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... faith .. 37 CHAPTER V. 52 We must pray with right feelings ... CHAPTER VI . We must forgive others when we pray ; and we must forsake sin and obey God , if we would have him answer our prayers .. 70 3 CHAPTER VII . We must pray with ...
... faith .. 37 CHAPTER V. 52 We must pray with right feelings ... CHAPTER VI . We must forgive others when we pray ; and we must forsake sin and obey God , if we would have him answer our prayers .. 70 3 CHAPTER VII . We must pray with ...
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... FAITH . " MOTHER , I want to hear more about prayer . Is there any thing more necessary , besides what you have told me , in order to pray aright ? " " Yes , my dear , many more things are necessary ; but I will tell you but one 4 ON ...
... FAITH . " MOTHER , I want to hear more about prayer . Is there any thing more necessary , besides what you have told me , in order to pray aright ? " " Yes , my dear , many more things are necessary ; but I will tell you but one 4 ON ...
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... FAITH . St. James says , ' If any of you lack wisdom , let him ask of God , that giveth to all men liberally , and upbraideth not ; and it shall be given him . But let him ask in faith , nothing wavering . For he that wa- vereth is like ...
... FAITH . St. James says , ' If any of you lack wisdom , let him ask of God , that giveth to all men liberally , and upbraideth not ; and it shall be given him . But let him ask in faith , nothing wavering . For he that wa- vereth is like ...
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... faith is made the condition upon which Jesus promises that the prayers of his disciples shall be answered . ' And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer , believing , ye shall re- ceive . ' And this is a very reasonable condition ...
... faith is made the condition upon which Jesus promises that the prayers of his disciples shall be answered . ' And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer , believing , ye shall re- ceive . ' And this is a very reasonable condition ...
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... faith ? " 66 Yes , my dear ; I have a great many things of this kind to tell you . All the stories that I am going to tell you , will be examples of the prayer of faith . But , as I want to use most of them for explaining other points ...
... faith ? " 66 Yes , my dear ; I have a great many things of this kind to tell you . All the stories that I am going to tell you , will be examples of the prayer of faith . But , as I want to use most of them for explaining other points ...
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66 MOTHER afraid Ahab altar Ammonites answer our prayers answer the prayers apostle Paul says ASK AMISS ask aright Behold Bible says blessing book of Samuel burnt offering called chapter children of Israel confess contrite David says dear debt disciples earnest earth Elijah Esau evil forgive garden of Gethsemane glory God's Holy Spirit hate heard his prayer heaven heavenly Father humble importunate iniquities Jehoshaphat Jerusalem Jesus says kind kingdom law of Moses little spider Lord's prayer mean mercy mighty hand mind Moabites name of Christ Nehemiah obey particular things Pharisee praise pray aright prayer and supplication prayer of faith promises prophets of Baal punished rain sinners sins suppose teach tell thanks thee ther thou art thou art God thou hast thought thy holy thy name told truth watch wept wicked word worship wrong ye shall ask
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Page 99 - Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. 37 Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
Page 33 - And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Page 51 - And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said; Lord, thou art God which hast made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is...
Page 58 - O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments...
Page 55 - Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation : and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
Page 42 - Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Page 10 - If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone?
Page 54 - Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness : according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions : and my sin is ever before me.
Page 64 - Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a pharisee and the other a publican ; the pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican ; I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
Page 55 - The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, 0 God, thou wilt not despise.