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    9/9 – Prayer and the Word

    Unless otherwise noted, all quotes are taken from EM Bounds’ book, The Necessity of Prayer. “That is not to say, however, that the mere form of these words as they occur in the Bible have in them any saving power. But the Word of God, be it remembered, is impregnated with the Holy Spirit.” “The…

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    8/9 – Prayer and Vigilance

    Unless otherwise noted, all quotes come from EM Bounds’ book, The Necessity of Prayer. The Need for Vigilance – We are Soldiers at War “The Christian soldier, if he fights to win, must pray much.” “‘Praying always, with all prayer,’ is the divine direction given him. This covers all seasons, and embraces all manner of…

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    7/9 – Prayer and Obedience

    Unless otherwise noted, all quotes come from EM Bounds’ book, The Necessity of Prayer. Defining Obedience “What is obedience? It is doing God’s will: it is keeping His commandments. How many of the commandments constitute obedience? To keep half of them, and to break the other half-is that real obedience? To keep all the commandments…

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    6/9 – Prayer and Character

    Unless otherwise noted, all quotes come from EM Bounds’ book, The Necessity of Prayer. What Do We Mean by Character and Conduct? “Prayer governs conduct, and conduct makes character. Conduct is what we do; character is what we are.” “Character is the state of the heart, conduct is the outward expression. Character is the root…

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    5/9 – Prayer and Importunity

    Unless otherwise noted, all quotes are from EM Bounds’ book, The Necessity of Prayer. “Our Lord was seeking to teach that laxity must be guarded against, and persistence fostered and encouraged. There can be no two opinions regarding the importance of the exercise of this indispensable quality in our praying.” “Importunate prayer is a mighty…

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    4/9 – Prayer and Desire

    Unless otherwise noted, all quotes are taken from EM Bounds’ book, The Necessity of Prayer. What is Desire? “Desire is not merely a wish; it is deep seated craving; an intense longing, for attainment.” “A sense of need creates, or should create, earnest desire.” How Do We Develop This Godly Desire? “We should pray for…

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    3/9 – Prayer and Fervency

    Unless otherwise noted, all quotes are from EM Bounds book, The Necessity of Prayer. The Necessity of Fervency “Prayer, without fervour, stakes nothing on the issue, because it has nothing to stake.” “Prayers must be red hot. It is the fervent prayer that is effectual and that availeth.” What does fervency in prayer reveal about…

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    2/9 – Prayer and Trust

    Faith and trust are similar and yet very different. Faith believes based upon evidence, trust believes almost despite the evidence. Unless otherwise noted, all quotations are taken from E.M. Bounds’ book, The Necessity of Prayer. What is the difference between faith and trust? ” There is, when all is said and done, a sort of…

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    1/9 – Prayer and Faith

    Over the next 9 weeks I want to share a selection of quotes by E.M. Bounds from his book, The Necessity of Prayer. I’ll make a few comments along the way, but mostly I want to simply share these statements to encourage myself and others to pray. But without faith it is impossible to please…

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    Upheld

    On Friday, at our new youth club, I continued to teach the children on the theme of footsteps of faith. So far we have learned about Proverbs 4:26, Psalm 37:23 and this week we moved on to Psalm 37:24.  A quote by Spurgeon really helped me, and though it was a little long for a…

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