How To Make Your Prayers More Effective | C.S. Lewis Fireside Chat

A theory provided by C.S. Lewis contemplates how to establish the effectiveness of prayer.
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[@loishancock9996]

Who is reading this? A 75 yo today (today is my birthday) woman dealing with the effects of chemotherapy on my body. Please pray for strength, and peace for me during the rough time.

[@user-kl6gz8pu5v]

I will pray for you

[@loishancock9996]

@@user-kl6gz8pu5v how I thank you.

[@eileenvannort9419]

I will keep you in my prayers. I had cancer in2008 . God will guide you through this.

[@KallionMustASMR]

Praying now. God be with you, and keep you!!!

[@eileenvannort9419]

I will pray for you. A blessed birthday to you. I will be 70 on the 30th of this month,Please tell your physician about your pain maybe they can help you.

[@cathyg1955]

A great man i know...in heaven for many years now...said most of the times we pray out of compassion because we see a need...but sometimes we pray by revelation...knowing God has placed the exact petition in our hearts that meets the need for that situation and moment in time. Great wisdom ❤🙏

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

Wow ! 🎯 Amen ! Now are you ready to tell someone else about Jesus ? 🙏🏼🎶

[@alisonjones4881]

I remember reading that in times of prayer God very often gives us the arrows of prayer to direct back to Him - I really understand and believe that. I can think of prayers I have uttered that were so much more than I could have produced within myself.

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

@@alisonjones4881 ! Who is this King of glory ? 🙏🏼🎶

[@JRRodriguez-nu7po]

Our compassion is often hatred when properly understood. Be careful you're not shielding a fool from the correction of God. One of the problems with our current effeminate Churchianity is an excess of superficial motherly nurturing, preventing the kindness of needed masculine discipline.

[@alisonjones4881]

@@Thruevangelisteyes "Who is the King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty ..." Psalm 24

[@mariepage510]

When you pray to God and ask for the answer as “ if it is your will” or “ God’s will be done”, you can be at peace with whatever the answer is because it’s out of your control anyway. The peace occurs in releasing your will and accepting Gods will. His answer may be a yes, a no, or that you need to wait. He works toward the good of those who trust him. He also never promised that nothing bad will happen . The rain falls on good and bad people equally.

[@vincentbuonora9416]

Yes, prayer is union with your Creator, Your Father in heaven through His Son. You do not have power to get want you want in prayer, it is getting what God wants….imho

[@gustavhands7227]

Nice theory. You will find out what this theory is like in practice, when, in this perfect conviction and faith of yours, life attacks you mercilessly and crushes everything not only around you, but inside you at the same time. Then you will have time to rephrase everything you believed in until then..

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

Now are you praying that you might tell someone else about Jesus ? 🙏🏼🎶

[@grahampaice6914]

prayer is the uplifting of the heart and mind to God

[@paladin1726]

@@gustavhands7227or you will realize that God isn’t a genie in a lamp and your kneeling isn’t the equivalent of rubbing the lamp in order to have your wishes granted. Buddhism reveals that what you may pray for may not be best for you. The story of Job tells us that prayer doesn’t prevent misfortune on earth nor prevent bad things from constantly happening to good people. We can safely assume that a flight full of passengers, before it crashed and left everybody dead, saw most of those passengers praying, and many praying for the cancellation of the inevitable. “God can’t be real because bad things happen and my wishes aren’t granted” is an infantile thought at a personal decision on wanting God to be a genie in a lamp.

[@gladiator1342]

C.S. Lewis such a scholar and treasure.

[@nyceyes]

The fireplace and crackling was a wonderful addition. Thank you for making and sharing this video uploader. 💚 ☺️

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

Now are you ready to tell someone about the fire 🔥 Jesus came to start ? Luke 12:49

[@danmalic6688]

God bless you whoever posted this gem☦

[@kittybitts567]

In Jesus' Holy Name, Amen.

[@gustavhands7227]

It's been more than 36 years since I started on God's path. The essence of these 36 years is this: We come into contact with a God who remains invisible, inaudible, unpredictable and incomprehensible throughout our lives. In most cases, his protection and answer to your prayers are unpredictable, so you will be in constant uncertainty in this relationship. This is how you should prepare for eternity with Him and this is how you should believe that He loves you. Sometimes I feel like my brain is collapsing because of the many contradictions that this relationship contains. It's not an easy path. A continuous up and down experience..

[@finehowareyou]

i believe the contradictions and sense of uncertainty were inserted by the enemy through subtle means over the centuries. you might really enjoy paul wallis - "did Jesus worship Yahweh". the title kind of sounds like it undercuts Jesus, but it really does not.

[@NCMame]

Many people feel this way. Look to nature, and you will see God.

