Prayer Revival; A textbook on Prayer, Fasting, and Revival

by Benny Beckum

A textbook on prayer, fasting, and revival

Hardcover

Reviews

[Michelle Haggard · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is written for preachers and pastors, and secondarily to men. However, I want to be as close to God as I can be, so I want to learn how God’s men become God’s men and take away the things that can be applied to me such as the power of the Holy Spirit.

I learned a lot of this book. I loved learning about the prayer behind the history of our country. I even learned that George Washington’s prayer right after our independence is mounted at a church in Fairfax, VA. So cool! 🤓 I knew the founding Fathers were Christians, but I learned so much more.

I also love the chapters on the prayer closet, the will of God, and power through prayer. I was challenged, convicted, and comforted all at the same time.

This would be a great gift for a preacher or pastor. I believe it would make a great addition to their libraries.


“Few will long abide the stare of God. We employ many devices to avoid it. The most common is to excuse ourselves from long prayer under the pretense that we are too busy to tarry in our prayer closet.”

[John Waldrip · Rating 1 out of 5]

The tenor of the book bothered me as I read it. I have read numerous books on the topic of prayer. Among those I have read are "All The Prayers Of The Bible" by Lockyer, "Only A Prayer Meeting" by Spurgeon, "Prayer" by John Bunyan, "Affirmative Prayer In Action," by Adela Rogers St. Johns, "Prayer - Asking And Receiving," by John R Rice, "Exploring Prayer," by Jack Hyles, and "Power Through Prayer" by E. M. Bounds. As you can see from that list, the books I have read on prayer are from across the theological spectrum. It is important to note that any author's thrust on the topic of prayer can and sometimes does deviate significantly from how he defines prayer. My concern with this book is how it reflects the theology of Charles G. Finney, who so dramatically influenced 19th century American Christianity, both the practice of evangelism and the theology of salvation. This reflects a concept not explicitly identified in the book, synergism, a position embraced by Rice, Hyles, Bounds, and Finney, but most definitely not embraced by Spurgeon, Bunyan, Bonar, Brooks, Cairns, Edwards, Mack, Murray, Pink, Piper, and Whitefield. My point? These men wildly disagreed what prayer is and what prayer accomplishes, something the author seems unaware of.

[Fred Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars. It is the best book I’ve ever read on prayer. It is interesting, engaging, and challenging. It is an absolute must for every preachers library and should be read at least once a year.

[Justin Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book for preachers.