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Barry C. Black is the spiritual "leader of leaders" for the US Senate, shepherding those on the front lines of the decisions that shape our culture. Now Chaplain Black shows all of us how to thrive in the midst of today's turbulence and confusion by following eight principles that Jesus gave his disciples prior to sending them into a dangerous world. These teachings are as relevant today as when Jesus first spoke them 2,000 years ago.

Prayers that "strike the mark" are specific prayers authorized by the Holy Spirit and endowed with divine power to accomplish the will of God in your life and for the needs of the world. Intercession could be called "extreme prayer” because it links extreme needs with the extraordinary power of God. Inserting ourselves into the gap between God and a need, we call upon the Holy Spirit, our Helper, who is ready to move us from finite ability to infinite ability, take hold of difficult situations, and help accomplish the will of God.

I wanted to feel close to God…but I didn't know how. Do you want to deepen your walk with God and feel His love again, but can't figure out how to get there? On the outside, everyone thinks you're doing well. But you know something is missing and want to find the key to connecting with God. Or you feel close to God but would like a simple way to show others how they can experience the love of God. This book is for you, too. You already know that the only way to overcome the storms of life is to stay close to the Rock that can't be shaken. The good news is God wants to fill you with His ...

Sometimes uncertainty clouds our relationship to what we know to be the truth. In our hearts, we fully recognize the power of God's love for us, but daily life and strife often make us wonder how such love can exist in such a difficult world. In this age of doubt and fear, Hannah Whitall Smith beckons us to become closer to God.

Today's standard for morality is whatever is right in your own eyes. The world is experiencing moral decline, cultural shifts away from God, and hostility toward the things of God.

Father Jonathan Morris has seen firsthand how our day-to-day lives are consumed with anxiety and stress as we focus on our failures and troubles while peace feels unattainable. When he rediscovered the Serenity Prayer, he realized that this little prayer can be a powerful road map for our spiritual journey toward God. As he began to share this prayer with others, he saw that living these simple lines became a source of profound peace and happiness.

We were not created to just get by with average, unrewarding or unfulfilling lives. God created us to leave our marks on our generations. Every person has seeds of greatness planted within by the Creator. When life weighs upon us, pushing us down, limiting our thinking, labeling us in negative ways, we have what it takes to overcome and rise above into the fullness of our destinies.

Marriage is one of the greatest gifts God ever created for mankind, besides His son Jesus. In the Garden of Eden, God said that it was not good that man was alone, so He created Eve out of Adam's side (Genesis 2). Desiring a counterpart and oneness with another person is built into the deepest and oldest parts of our human nature. God also tells us in His Word to present all of our requests to Him (Philippians 4:6). We want to encourage you and your desire for marriage by urging you to pray for your heart and the heart of your future spouse. 31 Prayers For My Future Wife was written for ...

We are poised at a key moment in history. Amid pain and chaos, we can turn the tide of evil in our lands. With excitement and profound insight, seasoned prophetic leader Lou Engle shows how: through bold faith and aggressive, passionate prayer and fasting. Here, he equips you with the dynamic, practical tools you need to answer the call of countercultural consecration. Using Jesus as the role model, he reveals that 40 days of prayer and fasting always precede breakthrough, revelations of God's glory, breakage of demonic hindrances, and more.

In this now classic exhortation to intercessory prayer, famed Congregational missionary Frank Laubach outlines the promises and pitfall of praying for others. Though prayer remains the "mightiest force in the world", its power is often diluted by parochialism and personal selfishness, which Christians can together overcome.

In Strong Through the Storm, pastor and best-selling author Jim Cymbala speaks to every Christian who is concerned about the challenges the church is facing in America today. Using powerful stories of people who have been transformed by Christ, Cymbala offers hope, helping Christians to understand that a life surrendered to Christ will not be easily defeated, even in the midst of growing hostility toward Christians. No matter how much spiritual darkness encompasses the world, the light of the gospel cannot be suppressed.

The Lord's Prayer is an indisputable principle of Christian faith. It is the way Jesus taught his followers to pray and distills the most essential beliefs required of every one of the world's 2.5 billion Christians. In The Greatest Prayer, our foremost Jesus scholar explores this foundational prayer line by line for the richest and fullest understanding of a prayer every Christian knows by heart. An expert on the historical Jesus, Crossan provides just the right amount of history, scholarship, and detail for us to rediscover why this seemingly simple prayer sparked a revolution.

Your prayers in the throne room live forever. Learn to pray with Jesus, not just to him. Throne Room Prayer is God’s invitation for you to become a prayer partner with Jesus and learn sacred secrets.

Ever-Increasing Faith, a compilation of sermon transcriptions, is one of two books that Wigglesworth penned during his life. The chapters were published in Pentecostal periodicals before they were amassed and distributed in a book form. The editors’ work is unmistakable—rough edges were smoothed, and vocabulary cleaned up. But underneath it all, Wigglesworth’s faith-filled voice remains.

In 7 Ways to Be Her Hero, author Doug Fields gives, quite candidly, seven very doable actions to transform any marital relationship, guaranteed. It also includes a bonus chapter for guys to listen to with their wives. So if you want to understand some simple ways to invest in your marriage and be your wife's hero (again), this is the plan!

The Battle Plan for Prayer begins with prayer's core purpose, its biblical design, and its impact throughout history. Listeners will be guided scripturally through the fundamentals of how effective prayer works, inspired toward a closer, more intimate relationship with God, and shown how to develop specific prayer strategies for each area of life. Prayer can accomplish what a willing God can accomplish. It should be your first plan of attack in all of life's battles, not your last resort.

In Hearing God through Biblical Meditation, Dr. Mark Virkler helps you rediscover the simplicity of hearing from heaven and reminds you that the ultimate source of divine revelation, supernatural peace, and spiritual direction is sitting on your shelf - the Bible. Learn the secret that brings scripture to life and positions you to hear God's voice with clarity and consistency like never before.

Are you or a loved one discouraged by sickness in your life? Does it seem like even your most fervent prayers go unheard? But what if it didn't have to be this way? Prophetic healing evangelist Becky Dvorak has spent years ministering around the world to those caught in the trenches of physical illness. And time and again she has witnessed the power of God heal some of the most hopeless conditions.

What does it mean to make your case in the “courts of Heaven?” In recent years, God has raised up Robert Henderson as a prophetic voice, calling Christians to pursue breakthrough by using the courts of Heaven prayer blueprint. God is more willing to answer our prayers than we will ever know! The problem is that we face a legalistic accuser and adversary - the devil - who wants to prevent these prayers from coming to pass. Your victory against him is not fought on a battlefield; it’s won in the courtroom. When your prayers are answered, God’s purposes are fulfilled on the Earth.

Prayer is hard. Often, unless circumstances demand it—such as an illness or saying grace before a meal—most of us simply do not pray. This kind of prayerlessness can leave us with a distressed spirit and practical unbelief characterized by fear, anxiety, joylessness, and spiritual depression. A Praying Life is a prayer guide that has encouraged thousands of Christians to pursue a vibrant prayer life full of joy and power. A life of prayer invites you to a life of connection to God.