Whimsical, simple illustrations and prayers drawn from Episcopal prayer resourcesCommon Prayer for Children and Families is a collection of prayers and liturgies written for kids and the adults or communities who pray with them. Whimsically illustrated with pen and ink, this book contains prayers for morning, midday, and evening; prayers throughout the Church year; and prayers for all sorts of occasions. At the heart of this book is the belief that prayer shapes our lives and should be accessible and meaningful for children. The prayers in this book are called "common" for a variety of reasons; like the Book of Common Prayer, it seeks to provide a language, form, and theology that binds Episcopalians in shared prayer. In addition, prayers reflect themes with which children are commonly familiar, like home, school, and camps. Most of all, these prayers are held in common-always done within God's holy community that includes family and friends, the living and the dead, saints and sinners, angels, archangels, and the company of heaven. Also available in Spanish.

Whether you've been a couple who has prayed together for many years or this is your first prayer devotional, inspiration is waiting for you in the daily prayers written here. Ultimately, prayer is a conversation with God. You don't need to use fancy words or recite long passages of Scripture. Just talk to God. Open your heart. He adores you, and he's listening to every word you say. Some days your prayers may be filled with gratitude, some days with repentance, and some with need. Just lay your heart and your prayers at the Father's feet and wait for his powerful response. Be blessed as you connect daily with God and each other.

Debra Green has recently joined the leadership team of Spring Harvest.

God cannot fill what's already filled with itself.

Are you struggling to hear God? Is it hard to find time in your busy day for more than
a few minutes of prayer? Maybe it's time for a different approach.

Maybe it's time to set aside real blocks of time to be quiet before the Lord.

In Quiet Prayer, Marie Chapian-a lifelong student of reflective prayer-examines the
benefits of meaningful meditation, both ancient and modern.

Did you know the passionate, early followers of Jesus regularly practiced meditation?
It was the building block and very basis of their faith. Many of them chose to live
apart from society, in cloistered cells and caves as hermits and recluses of the desert.

These men and women of God were called Abbas and Ammas-mothers and fathers of
the faith-and were looked up to as spiritual guides, mentors, healers, and deliverers
in their time. So, what can we learn from them?

You may not have the time or desire to live in the desert, but you can learn how to
cultivate a quiet place in your soul. A place where your faith will be grounded and
your mind can finally rest.

Revival begins with YOU and ME. We can't wait for a national leader or ministry to "bring" it to us. We can't "make" revival happen. But WE CAN PREPARE and position ourselves for it. Is it possible in just 3 steps? In this small volume, discover three perspectives where what is HARD in the natural becomes easy in the spirit, along with three transformational prayers to assist you on the journey.

Inner healing is an important part of the Gospel message. You can supernaturally experience healing by exposing the hidden lies that keep you in bondage. This workbook study presents a framework within which you can learn to pray, listen, and receive God's healing in a progressive step-by-step process. Its practical instruction, examples, and personal stories can empower you to deliberately listen to God in ways that bring deep nurture, assurance, and inner healing. Jesus said, "The truth will set you free." Take Him at His word and experience inner healing. Includes questions for discussion and personal reflection.

More than a decade ago, Jerry Sittser prayed for the protection of his family, yet three of his loved ones--his daughter, his wife, and his mother--died in an automobile accident. What went wrong? "Why wasn't my prayer answered?" he asks. "It is no longer an abstract question to me. What should we do and how should we respond when our prayers--prayers that seem right and true and good--go unanswered?" In When God Doesn't Answer Your Prayer, Sittser continues exploring the issues he addressed in A Grace Disguised. He asks, "Why doesn't God answer our prayers? What, if anything, can we do about it?" Sittser is intensely committed to exploring the Christian faith, especially when it doesn't seem to "work." In this thoughtful and beautifully written book, he moves beyond easy answers and religious formulas to explore the goodness and greatness of a God who cannot be controlled but can be trusted. When God Doesn't Answer Your Prayer takes an honest and probing look at the problem of unanswered prayer. In doing so, it draws us ever deeper into a relationship with the God who is the end of all our prayers, the object of our faith, the one who fulfills our deepest longings.

