Power Through PrayerCosimo, Inc., 2007 M05 1 - 132 pages "What the Church needs to-day is not more machinery or better, not new organizations or more and novel methods, but men whom the Holy Ghost can use men of prayer, men mighty in prayer. The Holy Ghost does not flow through methods, but through men. He does not come on machinery, but on men. He does not anoint plans, but men men of prayer. from Chapter 1: Men of Prayer Needed Some Christians insist that 19th-century American pastor Edward M. Bounds offered a more profound understanding of prayer for modern believers than any other contemporary religious thinker. This classic book on personal communication with God explores how sincere prayer brings faith to life. It examines prayer, the great essential why a praying ministry will be successful prayer and devotion united an example of devotion the necessity of preparing the heart grace from the heart rather than the head and much more. Seekers of wisdom are sure to find words of truth in this inspirational volume.American Methodist minister and writer EDWARD McKENDREE BOUNDS (1835 1913) served as a chaplain in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He wrote several best-selling books on prayer, including The Necessity of Prayer, Possibilities of Prayer, The Weapon of Prayer, and others." |
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Page 19
... letter , but of the spirit : for the letter killeth , but the spirit giveth life " ( 2 Corinthians 3 : 5-6 ) . The true ministry is God - touched , God - enabled , and God Our Sufficiency Is of God 19.
... letter , but of the spirit : for the letter killeth , but the spirit giveth life " ( 2 Corinthians 3 : 5-6 ) . The true ministry is God - touched , God - enabled , and God Our Sufficiency Is of God 19.
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... letter ; shapely and orderly it may be , but it is the letter still , the dry , husky let- ter , the empty , bald shell . The letter may have the germ of life in it , but it has no breath of spring to evoke it ; winter seeds they are ...
... letter ; shapely and orderly it may be , but it is the letter still , the dry , husky let- ter , the empty , bald shell . The letter may have the germ of life in it , but it has no breath of spring to evoke it ; winter seeds they are ...
Page 21
... letter - preaching has the truth . But even divine truth has no life - giving energy alone ; it must be energized by the Spirit , with all God's forces at its back . Truth unquick- ened by God's Spirit deadens as much as , or more than ...
... letter - preaching has the truth . But even divine truth has no life - giving energy alone ; it must be energized by the Spirit , with all God's forces at its back . Truth unquick- ened by God's Spirit deadens as much as , or more than ...
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... letter , may be able to trim the letter into its perfect pat- tern , and illumine it as Plato and Cicero may be illumined , may study it as a lawyer studies his textbooks to form his brief or to defend his case , and yet be like a frost ...
... letter , may be able to trim the letter into its perfect pat- tern , and illumine it as Plato and Cicero may be illumined , may study it as a lawyer studies his textbooks to form his brief or to defend his case , and yet be like a frost ...
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... letter - preaching deals with the surface and shadow of things , and not the things themselves . It does not penetrate the inner part . It has no deep insight into , no strong grasp of the hidden life of God's Word . It is true to the ...
... letter - preaching deals with the surface and shadow of things , and not the things themselves . It does not penetrate the inner part . It has no deep insight into , no strong grasp of the hidden life of God's Word . It is true to the ...
Contents
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Talking to God for Men | 31 |
How to Get Results for God | 39 |
Great Men of Prayer | 47 |
Early Will I Seek Thee | 61 |
The Secret of Power | 67 |
Power Through Prayers | 79 |
Under the Dew of Heaven | 89 |
The Example of the Apostles | 105 |
What God Would Have | 109 |
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