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Name If My People Pray by Elaine Helms Prayer Category church intercessory prayer groups Description Published by Church Prayer Ministries This book is a how-to guide for those wanting to start or improve an intercessory prayer ministry at their church. The book is based on Elaine’s highly successful work at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in…

Name: I Lost My Husband, Not My Mind by Kathy Sheppard Prayer Category inspiration Description Published by Sandland Press This is Kathy’s personal and extremely emotionally honest story of how she survived the shock and grief of the sudden death of her husband John after 35 years of marriage. Kathy speaks with riveting details that…

Name Grandma, I need Your Prayers by Quin Sherrer and Ruthanne Garlock Prayer Category intercession Description Published by Zondervan The subtitle of this book is “Blessing Your Grandchildren through the Power of Prayer.” This book empowers grandmothers in particular to not only be a part of their grand children’s lives but to also be a…

Name God Be with Us by Quin Sherrer and Ruthanne Garlock Prayer Category intercession for our nation Description Published by Warner Books This book was published soon after 9-11 when headlines read “The World Stops to Pray.” This book continues to offer prayer comfort to all of us when our nation faces adversity and times…

Name God Answers Prayers Military Edition by Allison Bottke Prayer Category intercession and inspiration Description Published by Harvest House This book is an anthology of true stories from a wide variety of authors who have been in the military or who have friends and family members for whom they have prayed serving our country in…

Name Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala with Dean Merrill Prayer Category How to pray Description Jim Cymbala has been the pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle for 35 years and brought it from a small struggling congregation to a thriving megachurch. Cymbala tells the story of his first days struggling to keep a nearly…

Name Follow Me by Randy Sprinkle Prayer Category how to pray; intercession Description Publisher: New Hope Publishers This six-week book and Bible study will guide Christians into the why’s and how’s of prayerwalking. It includes practical exercises. It could be under the “book” category or the “study” category. Price $12.99 retail / $10.39 Amazon Review:…

Name Daily Talks with God Seasons of Prayer by Guideposts editors including Karen Barber Prayer Category meditation, how to pray Description Daily Talks with God: Seasons of Prayer, published by Guideposts Books, is written as a tool you can use in your daily prayer times to strengthen your communication with God. It has 52 sections,…

Name Crossing the Threshold of Eternity by Robert L. Wise Description Subtitle: What the Dying Can teach the Living. Published by Guideposts 2007. Although this is mainly a book about dying and the afterlife, it has two chapters that deal with the subject of praying with the dying that are useful to anyone either facing…

Name Adventures in Prayer by Catherine Marshall Description Subtitle: How to Reach for God’s Helping Hand; Chosen Books This is a classic written in the 1970’s that has sold over 1,000,000 copies. In this book the author shares her practical belief in God’s ability to answer our prayers and to guide and shape our lives…