The Essentials of Prayer

by Edward McKendree Bounds

Publisher:

Christian Classics Ethereal Library

, 2004

Overview

"PRAYER has to do with the entire man. Prayer takes in man in his whole being, mind, soul and body. It takes the whole man to pray, and prayer affects the entire man in its gracious results. As the whole nature of man enters into prayer, so also all that belongs to man is the beneficiary of prayer. All of man receives benefits in prayer. The whole man must be given to God in praying. The largest results in praying come to him who gives himself, all of himself, all that belongs to himself, to God. This is the secret of full consecration, and this is a condition of successful praying, and the sort of praying which brings the largest fruits." --E. M. Bounds

Contents

Top Highlights

“Prayer has to do with the entire man. Prayer takes in man in his whole being, mind, soul and body. It takes the whole man to pray, and prayer affects the entire man in its gracious results.” (Page 6)

“Humility is born by looking at God, and His holiness, and then looking at self and man’s unholiness.” (Page 12)

“God sees to it that when the whole man prays, in turn the whole man shall be blessed. His” (Page 9)

“Humility does not have its eyes on self, but rather on God and others.” (Page 10)

“Activity is often at the expense of more solid, useful elements, and generally to the total neglect of prayer. To be too busy with God’s work to commune with God, to be busy with doing Church work without taking time to talk to God about His work, is the highway to backsliding, and many people have walked therein to the hurt of their immortal souls.” (Page 17)

Product Details

• Title: The Essentials of Prayer
• Author: Edward M. Bounds
• Publisher: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
• Publication Date: 2004
• Pages: 59

About Edward McKendree Bounds

Edward McKendree Bounds (August 15, 1835–August 24, 1913) was a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and author of eleven books, nine of which focused on the subject of prayer.