CD 1676 “Praying the WORD”
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CD 1676 “Praying the WORD”
(November 3, 2024 P.M. Service)
*Text James 5:13-20 (KJV)
2nd Witness *Read Matthew 21:22 (KJV)
Our Thought Tonight: *Read Luke 17:11-19 (KJV)
Their basis of faith: *Read Luke 5:12-14 (KJV)
Closing Illustration: SIMPLE PRAYER OF FAITH
Billy Graham was doing a crusade at Shea Stadium in New York in June of 1970. The airplanes from La Guardia Airport flew over the stadium, dozens by the hour. On the opening night of counsellors training, Graham was talking from the podium as the engines roared overhead. He paused, glanced up and quietly said, "We’ll have to do something about this noise. This just won’t do." He bowed his head and said a simple prayer to the effect: "Lord, we ask you to shift the wind and send these planes in another direction. Thank you. Amen."
The counselors were pretty shocked at such a prayer and didn’t really know what to expect. But God did it. He answered their prayers in a wondrous way! The morning newspaper reported that the winds had changed during the night, and the airplanes over...
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