Saturday, September 06, 2008

Giving Ourselves to Prayer: An Acts 6:4 Primer for Ministry >Table of Contents

Section One: The Theological Foundation of Prayer

Chapter 1: The Bible and Prayer – Gary T. Meadors 10

Chapter 2: Jewish Traditions of Prayer Jan Verbruggen 17

Chapter 3: Prayer and the Kingdom of GodRon Walborn 25

Chapter 4: God the Father and PrayerPatricia A. Outlaw 31

Chapter 5: God the Son and Prayer James R. Wicker 37

Chapter 6: Praying in the Name of Jesus Randal Roberts 44

Chapter 7: The Gospel of Prayer John W. Taylor 50

Chapter 8: God the Spirit and PrayerJames L. Wakefield 56

Chapter 9: Prayer and the Accompaniment of AngelsDavid A. Shive 63

Chapter 10: The Lord’s PrayerThomas L. Constable 70

Chapter 11: Prayer and God’s ResponsesSteve Hawthorne 76

Chapter 12: The Aspects, Varieties and Kinds of PrayerAlice Smith 83

Chapter 13: Prayer and the Sovereignty of God Leith Anderson 90

Chapter 14: Crisis Praying vs. Consistent PrayingBert Downs 95

Chapter 15: Problems of Seemingly Unanswered PrayerElmer L. Towns 101

Chapter 16: Characteristics of God-Honoring Prayer

Arturo G. Azurdia, III 108

Chapter 18: Praying with God’s Heart and Mind Joel Wilson 119

Chapter 19: Responding in Prayer to God’s CharacterAida Besancon Spencer 125

Chapter 20: Does God Really Need Our Prayer?Dutch Sheets 131

Section Two: The Personal Passion for Prayer

Chapter 21: The Bible and Personal Passion in PrayerEarl Pickard 135

Chapter 22: A Biblical Role Model of Personal Passion in Prayer

Gloria J. Wiese 144

Chapter 23: Jesus as a Role Model of Personal Passion in Prayer

Howard Baker 151

Chapter 24: An Historical Role Model of Personal Passion in Prayer

Karen Bullock 158

Chapter 25: Disciplines of Personal PrayerDan R. Crawford 65

Chapter 26: Habits of Effective Pray-ers – Dennis Conner 172

Chapter 27: The Use of Scripture in Personal Prayer – Larry Ashlock 179

Chapter 28: Personal Prayer Retreats – Cynthia Bezek 187

Chapter 29: Prayer Journals/Diaries – Gary Waller 195

Chapter 30: How to Address God in Prayer – William David Spencer 201

Chapter 31: To Whom Does God Listen? – W. Bingham Hunter 207

Chapter 32: How to Hear from God in Prayer – Calvin A. Blom 215

Chapter 33: Contemplative Prayer – Reg Johnson 221

Chapter 34: Developing a Lifestyle of Prayer – Gerald Schmidt 228

Chapter 35: The Problem of Prayerlessness – Mary Kate Morse 235

Chapter 36: Intimacy with God through Prayer – John Franklin 241

Chapter 37: Hindrances to Effective Prayer – Sammy Tippit 247

Chapter 38: How to Pray without Ceasing – Cornell (Corkie) Haan 253

Chapter 39: The Secret of Single-Minded Prayer – Eddie Smith 259

Chapter 40: Abiding Prayer – Tony Twist 266

Section Three: The Corporate Expression of Prayer

Chapter 41: The Bible and Church Prayer – J. Chris Schofield 274

Chapter 42: The Place of Prayer in the Early Church – Steve Booth 283

Chapter 43: The Meaning of “A House of Prayer” – Dennis Fuqua 289

Chapter 44: How to Build a House of Prayer – Dave Butts 295

Chapter 45: Prayer Meetings and Revival in the Church – Joel R. Beeke 301

Chapter 46: Praying Together vs. Private Prayer – Bruce M. Hartung 308

Chapter 47: Leading/Facilitating Corporate Prayer – Phil Miglioratti 314

Chapter 48: Prayer in the Corporate Worship Service – Jonathan Graf 322

Chapter 49: Prayer Partners, Prayer Triplets, Small Prayer Groups –

Daryl Eldridge 329

Chapter 50: Accountability in Prayer – John D. Floyd 336

Chapter 51: Church Prayer Ministries and Prayer Rooms – Elaine Helms 342

Chapter 52: Prayer as Creative Expression – Gary W. McCoy 347

Chapter 53: Family Prayer – Kim Butts 354

Chapter 54: Mobilizing Youth to Pray – Mike Higgs 360

Chapter 55: Prayer Components for City-wide Movements – Tom White 367

Chapter 56: Pastoral Prayers of Intercession – Stan May 375

Chapter 57: Worship Based Prayer vs. List Based Prayer – Dick Eastman 382

Chapter 58: Praying vs. Being “Devoted to Prayer” – Steve Loopstra 389

Chapter 59: The Relational Affects of Corporate Prayer –

David Livingstone Rowe 395

Chapter 60: How to Evaluate the Prayer Life of a Congregation –

Daniel 401

Section Four: The Global Impact of Prayer

Chapter 61: The Bible and Global Prayer – Henry Blackaby 410

Chapter 62: Prayer and Spiritual Awakenings – Glenn Sheppard 416

Chapter 63: Prayer and Evangelism – Alvin L. Reid 425

Chapter 64: Lighthouses of Prayer – Alvin J. VanderGriend 432

Chapter 65: Prayer and Missionary Movements – Ron Boehme 439

Chapter 66: Strategic Prayer for God’s Mission and Missionaries

Mike Barnett 447

Chapter 67: Prayerwalking as a Method of Intercessory Prayer – Randy Sprinkle 454

Chapter 68: Prayer Calendars/Networks/Communication Links –

Naomi A. Frizzell 460

Chapter 69: Prayer and Spiritual Warfare – Chuck Lawless 469

Chapter 70: Mobilizing Prayer Advocacy – Eleanor Witcher 476

Chapter 71: Praying for the Unreached People Groups of the World

Ed Cox 483

Chapter 72: Equipping the Church for Global Praying – John Quam 490

Chapter 73: Kingdom Praying – Minette Drumwright Pratt 496

Chapter 74: Praying for Those in Global Authority – John Lind 502

Chapter 75: Prayer for the Harvest – Paula Hemphill 509

Chapter 76: Prayer Journeys: Praying on Location for the NationsPat Allen 516

Chapter 77: Prayer Foundation for Global Ministry Daniel Sanchez 521

Chapter 78: International House of Prayer Gary Wiens 528

Chapter 79: Missionary Dynamic and Prayer – George W. Peters 535

Chapter 80: The Lord's Model of Prayer for the Kingdom –

Darrell W. Johnson 544

Conclusion – Dan R. Crawford 551

Bibliography 553

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