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  REDEEMING TIME
  by Andrew Bonar
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Summary: Andrew Bonar emphasizes the importance of redeeming time for
prayer and making direct use of Scripture in daily life.

Topics: "Prayer", "Spiritual Growth"
Scripture References: Ephesians 6:18, Philippians 4:6, Colossians 4:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:17

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Andrew Bonar emphasizes the importance of redeeming time for prayer,
encouraging believers to pray continuously, even while engaged in daily
activities like walking. He reflects on his own struggles with
unholiness, prayerlessness, and a sense of responsibility towards his
congregation, especially as he marks the anniversary of his ordination.
Bonar expresses a desire to utilize Scripture more effectively in his
daily life and acknowledges feelings of envy towards the success of
other clergymen. His message serves as a reminder of the need for
diligence in prayer and personal growth in faith.

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"Pray without ceasing"

(1 Thess. 5:17).

God has this week been impressing much upon me the way of redeeming time
for prayer by learning to pray while walking or going from place to
place. Also He has been showing me how to make more direct use of
Scripture to my own case in daily reading. Tomorrow is the anniversary
of my ordination day I feel my unholiness, my prayerlessness, and my
want of solemnity and sense of responsibility I seem to have done
nothing at all for this people, and I wonder much at my indifference of
neighbouring clergymen. I feel also a great deal of envy at hearing of
others' success.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/andrew-bonar/redeeming-time/
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