Shaping the Prayers of the People
Shaping the Prayers of the People

Author: Samuel Wells

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2014-06-16

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1467440671

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This book offers a model of profound and accessible congregational prayer. At once inspirational and practical, it will empower and equip laypeople and clergy alike to offer heartfelt, informed, and appropriate prayers on behalf of the people of God. As Samuel Wells and Abigail Kocher say, "Interceding in public worship is a duty. This book is intended to make it a joy." Shaping the Prayers of the People begins by considering what public prayer is and offering practical guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls. It explores prayer as an integral part of worship and discusses the language we need (and don't need) to address God. Significantly, the book also provides an array of example prayers along with commentary.

Leading in Prayer
Leading in Prayer

Author: Hughes Oliphant Old

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 1995-12-18

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1467420700

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This comprehensive guide to ordering, improving, and doing prayer in Christian corporate worship is for pastors, worship leaders, teachers and anyone interested in a deeper understanding of the use of public prayer. Old discusses the historical and theological background of prayer, instructs readers in the various kinds of prayer as they are used in worship, and examines the ordering of prayer in congregational worship. Includes sample prayers and sample church services.

Praying Together
Praying Together

Author: Megan Hill

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2016-04-14

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 1433550547

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Nearly all Christians would affirm the centrality of prayer for a healthy Christian life. And yet, for many, prayer is often a challenge, requiring intense personal commitment and self-discipline. However, as Megan Hill points out in Praying Together, our normal approach to prayer leaves out a crucial component: other people. While personal prayer is important, God designed the church to be a community of believers who regularly pray together. Exploring the Bible's rich teaching on what it means to gather at God's throne with one voice, Hill lays a theological foundation for corporate prayer and offers practical guidance for making it a reality—in our families, churches, and communities.

Lay Presiding
Lay Presiding

Author: Kathleen Hughes

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2005-03

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780814619339

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The Truth About God
The Truth About God

Author: Stanley Hauerwas

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2010-08-01

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1426719280

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Two popular authors consider not only what the Ten Commandments say about the people who observe them, but what they say about God. They are not some set of universal rules-they simply offer ways for a certain people to know a certain God-our God. What truths about God can be known through the Ten Commandments? God cares how we treat other people. God cares how we behave in marriage. God cares about the importance of being truthful. God wants people to take a day off from work each week. Readers will encounter Willimon and Hauerwas at their best as they explore the overarching question-What does it mean for people and the way they behave when they know some of these truths about God?

Prayer for Parish Groups
Prayer for Parish Groups

Author: Donal Harrington

Publisher: Saint Mary's Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 088489620X

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The 100 prayer services in this book can be easily adapted for specific needs, and treat a wide variety of themes including the natural and liturgical seasons, feasts, and significant moments in human life.

A Praying Life
A Praying Life

Author: Paul E. Miller

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Published: 2017-04-03

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1631468812

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More than 500,000 copies sold! Updated and expanded! Prayer is hard. Often, unless circumstances demand it—such as an illness or saying grace before a meal—most of us simply do not pray. This kind of prayerlessness can leave us with a distressed spirit and practical unbelief characterized by fear, anxiety, joylessness, and spiritual depression. A Praying Life is a prayer guide that has encouraged thousands of Christians to pursue a vibrant prayer life full of joy and power and has helped them learn how to pray faithfully and courageously. A life of prayer invites you to a life of connection to God. When Jesus describes the intimacy that He seeks with us, He talks about joining us for dinner (Revelation 3:20). This book reminds readers that prayer is simply making conversation with God a rhythm of daily Christian life. A Praying Life includes chapters about: How to deal with unanswered prayer How to start a prayer journal Does prayer make a difference? Now with added chapters addressing prayers of lament and further guidance for using prayer cards, Paul Miller invites you to foster prayer that regularly hopes, trusts, and expects God to act. Learn to develop helpful habits and approaches to prayer that will enable you to return to a childlike faith and witness spiritual growth today! “This book will be like having the breath of God at your back. Let it lift you to new hope.” —Dan B. Allender, PhD, author of Bold Love

Book of Common Worship, Daily Prayer
Book of Common Worship, Daily Prayer

Author: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9780664220327

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This easy-to-carry and very practical devotional resource will help all individuals, congregations, families, and small groups looking for assistance in prayer and in leading groups in prayer. It includes all the material from the Daily Prayer section of the full-sized edition of theBook of Common Worship. It features rubrics and blue and maroon ribbons. The cover is also a brilliant maroon. Orders for morning and evening prayer are provided, as well as the psalms and the daily lectionary. Prayers are also included for family and personal life, the church, national life, world issues, and environmental concerns.

Transforming Prayer
Transforming Prayer

Author: Daniel Henderson

Publisher: Bethany House

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1441214666

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Praying Christians are hungry to learn how to connect with God in a way that takes them beyond the typical grocery-list approach. Transforming Prayer explores the profound difference between seeking God's hand (what he does for people) and seeking God's face (who he really is). With captivating stories of the transformative power of personal worship and its connection with prayer, this book equips readers with practical tools for a more effective personal and corporate prayer life.