COURSE DESCRIPTION
This Prayer course is designed to assist the student in evaluating and developing a life of prayer. Various approaches to prayer that have been descrived in Scripture and by Christian leaders will be explored.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this course is to enable each student to know and experience the nature of prayer. To demonstrate that this goal has been achieved, the student should be able to:
1. Note the principles and practices of prayer in Scripture and by Christian leaders.
2. Practice the principles of prayer described by Larry Lea, Richard Foster, Paul Billheimer, Dick Eastman and A. W. Tozer.
3. Compare and contrast the principles of prayer by the above authors.
COURSE TEXTS (used in the following order)
Lea, Larry. Could You Not Tarry One Hour? Lake Mary: Creation House, 1987.
Foster, Richard. Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home. San Francisco: Harper, 1982.
Billheimer, Paul E. Destined For the Throne. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1975.
Eastman, Dick. The Hour That Changes The World. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1978.
Tozer. A. W. The Pursuit of God. Camp Hill: Christian Publications, 1982.
The Holy Bible. New International Version (NIV).
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