Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video: A Bible Study on Learning to Pray Like Jesus

by Tyler Staton

Overview

Prayer is far more powerful than most of us realize or experience.

Join pastor and author Tyler Staton in this five—session video Bible study (video streaming included) as he delves deeply into what prayer is and how to experience prayer as Jesus promised it.

Prayer is an incredible gift, and it has incredible power. But for most of us, there's an equally incredible gap between our own experiences of prayer and Jesus' promises about it. Why is that? What are our roadblocks in praying as Jesus did? How can we discover the power of prayer in our own lives?

In this Bible study, you'll embark on a journey that will lead you from receiving Christ's intercession to interceding with Christ. Staton will unpack the Lord's Prayer into four core practices: adoration, confession, petition, and intercession. But it all starts with the profound realization that Jesus is interceding for us, by name, right now.

This study guide includes:

• Individual access to five streaming video sessions
• A guide to best practices a for leading a group
• Personal study for deeper reflection between sessions
• Video notes and a comprehensive structure for group discussion time

Sessions and video run times:

1. The Intercession of Christ (18:00)
2. Our Father In Heaven (Adoration) (19:30)
3. Search Me and Know Me (Confession) (20:00)
4. Our Daily Bread (Petition) (17:30)
5. On Earth as It Is in Heaven (Intersession) (22:00)

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310166160
Publisher:	HarperChristian Resources
Publication date:	01/16/2024
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	7.32(w) x 9.13(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Tyler Staton is the lead pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon, where he lives with his wife Kirsten, and their sons Hank, Simon, and Amos. He is passionate about living prayerfully and relationally. Tyler is the author of three books: The Familiar Stranger, Praying Like Monks, Living like Fools, and Searching for Enough. Visit his website at Tyler Staton.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword Tim Mackie xi

Author Note xv

Introduction 1

1 Holy Ground (Pray As You Can) 7

2 Be Still and Know (Prayer Posture) 33

3 Our Father (Adoration) 53

4 Search Me and Know Me (Confession) 69

5 On Earth as It Is in Heaven (Intercession) 91

6 Daily Bread (Petition) 115

7 The Middle Voice (Prayer as Participation) 131

8 Laboring in Prayer (Praying for the Lost) 145

9 Ask, Seek, Knock (Silence and Persistence) 163

10 Rebellious Fidelity (Unceasing Prayer) 187

Epilogue: Raise Up the Tabernacle of David 209

Acknowledgments 217

Appendix 1 The Intercession of Christ 219

Appendix 2 A Grid for Searching and Naming 233

Notes 235

Editorial Reviews

No book has ever left me wanting to pray more. In Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools, Tyler Staton opens our eyes and hearts to the beauty, mystery, and value of prayer in the life of every believer and skeptic. Christine Caine, founder of A21 and Propel Women

'Prayer is a search for help outside the self.' Could any statement be more important for our time? Could any act be more essential to spiritual life in our cultural moment? This is a book for our desperate times. My friend Tyler Staton is a world-class leader, a gifted pastor, an extraordinary writer, and, above all, a man of prayer. By reading this book, you will be learning from a master. John Mark Comer, founder of Practicing the Way and author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

To know Tyler Staton is to encounter a man who is consumed by what it means to live like Jesus. And of course it is inconceivable to live like Jesus without doing what he spent so much of his time doing, which is prayer. Tyler has both given himself to this life-giving practice and provided us with a compelling vision for prayer in the life of the Christ follower. I emerged from this book with my heart stirred to talk to God more. Dr. Bryan Loritts, author of Saving the Saved

Tyler Staton is one of America's most inspiring and gifted prayer leaders today, and his brilliant new book flows from the deepest place of his own personal life. At times it feels like holy ground. I particularly appreciated the practical exercises at the end of each chapter, as well as the closing section about the lost art of praying for the lost. Tyler serves up the full menu of prayer—from deep contemplative practices to teaching about the power and necessity of intercessory prayer. There's something here for everyone. It's both an on-ramp for those new to faith who are seeking to grow in a conversational relationship with the Lord and a master class for Christians who are seeking to be stretched and inspired. This book is a vital invitation into the highest calling of every person on the planet, flowing straight from the heart of a contemporary prayer warrior, a respected pastor, and a dear friend. Pete Greig, founder of 24-7 Prayer International and senior pastor of Emmaus Road Church

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