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Prayer is work. The experiences of many children of God demonstrate that it accomplishes far more than does any other form of work. It is also warfare, for it is one of the weapons in fighting the enemy. However, only prayer in the spirit is genuinely effectual.

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Revelation is the first step to holiness, and consecration is the second. A day must come in our lives, as definite as the day of our conversion, when we give up all right to ourselves and submit to the absolute Lordship of Jesus Christ.
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Consecration First Holiness Revelation Second Step The To
The Spirit is both a builder and a dweller. He cannot dwell where he has not built; He builds to dwell and dwells in only what he has built.
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Builder Built Dweller Naboth Spirit
The greatest negative in the universe is the Cross, for with it God wiped out everything that was not of Himself: the greatest positive in the universe is the resurrection, for through it God brought into being all.
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Cross Everything God Greatest Himself Negative Not Out Universe Was Wipe
Samson is not alone in the history of man in failing in this regard. Delilah is still cutting the hair of man today!
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Alon Cut Delilah Fall Hair History Man Regrait Samson Still Today
There is a line drawn by God, a boundary where by virtue of his own very presence Satan’s writ does not run. Let God but occupy all the space himself, and what room is left for the evil one?
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Drawn Evil God Occupy One Presence Room Satan Virtue
The book of Acts is the best aid in approaching our work. We do not find there anyone consecrating himself as a preacher nor anyone deciding to do the Lord’s work by making himself a missionary or a pastor. What we do see is the Holy Spirit Himself appointing and sending men out to do the work.
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Act Approach Bets Book Our Work
True revelation of the fact of the Spirit’s indwelling will revolutionize the life of any Christian.
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Christian Fact Indwelling Life Revelation Revolution Spirit True
The child of God ought to confess his weakness that he does not know how to pray, and petition the Holy Spirit to teach him.
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Child God Holy Spirit Know Ought Confess Petition Pray Teach Weakness
Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.
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Enable Enemy First Him Ideal Inwardly Outward Overcome Prayer
I am weak; in Christ, I am strong. Outside of Christ, I cannot; in Christ, I am more than able. Outside of Christ,
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Able Christ More Outside Strong Weak
If Christ lives in us, we will rejoice in everything, and we will thank and praise the Lord. We will say, ‘Hallelujah! Praise the Lord’ forever.
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Christ Everything Forever Hallelujah In Live Lord Prose Rejoice Say Us We Will
I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious. How meaningful are the words, “in Christ.”
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Already Been Christ Defeat Meaningful Victorious Word
A born-again person ought to possess unspeakable peace in the spirit.
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Again Born Ought Peace Person Posses Spirit Unspeakable
God will answer all our questions in one way and one way only. Namely, by showing us more of his Son.
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Answer God More Namely One Only Question Show Son Way Will
Good is not always God’s will, but God’s will is always good.
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Always God Good Will
We think of the Christian life as a ‘changed life’ but it is not that. What God offers us is an ‘exchanged life,’ a ‘substituted life,’ and Christ is our Substitute within.
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Christ Christian exchange God Like Offer Substitute Think

Prayer is work. The experiences of many children of God demonstrate that it accomplishes far more than does any other form of work. It is also warfare, for it is one of the weapons in fighting the enemy. However, only prayer in the spirit is genuinely effectual.

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Prayer is work. The experiences of many children of God demonstrate that it accomplishes far more than does any other form of work. It is also warfare, for it is one of the weapons in fighting the enemy. However, only prayer in the spirit is genuinely effectual.

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