Every preacher who does not make prayer a mighty factor in his own life and ministry is weak as a factor in God's work and is powerless to project God's cause in this world. Edward McKendree Bounds factorgodlife Change image and 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
The resurrection of Jesus Christ was necessary to establish the truth of his mission and put the stamp of all-conquering power on his gospel. Edward McKendree Bounds christconquerestablish Change image and share on social
Prayer-leadership preserves the spirituality of the Church, just as prayerless leaders make for unspiritual conditions. Edward McKendree Bounds churchconditionleader Change image and share on social
Faith accepts the Bible as the word and will of God and rests upon its truth without question and without other evidence. Edward McKendree Bounds acceptbibleevidence Change image and share on social
Woe to the generation of sons who find their censers empty of the rich incense of prayer, whose fathers have been too busy or too unbelieving to pray, and perils inexpressible and consequences untold are their unhappy heritage. Edward McKendree Bounds busycenserconsequence share on social
If prayer puts God to work on earth, then, by the same token, prayerlessness rules God out of the world's affairs and prevents Him from working. Edward McKendree Bounds affairearthgod Change image and share on social
Safety is in Heaven. Put your values there only; put your heart there. No tears are there to flood your heart, no sorrows there to break it, no losses there to grieve and embitter. Edward McKendree Bounds breakembitterflood Change image and share on social
Men who pray are, in reality, the only religious men, and it takes a full-measured man to pray. Edward McKendree Bounds fullmanmeasure Change image and share on social
While the pulpit must hold to its unswerving loyalty to the Word of God, it must, at the same time, be loyal to the doctrine of prayer which that same Word illustrates and enforces upon mankind. Edward McKendree Bounds doctrineenforcegod Change image and share on social