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    Praying With Fire: Change Your World with the Powerful Prayers of the Apostles
    Praying With Fire: Change Your World with the Powerful Prayers of the Apostles
    Praying With Fire: Change Your World with the Powerful Prayers of the Apostles
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    Praying With Fire: Change Your World with the Powerful Prayers of the Apostles

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    YOU CAN TURN YOUR WORLD UPSIDE DOWN WITH PRAYER!

    The New Testament apostles did. They prayed with passion and power ~ and turned their world upside down. We are not all called to be apostles, but we are called to be apostolic people and help establish the work of God in others by our prayers.

    In this book, you will discover the principles that made them so effective in their prayer life: a heart perfected in love, a habit of devotion, a deep confidence in God and His Word, and a reliance upon the Holy Spirit. You will also learn how to pray the prayers they prayed ~ the apostolic prayers of the New Testament. These are powerful prayers because they express, not only the hearts of the apostles, but the heart of God:

    * Ground-breaking evangelistic prayers that empower the work of the Gospel and prepare hearts to receive it.
    * Pastoral prayers that build up churches and establish Christians in the faith.
    * Benedictions that water God's people with the blessings of heaven
    * Prayers of thanksgiving that return praise to the “Lord of the Harvest” for what He is doing in His people.
    * Doxologies that praise God for who He is and declare His glory and goodness

    "Examining the prayers of the first Christians is a great start in helping us recover the meaning and reality of authentic prayer. Jeff Doles has written a useful book which collects and organizes all of the prayers found in the New Testament. Praying with Fire is a great resource for one's own study of how the early Christians prayed." ~ Frank Viola, Author of Pagan Christianity, and Reimagining Church

    "Of all the Christian books out there on prayer, Praying With Fire is the most deeply rooted in Scripture I have found, and thus more helpful than anything I have read. I look forward to putting the book into practice and recommending it to my staff and friends." ~ Mo Leverett, Rebirth International

    "Praying With Fire looks at prayer from a refreshingly new perspective. With typical Jeff Doles clarity and simplicity, it both encourages and challenges its readers to discover the awesome power of praying the way God taught us to pray through the many examples in Scripture. This is a great book to keep handy as a reference and a wonderful aid to praying powerful, effective prayers that are always in the perfect will of God." ~ Ben R. Peters, Kingdom Sending Center

    JEFF DOLES is a Christian writer, blogger and Bible teacher. His books include Healing Scriptures and Prayers, The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth, and Miracles and Manifestations of the Holy Spirit in the History of the Church. He and his wife Suzanne are the founders of Walking Barefoot Ministries and live near Tampa, FL.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJeff Doles
    Release dateSep 26, 2009
    ISBN9781452312705
    Praying With Fire: Change Your World with the Powerful Prayers of the Apostles
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    Jeff Doles

    JEFF DOLES is a Christian writer, blogger and Bible teacher. He and his wife, Suzanne, live near Tampa, FL and are the founders of Walking Barefoot Ministries. Their desire is to help you take the next step of faith in your walk with the Lord, live in the reality of His kingdom, and experience the presence and power of God in your life. Jeff's books include Miracles and Manifestations of the Holy Spirit in the History of the Church, Healing Scriptures and Prayers, and Praying With Fire: Change Your World with the Powerful Prayers of the Apostles. His blog is The Faith Log: Exploring the Dynamics of Biblical Faith.

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      Praying With Fire - Jeff Doles

      Praying With Fire

      Change Your World with the Powerful Prayers of the Apostles

      ©2004 by Jeff Doles

      All rights reserved.

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      Published by

      Walking Barefoot Ministries

      P.O. Box 1062, Seffner, FL 33583

      All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version. © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations marked NKJV are taken from the New King James Version. © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, © The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Scripture taken from The Message by Eugene H. Peterson, © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations marked ESV are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Scripture quotations marked AMP are taken from The Amplified® New Testament, © 1954, 1958, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      For more resources on enjoying new life in Christ, living in faith and the power of the Holy Spirit, or to find out more about Jeff Doles, visit our websites:

