The Lord’s Prayer

Practical Teaching on Prayer by 
Octavius Winslow

One of the most popular preachers in London in the Puritan era and famous puritan preachers in history, Thomas Watson is a prodigious writer who addresses a wide range of subjects including All Things for Good that was originally published by A Divine Cordial, practical divinity, Ten Commandments. A nonconformist, Thomas’s writings are clear, rich and relatable today as they were during the 17th century. The Lord’s Prayer is a three-volume edition that is outstandingly helpful and can be said to be an ideal guide to Christian doctrine, analyzing the preface of prayer and six petitions in detail notwithstanding vigorous dissents. Illuminating and stirring, divine and practical, devotional and beautiful, theologically rich and pastorally sensitive, this book is a great introduction to Puritan literature and it provides practical help as it focuses on biblical instructions. It is a lengthy read but it is metamorphic gold mine of wisdom and insights.

The Hidden Life of Prayer by David McIntyre

Practical teaching on prayer  

What is the best manifestation of our relationship with God? — A quality and sincere prayer time.

The Christian’s lifeblood is private or secret prayer. The book The Hidden Prayer by David McIntyre offers different ways on how to cultivate and nourish our connection with God through prayer. The book talks about the three panels that we need to keep in mind and these are the apostolic precept—pray without ceasing, precincts of the temple, and inner sanctuary.
This book reminds us that prayer is hard work and must be intentional. The author makes the case for a deeper dedication to prayer by drawing on the experiences of Luther, Spurgeon, Muller, Whitefield, and Wesley. Great men and women of God are mentioned to demonstrate the power of prayer in their lives, and hopefully in yours as well.

The Spirit of Prayer by William Law

Practical teaching on prayer  

In The Spirit of Prayer, Law provides a series of prayers and dialogues that focus on the love of God. The Spirit of Prayer contains a series of prayers and dialogues which focus on the profound love of God. Law intended his writings to help readers renew their understanding of the holy life. He encourages his readers to follow God’s calling in this poetic passage: “When therefore the first spark of a desire after God arises in thy soul, cherish it with all thy care, give all thy Heart into it, it is nothing less than a touch of the Divine. Get up therefore and follow it as gladly, as the Wise Men of the East followed the Star from Heaven that appeared to them. It will do for thee, as the Star did for them, it will lead thee to the birth of Jesus, not in a stable at Bethlehem in Judea, but to the Birth of Jesus in the dark centre of thy own fallen Soul.”

Preacher and Prayer by E.M. Bounds

Practical teaching on prayer  

Preacher and Prayer is a spiritual classic written by E.M. Bounds and published in 1920. The book contains devotional essays on praying, preaching, and the power of praying. Bounds address the need for deep, earnest prayer for those in the ministry and provide encouragement and instruction to those called to preach the gospel. He encourages the reader to cultivate a deep, personal relationship with God through prayer and discusses the importance of faith and perseverance in prayer. In addition, he explains how prayer can be used effectively in evangelism and spiritual growth. This book is a timeless resource for those called to ministry and those seeking to deepen their prayer life.

Prayer Avails Much

Practical teaching on prayer  by 
T.M. Anderson

An evangelist and a college professor associated with the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Church of Nazarene, Tony Marshall Anderson is convinced that the people of faith have not discovered the full potential and infinite possibilities of praying. The message in his book is addressing this very issue and hence, it is written to stimulate and catalyze the interest of the masses in praying without ceasing. Anderson concludes that Christ is our hope of deliverance in a frenzy world lined with obstacles, he further elaborates by stating the directly proportional relationship between praying, faith and victory that comes with unwavering faith and that we all hope for in the light of God’s unfailing promises. When delivering his message, Anderson also remains humble as he considers it impossible for an individual to present a complete study on the vast subject of prayer; it would be like measuring eternity by a span.

Discover the Power in the Prayers of Paul

Practical teaching on prayer by 
David Bordon

In the first century, Apostle Paul wrote over ten different prayers for believers, inspired by the Holy Spirit and written to believers in the New Testament. The words of Paul are as pertinent today as they were in the early years of the Christian church. His effectiveness in converting the nations demonstrates his close relationship with God and success in praying for the churches he established all throughout the ancient globe.

Discover the Power in Paul’s Prayers is a thought-provoking and significant book that provides a quick reference to each of Paul’s prayers, made for Christians to pray into their own life. Each prayer is accompanied by in-depth instruction to help one better comprehend the purpose and effectiveness of Paul’s words today. It also allows readers to learn about Paul’s extraordinary life, including how prayer made the unthinkable possible and the inconceivable a reality.

A Call to Prayer

Prayer by 
J.C. Ryle

A Call to Prayer is a bold, encouraging, and compassionate invitation to all God’s children to come before Him in prayer. It is a direct admonition to pray sincerely and incessantly.

Private prayer, according to Ryle, is the most neglected of all Christian responsibilities. It is regrettable because private prayer is the genuine measure of a Christian’s walk with God, as well as “the pith and marrow of practical Christianity.” To encourage his readers to practice and enjoy the luxury of private prayer, Ryle highlights both the benefits of prayer and the severe risks of prayerlessness.

A Call to Prayer highlights that prayer, with God’s blessing, gives birth to new life, develops faith, moves mountains, and fosters spiritual growth and contentment that transcends circumstances. His admonition is undoubtedly timely for our contemporary evangelical church, which has been a testimony to a lost and perishing world in the last generation.

A call to Prayer Part 1

Practical teaching on prayer by 
J.C. Ryle

A Call to Prayer, written by Anglican bishop John Charles Ryle, is a bold, encouraging, and compassionate invitation to all God’s children to come before Him in prayer. It is a direct admonition to pray sincerely and incessantly. In this part, Ryle explains that one of the most important challenges confronting our country and the world is the crisis of fatherhood. Indeed, if the world is to be saved, the Church must be revitalized. If the macro-Church is to be revitalized, the micro-Church of the family must be revitalized as well. And, if the family is to be healed and revitalized, the man who is both husband and father must become the man God made him be – a father on earth like the Father in heaven. Ryle was recognized for his warm, straightforward candor, the kind that appeals to all souls and A Call to Prayer is no exception.