Prayer was given to us by God to contact heaven in order to get help on Earth.

Dr Tony Evans says effective prayer doesn't come from a ritual, but from a relationship.

If you're going to get heaven to come down to meet you on earth,

that will be determined by your level of spiritual intimacy.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans.

In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy eventually learned that she already possessed what she needed to solve her problems.

In today's message from the archives, Dr Evans explains why Christians often have a hard time making that same discovery.

Let's listen in.

A woman who lived way out in the far country

was used to lighting her home with kerosene lamps.

That's how she got her light because no electricity had been run

out to where she was that far out. Finally, however, when they connected the electricity, she now had power. But the electric

company noticed that the power didn't seem to be used very much. There was only a little usage of the

power. So they thought something might be a ride, wrong at her home or with the connection.

And so they went to see the lady and knocked on her door.

They said, ma'am, excuse me, I'm from the electric company and we've connected you with

electricity and we want to make sure is your electricity working?

She said yes, the electricity is working.

They asked, well, tell me how you're using the power.

Well, she said, well, it's very simple.

Every day I turn the electricity on,

and I turn the lights on long enough for me to light my kerosene lamp.

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