Tag: Prayer
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ABC of Prayer: The Problem of Rationaliztion
Dear Lord, Lord, I fear that I have rationalized sin, for if I have rationalized sin will you then not hear me? And, if I have, is there any hope for me. (Jeremiah 7:9, 10, 16) II Chronicles 33:1, 2, 12, and 13: Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five…
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ABC’S of Prayer: Unselfish
Dear Lord, I am told that selfishness precludes answers to prayer (James 4:3). Are You willing to change my selfish spirit? Ezekiel points us to the fact that God wants to create in us “A new heart also will I give you, and, a new spirit will I put within you” (Ezekiel 36:26). It was Christ…
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Victory Over Slavery
Sometime ago, I felt impressed to preach a sermon out of the book of Philemon. This sermon developed out of that study. Go to Philemon: Exploration into Forgiveness and Reconciliation for more details on that study. Yet within this sermon there is no reference made to Philemon at all. Studying Philemon gave the input for this sermon for I suddenly…
Pastor Lester Bentley 