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Bloody Battleground (Compilation)
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In this sermon, the preacher highlights the lack of time that people claim to have for prayer. He gives examples of different individuals who prioritize other activities over prayer, such as playing games, watching TV, or engaging in social events. The preacher emphasizes that it is not a lack of time, but rather a lack of desire to pray. He urges the audience to prioritize prayer and reminds them that even Jesus, who has the care of the entire universe, takes the time to intercede for them.
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Only praying men touch God. Very few of God's people pray anymore. We're too busy working for Jesus to talk to Him. You see Christ come into the shadows, standing outside the office door and He says, Man of God, can I have an hour please? Not now Lord, I've got a counseling session, I've got to try to save a marriage. Again the Spirit calls, Man of God, may I have an hour with you? Not now Lord, I'm meeting with my architect and building committee for your new church, we'll be busy till midnight. Again the Lord calls, what about tomorrow, may I have even one day with you now? Not now Lord, I have no time, I'm leaving for South Africa for a missions conference. Very soon Lord, not just now, souls are dying, I need it in Africa. We have time to visit, to build, to travel, to vacation, to attend meetings for recreation, greeting, counseling, visitation, but no time to pray. You know, I'm weary of hearing people say, this is such a busy, fast-paced generation, we don't have time to pray today. No, it's not a lack of time, it's a lack of desire. You'll make time for what you really want to do. Look at those distant brothers on the racquetball court, sweating, concentrating, serious, hours and hours on the racquetball court. There's another, he's got a coke in hand and he's got sandwiches, probably going to watch three hours of cowboy time. These are the men who tell me they have no time to pray. And here's the dear lady, she spends her time at Tupperware. She's got baby showers going. Tomorrow she goes shopping, she's got a, look at the young people in America, wasting their time, playing Pac-Man, galaxy war, goofing off, bored, restless, looking for action. No time to pray. Oh God, somehow get this generation on its knees. Break it, not just the Lord's prayer, but a Holy Ghost communion. You say you have no time to pray, yet the very Son of God, who has the care of all the multiplied universes, He has the time to pray for you. He takes the time to intercede before the throne of God. He prays, you say you have no time, He does. We'll go anywhere, we'll do anything in His name, but we will not pray. We'll sing and cry, but we won't pray. We'll visit the sick and the prisoners, but we won't pray. We will counsel the hurt and need, we'll stay up all night to comfort a friend, we won't pray. We'll fight corruption, but we won't pray. We'll crusade for morality, but we won't pray. We'll stand up against nuclear armaments, but we won't pray. We can sit here for two hours praising God, but we won't go home and pray. We'll attend crusades and seminars, go from meeting to meeting, lift our hands and sing and shout and praise the Lord, but we don't pray. Prayer is not just a bunch of words running out of our mouth. It's not just a bunch of words. I'm so sick and tired of people just saying words. No wonder the devil is fapping the spiritual strength of this generation, because prayer is a bloody battleground. Prayer is a bloody battleground. I believe that the devil will throw hell at any man who says, I'm going to pray and seek the face of God. The devil's not afraid of power-hungry saints, but he trembles at the sound of a praying saint.
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