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  2. Liturgical books of the Presbyterian Church (USA) - Wikipedia

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    The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man is acceptable though it be written." Texts for additional festivals and seasons were added and rudimentary lectionary was included. It is significant that the southern General Assembly approved it for use by its congregations, and when presented to the 1931 General Assembly, there were no speeches ...

  3. Elijah - Wikipedia

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    The next verse, "And I will bring ... James says, "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much," and then cites Elijah's prayers which started and ...

  4. Henry van Dyke Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Henry van Dyke offering prayer at the 1913 Easter Sunrise Services in Riverside, California, atop Mount Rubidoux. By appointment of President Woodrow Wilson, a friend and former classmate of van Dyke, he became Minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 1913. Shortly after his appointment, World War I threw Europe into dismay. Americans all ...

  5. Epistle to the Ephesians - Wikipedia

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    Here "a great door and effectual" was opened to him, [26] and the church was established and strengthened by his diligent labours there. [27] From Ephesus the gospel spread abroad "almost throughout all Asia." [28] The word "mightily grew and prevailed" despite all the opposition and persecution he encountered.

  6. Matthew 6:5 - Wikipedia

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    However, theologian M. Eugene Boring notes that Jewish writings from that time are equally condemning exhibitionist prayers, so these verses should not imply that it was a mainstream practice. [4] William Hendriksen notes that while in Matthew 6:2 the word used for street can also be read as alley , this verse is clear in stating that the ...

  7. Emmanuel Church at Brook Hill - Wikipedia

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    The church built a school in 1910, and a parish hall in the 1950s. The parish has also been known for its social activism. John Stewart's daughter Marian, who married George William Peterkin (who became the first Bishop of West Virginia), wrote about its mottos: "God is with us" and "the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much ...

  8. Prayer - Wikipedia

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    Prayer can take a variety of forms: it can be part of a set liturgy or ritual, and it can be performed alone or in groups. Prayer may take the form of a hymn, incantation, formal creedal statement, or a spontaneous utterance in the praying person. The act of prayer is attested in written sources as early as five thousand years ago.

  9. Sayings of Jesus on the cross - Wikipedia

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    In the next verse, in both accounts, some who hear Jesus' cry imagine that he is calling for help from Elijah (Ēlīyā in Aramaic). The Aramaic word form שבקתני šəḇaqtanī is based on the verb šǝḇaq / šāḇaq , 'to allow, to permit, to forgive, and to forsake', with the perfect tense ending -t (2nd person singular: 'you'), and ...