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The Prayer Of Jesus: Secrets to Real Intimacy With God

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Hank has done the Christian world and all those who would consider Christianity a monumental favor with this book about
Prayer and praying Jesus' way.

He points out that prayer is not trying to get God to change His mind or will, but to change US to conform to His already perfect will and purpose for the Kingdom and our role in it.

The LORD's Prayer is simply the cornerstone to effective prayer in the life of the believer, not a rote formula or recitation to get God to automatically respond. It is a model, a framework of what proper, God pleasing prayer is all about.

Prayer is not merely about us and our needs of the moment; it is about HIM and HIS WILL. Hank makes the point that the Lord's Prayer starts and ends with God in Heaven, His Kingdom and Glory
and that the purpose of all Christ-honoring prayer is to maximize the glory of the Lord by what we pray, how we pray, the faith/hope we bring to prayer, our expectancy, and how serious we take the two critical factors that end every biblical prayer:
"In Jesus' Name" and "Amen".

Prayer is RELATIONSHIP, not just realization of our needs/wants.
"Our Father" sets the tone for what true prayer is all about.
Hank does a great job in showing that our walk with Christ determines Who our true Father is and how the mutual love relationship plays itself out in the Family of God. It's not what we can get out of God that counts, but what He can get into us of His Spirit and being filled with His love and presence.
It's 'Presence' over 'Presents'.

Finally, this book is a great corrective to many misunderstood
beliefs about Prayer of Jabez, for example, which many folks try to use as a formula for blessing rather than a template of a godly life lived in proper relationship with the One we pray to.
While God is more eager to bless/grant prayers than we are inclined to ask, we still need to ask aright,putting first things first: Our Father must come first and His will prevail.
Why would we want to receive any less than God's best for us?

This book will literally revolutionize your prayer life. When we prayerfully draw closer to Abba Father, becoming more Christ-like
in the process of a life of prayer, we are filled with the Spirit
and find more of our prayers answered as conforming more and more
to His perfect will. When we receive more of the Giver Himself,
the gifts/blessings come along as added benefits, but if we focus on the gifts/blessings, we lose out on deeper communion/
intimacy with the Giver, the Lover of our souls.

Makes an excellent gift and is one of those rare books that should be read multiple times in a year for maximum blessing!

This book is awsome. It goes into great detail about why and how we should pray. It explains that Jesus is the prime example for prayer and even breaks down the lords prayer itself. It answers hard questions like, why doesn't the Lord always answer our prayers right away? or why does he not answer it the way we want? While explaining this, it gives scriptural background with verses of the Bible. Above all Hank Hanegraaff makes incredibly strong points which make you think a little;(for example how we need to focus on the approval of the Lord rather then men or how we would be in trouble if God really gave us everything we asked for). Hanegraaff shows why we need to ask God questions, even though He already knows them, and why we praise him even though He already knows we love Him. The reason I enjoyed the book was because it backed up what it said. It tells us how to be intimate with God and who better to follw then the master Himself,Jesus Christ. Thats why I rated this book a five

Since Hank Hanegraaff is a personal friend, I watched as this book took shape over several months. I was impressed that Hank is as candid in his writing as he is in his personal life. He is not embarrassed about his failings nor boastful about his triumphs. He looks for the lessons God has for him in each event of his life. This makes The Prayer of Jesus an exceptionally valuable book for people to learn how praying like Jesus told us to can transform our lives. Even if he were not a friend, and even if I had not seen the book develop, I would still highly recommend it as a challenging and encouraging introduction to the importance of a Christ-centered, prayerful life. There are not false promises of quick fixes, material prosperity, or spiritual breakthroughs without discipline, commitment, or time. Thankfully, the book focuses on the daily practices that turn neophyte believers into mature Christian role models. I highly recommend the book to anyone who is serious about putting God first.

If you are looking for a scholarly study of the Lord's Prayer, this is not the book for you. This is a collection of folksy stories, tender insights, and pithy sayings. The vignettes are sweet and heart warming. The insights are clear and true. The sayings (I have highlighted them)are memorable.

But the book doesn't explore the grandeur, power, and fullness of the Lord's Prayer as I hoped. I ended up knowing more about Hank but not much more about Jesus.

