Prayer 101
by Warren Wiersbe | Book Summary
Author: Warren Wiersbe |
Jesus' disciples asked Him to teach them to pray. A disciple is "a learner" (p. 139), and disciples today must seek to learn from God how to pray rightly. We learn to pray primarily from the Word of God as it instructs Christians on how to pray and gives examples of both answered and unanswered prayers. Disciples also learn to pray, and grow in prayer, through their relationships with other believers. They must also see that the way they seek to live for the Lord and the way they interact with others have a profound impact on their prayer life. Since prayer is so vital to the Christian life, it is worth the effort to learn how to pray well. "Prayer is not only serious business, but it's also an expensive privilege… To make light of prayer and take it for granted, to pray carelessly and flippantly, is to make light of the death of God's only Son. God doesn't answer cheap prayers." (p. 10) |
Warren Wiersbe (1929-2019) studied at Indiana University in Indianapolis and Roosevelt University and graduated from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lombard, Illinois in 1953.
He pastored a number of churches, and served in parachurch ministries such as Youth for Christ, as well as writing regular columns for Christianity Today. He also developed a widely broadcast radio ministry in the 1970s, culminating in directing the Back to the Bible radio broadcasting network. From 1978 to 1982 Wiersbe also taught practical theology for Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.
He wrote more than 150 books, including the popular BE series of commentaries on every book of the Bible, which has sold over four million copies. Other notable titles include, Preaching and Teaching with Imagination, Comforting the Bereaved, Run with the Winners, and On Being a Servant of God.
Prayer 101
by Warren Wiersbe
[ Book Summary ]
Author | Warren Wiersbe |
Publisher | David C. Cook |
Date | June 1, 2016 (2006 Original) |
Pages | 176 |
Overview:
It's time to go back to school. Thankfully, it's not to learn reading, writing, and arithmetic. Rather, it's time to go back to the school of prayer. Prayer is necessary to the Christian life. Sometimes, proficiency in a subject comes from relearning the basics. Thus, the need for Prayer 101.
Jesus' disciples asked Him to teach them to pray. A disciple is "a learner" (p. 139), and disciples today must seek to learn from God how to pray rightly. We learn to pray primarily from the Word of God as it instructs Christians on how to pray and gives examples of both answered and unanswered prayers.
Disciples also learn to pray, and grow in prayer, through their relationships with other believers. They must also see that the way they seek to live for the Lord and the way they interact with others have a profound impact on their prayer life.
Since prayer is so vital to the Christian life, it is worth the effort to learn how to pray well. "Prayer is not only serious business, but it's also an expensive privilege… To make light of prayer and take it for granted, to pray carelessly and flippantly, is to make light of the death of God's only Son. God doesn't answer cheap prayers." (p. 10)
Warren Wiersbe (1929-2019) studied at Indiana University in Indianapolis and Roosevelt University and graduated from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lombard, Illinois in 1953.
He pastored a number of churches, and served in parachurch ministries such as Youth for Christ, as well as writing regular columns for Christianity Today. He also developed a widely broadcast radio ministry in the 1970s, culminating in directing the Back to the Bible radio broadcasting network. From 1978 to 1982 Wiersbe also taught practical theology for Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.
He wrote more than 150 books, including the popular BE series of commentaries on every book of the Bible, which has sold over four million copies. Other notable titles include, Preaching and Teaching with Imagination, Comforting the Bereaved, Run with the Winners, and On Being a Servant of God.