The Message of Prayer: Approaching the Throne of Grace (Bible Speaks Today) [Paperback]

Tim Chester (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 7, 2003 | Series: Bible Speaks Today

There are already more books on prayer than anyone could ever hope to read. But the message of prayer as conveyed through the Scriptures is often lost. For Timothy Chester, an understanding of prayer begins with an understanding of the doctrine of God. The prayer of faith, as represented in the Scriptures, is a trinitarian experience--to God through Christ in the Spirit. Here we see prayer as practiced by the patriarchs, apostles and ordinary people in the community of faith. We find that our ancestors in the faith faced similar struggles in prayer to ours, and we take guidance from their examples. In the end, the message of prayer is that to be people of prayer is to be people of the Book, and to be people of the Book is to be people of prayer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: IVP Academic (November 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830824081
• ISBN-13: 978-0830824083
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #807,985 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr Tim Chester is a director of the Porterbrook Institute which provides affordable, Bible-college level training for church leadership and missional church in the context of your ministry (www.porterbrookinstitute.org). He is a leader of The Crowded House, a church planting network (www.thecrowdedhouse.org). He blogs at www.timchester.co.uk. He has previously been Research and Policy Director for Tearfund UK and a part-time lecturer in missiology. He is the author of a number of books and series editor of The Good Book Guides (The Good Book Company). He is married with two daughters.