Hearing God [Paperback]

Peter Lord (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1988

Christians often struggle with prayer because it has become a one-way conversation with the ceiling. It doesn't have to be this way! In this revised and updated edition of the classic bestseller, Peter Lord offers an easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide to developing a rich prayer life--moving believers from one-way communication to God to two-way communication with God. He answers such questions as Can I hear God's voice today? How can I discern the difference between God's voice and Satan's voice? How can I find God's will and direction for my life? and many more God still speaks today, and when believers pursue a dynamic personal relationship with him, they will learn to recognize and cherish his voice.

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About the Author

Peter Lord is a nationally known speaker and pastor as well as the author of several books, including The 2959 Plan, which has sold more than 500,000 copies and been translated into four languages. He pastored the Park Avenue Baptist Church in Florida for 30 years. He and his wife, Johnnie, have five children, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren and live in Titusville, Florida.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Baker Books (March 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801056500
• ISBN-13: 978-0801056505
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #464,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very practical guide to developing a strong prayer life., May 12, 1998

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"donald_m" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hearing God (Paperback)

Prayer may be the one area of faith that confuses the most people. Ask 100 people to define prayer and you'll get 100 different answers. Yet prayer remains a powerful symbol to most people. For some it is an acknowledgement that there is indeed a higher power upon whom we can call;for others it is indeed an intimate conversation with the God who is there.

Peter Lord brings the concept of prayer down to the level of everyday life and offers a practical guide to both understanding and practicing prayer. The book does not treat prayer as some mystical, inward-looking experience, but as a real conversation with a real God who listens and speaks to us.

Much of what Lord writes will have little meaning unless one believes in the God of the Holy Bible and accepts His son, Jesus Christ as Savior. Lord is undoubtedly focusing his ideas to those who want to strengthen their relationship with the God in whom they already believe.

For those who call themselves Christians and who want to enter into conversation with God, this book provides usuable and practical guidelines based on scriptural teaching. This reviewer's personal prayer life was greatly enriched by reading this book and applying Lord's teaching.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Accessible, February 28, 2004

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Susan Todd (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hearing God (Paperback)

There are loads of good books out now on Hearing God but this is the most accessible and concise I have ever read. Peter Lord accomplishes this spiritually, scripturally, experientially, logically, comprehensively and simply! That is quite an accomplishment and it is obvious the Holy Spirit helped him write it. Thank you, Peter Lord.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practicle Handbook for Christians who want to hear from God., March 4, 1998

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This review is from: Hearing God (Paperback)

Back Cover: Does the Bible teach that we can and should hear God speak to us today? How can we hear God's voice? How can we know whether the thoughts are God's, or from the devil? How can we find God's will for most things of life unless he tells us? Peter Lord answers these questions as he underscores the necessity of learning how to listen for the voice of God. He believes that for many Christians prayer life is so difficult because it is basically a one-way conversation. This handbook is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide to two-way communication with God. Those who pursue such a relationship will be rewarded with a vigorous prayer life coupled with a dynamic and personal encounter with the God who reveals himself in his Word.