Taking Hold of God: Studies on the Nature, Need, and Power of Prayer

by Samuel Marinus Zwemer

Publisher:

Marshall, Morgan & Scott

, 1936

Overview

In Taking Hold of God, Zwemer lays out the case for the nature, need, and power of prayer.

Nicknamed the “Apostle to Islam,” for nearly 40 years Samuel M. Zwemer lived and worked in the Middle East, preaching the Gospel of Jesus and training hundreds of missionaries. Founder and editor of The Moslem World, Zwemer—familiar with the land, language, and people of Islam—provided a window into a growing religion and culture that few Westerners knew. Zwemer’s legacy as one of the finest Christian scholars of Islam is still recognized today.

In the Logos edition, all Scripture passages in Arabia: The Cradle of Islam are tagged and appear on mouse-over. What’s more, Scripture references are linked to the wealth of language resources in your Logos library. If you own the English and Arabic Qur’an, you can follow along with Zwemer in his analysis of Islamic doctrine and his studies comparing Islam to Christianity. This makes these texts more powerful and easier to access than ever before for scholarly work or personal Bible study.

Key Features

• Explores the nature, need, and power of prayer
• Explains hindrances in prayer
• Includes a devotional service of meditation

Contents

• The Antiquity and Universality of Prayer
• The Nature of Prayer
• Place and Posture in Prayer
• The Time Element in Prayer
• The Power of Prayer
• Hindrances to Prayer
• Non-Christian Prayer and Missions
• Prayer and Missions
• Some Old Testament Prayers
• The Prayers of Paul
• The Lord’s Prayer
• The Prayers of Our Lord
• A Devotional Service of Meditation

Top Highlights

“One of the most striking features of the prayers found in the Psalms is their universal outlook and their missionary character.” (Page 129)

“The sixty-seventh Psalm is one of the greatest prayers for missions in the Old Testament.” (Page 130)

“The ministry of intercession is a great battlefield. We need the whole armour of God, for we wrestle in the trenches against all the powers of darkness. On our knees we are kings and priests in God’s universe.” (Page 36)

“that prayer, in the words of Gladstone, ‘is the highest expression of the human intellect.’” (Page ix)

“We need God every hour. Moment by moment we must be kept by His love. Unless we take time to be holy, there will be no holiness for us in eternity. We must pray without ceasing if we would live our life in conscious fellowship with God. We must pray always, for we are in the midst of foes, and temptation lurks everywhere. We must pray at all times for we know not which time may be a time of crisis, nor when time for us will end and eternity begin.” (Pages 54–55)

Product Details

• Title: Taking Hold of God: Studies on the Nature, Need, and Power of Prayer
• Author: Samuel M. Zwemer
• Publisher: Marshall, Morgan & Scott
• Publication Date: 1936
• Pages: 192

About Samuel Marinus Zwemer

Samuel Marinus Zwemer (1867–1952) was born in Vriesland, Michigan and educated at Hope College, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, Muskingham College, and Rutgers College. Zwemer served as a missionary in the Middle East from 1891–1929 where he earned his nickname “The Apostle to Islam.” In 1929, he was appointed professor of missions and professor of the history of religion at Princeton Theological Seminary. He retired from Princeton College Seminary at the age of 70.

Zwemer was the founder and edited The Moslem World for 35 years and the author of dozens of books, articles, essays, and periodicals—mostly revolving around missionary work and Islam.