Recommended Books on Prayer

Praying the Bible: The Book of Prayers by Wesley and Stacey Campbell published by Regal Books in 2002.

“The Book of Prayers will change your prayer life for eternity! And it will change you for eternity—and those for whom you pray. Jesus clearly instructs us to prayer. Upon request, He gave an example of how to pray by praying the Word. The concept of praying the Scriptures is not new. The Shema ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord your God, the Lord is one’ was taught to ancient Hebrew children virtually as they learned to speak. We find throughout the Word examples of others who in their passionate pursuit of God’s presence prayed the scriptural prayers of others before them. Wesley and Stacey Campbell are putting into your hands a powerful prayer tool, what they call the “moder-day application of an ancient tradition.” In chronological order, from Theophanies to Revelation, The Book of Prayers will set you on the pathway that leads to intimate relationship with the One who hears and answers every prayer.” (Review by Tommy Tenney)

The Watch of the Lord by Mahesh & Bonnie Chavda published by Charisma House in 1999

God has placed within the hearts of Mahesh and Bonnie Chavda a deep desire to see the glory of God manifested among His people. They believe that at no time in history has it been as vitally important as now for the body of Christ to assume its strategic position on the walls of prayer as God's spiritual watchmen. The Watch of the Lord is the account of their vision and of the all-night weekly prayer meetings where they equip, prepare and release End-Time watchmen on the walls of prayer.

The Rewards of Fasting by Mike Bickle and Dana Candler published by Forerunner Media in 2005

Fasting is part of basic Christianity. It intensifies our experience of God's heart, increases our encounter of Jesus as the Bridegroom, and equips us to operate in the power of the Holy Spirit. We must discover the truth about this grace and discipline, including the joys of embracing voluntary weakness, the amazing benefits of a fasted lifestyle, and the dangers to avoid along the way.

The Life Model : Living from the Heart Jesus Gave You, by James Friesen and E.James Wilder

Target audience: Leaders of the church and wounded members of the church community

Excerpts: "Your journey will go well if you live from the heart Jesus gave you. While you are living from your hurt, you may not be able to discover the characteristics of your heart. As God heals the hurt , and is invited in to every area of your life, you will be able to discover the nature of your heart... When you are living from your heart, you are truly being yourself." "The Life Model is about receiving and giving life,reaching a higher level of maturity, receiving healing for life.s inevitable traumas, and having your life governed by the joyof the Lord. But this process does not happen in isolation. It takes family and it takes community, as you will learn in the pages ahead."

Recommended by Mary Charpentier, BTG Prayer Coordinator

(Can be ordered through Rare Christian Books 19275 Highway 28 Dixon, MO. 65459 573-336-7316)

“If John Knox had prayed, ‘Give me success!’ we would never have heard of him; but he prayed a self-purged prayer- ‘Give me Scotland or I die!’- and his prayer scored the pages of history. If David Livingstone had prayed that he might split Africa wide open, as proof of his indomitable spirit and skill with the sextant, his prayer would have died with the wind of the forest; but he prayed, ‘Lord, when will the wound of this world’s sin be healed?’ Livingstone lived in prayer, and literally died upon his knees in prayer.”

“Who can tell the measure of God’s power? One might estimate the weight of the world, tell the size of the Celestial City, count the stars of heaven, measure the speed of lightning, and tell the time of the rising and the setting of the sun- but you cannot estimate prayer power. Prayer is as vast as God because He is behind it. Prayer is as mighty as God, because He has committed Himself to answer it.”