Charles Finney has been called the greatest revivalist in America. He had the power of the Holy Spirit, and his convicting message turned many sinners to Jesus. Power, Passion and Prayer includes 11 of Finney's most famous sermons on prayer and revival. Finney's words hold just the same power today as 150 years ago:
"There are two kinds of means requ… Read more…
Believers in general will be enriched by this volume because the public prayers of Charles Spurgeon were full of doctrine and encouragement from Scripture. But this book should especially appeal to the pastor whose pulpit prayers might become stale, repetitious, or run-of-the-mill. Reading the prayers of great giants of the faith like Spurgeon aid in sharpen… Read more…
Andrew Murray's classic writings have profited Christians for over a century. Known for his concern for consecration and the development of a deeper walk with Jesus, he spoke often of prayer and petition. Teach Me to Pray gathers some of the best extracts and gleanings from Andrew Murray's writings on prayer into 366 daily readings, each with a relevant pa… Read more…
This faith-infusing book tells the story of one man's courageous prayer life in the face of difficulties and hardship. In the face of Nazi Germany's attack on Great Britain, this man knelt in prayer to turn back Hitler's bombers. Truly a life changing and inspiring story, Intercessor, Rees Howells, available here in Spanish, is a precious testimony to the … Read more…
"Oh what encouragement we have to pray to such a prayer-hearing God, who so far exceeds the requests of His children."
Charles Haddon Spurgeon was profoundly convinced of the importance and power of prayer. Much of his influence in his own time and down to the present can surely be traced to the priority of prayer in his life and ministry.
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This little treatise, conceived in great simplicity, was not originally intended for publication: it was written for a few individuals, who were desirous to love God with their whole heart; some of whom, because of the profit they received in reading the manuscript, wished to obtain copies of it; and on this account alone, it was committed to the press.
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The phrases of the Lord's Prayer are among the most treasured words of Jesus, and Living and Praying the Lord's Prayer, an eBook by Peter Graves, opens Jesus' prayer so that Christians can live it and pray it. In uncomplicated prose, Graves first places the Lord's Prayer in context and then systematically proceeds through the prayer, gleaning truths and p… Read more…
Charles Haddon Spurgeon used to address his church at midweek meetings as well as the powerful sermons on Sundays. These addresses were generally more informal in tone and were designed to supply motivation for the church to pray. They are classic Spurgeon in a shorter format.
Only a Prayer Meeting, a collection of forty shorter Spurgeon addresses, is cha… Read more…
Here is another classic eBook on prayer by E. M. Bounds. Regarding the author, Homer W. Hodge wrote, "There is no man that has lived since the days of the apostles that has surpassed him in the depths of his marvelous research into the life of prayer." Of course, he is not talking about research the way we use the word today: Bounds' research was to spend … Read more…
An excerpt from Prayer 101: Learning to Talk with God, an eBook by Don M. Aycock, "Honesty in Prayer" looks "at the matter of honesty toward God in prayer." Taking the prophet Jeremiah as an example, Don Aycock reveals many truths about prayer, chief of which is that prayer is radical honesty. God wants to hear everything, even what we think would make H… Read more…
The prayer life of John Hyde ranks in the same category as other great intercessors of the Christian faith: men like Andrew Murray, Rees Howells, George Mueller and Charles Finney who poured out their hearts in prayer to God. A true prayer warrior, Hyde's prayer flowed out of a deep conviction that God heard him, and we have much we can learn from such a m… Read more…
“Do you wish you were a better prayer?”
Pose this question to any believer and the answer would likely be a resounding “yes!” While a strong prayer life is the desire of many believers, the reality is often difficult to come by.
In Prayer Coach, James L. Nicodem begins with a frank discussion about the obstacles of prayer and then offers pract… Read more…
