The Power of Persistent Prayer: Praying with Greater Purpose and Passion
Overview
This powerful guide will answer such questions as, “Why pray if God already knows my needs?,” “Why does it take so long to receive answers to my prayers?,” “How can I take my prayer life to the next level?,” and many more. Whether you wonder why your prayers aren’t answered, if God likes the way you pray, or if you’re persistent enough in your prayers, Jacobs addresses these concerns and provides solid biblical answers. She guides you with instruction, encouragement, and transparency to help you break through the barriers that stifle your prayers and become the effective, powerful prayer warrior God desires you to be.
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- Answers common questions on the topic of prayer
- Encourages readers to become more persistent and more effective in their prayers
- Includes questions for each chapter for individual or group study
- Why Pray?
- The Case for Persistent Prayer
- Praying the Will of God
- Blockages to Answered Prayer
- Fasting
- Praying the Word
- Persistent Praise
- Intergenerational Prayer
- Proclamation Prayer
- Kingdom Intercession
Top Highlights
“Without walking and talking with God in prayer, we will never fulfill our original design and the earth will lack order and fruitfulness.” (Page 17)
“When we study His Word, and God reveals His will, we can be confident that God will see it done. So our confidence is not in our own ability to discern His will, but in God’s ability to reveal it to us!” (Page 51)
“reformation and transformation back to kingdom order and values, or biblical worldview” (Page 163)
“This is the key—persistent praise and giving thanks in the midst of all things” (Page 121)
“praying the Word, fasting, proclaiming, and decreeing” (Page 161)
The Power of Persistent Prayer is packed full of great tools to equip anyone needing instruction on intercession and prayer.
—Beni Johnson, prayer pastor, Bethel Church, Redding, CA
- Title: The Power of Persistent Prayer: Praying with Greater Purpose and Passion
- Author: Cindy Jacobs
- Publisher: Baker
- Publication Date: 2011
- Pages: 208