This past weekend, I concluded a preaching series at Eastbrook Church called "Power in Prayer: Learning to Pray with St. Paul." Through the series, I shared quotations on prayer throughout the series, and several people asked if I could share them. There were a few that I had in my notes that I never mentioned, so …
The Prayer Meeting that Lasted 100 Years
I came across this article while working on some message preparation and background study on prayer. Thanks to the author, Leslie K. Tarr, for writing this powerful illustration of the link between prayer and mission. FACT: The Moravian Community of Herrnhut in Saxony, in 1727, commenced a round-the-clock “prayer watch” that continued nonstop for over a …
Quotations on Temptation
“I can resist anything except temptation.” - Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan "Satan gives Adam an apple, and takes away Paradise. Therefore in all temptations let us consider not what he offers, but what we shall lose." - Richard Sibbes "A celebrated decadent wrote, ‘The only way to get rid of a temptation is to …
Matthew Erickson 