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All Things Are Possible Through Prayer

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All Things Are Possible Through Prayer

Item # 036093

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Through stories of answered prayer and down-to-earth advice, you will better understand the effect your prayers have on yourself, your loved ones, and the world. Discover how to unlock closed doors, pray effectively for other people, surrender your desires, pray within God’s will, and take “no” for an answer. Paper.

Praying Backwards

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Praying Backwards

Item # 036787

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Praying Backwards introduces believers to the transforming process of beginning our prayers in Jesus’ name—not by moving a simple phrase, but by understanding and embracing the meaning behind the phrase. To truly pray in Jesus’ name is to reorder our priorities in prayer—and in life—away from ourselves and toward Jesus and his kingdom. It is to pray, “Not my will, but your will be done.” It is to pray boldly, expectantly, and persistently. If you want to revolutionize your prayer life, begin by praying backwards. Paper.

The Spirit Helps Us Pray

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The Spirit Helps Us Pray

Item # 020678

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by Robert L. Brandt and Zenas J. Bicket

Publisher: Logion Press

Learn how to grow in God’s grace and minister in the full power of the Spirit. The Spirit Helps Us Pray provides a historical study of prayer and explores the relevance of prayer in your life today. Part one focuses on several biblical leaders and examines prayer in the prophetic books. Part two studies the prayers of Christ in various settings. Part three delves into angelic intervention and the link between prayer and revival.

The four included appendixes on spiritual warfare in prayer, agreeing in prayer, angelic appearances, and testimonies of answered prayers will help you understand and incorporate prayer into your life. This refreshing, full gospel treatment of prayer will not only impact your life, but will change the way you—and your staff—view and use the power of prayer. 17 chapters. Each includes study questions. Hard. 464 pages.

View a sample taken from the book The Spirit Helps Us Pray.


Part 1: Prayer in the Old Testament

Prayers of the Patriarchs and Their Contemporaries
The Prayers of Moses
The Period from Joshua to King Saul
The Prayers of David and Other Psalmists
The Prayers of Solomon and Later Leaders of Israel
Prayer in the Prophetic Books


Part 2: Prayer in the New Testament


Prayer in the Life and Ministry of Christ
Christ’s Teaching on Prayer
Prayer in the Jerusalem Church
Prayer in the Expanding Church
Paul on Prayer – Part One
Paul on Prayer – Part Two
Prayer in Hebrews and the General Epistles

Part 3: Prayer in Contemporary Practice

Angelic Intervention
Prayer and Revival
The Disciplines of Prayer: A Practicum
Problems Considered

Moments of Intercession

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Moments of Intercession

Item # 020727

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by Sandra Goodwin Clopine
Use your moments throughout the day in intercession. As former coordinator of the Assemblies of God National Prayer Center, Clopine shares many insights and stories about becoming an intercessor. Paper.

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 Excerpt from Chapter 5

To be at our best in using moments for prayer, we must stay alert to the many prayer guides around us. They may not be identified as prayer guides, but God can help us use them as such. For example, the church bulletin we receive each week can guide our hearts in prayer. Besides providing a calendar of events to pray for, the bulletin often lists the pastoral staff, Sunday school teachers and officers, church board, and other church personnel. Each leader in local church ministry needs the prayerful support of intercessors from the congregation. The bulletin also alerts us to remember to pray for the sick and needy.

I like to pray consistently for our home and foreign missionaries and their children. I transfer these names and birth dates to my personal organizer, so I can have them at the office as well as in my Bible at home. It serves as a prayer guide and a tool for missions. Every time I glance at my personal organizer, write a note in the diary and work record, or seek a date on the calendar, some missionary or missionary kid comes to my mind, and I send a quick prayer for them to the throne of God. Although I don’t count the minutes involved, I know that by the end of each day I have had the privilege of interceding often for these choice servants of God. Sometimes the Holy Spirit calls me aside to seek God further concerning a particular burden He impresses upon me. In this way, I partner with the missionary during itineration, language study, teaching and preaching opportunities, and other ministry appointments. Since I, too, served as a foreign missionary, I know firsthand the tremendous impact prayer has on the individual missionary and family. Especially during times of illness with malaria and typhoid, I felt definite strength and God’s touch as people prayed. My earlier experience in Bible school taught me the importance of disciplined daily prayer of this kind.

