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Summary: Not my first choice of books on the Lord's Prayer
Review: If Bruce Wilkinson had not written his great little book on the prayer of Jabez, Hank Hanegraaff would not have written this book on the prayer of Jesus. This little tome has several statements that are anti-Jabez - though they're subtle, polite and discrete. The discerning reader will find them easily.
I expected the book to jump right in to a discussion of the Lord's Prayer. It did not. About one-third of the book is devoted to New Testament scriptures about prayer, mostly from the Gospels. That leaves only about 60 pages that deal specifically with the Lord's Prayer. To me, that made the title somewhat misleading.
Wilkinson wrote the Prayer of Jabez with a great deal of personal testimony about how God had worked in his life. Hanegraaff does not write this way. I do not doubt that Hanegraaff is a praying man, but he does not offer testimony about how God has worked in his life because he devoted himself to praying the Prayer of Jesus. I believe this is important for the customer to know.
If you want to read a book on the Lord's Prayer written by a man who has made a practice of praying the Lord's Prayer, I would suggest you buy Praying the Lord's Prayer for Spiritual Breakthrough by Elmer Towns.
Hanegraaff's book does contain some useful information, but it is not my first choice of books on the Lord's Prayer.
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Summary: A Sweet Book with Gold Nuggets for the Believer
Review: If you are looking for a scholarly study of the Lord's Prayer, this is not the book for you. This is a collection of folksy stories, tender insights, and pithy sayings. The vignettes are sweet and heart warming. The insights are clear and true. The sayings (I have highlighted them)are memorable. But the book doesn't explore the grandeur, power, and fullness of the Lord's Prayer as I hoped. I ended up knowing more about Hank but not much more about Jesus. But for the nuggets alone, it was worth the reading time:
"The secret to prayer is secret prayer."
and
"At present we are sandwhiched between the triumph of the cross and the termination of time - between D-Day and V-Day."
and
"The tragedy is not in dying young, but in living large and never using your life for eternal significance." These are precious gems and I appreciate the kindness, humility, and tenderness he expresses; that much at least, is certainly like Christ.
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Summary: Getting Christian Prayer Back on Track
Review: Instead of building a book on a little known verse in 2Chro. Hank writes a great book based on the best example of Prayer where Jesus Himself taught us how to pray. He uses some of the classics on prayer like Ryken's "When you Pray" and C. Miller's "Into the Depths of God " to aid him. This is a great book and one that I pray will get the Christian community back on track after the fad of the latest book fades into the sunset.
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Summary: Another Excellent Christian Resource¿
Review: My wife bought me this book a few months ago; she knows I am a fan of Hank Hanegraaff, and enjoy his books. This is actually the third book of his that I have read, and I can't wait for an opportunity to give this book to someone in need of a text that discusses the model prayer of Jesus. I saw Hank Hanegraaff speak about his book a few weeks before it hit shelves, and he was very excited about it. I think that this book definitely lives up to his hopes. Primarily, this book discusses in detail the Lord's prayer, or the prayer of Jesus, as Hank Hanegraaff terms it. I think that this book beautifully explains, in plain language, the careful wording and underlying meanings of the prayer that Jesus wanted to leave his friends with. For me, the foremost thing that I took away from this book was that I don't need to pray for tomorrow and next week and all of my long term goals and needs. Jesus leads us by example and shows me that I need only to pray for my needs "this day". Again, I enjoyed this little book a great deal, and I highly recommend it.
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Summary: True closness to Christ
Review: Prayer is precious communion with a Holy God. God knows all of our needs, even more than we do. In this Book, the author provides the reader with solid Biblical prinicples of prayer. When the disciples asked Jesus "teach us now to pray" this is the response they were given. It is a good start for a life-long journey.
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Summary: The author lives like he writes
Review: Since Hank Hanegraaff is a personal friend, I watched as this book took shape over several months. I was impressed that Hank is as candid in his writing as he is in his personal life. He is not embarrassed about his failings nor boastful about his triumphs. He looks for the lessons God has for him in each event of his life. This makes The Prayer of Jesus an exceptionally valuable book for people to learn how praying like Jesus told us to can transform our lives. Even if he were not a friend, and even if I had not seen the book develop, I would still highly recommend it as a challenging and encouraging introduction to the importance of a Christ-centered, prayerful life. There are not false promises of quick fixes, material prosperity, or spiritual breakthroughs without discipline, commitment, or time. Thankfully, the book focuses on the daily practices that turn neophyte believers into mature Christian role models. I highly recommend the book to anyone who is serious about putting God first.
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Summary: Worship golf or Christ?
Review: Sorry, this book just did NOT meet expectations. I was immediately troubled by the constant praises to golf. I like golf but I really started to feel that Tiger Woods was the lord of Hank's life instead of Christ. Life's focus is to save souls not hit a ball in a hole! Then towards the end of the book he reveals that money is more important to him that his family. And for the $10 and so little content, I really feel this is just a moneymaker designed for those who would rather read a little book to feel spiritual instead of the Bible. This book is a "Prayer of Jabez" bandwagon, lining people's pockets. By the time I finished reading it (a short one seating reading) I felt I had been giving Hank too much credit over the years. A good reminder I guess, to only put you trust in Jesus, everyone else will let you down. The rest of the book was just old Sunday School teachings, nothing profound. If you have no prayer life this book may be useable to you if you can get it for $1, but for everyone else, PASS. I don't like to sound so harsh on the Bible answer man, but I have just come to expect a higher standard from him. I'm sure he wishes he had taken more time to write it too.
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Summary: Do I Dare To Give It A Sincere Try?
Review: The author gives us an orientation to prayer based on Matthew 6:9-13. His guidelines include making a shift in our praying from simple supplication to a much broader relationship with God. This is possible if we increase our daily study of the Bible, make prayer a priority and above all find that special place where we can pray in secret. Our model for the practice of praying in secret is Jesus Christ Himself. The formula put forth by Hanegraaff sounds simple but I am sure it is not easy to successfully follow. Do I dare to give it a sincere try? Do you? The rewards may be huge.
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Summary: A nicely balanced book
Review: The Prayer of Jesus is a well-written reply to the Prayer of Jabez. While the Prayer of Jabez has some positive aspects, as long as one focuses on asking God to increase your territory in ministry as opposed to increasing your territory financially (which is the unfortunate spin some put on it), the Prayer of Jesus focuses on prayer as a way to get to know God as opposed to prayer as a way to ask for things. Hanegraaff has written a nicely balanced book.
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Summary: Prayer of Jesus
Review: The Prayer of Jesus was the most awesome book. We can take a look at most awesome leader's prayer lives in the bible, but we can not compare them to God hiself, Jesus Christ's prayer life. I recommend this book to anyone who is searching how to become more intimate with Jesus Christ.
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