Answering Speech
eBook - ePub

Answering Speech

The Life of Prayer as Response to God

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Answering Speech

The Life of Prayer as Response to God

About this book

Pursuing an Expansive Life of Prayer

In wondrous contrast to silent idols, the one true God speaks. He addresses his people in love, and it's their great privilege to answer him in prayer. At its root, prayer isn't mere self-expression or a prod to get a silent God to speak, but it is a learned skill to answer God's initiating word in Christ.

Through this thoughtful book, author and pastor Daniel J. Brendsel explains how responding to God can nurture prayerful engagement with Scripture, shape healthy rhythms among God's praying people, and spur excitement for communion with God. For those disappointed by their current life of prayer,  Answering Speech invites readers to enter into an expansive and exuberant life of response to the Father through the Son in the power of the Holy Spirit.

  • Offers a Unique Perspective: Explores how Christians are not initiators of prayer but responders to what God has already done 
  • Appeals to Pastors and Thoughtful Laypersons: Focuses on important issues that should be taught within the local church 
  • Theological yet Accessible: Deeply rooted in theology, this book offers encouragement and practical rhythms for prayer 

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Information

Publisher
Crossway
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781433588945

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Newsletter Signup
  3. Endorsements
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction Prayer as “Answering Speech”
  10. Part 1 God
  11. 1 Answering the Sovereign God
  12. 2 When the Dialogue Seems One-Sided
  13. 3 The End and the Beginning of Prayer
  14. Part 2 Scripture
  15. 4 Praying in Response to Scripture
  16. 5 Praying Scripture
  17. 6 Praying (in the Story of) Scripture
  18. Part 3 Language
  19. 7 Naming and Receiving Reality Aright
  20. 8 The Language of the City of God
  21. 9 Learning the Language
  22. Part 4 Rhythms
  23. 10 The Weekly Rhythm of Prayer
  24. 11 The Daily Rhythm of Prayer
  25. 12 The Rhythm and Shape of a Typical Prayer
  26. Conclusion In Jesus’s Name
  27. Discussion Questions
  28. Sources of Chapter-Opening Epigraphs
  29. Bibliography
  30. General Index
  31. Scripture Index