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The Power of Prayer
The words of E.M. Bounds have guided generations, and this deluxe rendition is sure to be a staple of anyone's devotional life.
400 pages, Leather Bound
First published January 25, 2013
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E.M. Bounds
325 books226 followersEdward McKendree Bounds was a Methodist minister, revivalist, author and lawyer.
Unsuccessful in the California gold rush of 1849, E.M. Bounds returned home to Missouri and became the state’s youngest practicing attorney at age 19. In his early twenties he was deeply impacted by the Third Great Awakening, and at age 24 he was ordained for ministry. During his lifetime he pastored churches, traveled as an evangelist, served as a Civil War chaplain, edited a Christian periodical and was a devoted husband and father. But E.M. Bounds is best known for prayer. His daily habit was to spend the time between 4 am and 7 am praying. His writings on prayer are widely acclaimed to be among the finest of any author before or since.
Unsuccessful in the California gold rush of 1849, E.M. Bounds returned home to Missouri and became the state’s youngest practicing attorney at age 19. In his early twenties he was deeply impacted by the Third Great Awakening, and at age 24 he was ordained for ministry. During his lifetime he pastored churches, traveled as an evangelist, served as a Civil War chaplain, edited a Christian periodical and was a devoted husband and father. But E.M. Bounds is best known for prayer. His daily habit was to spend the time between 4 am and 7 am praying. His writings on prayer are widely acclaimed to be among the finest of any author before or since.
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August 29, 2013
One of my favorite devotionals!
March 8, 2026
This is one of the most direct and powerful books on prayer you will read. Although it was written in the 1800s, it is still highly applicable today. Bounds was speaking to pastors – but everyone will be exhorted and encouraged by his powerful words on prayer.
An increase of educational facilities and a great increase of money force will be the direst curse to religion if they are not sanctified by more and better praying than we are doing. (110)
We live shabbily because we pray meanly. (108)
It is absolutely necessary for the preacher to pray. It is an absolute necessity that the preacher be prayed for. These two propositions are wedded into a union which ought never to know any divorce. (99)
We have emphasized sermon preparation until we have lost sight of the important thing to be prepared – the heart. (76)
Colleges, learning, books, theology, preaching cannot make a preacher, but praying does…. (50)
There is no real prayer without devotion, no devotion without prayer. (66)
An increase of educational facilities and a great increase of money force will be the direst curse to religion if they are not sanctified by more and better praying than we are doing. (110)
We live shabbily because we pray meanly. (108)
It is absolutely necessary for the preacher to pray. It is an absolute necessity that the preacher be prayed for. These two propositions are wedded into a union which ought never to know any divorce. (99)
We have emphasized sermon preparation until we have lost sight of the important thing to be prepared – the heart. (76)
Colleges, learning, books, theology, preaching cannot make a preacher, but praying does…. (50)
There is no real prayer without devotion, no devotion without prayer. (66)
December 23, 2019
A great daily devotional. Highly, highly recommended.
January 4, 2024
Great book
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