HOW TO PRAY by R. A. Torrey
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CHAPTER I
THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER
In the 6th chapter of Ephesians in the 18th verse we read words which put the tremendous importance of prayer with startling and overwhelming force:
CHAPTER I
THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER
In the 6th chapter of Ephesians in the 18th verse we read words which put the tremendous importance of prayer with startling and overwhelming force:
Last year I greatly enjoyed getting to know the leaders of WorldHarvest Mission and learning about their passion topreach the gospel first to themselves and then to the nations. Isat down with Bob Osborne, executive director, to learn aboutthe distinctives and history of this agency, organized in thelate 1970s by pastor, evangelist, and author Jack Miller. Watchthe video at the end of this interview to learn more about WHMand their commitment to care for and disciple missionaries tocherish the gospel.
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A group of Southern Baptist missionaries from North Carolina prayed after two of their number tackled a man who tried to steal a woman's purse in Jackson Heights, Queens.
The thief who snatched a taupe, buckle-covered bag from a young woman with a glossy black ponytail and designer sunglasses on Thursday afternoon in Queens might have thought it would be an easy crime.
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Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left.
Then the King will say to those at his right hand, 'Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'
Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink?And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee?And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.' Matthew 25
It wasn't hard to miss Dominic, amid the sleek displays of coffee mugs and bags of Veranda Blend beans at the Starbucks in Fredericksburg. He was wearing a pair of dirty cut-off sweatpants and no coat on a cold winter night.
Gen 24:27b As for me, I, being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master's brethren.
2Sam 5:19 And David inquired of the Lord, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?" And the Lord said to David, "Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand."