Great is the power of prayer and intercession!
– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, 1856
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Prayer and holiness are connected – John Wesley
The neglect of prayer is a grand hindrance to holiness.
– John Wesley –
New theologians – Andrew Murray
May God raise up from among our theologians many who will dedicate their lives to see that God’s Holy Spirit is recognized in the lives of believers, in the ministry of the Word by tongue and pen, and in all the work done in His church.
– Andrew Murray –
from The Indwelling Spirit
The work of grace – JC Ryle
The work of grace once begun in the soul will never stand still. It will gradually “leaven the whole lump.” Like leaven once introduced, it can never be separated from that with which it is mingled. Little by little it will influence the conscience, the affections, the mind, and the will, until the whole man is affected by its power, and a thorough conversion to God takes place.
– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, 1856
Gifts improved and shared – John Flavel
Gifts are improved in us by prayer and study, but the benefits of those gifts are shared among us by love and unity.
– John Flavel –
1627-1691
Word and Spirit – Andrew Murray
If you would have the divine life of the Spirit within you grow strong in every part of your nature, let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.
– Andrew Murray –
from The Indwelling Spirit
Don’t be idle – Thomas Brooks
Standing pools gather mud, and nourish and breed venomous creatures; and so do the idle and slothful Christians.
– Thomas Brooks –
from Smooth Stones taken from Ancient Brooks
No sacrifice too great – CT Studd
If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him.
– CT Studd –
Praying for others – Samuel Rutherford
I have benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God for them I have gotten something for myself.
– Samuel Rutherford –