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> [Effective prayer is prayer that attains what it seeks. It is prayer that moves God, effecting its end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-grandison-finney/effective-prayer-is-prayer-that-attains-what-it-seeks-it-is-prayer/)

[Charles Grandison Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-grandison-finney/)

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## More by Charles Grandison Finney

> [Ministers often preach about the Gospel instead of preaching the Gospel. They often preach about sinners instead of preaching to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-grandison-finney/ministers-often-preach-about-the-gospel-instead-of-preaching-the/)

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> [When there is a spirit of controversy in the church or in the land, a revival is needful. The spirit of religion is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-grandison-finney/when-there-is-a-spirit-of-controversy-in-the-church-or-in-the-land-a/)

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> [“I felt like rebuking them with all my heart and yet with a compassion which they could not mistake. I never knew that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-grandison-finney/i-felt-like-rebuking-them-with-all-my-heart-and-yet-with-a-compassion/)

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> [Why will God's creatures sin against his throne? Can there be such madness in beings gifted with reason's light?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-grandison-finney/why-will-god-s-creatures-sin-against-his-throne-can-there-be-such/)

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> [The Church must take right ground in regard to politics... Politics are a part of a religion in such a country as this, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-grandison-finney/the-church-must-take-right-ground-in-regard-to-politics-politics-are/)

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> [The reason why wicked men and devils hate God is, because they see Him in relation to themselves. Their hearts rise up in rebellion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-grandison-finney/the-reason-why-wicked-men-and-devils-hate-god-is-because-they-see-him/)

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> [Every moment of your lives you are exerting a tremendous influence, that will tell on the immortal interests of souls around you. Are you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-grandison-finney/every-moment-of-your-lives-you-are-exerting-a-tremendous-influence/)

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> [Unless the will is free, man has no freedom; and if he has no freedom he is not a moral agent, that is, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-grandison-finney/unless-the-will-is-free-man-has-no-freedom-and-if-he-has-no-freedom/)

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> [The time has come that Christians must vote for honest men and take consistent ground in politics or the Lord will curse them. .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-grandison-finney/the-time-has-come-that-christians-must-vote-for-honest-men-and-take/)

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> [Repentance is a change of willing, of feeling and of living, in respect to God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-grandison-finney/repentance-is-a-change-of-willing-of-feeling-and-of-living-in-respect/)

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> [Revival is a renewed conviction of sin and repentance, followed by an intense desire to live in obedience to God. It is giving up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-grandison-finney/revival-is-a-renewed-conviction-of-sin-and-repentance-followed-by-an/)

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> [No man can possibly be benevolent or religious, to the full extent of his obligations, without concerning himself, to a greater or less extent,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-grandison-finney/no-man-can-possibly-be-benevolent-or-religious-to-the-full-extent-of/)

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> [There can be no higher enjoyment found in this world that is found in pulling souls out of the fire and bringing them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-grandison-finney/there-can-be-no-higher-enjoyment-found-in-this-world-that-is-found-in/)

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> [Understand now what lying is. Any species of designed deception. If the deception is not designed it is not lying. But if you design…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-grandison-finney/understand-now-what-lying-is-any-species-of-designed-deception-if-the/)

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> [Effective prayer is prayer that attains what it seeks. It is prayer that moves God, effecting its end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-grandison-finney/effective-prayer-is-prayer-that-attains-what-it-seeks-it-is-prayer/)

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