God Needs You Authority in Prayer will show you how to take hold of God's promises and pray with the authority He wants you to have. You can reign in life and be the overcomer God intends you to be, taking charge of your personal world and changing the world around you. Don't allow sin, Satan, or the circumstances of life to weigh you down. * Beginning with your private world--your thoughts, body, actions, and ultimately your God-ordained destiny--you can take charge. Authority is yours for the taking. * Then, because God established and so honors the principle of authority, He will back you as you walk in the government He has delegated to you for your extended world--your home, family, business, and possessions. * Finally, God's plan is for you to partner with Him on the earth in broader realms of influence and authority--your universal world. Jesus, the sovereign King over the earth, wants to rule institutions, cultures, societies, and governments through you and your prayers. Are you ready to use your God-given authority to further His kingdom?

Michael Curry leads off with a clarion call for us to join the Jesus Movement. A team of the Episcopal Church's brightest stars follow up with reflections on the practice of ministry in light of the movement: Sara Miles on encountering the "other," Rob Wright on adaptive leadership, Broderick Greer on reconciliation, Anthony Guillen on new ministries, Megan Castellan on evangelism, and Kellan Day on ministry with young people. Diana Butler Bass closes with a word on making the world whole. Christians have been following Jesus together for some 2000 years - these leaders help to illuminate how we follow him in our time.

PRAYING FOR AMERICA encourages readers to spend 40 days asking God to do His will in and to bless America.Each chapter includes an inspiring story demonstrating the power of faith in the life of our nation, a prayer, and a relevant passage of Scripture to biblically ground those prayers. In these increasingly divided times leading up to the 2020 election, PRAYING FOR AMERICA will serve as a very necessary resource to Christian readers. Dr. Jeffress, with his wide platform, is the perfect author to lead this charge.

Every Christian to know greater fulfillment in his or her prayer life. That's natural--as God's children, we should yearn to draw closer to our Father and commune more intimately with Him.

This book is filled with weekly inspiration that will greatly enrich your prayer life. You'll find your prayers becoming more focused, more powerful, more God-centered in ways that are truly life-changing.

This collection is comprised of prayers lifted up to God by John MacArthur on the Lord's Day. They speak of God's majesty and His wonderful love and care, and make transparent the deepest longings of the human heart. Through these prayers you'll find yourself lifted up...in true worship, praise, and thanksgiving."We need to pray more; we need to give more careful thought to the content of our prayers; and we need to spend more time preparing our hearts and our tongues for prayer. It is with that in mind that I offer this book."
--John MacArthur

For anyone who longs to experience God in the thick of life's demands, Sara Hagerty's Adore offers a simple, soul-nourishing practice for engaging with God in the middle minutes of your day. None of us signed up for a conventional experience with the unconventional God, yet too often the spiritual life can become routine, dare we say, even boring. In Adore, Sara Hagerty gives us all permission to admit "I barely know You, God," and with this honest admission, to scoot a little nearer to this familiar stranger. Adoration is the simple practice Sara discovered for starting where you are, and letting the grit of your day greet the beauty of God's presence. Adoration is for the woman who feels frenzied and fearful in the middle minutes of her day. It is a simple practice for 7:37 a.m. when the children are waking and the dryer is already humming but also for the 12:17 p.m. lunch break and for 5:53 p.m. while stuck in traffic. Adoration is the place where we put how we feel in front of God's Word, and watch what happens to our insides. It's what you were made for. Join Sara in this soul-stirring journey through thirty attributes of God which you can walk through at your own pace. Learn how the simple habit of adoration--in the middle minutes of your day--can help you see God with fresh eyes, and talk to Him right there. Experience a new way of engaging with God in your everyday. Adore will show you how.

