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| Titre : | If God Already Knows, Why Pray? |
| Auteurs : | Douglas F. Kelly, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Mention d'édition : | Reprint 2007 |
| Editeur : | Fearn [GB] : Christian Focus Publications, 1995 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-85792-146-5 |
| Format : | 168 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : | One of the biggest questions about prayer is not: "How do you do it?" but rather "Do we know who we are speaking to?" Knowing who God is - his character, his plans and why he wants us to pray - are essentials in building our understanding of prayer. |
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- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - INTRODUCTION: Not Just Theory or Technique / True Prayer / God First / The Humanistic Lie / A God Who Hears / A New Perspective PART 1 - IF GOD ALREADY KNOWS 1. PRAYER DEPENDS ON WHO GOD IS Who Is God? / God Is a Person, like Us / God Is Infinite, unlike Us / Can the Gap Be Bridged? / Love within the Trinity / Life, Light, and Love Overflowing from God / The Gap Is Bridged / Children Talk! / The Holy Spirit Creates a Family Relationship / True Prayer — the First Sign of Conversion 2. PRAYER AND THE PRAISE OF GOD What’s in a Name / Name Recognition / Who Comes First? / In Jesus’ Name / Hallowing God’s Name through Obedience / Self-Denial Bears Lasting Fruit / Hallowing God’s Name through Praise / Scripture-Based Praise / Sincerity in Praise / Praising God Can Bring Personal Blessing / Praise Routs the Enemy / Praise Takes Us Out of Ourselves 3. PRAYER AND THE PURPOSES OF GOD A Sovereign God / The Power of One Man’s Prayer / God Has a Plan / His Plan Defined / Two Complementary Truths / The Protestant Reformers Changed History / God Has PlannedTo Use Our Prayers / Catch the Vision! /The Will of God, Known and Unknown / A Hidden Harmony / God’s Plan Does Not Rule Out Our Prayer / Prayer Releases Blessings Already in Store / Arguing with God / What Prayer Can Do / God Works at Both Ends / A Mystery / The Divine Initiative / The Holy Spirit Influences Our Prayer / Our Prayer Activates the Eternal Plan / “Asking Is the Rule of the Kingdom” PART 2 - WHY PRAY? 4. PRAYER CHANGES US The Source of His Power / Prayer and God’s People / Leaving Toys Behind / How God Develops Maturity in Us / Suffering Can Be Good for You! / Maturity Gives Power in Prayer / Straightforward Promises / The Small Print / Spiritual Maturity Resolves the Contradiction / God at Work in Us to Change Us / United to Christ / Spiritual Understanding / Family Trees / Accepted in the Beloved / Power in Prayer When We Are in Christ / Praying Scriptural Promises / Specific Requests / Provision / Pardon / Protection / Christ in Us, the Hope of Glory 5. PRAYER CHANGES OTHERS A Hidden Influence! / The Results of Intercession / Moses’ Prayer Saved the Day / No One to Stand in the Gap / Jesus the Great Intercessor / Tie Lives Forever Making Intercession” / A Divine, Detached Clock Maker? / Practical Atheism / Aaron and Hur / Superhuman Resources / Overflowing Prayer Meetings! / A Spiritual Battle / “The Spirit Comes in Answer to Prayer" / The Outer Isles of Scotland / A Challenge to Every Congregation / The Power of a Congregational Prayer Meeting / Cosmic Proportions / Prayer Strikes the Winning Blow / The Supreme Weapon PART 3 - OUR PROBLEM’S AND GOD’S SOLUTIONS 6. THE CHALLENGETO PERSEVERE Perseverance in Prayer / Never Be Ashamed to Keep On Asking / Fifty-Three Years of Praying for a Friend / Why the Wait? / Satanic Hindrances / “The Power of Believing Prayer Is Simply Irresistible” / God Waits Until the Time Is Ripe / Prayers Arc Never Wasted / Activity behind the Scenes / Time + Prayer = Victory! 7. WRESTLING IN PRAYER Blessing Ahead / A Struggle Which Left Jacob Permanently Changed / Worth the Cost / Setting Our Priorities / A Daily Plan / Feelings! / Consider Fasting / Extraordinary Power for a Dying World 8. WHEN GOD APPEARS TO SAY NO Divine Denial or Something Better? / Temporary Suffering / In the Gap / With Jesus / His Wounds Win Entrance for Us APPENDIX A: A SUGGESTED PLAN FOR BIBLE READING Letting Loose a Lion / A Daily Portion / Water of Life / The Right Attitude / Proper Preparation / Approach God’s Word with Prayer / Eager Anticipation / The Value of Memorization / Worth the Effort APPENDIX B: A SUGGESTED PLAN FOR PRAYER Be Systematic / Long-Term Value / A Forty-Five Minute Outline for Prayer END NOTES |
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