The Folly Of Prayer
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Author | : Matt Woodley |
Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 183 |
Release | : 2010-02-04 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0830878599 |
Prayer can feel mysteriously difficult, boringly perfunctory and frustratingly out of our control. Often prayer brings us comfort, but sometimes, especially when there aren t easy resolutions or prayers go unanswered, it intensifies and focuses our sense of longing, pain and care. And often God uses our times of darkness and desperation to awaken our hearts to the ache within us--and the cries of those suffering around us. Prayer is all about coming before God to face life head-on, with all its jagged edges of mystery, joy, longing and agony. In fact, says pastor Matt Woodley, prayer is actually a real encounter with the untamable God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and therefore our experience of it should reflect the power, mystery and even risk of entering into relationship with the Lord of the universe. In this book Woodley strips away all the religious-speak and presuppositions we have about prayer, distilling it to the essence of wholehearted engagement with the living God. Exploring an earthy, unadorned, jargon-free approach to prayer, Woodley unpacks a host of fresh synonyms for God-encounters, including prayer as desperation, invocation, mystery, astonishment, groaning and even absence. These marginal ways of praying compel us to engage marginal people--the desperate, the groaning, the victimized and the ignored. As we pray God will open our eyes to the pain of the world around us. With stories from his own experience and biblical and historical examples, Woodley gives fresh language to describe a life grounded in prayer that leads to compassion and service.
Author | : George William Foote |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 1887 |
Genre | : Prayer |
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Author | : George William Foote |
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Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 1887 |
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Author | : Edwin LUNN |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1839 |
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Author | : John Piper |
Publisher | : Inter-Varsity Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2013-04-23 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1844749460 |
There is an appetite for God. And it can be awakened. I invite you to turn from the dulling effects of food and the dangers of idolatry, and to say with some simple fast: "This much, O God, I want you." Our appetites dictate the direction of our lives - whether it be the cravings of our stomachs, the passionate desire for possessions or power, or the longings of our spirits for God. But for the Christian, the hunger for anything besides God can be an arch-enemy. While our hunger for God - and Him alone - is the only thing that will bring victory. Do you have that hunger for Him? As John Piper puts it: "If we don't feel strong desires for the manifestation of the glory of God, it is not because you have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because we have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Our soul is stuffed with small things, and there is no room for the great." If we are full of what the world offers, then perhaps a fast might express, or even increase, our soul's appetite for God. Between the dangers of self-denial and self-indulgence is this path of pleasant pain called fasting. It is the path John Piper invites you to travel in this book. For when God is the supreme hunger of your heart, He will be supreme in everything. And when you are most satisfied in Him, He will be most glorified in you.
Author | : Edwin Lunn |
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Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1839 |
Genre | : Prayer |
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Author | : John Koessler |
Publisher | : Zondervan |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2009-08-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0310864216 |
Growing up the son of agnostics, John Koessler saw a Catholic church on one end of the street and a Baptist on the other. In the no-man’s land between the two, this curious outside wondered about the God they worshipped—and began a lifelong search to comprehend the grace and mystery of God. A Stranger in the House of God addresses fundamental questions and struggles faced by spiritual seekers and mature believers. Like a contemporary Pilgrim’s Progress, it traces the author’s journey and explores his experiences with both charismatic and evangelical Christianity. It also describes his transformation from religious outsider to ordained pastor. John Koessler provides a poignant and often humorous window into the interior of the soul as he describes his journey from doubt and struggle with the church to personal faith
Author | : David Wilkinson |
Publisher | : Monarch Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-05-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780857216045 |
Scientist and theologian David Wilkinson shares his insights and struggles with the question of how God answers prayer.
Author | : J.C. Ryle |
Publisher | : Editora Dracaena |
Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 2015-11-25 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 858218297X |
A Call to Prayer is one manual on prayer, its importance and necessity in the Christian life. A book that will bring growth and knowledge about prayer and invite him to live with greater intimacy with God. Written by J.C. Ryle, important preacher Christian.
Author | : Stephen Kendrick |
Publisher | : B&H Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2015-08-01 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1433688883 |
Inspired by the Kendrick Brothers’ new movie, War Room, this exciting new resource from the #1 best-selling author team behind The Love Dare and The Resolution for Men is designed to help anyone learn how to become a powerful person of prayer. The Battle Plan for Prayer begins with prayer’s core purpose, its biblical design, and its impact throughout history. Readers will be guided scripturally through the fundamentals of how effective prayer works, inspired towards a closer, more intimate relationship with God, and shown how to develop specific prayer strategies for each area of life. Prayer can accomplish what a willing God can accomplish. It should be your first plan of attack in all of life’s battles, not your last resort. If you want to experience the joy of mightily answered prayer, then it’s time to engage with God at another level.