{"id":1386,"date":"2016-08-07T22:06:22","date_gmt":"2016-08-07T12:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdreformedbaptist.org.au\/?p=1386"},"modified":"2019-08-01T15:25:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T05:25:41","slug":"books-on-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdreformedbaptist.org.au\/?p=1386","title":{"rendered":"Books on prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3929\" src=\"http:\/\/sdreformedbaptist.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/top-7-books-that-changed-the-world-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Church Bulletin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Since we have been looking at prayer in recent sermons I thought I would provide a list of books on this vital subject. If you want to learn how to pray you need to actually do it. Praying is the classroom of prayer. Having said that, there are many books which can help us along the way. They can be the means through which God challenges, stimulates, convicts, and corrects us afresh. I am of the mind that it is good to regularly read on subjects of particular importance. Prayer falls into this category.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">With the selection provided, I have read some but not all. Those I haven\u2019t read come recommended from reliable sources and I intended to read them. As with any book we need to read discerningly and though we may not agree with every idea on every page, it doesn\u2019t prevent the book from being useful. \u00a0Obviously this list barely scrapes the surface but it does at least provide a starting point.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Yours is the kingdom by Gerald Bray <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">The still hour by Austin Phelps<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Praying the Bible by Donald Whitney <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">A simple way to pray by Martin Luther<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Enjoy your prayer life by Michael Reeves <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Prayer by Tim Keller <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Prayers on the psalms by David Calhoun <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">A praying life by Paul Miller <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Hidden life of prayer by David Mcintyre <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">A way to pray by Matthew Henry <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><em>A prayerless church member is a hindrance. He is in the body like a rotting bone or decayed tooth. Before long, since he does not contribute to the benefit of his brethren, he will become a danger and a sorrow to them. Neglect of private prayer is the locust which devours the strength of the church<\/em> \u2013 C.H. Spurgeon <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\"><em>No prayer! \u2013 no faith! \u2013 no Christ in the heart! Little prayer! \u2013 little faith! \u2013 little of Christ in the heart! Increasing prayer! \u2013 increasing faith! \u2013 increasing Christ in the heart! Much prayer! \u2013 much faith! \u2013 much Christ in the heart! Praying always! \u2013 faith always! \u2013 Christ in the heart always!<\/em> \u2013 Alexander Whyte <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">May productive reading lead to productive praying. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;\">Andrew <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Church Bulletin Since we have been looking at prayer in recent sermons I thought I would provide a list of books on this vital subject. 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