Every Child Needs a Praying Mom [Paperback]

Fern Nichols (Author), Janet Kobobel Grant (Contributor)

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Publication Date: July 19, 2003

What principles enabled the concerned mom of two junior high school students to move from deciding she needed to pray for her kids at school to becoming the founder of a worldwide prayer movement called Moms In Touch International? Fern Nichols is a passionate believer in the power of prayer. She knows that a regular habit of prayer can change things--can bring home wayward children, heal broken marriages, and provide answers to desperate situations. Prayer can also bring a new kind of peace and contentment no matter what hardships or disappointments we face. But most important, Fern knows that through prayer we can experience, firsthand, an ever-increasing intimacy with God. In Every Child Needs a Praying Mom, Fern Nichols now shares how she has taught women to pray in a way that changes their lives and the lives of those they love. She teaches the principles and practices that will not only revolutionize the way people think about prayer, but the way they do pray, leading them into a deeper intimacy with Jesus, who is always interceding on our behalf. Sparkling with real life stories of God at work in the lives of praying moms, Fern introduces us to the four prayers that are the foundation of the Moms In Touch approach to prayer: Praise--Praying according to the attributes of God; Confession--Breaking strongholds; Thanksgiving--Expressing a grateful heart; Intercession--Standing in the gap with Jesus. What transforms these well-known elements of prayer into such a powerful force in Moms In Touch International? Fern Nichols introduces a way of praying that energizes, creates an appetite for intimacy with God, overcomes spiritual paralysis, eliminates fear, unveils the heart and character of God and transforms the pray-er's life and perspective. She teaches how to pray effectively with others, how to prepare for the spiritual battles that swirl when prayer is on the move, how to persist in prayer in the face of hopelessness and despair, and how to use Scripture for effective prayer. Changing Your World through Prayer will do just that. God hears. God acts. God moves. God works.

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What principles enabled the concerned mom of two junior high school students to move from deciding she needed to pray for her kids at school to becoming the founder of a worldwide prayer movement called Moms In Touch International? Fern Nichols is a passionate believer in the power of prayer. She knows that a regular habit of prayer can change things--can bring home wayward children, heal broken marriages, and provide answers to desperate situations. Prayer can also bring a new kind of peace and contentment no matter what hardships or disappointments we face. But most important, Fern knows that through prayer we can experience, firsthand, an ever-increasing intimacy with God.

Ievery Child Needs a Praying Mom, Fern Nichols now shares how she has taught women to pray in a way that changes their lives and the lives of those they love. She teaches the principles and practices that will not only revolutionize the way people think about prayer, but the way they do pray, leading them into a deeper intimacy with Jesus, who is always interceding on our behalf.

Sparkling with real life stories of God at work in the lives of praying moms, Fern introduces us to the four prayers that are the foundation of the Moms In Touch approach to prayer: Praise--Praying according to the attributes of God; Confession--Breaking strongholds; Thanksgiving--Expressing a grateful heart; Intercession--Standing in the gap with Jesus. What transforms these well-known elements of prayer into such a powerful force in Moms In Touch International? Fern Nichols introduces a way of praying that energizes, creates an appetite for intimacy with God, overcomes spiritual paralysis, eliminates fear, unveils the heart and character of God and transforms the pray-er’s life and perspective. She teaches how to pray effectively with others, how to prepare for the spiritual battles that swirl when prayer is on the move, how to persist in prayer in the face of hopelessness and despair, and how to use Scripture for effective prayer. Changing Your World through Prayer will do just that. God hears. God acts. God moves. God works.

About the Author

Fern Nichols is the mother of four children and the founder of the international organization Moms in Touch, a prayer movement that has affected thousands of women throughout the world. Since its inception, Moms in Touch groups have spread to every state and to more than ninety-five countries. Translated into twenty-two languages, more than 410,000 Moms in Touch International booklets have been sold. A frequent guest on Focus on the Family, Fern has also appeared on the Truth That Transforms and Family Life Today.

Janet Kobobel Grant is the collaborator with Fern Nichols of Every Child Needs a Praying Mom and the author of several Women of Faith Bible studies. She lives with her husband in Santa Rosa, California.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (July 19, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310245842
• ISBN-13: 978-0310245841
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #461,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Fern Nichols is the mother of four children and the founder of the international organization Moms in Touch, a prayer movement that has affected thousands of women throughout the world. Since its inception, Moms in Touch groups have spread to every state and to more than ninety-five countries. Translated into twenty-two languages, more than 410,000 Moms in Touch International booklets have been sold. A frequent guest on Focus on the Family, Fern has also appeared on the Truth That Transforms and Family Life Today.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Be blessed and inspired by Fern Nichols' message, January 22, 2004

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This review is from: Every Child Needs a Praying Mom (Paperback)

Amazing things can happen when you pray for your kids and this book proves that with so many interesting stories from Moms in Touch prayer groups all over the country. Nichols encourages readers to use the 4 steps of prayer, how to prepare for spiritual battles your child may be facing and how to use the Bible to pray. Practical and inspiring. If I'm not praying for my kids, then who is?

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ENCOURAGING w/ETERNAL IMPACT, September 12, 2006

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[e-mail] "Author/Ministry Leader" (Myrtle Beach, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Every Child Needs a Praying Mom (Paperback)

If you are looking to be inspired in your life of prayer, and in the importance of prayer for your family, you will be blessed by reading this book.
About 8 years ago I myself experienced the power to Moms praying as we gathered each week with other Moms to pray for our children and husbands! WOW! The prayer group I am in now is different, but this book brought back so many fond memories of God's power and faithfulness seen week by week specifically in our families and for our children. Praying with all the other Moms was probably one of the greatest impacts on my Christianity and prayer life. As we pray, God reveals to our chilren, ourselves and those watching HIS DIVInE CHARACTER, POWER & LOVE!
And, I am praising the LORD, that as Fern says in this book, God is STILL ANSWERING OUR PRAYERS, even after all these years!
We may see some results right away, but when we don't it's very helpful to have a group to help you persevere, and IMPERATIVE to learn to PRAY GOD'S WILL THROUGH PRAYING SCRIPTURE, receiving the LORD's STRENGTH TO STAND FIRM & PERSEVER NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES TO RECIEVE THAT FOR WHICH GOD HAS PROMPTED US TO ASK!
In this book she does a beautiful job of encouraging with Scripture and true stories, as well as defining our roles and the importance AND NECESSITY OF PRAYER! We are to make an eternal impact on our children-and this must be fueled in prayer.
In speaking of the influence that her Mom had on her, surely shows that PRAYER DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE! God wants to bless our children, but we must invite Him into their lives and circumstances, until they can do so. Even then, it is God's highest and holiest calling as a Mom to pray for our children, inviting His Power and Provision into their hearts! There are times, we as parents will all need encouragement in our lives of prayer, refocusing not on the circumstances, but on our ALMIGHTY & POWERFUL GOD-this will bring you such encouragement!
You will be blessed to read this, and EVEN MORE BLESSED TO DO WHAT SHE WRITES ABOUT!
TAMMY M PRICE/AUTHOR:
Alphabet Prayers: The Power of Praying Scripture into the Hearts You Love

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, October 18, 2007

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Audrey A. Decosta "Cosmetic Diva" (Maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Every Child Needs a Praying Mom (Paperback)

This is a super book and a must for any mom. Thou it is more intune with the Moms In Touch, it gives a great insight of the group.