The preachers who gain mighty results for God are the men who have prevailed in their pleadings with God ere venturing to plead with men. Edward McKendree Bounds eregaingod Change image and share on social
Leaders in the realm of religious activity are to be judged by their praying habits and not by their money or social position. Those who must be placed in the forefront of the Church's business must be, first of all, men who know how to pray. Edward McKendree Bounds activitybusinesschurch share on social
Bible revelations are not against reason but above reason, for the uses of faith, man's highest faculty. Edward McKendree Bounds biblefacultyfaith Change image and share on social
Man's access in prayer to God opens everything and makes his impoverishment his wealth. All things are his through prayer. Edward McKendree Bounds accessgodimpoverishment Change image and share on social
Preaching is God's great institution for the planting and maturing of spiritual life. When properly executed, its benefits are untold; when wrongly executed, no evil can exceed its damaging results. Edward McKendree Bounds benefitdamageevil Change image and share on social
The more praying there is in the world, the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil everywhere. Edward McKendree Bounds evilforcemighty Change image and share on social
Prayer is a specific divine appointment, an ordinance of Heaven, whereby God purposes to carry out His gracious designs on earth and to execute and make efficient the plan of salvation. Edward McKendree Bounds appointmentcarrydesign Change image and share on social
Prayer lays hold upon God and influences Him to work. This is the meaning of prayer as it concerns God. This is the doctrine of prayer, or else there is nothing whatever in prayer. Edward McKendree Bounds concerndoctrinegod Change image and share on social
Preaching is not the performance of an hour. It is the outflow of a life. It takes twenty years to make a sermon because it takes twenty years to make the man. The true sermon is a thing of life. The sermon grows because the man grows. Edward McKendree Bounds growhourlife share on social
The preacher's sharpest and strongest preaching should be to himself. His most difficult, delicate, laborious, and thorough work must be with himself. Edward McKendree Bounds delicatedifficultlaborious Change image and share on social
