'e.m Bounds Power Through Prayer'
The sermon emphasizes the importance of prayer and faithfulness in our lives, highlighting that God rewards us for our faithfulness, not just the size of our accomplishments.
This sermon emphasizes the transformative power of prayer through the personal experience of reading 'Power Through Prayer' by E.M. Bounds, highlighting how the book deeply impacted the speaker's life and perspective on prayer. It also contrasts the lives of David Brainerd and John Wesley, illustrating that God rewards faithfulness over mere accomplishments.
Full Transcript
It's never been published like that since. It had a fantastic cover. It was brilliant red and it had big gold letters on the back, Power Through Prayer by E.M. Bounds.
And I made up my mind in the lunchtime when other boys were fooling around, I'd go and read that book on my knees. I read it through in a week. I went through it? No, it went through me.
It changed my life about prayer. When I was 17, my Sunday school teacher gave me The Bridge Life of David Brainerd, one of the greatest saints ever. Brainerd died at 28.
Wesley died at 88. Is Wesley going to have a bigger reward? No, he's not. Why not? Because God doesn't reward us just for the size of our accomplishments.
He rewards us for faithfulness.
Sermon Outline
- The Power of Prayer
- E.M. Bounds' Book
- Prayer Changes Lives
- Faithfulness Over Accomplishments
Key Quotes
“It went through me.” — Leonard Ravenhill
“God doesn't reward us just for the size of our accomplishments.” — Leonard Ravenhill
Application Points
- We should prioritize prayer in our lives, allowing it to transform us from the inside out.
- God values faithfulness over our accomplishments, so we should focus on being faithful rather than trying to achieve great things.