Hi there,

How do you pray in the Holy Spirit in your own quiet time?

thanks,

Take Care.

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Lee Johnston
Church of Scotland (Presbyterian)
Paisley, Scotland
Ephesians 1:4-5
"In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will."

Lee,

Saturate your prayers in God's own words; the same Spirit Who breathed out the Scriptures will breathe through your prayers. This is not the only thing, but certainly one of the important components.

Cheers,

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Adam B., Wine Country, California, PCA

"I fear not to hold with Junius, de Politia Mosis cap. 6, that he who was punishable by death under that Judicial law, is punishable by death still; and he who was not punished by death then, is not to be punished by death now."

Rom 8:26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

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"Bible knowledge without repentance, will be but a torch to light men to hell. -Thomas Watson
United Through Christ
Ricky Heeb
Grace Reformed Church (RCUS) Lancaster, CA

I don't think praying in the Spirit is different to ordinary praying - praying done not in the Spirit is not properly called praying in my language; it is rather a presumptuous human work. One cannot approach the throne of grace but by the Spirit and apart from praying in the Spirit. So if one is approaching the throne of grace then you know it is by the Spirit. Bunyan has an excellent book on how to recognise the throne of grace and know you're in the right place; it's available as a Puritan Paperback ("Prayer"). I think as a minimum such an approaching will be accompanied by inner gaspings of love and gratefulness, an awareness of ones sin as well as grace received and above all being saturated in an adoration of Christ and a recognition of Christ being all.

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Paul
No denomination, affiliated with FIEC
"Deliver me from worldly dispositions, for I am born from above and destined for glory" - Valley of Vision
"They think it strange that you do not plunge with them into the same flood of dissipation" - Peter

Acacia John Bunyan - Online Library - Sermons & Allegories - Discourse Touching Prayer


1. ON PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT.

2. WHAT PRAYER IS.

3. WHAT IT IS TO PRAY WITH THE SPIRIT.

4. WHAT IT IS TO PRAY WITH THE SPIRIT, AND WITH THE UNDERSTANDING.

5. THE CONCLUSION.

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Norm
IA PCA

In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will. Ephesians 1:4-5

Very helpful guide from bunyan

thanks guys.