The Prayers of Jesus: Listening to and Learning from Our Savior
Overview
“If your soul is dry and your prayers are dead, here is living water to revive and refresh you.” — David Murray
Jesus’s ministry on earth as a human was marked by a devotion to prayer. Through his prayer life, we see what it means to truly depend on God. Examining all of Jesus’s prayers recorded in the New Testament, this book reflects on the content and structure of the Son of God’s words to his Father—helping us imitate his example as we commune with our heavenly Father as adopted sons and daughters in Christ.
Key Features
- Provides an introduction to key Christological issues
- Examines the attributes of Jesus through his prayers
- Contains theological and pastoral insights
Top Highlights
“Few run a publicly good race to the end in their ministries who have not been faithful in private with their covenant God.” (Page 45)
“Godliness entails a Christ-centered pursuit of all that God requires and an avoidance of all that he forbids” (Page 69)
“his prayers were at the heart of his obedient and dependent life before the Father” (Page 16)
“this way, we aim to pray as our Lord prayed: in the Spirit” (Page 24)
“Father gave Adam the Holy Spirit for this purpose, just as he did the last Adam, Jesus Christ, for whom he confirmed his blessed fatherly relationship.” (Page 41)
Praise for the Print Edition
This is a book primarily about Jesus and secondarily about prayer. That is reflected in the subtitle Listening to and Learning from Our Savior. Jones guides us in listening to the prayers of Jesus for what they tell us about Jesus, and then what they tell us about prayer. Think of it as a Christology viewed through the lens of Jesus’s prayers. Jones’s purpose is much deeper than just drawing principles of prayer from the prayers of Jesus; he takes us into a deeper understanding of who Jesus is and what he has done for us, and then applies that to the prayer life of the believer in Christ.
—Donald S. Whitney, Professor of Biblical Spirituality and Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; author, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life and Praying the Bible
Christians with an appetite for knowing Jesus will find a feast in The Prayers of Jesus. Mark Jones serves up the finest in devotional food, teaching us how to come to the Father by observing the prayer life of his Son. I heartily commend not only the bite-size chapters but also Jones’s meaty historical and theological introduction.
—Chad Van Dixhoorn, Professor of Church History, Westminster Theological Seminary
What a wonderful idea—to access the person and work of our Savior through his prayers. The result is a beautiful and soul-satisfying book that will not only teach you more about Jesus but also teach you how to pray. If your soul is dry and your prayers are dead, here is living water to revive and refresh you.
—David Murray, Professor of Old Testament and Practical Theology, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
Product Details
- Title: The Prayers of Jesus: Listening to and Learning from Our Savior
- Author: Mark Jones
- Publisher: Crossway
- Publication Date: 2019
- Pages: 224
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Topic: Jesus Studies