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A Praying Life

J.Steve — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:20:56 +0000

Connecting with God in a Distracting World

Description: A Praying Life is an honest look at the difficulties of prayer, unanswered prayers, and successes in prayer. Readers will appreciate Paul Miller’s down-to-earth approach and practical nature. Parents will find his family-life experiences especially helpful.

Reading A Praying Life, you’ll learn how to become like a child running to your Father – with your distractions and all. You’ll learn how to ask him for anything spiritual and earthy, including parking spots. Paul Miller’s insights into cynicism will reshape your asking and your faith that undergirds your asking. By living in Miller’s stories of unanswered prayer, you will learn to watch and anticipate the story God is weaving in your life. New and better questions will come to you as you begin to perceive God’s story in you. To help you establish a richer praying life, Miller explains how to use several practical tools in every day life.

A Praying Life by Paul Miller was selected by Christianity Today’s LeadershipJournal.net as one of the 10 most valuable books for church leaders of 2009.

Content Page

1. “What Good Does it Do?”
2. Where We are Headed

3. Become Like a Little Child
4. Learn to Talk with Your Father
5. Spending Time with Your Father
6. Learning to Be Helpless
7. Crying “Abba” — Continuously
8. Bending your Heart to your Father

9. Understanding Cynicism
10. Following Jesus out of Cynicism
11. Developing an Eye for Jesus

12. Why Asking is So Hard
13. Why We Can Ask
14. How Personal is God?
15. What Do We Do with Jesus’ Extravagant Promises about Prayer?
16. What We Don’t ask For: “Our Daily Bread”
17. What We Don’t ask For: “Your Kingdom Come”
18. Surrender Completely: “Your Will Be Done”

19. Watching a Story Unfold
20. A Father’s Love
21. Unanswered Prayer: Understanding the Patterns of Story
22. How God Places Himself in the Story
23. Praying Without a Story
24. Hope: The End of the Story
25. Living in Gospel Stories

26. Using Prayer Tools
27. Keeping Track of the Story: Using Prayer Cards
28. Prayer Work
29. Listening to God
30. Prayer Journaling: Become aware of the interior Journey
31. Real-life Praying
32. Unfinished Stories

Reviews from people

“What a refreshing book! If you’re tired of religious prayer games and rote prayers that stop at the ceiling or if you have suspected that God was on vacation somewhere, this book will change your life. And if you’re thinking about giving up on prayer, don’t! At least not until you’ve read this book. When you have, you’ll thank me for recommending it to you.”

— STEVE BROWN, professor, Reformed Theological Seminary; teacher on the syndicated radio program Key Life

“Honest, realistic, mature, wise, deep. Warmly recommended.”

— J.I. PACKER, professor of theology, Regent College; author of Knowing God

“Paul Miller teaches us to pray where we live: in the messiness of ordinary lives filled with kids, jobs, ministries, and other people’s constant needs and demands. He doesn’t offer shortcuts, but he does offer real encouragement and practical tools to grow deeper in an intimate conversation with God.” — CYNTHIA HYLE BEZEK, editor of Pray! magazine; author of Come Away with Me

A Review by Doreen Chua (click to see the whole review)

“A Praying Life” challenges us to intimately seek God who is infinite and yet personal and draws focus on the promises of God.

http://www.challies.com/archives/book-reviews/a-praying-life.php

http://www.revkevindeyoung.com/2009/05/praying-life.html3

LifeChange Series Bible Study

J.Steve — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:27:32 +0000

The LifeChange Bible study series can help you grow in Christlikeness through a life-changing encounter with God’s Word. Discover what the Bible says-not what someone else thinks it says-and develop the skills and desire to dig even deeper into God’s Word. Each study includes study aids and discussion questions.

Genesis (19 lessons)
Exodus (18 lessons)
Joshua (16 lessons)
Ruth and Esther (10 lessons)
1 Samuel (16 lessons)
Proverbs (15 lessons)
Isaiah (18 lessons)
Matthew (18 lessons)
Mark (18 lessons)
Luke (16 lessons)
John (22 lessons)
Acts (20 lessons)
Romans (20 lessons)
1 Corinthians (17 lessons)
2 Corinthians (13 lessons)
Galatians (12 lessons)
Ephesians (14 lessons)
Philippians (11 lessons)
Colossians and Philemon (11 lessons)
1 Thessalonians (11 lessons)
2 Thessalonians (7 lessons)
1 Timothy (10 lessons)
2 Timothy (8 lessons)
Titus (8 lessons)
Hebrews (19 lessons)
James (12 lessons)
1 Peter (13 lessons)
2 Peter/Jude (9 lessons)
1, 2 , and 3 John (14 lessons)
Revelation (15 lessons)

Surprise Me

J.Steve — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:51:09 +0000

A 30 – Day Faith Experiment

What if you started the next thirty days with those three words?

No agendas, no plans other than waiting on God with eager anticipation of what is about to happen next.

Surprise Me invites you to approach your spiritual life with openness and an eye for the unexpected to discover God working in the everyday moments in your life, from the spectacular to the mundane. Through his own journey with the “Surprise Me” faith experiment, author Terry Esau illustrates how the good and bad surprises of life draw you into a deeper relationship with God.

The Power Of Personal Prayer

J.Steve — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:05:58 +0000

Learning to Pray with Faith and Purpose

You don’t have to be a super-spiritual saint to have a meaningful prayer life!

God intends for every believer to have a great prayer life, but few do. Although we may pray fervently when we face a crisis, many of us find it awkward – even impossible – to have a meaningful prayer life at other times. In an easy-to-understand and encouraging manner, Jonathan Graf presents the keys to a dynamic prayer life. He teaches the foundational truths of what prayer is and how essential it is in our relationship with God. He tackles tough questions about different types of prayer and when to use them. And he offers practical tips on how to pray effectively.

Whether you’re a new believer or one who struggled with prayer for years, this book will help you grow in your prayer life. Through his knowledge of the Scriptures and his broad experience in the subject of prayer, Jonathan Graf will disciple you in the practice of prayer. He will help you experience more of God through prayer – the believer’s lifeline to God’s heart.

The Power Of Blessing

J.Steve — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:28:34 +0000

Words to Speak and Pray from The Message

Experience the power of blessing

Throughout the Bible – from Creation to Abraham to David to Paul’s prayers for the church – we witness the ability of a blessing to express God’s will for his people. When God’s people affirm his own promises and act in obedience, he listens. In his strength, love, and faithfulness, those promises are more than words. They become reality, the tangible evidence of his power in our lives. We can participate in that power. As we bless our church, our family, our friends, our leaders, and even our enemies, God gives us the privilege of partnering with him to bring about his will.

The Scripture in this book, taken from The Message, give us the words to bless one another in everyday language. In speaking these blessings, praying them, meditating on them, and living them, you will find realities around you changed – and your own heart changed as well.