[@gustavhands7227]

@@finehowareyou Thank you. It's hard for me to determine how much honesty and how much sensationalism for profit Paul Wallis puts into his work..

[@DebraWetherell]

Thank you for posting such an honest comment.

[@user-my9rf3xj6u]

Kevin Zadai. The Agenda of Angels. A look at that relationship from God's perspective. Traditions of man are really sometimes what most hinders that relationship with God. People's religion or wrong beliefs, in contradiction to His Word, are the real worst enemy. In Life, the greatest battles are to not believe the lies of the devil and his word and to Love one another as yourself.

[@philippawallace-dunlop5582]

Timeless wisdom we all need now as much as ever before. Creating God where there was nothing… will stay with me. Thank you for posting!

[@TheB1nary]

Brilliant! Just been reading “Letters to Malcolm” where I think this extract is taken from/vice versa.

[@WadeWeigle]

Powerful. Thank you for sharing this.

[@helendeacon7637]

This is excellent! Thank you 🙏❤

[@ritaplantamura6027]

Thank you for sharing.

[@willpeony5534]

You start the day looking for Biden gaffes and end up on the power of prayer.

[@aurelius1964]

True story!

[@DanielWSonntag]

😂😂 yup.

[@CoCoFantastique]

Pray for Biden!

[@Shermoose]

Praying for Biden’s lost soul…and mind.

[@willpeony5534]

@@CoCoFantastique It'll have to be quick.

[@MariadeRonde]

Well said! This man really knows his stuff👌

[@danielfromca]

It's absolutely amazing to hear it in the master's own voice - thanks for making the original available for us! (although perhaps we might also benefit from having the very original version unedited with extras - some people might prefer the fireside version, others the raw old radio like version - thanks for understanding.)

[@savagereign]

The Master is Jesus. Watch. Your tongue.

[@MalumbaBono]

I would love to know who (or what) is really reading it, but it is *not* C.S.Lewis. That somebody/thing starts off by imitating Lewis's few existent recordings, but then soon starts sliding off into various other accents, albeit with a similar timbre. Would the real reader ("Sea Harp"?) like to identify himself?

[@Prospro8]

Definitely not Lewis's own voice. Slips into an American accent here and there.

[@cassandraseven3478]

There are many kinds of masters; Jesus was/is the Master of masters.@@savagereign

[@Boba899]

Nobody did actually say it is the original audio, did they?

[@RelentlessHomesteading]

Great talk from C.S. here. Such a marvelous way of encapsulating his observations and logical analysis. And enjoyed hearing it in his own voice.

[@OneAmericanWriter]

Wow it’s hard to find his voice online! You could say “Original” or in his own voice. THANK YOU

[@MeisterEck]

wow wow wow! this are some of my very own thoughts, but better articulated and further elaborated, I must read more of him

[@RelentlessHomesteading]

Yes -- his "Mere Christianity" was a wonderful read. I too love his well articulated quotes.

[@aalleexxx0011]

Jesus gave us a perfect example of how to pray. But the majority of us pray like “lord give me this grant me this I need and want this is my life” a lot of it reflects what the world considers good and often times forget that time matter our bodies belong to God. We focus on things that is ultimately not beneficial to our lives. We aren’t grateful and we don’t bless his name. We don’t say let his will be done. We are so self centered and pray with a motive that is ugly to God. And then we say prayers aren’t effective. We have no faith. We are so selfish. We test God. We don’t obey his word. We don’t seek his kingdom. But we expect his blessing

[@julietcoles6245]

There is a difference in praying for what you have already been promised, and praying for something that you cannot know for sure based on the Bible. Eg. I do not doubt that if I repent that I will be saved, it would not be a compliment to God to add 'if it be thy will' to such a prayer. The Bible already tells us that it is God's will that all be saved... The same is true for healing and deliverance, receiving guidance, receiving wisdom. There are some conditions though, we need to ask for these things without a double mind and in faith (James 1). Also, we need to forgive.

[@fbcpraise]

Thank you for posting these.

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

Amen ! Now let’s go tell someone else about Jesus . Are you in ?

[@Go2God]

Loooove 💖CS Lewis!! REAL WISDOM! TIMELESS⏳️

[@velkyn1]

He advocated lying to potential converts about how christianity is splintered and how christians don't agree. Curious how you want to claim "wisdom" for lies. "And secondly, I think we must admit that the discussion of these disputed points has no tendency at all to bring an outsider into the Christian fold. So long as we write and talk about them we are much more likely to deter him from entering any Christian communion than to draw 4 him into our own. Our divisions should never be discussed except in the presence of those who have already come to believe that there is one God and that Jesus Christ is His only Son." preface, Mere Chrisitanity.