Intercessory prayer involves sensitivity to needs around us. It involves an awareness of what is going on in our world and a planning that sometimes calls for extra effort on our part. I’m glad God does not ask us to check our brains at the door when we engage in prayerful intercession. Rather, he expects us to be spiritually prepared. He calls on us to quiet ourselves before Him, give thought to what He wants to do, and anticipate how He might use us in the matter at hand.

I heard one pastor tell about having the names and pictures of his entire congregation entered into his laptop computer. He felt responsible to be involved in the daily lives of his flock through prayer, even when he traveled away from home. Seeing their pictures helped him stay on track with love, concern, and intercession in their behalf. Perhaps he felt what Samuel expressed in the Old Testament, “‘Far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you; but I will teach you the good and the right way’” (1 Samuel 12:23). The last time I heard from that pastor, he was working hard to keep up with the rapid growth of his congregation. God continues to bless him and those he prays for. Other prayer guides present opportunities for us to submit ourselves to the Lord for moments of intercession. Consider the local newspaper. The obituary column reveals family losses. The page of support groups helps us understand many needs in our community. News bulletins alert us to pray for actual or pending calamities. The sports section, social columns, and even the comic section can alert us to pray for athletes, school personnel, writers, and illustrators. This is especially true when we see the promotion of non-Christian values and lifestyles. Perhaps we need to pray for the newspaper editor and staff that God would impress them to promote His morality and righteousness.

Have you ever thought of the television as a prayer guide? Have you ever gathered your family during the evening newscast to pray for people and nations in turmoil? Or, perhaps an ominous weather bulletin has been issued, and you and your family agree in prayer for God’s protection. As we surf the channels, we become aware of programs that are detrimental, robbing people of their moral underpinnings. We quickly move away from such programs, but they too can prompt us to pray for advertisers who give support, writers who script them, and those who take part in communicating the message being conveyed.

As I move about the workplace and the community at large, I have learned to carry with me a notepad and pen to write down needs that people express to me. In the course of a day, it is quite amazing to recount what I have heard from people whose paths I have crossed. Not only does this help me pray for others in the body of Christ, but it helps me pray evangelistically for those who exhibit a need of salvation.

Try it. Get on your knees or pray with a kneeling attitude, whatever fits the occasion. Even if you give up an occasional fun time, you’ll be richly rewarded with the Lord “right by your side.”

Intercessory prayer is a matter of submission; yielding ourselves to God’s control. Let Him nudge you during the moments of your day to pray for those He brings into your circle of awareness. Prayer guides are all around us. People in need are too.

No Easy Road

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No Easy Road

Item # 035863

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by Dick Eastman
Master the discipline of prayer with this best-selling classic that tracks a Pilgrim's Progress-like progression down the road of devotion. Includes a practical praying appendix that provides suggestions of how and where to pray. A great resource for pastors who want to mobilize praying believers. Paper.

The Praying Church Idea Book

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The Praying Church Idea Book

Item # 036556

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by Douglas A. Kamstra
A companion to the popular Praying Church Sourcebook, this resource includes dozens of prayer formats and strategies that can work in your church. Includes sample worship services, retreat plans, and a comprehensive list of prayer initiatives. Paper.

Intercessory Prayer

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Intercessory Prayer

Item # 035806

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by Dutch Sheets
Reveals the secret power of prayer and provides detailed insight into how God works through His people. Thoroughly defines and explains what intercessory prayer is all about. Shares how prayers can make a difference between heaven and hell for unsaved people you know. Paper.

When God Answers Prayer

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When God Answers Prayer

Item # 036092

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A blend of real-life stories and biblical wisdom that will convice you that God hears, considers, responds, and answers prayers. It also explores the questions and confusion that comes when prayers are seemingly unanswered. Hard.

Praying the Psalms

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Praying the Psalms

Item # 030407

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Don’t just read the Psalms —pray them! Praying the Psalms turns this passionate book of the Bible into personal prayers that help you identify with the Psalmist. The Psalms are presented in a living language that will move you to your knees. You’ll discover how to let the power of the Psalms ignite your prayers and draw you closer to God’s heart than you’ve ever been. Paper. 304 pages.

Back To The Altar

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Back To The Altar

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by Thomas E. Trask and David A. Womack

Invites today's believers to experience a new wave of holy energy. Suggests local churches set aside regular days of fasting, establish prayer ministries within the church, and teach on the theme of revival. As the Spirit moves, churches will enjoy a biblical balance of both preaching and worship. Revival is going to bring healings, deliverance, tongues, manifestations of the gifts, and Christlike living. Includes bibliography. Paper.

