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How God Answers Prayer (How to Pray) (How to Pray
What happens when you pray? This book does not to tell you how to get answers to your prayers there are thousands of books like that.This a radically different book because it approaches prayer from God s perspective. Prayer is relationship with God. When you understand How God Answers Prayer, then you realize prayer is all about trusting your heavenly Father trusting Him to answer what is best for you, how it s best for you, and when it s best for you. Divided into three inspiring sections and bite-size chapters filled with full servings of biblical goodness, you will learn about the following...and much God answers when you wait in His presence for the answer. God can give you a vision of how the answer can come. God answers when you yield to His will. Use your faith supernaturally to move God s work forward. God may allow an obstacle to tell you No, it will not happen. When God answers your prayer differently from what you expected. God may say, No, I have a better plan for your life. Well-known author and respected Liberty University dean and professor, Dr. Elmer Towns sheds light on your innermost desire to communicate with your heavenly Father, and brings your relationship with Him to an even more intimate level of love.
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First published November 28, 2009
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Elmer L. Towns
337 books48 followersDr. Elmer Towns is a college and seminary professor, an author of popular and scholarly works (the editor of two encyclopedias), a popular seminar lecturer, and dedicated worker in Sunday school, and has developed over 20 resource packets for leadership education. He began teaching at Midwest Bible College, St. Louis, Missouri, for three years and was not satisfied with his textbooks so he began writing his own (he has published over 100 books listed in the Library of Congress, 7 listed in the Christian Booksellers Best Selling List; several becoming accepted as college textbooks. He is also the 1995 recipient of the coveted Gold Medallion Award awarded by the Christian Booksellers Association for writing the Book of the Year, i.e., The Names of the Holy Spirit.
He was President of Winnipeg Bible College for five years, leading it to receive American Accreditation and Provincial authority to offer degrees (1960-1965). He taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, in greater Chicago, Illinois, in the field of Religious Education and Evangelism (1965-1971).
He is co-founder of Liberty University, with Jerry Falwell, in 1971, and was the only full-time teacher in the first year of Liberty's existence. Today, the University has over 11,400 students on campus with 39,000 in the Distance Learning Program (now Liberty University Online), and he is the Dean of the School of Religion.
Dr. Towns has given theological lectures and taught intensive seminars at over 50 theological seminaries in America and abroad. He holds visiting professorship rank in five seminaries. He has written over 2,000 reference and/or popular articles and received six honorary doctoral degrees. Four doctoral dissertations have analyzed his contribution to religious education and evangelism.
His personal education includes a B.S. from Northwestern College in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a M.A. from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary also in Dallas, a MRE from Garrett Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, and a D.Min. from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.
He was President of Winnipeg Bible College for five years, leading it to receive American Accreditation and Provincial authority to offer degrees (1960-1965). He taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, in greater Chicago, Illinois, in the field of Religious Education and Evangelism (1965-1971).
He is co-founder of Liberty University, with Jerry Falwell, in 1971, and was the only full-time teacher in the first year of Liberty's existence. Today, the University has over 11,400 students on campus with 39,000 in the Distance Learning Program (now Liberty University Online), and he is the Dean of the School of Religion.
Dr. Towns has given theological lectures and taught intensive seminars at over 50 theological seminaries in America and abroad. He holds visiting professorship rank in five seminaries. He has written over 2,000 reference and/or popular articles and received six honorary doctoral degrees. Four doctoral dissertations have analyzed his contribution to religious education and evangelism.
His personal education includes a B.S. from Northwestern College in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a M.A. from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary also in Dallas, a MRE from Garrett Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, and a D.Min. from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.
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January 29, 2024
Long, repetitive, and more experiential examples than scripture. The author has invented not only types of prayers but also a lengthy list of prayers that God won't answer from his own experiences rather than from actual scripture. He makes the privilege of prayer much more complicated than I believe God intended it to be for His children.
October 13, 2022
A Wholly Different Take on Prayer
Most who write books on the subject of prayer, focus on the one who is praying. This book takes a different approach to the topic and looks at how God views our prayers. We've come across stories about great prayer warriors who seem to have a direct line to God. Like George Mueller for example. According to his autobiography, he had over 5000 requests answered on the day he prayed them. Can you imagine that? How we would love to have a prayer life on that level. How did he do that? Well first of all Mueller built a relationship with God that was so intimate that he knew God like a good Friend and he understood how God operates. When he asked God, he never asked for himself and he never asked God to do something that was outside of God's laws or character. To have the prayer life that George Mueller enjoyed we need to desire to have a relationship with God that is foremost in our lives and a faith in God that He is able to provide for us as long as we pray in His will. How can we know God's will? By getting to know Him on a very personal basis. This book might point you in the right direction.
Most who write books on the subject of prayer, focus on the one who is praying. This book takes a different approach to the topic and looks at how God views our prayers. We've come across stories about great prayer warriors who seem to have a direct line to God. Like George Mueller for example. According to his autobiography, he had over 5000 requests answered on the day he prayed them. Can you imagine that? How we would love to have a prayer life on that level. How did he do that? Well first of all Mueller built a relationship with God that was so intimate that he knew God like a good Friend and he understood how God operates. When he asked God, he never asked for himself and he never asked God to do something that was outside of God's laws or character. To have the prayer life that George Mueller enjoyed we need to desire to have a relationship with God that is foremost in our lives and a faith in God that He is able to provide for us as long as we pray in His will. How can we know God's will? By getting to know Him on a very personal basis. This book might point you in the right direction.
August 24, 2023
How God Answers Prayer
I really enjoyed this book about the many ways God answers our prayers. It has many examples and Scripture references to illustrate each point. The author has experienced many of these answers during his lifetime of service to the Lord.
I highly recommend the this book and look forward to reading more by this author.
I really enjoyed this book about the many ways God answers our prayers. It has many examples and Scripture references to illustrate each point. The author has experienced many of these answers during his lifetime of service to the Lord.
I highly recommend the this book and look forward to reading more by this author.
July 19, 2018
Loved this book. Formula for prayer? There are basic steps but God is infinite with infinite ways to answer our prayers. This covers some of the many ways God answers prayers.
August 20, 2018
refreshing, scriptural and and down right honest without any trace of sugar coating.
March 27, 2023
A true eye opener
Well written and informative. It's definitely life changing. I would recommend reading small bits at a time to truly learn the important teachings this book has
Well written and informative. It's definitely life changing. I would recommend reading small bits at a time to truly learn the important teachings this book has
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August 20, 2023Very informative
September 16, 2023
This book contains some inspirational stories about prayer. I don’t agree with all of the author’s beliefs about prayer.
January 18, 2024
very interesting
Some really informative and interesting ideas. I read and learnt a lot. I pray that my prayer life will improve.
Some really informative and interesting ideas. I read and learnt a lot. I pray that my prayer life will improve.
August 23, 2015
The Lord of the Universe Hears Us
Prayer is a conversation between God and His people. He delights in sharing His love with us. God created us to worship Him and bring glory to His name. How amazing to know that an all-powerful God is so concerned about me, my worries and my cares. The Lord truly values each of us. This study should help us learn more about how to pray.
Prayer is a conversation between God and His people. He delights in sharing His love with us. God created us to worship Him and bring glory to His name. How amazing to know that an all-powerful God is so concerned about me, my worries and my cares. The Lord truly values each of us. This study should help us learn more about how to pray.
March 11, 2021
Libro que promueve la oración. Muy bueno.
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