God, Help Me Pray!: Emails to God on the Teaching of Prayer for Teachers and New Christians [Paperback]

Jerry Parks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 24, 2006

How do you talk to God? Did you know He has requirements? Do you know how to pray effectively? Do you know why God doesn't answer your prayers?

God, Help Me Pray! is a simple instruction book on how to speak to God and understand His answers. The book is written in a highly organized, conversation-with-God style, and covers virtually every possible aspect of prayer in the following simple, enjoyable format:  Prayer principles--12 vital keys to effective prayer.  Prayer lesson--Scripture-based discussion & explanation of the prayer principles.  My Blog--personalized reflection on the lesson taught.  Heavenly Homework--questions to consider, and personalized prayer challenges.  Instant Message Summary--'the least you need to know' chapter review. While there are numerous books on prayer available today, very few are as informational and well-organized as God, Help Me Pray! Based upon a solid Scriptural foundation, this handy instruction guide will clarify many things you have always wondered about prayer, as well as introduce you to numerous aspects of prayer you may never have considered. Topics include:  If God knows everything, why pray?  Five requirements for answered prayer  Five things you'd better know about faith  Models of the greatest prayers ever prayed  Prayers you cannot put in words  What God expects of you after you pray  Praying in the Spirit & Sacrificial prayer  Prayer that never ends!  When God is calling you to pray  The most pleasing prayer to God  Handling God's delays  What it really means to pray in Jesus' name! Everything a Christian needs to know about prayer is covered in God, Help Me Pray!

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About the Author

Jerry Parks has a Th.D from Trinity Theological Seminary, and is an ABF teacher at Southland Christian Church in Lexington, KY. Dr. Parks has also authored: With Joseph in the University of Adversity: The Mizraim Principles, based on principles from the life of Joseph the Hebrew in the Old Testament, and Dragons, Grasshoppers & Frogs!, a commentary for teenagers on the Book of Revelation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 62 pages
• Publisher: Weekly Reader Teacher's Press (August 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595407668
• ISBN-13: 978-0595407668
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,097,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #45 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Religious Studies > Education

More About the Author

Jerry Parks was born and lives in Lexington, KY. He currently teaches 7th grade social studies at the Georgetown Middle School. Jerry has taught for 27 years, and is a member of the The National Teachers Hall of Fame, and the USA-TODAY All-American Teacher Team. He is the author of 10 books, ranging from Christian studies on prayer, the Book of Revelation, and Joseph the Hebrew, to instructional guides for new teachers, and NBPTS certification for seasoned classroom pros. He also serves on the Advisory Council for Author House Publishers, and speaks at various national conferences across America. He is available for speaking engagements when his schedule allows.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The author read my mind!, August 31, 2006

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Suzanne (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: God, Help Me Pray!: Emails to God on the Teaching of Prayer for Teachers and New Christians (Paperback)

This book, God, Help Me Pray, is as if someone read my mind about the questions I have regarding prayer, and then answered them!

Prayer is such an important topic, and I have often wondered about some things, but never knew who to ask or where to find the answers. In this book, the author uses an email-type question and answer format to answer some very complex questions in a very understandable manner. The answers are explained in Scriptural terms and show how we should be coming to God with everything.

Sometimes theology, especially the theology of prayer, can get technical and difficult to understand. In this book, Dr. Parks has taken the essence of the questions and difficulties the average person might have with prayer and given theological and sound answers and advice in a simple, usable, and helpful manner. He shows through Scripture what prayer should be, what it should NOT be, and how we can find the mind of God and know our prayers are being answered.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who struggles with prayer! It's encouraging, it is helpful, and it WILL answer your questions like it did mine! I can't imagine a question not answered in it, and all the answers are given sound Scriptural reasons. God, Help Me Pray is helping me get closer to God - and it can help you too!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Manual on Prayer That I Have Read, September 24, 2006

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Alfred D. Byrd (Lexington, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: God, Help Me Pray!: Emails to God on the Teaching of Prayer for Teachers and New Christians (Paperback)

Dr. Parks's God, Help Me Pray! is the most useful manual on prayer that I have read. It is basic enough for a newly born-again Christian, but contains depths from which even a veteran prayer warrior can learn.

God, Help Me Pray is thorough, concise, well organized, and above all readable. Dr. Parks avoids lofty theological language to talk to you in terms that a seventh-grader could understand, but that will benefit even the most educated reader. His book discusses all of the major prayers of the Bible and shows how we can benefit from them. He does not leave these prayers in the distant past, but gives us examples and exercizes for our everyday life so that we can make these prayers our own.

The book emphasizes, not our getting what we want from God, but our becoming what God wants us to be. Clearly, and with excellent examples, Dr. Parks teaches us (1) why prayer should begin with praise of God, (2) why God sometimes answers our prayers with "No" or "Wait!" (3) why some prayers are unacceptable to God because of what is requested or the spirit in which it is requested, and (4) what it truly means to pray in Jesus' name.

I can wholeheartedly recommend God, Help Me to Pray! both to every believer and to everone interested learning about Christian life. I believe that anyone who studies this book in a spirit of devotion cannot fail to grow in grace and knowledge of the truth.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "I would take issue with the Pentecostal's review....", June 18, 2008

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Stephen Gasteneau (Grand Canyon State!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: God, Help Me Pray!: Emails to God on the Teaching of Prayer for Teachers and New Christians (Paperback)

Strangely enough, I was drawn to this book through purchasing the author's excellent work: "Teacher under Under Construction". As a new teacher, I learned a great deal from this book. Then, I found "God, Help Me Pray", and appreciated the same style of writing.

I would take issue with the Pentecostal's review. I am Assembly of God, and have questioned the 'prayer language' thing myself. I just didn't know why. After reading this book, which is totally Scriptural, now I know.

I can't say how much I liked (also) the chapter on why we should pray for things we pretty sure will happen. That shed new light on Christ's "give us...our daily bread".

You won't be disappointed in this book if you are serious about praying.