Power of Prayer Handbook

By God’s grace, The Power of Prayer Handbook is now available. This book has been a long-term project. The first inspiration for it was given by Dr Paul Negrut on one of my first mission trips behind the Iron Curtain into Eastern Europe.

Paul explained how the persecuted church was able to recognise true Believers, and identify informers planted by the communist government: “A real Christian loves God, a real Christian loves to read the Bible. A real Christian loves to pray. A real Christian hates sin.” Then he added: “We don’t count our members by how many attend the Sunday service, but by who attends the Bible study and prayer meeting.”

Over the last 25 years of ministering to the persecuted churches, I have had the privilege of participating in some vibrant and dynamic prayer meetings in Mozambique and Angola, Romania and Sudan, in Nigeria and the Congo, and in Zimbabwe. However, it has been disturbing to see the low priority placed on prayer in most of the Western churches. While prayer meetings in persecuted churches were packed to over flowing, intense and wholehearted, the same could not be said about most of the mega churches in peace and prosperity.

During my mission to Europe in 2005 when I had the opportunity to visit many of the great Reformation centres: Wittenberg, Zürich and Geneva, I was struck by the emphasis each of the Reformers placed on the central importance of prayer. Thomas Cranmer produced the Book of Common Prayer to help reform the worship in the Church of England. Along with The 39 Articles to reform doctrine, and the Book of Homilies to reform the preaching and teaching, Thomas Cranmer compiled the Book of Common Prayer to reform the worship of the church.

As I witnessed the powerful prayer meetings in Northern Ireland, I was convinced that we need to bring back the prayer meeting as a integral part of our weekly church programmes, rediscover the power of prayer, and seek the fire of God.

It is my heartfelt prayer that readers will experience the power of dynamic Bible-based prayer through this practical handbook. Those who want to revive their prayer life, restore their church prayer meetings, and see the course of history change by prayer, will want to obtain this handbook which includes chapters on prayer and the sovereignty of God, praying for the persecuted, praying for justice, the imprecatory Psalms, how to revive our devotional lives, and guidelines for extended prayer focus, national repentance and Revival.

May God be pleased to use this book for His glory.

In His service

Dr Peter Hammond

To order copies of The Power of Prayer Handbook, contact Christian Liberty Books, P.O. Box 358, Howard Place, 7450, Tel & Fax: (021) 689-7478, E-mail: admin@christianlibertybooks.co.za, Website: www.christianlibertybooks.co.za

Those in North America can contact: Frontline Fellowship, USA, 1177 Branham Lane PMB 413, San Jose, CA 95118, USA, Tel: 408-370-1653, Fax: 866-796-0651, E-Mail: info@frontlinefellowship.net, Website: www.frontlinefellowship.net

See also: Whatever happened to the Prayer Meeting

Read: The free ebook God's Heart Cry for Revival by Robert Cartledge is available here