The Circle Maker Bible Study Participant's Guide: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears

by Mark Batterson

Bold prayers honor God and God honors bold prayers. Do you ever sense that there's far more to prayer than what you're experiencing? This four-session video-based Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately) is for believers who love God with a passion, but have slipped into a spiritual rut. It's time to enter a whole new level of extreme faith...it's time to become a circle maker! Through the story of Honi the Circle Maker—a man bold enough to draw a circle in the sand and not budge from it until God answered his prayer for his people—bestselling author and pastor Mark Batterson will help you see that who you become is determined by how you pray. Throughout this guide, This Participant Guide provides individual and group activities, between session personal studies, and additional background material that will enhance the experience of the video on The Circle Maker DVD (sold separately). Sessions
1. Becoming a Circle Maker
2. Little People, Big Risks, and Huge Circles
3. Praying Hard and Praying Through
4. Praying is Like Planting Designed for use with The Circle Maker Video Study (sold separately).

Genres: Christian

96 pages, Paperback

First published December 16, 2011

About the author

Mark Batterson is the lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC. One church in seven locations, NCC owns and operates Ebenezers Coffeehouse, The Miracle Theatre, and the DC Dream Center. NCC is currently developing a city block into The Capital Turnaround. This 100,000-square-foot space will include an event venue, child development center, mixed-use marketplace, and co-working space. Mark holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Regent University and is the New York Times best-selling author of seventeen books, including The Circle Maker, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Wild Goose Chase, Play the Man, Whisper, and, most recently, Double Blessing. Mark and his wife, Lora, live on Capitol Hill with their three children: Parker, Summer, and Josiah.

Reviews

[Tim Nolte · Rating 5 out of 5]

This study on prayer was very challenging and helped to shed some more light on some of the characteristics of prayer that we can easily miss. I will need to read the full book at some point to dig in even deeper.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used this book in a class at my church. I really liked the Circle Maker book and the videos going along with the workbook really added to the course. I was sorry the course was so short. But it has really changed my prayer life. Can't recommend this enough.

[Jeff Collins · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have some fundamental issues using a non-biblical character as a basis for "a new way to pray". This book was not my cup of tea. I help teach a small group and chose to not participate teaching this.

[Cinnamon Wolfe · Rating 1 out of 5]

Our bible study started this and couldn't finish. This book is not based on Biblical principles and takes many verses etc...out of context. I can not in good faith recommend this book to anyone who is looking to further their Biblical knowledge.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good study. Wish the class had lived up to the book.