[@tomkay-bradley3001]

​@velkyn1 Is that really lying, though? From my understanding, if you're a Christian you beleive that Jesus was resurected, proving him as the Son of God. In my opinion the rest really is theology and all the denominations do is place more or less importance on certain aspects of the gospel. Not mentioning the different denomination to potential converts could be beneficial, due to the fact that denomination really does come down to personal choice and understanding of the Bible. the important thing to get through to a potential convert is not how much importance to put on a baptism, or how to live after becoming a follower of Christ, rather that they are loved and can be forgiven. I'd love to hear why you think it is lying though.

[@velkyn1]

Yes, it's really lying, and I've heard theses excuses before. Lying by omission, aka not telling someone something relevant to the issue is lying. The liar benefits from not revealing how screwed up his religion is, when he doesn't tell the person being lied to. The person being lied to can't make an informed decision. Let's say you were going to buy a car from me, and I don't tell you it was in an accident. Is that lying? So your attempts to excuse lying fail. The "rest" is indeed theology and christians have murdered each other over it, and still claim each other are going to hell for not having the right theology. Your claim that "denomination" is just personal choice is complete nonsense. it is notable that christians all have different understandings of their bible and what their god supposedly demands, which makes all of the difference in the world to being "love and forgiven". So each claims only their version is the right one, or as in my analogy, a car that has nothing wrong with it. "s that really lying, though? From my understanding, if you're a Christian you beleive that Jesus was resurected, proving him as the Son of God. In my opinion the rest really is theology and all the denominations do is place more or less importance on certain aspects of the gospel. Not mentioning the different denomination to potential converts could be beneficial, due to the fact that denomination really does come down to personal choice and understanding of the Bible. the important thing to get through to a potential convert is not how much importance to put on a baptism, or how to live after becoming a follower of Christ, rather that they are loved and can be forgiven. I'd love to hear why you think it is lying though."

[@CindyOsborne-TDWP]

I absolutely agree with you. The opportunity to believe in Jesus for our salvation should never be dissuaded by the actions of other Christians in their institutions.

[@velkyn1]

@@CindyOsborne-TDWP Curious how you christains all make up different jesuses, so your attempt to lie to possible converts is rather pitiful.

[@user-ov8yy8fk4b]

Amazing, God thank you, thank you.🙏🏽

[@billloane1612]

I agree…God Bless and keep us all….

[@blusky7]

Thank you for posting this!

[@bushelandapeckxo5147]

So much to think about. Love C S Lewis

[@cs_lewis_legacy]

We love this! ❤

[@sarahyip2825]

Gasp! This is such an invitation into the Divine Presence... This man of letters gave us the words AND the vision. A good look at the "partnership" thru prayer (rather than mere efficacy) which if done in a way where "confession and penitence are its threshold"; where "adoration it's sanctuary"; and where "the presence and vision and enjoyment of God it's Bread and Wine"... effectively elevates and defines the intended bond the Creator has with His image bearers... May we take this vision and walk/revel in it more and more, becoming true men and women of devotion and prayer. The blessed partnership reminds me of what the late Dr Michael Heiser said about The Divine Council where God deliberated with his council in the heavens as to how an outcome was to be achieved on earth. God could have done it without seeking any response from His council but He wanted them in on the action. Heiser's rendering about the Unseen Realm (book and KZbin clips) perfectly echoes Lewis' words on human agency furthering divine purposes!!

[@johnkusske7535]

More, more, more!

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

What a champion of the faith. May God grant us some of what He gave to Clive. 🙏🏼🎶 That’s my prayer . Matt. 7:7-8

[@BrownEyedSoulMan]

You cannot pray for the sick unless the view you have in the end is their recovery #thatsthetruthtruth

[@jeanhansen7655]

A belated Happy Birthday! May the God of comfort be with you in your treatments. Praying for you to feel his presence . ❤

[@loishancock9996]

I thank you

[@ellencooney5563]

I think prayer is manifested hope that builds faith and nurtures love for those who persist and do not give up their hope, drawing nearer to God, Yaweh, Creator, through love. The only real answer to prayer is the one true God drawing nearer to those who believe.

[@LucianaPelota]

GOD does answer prayer. We too often forget that "No" is an answer, as well as "Yes" and "Wait." He tells us we have to forgive and believe and also not to make sinful, completely selfish requests.

[@gracebock2900]

Found it hard to fully understand even though I did study Shakespearean Literature for quite a few years albeit many years ago.Anyway, I firmly believe a believing trusting obedient heart's prayer receives God's answer to that prayer❤❤❤❤❤

[@Stupidityindex]

See videos: New research expands on J Atwill's discovery that the story of Jesus is a parody of Emperor' Titus' victories. Paul the Apostle: Liar and Conman | James Valliant, Rabbi Tovia Singe Men have always know God as a tool of fiction & nothing fails like prayers in a children's hospital.

