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The story of every great Christian achievement is the history of answered prayer." Christian prayer often lacks true conviction, an honest belief that these quiet utterances can contribute to advancing God's Kingdom, releasing power, goodness, and peace into a broken, weary world. In his later books devoted to the subject of prayer, E. M. Bounds contended that prayer is "the greatest work" of the believer, "the battlefield of the Church, "...

Here is the deepest cure. At some point, every man or woman comes face-to-face with the brutal consequences of their own vanity, the crippling ridicule of their own insecurity-or both. But each are symptoms of the same cancer rooted within every human heart - pride Like the surgeon's scalpel, this short work cuts deeply, but offers the only true cure. Author Andrew Murray (1828-1917) was a South African pastor, exceptional Bible teacher,...

What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." Our understanding of God impacts not merely our theology, but also the way in which we practice ethics and morality - our entire lives are based on the way we answer the core question: "Who is God?" Thus, it is paramount that we have a true and accurate understanding of God. American pastor, author, and spiritual mentor, A. W. Tozer (1897-1963) believ...

A Timeless Guide to the Art of Abiding Many a faithful Christian has pondered over Jesus' command in John 15: "abide in me." Compelled by the invitation but baffled by how to practically achieve it, they fail to grasp the power and promise within the Savior's most important command. South African pastor, teacher, and writer, Andrew Murray, (1828-1917) believed that abiding was the highest call for every Christian, the key to pressing beyon...

A Quickening Flame for a Lukewarm Heart If they are honest, many believers today would describe their Christian experience as "shallow, " "hollow, " or as religious actions that feel like "nervous activity." Meanwhile, their heart yearns for something more - an authentic connection with a living, passionate God. In The Pursuit of God, A. W. Tozer calls the reader out of the spiritual apathy or religious intellectualism hindering them, and ...