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Daring to Draw Near: People in Prayer (Ivp Classics)
Daring to Draw Near People in Prayer - Ivp Classics Author:John White Prayers are windows windows on eternity. Through the prayers in the Bible we look into the profoundest issues of life and death, and the deepest longings of our own hearts. And we learn about the God to whom we pray, the one who wants to talk with us, the one who takes the initiative in our relationship with him.In this classic book on prayer,... more » John White helps us listen to Abraham plead for Sodom and Gomorrah. We watch Jacob wrestle with the Angel of the Lord. We hear David confess his sin. We also see him dance before the ark of the covenant. We hear Hannah ask for a child. Finally, John White shows how Jesus' prayers on the cross present a model for facing our last hours as well.The ten prayers in this book will take you near to the holy one of the universe, the personal God of each person in the world.
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People interested in prayer
Fans of John White
Features and Benefits
New edition of an InterVarsity Press classic, with over 150,000 copies in print
Introduces us to ten prayers recorded in the Bible
Reveals how these prayers delve into the profoundest issues of life and death and the deepest longings of our own hearts
Shows how these prayers reveal the God to whom we pray