When You Pray: Making the Lord’s Prayer Your Own

by Philip Graham Ryken

"" Lord, teach us to pray." Christ's answer to His disciples' request has become the model prayer and still teaches us today, for through its beautiful simplicity the Lord's Prayer touches all of life. It expresses our need for salvation, our very dependence on our Heavenly Father for breath and bread, and it leads us in singing our praise and thanks. Its words are few, yet it is a prayer overflowing with treasures of wisdom and encouragement for your everyday life.

Philip Ryken looks at the power and truth within each phrase of the Lord's Prayer, draws them together with other biblical passages, and shows how you can make this prayer your own. His warm approach, examples, and illustrations will enrich your heart and strengthen your prayer life, for the more you study the Lord's Prayer, the better you are able to pray. And the more you pray, the more deeply you are drawn into communion with God.

Genres: Prayer, Christian Living, Theology

208 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2000

About the author

Philip Graham Ryken is Senior Minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, where he has preached since 1995. He is Bible Teacher for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, speaking nationally on the radio program Every Last Word. Dr. Ryken was educated at Wheaton College (IL), Westminster Theological Seminary (PA) and the University of Oxford (UK), from which he received his doctorate in historical theology. He lives with his wife (Lisa) and children (Joshua, Kirsten, Jack, Kathryn, and Karoline) in Center City, Philadelphia. When he is not preaching or spending time with his family, he likes to read books, play sports, and ponder the relationship between Christian faith and American culture. He has written or edited more than twenty books, including Bible commentaries on Exodus, Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Galatians.

Reviews

[Chris]

Ryken is always a great resource for expositional preaching. Excellent introduction to the Lord’s Prayer and it’s context in Matthew 6.

[Reid]

One of the best books on the Lord's Prayer that I have ever read.

WHEN YOU PRAY
1. HOW TO PRAY LIKE A HYPOCRITE
2. HOW TO PRAY LIKE AN ORPHAN
3. HOW TO PRAY LIKE GOD'S OWN DEAR CHILD
4. OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN
5. HOLY IS YOUR NAME
6. YOUR KINGDOM COME
7. YOUR WILL BE DONE
8. YOUR WILL BE DONE
9. FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS
10. AS WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS
11. LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION
12. DELIVER US FROM TEMPTATION
13. THE POWER AND THE GLORY
WHEN YOU PRAY: Making the Lord's Prayer Your Own Philip Graham Ryken

[WH]

Great exposition of the Lord's Prayer. One thing which I really appreciate about the book is its blend of scholarly and practical insights. I also like the fact that Ryken includes discussion from many of the early church fathers.

Note: I only read the sections pertaining to the second half of the Lord's Prayer, but I would expect the whole book to be of the same quality as what I read.

[Becky Pliego]

Perfect to read with the family (every chapter ends with a series of question to discuss).

[Laura Luann]

Good overview of the Lord's prayer! I appreciate Ryken's style and knowledge. He's willing to say the hard things!

[mpsiple]

The first three chapters are 5 star material. And the rest is pretty good.