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“What is the reason that some believers are so much brighter and holier than others?  I believe the difference, in nineteen cases out of twenty, arises from different habits about private prayer.  I believe that those who are not eminently holy pray little, and those who are eminently holy pray much.”

-J.C. Ryle (from A Call to Prayer)

I’ve been reading books about prayer recently.  I strongly believe the Lord has convicted me of a weak prayer life.  The next few days I will post some wonderful quotes from “old dead dudes” as I call them – and I hope it will be an encouragement to you to invest in the “inner chamber” and approach the Throne of Grace! (Heb. 4:14-16)

“The Enemy uses all his power to lead the Christian, and above all the minister, to neglect prayer.  He knows that however admirable the sermon may be, however attractive the service, however faithful the pastoral visitation, none of these things can damage him or his kingdom if prayer is neglected.  When the church shuts herself up to the power of the inner chamber, and the soldiers of the Lord have received on their knees ‘power from on high’ (Luke 24:49), then the powers of darkness will be shaken and souls will be delivered.  In the church, on the mission field, with the minister and his congregation, everything depends on the faithful exercise of the power of prayer.”

–Andrew Murray (from The Prayer Life)

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This is an incredible conference…and the sermons can be downloaded for free!

“One breath of paradise will extinguish all the adverse winds of earth.  May God grant unto us that faith which will enable us to anticipatively lay hold of the future and live in the present enjoyment of it!”

–A.W. Pink