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Renewal Through Prayer
Thomas E. Trask

Excerpt, pp. 69–71

The early Pentecostal movement discovered that when we go back to New Testament Christianity we get New Testament results. Those who awoke spiritually to this truth were filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke in other tongues, just like the first Christians. There was a renewed understanding of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and an acute awareness of His promised second coming. Sinners were being saved and added daily to the church. People were healed, delivered, and miraculously protected. Praise was enthusiastic and loud and something supernatural was expected in every service.

The question is, How may we revive that kind of Christianity today? And that raises other questions.

· First, are we really willing to let go of our traditions and tight control and allow the Holy Spirit to manifest himself in miraculous and surprising ways?
· Second, are we really willing to fall on our faces before God and repent of our sins?
· Third, are we really willing to allow our people to respond to the Holy Spirit spontaneously and without ecclesiastical or social restrictions? That is, in how many of our churches will shouts of praise be considered a problem?
· Fourth, are we really willing to pray—to repent, to fast and pray, to go into prayer and supplication, to intercede?

Some of the people in the Upper Room (Acts 1:13) had been with Jesus throughout His ministry. They had heard His teachings and seen His miracles. Years later, John wrote, “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; . . . that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ” (1 John 1:1–3). John clearly offers the experience for the first Christians as the model for our fellowship today.

Those first followers personally witnessed Jesus’ death and resurrection. The cross and the empty tomb had absolutely changed their lives. Then, after receiving the Great Commission to spread the Gospel over the earth, they saw the Lord’s ascension and received the word of the angels, who said, “This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11). Those experiences with Jesus Christ were fresh on their minds as they joined together in one accord in prayer and supplication. Prayer is conversing with God in words, and supplication is pouring out our heats to God with emotions. Faith and feelings are inseparable elements of the Christian life, like the two sides of a coin. The willingness to enter into passionate prayer was a necessary prerequisite to the Pentecostal experience.

For us to have a Pentecostal revival, we must experience the same preparation as the apostles:

· be personally acquainted with Jesus Christ, having taken full note of His example and teachings in the Gospels,
· experience the shame and agony of the cross,
· witness his resurrection power,
· realize that He has ascended into heaven, where He intercedes for us before the throne of God,
· be committed to the fellowship of the church in unity,
· join with others in prolonged prayer and supplication, and
· accept supernatural phenomena when they occur.

Many people talk about revival but when it actually comes they are afraid to enter into it. We have become so trained at standing on the sidelines as curious bystanders that we are not prepared for the vulnerability of personal involvement. We are observers rather than obtainers, spectators rather than participants. The decision to enter into worship instead of merely watching others being blessed is a major threshold to cross as we seek personal and corporate revival.

Having said that, let us make it clear that what we are seeking is not some intense emotional state, although there never has been a revival without it. We are not seeking a condition but Christ himself. The condition will follow the encounter. Revival is a living relationship in fellowship with Christ and His church and in witness to the world.

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Core Values

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Core Values

Item # 020577

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Soon after he was elected general superintendent, Dr. George Wood identified five core values that would determine the priorities of his administration. In acting upon these values, his desire is to build bridges-especially to nonbelievers, people of diverse cultures and younger generations.

Dr. Wood clearly articulates his respect and love for his Pentecostal heritage. With a correlative enthusiasm he seeks to pass on to succeeding generations the truths, values and commitment that compelled our Pentecostal forefathers. He emphasizes them with a fresh expression and focus, presenting some new approaches to advancing our historic mission-the mission that the Holy Spirit led our early leaders to begin more than 90 years ago.

Dr. Wood's path in life has uniquely prepared him for his present responsibility. The convictions that underlie these values were formed in his mind and heart over several decades of ministry. They reflect the DNA of the Fellowship and set our course in following what matters most to our Lord- serving His cause with effectiveness and excellence.

Dr. George O. Wood is general superintendent of the U.S. Assemblies of God. Before being elected to his present office, he served as general secretary for 14 years. He was assistant superintendent of the Southern California District from 1988-1993, after pastoring Newport-Mesa Christian Center in Costa Mesa, California for 17 years. The son of missionary parents to China and Tibet, Wood holds a doctoral degree in pastoral theology from Fuller Theological Seminary and a juris doctorate from Western State University College of Law.

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