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Lord, Teach Us To Pray
The disciples had been with Christ, and seen Him pray. They had learnt to understand something of the connection between His wondrous life in public, and His secret life of prayer. They had learnt to believe in Him as a Master in the art of prayer--none could pray like Him. And so they came to Him with the request, 'Lord, teach us to pray.' And in after years they would ha...more
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This was a short but wonderful read with timeless lessons on prayer. I'll definitely read it again some time.
Here are some of the notes from the book:
"It is to prayer that God has given the right to take hold of Him and His strength. It is on prayer that the promises wait for their fulfilment, the kingdom for its coming, the glory of God for its full revelation."
"By His Holy Spirit, He has access to our heart, and teaches us to pray by showing us the sin that hinders the prayer, or giving us th...more
Here are some of the notes from the book:
"It is to prayer that God has given the right to take hold of Him and His strength. It is on prayer that the promises wait for their fulfilment, the kingdom for its coming, the glory of God for its full revelation."
"By His Holy Spirit, He has access to our heart, and teaches us to pray by showing us the sin that hinders the prayer, or giving us th...more
Andrew Murray was always known for his great work "Absolute Surrender", however, this work is none other than a classic, simple, straight forward, and he actually did what he set out to do, which was to help the reader pray. He left out the academics,and hermeneutics, that could have easily doubled the size of the book, confounded the reader, and had him to miss his point. He wrote succinctly, but shared a lot of depth that came from years of praying. I was ready to put my Kindle down and pray!
This book has earned a place in my "keepers" folder on my kindle. I will definately revisit it and reread it in the future. I love that this book was written over 100 years ago. I love that it reads in itself like a prayer. I love its simplicity, and its honesty.
I would highly recommend it for anyone who might find the title interesting. It is free on kindle, and well worth the read if books of this type interest you.
I would highly recommend it for anyone who might find the title interesting. It is free on kindle, and well worth the read if books of this type interest you.
Maybe I'm being too hard on this book (after all, it was short and it was a free Kindle download), but since I'm simultaneously reading another book on prayer that is more helpful and challenging, I didn't feel like I could give this one a great review. But if you have a Kindle and want to learn how to pray more biblically and effectively, like I said, it's a free download. So take advantage of it.
A nice short - though enriching - booklet by Andrew Murrary explaining prayer. This was my first book to read by Murrary, and would gladly read his works again as his writing in this book was very encouraging and uplifting and left me with a desire to pray for often. Highly recommended! I got my copy for free on Kindle.
Mar 16, 2013
Melinda Coleman-Prince
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anyone wanting to have a deeper relationship with God.
Everyone should read this book!This book was full of inspiration, and solid doctrine concerning prayer. This book has changed my prayer life, and opened my eyes and heart to what God truly wants from us..A relationship with Him, and for us to draw closer to Him through prayer.
I wanted to read one of the old classics of the Christian Faith. And this was one of the ones I started with. I think it could use a little updating. But all in all it was worth the time spent to read it. I especially enjoyed the prayer at the conclusion of each chapter.
This short book on prayer is excellent. Murray centers on knowing God, in all of His “Fatherliness” as you pray. I loved it and will need to read it again.
I found this on Gutenberg.org, a short book with reflections on the words of Jesus about prayer. I'd like to read it, but didn't have the time just now.
I was looking forward to this book as its a classic, but I really wasn't impressed. Monotonous and repetitive in my opinion.
Excellent work by Andrew Murray on prayer, the closeted prayer and prayer following the example of the Lord's prayer.
This was a wonderful book. I found myself praying as I read this book. Wonderful!
Great little exhortation on prayer using the Lord's prayer
Simple, clear and fascinating.
A short, poetic exposition of Luke 11:1-4. If you need a quick encouragement for your prayer life this would be a great book to read.
Loved it!!
Great read on prayer, especially like the last chapter on the Lord's Prayer.
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Murray was Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Murray became a noted missionary leader. His father was a Scottish Presbyterian serving the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, and his mother had connections with both French Huguenots and German Lutherans. This background to some extent explains his ecumenical s...more
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Murray was Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Murray became a noted missionary leader. His father was a Scottish Presbyterian serving the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, and his mother had connections with both French Huguenots and German Lutherans. This background to some extent explains his ecumenical s...more
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“It must be to the glory of God, in full surrender to His will, in full assurance of faith, in the name of Jesus, and with a perseverance that, if need be, refuses to be denied.
By His Holy Spirit, He has access to our heart, and teaches us to pray by showing us the sin that hinders the prayer, or giving us the assurance that we please God. He teaches, by giving not only thoughts of what to ask or how to ask, but by breathing within us the very spirit of prayer, by living within us as the Great Intercessor.
Jesus never taught His disciples how to preach, only how to pray. He did not speak much of what was needed to preach well, but much of praying well. To know how to speak to God is more than knowing how to speak to man. Not power with men, but power with God is the first thing. Jesus loves to teach us how to pray.
The Father seeks worshippers: our worship satisfies His loving heart and is a joy to Him. He seeks true worshippers, but finds many not such as He would have them. True worship is that which is in spirit and truth. The Son has come to open the way for this worship in spirit and in truth, and teach it us. And so one of our first lessons in the school of prayer must be to understand what it is to pray in spirit and in truth, and to know how we can attain to it.
The man who would truly worship God, would find and know and possess and enjoy God, must be in harmony with Him, must have a capacity for receiving Him. Because God is Spirit, we must worship in spirit. As God is, so His worshipper.
As long as in our worship of God we are chiefly occupied with our own thoughts and exercises, we shall not meet Him who is a Spirit, the unseen One. But to the man who withdraws himself from all that is of the world and man, and prepares to wait upon God alone, the Father will reveal Himself.
In true worship the Father must be first, must be all. The sooner I learn to forget myself in the desire that He may be glorified, the richer will the blessing be that prayer will bring to myself. No one ever loses by what he sacrifices for the Father.”
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By His Holy Spirit, He has access to our heart, and teaches us to pray by showing us the sin that hinders the prayer, or giving us the assurance that we please God. He teaches, by giving not only thoughts of what to ask or how to ask, but by breathing within us the very spirit of prayer, by living within us as the Great Intercessor.
Jesus never taught His disciples how to preach, only how to pray. He did not speak much of what was needed to preach well, but much of praying well. To know how to speak to God is more than knowing how to speak to man. Not power with men, but power with God is the first thing. Jesus loves to teach us how to pray.
The Father seeks worshippers: our worship satisfies His loving heart and is a joy to Him. He seeks true worshippers, but finds many not such as He would have them. True worship is that which is in spirit and truth. The Son has come to open the way for this worship in spirit and in truth, and teach it us. And so one of our first lessons in the school of prayer must be to understand what it is to pray in spirit and in truth, and to know how we can attain to it.
The man who would truly worship God, would find and know and possess and enjoy God, must be in harmony with Him, must have a capacity for receiving Him. Because God is Spirit, we must worship in spirit. As God is, so His worshipper.
As long as in our worship of God we are chiefly occupied with our own thoughts and exercises, we shall not meet Him who is a Spirit, the unseen One. But to the man who withdraws himself from all that is of the world and man, and prepares to wait upon God alone, the Father will reveal Himself.
In true worship the Father must be first, must be all. The sooner I learn to forget myself in the desire that He may be glorified, the richer will the blessing be that prayer will bring to myself. No one ever loses by what he sacrifices for the Father.”
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