Praying for the Lost
Recently at a Learning Party, for a prayer community that I am apart of, we looked at a guy named Daniel Nash. Here is a guy who understood what prayer could do and what was meant by the verse, "prayer without ceasing." This has impacted my spirit, especially as prayer related to ministry. The quote from the article we looked at shows what I think is the most profound part of what needs to be changed in today's ministries. The article is quite long, but there is so much interesting stuff in it that I would recommend you still give it a read. I hope this inspires you as much as it did me.
DANIEL NASH: PREVAILING PRINCE OF PRAYER
DANIEL NASH: PREVAILING PRINCE OF PRAYER
"Finney never counted on his theology, messages, preaching style, logic, or methods to save souls. He looked rather to mighty prayer and the resulting powerful work of the Holy Spirit to sweep in with great conviction on his audience, that his conversions might be thorough. This may well explain why 80 per cent of those converted in his meetings stood the test of time. Years later Moody followed a similar pattern but without such a prayer warrior. He saw perhaps 50 per cent of his converts last. Today, a well-known evangelist (well-financed and highly organized) recently stated that he would be delighted if 20 per cent of his converts were genuinely converted. In this day of apostasy with many decisions but few true conversions, with many programs but little prayer, with much organizing but little agonizing, we would be wise to learn lessons from the past. One of our godly forefathers whose life can teach us such is Daniel Nash."
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