Intercession Quote by R. C. Sproul Download Open image “We persevere because we are preserved by our High Priest's intercession.” — R. C. Sproul ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Intercession Persevere Priests
“What does it mean to persevere? It means that we continue to believe, and that we live like believers, which means obediently. It doesn’t mean sinlessness; it doesn’t mean that we are on some steady and never-failing incline up into pure sanctification; it does not deny stumbling or messy spirituality; it doesn’t deny doubt and problems. It simply means that… — Scot McKnight Copy Share
To persevere is always a reflection of the state of one's inner life, one's philosophy and one's perspective — David Guterson Copy Share Image
We have numerous examples of perseverance in the scriptures, in secular history, and in our own experiences. — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
We are able to persevere only because God works within us, within our free wills. And because God is at work in us, we… — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“We must unceasingly ask for [perseverance] by making use of the means which God has taught us for obtaining it: prayer, fasting, almsgiving, frequenting… — St. Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
We are puzzled and bewildered whenever we see suffering in this world because we have become accustomed to the mercy and the long-suffering of… — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
Evil may mar the divine image and cloud its brilliance, but it cannot destroy it. — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
God Himself supplies the necessary condition to come to Jesus, that's why it is 'sola gratia,' by grace alone, that we are saved. — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
“There is no such “mother” as Mother Nature. Nature itself is powerless to produce life of any kind. In itself, nature is barren. The… — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
I'm afraid that in the United States of America today the prevailing doctrine of justification is not justification by faith alone. It is not… — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation. Let this be one aspect of our daily intercession: "God, preserve my… — John Owen Copy Share Image
I entrust this Twenty-second World Day of the Sick to the intercession of Mary. I ask her to help the sick to bear their… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“Do not be fooled. Passive prayers hastily tossed out as some second-thought appeasement at those junctures when life’s more pressing duties benevolently grant us a moment of reprieve are nothing of prayer. Real prayer is first realizing the fact that prayer ‘is’ the pressing duty. And second, that real prayer is doggedly pushing everything else aside to deliberately act on… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share
The Rosary, especially prayed in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, is a powerful means of spiritual grace. In all of our efforts to promote the sanctity of human life, prayer is our first and strongest resource. May we rely upon the power of our Lord's presence in the Blessed Sacrament and the intercession of His Blessed Mother to guide… — Thomas Vose Daily Copy Share
Satan laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray. — Samuel Chadwick Copy Share Image
There is no chasm in society that cannot be firmly and permanently bridged by intercession; there is no feud or dislike that cannot be… — Charles Brent Copy Share Image
There is a general kind of praying which fails for lack of precision. It is as if a regiment of soldiers should all fire… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
A day without morning and evening prayers and personal intercessions is actually a day without meaning or importance. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Time spent in prayer will yield more than that given to work. Prayer alone gives work its worth and its success. Prayer opens the… — Andy Murray Copy Share Image