Acts In Prayer

This is a manual on how to pray. It is simply a description of how to spend time daily in effective, life-changing prayer.

Prayer is meant to be powerful and effective because God is powerful and effective. James 5:16 says, "The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful." You are the righteous person the Bible is talking about because you are in Christ Jesus. He makes us "righteous" or "right with God. I want to show you how your prayer should be and can be powerful. This prayer book teaches you how to pray effectively anywhere and any time by simply following the ACTS. ACTS is an acronym for: A - Adoration C - Confession T - Thanksgiving S - Supplication (Simply Asking) God wants your prayer time to be extraordinary. When we pray we should have a real encounter with God. A life-changing, mountain-moving, earth-shaking encounter that keeps us engaged and focused. God wants an intimate relationship with you and it begins in prayer. The very first and most important commandment is to love the Lord your God. How can we love the Lord our God with all our heart if we don't spend time with Him? This book shows you the way to get to know and love the Lord by spending good, quality time with Him, and allows Him to minister to you and take you to places in the Spirit realm you have never been before. It's time for us to grow up in our faith and turn from relying solely on rote prayers. Begin praying from the heart. This takes practice and determination, not because it's hard, but because the devil does not want us to. The Devil tries to keep us from powerful, effective prayers. The ACTS prayer book, helps us grow by providing a tool to teach us how to pray and keep us praying. Follow the steps outlined in "ACTS." These steps will provide you with enough to get you started, keep you on track, and keep you going. Many prayer groups and churches all over the world have implemented this ACTS prayer. I am not sure how or where it started, but I am glad it did.

Acts is a prayer format that works anywhere, anytime. It is easy to remember and helps you to stay focused on God during your prayer time. God wants an intimate relationship with you. The very first and most important commandment is to love the Lord your God. How do we love the Lord our God with all our heart if we don't ever spend time with Him? This prayer format is a way to get you to know and love the Lord by spending good quality time with Him and allowing Him to minister to You. It's time for us to grow up in our faith and to turn from relying solely on rote prayers and begin praying from the heart. This takes practice and determination, not because it's hard, but because the devil does not want us to and will keep us from it if he can. The ACTS prayer is intended to do just that, help us grow by providing a helpful tool to teach us how to pray and keep us praying. Follow the steps outlined in "ACTS." These steps will provide you with just enough to get you started, keep you on track and keep you going. Many prayer groups and churches all over the world have implemented this ACTS prayer. I am not sure how or where it started, but I am glad it did.

Compiled by Dr. Dan Crawford, this is an 80 chapter, 592 page textbook written by 80 different professors and national prayer leaders. It is a complete textbook on prayer designed for seminary students and Christian college students who are training for the ministry. It will also be of high interest to pastors. The content covers both personal prayer issues and concepts and how to grow prayer in a church.

Do you want to see more of your prayers answered? Do you ever pray and wonder if God even hears your prayers? Have you ever met other Christians who seem to have a direct line to God, and wished you had that too? If you have ever asked any of these questions, then Prayer Warrior Bootcamp is for you! Join two renowned patriarchs of prayer, E.M. Bounds and Andrew Murray, as they examine what the Bible imparts about prayer by studying Jesus's life and words on one of the central issues affecting every Christian's walk with the Lord. We have broken their writings into 49 daily readings with reflection questions organized into 8 classes focused on key principles that will strengthen your prayer life. This training is perfect for anyone who wants a more effective prayer life and closer walk with the Lord. It doesn't matter if you are a brand new Christian or have been a Christian for years. Do you pray about everything or nothing at all? Are you at church every time the doors are open or do you rarely attend? The great thing about this training is no matter how active your prayer life is or how strong of a Christian you think you are, learning what Christ taught on prayer will draw you closer to God. Prayer Warrior Bootcamp will cause you to examine your Christian life and take a closer look at what is holding you back from God answering ALL your prayers. The training is designed to be done in a small group setting, but can also be done on your own. Using E. M. Bounds, The Necessity of Prayer and Andrew Murray's, With Christ in the School of Prayer recruits will read one chapter a day and answer review questions about their personal prayer life and that day's reading. Each week recruits will meet with their small group to pray and discuss what they have learned, while sharing testimonies of each other's answered prayers. Prayer Warrior Bootcamp will revitalize your Christian walk, strengthen your prayer life and teach you how to expect and receive answers to your prayers. These eight weeks will restore joy and peace in your life as your daily prayer time connects you with the presence of our Lord.

Are your prayers stuck in a rut? In these eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study from Lynne M. Baab you'll find new words and new ways to pray through the prayers of Mary, Simeon and Anna, Peter, Paul, John and Jesus himself. Their words and patterns serve as rich models for us in our own conversations with God, helping us get onto fresh new paths of prayer.

The liturgical year invites us to walk with Jesus through the most wonderful story ever told: the Gospel. In Through the Year with Jesus: Gospel Readings and Reflections for Children, catechist and popular blogger Katherine Bogner reveals the rich mystery of the seasons we celebrate in the Church. With Gospel readings for each week of the liturgical year, along with tools for reflection, discussion, and prayer, Through the Year with Jesus offers endless opportunities for discovering who Jesus is and better understanding Catholic teaching about his life and mission. Promote prayer and conversation about the life of Christ with children through Weekly readings from the Gospels Lectio Divina prompts to nurture personal prayer or journaling Sacred art to accompany the Gospel reading Stories of saints and many rich Catholic traditions for the liturgical year The easy-to-use format of Through the Year with Jesus helps adults lead children to an intimate encounter with the heart of Jesus through the rhythm of the liturgical year and the powerful words of Scripture.

Let's face it: our times of rest need work. And God calls us to rest, and even shows us through his own example. With collected insights from sabbath keepers of all ages and backgrounds, Lynne M. Baab offers a practical and hopeful guidebook that encourages all of us to slow down and enjoy our relationship with the God of the universe.

Trends and skills for those who offer pastoral care Christian pastoral care has changed a great deal in the past few decades in response to many factors in our rapidly changing world. In part 1 of Nurturing Hope, Lynne Baab discusses seven trends in pastoral care--shifts in who delivers pastoral care, the attitudes and commitments that undergird pastoral care, and societal trends that are shaping pastoral care today. She illustrates them with stories from diverse congregations where Christian caregivers are meeting those challenges in creative and exciting ways. In the second half of the book, Baab presents four practical, doable, energizing skills needed by pastoral carers in our time. Focusing on skills that help carers nurture connections between everyday life and Christian faith, she explores the need for carers to understand common stressors, listen, pray with others, and nurture their personal resilience. Grounded in an understanding of God as the true caregiver and healer, the author offers tips for readers who are training other pastoral carers or developing their own understanding and skills. Each chapter ends with discussion and reflection questions, making the book helpful for groups. Lynne Baab brings readers hope for their caring role and for their own spiritual journey.

"A book for people grieving because of the pandemic, health challenges, family conflict, or other losses, while also seeing so many things to be thankful for. A book for small groups - each of the seven chapters has discussion questions at the end. A book for Advent and Lent."--Author's website