Your 40-day guide to experiencing more passionate, persistent, intimate communication with God. Do you pray as often and as bravely as you want to? Are you looking to strengthen your relationship with God and experience a deeper, more intentional prayer life? Mark Batterson, New York Times bestselling author of The Circle Maker, is here to teach you all about a new, life-changing way to pray. After the release of The Circle Maker, thousands of readers quickly became many tens of thousands, and soon enough, true stories of miraculous and inspiring answers to prayer began to pour in. Draw the Circle shares these inspiring testimonies and combines them with timely scriptures and daily prayer prompts designed to stir you to pray like never before. Through these moving stories and encouraging devotionals, you'll learn all about: The life-changing power of intentional prayer Why prayer is such a crucial aspect of your relationship with God How to start applying the principles of The Circle Maker in your everyday life How to stay humble, patient, and focused as you start your 40-day journey Building prayer habits that will support your faith for a lifetime There's a way for all of us to experience a deeper, more passionate, persistent, and intimate prayer life. Batterson invites you to begin a lifetime of watching God work, believe in the God who can do all things, and experience the power of bold prayer and even bolder faith. Let Draw the Circle be the first forty days on your way to a lifetime of watching God work and believing in the God who can do all things.

Are you an intercessor? Are you an intercessor warrior? I believe that the truly faithful and powerful intercessors are warriors who draw the battle lines against an stand with Him to save mankind. "capstone, '" (1 Peter 2:7, NIV) teach seminars around the world, and mentor many spiritual IMPORTANT: PLEASE REVIEW AND PROOFREAD YOUR COVER. Email your Author Service Representative if you find text errors. You are the proofreader. EMAIL YOUR AUTHOR SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. Let your Support person know if your cover is okay as is. Try to complete this in 1-2 days to keep your book on schedule. CHANGES? Your front cover design is complete, so cover changes will incur a fee. Contact your Author Service Representative if you would like to get more information about changes. BOOKS WITH LESS THAN 80 PAGES will not have text on the spine (text includes: author name and book title) ancient enemy in the greatest battle ever fought on and for planet earth. If you are an intercessor warrior you are part of an elite force called by the Lord to take your ARE YOU STANDING ON A SOLID FOUNTATION? Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, 'The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone James Durham: After serving as a pastor for more than 44 years, including 13 years as a pastor and church planter and almost 30 years as an active duty army Chaplain, James retired from the military at the rank of Colonel. In 2010, James and his wife, Gloria, retired from the pastoral ministry and moved to Columbia, South Carolina in order to write, sons and daughters. James is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology; Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas with a Master's degree in Theology.

'Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.' Rudolf Steiner once called the Lord's Prayer the 'greatest initiation prayer', and he spoke about it many times, also referring to it as the central prayer of Christian experience. This book is, however, the first time that all of Steiner's comments, accounts and perspectives have been brought together in one place, presenting the full scope and depth of his ideas. Along the way, Peter Selg reveals some surprising insights into the spiritual history and mission of Christianity.

Our Father in heaven Hallowed be your name ...' When Jesus' disciples asked him for help with prayer, he gave them a beautifully simple but spiritually profound outline known as the Lord's Prayer. This utterly extraordinary prayer has been cherished by Christians everywhere and always. In it, our Saviour has brilliantly summarized the kinds of requests that God most delights to answer. Jesus knew that, when we struggle to pray, we need, far more than techniques and challenges, a fresh appreciation of God. We need to glimpse his magnificent character and plans. As we see the Father described in Jesus' prayer, we find ourselves lifted in wonder to delight in him. Our cold hearts are warmed and our stifled tongues released to pray. The Lord's Prayer, and so this book, is all about enjoying God. Says the author, 'I find the Lord's Prayer exhilarating. It has been a lifeline from God, dragging my proud heart to him. I couldn't survive without it.'

Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John 5:5 If you believe in Jesus and have accepted the life He offers through the cross, then the world and its ways shouldn't be able to drag you down. But do you still find yourself uncertain how to pray and experience victory? Pastor Tony Evans stands ready to help you "put on the full armor of God" (Ephesians 6:11). In this collection of spiritual warfare prayers that correspond with each piece of armor, you'll find hope for your struggles with... fear and anxiety broken relationships financial issues negative habits and addictions pain and illness Satan's influence is not the final word for those who, through Jesus, overcome the world. God has given you the resources you need to be victorious-and you can access them now through prayer!