John onwuchekwa prayer5/20/2023 Our church prayers get reduced to a tool for transitioning from one activity to the next. Unfortunately, our prayers in the church too often feel like prayer before a meal: obligatory and respectable, but no one really gets much out of it. And it’s this emphasis that brings so much conviction to its reader.Īre we really a praying church? Does our church really value prayer? Or is it just something we do in between the more important things? But more than all of this, what holds the reader’s attention most is his contagious belief that God is most glorified in the robust prayer-life of His local church. is a gifted teacher, who does such a great job both of explaining what prayer is and isn’t and its overall importance in the life of the early New Testament church. Many leave you feeling guilty, that you’re a horrible Christian because your prayer life is so poor. Too many books on prayer come across as dry and mechanical, theoretical and technical. Simply said, the book is extremely encouraging. It’s so good that it now sits at the top of my list for great books on prayer. I’ve read many books this past year, but this by far has been one of the most enjoyable and edifying books I’ve read in a long time.
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