The Prayer Ministry of The Church:

by Watchman Nee

Prayer Ministry of the Church is a collection of five messages on prayer by the great Chinese pastor and teacher, Watchman Nee.

Genres: Prayer, Christian

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Watchman Nee (Chinese: 倪柝聲; pinyin: Ní Tuòshēng; Foochow Romanized: Ngà̤ Táuk-sĭng; 1903–1972) was a Chinese Christian author and church leader during the early 20th century. He spent the last 20 years of his life in prison and was severely persecuted by the Communists in China. Together with Wangzai, Zhou-An Lee, Shang-Jie Song, and others, Nee founded The Church Assembly Hall, later which would be also known as the "Local churches" (Chinese: 地方教會). or more commonly as (聚會所) meaning "assembly hall"

Born into a Methodist family, Watchman Nee experienced a religious revival, and joined the Church of Heavenly Peace, Fuzhou in 1920 at age 17 and began writing in the same year. In 1921, he met the British missionary M. E. Barber, who was a great influence on him. Through Miss Barber, Nee was introduced to many of the Christian writings which were to have a profound influence on him and his teachings. Nee attended no theological schools or Bible institutes. His knowledge was acquired through studying the Bible and reading various Christian spiritual books. During his 30 years of ministry, beginning in 1922, Nee traveled throughout China planting churches among the rural communities and holding Christian conferences and trainings in Shanghai. In 1952 he was imprisoned for his faith; he remained in prison until his death in 1972.

Reviews

[Rebecca Lewitt · Rating 4 out of 5]

As usual with Watchman Nee, it was full of revelatory ideas, at least for me. Sometimes I think it's the way he puts things that makes everything so clear and simple and yet so far beyond what you had been thinking about the subject. My favorite thing about a Nee book though is how he always uses scripture as the basis for all he says. He is very good at explaining passages in a practical way. In this book, I particularly appreciated the chapters on praying in Jesus' name and praying in authority.

[Esther Hong · Rating 3 out of 5]

Matthew 18:15-20; Isaiah 45:11 — prayer of authority

Watch and pray — Ephesians 6:18 — "Prayer is a kind of service and should be given the utmost priority. But Satan's strategy is to put everything related to the Lord before prayer and make prayer the least important matter."

[Manny Hernandez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not unusual that a Watchman Nee would be jam packed with Biblical nuggets. I just re-read this book and learned even more the second time around.

1. What does it mean to pray in the Name of the Lord
2. What is authoritative prayer
3. Commanding God in prayer (Is 45:11)
4. Power from above by sitting with Jesus
5. God to Moses: Why are you praying to Me? Use your rod

These are just a few highlights in praying with power / authority. The book is full of Biblical references that are straightforward and not obscure.

[Favour · Rating 5 out of 5]

Watchman Nee gives an in-depth analysis of prayer, its importance in our daily lives, how to go about it effectively, and also how not to go about it. He tells of the devil's strategy and attacks on our prayer lives and the need to avert it by watching for our time of prayer.

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[Israel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Prayer is simply man knowing God’s will, and asking it to him to be done. God needs the church to ask his will, so that it is on earth as it is in heaven.

The church has a responsibility to ensure the kingdom of God is established on earth, this can only be done through the channel of prayer.

Awesome book 🎉

[Mark Roossinck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again Watchmen Nee challenges the reader's heart regarding going deeper in prayer. A lot of gold nuggets to mine from this book!

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book on prayer. Should be required reading for Christians, especially those in the ministry.

[Freddie McCarty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Study!

This is a great study! I highly recommend this book and take a little time to really breakdown in what the author is trying to get across.

[Jimoh Sodiq · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gives help to the Church even as they're deeply lost in the trenches of a prayerless life. I've learnt to tackle common problems and to use my authority in Prayer.

[Lanelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is basically a collection of five sermons on prayer. It has a lot of great insights about the power of prayer as a ministry of the church. It also gives some practical advice about how to make prayers effective. I did not agree with everything in the book because of the author's specific denominational beliefs, but I still gleaned some important truths and a desire to "amp up" my prayer life.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent! God has chosen to do His work through the church and our work is to pray for God's Will to be done on earth.

[Todd Harrison · Rating 4 out of 5]

The last chapter was extremely challenging