[@carlgrant6109]

What are you doing?

[@nightspore4850]

Thanks. I don’t know what I expected Lewis to sound like but it wasn’t quite this. He sounds vaguely British and vaguely American. I sort of thought he would have a bit of and Irish accent. Interesting. He was a great man regardless.

[@cwam1701e]

Funny, I was thinking the same thing; you don't expect someone born in Belfast to speak in anything but very broad "Norn Iron"!

[@John-qd5of]

C.S. Lewis' dad sent him to posh boarding schools in England to help him enter the ruling class. One of the things you pick up there is a posh accent. Team games were also a major thing. Lewis was not a team player in that way. However, he did have the chance to develop his brilliant mind.

[@jtika1978]

He sounds similar to Derek Prince, the accent at least

[@eyesopen-paintbrush-full298]

​@@jtika1978 Not to our English ears... I am 62 & have lived all my life in England, with many family & church members of the same generation, who went to Cambridge, where those D.Prince & C.S.Lewis spent much of their lives.. . Derek Prince's accent was far more aristocratic...

[@helenrees6676]

I don’t think this is C S Lewis’s voice, but someone else reading his work. If you listen to other videos, the ones which say, “original audio recording “ you hear an upper class British voice. Odd that this isn’t flagged up, but certainly the teaching is excellent either way..

[@GoCanucks2011]

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

[@Nathan-nb6yk]

what is this taken from?

[@cindyambach8345]

Will you all pray for this guy

[@danamiles2071]

So if somehow we do it better then God will pay more attention to our prayers? Like how to win friends and influence people only with God?

[@cwam1701e]

I know Lewis can sometimes be hard to follow but there is literally nothing in what he said that suggests what you have said! In fact at the end he says almost the exact opposite - if we were stronger in our faith God might offer us less help! And he makes the point at least twice that Jesus, who obviously had a perfect relationship with His Father, had His prayer in Gethsemane refused.

[@skaz777]

I think the barber just prayed to see what would happen.

[@samanthaduggan9002]

We now have run the experiments on prayer. It works. People prayed for recover from illness more quickly. The experiments are very clever dealing with some of the objections that Lewis raises in this chat.

[@Tinker1950]

Absolute drivel, 'we' have no such thing. Numerous experiments have indeed been conducted and as both common sense and logic would dictate, they showed no effect whatsoever except the psychological effect to the 'believer'. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficacy_of_prayer

[@Tinker1950]

Removing responses to your utter rubbish does not make you anymore correct. Your comments and actions are typical of the hoards of limp drippy believers in that for which there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever, you remove anything factual. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficacy_of_prayer

[@MollyHans-lb1ut]

I do believe that the patient he described in the beginning was his wife.

[@JamesRichardWiley]

God already has a Perfect Plan already set up and running in spite of all your prayers.

[@andywatson611]

Is it deliberate that a message from Lewis has an opening advertisement by evolutionist, De Grasse - Tyson?

[@throckmortensnivel2850]

Part of the problem is that any incidental success of prayer is credited to God, while any failure of prayer is the fault of the supplicant. God can't lose. It's a variation of the old "heads I win, tails you lose". In any case, any action has consequences, and those consequences may be years, decades, centuries, or millenia in the future. If I was God, I would, by default, refuse all prayers because of that simple fact. If I didn't, I would be spending all my time going back and reversing decisions I had made long ago.

[@Mr1gladiatore]

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much, James 5:16. It seems to me that being righteous is key and this is not simply having accepted Christ as our saviour and having his righteousness imputed unto us. It has to do with how we live our lives in obedience to God.

[@nickkraw1]

What book is this from?

[@truebedoor]

🙏

[@TYGZus777]

You ask a neighbor to feed your cat while you're gone, but then the maintenance man comes into your apartment while you're gone and sprays for roaches. The poison gets on your cat's food. The cat eats his food. You return from your holiday to your deathly ill cat and put all the blame on your completely innocent good neighbor who went above and beyond to help you.

[@brjimbo1]

Human cause and effect - Schrodinger's cat and quantum physics. Either way God is still at work and present in all of His creation.

[@MalumbaBono]

Reading the comments tells you something about the decline of education since Lewis's day: _"Why don't they teach logic at these schools?"_ And even Lewis considered himself a 19th century "dinosaur". Lewis starts off by citing 2 examples from his personal life where prayer was apparently efficacious, but then reasons carefully that prayer can only be a request, and that it any attempt to prove a deterministic causal link would be futile. Then along come our 21st Century "Homo Deus" types who argue: 1) Prayer has never worked for me 2) Therefore prayer is bunkum and God doesn’t exist. Hillarious at first glance, but if this is how humanity is developing then the end is indeed nigh.

