAT HE WOULD ROOT OUR HEARTS

"Let us pray God that he would root out of our hearts everything of our own planting and set out there, with his own hand, the tree of life bearing all manner of fruits."

- Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) French Catholic Archbishop

WORDS OF CHRIST ABIDE IN US

"If we then let the words of Christ abide in us, they will stir us up in prayer."

- R.A. Torrey

ABIDE IN PRAYER

"If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation. Let this be one aspect of our daily intercession: "God, preserve my soul, and keep my heart and all its ways so that I will not be entangled." When this is true in our lives, a passing temptation will not overcome us. We will remain free while others lie in bondage."

- John Owen (1616-1683) English Nonconformist Church Leader

AND WITNESS IT'S POWER

"We give ourselves to prayer. We preach a Gospel that saves to the uttermost, and witness to its power. We do not argue about worldliness; we witness. We do not discuss philosophy; we preach the Gospel. We do not speculate about the destiny of sinners; we pluck them as brands from the burning. We ask no man's patronage. We beg no man's money. We fear no man's frown. Let no man join us who is afraid, and we want none but those who are saved, sanctified and aflame with the fire of the Holy Ghost.”

- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister

4. The Holy Spirit in Prayer

THE BURDENS OF THE SPIRIT

"The burdens of the spirit differ from the weights on the spirit. A burden of the spirit, on the other hand, is given by God to His child for the purpose of calling him to work, to pray, or to preach. It is a burden with purpose, with reason, and for spiritual profit."

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader

WHAT CAN BE MORE EXCELLENT THAN PRAYER

"What can be more excellent than prayer; what is more profitable to our life; what sweeter to our souls; what more sublime, in the course of our whole life, than the practice of prayer!"

- St. Augustine (354-430) Theologian and Philosopher

WHEN WE HAVE NO SPIRIT TO PRAY

"It is a common temptation of Satan to make us give up the reading of the Word and prayer when our enjoyment is gone; as if it were of no use to read the Scriptures when we do not enjoy them, and as if it were no use to pray when we have no spirit of prayer."

- George Mueller 1805-1898) English Evangelist and helper of Orphans

PRAY THAT WE HAVE HIS SPIRIT

"Let us thank God heartily as often as we pray that we have His Spirit in us to teach us to pray. Thanksgiving will draw our hearts out to God and keep us engaged with Him; it will take our attention from ourselves and give the Spirit room in our hearts."

- Andrew Murray (1794-1866) Scottish Missionary

PRAYER MOVES HIM THAT MOVES THE UNIVERSE

"O believing brethren! What an instrument is this which God hath put into your hands! Prayer moves Him that moves the universe."

- Robert Murray McCheyne (1813-1843) Church of Scotland Minister

WHEN WE PRAY FOR THE SPIRIT'S HELP

"When we pray for the Spirit's help ... we will simply fall down at the Lord's feet in our weakness. There we will find the victory and power that comes from His love."

- Andrew Murray (1794-1866) Scottish Missionary, Writer

UNLESS THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS WITH US

"Unless the Spirit of God is with us, we cannot expect that our prayers will be answered."

- D. L. Moody (1837-1899) American Evangelist, Teacher and Preacher

IN THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT

"Do not strive in your own strength; cast yourself at the feet of the Lord Jesus, and wait upon Him in the sure confidence that He is with you, and works in you. Strive in prayer; let faith fill your heart-so will you be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might."

- Andrew Murray (1794-1866) Scottish Missionary, Writer

WITH ALL PRAYER AND PETITION

"With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints."

- Ephesians 6:18

THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER IS THE FRUIT

"The spirit of prayer is the fruit and token of the Spirit of adoption."

- John Newton (1725-1790) Slave Trader Captain Turned Christian

THE SIGN THE HOLY SPIRIT IS IN US

"A great many people do not pray because they do not feel any sense of need. The sign that the Holy Spirit is in us is that we realize that we are empty, not that we are full. We have a sense of absolute need. We come across people who try us, circumstances that are difficult, conditions that are perplexing, and all these things awaken a dumb sense of need, which is a sign that the Holy Spirit is there. If we are ever free from the sense of need, it is not because the Holy Spirit has satisfied us, but because we have been satisfied with as much as we have. ‘A man's reach should exceed his grasp.’ A sense of need is one of the greatest benedictions because it keeps our life rightly related to Jesus Christ."

- Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) Scottish Evangelist

HERE THE OUTPOURING OF THE SPIRIT

"Oh, the blessedness of a life in the holiest! Here the Father is seen and His love tasted. Here His holiness is revealed and the soul made partaker of it. Here the sacrifice of love and worship and adoration, the incense of prayer and supplication, is offered in power. Here the outpouring of the Spirit is known as an ever-streaming, overflowing river from under the throne of God and the Lamb. Here the soul, in God’s presence, grows into more complete oneness in Christ, and more entire conformity to His likeness. Here, in union with Christ, in His unceasing intercession, we are emboldened to take our place as intercessors who can have power with God and prevail. Here the soul mounts up as on eagles’ wings, strength is renewed, and blessing and power and love are imparted with which God’s priests can go out to bless a dying world. Here each day we may experience the fresh anointing by which we can go out to be bearers, witnesses and channels of God’s salvation to men, and living instruments of our blessed King’s triumph…. Let this be our life!

- Andrew Murray (1794-1866) Scottish Missionary

NO ROOM FOR THE SPIRIT OF GOD

"If we are full of pride and conceit and ambition and self-seeking and pleasure and the world, there is no room for the Spirit of God, and I believe many a man is praying to God to fill him when he is full already with something else."

- D. L. Moody (1837-1899) American Evangelist, Teacher and Preacher

HOLY SPIRIT IS READY TO ENCOURAGE

"Prayer has mighty power to move mountains because the Holy Spirit is ready both to encourage our praying and to remove the mountains hindering us."

- Wesley L. Duewel (1916-2016) Missionary to India

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THE BURDENS OF THE SPIRIT

- Watchman Nee (1903-1972) Chinese Church Leader

THE PLACE TO MEET THE HOLY GHOST

"Oh! yes, (the prayer meeting) is the place to meet with the Holy Ghost, and this is the way to get His mighty power. If we would have Him, we must meet in greater numbers; we must pray with greater fervency, we must watch with greater earnestness, and believe with firmer steadfastness. The prayer meeting...is the appointed place for the reception of power."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher

WHEN YOU SAY A PRAYER

"When you say a prayer, He (The Holy Spirit) is in every word of it, and like a Holy Fire, penetrates each word."

- John of Kronsta (1829-1909) Russian Orthodox Minister

PRAYER IS NOT LOGICAL

"Prayer is not logical; it is a mysterious moral working of the Holy Spirit."

- Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) Scottish Baptist Teacher

THE INTENT OF OUR SPIRIT

"Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our spirit; and our wandering thoughts in prayer are but the neglects of meditation and recessions from that duty; according as we neglect meditation, so are our prayers imperfect, - meditation being the soul of prayer and the intention of our spirit."

- Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667) Church of England Cleric

THE SPIRIT'S POWER

"Since the days of Pentecost, has the whole church ever put aside every other work and waited upon Him for ten days, that the Spirit's power might be manifested? We give too much attention to method and machinery and resources, and too little to the source of power."

- Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) Missionary to China

ASSISTANCE OF THE SPIRIT

"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."

- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer

UNLESS I HAD THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER

"Unless I had the spirit of prayer, I could do nothing."

- Charles G. Finney (1792-1875) American Presbyterian Minister

A COMMON TEMPTATION OF SATAN

- George Mueller 1805-1898) English evangelist and helper of Orphans

THE REALIZED PRESENCE OF GOD

"Prayer in secret is life finding expression in the realized Presence of God our Father."

- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister

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THAT YOU MAY BE HEALED

"Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working."

- James 5:16

THE HOLY SPIRIT AS THE SPIRIT OF POWER HELPETH OUR INFIRMITY

"The Holy Spirit as the Spirit of Power helpeth our infirmity in prayer. The Holy Spirit as the Spirit of Life ends our deadness in prayer. The Holy Spirit as the Spirit of Wisdom delivers us from ignorance in this holy art of prayer. The Holy Spirit as the Spirit of Fire delivers us from coldness in prayer. The Holy Spirit as the Spirit of Might comes to our aid in our weakness as we pray."

- Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) English Christian Evangelist

PEACE THAT PASSETH ALL UNDERSTANDING

"Those persons who know the deep peace of God, the unfathomable peace that passeth all understanding, are always men and women of much prayer."

- R. A. Torrey (1856-1928) American Evangelist. Educator, Writer

WE MUST PRAY FOR GRACE TO ENDURE

"What then are we to do about our problems? We must learn to live with them until such time as God delivers us from them. We must pray for grace to endure them without murmuring. Problems patiently endured will work for our spiritual perfecting. They harm us only when we resist them or endure them unwillingly."

