Prayer

————The Great————

Adventure

David Jeremiah

Multnomah Publishers, Inc.
Sisters Oregon

Prayer
the Great Adventure

published by Multnomah Publishers, Inc.

© 1997 by David P. Jeremiah, Trustee of the David P. Jeremiah Family Trust dated March 15, 1999

Published in association with the literary agency of
Yates and Yates, 1100 Town & Country Rd., Suite 1300, Orange, CA 92868

International Standard Book Number: 1-59052-182-X

Cover image by Getty Images/Sean Santos

Most Scripture quotations are from:
New American Standard Bible (nasb) © 1960, 1977 by the Lockman Foundation, used by permission.

Also quoted:
The Holy Bible, New International Version (niv) © 1973, 1984
by International Bible Society, used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House
The Holy Bible: authorized King James Version (kjv).

The Bible: The New King James Version © 1984 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

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Library of Congress Cataloging–in–Publication Data

Jeremiah, David.

Prayer: the great adventure/by David Jeremiah.

p.cm.

Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 1-57673-131-6 (alk. paper)

1. Prayer--Christianity. I. title 1-57673-486-2

BV215.J47 1997 1-59052-182-X

248.3’2--DC21 97-20802

CIP

To the Watchmen on the Wall

of the Shadow Mountain Community Church

who stand watch day and night through intercessory prayer.

“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit,

being watchful to this end with all perseverance and

supplication for all the saints.”

Ephesians 6:18

Contents

Introduction: The Adventure Awaits

Part One: The Adventure Begins

1 The Great Adventure of Prayer

2 Too Busy Not to Pray

3 It Pays to Pray

Part Two: Digging for Gold

4 A Roadmap For Prayer

5 Praise: Approaching a Holy Father

6 Priorities: Aligning Our Will With God’s

7 Provision: Asking For What We Need

8 Personal Relationships: Living in the Joy of Forgiveness

9 Protection: Seeking Safety From Harm

10 Ending Where We Began

Part Three: See How It Glitters

11 The Greatest Prayer Ever Offered

12 Secrets of the Directed Life

13 A Personal Map to Buried Treasure

Recommended Reading

Acknowledgments

The New Testament uses many intense words to describe the discipline of prayer—agonize, wrestle, labor, groan—just to mention a few. Similar words could be employed to describe this attempt to write about prayer. At times, it has been an agonizing experience. I am grateful to those who have jumped into the midst of the battle and provided strength and encouragement.

Sealy Yates has been a constant encouragement and has kept me focused on the importance of this project.

Steve Halliday has liberally invested his gifts as writer and editor.

Helen Barnhart has worked diligently ...