These are my notes/thoughts from John R. Rice’s Prayer: Asking and Receiving In this chapter, Mr. Rice gives 7 reasons why people should pray, some of which include: We are commanded to pray. It’s the way for Christians to get things fro God. Answered prayer is an argument against unbelief. Prayer, then, is a duty expressly […]
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These are my notes/thoughts from John R. Rice’s Prayer: Asking and Receiving In chapter one, Mr. Rice shows us that the first thing we need to know about prayer is that the One we pray to loves to answer prayer. It’s part of who He is. It’s one of His attributes. The foundation of this chapter
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Because I need something to get me started on this blog, I’ve decided to do a series on a book on prayer. The book I’ve chosen is called Prayer: Asking and Receiving by John R. Rice. I first read this book in 1985, and its teachings have remained a strong part of my prayer life ever since.
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Mark Batterson has written a book called The Circle Maker which talks about circling your prayers until God answers. In it, Batterson talks about praying specific prayers around specific needs using the promises that God has given you for that particular prayer. He also talks about praying bold prayers until you pray through, and get what you’ve
There are four things that we need to do to get started in a consistent prayer life: Make a commitment Set a time Set a place Decide how to use the time allotted Without a commitment, we might as well give up before we start. The second biggest error we make after failing to make
“The prayer power has never been tried to its full capacity. If we want to see mighty wonders of divine power and grace wrought in the place of weakness, failure and disappointment, let us answer God’s standing challenge, ‘Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things which thou
There’s a new blog in town. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be fixing this place up, making it look nice and friendly. If you happen upon this humble blog, please feel free to leave a comment. A few goals for this blog are: Teach and encourage men to pray To meet with God in
I was raised in a Christian home, and saved at 14. Around 17 or 18 years old, I began reading Christian biographies and books about revival and prayer. At 23, I went to a Bible College that had a heavy emphasis on prayer and intercession. I’m 50 now, living in Asia, working with my wife