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... heavenly things , and earthly things are added . ” By reversing this order , and standing on unchristian ground , shipwreck of faith in prayer has often taken place . 6. A New Vision of the Scope of Prayer as Embracing All Sorts and ...
... heavenly things , and earthly things are added . ” By reversing this order , and standing on unchristian ground , shipwreck of faith in prayer has often taken place . 6. A New Vision of the Scope of Prayer as Embracing All Sorts and ...
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... heavenly vision , and the heavenly enduement , came the heavenly voice , in which the Father ac- claimed him as his well - beloved Son , in whom he was well pleased . It is worthy of note that it was his praying Son in whom the Father ...
... heavenly vision , and the heavenly enduement , came the heavenly voice , in which the Father ac- claimed him as his well - beloved Son , in whom he was well pleased . It is worthy of note that it was his praying Son in whom the Father ...
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... heavenly glory is to possess it . " Get close to the seller of perfume if you would be fragrant , " says the Arabian proverb . Get close to God if you would have your poor , weak life lighted up with his glory . " Communion with God ...
... heavenly glory is to possess it . " Get close to the seller of perfume if you would be fragrant , " says the Arabian proverb . Get close to God if you would have your poor , weak life lighted up with his glory . " Communion with God ...
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... heavenly Father , believing that in his keeping it would be eternally safe . The words of his prayer were borrowed from an Old Testament writer who used them in refer- ence to life rather than to death . In his deepest experiences Jesus ...
... heavenly Father , believing that in his keeping it would be eternally safe . The words of his prayer were borrowed from an Old Testament writer who used them in refer- ence to life rather than to death . In his deepest experiences Jesus ...
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... heavenly fullness . What is the glory which they are to see and share , if not the glory of his completed work of redemption , the glory which a united , holy , and consecrated church will have something to do in bringing about ? And ...
... heavenly fullness . What is the glory which they are to see and share , if not the glory of his completed work of redemption , the glory which a united , holy , and consecrated church will have something to do in bringing about ? And ...
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Page 163 - For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers...
Page 86 - If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone ? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent ? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion ? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him...
Page 182 - Spirit also helpeth our infirmity : for we know not how to pray as we ought ; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered ; 27 and he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Page 74 - And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Page 80 - And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not : the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
Page 59 - And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
Page 236 - And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us. And if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.
Page 234 - Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth : therefore let thy words be few.
Page 187 - And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
Page 40 - Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared...