Jim Cymbala - Prayer Quotes

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Prayer cannot truly be taught by principles and seminars and symposiums. It has to be born out of a whole environment of felt need. If I say, "I ought to pray," I will soon run out of motivation and quit; the flesh is too strong. I have to be driven to pray.

Jim Cymbala
What does it say about our churches today that God birthed the church in a prayer meeting, and prayer meetings today are almost extinct?

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The first century money changers were in the temple, but they didn't have the spirit of the temple... They were out of sync with the whole purpose of the Lord's house. "The atmosphere of my Father's house," Jesus seemed to say, "is to be prayer. The aroma around my Father must be that of people opening their hearts in worship and supplication. This is not a place to make a buck. This is a house for calling on the Lord.

Jim Cymbala
Let's forget the novelties. If we prevail in prayer, God will do only what he can do. How he does things, when he does them, and in what manner are up to him. The name of Jesus, the power of his blood, and the prayer of faith have never lost their power over the centuries.

Jim Cymbala
No matter what I preach or what we claim to believe in our heads, the future will depend upon our times of prayer.

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You can tell how popular a church is by who comes on Sunday morning. You can tell how popular the pastor or evangelist is by who comes on Sunday night. But you can tell how popular Jesus is by who comes to the prayer meeting.

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We need to realize that the promises that overflow our Bibles will overflow into our own lives only as we appropriate them through prayer.

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I have seen God do more in people's lives during ten minutes of real prayer than in ten of my sermons.

Jim Cymbala