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  PRAY WITHOUT CEASING
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: Praying without ceasing is essential to maintaining a strong
faith and avoiding failure in ministry.

Topics: "Spiritual Discipline", "Prayer"
Scripture References: Philippians 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, James 5:16

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes the critical importance of maintaining a
consistent prayer life, sharing the story of a once-effective preacher
who neglected his time with God and faced serious consequences. Tozer
warns that when believers abandon their commitment to prayer, the work
of God suffers. He calls for honesty in our relationship with God and
urges us to prioritize prayer to avoid spiritual failures. The sermon
serves as a reminder that prayer is essential for sustaining our
ministries and connection with God.

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Pray without ceasing. --1 Thessalonians 5:17

I knew of an able preacher greatly used of the Lord in evangelism and
Bible conferences. He was a busy, busy man. There came the occasion when
someone frankly asked him, "Doctor, tell us about your prayer life. How
do you pray? How much do you pray?"

The man was embarrassed as he replied, "I must confess to you something
I have not confessed before. I do not have the time to pray as I used
to. My time alone with God has been neglected."

Not too long afterward, that preacher sustained a serious failure. It
brought his ministry to an abrupt end, and he was put on the shelf.

If we want to be honest with God, we will take solemnly the admonition
to pray without ceasing. God's work on this earth languishes when God's
people give up their ministries of prayer and supplication. I cannot
tell you why this is true, but it is true. Men Who Met God, pp. 46-47

"What a sad statement, Lord: 'I do not have the time to pray as I used
to.' Deliver me from that neglect and keep me faithful in this high
priority. Then guard me from that 'serious failure.' Amen."

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