Praying with Paul: A Call to Spiritual Reformation
Book Description
Learning to Pray like Paul
God doesn't demand hectic church programs and frenetic schedules; he only wants his people to know him more intimately. The apostle Paul found that spiritual closeness in his own fellowship with the Father.
Praying with Paul calls believers to reject superficiality and revolutionize their lives by embracing a God-guided approach to prayer. By following Paul's life-shaping principles, we can hear God speak to us today.
Introduction: Neglected Prayer
1. Lessons from the School of Prayer
2. The Framework of Prayer: 2 Thessalonians 1:3-12
3. Worthy Petitions: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12
4. Praying for Others
5. A Passion for People: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
6. The Content of a Challenging Prayer: Colossians 1:9-14
7. Excuses for Not Praying
8. Overcoming the Hurdles: Philippians 1:9-11
9. A Sovereign and Personal God
10. Praying to the Sovereign God: Ephesians 1:15-23
11. Praying for Power: Ephesians 3:14-21
12. Praying for Ministry: Romans 15:14-33
Afterword: A Prayer for Spiritual Reformation
Indexes
Author
D.A. Carson (PhD, University of Cambridge) is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is the author or editor of more than fifty books, including The God Who Is There and How Long, O Lord? He is cofounder of The Gospel Coalition and an active guest lecturer in academic and church settings around the world.
Endorsements
"Carson shows how the apostle Paul kept eternal values at the center of prayer ... [This book] is a manifesto for profound, other-centered, God-guided praying. Such prayer is not caught up in the tyranny of the urgent but the urgency of the eternal."
--Christianity Today
"The greatest need for churches today is not education, evangelism, or programs but a deeper knowledge of God. [This] book contributes to filling that need by assisting those who read it to a fuller life of prayer."
--Review and Expositor
"This work is one of the best recent efforts that integrate biblical praying with the whole Christian life."
--Master's Seminary Journal
"The reader is guided, gently yet persuasively, towards a reformation in personal dealings with God. This excellent and timely book can be heartily commended."
--The Banner of Truth
Additional Information
Cover: Softcover
Number of Pages: 215
Publisher: Baker Academic
Publication Date: January 20, 2015