Experiencing Prayer with Jesus: The Power of His Presence and Example [Bargain Price] [Hardcover]

Henry Blackaby (Author), Norman Blackaby (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 17, 2006

Walk His Steps, Pray His Way

It’s not an activity. Nor a chore. Prayer is a way of life. Here’s how you can move beyond rituals and discover new intimacy with Jesus. Henry and Norman Blackaby’s thorough study of Jesus’ prayer life reveals astounding truths about God’s intent for prayer. By the time you turn the last page of this 2006 National Day of Prayer book, your old notions will be replaced by the reality of Jesus’ example. You’ll experience the power of heaven and earth being joined together as the King of all creation lays His heart over yours. Your will becomes aligned with His. Discover freedom from methods and formulas, the beauty of a gentle step-by-step reformation process, and let God unfold His mighty purposes for you.

JESUS…

“ in the days of His flesh,

when He had offered up prayers and supplications,

with vehement cries and tears…

was heard because of His godly fear.”

Hebrews 5:7

The One who loved you to His death continues to pursue you.

He will humbly lay His heart over yours. Heaven and earth will agree. The supernatural will powerfully unfold. And you will be changed forever.

Story Behind the Book

Jesus’ ministry was marked by a life of prayer. Even more, Jesus is the pattern and definition of prayer. Who better for America to pray with on the National Day of Prayer than Him? And who better than father-son team Henry and Norman Blackaby to unveil such a message? In classic Blackaby style, they reveal how Jesus’ example can become our way of life. When prayer is genuine, life change is real. Look out, America. Prayer is changing our country like nothing ever has…or will!

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

With more than one million books in print, bestselling author Henry Blackaby's newest manual on praying efficaciously will no doubt win him continued fame as this text is also being touted as the official 2006 National Day of Prayer book. Blackaby teams up with his son Norman to present readers with a systematic prayer guide, which, though flawed, serves to both educate and challenge Christians' tired ideas of intercession. The Blackabys want to dispel old notions of ineffective prayer and unleash the power of God upon a sinful nation so as to redeem it from itself. Readers will better understand how vital intimate prayer is to a Christian's life and overall ministry, discern and receive God's agenda through some self-evaluation, and adopt a humility-based approach to prayer. Spread throughout this book are personal renderings from both father and son, recounting experiences of answered prayer. Perhaps the most helpful section is the chapter detailing how prayer protects believers from temptation and from falling away. However, most readers will expect more than this cursory overview of prayer techniques. Christians already know that God works through prayer, so to read a mere reiteration of this refrain without providing something more substantive to stimulate fervent prayer is disappointing. (Feb.)
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About the Author

Henry Blackaby

Dr. Henry Blackaby, president of Blackaby Ministries International, is the author of more than a dozen books, including the classic Experiencing God. He earned his BD and ThM from Golden Gate Seminary and holds four honorary doctorate degrees. Dr. Blackaby has spent his life in ministry, serving as a church planter, pastor, and missionary. Today his primary message is an urgent call for spiritual leadership and revival across North America and around the world. Henry and his wife, Marilynn, have five children.

Norman Blackaby

Dr. Norman C. Blackaby serves as vice president of Blackaby Ministries International, where his responsibilities include preaching, leading conferences, and directing the online training center. He and his father coauthored Called and Accountable: Discovering Your Place in God’s Eternal Purpose. Prior to joining Blackaby Ministries, Norman served in Texas as a senior pastor. He holds a PhD in Biblical Backgrounds and has taught for two seminaries in the fields of Backgrounds and Spiritual Development. He currently resides in Cochrane, Alberta, with his wife, Dana, and their three children, Emily, Douglas, and Anne.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Multnomah Books (January 17, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590525760
• ASIN: B002PJ4OD8
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #991,333 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Henry T. Blackaby serves as a special consultant to the presidents of the North American Mission Board, International Mission Board, and LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is a popular speaker and writer whose study course Experiencing God has sold more than 3,000,000 copies. Blackaby lives in Rex, Georgia.

Customer Reviews

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, March 25, 2006

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Armchair Interviews (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Experiencing Prayer with Jesus: The Power of His Presence and Example (Hardcover)

In this book the Blackabys provide a powerful framework for effective prayer: the prayer life of Jesus. They build from the passage in Hebrews ("In the days of His flesh") that emphasizes Jesus' humanity. The communication He maintained with His Heavenly Father was done in the same humanness that we experience. What He can do, we can do. It was His priority.

Prayer was Jesus' lifeline to a loving Heavenly Father. In communicating with the Father He felt that love and loving presence. It was also prayer that allowed Him to experience the presence of the Holy Spirit (Luke 3:21-22).

The Blackabys also emphasize that Jesus' experience with prayer began with relationship before petition. He enjoyed the presence of His Father before He asked things of His Father--even for others.

Another key learning point they draw from the life of Christ is that prayer is about submission and surrender. Jesus prayed out of a surrendered heart (Hebrews 5). "Through His prayer life, Jesus always knew the Father's intentions. The prayers of Jesus released His life to His Father's will."

This book not only provides the readers with the "whats" I've been describing, but is also filled with the practical "how-tos." For example on page 34 Henry provides a delightful approach to how to respond to people who have heard from the Lord His will for your life!

Armchair Interviews says: This book is for those who recognize the importance of prayer and want their prayer experience to be one of intimate communication with the Father.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleased with Prayer, June 25, 2009

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JRogers (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Experiencing Prayer with Jesus: The Power of His Presence and Example (Hardcover)

I have read three books by Henry Blackaby and have been extremely pleased with them all. This book is relevant in today's world in understanding Jesus relationship with God and His disciplined use of prayer as a means of communicating and hearing God's answers. It also shows us how God used this time with Jesus to teach us that we, too, can have communication with Him in this same manner.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Experiencing Prayer with Jesus, February 29, 2008

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James T. Truitt (Evans, Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Experiencing Prayer with Jesus: The Power of His Presence and Example (Hardcover)

The characteristics of the prayer life of Jesus can be a model for our prayer life. Prayer was a very high priority in the life of Jesus. The book describes the sacrifices Jesus made in order to be in continual prayer with HIs Father. In prayer, God gave Jesus His direction, words, and insights. God wants to do the same for us. The book describes the intimate relationship between the Father and Son that made prayer so vitality important. A must read for all people who pray. A retired Army Chaplain.