Powerful According to God

by Watchman Nee

Thirty-one short meditations on prayer drawn from the writings of Watchman Nee. This powerful book will help you gain a better understanding of prayer and of how to pray.

219 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Watchman Nee (Chinese: 倪柝聲; pinyin: Ní Tuòshēng; Foochow Romanized: Ngà̤ Táuk-sĭng; 1903–1972) was a Chinese Christian author and church leader during the early 20th century. He spent the last 20 years of his life in prison and was severely persecuted by the Communists in China. Together with Wangzai, Zhou-An Lee, Shang-Jie Song, and others, Nee founded The Church Assembly Hall, later which would be also known as the "Local churches" (Chinese: 地方教會). or more commonly as (聚會所) meaning "assembly hall"

Born into a Methodist family, Watchman Nee experienced a religious revival, and joined the Church of Heavenly Peace, Fuzhou in 1920 at age 17 and began writing in the same year. In 1921, he met the British missionary M. E. Barber, who was a great influence on him. Through Miss Barber, Nee was introduced to many of the Christian writings which were to have a profound influence on him and his teachings. Nee attended no theological schools or Bible institutes. His knowledge was acquired through studying the Bible and reading various Christian spiritual books. During his 30 years of ministry, beginning in 1922, Nee traveled throughout China planting churches among the rural communities and holding Christian conferences and trainings in Shanghai. In 1952 he was imprisoned for his faith; he remained in prison until his death in 1972.

Reviews

[Bright · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like Watchman Nee a lot — some of his theology in this book is iffy to me

[Roger Miller · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are excerpts from Watchman Nee writings on prayer. It give you a good over view on his idea of prayer. His mystical approach to prayer and scripture both repels and attracts me. It also is a work that tackles well the inside motivation of the heart's approach to prayer. I would not recommend the book to an immature christian, Watchman takes multiple scriptures out of context and them continues to misuse the verse in application.