Prayer

The Minister's Plea

Philippians 1:19

… Then there are our Prayer Meetings, our public gatherings for intercession. Ah, Beloved! I may well glory in our Prayer Meetings, for I know not where the like …

Our Public Prayer

… I do not believe that “anybody will do for the praying.” No,sirs, it is my solemn conviction that the prayer is one of the most weighty, useful …

Intelligent Obedience

1 Chronicles 28:8

… Spirit because He make intercession for the saints according to the will of God.This explains what to many is the mystery of prayer. The Holy Spirit, being …

Love's Great Reason

1 John 4:19

… But the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groans which cannot be uttered Those great things in prayer that we cannot ask for, which can never be …

Why They Leave Us

John 17:24

… intercessory prayer. It is a gem from that wonderful breastplate of jewels which our great High-priest wore upon his breast when he offered his fullest intercession. I …

How Repentance Is Given

… Jesus is exalted on high, that through the virtue of His intercession repentance may have a place before God. In this respect He gives us repentance, because He …

Shall and Will

Psalm 91:15

… THERE MUST BE PRAYER. "He shall call upon Me." It is not said, "I will give him this and that without his praying." He that asks receives. To …

"I Will," Yet, "Not As I Will"

John 7:24

… In the first prayer, where our Lord says so majestically, "Father, I will," He is pleading for His people. He is praying for what He knows to be …

The Greatest Wonder of Grace

Ezekiel 9:8

… Intercession is an instinct of the renewed heart. When the Believer finds that he is safe, he must pray for his fellow men. Though the Prophet's prayer …

God's Desire for Us, and His Work in Us

Psalm 51:6

… The whole Psalm is a prayer. God will teach the praying one. He who teaches you to pray will teach you everything else! This is one of the …

Number 2400—or, "Escape for Your Life!"

Genesis 19:17

… While I am preaching, your wife is praying for you. Some of you have been made the subjects of special and particular prayer—you know that it is …

Joy in God

Romans 5:11

… everything, what is the use of praying?" If God had not ordained everything, there would be no use in praying, but prayer is the shadow of the coming …

Before Daybreak with Christ

Mark 1:35-39

… prayer! I delight to think of our Lord as praying before He did a great thing—it was His custom so to do! Perhaps the early morning prayer …

Feeble Faith Appealing to a Strong Savior

Mark 9:24

… Faith must be accompanied by prayer, and prayer must be, at least sometimes, in special cases, attended with fasting. The Lord makes reserves of His mercies which He …

The Holy Spirit Glorifying Christ

John 16:14

… praying with all His glorious vestments on, accepted by the Father, glorified at the Father's right hand and making intercession for transgressor—praying for you, praying for …

Blood Even on the Golden Altar

Leviticus 4:7

… The horns of the altar signify the power of His intercession and the power of Christ's intercession lies in His Sacrifice—lies in the blood. If I …

The Throne of Grace

Hebrews 4:16

… Now, let us continue in prayer, yea, let us gather strength in intercession, and the more we succeed, the more earnest let us be to succeed yet more …

Psalm 20

Psalm 20

… All the Saviour's days were days of trouble, and he also made them days of prayer; the church joins her intercession with her Lord's, and pleads …

Possessing Possessions

… be aroused to mighty intercession for the souls of men, should we not see great things? If every member were in earnest in praying for the visitations of …

The Conditions Of Power In Prayer

1 John 3:22-24

… I do not know of any prayer worth praying which does not come into contact with some natural Law or other and yet I believe in prayers being …

The Centurion—Or An Exhortation To The Virtuous

Luke 7:4-9

… who have been praying for their children? Or a husband who has been pleading for his wife? Or a wife who has been making intercession for her husband …

Constant, Instant, Expectant

Romans 12:12

… Dreaming at praying and playing at praying, as some do, are grievous sins. No, no, prayer must be heart work, soul-work, spirit work. Prayer ought to be …

The Oil and the Vessels

2 Kings 4:6

… ransomed Church of God Is saved to sin no more." Neither will His intercession lose any of its prevalence for those who come to God by Him. To …

A Vivid Contrast

John 7:53

… As we think of our Savior thus agonizing in prayer for His people, can we not find more time for prayer than the most of us usually do …

'Ever This Our War Cry—victory, Victory!'

Isaiah 53:12

… lastly, there is this fourth reason given, "He made intercession for the transgressors. "I can conceive you praying, my dear Friend, and God's not hearing you. But …

Five Divine Declarations

Isaiah 45:24

… is nothing selfish in a man's praying to be rendered unselfish—and that is a main part of our prayer! And there is nothing selfish in an …

"Behold, He Prays"

Acts 9:11

… praying man the center of observation, the focus of regard! "Behold, he prays." The heart of God is delighted with true prayer. The arch-enemy notices true prayer …

The Two Guards Praying and Watching

Nehemiah 4:9

… Having begun to pray, they continued praying. So long as there were any enemies about, the prayer and the watching were never parted. They still continued to cry …

A Question for a Questioner

Psalm 77:9

… Had he not taken to continual prayer he had perished in his affliction; but he cried unto God with his voice, and the Lord gave ear unto him …

A Challenge and a Shield

Romans 8:34

… And as to our weaknesses and infirmities, He is there to plead for His people—"Who also makes intercession for us." He always lives to secure effectually the …

Christ's Prayer for Believers

John 17:20

… He here promises that He will intercede for each of them before His Father's Throne and He declares that this intercession also rises for those who are …

The Purging of the Conscience

Hebrews 9:13

… but your hearts do not sing! You bow your heads in prayer, but you are not praying! You read the Scripture, but it is not inspired to you …

Faith Victorious

Matthew 15:21-28

… The disciples had given up praying, as I have shown you, and the woman had received a severe rebuff from Christ, yet she continued her prayer. Look, she …

The Shining of the Face of Moses

Exodus 34:29-36

… The Lord loves intercessory prayer! And if ever He makes a man's face to shine, it is when he, like Christ, has made intercession for the transgressors …

Everyday Usefulness

John 1:42

… Our hope is that the set time to favor Zion is come and we intend to be importunate in prayer that God will reveal His arm and do …

Prayer—the Forerunner of Mercy

Ezekiel 36:37

… I say, men use prayer from the very instinct of nature. There is something in man which makes him a praying animal. He cannot help it; he is …

Others To Be Gathered In

Isaiah 56:8

… there are more souls to be gathered, for God must hear prayer and many are praying! Do not His elect cry day and night unto Him? Will He …

Brought Up from the Horrible Pit

Psalm 40:1-3

… reads the page, and praying rehearses it in the ears of God. Let us add to our patience waiting, and to waiting prayer. II. We come, secondly, to …

The Paraclete

John 14:16

… The Holy Spirit does not intercede for the saints, but He makes intercession in the saints according to the will of God. God the Son makes intercession for …

Christ's Prayer and Plea

Psalm 16:1

… Having thus noticed the fact of Christ's praying, I want now to call your attention to the particular prayer in our text. I ask you first to …