Jesus Blueprint For Prayer

Communicating with God is as important to your spiritual well-being as breathing is to your physical life. Discover how you can develop and maintain a meaningful prayer life with Haddon Robinson’s practical and insightful study of “The Lord’s Prayer” in Matthew 6. Get a better understanding and a new perspective of one of the most beloved passages of the New Testament.

- Is it humanly possible to pray like Jesus? - Since God knows what we need even before we pray, why bother to pray? - To what extent does one's relationship with God affect one's prayers? With questions like these, John Brokhoff takes you on a 13-chapter journey of prayer in Pray Like Jesus. This book will help develop more effective prayer for persons and groups. It examines and studies the nature of Jesus' prayers. It examines methods and techniques Jesus used. It explores a theology of prayer, and a study of prayers in the Bible, which culminates with a study of the Lord's Prayer. This book is ideal for personal use, group study or a sermon series. Each chapter concludes with a series of discussion questions. Chapter titles include: The Contents of Prayer The Variety of Prayer Prayer and Healing The Power of Prayer John R. Brokhoff is former Professor of Homiletics, Candler School of Theology, Emory University. He is a graduate of Muhlenberg College and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. His other popular CSS titles include Lectionary Preaching Workbook, A, B and C, Preaching The Parables, A, B and C, and Preaching The Miracles, A, B and C.

The Lords Prayer pamphlet explores and explains the way that Jesus taught his followers to pray. Each phrase of Jesus prayer model is examined, using both NIV and KJV Scriptures. The pamphlet also offers additional Scripture references and examples of Jesus demonstrating Gods attributes. The pamphlet also presents: Other prayers in Scripture that follow similar patterns The history of the Lords Prayer (found in the Books of Matthew and Luke) and why it was different from other prayers of Jesus time A brief examination of the words debts and trespasses A chart of the seven petitions of the Lords Prayer that believers can use in prayer to bring Jesus teaching to bear on their prayer life A chart of six reasons to forgive, the result of forgiveness, and Scripture references

How is your prayer life? Or how do you want your prayer life to be? Does praying satisfy your heart's desire to connect with God? Does God hear your prayers, or do they bounce off the ceiling? Do you want to make God happy? Chris Craig believes every Christian can learn to pray effectively. In this book, he offers practical biblical answers to show how you can pray powerfully and well for yourself and for others. Prayer shaped the life and work of Jesus Christ, and prayer is vital to developing and maintaining an intimate relationship with Him. Join Chris as he leads you to become a person of prayer. Becoming a Person of Prayer is an excellent, well-organized guide to prayer for personal spiritual growth or for group study. Chris Craig is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Ruston, Louisiana. He is married to Cindy, and they have three children: Jason, Julie, and Alicia. Chris and Cindy are also the proud parents of Crunch, a Boxer, and Pebbles, a Rottweiler. Chris earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. He earned a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from Midwestern Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. He has been in the ministry for over twenty years now. Chris pastored three churches in Texas before coming to Ruston in January 2003.