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"That prayer is most likely to pierce heaven which first pierces
one's own heart." For the Puritans, prayer was neither casual nor
dull. Their prayers were passionate affairs, from earnestly
pleading for mercy to joyful praise. These rich expressions of deep
Christian faith are a shining example of holy living. The Puritan
combination of warm piety and careful intellect have fueled a
renaissance of interest in their movement. This combination is on
display in Piercing Heaven, a collection of carefully selected
prayers from leading Puritans. The language in these prayers has
been slightly updated for a modern audience while still retaining
the elevated tone of the Puritans. With prayers from Richard
Baxter, Thomas Brooks, John Owen, and many more, each prayer
reminds us that heartfelt prayer is central to the Christian life.
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What if there was a key that made every prayer more
effective--something that would bring all prayers into agreement
with the heart of God every single time? This type of praying does
exist, says bestselling author and prophetic leader James W. Goll,
and it's called prophetic intercession. It is the humble act of
holding the needs of people before God while leaning into God's
heart for them. There is nothing mystical or elite about this kind
of praying, and it's for the new Christian and the most seasoned
prayer warrior. All you need is to learn to lean into your heavenly
Father and pray what you see and hear in alignment with his heart,
empowered by the Holy Spirit. God wants you to align your heart
with his. He wants you to pray more effectively in these turbulent
times, and he wants you to help usher in the fullness of his
purposes on the earth. Are you ready?
This major new poetry collection from bestselling poet and priest
Malcolm Guite features more than seventy new and previously
unpublished works. At the heart of this collection is a sequence of
twenty seven sonnets written in response to George Herbert's
exquisite sonnet 'Prayer', each one describing prayer in an
arresting metaphor such as 'the church's banquet', 'reversed
thunder', 'the Milky Way', 'the bird of paradise' and 'something
understood'. In conversation with each of these, Malcolm's sonnets
offer profound insights into the nature of communion with God in
all circumstances and conditions. Recognising that all poetry is a
pursuit of prayer, After Prayer also includes forty five more
widely ranging new poems, including a sonnet sequence on the seven
heavens.
Bestselling author Stormie Omartian provides you with simple but effective areas of prayer focus intended to ignite your prayer life. Each can take only a minute, or it can be the subject of a longer, more in-depth time of communication with God.
Your life, and the people and situations around you, need as much prayer as you can give. In Keys to Powerful Prayer, Stormie will help you pray more effectively. She answers the question “How can I maximize the time I have in prayer in order to see greater results?”
Start small and let these powerful insights on prayer have a life-changing impact on all of your prayer times.
God has a more effective prayer life for you than you ever dreamed
possible. Let this volume be your open door to wonderful answers to
prayer. Here is your personal guide to a life of mighty prevailing
prayer. Let this book speak to your heart, take you to your knees,
and help you obtain prayer answers in difficult and resistant
situations. Evangelist Leonard Ravenhill calls it an encyclopedia
you will want to read and refer to again and again. The evangelical
church is guilty of the sin of prayerlessness. Wesley Duewel has
provided exactly what we need: a biblically sound exposition of
prevailing prayer and practical suggestions for ways to prevail in
prayer.
E. M. Bounds, one of the most prolific and powerful writers on
prayer said, "Men and women are needed whose prayers will give to
the world the utmost power of God; who will make His promises to
blossom with rich and full results. God is waiting to hear us and
challenges us to bring Him to do this thing by our praying." A
Treasury of Prayer is the best of seven books on prayer by E. M.
Bounds in a single volume. Pursue prayer "with an energy that never
tires, a persistency which will not be denied, and a courage that
never fails."
The Sarum Prayer is a remarkably accessible ancient prayer with
contemporary appeal-memorable, physical, genderless, and mystical.
It is suited for use throughout the day, invoking a God who
inhabits all things, including our senses. Like the Serenity
Prayer, it appeals to those relying on God to get through their
day. This book offers a step-by-step introduction to the prayer
that fosters improved conscious contact with God. With forty short
meditations, it draws the reader into the different aspects of the
prayer each day and can serve as an easy access Lenten guide. These
short essays are designed to mediate an enhanced experience through
daily use. Though field-tested as a Lenten prayer guide, it is a
devotional suitable for any time of year, making connection with
God possible even to those not steeped in a religious tradition.
A revived faith starts with a revived prayer life.
This book will help you develop the faith and prayer life that God
desires for you.
What if your communication with God became as vibrant as the
interaction between
you and your best friend? What if God literally responded to your
praise, your
worship, and your requests? This is absolutely God’s will for your
prayer life!
For many, prayer is only a matter of blessing their food, asking for
help during a
crisis, or whispering a need when they feel they are at the end of
their rope.
Unfortunately, this barely scratches the surface of the prayer life God
wants to share
with us.
In Prayer That Changes Everything, Mary Colbert unpacks five principles
to
revolutionize readers’ faith and help them experience the full
dimension of the
relationship they can have with God through prayer. She challenges
readers to:
- Recognize that faith is alive and must be in action
- Live with a faith that excites God
- Realize that faith is the substance of all things
- See the thing they want God to do as done and begin to
praise Him for it; and
- know that love is the fuel
Whether a new believer or a longtime Christian, each reader will find
accessible, fresh insights into prayer and practical wisdom that will
revitalize his or her prayer life and
transform his or her relationship with God.
El pastor Mark Batterson sostiene en su libro -Circulos de oracion-
que dibujar circulos de oracion alrededor de nuestros suenos no es
solo un mecanismo que nos permite lograr grandes cosas para Dios.
El tambien lo utiliza para lograr grandes cosas en nosotros. Alguna
vez has sentido que tiene que haber muchas posibilidades mas en tu
oracion, y en la vision de Dios para tu vida? Te invitamos a
aprender de Honi, El Hacedor de circulos, un hombre lo
suficientemente audaz para dibujar un circulo en la arena y no
salirse de el mientras Dios no contestara sus oraciones por su
pueblo. Cual es ese gran sueno imposible a cuyo alrededor Dios te
esta llamando a trazar un circulo?"
2011 Leadership Journal Top Book of the Year "At the very heart of
God is the passionate disposition to be in loving fellowship with
you. . . . From the human side of this equation it is meditative
prayer that ushers us into this divine-human fellowship." Richard
Foster, bestselling author and founder of Renovar?, writes these
words as one who has experienced what they describe. And in this
new book he will beautifully guide you in this transformational
way, that you might come to know deeper fellowship with God.
Weaving together quotes and stories from the lives of mothers and
fathers of the faith as well as powerful encounters with God from
his own life, Foster describes the riches of quieting your mind and
heart in order to listen to and obey God more closely. Along the
way, at perhaps his clearest, most practical best, he also provides
the biblical teaching and step-by-step help you need to begin this
prayer practice for yourself. The journey into meditative prayer is
not easy, but it is essential. And, as Foster shows, it's possible,
even in the midst of the noisy, often chaotic world we live in.
Your soul can become a sanctuary where you fellowship with the very
God of the universe, who knows you and loves you deeply. These
pages point the way.
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