[@ChrisHarperKC]

I argue that the end may be far off, and the slide into madness might be long and terrible.

[@eliotreader8220]

I am guessing that the woman that he mentioned was his late wife Joy who passed away from Cancer

[@rl7012]

No, Joy died from her cancer although she got a two year reprieve.

[@jacquevanlopeznoroff8827]

Who is reading this? Sounds old but i had thought Lewis had an Ulster accent.

[@komicsreviewer8505]

Every Sunday we pray for world peace and it doesn't happen. : (

[@maevestevens3078]

What about the verses in Matthews gospel: Matthew 24:6-7 New King James Version 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for [a]all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, [b]pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. I believe it is still good and worthwhile to pray for wars to end. God is in charge and He loves to hear us pray

[@komicsreviewer8505]

@@maevestevens3078 were on the cusp of nuclear war. Leave your superstitions at the daycare. Be an adult.

[@trentonjennings9105]

Pray that God will do what he wants.

[@hyponomeone]

Wow. Yes. Fucking love CS Lewis man. What he said about miraculous prayers being so prevalent at the beginning of conversion then tapering off when we are stronger in faith... yea man. I completely get that. I've seen that in my life. Every day I am working to get closer with God and to release my baggage of my past, to transform my old self who was a complete sinner into someone new and forthright - to be rid of my horrible habits and walk each day to become a new and better person. I always like to think that as a young Christian, throughout my life and up until now the cards are stacked against me, but I can't forget that it's rly just not the case at all. All I can do is pick up and move forward - to walk with christ and bear my life's cross. ❤❤

[@dookjade3238]

Solid man, i would say that it would be wise for you not to use the F word so casually, be mindful of speaking like non believers, i say this as myself try to work on getting that same language out of my own vocabulary.

[@colinjohn2708]

Do you know what the "f" word that you started off with means? It is a vile expression meaning sexual intercourse. Hopefully you now know its utter inappropriate use by anyone professing to be a Christian.

[@edwardwalsh5477]

Be encouraged by Paul's goals stated in Philippians 3:11ff.

[@loishancock9996]

Why, oh why dear one would you include a curse word in the mist of a godly conversation on prayer.Purpose to make your words clear and respectable when representing yourself as a person who knows and follows Jesus. Our father God loves you deeply. Continue your walk with the Lord by associating with other believers, and keep your mind on the Scriptures every day.

[@kiwitoffee]

Wonderful. Is this AI in action? Some of Dr Lewis's vowel pronunciation sounds American.

[@teaglass3750]

I was like wow, this is cool to hear Lewis! Then AI came to mind. Kind of freaked out. Think it's ai?

[@jf7243]

Aha, my thought exactly. Now AI makes sense. I do wonder how his voice would ever have assumed such an accent; he was English although born and raised in Northern Ireland. I must admit I have not listened to any of his BBC recordings, (there was but one surviving).

[@marthajohnson67]

Parts of this audio are, I believe, Lewis speaking, other parts are a sort of AI graft. Its the vowels that are a give-away. @@teaglass3750

[@May-vy5bu]

I don’t understand, Does prayer work or not? Whats the crux of this video,i listened to it four times, i did NOT understand the end. Please explain in toddler language.

[@bobandkelly]

I think the point is that prayer happens in relationship with the Lord and is less of a transaction than we believe.

[@jonathaneves]

I shouldn't take pride when I have wonderful answers to my prayers...people who are more courageous than I may not need the miracles I need

[@user-rv6mq1cy4y]

I was feeling the same until around 13:00...God gives us the incomprehensible dignity of permitting us to ask Him, through prayer and petition, to fulfill His Will which He does not need. He allows his Will and purpose to work through his creation...us. Perfectly demonstrated by Jesus performing his 1st miracle at Cana because his Holy mother asked Him. Ultimately, it is the gift of faith that helps us believe and trust. As a child would. I could be way off honestly but that is my initial thought this 1st listen. I plan to listen a few more times!

[@May-vy5bu]

@@bobandkelly thank you for taking the time to answer, i realized and understood that part, but it still doesnt tell me does prayer work.

[@May-vy5bu]

@@jonathaneves ive had some prayers answered but i dont know if they would have happened anyway, how do I know?

[@Jaydizzle870]

"When we read God's Word, that's God speaking to us. When we pray, that's man speaking to God."---Anonymous.

[@stephendavies2925]

Sad conclusion about prayer. Was he more of the Catholic tradition or high church of England? Ja1:6 If any man lack wisdom let him ask nothing wavering...

