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How should we pray?

Jesus’ disciple John said, “Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.”* Over the years, Jesus’ disciples have learned to do what he did. And of course one of the hallmarks of Jesus’ life was a commitment to prayer. Here’s what a few others have said about how to pray: “…I learn…
By Seth Barnes

Jesus’ disciple John said, “Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.”*
Over the years, Jesus’ disciples have learned to do what he did. And of course one of the hallmarks of Jesus’ life was a commitment to prayer.

Here’s what a few others have said about how to pray:

“…I learned as never before that persistent
calling upon the Lord breaks through every stronghold of the devil, for nothing
is impossible with God. For Christians in these troubled times, there is simply
no other way.” – Jim Cymbala

“Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing
but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not a straw whether they be
clergymen or laymen; such alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the
kingdom of heaven on earth. God does nothing but in answer to prayer.” –
John Wesley

“To stand before men on behalf of God is one
thing. To stand before God on behalf of men is something entirely
different.”

– Leonard
Ravenhill

“The prayer that sparks revival begins long
before the countryside seems to awaken from its slumber in sin. It starts when
men fall on their knees and cry out to God. That’s where true intimacy with God
takes place and we begin the journey of being transformed into the image of
Christ. And as men are transformed, the course of a nation can be
changed.” – Wellington
Boone

“The true spirit of prayer is no other than God’s
own Spirit dwelling in the hearts of the saints. And as this spirit comes from
God, so doth it naturally tend to God in holy breathings and pantings.”

– Jonathan
Edwards

“I am perfectly confident that the man who does not
spend hours alone with God will never know the anointing of the Holy Spirit.”

– Oswald J. Smith

“Any church may have a mighty man of God for its
pastor, if it is willing to the price and that price is not a big salary but
great praying.” R.A. Torrey,

The Power of Prayer

“At the heart of every revival is the spirit of prayer.”
– Arthur Wallis

*see 1
John 2:6

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