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

~ Jerry L. Parks (Author)
Key Phrases: model prayers, Instant Message Summary, Heavenly Homework, God's Word (more...)

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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!

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.com Sales Rank: #333,546 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Suzanne (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews

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!

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Alfred D. Byrd (Lexington, KY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "If you thought you knew everything about prayer, think again!", October 12, 2006

By	K. Chettri (Maryland) - See all my reviews

I can't add much to what the others have said except this should be required reading for all new Christians.

I never knew there was so much involved with praying. Like most others I just assumed praying was talking to my heavenly Father, but after reading this book I guess that's like saying a family relationship is just talking to a parent.

Here are what I call the 'positives' in "God, Help Me Pray!":

1. This is very simple to read and understand.
2. I like the email back and forth idea! Makes this really personal.
3. Chapters are short and easy to digest if you think about them awhile.
4. Author really supports with scripture instead of opinion.
5. The last chapter. I never really understood the 'in Jesus name' thing.

Here is what I call the 'negatives':

1. I didn't quite understand the 'pray for sure things' chapter, but it made sense.
2. As a full gospel Christian, I disagree that speaking in tongues is not prayer language, but it really made me think. I'm still thinking on this one.
3. I REALLY wish this had a workbook. There is so much here. Maybe later?

I have once attended this author's Saturday evening bible class before we moved, and can highly recommend his sincere teaching. I am about to start his 'Joseph' book, and will say already that it's much more complex than this one.

So if you think you know everything about praying, think again.