Journey in Prayer


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An Evangelism Tool for a New Generation. Today’s seekers are far more likely to be open to prayer than a traditional gospel presentation. This beautifully designed book is unintimidating, inviting, and effective. It’s a seven-day journey through the Lord’s prayer. Each day explores a new petition in the Lord’s prayer and helps show the reader the prayer’s importance and impact. The author offers reflection questions, prayer prompts, and sample prayers to help readers begin and deepen their personal journeys in prayer. It’s a perfect resource for anyone exploring the Christian faith or young Christians learning to pray. Plus it works well one-on-one and in small groups.




The 28-Day Prayer Journey


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For anyone who longs for a consistent prayer life yet struggles with distractions, doubts, or knowing where to start, bestselling writer and beloved speaker Chrystal Evans Hurst offers a simple and heartfelt method for having meaningful conversations with God, one day at a time. The kind of intentional, fervent prayer life we'd like to experience often seems intimidating or just out of reach. Chrystal knows how that feels and shares her own relatable journey through the challenges and joys of deepening her prayer life. Showing up to pray just one day at a time, Chrystal found a simple yet powerful practice that made consistent prayer amazingly doable. A warm and encouraging writer, Chrystal shares the same supportive help she found for talking with God specifically and intentionally throughout the day. With relatable stories and timeless Scripture, The 28-Day Prayer Journey offers three prompts each day to guide you through an easy yet intimate prayer experience. From giving thanks, hearing God, and making requests to simply knowing what to say, Chrystal gives practical explanations and easy steps for the core tenets of prayer, including: Praise and Thanksgiving--offering gratitude to God Repentance--seeking forgiveness from God Asking--presenting your requests to God Yielding--surrendering to God The 28-Day Prayer Journey will strengthen your faith and transform your life with the profound experience of communicating with a loving God. Whether you are new to prayer or well-versed in communication with God, this hopeful and supportive guide will help you experience God's presence in ways you never have before through the practice of meaningful prayer.




Answering God


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Eugene H. Peterson speaks to Christians who realize the necessity for prayer and yearn for it but who find their prayer unconvincing and unsatisfying. Addressing the causes of this dissatisfaction, Answering God offers guidelines for using the Psalms as dynamic tools for prayer.




A Journey to Victorious Praying


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Why is it so hard to pray? It’s something many Christians can relate to: the desire to pray but the failure to execute. A Journey to Victorious Praying will tell readers why this is—and how to move past it. Addressing common misconceptions about prayer, then offering biblical truths and practices instead, Bill Thrasher teaches readers how to: Honestly share their desires with God Turn temptations into victorious prayers Experience the Spirit’s motivation in prayer Get help when they don’t know how to pray Implement fasting into their prayer life Move from anxiety to peace And more Filled with practical insight and pastoral warmth, this book will give readers renewed enthusiasm for embarking on the essential journey of prayer. And its brief chapters, organized around various themes, make it perfect for quick reference, as does the appendix with tips for stimulating prayer.




My Prayer Journey


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With inspirational quotes, ancient hymns, and breathtaking full-color illustrations, this beautifully designed 52-week guided journal will help you focus your time with God and strengthen your faith as you record your prayerful thoughts and requests for a full year. Prayer doesn't always come easy. You may struggle to find the words, feel inadequate, or even battle with consistency in our prayer life. Promises to pray are easy to pass out but harder to keep, as this spiritual discipline takes a backseat to the busyness of life. You have great intentions for your prayer life, but all too often, you fall short. This guided journal will help you grasp hold of those good intentions and dive deep into your prayer life. My Prayer Journey is both a practical tool and a source of inspiration. Containing 52 weekly pages complete with inviting prompts to spark honest reflection and heartfelt prayer requests, this delightful resource also includes moving quotations about prayer, devotional thoughts, and insights on prayer practices. A prayer log at the front of the book provides a simple, organized way to keep track of specific concerns and requests, along with God's surprising answers. Additional bonus features include an inspirational music playlist (available on Spotify), stories behind beloved prayers and hymns, and additional open journaling space. Featuring full-color watercolor illustrations of architecture by Korean artist Sunga Park, My Prayer Journey will speak to your heart and deepen your faith in the God who is always near.




Sanctuary of the Soul


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Richard Foster weaves together stories from the mothers and fathers of the faith plus powerful encounters with God from his own life to describes the riches of meditative prayer. Here's the biblical teaching and step-by-step help you need to begin this time-honored prayer practice. A Renovaré Resource.




Reset


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Journey to the Heart


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Uses rhyme and illustrations to teach children how to practice prayer of the heart, contemplative prayer, or centering prayer.




Fifty-Seven Words that Change the World


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Nowhere is Jesus' brilliance more manifest than in the prayer he taught his disciples to pray, the prayer that has come to be known as the "Lord's Prayer." A mere fifty-seven words in the original Greek, the Lord's Prayer gathers up all of life and brings it before God. In eight stirring meditations, Darrell Johnson shows how the Lord's Prayer sums up the essence of Christian faith and, when prayed in faith, draws us into draws us into the Triune God's work of transforming the world. Darrell W. Johnson is Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A popular conference and retreat speaker, he has also served as the preaching pastor for a number of congregations in North America and the Philippines and Adjunct Professor of Preaching for the Doctor of Ministry program at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. His other books include Experiencing the Trinity and Discipleship on the Edge: An Expository Journey through the Book of Revelation.




Sacred Journeys


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Written by women for women, this book includes daily meditations for an entire year, facilitating daily spiritual discipline by offering daily readings and questions as a starting point for reflection, prayer, and journaling.