Short, straightforward, and effective.

Notice here that John doesn't want you to just feel this, or even just to intellectually understand it

God and convince Him to give us what we want, that longer and more and verbose prayers will be more effective

A side effect of this is that I prefer to not start watching a movie in the evening.

others any more than you can see gravity or the wind; like these other examples you are able to see the effects

And so God decreed  to give to Christ those chosen for salvation,  and to call and draw them effectively

And so God decreed  to give to Christ those chosen for salvation,  and to call and draw them effectively

In order for your Spiritual Disciplines to be truly effective, you must root them in the fear of the

Dig Deeper   Notice here what we've already noticed so many times reading the Bible together this year

And to preserve this unity more effectively, it is the duty of all believers, according to God’s Word