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Category Archives: Presence of God
A Short and Easy Method of Prayer – Chapter 6
Of Self-Surrender We should now begin to abandon and give up our whole existence unto God, from the strong and positive conviction, that the occurrence of every moment is agreeable to His immediate will and permission, and just such as … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Lectio Divina, Mysticism, Mystics, Prayer, Presence of God, Spiritual Practices
Tagged abandonment, anxious, Books, hope, Jeanne Guyon, Madame Guyon, Matthew, Mysticism, Mystics, Prayer, Proverbs, Providence, Psalms, Romans, self-surrender, Spiritual Practices
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A Short and Easy Method of Prayer – Chapter 5
Of Spiritual Aridity Though God hath no other desire than to impart Himself to the loving soul that seeks Him, yet He frequently conceals Himself that the soul may be roused from sloth, and impelled to seek Him with fidelity … Continue reading
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Tagged affection, Books, consolation, contentment, dryness, Ecclesiastes, fidelity, heart jesus, humiliation, Jeanne Guyon, Jesus Christ, love, Madame Guyon, Mystics, patience, Prayer, resignation, self-abasement, silence, Soul, spiritual aridity, Spiritual Practices, withdrawing
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A Short and Easy Method of Prayer – Chapter 4
The Second Degree of Prayer Some call the second degree of prayer, “The Prayer of Contemplation,” “The Prayer of Faith and Stillness,” and others call it, “The Prayer of Simplicity.” I shall here use this latter appellation, as being more … Continue reading
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Tagged affection, Books, Canticles, contemplation, Divine presence, Jeanne Guyon, Madame Guyon, Mysticism, Mystics, Prayer, prayer of contemplation, prayer of simplicity, Presence of God, second degree of prayer, simplicity, Spiritual Practices, Will
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A Short and Easy Method of Prayer – Chapter 2
The Method of Prayer There are two ways of introducing a soul into prayer, which should for some time be pursued; the one is Meditation, the other is Reading accompanied with Meditation. Meditative Reading is the choosing some important practical … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustine, book, Books, centre, Divine presence, exercise, experiment, holy of holies, Jeanne Guyon, John, Madame Guyon, meditation, meditative reading, method of prayer, Mystics, Prayer, Presence of God, reading, Soul, Spiritual Practices
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A Short and Easy Method of Prayer – Chapter 1
The Universal Call to Prayer What a dreadful delusion hath prevailed over the greater part of mankind, in supposing that they are not called to a state of prayer! whereas all are capable of prayer, and are called thereto, as … Continue reading
Posted in Books, God, Lectio Divina, Mysticism, Mystics, Prayer, Presence of God, Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Practices
Tagged Books, enjoyment, gifts of the Holy Spirit, head, heart.love, Jeanne Guyon, Jeremiah, John, Madame Guyon, Mark, meditation, Mystics, Paul Thessalonians, perfect, Perfection, possession, Prayer, revelation, Salvation, Shepherd, Spiritual Practices, universal call to prayer, vice, virtue
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Speaking in Tongues and Intimacy with Jesus
One of the most effective helps for the believer to move quickly and intimately into the presence of God is the Spiritual gift of speaking in tongues. It is a greatly neglected gift in the wider church, probably because a … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Spirit, Intimacy with God, Prayer, Presence of God, Resources, Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Practices, Teaching
Tagged blog, God, Healing Prayer Ministries Network, healing.intercession, hpmn, intimacy with Jesus, Presence of God, speaking in tongues, spiritual gift, Spiritual Practices
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Unity of Heart and Mind
When God made us he gave us a body, mind and spirit. Because of our western way of viewing the world, inherited from the ancient Greeks, by way of the church fathers and thinkers such as Thomas Aquinas, and others, … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church, Holy Spirit, Intimacy with God, Mind, Mysticism, Presence of God, Teaching
Tagged Aquinas, believing and acting, Beth Tephillah, body, book, Books, church fathers, doing and being, Father God, followers of Jesus, Genesis, God, Greeks, Habits of the Mind, Hebrews, Holy Spirit, in his image, James, James Sire, Jewish, John, Kingdom of God, knowing and doing, Mind, nature of God, Pentecost, Peter, Spirit, Teaching, Thomas, tongues of fire, unity
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Rhonda Hughey – Three Doors
A year or so ago I went to the YWAM base in Melbourne, Australia to hear Rhonda Hughey speak. What I heard was inspiring. Here is a woman who, while being a leader with a global perspective on the church, at … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Church, Culture, Intimacy with God, Mysticism, Mystics, People, Presence of God
Tagged book, Books, Church, Culture, Desperate for His presence, disciple, door of heaven, door of hope, door of intimacy, fellowship, History, Hosea, intimacy, intimacy with Jesus, Isaiah, John, Kingdom of God, Mystics, prophecy, revelation, Rhonda Hughey, Song of Solomon, YWAM
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Charismatic Mysticism
In my last post I mentioned the more obvious mystical stream in the Evangelical church, based on the contemplative tradition. Much less recognised, however, and one of the primary motivations for my explorations, is the clear mystical content of the … Continue reading
Posted in Charismatic, Church, Church History, Experience, Healing, Hearing God's Voice, Holy Spirit, Ministry, Mysticism, People, Prayer, Presence of God, Spiritual Gifts
Tagged baptism of the Holy Spirit, Baptist, Books, Charismatic, Charismatic Movement, Charles kraft, Church History, Cindy Jacobs, conservative, contemplative, Dave Roberts, Deep Healing ministries, Elijah House, Ellel Ministries, evangelical, experience of God, Fundamentalist, Gods presence, Guy Chevreau, Healing, intercession, John and Paula Sandford, John Wimber, Loren Sandford, mystical, Mysticism, New Age Movement, pentecostal, Peter Horrobin, prayer counselling, prayer ministry, prophetic gift, Sandfords, spiritual experience, spiritual warfare, Tom Marshall, Toronto Blessing, tradition, Vineyard, Voice of God, Wholeness through Christ
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