But for the nuggets alone, it was worth the reading time:
"The secret to prayer is secret prayer."
and
"At present we are sandwhiched between the triumph of the cross and the termination of time - between D-Day and V-Day."
and
"The tragedy is not in dying young, but in living large and never using your life for eternal significance."

These are precious gems and I appreciate the kindness, humility, and tenderness he expresses; that much at least, is certainly like Christ.

This book is Hank Hanegraaff's answer to "The Prayer of Jabez" by Bruce Wilkinson. It is not ONLY an answer to Jabez, it is also a great book on prayer. But the small size and similar shape and quick readability of "The Prayer of Jesus" makes it perfect to hand someone who has swallowed the Jabez trend hook, line, and sinker.

Hank politely and appropriately points out the errors in Jabez, while not tearing down Jabez's author of the whole concept indiscriminately.

But the focus in this book is on the prayer of JESUS taught us to pray! I especially liked Chapter 8, titled "The Armor", which contains a fictional letter written from the enemy to one of his own, C.S. Lewis "Screwtape Letters" style.

While this book isn't the best I've read on the topic of prayer, it provides a much-needed balance to the Jabez movement (as of now, 24 weeks on the Bestseller List).

This book is one that I will definitely re-read. It would make a great gift - there's a lot of "meat" here in a small package. You might already by aware of Hank's ministry as "Bible Answer Man," a daily radio show. Hank is Founder and President of the Christian Research Institute - the website is Equip.org.

You might want to buy several copies of this book - give a gift with an eternal value!

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The author gives us an orientation to prayer based on Matthew 6:9-13. His guidelines include making a shift in our praying from simple supplication to a much broader relationship with God. This is possible if we increase our daily study of the Bible, make prayer a priority and above all find that special place where we can pray in secret. Our model for the practice of praying in secret is Jesus Christ Himself.

The formula put forth by Hanegraaff sounds simple but I am sure it is not easy to successfully follow. Do I dare to give it a sincere try? Do you? The rewards may be huge.

My wife bought me this book a few months ago; she knows I am a fan of Hank Hanegraaff, and enjoy his books. This is actually the third book of his that I have read, and I can't wait for an opportunity to give this book to someone in need of a text that discusses the model prayer of Jesus. I saw Hank Hanegraaff speak about his book a few weeks before it hit shelves, and he was very excited about it. I think that this book definitely lives up to his hopes.

Primarily, this book discusses in detail the Lord's prayer, or the prayer of Jesus, as Hank Hanegraaff terms it. I think that this book beautifully explains, in plain language, the careful wording and underlying meanings of the prayer that Jesus wanted to leave his friends with.

For me, the foremost thing that I took away from this book was that I don't need to pray for tomorrow and next week and all of my long term goals and needs. Jesus leads us by example and shows me that I need only to pray for my needs "this day". Again, I enjoyed this little book a great deal, and I highly recommend it.

Instead of building a book on a little known verse in 2Chro. Hank writes a great book based on the best example of Prayer where Jesus Himself taught us how to pray. He uses some of the classics on prayer like Ryken's "When you Pray" and C. Miller's "Into the Depths of God " to aid him. This is a great book and one that I pray will get the Christian community back on track after the fad of the latest book fades into the sunset.

The Prayer of Jesus is a well-written reply to the Prayer of Jabez. While the Prayer of Jabez has some positive aspects, as long as one focuses on asking God to increase your territory in ministry as opposed to increasing your territory financially (which is the unfortunate spin some put on it), the Prayer of Jesus focuses on prayer as a way to get to know God as opposed to prayer as a way to ask for things. Hanegraaff has written a nicely balanced book.

This is a very small book that has a lot of good content. It is only 96 pages long, but it packs a punch.

The focus of this book is clearly on one strengthening his/her relationship with God. It is a book that can be read multiple times while gaining more insight each time through. It would also be a great gift.

Centered around The Lord's Prayer, the author has done a pretty solid job of dissecting that model and showing how to incorporate those principles into one's prayer life. I really think that the author could have doubled or tripled the content and made it much better. It appears that his goal was to keep it concise and it is certainly that.

Although I think it could be better, I still think that it is very good. It is one of the better books on prayer that I have read. It is certainly far superior to the similarly sized 'The Prayer of Jabez'. There is no comparison in terms of spiritual content. Whereas the Jabez book is centered around a consumer's prayer life, this one is focused on real spiritual growth. I recommend it.