How Can I Cultivate Private Prayer? – Cultivating Biblical Godliness Series (Beeke) (2406 in Stock)

Prayer is a crucial part of the Christian life, and believers must give it careful attention and cultivation. As they pray, Christians exercise their faith in repentance, in submission to God’s will, and in praise to God. Believers in Christ, then, must grow in their prayer life—in their communion with God.

In this pamphlet, Joel R. Beeke gives readers helpful, practical ways to improve their prayer lives by first disciplining themselves, in dependence on the Holy Spirit, and by then taking hold of God. Learn what a blessing it is to pray!

Contents:

Take Inventory of Your Prayer Life

Take Hold of Yourself

            Remember the Value of Prayer

            Maintain the Priority of Prayer

            Speak with Sincerity in Prayer

            Cultivate Continual Prayer

            Organize for Prayer

            Use the Bible as Your Guide for Prayer

            Refresh Your Prayers with Biblical Variety

Take Hold Of God

            Exercise Faith in Jesus Christ for Prayer

            Plead God’s Promises in Prayer

            Look to the Glorious Trinity in Prayer

            Believe That God Hears and Answers Prayer

            Seek the Glory of God in Prayer

            Develop a Right Heart toward God in Prayer

            Rest with Contentment in God’s All-Sufficiency in Prayer 

Series Description

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones once said that what the church needs to do most all is “to begin herself to live the Christian life. If she did that, men and women would be crowding into our buildings. They would say, ‘What is the secret of this?’” As Christians, one of our greatest needs is for the Spirit of God to cultivate biblical godliness in us in order to put the beauty of Christ on display through us, all to the glory of the triune God. With this goal in mind, this series of booklets treats matters vital to Christian experience at a basic level. Each booklet addresses a specific question in order to inform the mind, warm the affections, and transform the whole person by the Spirit’s grace, so that the church may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

Author

Joel R. Beeke (PhD, Westminster Seminary) is president and professor of systematic theology and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary; a pastor of the Heritage Reformed Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan; editor of Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth; editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books; and a prolific author.

Endorsement

“Joel Beeke helps readers balance the biblical realities that, for believers in Jesus Christ, prayer is as simple and as natural as breathing, and yet a practice that must be learned and requires perseverance. No matter what your level of spiritual maturity, you’ll encounter helpful reminders in this booklet that will encourage you in your prayer life.” — Donald S. Whitney, professor of biblical spiritually, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and author of Praying the Bible