Example sentences of "god [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Likewise , a Christian pastoral counsellor might well be helping to nurture and direct a person 's relationship with God through the recognition and healing of blocked or problem areas . |
| 2 | It found that most adults come to faith in God through the help of a friend , a relative or a minister . |
| 3 | As Gandhi says : ‘ I am endeavouring to see God through the service of humanity , for I know that God is neither in heaven nor down below , but in every one . ’ |
| 4 | So Brunner rejected the possibility of an independent natural theology in which man could attain to knowledge of God through the general revelation in nature ; for the defacing of the image of God in him had made that impossible . |
| 5 | To act in this way furthered the Kingdom of God through the expression of man 's benevolence . |
| 6 | ‘ I have put my Spirit upon him ; he will bring forth justice to the nations ’ says God through the prophet And now the Spirit had come , and Mark 's account of the baptism makes it abundantly clear that he sees Jesus as the Messianic Son and the Suffering Servant , equipped or his … stupendous task with the Spirit of God promised for the end-time . |
| 7 | For teaching purposes , writers in the contemplative tradition followed Richard of St Victor in allegorising the process by which the soul comes to know God through the Old Testament story ( Genesis 29 ) of Jacob 's marriage to Leah and Rachel . |
| 8 | So the rest of the meditation turns on overcoming of separation from God through the fire of love . |
| 9 | And the language and idiom of the broadcasts has dated : ‘ There has been a great deal of soft soap talked about God for the last hundred years . |
| 10 | For all we know , and for all Abraham and Sarah know too , it is Hagar who carries in her womb the plans of God for the redemption of the world . |
| 11 | Having lived for 20 years in a country in which the dominant religion was Buddhism , I thank God for the Buddha 's inspiration : ‘ Now may every living being , young or old , weak or strong , living near or far , known or unknown , living or departed or yet unborn , may every living thing be full of bliss . ’ |
| 12 | And he gave thanks to God for the grace which had been vouchsafed to him , and said to his mother , that he did not think it good to keep the Kings in captivity , but to let them go freely ; and he set them at liberty and bade them depart . |
| 13 | Union with God for the Christian does not mean recognising oneself as part of God ( ‘ self-realisation ’ ) but means becoming a member of God 's family by adoption . |
| 14 | The great theme of God 's word is the love of God for the lost . |
| 15 | The armour of God for the fight ( 6:10–19 ) . |
| 16 | The doubts of these two people were entirely different , but they were both doubting God for the same reason : they did not know God as he really is . |
| 17 | Do you pause from time to time to thank God for the hundred and one tiny joys that make up each day ? |
| 18 | Thank God for the leadership contest . |
| 19 | The general feeling was that Johnson was a cheat , athletics is a rotten game , at least at top level , and thank God for the rugby spirit that keeps us pure . |
| 20 | It 's only the beginning for me but I thank God for the privilege of serving him this way . |
| 21 | Praise God for the opportunity to have a ministry of this nature , church-based and in the heart of community life . |
| 22 | thank God for the job he provided at Overbridge with mentally-handicapped deaf-blind adults . |
| 23 | Praise God for the opportunity to minister in Corntonvale Prison and for favour with the Governor . |
| 24 | It would be good for each of us to take time this week to thank God for the work of world mission that was revived in 1792 through the effort of William Carey and those around him . |
| 25 | We praise God for the progress already made and ask for your prayers and support as we seek to make this project a reality . |
| 26 | ’ I am not ashamed of the Gospel , because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes … ’ |
| 27 | We ask God for the help we need to discover what we have in common with our neighbours of other Faiths , so that , with peace among all believers , we may promote universal peace together . |
| 28 | The intentions of the vigils were to give thanks to God for the precious gift of human life , and to also pray for an end to the abuses of this gift , by abortion , destructive embryo experimentation , and euthanasia . |
| 29 | He thanked God for the sun , already surprisingly warm on their backs . |
| 30 | Hareem prayer mats were spread next to the braziers and the women began petitioning God for the health of the boy . |