PRAYER IS NOT AN OPTION... IT’S A NECESSITY! (14 OF 28)
Scripture: Matthew 6:5-8
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Prayer Is Not an Option... It's a Necessity! (14 of 28)
Series: Principles of Kingdom Living
Dr. Darrow Perkins
Matthew 6:5-8
''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. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.''
Matthew 6:5-8
In today's society, we're finding new ways all the time to say connected with each other; we've got the telephone, both land lines and cell phones; we've got Instant Messaging(r) and Text Messages; we've got email; we've got FaceBook(r); we've got Skype(r); we've got Tango(r); we've got KiK(r); and all of these go through upgrades and updates to make them better. God, on the other hand, instituted a program that does not need updating; it does not need an internet connection; nor do we need a cell tower to get connected with God. All we need is a desire to communicate with God, and faith to believe that whatever we ask of Him, He is able to provide it!
Prayer is our communication with God in a manner that He has directed us to make contact with Him. Someone once said, ''For the Christian, praying should be like breathing. Just as breathing is the response of physical life to the presence of air, so prayer should be the response of spiritual life to the presence of God.''
In the book, ''The Complete Works of E. M. Bounds on Prayer,'' Bounds says, ''The more praying there is in the world the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil everywhere. Pr ...
Series: Principles of Kingdom Living
Dr. Darrow Perkins
Matthew 6:5-8
''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. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.''
Matthew 6:5-8
In today's society, we're finding new ways all the time to say connected with each other; we've got the telephone, both land lines and cell phones; we've got Instant Messaging(r) and Text Messages; we've got email; we've got FaceBook(r); we've got Skype(r); we've got Tango(r); we've got KiK(r); and all of these go through upgrades and updates to make them better. God, on the other hand, instituted a program that does not need updating; it does not need an internet connection; nor do we need a cell tower to get connected with God. All we need is a desire to communicate with God, and faith to believe that whatever we ask of Him, He is able to provide it!
Prayer is our communication with God in a manner that He has directed us to make contact with Him. Someone once said, ''For the Christian, praying should be like breathing. Just as breathing is the response of physical life to the presence of air, so prayer should be the response of spiritual life to the presence of God.''
In the book, ''The Complete Works of E. M. Bounds on Prayer,'' Bounds says, ''The more praying there is in the world the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil everywhere. Pr ...
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