This book is loaded with great quotes but otherwise, it does not distinguish itself from other recent classics I have read on the subject of prayer. In the past six months, I have read Intercessory Prayer by Dutch Sheets, Pursuing God by AW Tozer, With Christ in the School of Prayer by Andrew Murray ...more
There is a lot of good stuff in this book. It's a short, powerful treatise on, well, the necessity of prayer. I was convicted and challenged in all the right ways. However, I cannot recommend this book due to Bounds' many erroneous comments on how God answers prayers.
Beautifully written. A must read for all believers. Through his writing one who truly want to learn about prayer will be encouraged and informed. I highly recommend this book. ...more
This book was not as good as the previous one I read, The Essentials of Prayer by Bounds. But it did make some good points, and there definitely were a few places that I took issue with.
The idea that we should pray today fro today's needs cannot be lost on anyone, yet it is. A main thrust of Bounds ...more
More than a century old, this small volume draws on fifty preceding years of ministry by Bound, starting shortly before the Civil War. Yet his thoughts on the state of Christian prayer, preaching and worship still ring true. Bounds addresses attitudes as well as approaches to satisfying prayer.
Six down and two to go. As I am working my way through "The Complete Works ..." I have been finding that some of Bounds' book do tend to get a little repetitive. One would suppose that if they were not read back to back that it really would not be noticed. But if something is worth mentioning about ...more