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1 | does prayer produce measureable results? | Matt 16:4 | dennis2tw | 69382 | ||
Can we prove that prayer works? Is there any documentation or study which proves that Christian prayer works better than Mormon prayer (or Hindu, Catholic, Jehovah's Witnesses, generic, Jewish, Muslim, Satan, etc.)? I have a newspaper clipping (The Daily News, Jacksonville, NC; Nov 10 1998, Associated Press) which states that angioplasty (heart) patients at Duke University benefitted from prayer. The study was presented to the American Heart Association. That same study indicated that stress relaxation, guided imagery, and touch therapy helped the patients, but prayer was more effective. The study was not considered to be statistically significant because it had only 5 groups of 30 patients each. It was conducted to see if a larger study is feasible. Each patient receiving prayer was prayed for by Christians, Catholics, Jews, and Buddhists. And of course they had a control group which received no prayer. Elijah won a prayer contest. Would Jesus approve of a prayer study or contest today? |
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2 | does prayer produce measureable results? | Matt 16:4 | Pastor Glenn | 69383 | ||
dennis2tw, Welcome to the forum. Matthew 16 4A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet[1] Jonah." And He left them and departed. It would talk a prophet on the order of Elijah to hear from God and pull it off, but Jonah like prophets is all that God sends to "A wicked and adulterous generation" such as ours. Remember that Jonah performed no miracles for Ninevah, but they believed God anyway and repented. Therefore Jesus said: Matthew 12:41 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here. We already have the testimony of thousands that were touched by the miracles of Jesus Christ's 3 year ministry that changed history. He alone fulfilled vast numbers of Hebrew prophecies. God knows that this generation is full of those that are lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. Biblically, it seems that God grants more miracles to those that are being decieved by Satan, but are also likely to respond in faith. God knows our hearts, but all too often our hearts are no good. So I do not feel that God will show Himself in a study in these times. Based on all that He has already done and shown through the centuries I think that He would choose not to. But, if you want to see His miracles, go out on missionary trips to the jungles of Africa, the far reaches of China and other lands that have been oppressing Christianity and I believe that God will show Himself strong through your hands as the Spirit moves. Pastor Glenn |
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3 | does prayer produce measureable results? | Matt 16:4 | EdB | 69399 | ||
Pastor Glenn You don't have to go to Africa you just need to go to little back alley churches here in America. God is doing mighty and marvelous things in the midst of people that are truely seeking Him. He is not doing it for the entertainment of the believers but rather as a sign to the unbeliever. EdB |
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4 | does prayer produce measureable results? | Matt 16:4 | Pastor Glenn | 69405 | ||
You are right about that EdB. God is doing great miracles here everyday, but we don't always pay attention. Like when the firemen stayed with one woman in a wheelchair at the WTC on 9/11. God saved them after the building collapsed. Also, the 9 men who were trapped in a mine a few months ago. Many of us prayed for them and one led them in prayer in their midst. God delivered them. My assistant pastor is a former drug dealer. He and his wife are also former drug abusers just a few years ago. God delivered them and now they are among my biggest helpers at our church in the heart of Chicago, IL. God has blessed me personally to quickly find new employment after only 5 weeks of being laid off. My present engineering job pays double what I was making before so I am well blessed to provide for my wife and 8 children. Yes, one wife and eight children. Did I stutter brother? God is still performing great miracles indeed. Pastor Glenn |
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5 | does prayer produce measureable results? | Matt 16:4 | EdB | 69429 | ||
Pastor Glenn Praise God and don't forget the biggest miracle man will ever see, 'his own salvation'. Most are the answer to the prayers of spouses, grandparents, friends, pastors or loved ones. EdB |
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