Prayer Journey with the Apostle Paul : Sixty Devotions

by Michael Green with Elspeth Taylor

• ISBN13: 9780310252467
• ISBN10: 0310252466
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

Few of us have the ease or intimacy in prayer that you would expect to find in family conversation between children and parents. We need help in this area above almost anything else in the spiritual life-and God in his generosity has provided it through the Apostle Paul. A Prayer Journey with the Apostle Paul is a beautifully written devotional that takes us to the heart of this man of God. Through daily readings from Acts and the Epistles we discover the essence of Paul's prayers in meditation, petition, and praise-earnestly seeking God's guidance, confident in the Spirit, unremitting in requests for the spiritual growth of others, and overflowing with thankfulness. As we overhear the Apostle in communion with his God, we discover how our own prayer lives can be transformed.

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(8)
Part 1: The Example of Paul's Prayer Life
God's Model in Acts
Day 1 A prayer life examined	15	(2)
Day 2 The Saul who had to be changed	17	(2)
Day 3 Surrender to God	19	(2)
Day 4 Evidence of new life	21	(2)
The Means of Guidance
Day 5 Stilled by God	23	(2)
Day 6 Receptive to God	25	(2)
Day 7 When we fight God's will	27	(2)
Day 8 Prayer and fasting	29	(2)
The Secret of Power
Day 9 Strengthened by prayer	31	(2)
Day 10 The liberating power of prayer	33	(2)
The Avenue for Healing
Day 11 The avenue for healing	35	(2)
Day 12 God's power in our weakness	37	(2)
The Expression of Fellowship
Day 13 Prayer that forges deep bonds	39	(2)
Day 14 A prayer for Timothy	41	(4)
Part 2: The Priority of Prayer in Paul's Letters
A Major Component of the Epistles
Day 15 Prayer bubbling at the surface	45	(2)
Filled with God's Grace
Day 16 The theme which dominated Paul's life	47	(2)
Day 17 Prayer centred on the grace of God	49	(2)
Day 18 Strength and graciousness	51	(2)
The Focus of Paul's Prayers
Day 19 Prayer for Christlikeness	53	(2)
Day 20 Prayer for every aspect of our lives	55	(2)
Day 21 Prayer for the spread of the gospel	57	(2)
Day 22 Prayer that is well informed	59	(2)
The Nature of Paul's Prayers
Day 23 Prayer prompted by the Spirit	61	(2)
Day 24 Acute battles in prayer	63	(2)
Day 25 Prayers of quiet adoration	65	(2)
Day 26 Prayers of exultant praise	67	(2)
Day 27 A prayer for Onesiphorus	69	(4)
Part 3: Prayer for Christians Paul Knew Well
Praying for the Philippians
Day 28 Paul's fondness for Philippi	73	(2)
Paul's Approach to Prayer
Day 29 Regular prayer with joyful thanksgiving	75	(2)
Day 30 Inspired by affinity in the gospel	77	(2)
Day 31 Inspired by assurance of God's will	79	(2)
Paul's Requests in Prayer
Day 32 Prayer for abundant love	81	(2)
Day 33 Prayer for a deep knowledge of Christ	83	(2)
Day 34 Praying for pure and blameless living	85	(2)
Day 35 Prayer for the fruit of outreach	87	(2)
Paul's Goal in Prayer
Day 36 Cooperating with God in prayer	89	(2)
Day 37 A prayer for Alexander	91	(4)
Part 4: Prayer for the Mission Field
Praying for the Colossians
Day 38 Paul's concern for Colossae	95	(2)
The Characteristics of Paul's Prayer
Day 39 Persistent prayer	97	(2)
Day 40 Grateful and costly prayer	99	(2)
The Contents of Paul's Prayer
Day 41 Prayer for the understanding of God's will	101	(2)
Day 42 Prayer for obedience to God's will	103	(2)
Day 43 Prayer for lives that abide in Christ	105	(2)
Day 44 Prayer for God's transforming power	107	(2)
The Conclusion of Paul's Prayer
Day 45 Joyful thanksgiving	109	(2)
Day 46 A prayer for Philemon	111	(4)
Part 5: Prayer for the Growing Church
Praying for the Ephesians
Day 47 Lost in wonder, love and praise	115	(2)
Paul's Praise
Day 48 Praise for God's incalculable blessings	117	(2)
Day 49 Adoration for God's costly generosity	119	(2)
Day 50 Confidence in God's great design	121	(2)
Day 51 Confidence in God's seal	123	(2)
Paul's Prayer
Day 52 Prayer that their hearts be enlightened	125	(2)
Day 53 Prayer that they would enter into their inheritance	127	(2)
Paul's Contemplation
Day 54 Taken up with his Beloved	129	(2)
Day 55 Brought to Christ's feet in awe	131	(4)
Part 6: Meditation and Adoration
Paul's Meditation
Day 56 Marvelling at the mystery of the gospel	135	(2)
Day 57 Wondering at God's perfect parenthood	137	(2)
Paul's Petition
Day 58 Receiving God's overwhelming gifts	139	(2)
Day 59 Filled with the limitless love of Christ	141	(2)
Paul's Adoration
Day 60 Praise that echoes throughout time and eternity	143