The Prayer of Our Lord [Hardcover]

Philip Graham Ryken (Author), Lane T. Dennis (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 3, 2002

The Lord's Prayer is a family prayer for all of God's children. In it we pray to "Our Father," and through it we are joined by our spiritual brothers and sisters--including our older brother, Jesus Christ. He taught His disciples to pray this way because it was the way He prayed. It provides a framework for prayer today, just as it has over the centuries.

Philip Ryken guides readers through each petition in the Lord's Prayer, demonstrating the treasures of wisdom and encouragement the prayer holds for everyday life, and showing how it can be made personal. His warm approach, examples and illustrations will enrich each heart and strengthen prayer lives as God's children are drawn more deeply into communion with their Heavenly Father.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Crossway Books (July 3, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581343884
• ISBN-13: 978-1581343885
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,522,281 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Philip Graham Ryken (PhD, University of Oxford) is the 8th president of Wheaton College and, prior to that, served as senior minister at Philadelphia's historic Tenth Presbyterian Church. He has written several books for Crossway, and has lectured and taught at universities and seminaries worldwide. Dr. Ryken and his wife, Lisa, live in Wheaton and have five children.

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This review is from: The Prayer of Our Lord (Hardcover)

This book is deja vu times two (or three). It took some doing, but here is how I understand the history of this book. In 2000, Crossway published When You Pray: Making the Lord's Prayer Your Own and then, in 2002 they published a hardcover abridgment of this book and titled it The Prayer of Our Lord. Both books subsequently fell out of print. Last year P&R Publishing Company republished When You Pray and now, in 2007, Crossway has reissued The Prayer of Our Lord, though this time in softcover. So this means the book has been published two times in each of two formats. Are you still with me?

Like the book's full version, this title is "a practical exposition of the Lord's Prayer from Scripture." "The more we pray," says Ryken, "the more deeply we are drawn into communion with God. And the more we study the Lord's Prayer, the better we are able to pray. So perhaps an exposition such as this one can help us draw closer to our heavenly Father."

The book begins with a chapter dealing with how we are to pray (shortened from three chapters in the original). Ten chapters follow, each of which discusses one of the phrases or petitions of the Prayer, beginning of course with "Our Father in Heaven and closing with "The Power and the Glory." Ryken shows how this prayer can be prayed as-is, but also how it ought to model our other prayers. It is easy to read and simple to digest and with short chapters of only six or seven pages it is well suited for use with personal devotions or quick reading. Unlike the original, it does not have an index or Scripture index at the end.

If you already own one of this book's several predecessors there is no compelling reason to purchase this one. In fact, if you are looking for a book on prayer there are better options available, including the full version which I've reviewed here and which can be had for only a few dollars more. Still, I would recommend this one for those who read only occasionally and can see it making a good gift for friends or family. The teaching is sound and the book is not without value.