Practice of Prayer

by G. Campbell Morgan

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Genres: Prayer, Christian, Nonfiction

130 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1986

About the author

Reverend Doctor George Campbell Morgan D.D. was a British evangelist, preacher and a leading Bible scholar. A contemporary of Rodney "Gipsy" Smith, Morgan preached his first sermon at age 13. He was the pastor of Westminster Chapel in London from 1904 to 1919, and from 1933 to 1943, pausing briefly between to work at Biola in Los Angeles, which he eventually handed over to Martyn Lloyd Jones.

Morgan was a prolific author, writing over 60 works in his lifetime, not counting the publishing of some of his sermons as booklets and pamphlets. In addition to composing extensive biblical commentaries, and writing on myriad topics related to the Christian life and ministry, his essay entitled "The Purposes of the Incarnation" is included in a famous and historic collection called The Fundamentals—a set of 90 essays edited by the famous R. A. Torrey, who himself was successor to D. L. Moody both as an evangelist and pastor—which is widely considered to be the foundation of the modern Christian Fundamentalist movement.

Reviews

[Leanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not sure why this paperback shows Charles Morgan as the author? (Looks like this has been corrected on Goodreads).
It is a G. Campbell Morgan book whose life spanned 1863-1945 and who was pastor of the Westminster Chapel in London. I heard of G. Campbell Morgan by listening to an Adrian Rogers' sermon so I researched his work further and was led to this book. The contents were not disappointing - It is a small yet powerful book covering the possibility of prayer, the platform of prayer, the preparation for prayer, the plane of prayer and the practice of prayer. I highlighted many paragraphs in this book and it will be on my list for re-reading.
He performs a distillation of the Lord's prayer which was important to me. The disciples had requested Jesus to "Teach Us to Pray." Something I was craving to study in depth.

[Marti Martinson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very broad and presumptuous statements. Not hateful nor fundamentalist, but not with the simple insight of Meister Eckhart: "If the only prayer you can ever utter is 'Thank you', it is enough".

And the idea about the first Heaven of the Sparrows extending 40 miles around the earth: WTF?

[Jonathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm reading books on prayer this year as I do my devotions. Morgan's book came up in my electronic library, so I read the book. It can be a helpful approach to prayer. He spends a lot of time on the Lord's prayer, which is very helpful always.

Morgan's small book on the practice of prayer I think has the most benefit in that it prepares you in your attitude and understanding of prayer. Without the right attitude, everything you pray will be less effective. He helps you to get the right mindset and understand how prayer works.

I recommend this book to anyone who wants to know about prayer, especially those who are new to the Christian faith and need guidance on how to learn how to pray.

[John Dobbs · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found some excellent thoughts and encouragements about prayer in this book. The e-book edition I was reading, however, was full of errors. I noticed later that they had halted sale of that edition because of this. I was able to get it in another edition, however - in a compilation of 25 Morgan books. It is very old and so there is (to me) some rambling but I thought there was enough in here to warrant a recommended read. Just be aware that it is written in an old style and is sometimes tedious in parts.