[@edwardwalsh5477]

That's for wisdom, and advice to Jewish believers. See Paul's writings for his experience with prayer, answered and unanswered. Jesus' rejection cancelled the Kingdom promise to Israel to answer ALL prayers. Kingdom is suspended now and believers have God's real presence with each of us to whom we may complain and praise and thank moment-by-moment but no comprehensive promise of positive responses to our complaints. That may be restored after Jesus take the Body of Christ to be with Him leaving the world without the presence of God within for those who suffer in tribulation.

[@patsysmothermon7861]

The LORD CALLS, the Saved, HIS Children, not creatures. 🙏🏻🦋🌞😊❤🎉

[@LimleyGilbert]

Why don't we do the prayer experiment using a religious hospital where prayers are regularly offered and a secular hospital where they largely aren't, and then see the rate of cures and deaths?

[@jasonhenry3035]

It's Extremely sinful to test God.. Satan asked Jesus in the desert to do just that.

[@LimleyGilbert]

@@jasonhenry3035 People test God every day through the act of praying. They watch carefully to see if he comes through with their requests, and they draw conclusions on his usefulness every time a desire is granted or ignored. So we all test God...every single day.

[@t.daniel5003]

He doesn't appear to have much hair.

[@tomdewaal8085]

Love the teaching but the crackling was very distracting.

[@stevecrozet306]

Answered prayers. NO. Check out the Templeton results

[@NikkiSchumacherOfficial]

Who is reading this?

[@aurelius1964]

C S Lewis himself

[@motorhead4446]

I am

[@columbmurray]

These were wartime radio broadcasts by c s Lewis to the British people who were being bombed nightly.

[@lsauriat]

Not C.S. Lewis

[@Mike-tb3ci]

Mike

[@RobertSmith-gx3mi]

More effective ways to communicate with a character from a book alleged to know everything you were ever going to think, even before it created the universe. Sir who taught you about the wants and desires of supernatural characters from books alleged to exist outside the bounds of time and space?

[@CoCoFantastique]

The odd thing is you had the choice to engage with this content and why are you either seeking it out or it's showing up in your feed because you often engage with this type of content. This is how you spend your time? dashing the hopes of others? The sad part is you see nothing deeply disturbing about making that a part of your ways to us your free time.

[@RobertSmith-gx3mi]

@@CoCoFantastique Yeah I guess the algorithm saw me asking one too many religious apologists for proof to go along with the assertions they make and it wanted to keep me engaged. Or me responding to these videos could just be part of "his" plan?

[@CoCoFantastique]

yes the algorithm is seeing how you are spending your time. I certainly dont spend my time asking Muslims for proof of Allah. Do you? I can respect people believing different things. And I am convinced in what I believe. If you are convinced there is no God, why would you spend your time arguing with religious people? Trying to control what others think? or taking the wind out of their sails? why? @@RobertSmith-gx3mi

[@Tinker1950]

​@@RobertSmith-gx3mi Well said. 👍

[@marciamcgrail5889]

Where do you get that the Bible exists outside the bounds of time and space? As God's love letter, written through many and diverse hands, to the object of His love - mankind - your questions reveal that you completely miss the point. The fact that you do not experience the spirituality required to answer your questions, does not make it any less true and real. Although the spirit world is not available scientifically, Einstein, not a Christian, was close when his quantum physics explorations suggested more than 10 dimensions undetectable to most humans.

[@jenr3493]

What's with the video title? That's not the content at all.

[@cassandraseven3478]

Loud obnoxious ad.

[@binabina4445]

So the advice is suck it up and be grateful it isnt worse?

[@mikelewis3612]

Cs Lewis was a Very confused man. I've read several of his works. He argues himself into a corner and doesn't know how to get out of it. To many questions and a large lack of faith in God. Not everything can be explained. John Wesley said: without God man can do nothing, but without man God won't do anything. God s ultimate plan was always for his church to rule and reign over this world and the one to come . There is no other plan. The church will continue to eternity. This is what Lewis never fathomed. He was not led by the Spirit, but by his mind. God tried to get thru to him many times, but his carnal nature took preference. Another person like him is Elon Musk. They often overthink things and hit a wall . If he only took the Word of God at face value, he would have achieved success.

[@donnabowman9059]

And yet Mr Lewis may very well meet us as we enter into heaven.

[@Arcanon10]

Is this AI generated? It does sound like him ... but also does not.

[@HonrbleMention]

As brilliance is CS Lewis taught false doctrine. He taught co-operative grace. Synergism. Thomas Aquinas taught operative grace. Calvin and Luther same. Augustine, too. Christ and Father authority. No man in and of himself can come to me unless God quickens them 1st. that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth effectually not audibly.

