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Maurice's quote for today - from his book on prayer.
2. Prayer for Israel
Paul, in his letter to the Gentile believers in Rome, told them that his heart's desire was that Israel should be saved and he prayed accordingly. We also should pray for the people that God chose as his wife. Through this nation God had a son who became our saviour, Lord and future husband. One day soon Jesus will return to earth and will plead with his mother, Israel, to return to her husband and b...e reconciled again to God.
Praying God's Will
We should therefore pray according to the will and plans of God that he will accomplish this and Israel will be saved 'in a day' as Isaiah puts it. I believe it will be on the Day of Atonement as this prophetic feast has not been fulfilled yet. Passover and Pentecost have clearly been fulfilled by Jesus when he died on the Passover Feast and he sent the Holy Ghost on the Feast of Pentecost. I believe he will, as God's High Priest after the order of Melchizedek, leave the temple in heaven and reveal himself to his own, just as Joseph did to his brethren, on the Day of Atonement sometime in the near future.
Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. Isaiah 66:8
Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. Romans 10:1
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you. Psalm 122:6Maurices
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Here is today's quote from Maurice's book on Prayer.
1. Prayer with Thanksgiving
We are told to bring our prayers to God and accompany them with thanksgiving. Prayer is a request, and a request accompanied by thanksgiving is a way of entreaty. As a father I would always give more consideration to the request of my children if they thanked me before they made their petition. Surely God is a good father and would do the same if we are sincere and are not trying to manipulate Go...d with our thanks. He sees our heart so the correct words without the correct attitude will not deceive God, but the sincere heart-felt thanks from a grateful heart will always touch the heart of our heavenly father.
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Philippians 4:6
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds. Colossians 4:2
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men. 1 Timothy 2:1
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Here is another sermon from my Maurice's dad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wCQeFdwX I8&feature=youtu.be

Here is today's quote from Maurice's book on prayer.
Christians Need Backbone
On occasions we need the faith to go through our trials and not always expect to be delivered out of them. This is what gives us backbone and the qualities of a soldier. The Church is full of chocolate soldiers that melt in the heat of the sun. Here is what Paul thought about afflictions:
... For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. 2 Corinthians 4:17
How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. 2 Corinthians 8:2
And you became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost. 1 Thessalonians 1:6
Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith. 1 Thessalonians 3:7
But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses. 2 Corinthians 6:4
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church. Colossians 1:24
That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. 1 Thessalonians 3:3
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Maurice will be teaching in Wolverhampton tonight - please pray for him. Subject - The Broad Way.

Joanna reads chapter 5 from her book 'The Power of Women' - available from Amazon as a paperback or kindle download. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExYUjxFx9 aU

Here's todays quote from Maurice's book on prayer.
What and Who Should we Pray For?
Surely when believers meet together to pray we should use the bible as our basis and example of how to pray and what to pray for, otherwise we just bring our 'shopping list' each week before God. From my experience most of the prayers are not answered. Yet believers will come week after week and pray the same prayers. This is ritual and religion and we must break out of this if we want to mode...l our gatherings on the early church. All the examples of prayers in the epistles that I have used have nothing to do with culture, or the time lived in, so we have no excuse not to follow this pattern set for us.
Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly. Hebrews 13:18 You also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf. 2 Corinthians 1:11
For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:19
Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me. Romans 15:30
But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you. Philemon 1:22
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Here's today's quote from Maurice's book on prayer
Prepare the Bride
The following verses from different letters are all about developing the mind of Christ and growing in the stature of Christ and not a mention of evangelism or witnessing to the lost. It is all exhortation to be ready to meet Christ as his spotless bride. This seems quite natural to me for as soon as a woman is engaged to be married she starts to prepare her 'bottom drawer' and watches what she eats so as no...
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Here is another of Maurice's dad's sermons from the 1970s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fc_WYKDo Tg

Here's another quote from Maurice's book on prayer.
Prepare the Bride
The following verses from different letters are all about developing the mind of Christ and growing in the stature of Christ and not a mention of evangelism or witnessing to the lost. It is all exhortation to be ready to meet Christ as his spotless bride. This seems quite natural to me for as soon as a woman is engaged to be married she starts to prepare her 'bottom drawer' and watches what she eats so as n...
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This is Maurice's latest study on prayer - just uploaded to YouTube. Check it out! https://youtu.be/WCHdJ1Z84K4

Here's another sermon Maurice's dad preached in the 1970s https://youtu.be/n41-7RtrJgg

Here is Maurice's quote for today - taken from his recent book on prayer.
Pray Always
Let me go through some of the things the Apostles did tell us to pray about. In Ephesians 6, Paul had been talking about the armour of God that protects us and he encourages the Ephesians to pray always. Christians should be people of prayer, yet often the prayer meeting at Church is the least attended of any meeting. My father said the prayer meeting is the true size of the church, and not ...the Sunday morning service, and I believe it is a good barometer of the spiritual condition of any church. Of course, Paul was not talking primarily of prayer meetings he was taking about a personal lifestyle of prayer and this is sadly neglected in most believers today including those in full time ministry. He exhorts us to pray for all believers.
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. Ephesians 6:18
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Here is another of Maurice's dad's teaching from the 1970s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGjwf-6nC sU

Maurice and Joanna had a blessed time ministering to the Czech Gypsy's in Rotherham yesterday - thanks for the prayers.

Maurice and Joanna will be teaching in a Czech/Slovak church in Rotherham this afternoon - please pray for them.

Here is today's quote from Maurice's book on prayer.
You would think that the letters to the churches would be full of encouragement to win the lost and to pray for sinners to repent, but these exhortations are strangely missing from the Apostles' letters to the early church. Just as Jesus did not tell the Apostles to 'win the lost', just to 'preach the gospel' these instructions are also missing from the pen of the writers of the Epistles. I can't find even one of the lette...rs encouraging the believers to win souls or evangelise. I believe this is because God sets 'Evangelists' and they work outside the church (go into all the world). When believers meet together it is not to evangelise but to build one another up in the knowledge of God and to develop the character of Christ. Once a person accepts Christ as saviour they need to change from the mindset of the world to the mind of Christ and that is what the letters to the churches are predominantly about – building the bride.
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This is a wonderful ministry..I bless the name of Lord

Finally found someone that is telling it without holding back. Thank you Maurice!

Certainly got a brilliant way of unpacking the message and delivering it awesome preacher

This is a wonderful ministry..I bless the name of Lord

Finally found someone that is telling it without holding back. Thank you Maurice!

Certainly got a brilliant way of unpacking the message and delivering it awesome preacher