Praying Things Through Before They Happen.pdf

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1、PrayingThingsThroughBeforeTheyHappenNowI’mcomingintothenextthing.I’vegotalittlelisthereanditdoesn’tfollowbutwe’llgetthroughit.SomethingelsethatIfindextremelyimportantisthis:Praythingsthroughbeforetheyhappen.NowbecausethisisareligiousmeetingandI’mapreacherI’llgiveyouascriptureforthis.Philippians4

2、:6–7:“BeanxiousfornothingbutineverythingbyprayerandsupplicationwiththanksgivingletyourrequestbemadeknowntoGodandthepeaceofGodwhichsurpassesallunderstandingwillguardyourheartsandmindsthroughChristJesus.”HaveanyofyoueverreadthejournalsofJohnWesley?Well,Ireadtheminthel950s,thecompletefourvolumeedit

3、ion.There’sanabridgedadditionwhichisallrightbutitmissesoutonreallyexcitingthings.ThatwasperhapsthemostchallengingbookoutsideoftheBiblethatIhaveeverread.TheotheronewouldbeFinney’sautobiography.IreallyammoreinterestedinwhatpeoplehavedoneforGodthanintheirtheoriesaboutGod.Ifindthempersonallymoreinsp

4、iring.AndIthinkpartofwhathashappenedinmylifehasbeeninresponsetothechallengeofJohnWesley’slife.Idon’tnecessarilyespouseallhisdoctrinesbuttherewassomewayIcouldrelate—hewasafellowatacollegeofOxford,IwasafellowofthecollegeofCambridge.Andhehadthatclassicalbackground.Ithinktherewassomethingbetweenhisb

5、ackgroundandminethatmademe—butIwasseeingsolittleofGod’spowerandhereIwas,Pentecostal,baptizedintheSpiritandhavingallthelanguage.AndwePentecostals,webelievewehaditall.Itwasafundamentaldoctrineforus.AndthenIreadaboutJohnWesley,anAnglican.AndI’dbeenanAnglican,IknewAnglicansdidn’thaveanything.Buthece

6、rtainlyhadalotmorethanIhad.AndIthinkonethingaboutitwasGodwaspleasedthatIwashumbleenoughtoacknowledgeit.AndIthinkthat’sgoneontobeacontinuinginspirationinmylifetothisday.ButwhyImentionthatisbecauseinhisjournal—LetmesayanotherthingIappreciateaboutJohnWesleyishisspirit.IadmireinmanywaysMartinLutherb

7、utIdon’tenvyMartinLuther’sspiritintheleastbit.Infact,I’dratherstayawayfromit.Hewasatremendousman,heimpactedhistorybuthispersonalattitudewasofnoappealtomewhatever.LeastofallhisattitudetotheJewishpeople.ButJohnWesleyhadakindof