[@robertcanedo7607]

At this point in my life (75), I don't believe that our Creator, listens; but rather, that Creation has established universal truths, that if adhered to, yield positive results. So, my prayers are; submitting to those divine provisions, and finding peace, for my journey through this life.

[@johnmulvey5121]

Unusual accent

[@pamgessler5923]

This doesn't sound like Lewis's voice.

[@heloisepoye8891]

Ooooo really? He sure is knowledgeable. Never even thought that...

[@caroledrury1411]

When the prayer is answered, it is the nature of how we feel at that moment that constitutes our joy. Not so much the proof of whether or not prayer works.

[@stephennoonan8417]

Sounds like Alfred Hitchcock trying to do an impression of Stan Laurel.

[@rickmarosi-yz9wt]

America's favorite heretic, he didn't believe that Christ's atonement was sufficient for us.

[@josh-lewis]

Why does the description not clarify that this is not C.S. Lewis speaking? The audio has been deliberately edited to sound old, and the English accent is being deliberately faked. Why try to mislead people?

[@aaronchandler2380]

One word… cash. Nothing gets Jesus attention better than a C note in the collection plate.

[@japanese2811]

Interesting. Not at all mentioned in the Bible as a means to answered prayer, nor evidenced in practice. Care to explain where you come up with such a statement?

[@aaronchandler2380]

@@japanese2811 where’s the evidence a prayer is answered? What does praying do exactly? At a church cash is king. The more you give the more attention you’ll get. Cash is the only true god.

[@japanese2811]

Ok, my son had a hole in his lung when he was born, causing his lung to collapse. The doctors usually treat this by putting a pipe into the chest to let the excess air that is leaking out of the lung come out of the chest cavity. The idea is that the lung hole is meant to eventually close with sufficient time. However, for our son this wasn't happening. 3 weeks down the line they took out the pipe for the third time and found that the hole was still there (taking the pipe out leads to the lung collapsing again as the air leaks out into the chest). So they put the pipe back in and said they will have to do a MRI the next day to see what is preventing the hole from closing up. Here's the crazy thing - the next day when they did the MRI, they found that the pipe wasn't even in correctly, it wasn't letting the air out of the lung at all and hence there should have been a dangerous situation where the lung was collapsed for an extended period of time, rendering it permanently damaged. Instead, the pipe was out, the lung was healed, the child was released the next day. Doctors could not explain what happened medically. Is it a coincidence that we prayed heavily as a church the day before this happened? No. Ok so help me understand where cash was paid to Jesus in this miracle, I am intrigued.

[@aaronchandler2380]

@@japanese2811 so did the doctors help with your sons lung hole? Why did you have to ask Jesus for help? If you didn’t pray would Jesus have let your son die? You can give credit where ever you want to. Watching a team of doctors save a child from death and then giving the credit to Jesus is detached from reality. If your son would have died you would have said it’s gods will and he’s in a better place now. Prayer only makes the person doing the praying feel better. A pair of working hands are worth a million clasped in prayer.

[@japanese2811]

Thanks for actually reading what I wrote. The doctors couldn't explain what happened, they did not treat the hole in any way. I am not sure how you missed that bit. Anyway, peace dude. May your eyes be opened someday.

[@msmd3295]

Well, now, isn't that an interesting subject. The efficacy of prayer has been studied for over 100 years and here's the general conclusion; [Wikipedia] "Many scientists seem to believe that we can: indeed, they have devised experiments to test the effectiveness of prayer. Truth be known, prayer has not fared very well in those experiments." And when "efficacy", positive outcomes without any personal connection to the prayer subject has shown no better performance than visiting a casino and walking out a "winner". Prayer can make people "feel" better [for example] a terminal diagnosis but it does not change the diagnosis. Divine intervention is largely a ruse. So one is left with the question, is it better to go to one's demise believing the entire time that somehow prayer is going to "save" a person? Or is it more "honest", even with one's self, to just accept the days a person has left without any supernatural expectations? I would hope people [most intelligent animal on the planet?] would just accept facts instead of false promises. The same is true of "life after death". What Lewis did was capitalize on people's emotion instead of address the facts.

[@paulaschroen3954]

Most intelligent on the planet? You're nuts.

[@keibro13]

Prayer = wishful thinking. No matter who’s praying.

