Prayer : The Cry for the Kingdom

by Grenz, Stanley J.

• ISBN13: 9780802828477
• ISBN10: 0802828477
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

Petition has always stood at the heart of the manner in which evangelicals pray. But why is petitionary prayer important? "Prayer: The Cry for the Kingdom presents petitionary prayer as a crucial aspect of the coming of Godbs kingdom on earth and challenges the contemporary church to recapture what it means to be a church that prays.

Author Biography

Stanley J. Grenz was Pioneer McDonald Professor of Theology at Carey Theological College, Vancouver, British Columbia, and professor of theological studies at Mars Hill Graduate School, Seattle, Washington.

Table of Contents

Foreword, by Eugene Peterson	vii
Preface	ix
PROLOGUE: A Call to Prayer	1	(7)
1. The Nature of Christian Prayer	8	(23)
The Background to the Christian Concept of Prayer	9	(5)
Prayer and the Life of Jesus	14	(9)
Prayer in the New Testament Church	23	(3)
Christian Prayer and the Church of All Ages	26	(5)
2. How Petitionary Prayer "Works"	31	(23)
What Supplication "Effects"	32	(4)
Prayer and Modern Psychology	36	(7)
Prayer and Christian Theology	43	(11)
3. What Praying according to God's Will Means	54	(13)
The Characteristics of the Petitioner	55	(8)
The Characteristics of the Petition	63	(4)
4. How to Pray according to God's Will	67	(26)
The General Pattern	67	(2)
Praying in Situations of Christian Concern	69	(15)
Praying for the Sick	84	(6)
Praying Specifically	90	(3)
5. Persisting in Prayer	93	(12)
Jesus' Command to Persistency	94	(5)
The Importance of Persistency	99	(3)
The Persistent Attitude	102	(3)
6. Practicing Effective Prayer	105	(17)
Praying in Public Worship	107	(4)
Praying Alone	111	(5)
Praying Together	116	(6)
EPILOGUE: The Life of Prayer	122	(3)
Selected Bibliography	125