A Balanced and Effective Prayer Life

<p>The purpose of this book is to describe prayer in its three basic components to do the following:<br />—Help children and new Christians more to easily learn how to pray using their own words. <br />—Help others struggling with prayer to develop a more effective prayer life.<br />—Provide a resource for teaching the simple basics of prayer.</p><p>Some of the topics discussed in this book include the following:<br />I. A balanced and effective prayer life<br /> 1. Three basic parts of prayer<br /> 1.1 Relationship prayer (upward focus)<br /> 1.2 Transformation prayer (inward focus)<br /> 1.3 Dominion prayer (outward focus)<br /> 2. Praying in the spirit and praying with the understanding<br />II. Focused prayer<br /> 1. Prayer agendas<br /> 2. Prayer teams<br /> 3. Burdens—the driving force for fervent and effective prayer<br />III. The vital importance of prayer<br /> 1. Prayer tunes our spiritual ear to hear and understand God's voice<br /> 2. God works through man to perform his will on earth<br /> 3. When the answer to prayer is no or wait<br /> 3.1 The implications of God's foreknowledge<br /> 3.2 Why prayers are denied or delayed<br /> 4. Prayer—the last frontier of a mature Christian</p>