Pray Big: Learn to Pray Like an Apostle

by Alistair Begg

Overview

So many of us struggle with prayer. Many books have been written on the subject and there’s a reason for that. Prayer comes hard to most of us, in most seasons. And when we do pray, we often don't know what to say. What is it that my Father loves to hear about? What are the best things I could pray for my family, my church, and myself?

This short book by renowned Bible teacher Alistair Begg combines warmth, clarity, humor, and practicality as he examines Paul’s prayers for his friends in the church in Ephesus.

Paul clearly enjoyed prayer, and was excited about it. He expected his Father in heaven to hear what he said, and to act in other people’s lives accordingly. The truths that underpin and shape his prayers will motivate us to pray and set us an example.

So be inspired by the Apostle Paul to pray bigger and better prayers as we look to our heavenly Father to do more than all we ask or imagine!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784983369
Publisher:	The Good Book Company
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	153,725
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio and the Bible teacher at Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world. He graduated from theological college in London and served two churches in Scotland before moving to Ohio. He is married to Susan, and they have three grown children.

Table of Contents

Intro - Bigger and Better
1. Dependent
2. Spiritual (but Not Impractical)
3. Pray for Focus
4. Pray for Hope
5. Pray for Riches
6. Pray for Power
7. Pray for Love
8. Can This All Really Happen?
9. Who Will You Pray For?

Editorial Reviews

When we get to heaven, we will finally understand how our smallest and most feeble prayers advanced Christ’s kingdom in ways we never dreamed. At that point, I don’t want to whine, ‘Bother! Why didn’t I pray bigger?’ This book is your best guide to offering up larger-than-life prayers through which God delights to work!

Joni Eareckson Tada (Joni and Friends International Disability Center)

This wonderful book will help us to refocus our prayers to pray as God tells us he wants us to pray in the Bible. I found it both liberating and enabling. I am motivated to pray more, and to pray for the right things.

William Taylor (Rector

This books will change the way you pray, not because Alistair Begg wrote it, but because he takes you to Scripture.

Alistair Chalmers

I would recommend it to all Christians who are thinking about their prayer life – whether you are just starting out, or have been at it for years.

Thomas Creedy

For most of us, the discipline of prayer is the hardest one to master. That means we need more motivation and more instruction to strengthen our resolve. I am thankful that Alistair provides both for us in Pray Big. Here is a book that can reignite your heart in prayer.

John MacArthur (Pastor

On the morning after I began reading this book, I found that my own personal prayer life had been enriched and deepened by Alistair’s challenge that we "pray big" by imitating the apostle Paul’s God-exalting, God-trusting, God-glorifying pattern of prayer for the Ephesian churches. This is a wise, practical, biblically-faithful book. It will deepen your prayer life.

Wayne Grudem (Distinguished Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies

This is a delightfully warm-hearted, crystal-clear encouragement to bask in the gospel, and to pray in a way which fits with who we are in Christ. This book made me want to "pray big"—which is exactly the point!

Gary Millar (Principal

Using his renowned teaching skills, Alistair uses this book not only to instruct us how to pray but to show how our prayers reveal what we believe about God. Read this to learn who you are speaking to and what you need to say to him. Get ready to have your prayer life radically changed.

Janet Parshall (Host

If I waited for my emotions to love God before praying, I’d hardly ever pray. No – I have to talk to myself. I have to pray my emotions and let them be shaped by what I know to be true...

Jonny Ivey

One of the most influential and engaging authors of our time has done it again with Pray Big. Pastor Alistair Begg speaks from his heart, guiding us into a much more knowledgeable, meaningful, and powerful prayer life. This book is a must-read for all of us.

David Kim (Concertmaster

I love this book. It comes from the heart of a seasoned pastor to the hearts of men and women who desperately need help in our prayers. I was challenged and convicted, and yet also moved to devotion to God and to a fresh conviction of the wonder of the gospel of the Lord Jesus. There is a rich combination of scriptural clarity and pastoral warmth. And I love the way the book is laced with hymns, songs and poems, too!

Christopher Ash (Writer-in-residence

Prayer is so important, and so difficult, that we always need more good books on prayer. Alistair writes with a biblical simplicity and pastoral sincerity that will help you not just feel like you should pray, but feel that you can. (Senior Pastor

We will be forever grateful to Alistair for how he helped us understand and apply Christian basics to every facet of life and worship, and there is nothing more basic and transformational than prayer. There is no greater challenge for the Western church than to be a praying people; so we are thrilled and grateful for this vital book.

Keith and Kristyn Getty (Hymnwriters; Authors

‘Pray Big’ will expand your understanding of prayer and perhaps show you something new that you could try. I recommend this to Christians who are looking to pray bold and big prayers and believe that He listens and responds in ways that we cannot even begin to imagine. It will bring you closer in your walk and I encourage you to take your time in prayer.

Ruth Clemence