Required Reading

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Greek Word Study Documents {Reference}

• Occurrences of Greek Terms by Greek Term
• Definitions - Greek Words Related to Prayer
• Occurrences of Greek Terms by Book

Week 1

• Definition of Prayer

• Definitions of Prayer

• Oswald Chambers: 'My Utmost for His Highest' {read the daily devotional for each day}

Week 2

• Casey, Michael. Sacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina.

• Finding God in Meditation and Contemplation

• The Voice in the Stillness: An overview of some Christian ways of meditation.

• Thomas Merton on Prayer

• Thomas Merton's Prayer
• The Friends Church Prayer Labyrinth
• Online Finger Meditation Tool

Week 3

• Select Prayers and devotions by John Calvin [4]

• Puritan Prayers Taken from The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions, edited by Arthur Bennett [19]

• The Power of Persevering Prayer by Andrew Murray [5]
• The Power of United Prayer by Andrew Murray [8]
• The Sin and Cause of Prayerlessness by Andrew Murray [3]
• The Life and Ministry of George Mueller [5]
• Reflections on Prayer By Richard Krejcir Prepared by R.C. Sproul [3]

Week 4

• Lake, Kyle. [Re]Understanding Prayer: A Fresh Approach to Conversation with God.

Week 5

• What True Prayer is by John Bunyan [11]
• Praying In the Spirit by John Bunyan [19]
• Christ's Prayer for His People by C.H. Spurgeon [12]
• More and Better Praying the Secret of Success by E.M. Bounds [5]

Week 6

• Bonheoffer, Dietrich.  "Meditating on the Word"

Week 7

• Deliverance & Spiritual Warfare: A Biblical Examination of the deliverance model of spiritual warfare by Steven Fernandez [23]

• The Sovereignty of God and Prayer by John Piper [2]
• DEVOTE YOURSELVES TO PRAYER (Colossians 4:2-4) [6]
• Prayer, Fasting and the Course of History (Acts 13:1-4) [5]
• PRAY WITHOUT CEASING (1 Thessalonians 5:12-18) [5]
• Incentives to Strive in Prayer (Romans 15:30 / Part 1) [5]
• Prayer Changes People's Wills (Romans 15:30-1 / Part 2) [5]

Week 8

• Carson, D.A. "A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers"

Week 9

• A Pattern of Prayer by Alexander MacLaren [8]
• Christ's Prayer for God's City by James M. Boice [14]
• Praying for Your Children by William Scribner [7]

Week 10

• Foster, Richard J.  Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home.
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Week 11

• Purpose in Prayer by E.M. Bounds [57]

Week 12

Reference Materials:

• Contend for the Faith http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/8449/index.html
• Eternal Life Ministries http://www.eternallifeministries.org/resources.htm
• Christian Classics Ethereal Library http://www.ccel.org/
• World Wide Study Bible http://www.ccel.org/wwsb/
• World Wide Encyclopedia of Christianity http://www.ccel.org/php/wwec.php
• JESUS TEACHES ON PRAYER by Ray C. Stedman http://www.pbc.org/dp/stedman/jprayer/
• Christianity.com http://www.christianity.com/
• Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals http://www.alliancenet.org/
• Piper's Notes http://www.soundofgrace.com/piper.htm
• Reformed Web Sites http://www.thomasboston.net/Sites/reformedsites.htm
• http://www.mountzion.org/fgb/Summer95/FgbS-95.html