Foreword by Eric Metaxas. Prayers activate God's power and God's power changes everything. There are far too many Christians who are walking around dejected, depressed, hopeless, powerless, and in bondage to the flesh. Yet this is not what the Christian life is or should be. Jesus Christ fulfilled the will of the Father and together made a new covenant—one that set us free from the enslavement of sin and gave us new life. Through the shed blood of Christ on the cross and His resurrection, Jesus restored our relationship with the living God and enabled us to live an abundant life! Though we will experience difficulties, in the midst of these things we are not powerless and without hope. Our power and hope is in God, and the Holy Spirit empowers us to live above the fray! The most powerful thing we can do in our lives is PRAY! The Bible tells us to pray without ceasing and to pray about everything. If you are struggling in your walk, if you look at the world around you and feel dejected, look up, for your redemption is nigh! Join Pastor Carter in this book as he looks at the lesson Jesus gives us in Mark 9—along with some of his own personal experiences and testimonies—and how it relates to us, our walk with God, and our impact on the world. You will find, as Pastor Carter has, that it’s time to pray!
Each chapter contains a section titled “Important Takeaways from This Chapter”, which includes key thoughts, key words, and key insight.
The book is a much need guide for those who are serious about their walk with God. Conlon tells his personal story with honesty and humility. His walk, example and teaching will inspire and equip you in your walk with Jesus. Thank you Sir.
For anyone who feels called to pray or wants to draw near to God or simply wants to understand the relationship and power of prayer, read this book. It will bless you! It will help you pray for others and understand God and prayer
I love Carter Colon, and his ministry has blessed me beyond words. This book on prayer was good, but kinda preachy. Preachy isn't bad except it often doesn't translate well into reading material. However, the insights into Scripture and the powerful first hand testimonies blessed my soul!
Great reminder and encouragement on the power of prayer. Loved the examples from his life with every section, but it was also very simple and surface level—not as much depth as I hoped.
Don't be put off by the title. This is not another book on prayer. Carter Conlon looks at the lesson Jesus gives us in Mark 9 and how it relates to us, our walk with God, and our impact on the world. What makes it fascinating is how he interweaves his own story into this with his testimony of how he has experienced God's amazing power at work in his own life. I wonder if a better title would simply be 'God's Power Changes Everything.' Easy reading and very inspirational. You want to rush on to his next testimony. A must!
A fairly simple book, but every few pages there would be a nugget that would really hit me. The author is pastor of Times Square Church in New York City, where he succeeded David Wilkerson of "Cross and the Switchblade" fame. His stories of his own ministry, including evangelizations overseas in Africa, were the most dramatic and compelling part of the book.