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    The Prayer Mission
    The Prayer Mission
    The Prayer Mission
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    The Prayer Mission

    By Derek Thompson

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    The Prayer Mission is a book about Christian prayer that surveys the many biblical passages about prayer to arrive at the conclusion that prayer is not an optional extra to the Christian life, but is an integral part of the Christian’s mission in life. If we are to have a relationship with God that transcends sterile religion, prayer is essential.
    Topics covered include the different types of prayer, subjects for prayer, unanswered prayer, and the life of prayer. Jesus and his apostles taught the importance of prayer. It is a high privilege that is too much neglected. Paul’s encouragement to pray without ceasing is often brushed aside as being literally impossible. For the Christian mission to be successful, it must be conducted in prayer, unceasing prayer. The use of Scripture makes this conclusion irrefutable to Christians. Derek Thompson presents a forceful challenge to see prayer as the means to connecting with God.

    The book is a concise 55 pages (12,600 words), including Scripture quotations and pictures.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDerek Philip Thompson
    Release dateNov 16, 2016
    ISBN9781370764501
    The Prayer Mission
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    Derek Thompson

    I am involved in a combined church ministry called Five Islands Christian Ministries (www.5icm.org.au) which works to promote church unity in the Illawarra area of Australia. I worked as an electrical engineer and project manager in public works and study theology in retirement.

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      The Prayer Mission - Derek Thompson

      The Prayer Mission

      What the Bible says about prayer.

      By

      Derek Thompson

      The Prayer Mission

      Copyright 2016 Derek Philip Thompson

      Published by Derek Philip Thompson at Smashwords

      ISBN: 9781370764501 (ePub edition)

      APA Reference:

      Thompson, D. P. (2016) The prayer mission. Publisher: Author

      All Bible quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version unless otherwise noted. For acknowledgement of artwork see the List of Paintings.

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      The author gives permission to freely reproduce or distribute all or part of the text of this document provided it is not changed and there is acknowledgement of the source. If you would like to share this book with another person, please download an additional copy for each recipient from Smashwords.com or one of its distribution agents so that the author knows that people are making use of his work. Thank you for respecting the hard work of the author.

      Table of Contents

      1. Why Pray?

      2. Types of Prayer

      2.1 Talking to God

      2.2 Listening to God

      2.3 Prayer Ministry

      2.4 Praying in Tongues

      2.5 Intercession

      2.6 What is prayer?

      3. Prayer and the Will of God

      3.1 Unanswered Prayer

      3.2 The Will of God

      4. How to Pray

      4.1 Praising the Lord

      4.2 In Faith

      4.3 In Jesus’ Name

      4.4 In the Holy Spirit

      4.5 With Thanksgiving

      5. Prayer and Obedience

      5.1 Right motives

      5.2 Right actions

      5.3 Confession

      5.4 Temptation

      5.5 The Place of Obedience

      6. The Life of Prayer

      6.1 Subjects for Prayer

      6.2 Motivation for Prayer

      6.3 Prayer and Fasting

      6.4 Can We Pray Without Ceasing?

      7. The Prayer Mission

      7.1 Prayer Instructions

      7.2 Mission Instructions

      7.3 Conclusion

      Appendix

      List of Paintings

      About the Author

      Other Works by this Author

      Connect with Derek Thompson

      1. Why Pray?

      If prayer was an art form, we would have to be a Rembrandt to excel in it. Fortunately, it isn’t. Anyone can pray well. Yet compare the number of prayer-hours conducted on any given day with the time given to other activities, and the ratio is minute.

      It is understandable for non-believers to neglect prayer, but Christians acknowledge its importance, and still largely limit prayer to church meetings and desperate situations. We adopt the prevailing community attitude towards prayer that it is weak and optional. It’s what people do when all else fails. If we can’t fix the problem, perhaps God will intervene. Sometimes in church meetings prayer is misused as a teaching opportunity or to motivate the congregation like a sporting coach’s pep talk to the players.

      Such views of prayer do not motivate anyone to pray, let alone enable Christians to see prayer as integral to their life’s mission. There is more to prayer than praying from a sense of duty at the start of each day, saying grace before meals, praying in church services, or a retreat in times of crisis. We can rise above this mundane level of prayer and respond to God’s calling. To do this, we need to look at the way the Bible presents prayer.

      Prayer is not a natural behaviour for sinful people, and Jesus pointed out that everyone is sinful. He said, What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit (Jn 3:6). Our problem is that even after we become a Christian, are born again of the Spirit, we are still living in bodies of flesh and bone. In addition, we have an enemy who tries to prevent us from praying. Satan and his cronies, tell us we are just not spiritual enough to pray, we are not called to a life of prayer, we don’t have the necessary gifts, or

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