Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by-chapter verse-by-verse study through the entire Bibleary Chapel movement. This radio program is a chapter by chapter verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the Word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message,

the practice of prayer as we pick up in Hebrews chapter 5, verse 7.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck.

Prayer is not an instrument by which we can accomplish our wills upon the earth.

God never intended that prayer be the medium by which you can do anything you want to do,

have anything you want to have.

And yet, unfortunately, so many people look at prayer like that.

Like it's something where I can just come to God and ask anything I want.

And you say, well, didn't Jesus say, ask what ye will, and it shall be done?

Who did he say it to? Did he say that to the multitudes?

No. He said it to his disciples. And what constitutes being a disciple. If any man will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Now, when you read, and whatsoever you desire when you pray,

believe that you receive and you have it put over

the top of that deny yourself take up your cross and follow me you see that's who he is

giving this broad promise to and if i have indeed denied myself to take up the cross and to follow him,

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