Chapter 32—Prayer Meeting
The church must pray often—Jesus prayed! The Majesty of
Heaven prayed! He wept in behalf of man. Prayer, faithful, earnest
prayer will move the arm that moves the world. The minister of Christ
must pray if he would have the refreshing from the presence of God.
The church must pray much if they would walk in the light, as He is in
the light.—
The Signs of the Times, January 15, 1880
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Prayer meeting is the pulse of the church body—A prayer meet-
ing will always tell the true interest of the church members in spiritual
and eternal things. The prayer meeting is as the pulse to the body; it
denotes the true spiritual condition of the church. A lifeless, backslid-
den church has no relish for the prayer meetings.—
Selections from
Testimonies to the Managers and Workers in our Institutions (Ph 149)
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Members should give prayer meeting a higher priority—Many
declare that it is certainly no harm to go to a concert and neglect the
prayer-meeting, or absent themselves from meetings where God’s
servants are to declare a message from heaven. It is safe for you to
be just where Christ has said He would be. Those who appreciate the
words of Christ will not turn aside from the prayer-meeting, or from
the meeting where the Lord’s messenger has been sent to tell them
concerning things of eternal interest. Jesus has said, “Where two or
three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of
them.” Can you afford to choose your pleasure and miss the blessing?
It is indulgence in these things that has a telling influence not only on
your own life and character, but upon the life and character of your
associates. If all who profess to be followers of Christ would be so in
deed and in truth, they would have the mind of Christ, and would work
the works of God. They would resist temptation to indulge self, and
would show that they do not enjoy the frivolous pleasure of the world
more than the privilege of meeting with Christ in the social meeting.
They would then have a decided influence upon others, and lead them
to follow their example.—
The Youth’s Instructor, April 23, 1912
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