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book: Praying the Lord's Prayer | J. I. Packer

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	• Praying the Lord's Prayer J. I. Packer Crossway Books, 2007 - 128 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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Just so-so for me

While the topic is compelling and can truly change your view on prayer if taken to heart, the wording and sentence structure of this book drove me over the edge and got in the way of me being able to give it too much credit. I've never read Packer before, but heard from my discussion group leader that this is typical Packer-style and after reading several of his books you get in the groove of run-ons and multiple sub-thoughts per sentence. A great topic, but I believe there has got to be better-written books out there on this subject. Just know that if you decide to delve into this book, you'll be re-reading and re-reading sentences and chapters and still have the possibility of coming out saying, "What?!" I did like the way he broke down the Lord's prayer into such detail. A whole chapter on "from evil" is intense and thought-provoking!

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Praying the Lord's Prayer

I found this little book to be a wonderful resource on understanding the many facets of the Lord's Prayer. The depth and knowledge of a man committed to studying God through scriptures is evident in each chapter. The book can be easily read for information in one sitting. I would not recommend that. I found the book to be most helpful reading it several times more slowly. Using the book as a means to examine God's purposes through daily prayer was best accomplished by taking each chapter as a daily devotional. This book and the author helped me to understand what a gift Jesus gave us when he said to his disciples then and now, pray in this way.....

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Praying is a problem for many people. Christians often go through the motions of prayer because it is expected of them, but they are often left wondering, ?Did God hear me? Does he even care??

In his book Praying the Lord?s Prayer, an excerpt from Growing in Christ, J. I. Packer presents a powerful truth: prayer is a natural activity between the Heavenly Father and his children. As Packer works through each phrase of Christ?s pattern of prayer, readers will begin to grasp the basic principles and guidelines of prayer. As readers apply the truths of this book to their prayer lives, they will experience intimate communication with God and will strengthen their own conversations with their Father in heaven.

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