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Too Busy Not to Pray Study Guide: Slowing Down to Be With God
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The urgent need for prayer in today’s broken world is clear, but business still keeps many of us from finding time to pray. So Bill Hybels offers us his practical, time-tested ideas on slowing down to pray. In this four-session video Bible study based on Hybels’s classic book on prayer, Too Busy Not to Pray calls both young and old to make prayer a priority, broadening the vision for what our eternal, powerful God does when his people slow down to pray. The coordinating Too Busy Not to Pray Study DVD (sold separately) leads individuals and small groups through discussion topics, group activities, and in-between-studies assignments. In Too Busy Not to Pray , you and your small group will Hybels helps you slow down, listen to God, and learn how to respond. As a result, you will grow closer to God and experience the benefits of spending time with him.
The urgent need for prayer in today’s broken world is clear, but business still keeps many of us from finding time to pray. So Bill Hybels offers us his practical, time-tested ideas on slowing down to pray. In this four-session video Bible study based on Hybels’s classic book on prayer, Too Busy Not to Pray calls both young and old to make prayer a priority, broadening the vision for what our eternal, powerful God does when his people slow down to pray. The coordinating Too Busy Not to Pray Study DVD (sold separately) leads individuals and small groups through discussion topics, group activities, and in-between-studies assignments. In Too Busy Not to Pray , you and your small group will Hybels helps you slow down, listen to God, and learn how to respond. As a result, you will grow closer to God and experience the benefits of spending time with him.
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96 pages, Paperback
First published May 7, 2013
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About the author
Bill Hybels
397 books220 followersBill Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, a non-denominational church with eight regional locations in the Chicago area. He is the bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Simplify, Axiom, Holy Discontent, Just Walk Across the Room, The Volunteer Revolution, Courageous Leadership, Too Busy Not to Pray, and Becoming a Contagious Christian.
Hybels launched Willow Creek Community Church in 1975 with his wife, Lynne (Berry), and a group of friends who gathered in rented space in a movie theater with a vision of helping people from any faith background (or no faith at all) become fully devoted followers of Jesus. Utilizing contemporary music, the arts, relevant teaching from the Bible, and a small-groups community focus that has revolutionized how people experience community in the local church, Willow Creek has grown to more than 25,000 attendees, one of the largest churches in North America—and one of the most influential.
In 1992, Hybels launched Willow Creek Association, a not-for-profit organization that equips, inspires, and empowers leaders around the world. In 1995, he convened WCA’s first Global Leadership Summit, an annual two-day event featuring top leaders from all perspectives and areas of expertise—both faith-based and secular (past speakers include Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Bono, Melinda Gates, Andy Stanley, Jim Collins, Ed Catmull, Tyler Perry, Sheryl Sandberg, Nicholas Kristof, David Gergen, and Brené Brown). Telecast live from Willow Creek’s 7,000-seat South Barrington auditorium each August, more than 400,000 pastors and community leaders attend the Summit at hundreds of locations across North America, and around the world at 675+ sites in 130 countries and 60 different languages—making it the largest event of its kind on the planet. “Everyone wins when a leader gets better,” Hybels says.
Hybels holds a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies and an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Trinity College (now Trinity International University) in Deerfield, Illinois. He and his wife, Lynne, have two grown children and two grandsons.
Hybels launched Willow Creek Community Church in 1975 with his wife, Lynne (Berry), and a group of friends who gathered in rented space in a movie theater with a vision of helping people from any faith background (or no faith at all) become fully devoted followers of Jesus. Utilizing contemporary music, the arts, relevant teaching from the Bible, and a small-groups community focus that has revolutionized how people experience community in the local church, Willow Creek has grown to more than 25,000 attendees, one of the largest churches in North America—and one of the most influential.
In 1992, Hybels launched Willow Creek Association, a not-for-profit organization that equips, inspires, and empowers leaders around the world. In 1995, he convened WCA’s first Global Leadership Summit, an annual two-day event featuring top leaders from all perspectives and areas of expertise—both faith-based and secular (past speakers include Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Bono, Melinda Gates, Andy Stanley, Jim Collins, Ed Catmull, Tyler Perry, Sheryl Sandberg, Nicholas Kristof, David Gergen, and Brené Brown). Telecast live from Willow Creek’s 7,000-seat South Barrington auditorium each August, more than 400,000 pastors and community leaders attend the Summit at hundreds of locations across North America, and around the world at 675+ sites in 130 countries and 60 different languages—making it the largest event of its kind on the planet. “Everyone wins when a leader gets better,” Hybels says.
Hybels holds a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies and an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Trinity College (now Trinity International University) in Deerfield, Illinois. He and his wife, Lynne, have two grown children and two grandsons.
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May 28, 2017
This is book has helped tremendously in reviving my prayer life. I have recommended this book to numerous individuals already! I love how the author ties his personal journey and scriptures together to make this book more personable and relatable. The way this book is written allows you to reflect on your actions and it offer tips/advice to enhance your relationship with God
January 30, 2018
This has been my Bible study for January. This has been one of my favorites, mainly because of the discussion engendered by the book. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to help their prayer life.
August 30, 2022
Very Good book too read about prayer.
May 1, 2024
Used as a devotional. Great book on prayer. Lots of ways to help start focusing on prayer and how important prayer is, but also just stopping to listen for God to respond.
December 17, 2014
This book is great for a small group bible study. Prayer is direct communion with the living God, and this book has great insight into deeper prayer practices and learning to understand that knowing Jesus as our savior is not all he is, he is our friend. He desires to hear from us and what a blessing and invitation that is!
August 10, 2016
A great book for our small group at church - I plan to use many of the ideas to help my own prayer life. I encourage you to read it by yourself or with a small group. There is a DVD and Study Guide that go with it.
May 26, 2015
I really liked this authors point of view and he pointed out some things I have not thought of before. This convicted me and now challenges me to really slow down and spend some time with God, but it has to be away from the house... way too many distractions for me!
January 1, 2016
Very helpful questions to dive deeper, but some of them I didn't really know what to do with.
August 28, 2016
The author gives pretty practical suggestions and examples on why we should pray, and how we should pray more. It was worth reading.
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