[@user-fp9qg3qm5b]

I was really looking forward to this, but it was insufferable. I did not hear one mention of the gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I would rather listen Martin Lloyd Jones who was a great preacher. This philosphy of our prayers being answered is trite and useless. The only way to pray is to meditate on the scriptures. Jesus Christ is the way and the truth and the life. He is our High Priest in Heaven. No prayer can be answered that does not conform to the gospel. It's an impossibility. Have you ever noticed that unbelievers always crash and burn in the end. But i digress, the scriptures are not about Earthly things, but about spiritual things and eternity. God is love. But God must also be just and thus feared. This was fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Anyways, stay in the New Testament. Its all there. The unsearchable riches of Christ. Jesus Christ is real. Good luck pilgrims. 🛡🇺🇲😁

[@apotropoxyz6685]

Send me $9 and a SASE and I'll send you the Prayer Booster. Supplies limited.

[@davidskolik5303]

What’s the point in praying for things which are beyond your control? Time would be better spent reading scientific literature.

[@gustavhands7227]

You mean scientific literature which is filled with ghostwriting stories and corruption? Scientists are depending on money and executing what their sponsors are ordering.. The science is dead my friend, it’s better if you do some outdoor sport. 👋

[@wordscapes5690]

Not once. Ever. Not even slightly have I ever had a single prayer even slightly answered. Buddhism has solved this conundrum.

[@davepugh2519]

It would help if god was real!

[@PartScavenger]

Really don't like the fire crackling

[@peggyjohnston6694]

Better Biden gaffes than Trump moronic tantrums.

[@Nathan-qo5tv]

Make your prayers effective through faith. Faith is the ILLUSION that our God is a just God. Faith is ignorance.

[@markwrede8878]

What smug prattle.

[@velkyn1]

Unsurprisngly, prayers fail no matter what one does. Lewis, and every single self-professed christian can't get a prayer to work, despite the promises of jesus in the bible.

[@MeisterEck]

his whole point was that you cannot prove the efficacy of prayer and so you cannot prove that they don't work

[@velkyn1]

@@MeisterEck Actually we can prove that they don't work, since your bible promises that true believers will get any prayer answered, and we can show how that doesn't work at all. It's notable that christains have been trying for years to show that prayers work and they never do. No one is healed of any disease or injury. All you have are baseless stories, which strangely enough never happen where any independent observers are.

[@MeisterEck]

@@velkyn1 no my friend that is simply not true. Read the biography of saint padre pio by renzo allegri and be not unbelieving but believing

[@velkyn1]

@@MeisterEck ROFL. Padre Pio is a known fraud. You may wnat to read this "Padre Pio: Wonderworker or Charlatan?" It's pretty funny since the "stigmata" couldn't be shown to be real, nor can christians agree on whether jesus was poked with a spear on the right or left sides, with these "stigmata" appearing on both in various claims.

[@louisahiggins9966]

Wow so you're able to speak on behalf of over a billion Christians world wide...that's quite a statement you've made there!

[@tom-kz9pb]

The efficacy of prayer is zip. The efficiency of prayer is squat. Why don't you just talk to your pet rock and beseech its assistance? Or better yet, why don't you run outside, bang on some pots and pans, yell at the sky, and tell it that you need some help?

[@imochonai5723]

Why are you gay?

[@savagereign]

Because pet rocks don't destroy decades of mental illness. Welcome to testimony. 11-42 I suffered nightmarish anxiety and debilitating depression. . God took it away May 2023.

[@CoCoFantastique]

Do you go around telling kids there is no Santa too? Something sick about a person that need to tell people what they believe isnt real. Especially if its bringing no harm others. You're lashing out. Youre not OK. Thats what this is about.

[@paulaschroen3954]

Banging pots and pans can scare bears away.

[@paulaschroen3954]

You don't know.

[@humanitech]

If god exists and is all knowing and has supposedly planned out existence for each and everyone....and knows everything that is going on and going to happen!? Then praying is selfish, pointless and meaningless act and excerise! that insults and challenges the plan and authority of this self oroclaiming all perfect deity ....but if this juju god is open to answer prayers then he cant really be all knowing or really have a plan when oeople want to change it! Also if god does answer prayers ...then why dont good religious folk stop selfishly praying for person favours, .... but instead, simply pray for world peace, mutually equality, good health, long life and prosperity for one and all .....and reallity would be pretty much be sorted ! Without the need of getting god into another hissy fit again..... To come back with hayred, wrath, fire, brimestone, diseases, famines, wars, murder, mass genocide and damnation again ...and all the other nasty crap that god seem to like and want to inflict on both blinkered believers and non believers alike

[@loishancock9996]

Sad, but please don’t give up you knowing your heavenly father, who loves you desperately.

[@humanitech]

@@loishancock9996 prove it

[@Tinker1950]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficacy_of_prayer Spoiler alert: It has no effect whatsoever - obviously

[@loishancock9996]

Sad, but please don’t give up on knowing the love of your heavenly father.

[@Tinker1950]

@@loishancock9996 And more proof (if needed) - you can't beat ignorance and stupidity.