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The Students’ Prayer

Wise students pray for light and love. S Hear our prayer, O Lord!

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Bless Your Soul

“Whenever you get a blessing from God, give it back to Him as a love gift. Take time to meditate before God and offer the blessing back to Him in a deliberate act of worship . . . it has … Continue reading

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Thought-Provoking Prayer

“It is not that we bring God into touch with our minds, but that we rouse ourselves until God is able to convey His mind to us.” Oswald Chambers (1874-1917)   Prayer connects us to the mind of Christ. 1 … Continue reading

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Thoughtless Prayer

“You must pray with all your might. That does not mean saying your prayers, or sitting gazing about in church or chapel with eyes wide open while someone else says them for you.” William Booth (1829-1912)   Mindless words aren’t … Continue reading

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The School of Answered Prayer

Andrew Murray included this prayer in his book, With Christ in the School of Prayer: “Lord, Jesus, teach me to pray with all my heart and strength that there may be no doubt with You or with me about what … Continue reading

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The School of Prayer in the Spirit

  In his book With Christ in the School of Prayer, Andrew Murray urges us to first seek the Spirit.     “The Holy Spirit is the first of the Father’s gifts and the one He delights most in bestowing. … Continue reading

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The School of Prayer on Earth and in Heaven

  Here’s more wisdom from Murray’s With Christ in the School of Payer.   “Let us seek not only in prayer, but at all times, to joyfully accept the assurance that man’s prayer on earth and God’s answer in heaven … Continue reading

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The School of Near and Dear Prayer

In his book, With Christ in the School of Prayer, Andrew Murray reminds us to look to our heavenly Father. “God loves you not because you are clever or good, but because He is your father.” Pray with Pastor Murray: … Continue reading

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The School of Prayer

This week I plan to share a few nuggets of wisdom from Andrew Murray’s little book, With Christ in the School of Prayer. Pastor Murray (1828-1917) was a Dutch Reformed Church missionary sent from Scotland to South Africa. He had … Continue reading

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Justice and Mercy

“God in his infinite mercy has devised a way by which justice can be satisfied, and yet mercy can be triumphant. Jesus Christ, the only begotten of the Father, took upon himself the form of man, and offered unto Divine … Continue reading

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