- A. W. Tozer (1897-1963) American Pastor and Teacher

AS YOU MUST DO WHEN YOU ARE DYING

"When you lie down with a short prayer, commit yourself into the hands of your Creator; and when you have done so, trust Him with yourself, as you must do when you are dying."

- Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667) Church of England Cleric

INTENSITY IS A LAW OF PRAYER

"Intensity is a law of prayer. God is found by those who seek Him with all their heart. Wrestling prayer prevails. The fervent effectual prayer of the righteous is of great force."

- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister

GOD INTENDS GREAT MERCY

"When God intends great mercy for His people, the first thing He does is set them a-praying."

- Matthew Henry (1662-1714) Nonconformist Minister, Writer

WE ARE TO PRAY FOR WHAT GOD HAS ALREADY PROMISED

"To believe that He will preserve us is, indeed, a means of preservation. God will certainly preserve us, and make a way of escape for us out of the temptation, should we fall. We are to pray for what God has already promised. Our requests are to be regulated by His promises and commands. Faith embraces the promises and so finds relief."

- John Owen (1616-1683) English Nonconformist Church Leader

DELIVERENCE THROUGH YOUR PRAYERS

"For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ."

- Philippians 1:19

PRAY OFTEN, FOR PRAYER IS A SHIELD

- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer

THE BEST AND SWEATEST FLOWERS IN PARADISE

"The best and sweetest flowers in paradise, God gives to his people when they are on their knees in the closet. Prayer, if not the very gate of heaven, is the key to let us into its holiness and joys."

- Thomas Brooks (1608-1680) Puritan Preacher and Writer

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IS ANYONE SICK AMONG YOU?

“Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.”

- James 5:14

WHENEVER YOU STAND PRAYING

"And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”

- Mark 11:25

YOUR PRAYER CAN STAY HIS HANDS

"When a tear is wept by you, think not your Father does not behold; for, "Like as a father pities his children so the Lord pities them that fear Him." Your sigh is able to move the heart of Jehovah; your whisper can incline His ear unto you; your prayer can stay His hands; your faith can move His arm. Oh! think not that God sits on high in an eternal slumber, taking no account of you."

- Charles Spurgeon

THE PRAYER OF THE DESTITUTE

"He has responded to the prayer of the destitute and has not despised their prayer."

- Psalms 102:17

OF ALL THINGS

"Of all things, guard against neglecting God in the secret place of prayer."

- William Wilberforce (1759-1833) British Politician and Philanthropist

PRAY FOR MIRACLES

"Expect resistance but pray for miracles!"
- Corrie Ten Boom (1892-1983) Holocaust Survivor, Christian Writer

BELIEVING, YOU WILL RECEIVE

"And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

- Mark 11:24

THE PRAYER THAT PREVAILS

"The prayer that prevails is not the work of lips and fingertips. It is the cry of a broken heart and the travail of a stricken soul."

- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister

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DELAYED PRAYER

"None can believe how powerful prayer is, and what it is able to effect, but those who have learned it by experience. It is a great matter when in extreme need to take hold on prayer. I know whenever I have prayed earnestly that I have been amply heard, and have obtained more than I prayed for. God indeed sometimes delayed, but at last He came."

- Martin Luther 1483-1546) German Theologian

IF WE THINK OUR PRAYERS ARE UNANSWERED

When we pray "in the Name of Jesus" the answers are in accordance with His nature, and if we think our prayers are unanswered it is because we are not interpreting the answer along this line."

- Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) Scottish Evangelist and Teacher

THE PRAYER OF FAITH

"The prayer of faith is a prayer willing to believe and prevail for God's answer in a situation that is utterly impossible. Regardless of the difficulty of the situation, you require no external confirmation but believe God in spite of appearance. Your eyes are on God, not on the situation."

- Wesley Duewel (1916-2016) Missions Pastor and Writer

I CONTINUED FASTING AND PRAYING

"As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven."

- Nehemiah 1:4

LEAVE IT WITH THE LORD AND REMEMBER

"What is needed for happy effectual service is simply to put your work into the Lord's hand, and leave it there. Do not take it to Him in prayer, saying, "Lord, guide me, Lord, give me wisdom, Lord, arrange for me," and then arise from your knees, and take the burden all back, and try to guide and arrange for yourself. Leave it with the Lord, and remember that what you trust to Him you must not worry over nor feel anxious about. Trust and worry cannot go together."

- Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911) American Evangelist and Reformer

NOT WILLING TO FORGIVE SOMEONE

"I firmly believe a great many prayers are not answered because we are not willing to forgive someone."

- D. L. Moody (1837-1899) American Evangelist, Teacher and Preacher

PRAYER IS GOD'S ANSWER TO POVERTY

"Prayer is God's answer to our poverty, not a power we exercise to obtain an answer."

- Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) Scottish Evangelist and Teacher

WHEN A CHRISTIAN A STOPS PRAYING

"When a Christian shuns fellowship with other Christians, the devil smiles. When he stops studying the Bible, the devil laughs. When he stops praying, the devil shouts for joy."

- Corrie Ten Boom (1892-1983) Holocaust Survivor, Christian Writer

GOD DOES NOT EXIST TO ANSWER OUR PRAYERS

"God does not exist to answer our prayers, but by our prayers we come to discern the mind of God."

- Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) Scottish Evangelist and Teacher

PRAYER IS COMING TO GOD TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE FULFILLMENT

"Prayer is not a means for us to persuade a reluctant God to do something which is against His better judgment. Prayer, rather is coming to God for the fulfillment of His will, coming to a God who delights to answer prayer."

- John F. Walvoord (1910-2002) Christian Theologian, Pastor

THEY DO NOT WAIT LONG ENOUGH

"I think Christians fail so often to get answers to their prayers because they do not wait long enough on God. They just drop down and say a few words, and then jump up and forget it and expect God to answer them. Such praying always reminds me of the small boy ringing his neighbor's door-bell, and then running away as fast as he can go."

- E.M. Bounds (1835-1913) American Minister, Author, and Attorney

IN SILENT OR VOCAL PRAYER

"Whole days and weeks have I spent prostrate on the ground in silent or vocal prayer."

- George Whitefield (1714-1770) Church of England Evangelist

BE ALERT AND SOBER MIND SO THAT YOU MAY PRAY

"The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray."

- 1 Peter 4:7

INTENSITY IS A LAW OF PRAYER

"Intensity is a law of prayer. God is found by those who seek Him with all their heart. Wrestling prayer prevails. The fervent effectual prayer of the righteous is of great force."

- Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932) Wesleyan Methodist Minister

GOD'S TIMING TO DELIVER US

- A. W. Tozer (1897-1963) American Pastor and Teacher

GOD DOESNT ANSWER PRAYER...

“God doesn’t answer prayer, He answers DESPERATE prayer.”

~ Leonard Ravenhill (Christian Evangelist, Preacher 1907-1994

THY ANSWERS MAKE ME WHAT I AM

"My prayers, my God, flow from what I am not; I think Thy answers make me what I am."

- George MacDonald (1824-1905 Scottish Christian Minister, Author

WE CANNOT EXPECT TO HAVE OUR PRAYERS ANSWERED

"On the ground of our own goodness we cannot expect to have our prayers answered. But Jesus is worthy, and for His sake we may have our prayers answered. There is nothing too choice, too costly, or too great for God to give Him. He is worthy. He is the spotless, holy Child, who under all circumstances acted according to the mind of God. And if we trust in Him, if we hide in Him, if we put Him forward and ourselves in the background, depend on Him and plead His name, we may expect to have our prayers answered."

- George Muller (1805-1898), Christian evangelist and Established Orphanages in Bristol, England

THE ANSWERS ARE ALWAYS COMING

"I live in the spirit of prayer. I pray as I walk about, when I lie down and when I rise up. And the answers are always coming. Thousands and tens of thousands of times have my prayers been answered. When once I am persuaded that a thing is right and for the glory of God, I go on praying for it until the answer comes. George Mueller never gives up!"

- George Mueller 1805-1898) English evangelist and helper of Orphans

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WAITING LONG ENOUGH ON GOD

- Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667) Church of England Cleric

BE IN CONSTANT PRAYER

"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."

- Romans 12:12

IN ANSWER TO PRAYER

"God does nothing but in answer to prayer."

- John Wesley (1703-1791) English Cleric and Minister

SEEKING HIM BY PRAYER

"Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes."

- Daniel 9:3

IN ANSWER TO PRAYER

"In general, He guides and directs His people, affording them, in answer to prayer, the light of His Holy Spirit, which enables them to understand and to love the Scriptures."

- John Newton (1724-1807) Slave Trader Turned Preacher

MY PRAYER IS NOT THAT YOU

"My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one."

- John 17:15

IF YOU BELIEVE IN PRAYER

"If you believe in prayer at all, expect God to hear you. If you do not expect, you will not have. God will not hear you unless you believe He will hear you; but if you believe He will, He will be as good as your faith."

- Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Preacher and Author

REJOICE ALWAYS, PRAY CONTINUALLY

"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus."

- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

THE GREATEST ANSWER TO PRAYER

"The greatest answer to prayer is that I am brought into a perfect understanding with God, and that alters my view of actual things."

- Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) Scottish Baptists Evangelist

STRIVE IN PRAYER

- Andrew Murray (1794-1866) Scottish Missionary, Writer

IN THE FIRST WAKING MOMENT

"Get into the habit of dealing with God about everything. Unless in the first waking moment of the day you learn to fling the door wide back and let God in, you will work on a wrong level all day; but swing the door wide open and pray to your Father in secret, and every public thing will be stamped with the presence of God."

- Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) Scottish Baptist Evangelist

THE SECRET OF PRAYING

"The secret of praying is praying in secret."

- Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) English Christian Evangelist

THE BOW OF CHRIST'S INTERCESSION

"Prayer as it comes from the saint is weak and languid; but when the arrow of a saint's prayer is put into the bow of Christ's intercession it pierces the throne of grace."

- Thomas Watson (1620-1686), Puritan Preacher

TIME SPENT IN PRAYER

"Time spent in prayer is never wasted."

- Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) French Catholic Archbishop

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IF I COULD HEAR CHRIST PRAYING FOR ME

"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."

- Robert Murray McCheyne (1813-1843) Church of Scotland Minister

MY PRAYER IS NOT THAT YOU TAKE THEM OUR OF THE WORLD

"My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one."

- John 17:15

HE WENT AWAY TO PRAY AND RENEW HIS STRENGTH

"While others still slept, He went away to pray and to renew His strength in communion with His Father. He had need of this, otherwise He would not have been ready for the new day. The holy work of delivering souls demands constant renewal through fellowship with God."

- Andrew Murray (1794-1866) Scottish Missionary, Writer

IS THE SON OF GOD PRAYING FOR ME?

"Is the Son of God praying in me, or am I dictating to Him?... Prayer is not simply getting things from God, that is a most initial form of prayer; prayer is getting into perfect communion with God. If the Son of God is formed in us by regeneration, He will press forward in front of our common sense and change our attitude to the things about which we pray."

- Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) Scottish Evangelist and Teacher

WHATEVER YOU ASK IN PRAYER

"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."

- Mark 11:24

JESUS ADDRESSED GOD AS HIS FATHER WHEN PRAYING

"In almost every prayer that Jesus utters in the New Testament, He addresses God as Father… This represents a radical departure from Jewish custom and tradition. Though Jewish people were given a lengthy number of appropriate titles for God in personal prayer, significantly absent from the approved list was the title “Father”… The serious reaction against Jesus by His contemporaries indicated that they heard in His addressing God as Father a blasphemous utterance by which Jesus was presuming, by this term of address, a certain equality that He enjoyed with the Father."

- R. C. Sproul (1939-2017) American Reformed Theologian

IF YOU HAVE FAITH AND DO NOT DOUBT

"And Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will happen. "And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."

- Matthew 21:21-22

CHRIST TAUGHT US TO PRAY "OUR FATHER"

"As Christian people we must learn to appropriate by faith the fact that God is our Father. Christ taught us to pray “Our Father.” This eternal everlasting God has become our Father and the moment we realize that, everything tends to change. He is our Father and He is always caring for us, He loves us with an everlasting love, He so loved us that He sent His only begotten Son into the world and to the Cross to die for our sins. That is our relationship to God and the moment we realize it, it transforms everything."

- Martyn-Lloyd Jones (1899-1981) Welsh Protestant Minister

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AND AS HE PRAYED

"And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering."

- Luke 9:29

LET THIS CUP PASS FROM ME

And He went a little farther, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou wilt.”

- Matthew 26:39

THE LORD'S PRAYER

"This, then, is how you should pray: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one."

- Matthew 6:9-13

AS HE WAS PLAYING ALONE

"Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”

- Luke 9:18

BEFORE DAYBREAK THE NEXT MORNING

"Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray."

- Mark 1:35

WHEVER OUR LORD SPOKE OF PRAYER

"The inattentive, slovenly way we drift into the presence of God is an indication that we are not bothering to think about Him. Whenever our Lord spoke of prayer, He said, "Ask." It is impossible to ask if you do not concentrate."

- Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) Scottish Evangelist and Teacher

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