Saturday, March 26, 2016

What the Bible says About Prayer 96 p. Booklet


This 96 page booklet has a wealth of scriptures on prayer. "Before you pray three things you should know" 1-God cares for you. 2-God hears your prayers. 3-You can pray with confidence. Many Christians forget the privilege afforded us by our special relationship with God through the precious blood of Jesus. We can approach the throne of God and lay our petitions at His feet.The book lists five good reasons on why we should pray giving scripture references as validation. Helpful things to help you learn to pray our instructive and insightful. "Prayer builds up our humility, dependence on God, And compassion for others. The author includes many full page quotes by famous writers including John Piper, Oswalt Chambers, and Martin Luther. Every topic is supported by scripture from the Bible and that this handy little book does a wonderful job of accessing scripture verses from the Bible. A few B andW photographs are scattered throughout the book. One of my favorite parts is the acronym for A.C.T.S. Which is an easy way to order your prayer starting with Adoration for who the Father, Confession so your prayers many be answered, Thanksgiving for all the LORD  has given us, and ending with Supplication, petitioning God for others. This is the method my Leaders Council follows each week as we pray conversational prayer aloud. Often people will turn their back on God because they think their prayers are not answered. One section on "How not to Pray" lists reasons why our prayers may not receive the answer we expect. Well known Bible characters are listed with their prayer personal prayers referencing scripture. The Lord's Prayer is taken from Matthew 6:9-3 and is broken down to show us the seven petitions in the Lords prayer, a great learning tool for adults and  children. The last 20 pages are labeled "Prayers in the Bible" the who, what, where, when, why, and how the prayer is used in the Bible: who said them and the scripture reference. This is a great tool for anyone lecturing or teaching on prayer. This book was given to me by Rose publishing for my honest review.

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