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Three Steps to a Ruined Prayer Life
Posted on Monday, September 25th, 2017 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: 1 Thes. 5:16, Carol McClain, how to ruin prayer, prayer, three steps to a ruined prayer life, Writing Redemption

By Carol McClain: @carol_mcclain There was a time when I knew prayer. The Bible describes prayer as wrestling or striving or fervency or laboring… and lots of other words implying working hard at it. I used to rise before my daughter woke so I could have at least and hour in prayer. I picked up my guitar and …[ read more ]

Ten Ways to be Filled with the Holy Spirit

@carol_mcclain "Don't be drunk with wine, be filled with the Spirit!" 1 Cor.5:18 According to John Piper, how do we get drunk with wine? We drink it. Lots of it. So how do we get drunk with the Holy Spirit? Immerse yourself in God. Drink in lots of Him. Read your Scriptures. Pray. Sing Psalms and hymns and contemporary Christian music. Listen to edifying Christian stations. Avoid our entertainment that celebrates sinful behavior--alcohol, sex, foul language. Hang out with practicing, like-minded Christians. Go to church. Take notes on the sermon. Look around this world and see the glory God… ...[ full story ]

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