Prayer Ministry

J.L. Gerhardt walks you through some straightforward ways to make prayer a habit, leading you in new (and sometimes very old) ways of praying. Her hope is to light a fire in you for prayer and provide the skills you need to keep the fire burning.

The use of intercessory beings in prayer hasn't always been the normal accepted practice. As Christianity and paganism began to merge under the rule of the Byzantine Empire, many elements that existed within paganism were "Christianized" and adapted for use by the Church. This article will trace a possible origin for the use of intercessory beings in Christian prayer and will use evidence from the scriptures and noncanonical Christian books to weigh the use of intercessory beings against prayer.

Prayer Storm places you on the spiritual battlefield, shoulder-to-shoulder with God. Prompted by a "commissioning dream" from God, author James Goll updated a centuries-old prayer model and laid out a plan for today's believers, an Internet-based community of intercessors who commit to pray one hour per week. In this first book in the Prayer Storm series, you will be emboldened to make a positive difference in your nation, community, and family. Audiobook narrated by Rich Reneau.

The impact of The Prayer of Jabez has been phenomenal - with reports of changed lives, expanded ministries, and massive spiritual breakthroughs among believers everywhere. Now teens can also receive extravagant blessing as they discover, in peer-based stories, supporting scriptures, and interactive questions, how to pray the remarkable prayer of the obscure Bible hero in I Chronicles 4:10.

Following a string of three New York Times best sellers comes the most powerful work of Mother Angelica, who shares publicly for the first time her most private thoughts and prayers. More powerful and intimate than any of her previous books, this is the book that her millions of admirers have been waiting for. In this special work, listeners are brought inside her spiritual life through her private prayers and reflections.

Prayer & Praise is a treasure trove of thought-provoking messages inspired by the lines of Austen's three preserved prayers. Atop a solid foundation of scripture, these 50 devotional segments (each finishing with prayer and praise) enlist familiar characters and situations from Austen novels to illustrate spiritual principles - in creative, often surprising, ways!

The 45 Transformational Evening Prayers That Every Christian Should Know helps you understand what prayer is, the different types of prayer, and how you can include this practice in your daily life. With powerful and uplifting language, this book helps you open a channel to God, build a relationship with him, and be transformed by the power of prayer.

The author Janice Marie Hunt shares the life and faith experiences of her mother, Artie Marie Hunt. Within each section listeners get a glimpse of the trials of her mom and challenges of a fatherless childhood and then the deepening and strengthening faith in the Lord, who changed and continues to sustain her life. It tells of when all odds are against us, what then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31, KJV).

Many followers of Christ find it discouraging trying to maintain an active prayer life and end up letting that discipline fall to the side. E.M. Bounds, a dedicated prayer warrior himself, shows how much God does listen to prayer and how greatly he desires that his children reach out to him.

Have you ever heard, read, or recited a familiar verse for the 10th, or 100th, or three hundredth time, and suddenly been overwhelmed by the profound depth of the simple truth? Have you ever experienced a dawn of understanding over a verse long known by memory? That experience transformed Hudson Taylor's life and ministry. Dr. Howard Taylor wrote a biography of his father, Hudson Taylor, with the title, "Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret". After sharing his father's incredible life and accomplishments, he revealed the secret. Hudson Taylor's secret was to abide in Christ.

The messages are short, and can easily be read in a few minutes. Try one each day and see if the Holy Spirit doesn't take the information and improve your life.

This book contains Bible verses and prayers all focused on healing. We learn in Matthew 14:30: "But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me". There is answer with Jesus not to sink with the waves of infirmities blowing around. Sickness and diseases don't respect age, sex, tribe, race, or language. However, there is power in prayer. It's more potent when mixed with faith and the word of God, not only to be healed but to remain healthy.

If we want to see an end to abortion around the world, we can't just sit around waiting for laws to change. If we want to see an end to abortion around the world, we must pray for God to protect and provide for all the pregnant mothers who see no better options.

Is your spiritual life more like a fast-food run than an intimate dinner for two? Whether it’s the busy mother’s wish to be Wonder Woman—minus the metal bra—or battles with an exploding hot water heater, or fighting the "Resolutionary War" of New Year’s Day, Mary Pierce understands the dilemmas of being a woman in today’s 24/7 world. From disorganized misery to extreme organizational mania. Pierce deals with our fumbling attempts to grow closer to God, encouraging us as she invites us to laugh, cry, love, embrace life, and pray!

When Jesus' followers saw him praying, they knew that he connected to God in a profound way. Wanting to know how they could do the same, they asked: "Lord, teach us to pray" (Luke 11:1). Their request continues to be the desire of all who long for a meaningful life with God.

Stanice Anderson, motivational speaker and author of 12-Step Programs: A Resource Guide for Helping Professionals, delivers a personal guide to dealing with failure and turning to triumphs. By examining her own obstacles, Anderson relates to problems that many people face today.

This book does not to tell you how to get answers to your prayers. There are thousands of books like that. This a radically different book because it approaches prayer from God's perspective. Prayer is a relationship with God. When you understand how God answers prayer, then you realize prayer is all about trusting your heavenly father, trusting him to answer what is best for you, how it's best for you, and when it's best for you.

Daily Readings from Break Out! contains meaningful quotes along with insightful and thought-provoking prayers written by the author. It is designed to guide, encourage, and uplift you every day of the year. We were not created to just get by with average, unrewarding, or unfulfilling lives. God created us to leave our marks on our generations. Every person has seeds of greatness planted within by the Creator.

The Problem of Prayer addresses the toughest dilemma every Christian faces: doubt. The world has conditioned us to crave results, demanding instant solutions to our problems. But that's not what faith is about. Faith in prayer is about surrendering to God's will - seeing things through his eyes, not our own.

One of the only things Jesus' disciples asked Him to teach them was to pray. The result is what we've come to call the Lord's Prayer, which could better be called the Disciples' Prayer, since Jesus gave it specifically to them. In this series, Pastor Skip Heitzig takes a deeper look at this often-recited - and often-overlooked - prayer to find applications for our own prayer lives.