The message of prayer : approaching the throne of grace / Tim Chester.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Bible speaks todayPublication details: Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, �2003.Description: 271 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0830824081 (pbk.)
  • 9780830824083 (pbk.)
  • 0851114067 (UK)
  • 9780851114064 (UK)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS 680 .P64 C48 2003
Contents:
Part 1. The foundations of prayer. The conversation of friends (Genesis 1 to Revelation 22) -- Praying to the father (Luke 11:1-13) -- Praying through the son (Hebrews 4-5) -- Praying by the spirit (Romans 8 and Jude) -- Praying with faith (James 1 and 5) -- Part 2. The practice of prayer -- Praying with the patriarchs (Genesis 18 and 32) -- Praying with the Old Testament saints (Isaiah 37, Nehemiah 9 and Daniel 9) -- Praying with Hannah (1 Samuel 1-2) -- Praying with the psalmist (Psalm 2 and Acts 4) -- Praying as Jesus taught us (Matthew 6) -- Praying with Jesus (John 14-17) -- Praying with Paul (Ephesians 3, Philippians 1 and Colossians 1) -- Praying together for the world (1 Timothy 1-2) -- Praying in battle (Ephesians 6) -- Praying when God is silent (Mark 15) -- Praying in eternal perspective (Ephesians 1).
Summary: For Timothy Chester, an understanding of prayer begins with an understanding of the doctrine of God. The prayer of faith, as represented in the Scriptures, is a trinitarian experience--to God through Christ in the Spirit. n the end, the message of prayer is that to be people of prayer is to be people of the Book, and to be people of the Book is to be people of prayer. --from publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 13-24).

Part 1. The foundations of prayer. The conversation of friends (Genesis 1 to Revelation 22) -- Praying to the father (Luke 11:1-13) -- Praying through the son (Hebrews 4-5) -- Praying by the spirit (Romans 8 and Jude) -- Praying with faith (James 1 and 5) -- Part 2. The practice of prayer -- Praying with the patriarchs (Genesis 18 and 32) -- Praying with the Old Testament saints (Isaiah 37, Nehemiah 9 and Daniel 9) -- Praying with Hannah (1 Samuel 1-2) -- Praying with the psalmist (Psalm 2 and Acts 4) -- Praying as Jesus taught us (Matthew 6) -- Praying with Jesus (John 14-17) -- Praying with Paul (Ephesians 3, Philippians 1 and Colossians 1) -- Praying together for the world (1 Timothy 1-2) -- Praying in battle (Ephesians 6) -- Praying when God is silent (Mark 15) -- Praying in eternal perspective (Ephesians 1).

For Timothy Chester, an understanding of prayer begins with an understanding of the doctrine of God. The prayer of faith, as represented in the Scriptures, is a trinitarian experience--to God through Christ in the Spirit. n the end, the message of prayer is that to be people of prayer is to be people of the Book, and to be people of the Book is to be people of prayer. --from publisher description.

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