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      Contents

      INTRODUCTION

      Praying as an Apostolic People

      Learning to Pray with Apostolic Power

      How to Use These Prayers

      PRAYING WITH APOSTOLIC PASSION

      Preparing Your Heart for Prayer

      The Lifestyle of Prayer

      Praying with Confidence

      The Holy Spirit and Prayer

      EVANGELISTIC PRAYERS

      Preaching with Boldness, Signs and Wonders

      That Israel May Be Saved

      Partnership in the Gospel

      Divine Favor and Protection

      Anointed Words and Holy Spirit Boldness

      Opportunity and Clarity for the Gospel

      The Delivery and Reception of the Gospel

      Preparing the Ground for Evangelism

      PASTORAL PRAYERS

      Being Made Complete

      Knowing God More Intimately

      Dwelling in the Love of Christ

      Growing in Love

      A Life Worthy of the Lord

      The Supply of What is Lacking

      Fulfilling Every Good Purpose

      Love Toward All the Saints

      Prosperity in All Things

      Come, Lord Jesus

      BENEDICTIONS

      Opening Benedictions

      Closing Benedictions

      Endurance, Encouragement and Unity

      Joy, Peace and Hope

      Supply, Multiplication and Increase

      The Blessing of the Trinity

      Grace and Peace by the Will of God

      Peace, Love, Faith and Grace

      Overflowing Love and Strength

      Kept Blameless by the Faithful One

      Hope, Encouragement and Strength

      God’s Love and Christ’s Perseverance

      Peace at All Times, in Every Way

      Complete in Every Good Work

      Perfected, Established, Strengthened, Settled

      Blessing from the Throne of God

      THANKSGIVING

      For World-Changing Faith

      For Being Greatly Enriched and Fully Equipped

      For Victory Through Jesus

      For the Triumphal Procession

      For God’s Indescribable Gift

      For Faith in Jesus and Love for His People

      For Partnership in the Gospel

      For Faith and Love Springing from Hope

      For Active Faith, Diligent Love, Enduring Hope

      For Receptivity to the Holy Spirit

      For Joy in the Harvest

      For Growing in Faith and Increasing in Love

      For Being Loved, Chosen, Sanctified and Called

      For the Abundance of Grace

      For Relationship and Inheritance

      DOXOLOGIES

      To the God of Wisdom and Knowledge

      To the God Who Establishes Us

      To the God Who is More Than Able

      To the King Eternal

      To the Joyful Lord of All

      To the God of All Grace

      To Our Lord and Savior

      To the God Who Preserves Us

      To the God Who Loves Us

      To the Lord God Almighty

      To the Creator of All Things

      To God and to the Lamb

      To the God of Perfect Praise

      About Jeff Doles

      Books and Music by Jeff

      Introduction

      FOR the Christian who desires to enter into a dynamic and powerful life of prayer, the Bible is loaded with teachings and models. The Lord’s Prayer is probably the most well known example, given directly from the lips of the Lord Jesus Christ as a pattern of prayer for His disciples. After that, the book of Psalms, prayer book and hymnal of the Old Testament, dominates the history and practice of prayer in the Church. There is another group of prayers, though, that is being recognized and restored in the worship and intercession movements of the new millennium. These are the powerful prayers offered up by the New Testament apostles.

      Apostles are pioneers. They go before and pave the way. They break the ground, sow the seeds and lay the foundations for new churches, ministries and outreaches. They strategize for growth, build up believers, establish congregations and train leaders. Jim Goll identifies an apostle as one called and sent by Christ to have the spiritual authority, character, gifts and abilities to reach and establish people in Kingdom truth and order, especially through founding and overseeing local churches (Jim Goll, Kneeling on the Promises, Grand Rapids: Chosen Books, 1999, p. 301).

      The word apostle comes from the Greek apostolos, and means one sent forth. Apostles do not go out on their own but are sent forth by the Lord Jesus Christ with full authority to speak and act on His behalf:

      All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. (Matthew 28:18-20)

      The Apostle Paul gives us a very brief description of apostolic ministry in his letter to the Corinthians: I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow (1 Corinthians 3:6). Here we find three aspects of apostolic ministry: planting, watering and growth. Apostles are responsible for planting and watering; God is responsible for making it grow.

      Praying as an Apostolic People

      We are not all called to be apostles, but we are called to be apostolic people. The mandate of the Great Commission is upon us just as much as it is upon them. Apostles cannot do this work by themselves. In fact, they are given by the Lord Jesus Christ to the Church in order to equip us for the work of the ministry.

      It was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up, until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. (Ephesians 4:11-13)

      This is often called the five-fold ministry. Someone has summed up very succinctly how it functions within the body of Christ: Apostles govern. Prophets guide. Evangelists gather. Pastors guard. Teachers ground. The express purpose of the fivefold ministry is to equip and prepare the people of God for the work of the ministry. The result is that the body of Christ is built up, until we all come to unity in the faith and full maturity in Christ. Apostolic people, equipped for service by the five-fold ministry, help establish the work of God in others.

      Learning to Pray with Apostolic Power

      The apostles of the New Testament pioneered many different prayers for us, as we discover in their epistles. I have sorted these into five main groups: evangelistic, pastoral, benediction, thanksgiving and doxology. These are powerful prayers because they express, not only the heart of the apostles, but the heart of God. They show His desire to light the world with the Gospel, bless and strengthen His people, and bring them to completeness in Christ.

      Evangelistic Prayers are ground-breaking prayers. They prepare the fields, and the laborers, for sowing the Gospel and laying the foundations of local Christian fellowships.

      Pastoral prayers are watering prayers. They help establish Christians in the faith, both as individuals and as congregations, to grow in grace and in intimate relationship with God, and become a servant community in partnership with the Lord Jesus Christ.

      Benedictions are also watering prayers, pouring forth with the authority of heaven to bless and minister the promises of God to His people.

      Prayers of Thanksgiving return praise to the Lord of the Harvest for what He is doing in and through His people.

      Doxologies are prayers that declare the praiseworthiness of God and give Him glory. The apostolic purpose is all about God from beginning to end, for He is both the One who sends and the One who gives the increase. Therefore, He deserves all praise and honor.

      These prayers flow easily from the pens of

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