Raw and Reverent: Studying Jesus' Powerful Prayer Life

by Sandi Brandon

Overview

Do you think God will use you to inspire others? Keeping prayer at the forefront of your relationship with God is a daily discipline.

When Sandi’s prayer team leader in Massachusetts asked her Southern friend and team member to come out of the church closet and pray somewhere she might be seen, Sandi felt like she needed help. Though she had led prayer groups and teams across the country for years, she still preferred private prayer, to not be seen. God took her a step further when her women’s ministry director asked her to teach prayer. Raw and Reverent birthed from that request. Following Jesus’ practice of prayer, may you experience afresh God’s power, presence, and relationship from this amazing discipline of communication with our awe-inspiring God.

About the Author: Passionate about following God from a very young age, Sandi never saw herself as a Christian author and speaker. In 2006, she began speaking about Christian living and has spent many years writing and teaching Bible studies. Her most recent endeavor, Raw and Reverent, follows Jesus’ example of prayer in Luke. She knows God is still in the life-transforming business and believes His Word can be the tool to help us live out who He created each of us to be. She and her husband live in Arizona with their two teenagers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613143377
Publisher:	Innovo Publishing LLC
Publication date:	10/01/2016
Series:	Women Treading Wisdom Series , #1
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.44(d)

Table of Contents

Preface..........................................................................................................................vii
Note to the Reader......................................................................................................ix
Week One: The Practice of Prayer..........................................................................11
Week Two: Not My Will, But Thine........................................................................29
Week Three: Spiritual Warfare..................................................................................47
Week Four: Meditation..............................................................................................65
Week Five: Fasting......................................................................................................77
Week Six: Intercession...............................................................................................93
Week Seven: Authenticity........................................................................................111
Week Eight: Adoration............................................................................................127
Week Nine: Holy Spirit............................................................................................137
Week Ten: Having Faith..........................................................................................153
A Call to Prayer.........................................................................................................173

Editorial Reviews

"Sandi just knows how to take the truth of God's Word and make it relevant and applicable to the lives of women. Through her humor and authenticity, laughing at herself and humanity, she engages the audience in the messy work of figuring out where we need to land when life happens, wrestling out how God's Word fits into our everyday lives."
-Jana Peterson, Director of Women's Ministry, Cornerstone Chandler, AZ

"When I lost my brother six years ago, I felt called to Christ. I was starving for knowledge and understanding. God placed Sandi in my life at exactly the right moment. Through love, patience, and kindness, she brought the grace and love of Jesus to life in me. Her lifelong knowledge of Christianity answered so many questions that I had about the history of scripture and the way it is integrated into my life today. The Holy Spirit is very much at work in Sandi and has some wonderful plans in the works for her."
-Tracy Natale, stay-at-home mother of two, RI

"Raw and Reverent has been a life saver for me. It's taken me deeper in my walk with Christ. It shows me how Jesus needed prayer and time with God and helps me apply that to my everyday life. I've read this study three times and gain more knowledge and understanding each time I read it."
-Kimberly Clark Brigance, Olive Branch, MS

"The first time I ever heard Sandi Brandon pray it was evident she had a deep intimacy with God and a passion for prayer. A gifted communicator, Sandi effortlessly expresses herself whether speaking at a retreat, facilitating a Bible study, or praying for a friend in need."
-Betsy Hasselbeck, Women's Ministry Leader, New England Chapel, Franklin, MA

"The Raw and Reverent study really helped me to make prayer a priority and outlined a helpful way to pray. I learned so much about how Jesus prayed and how to apply that to my prayer life. I felt that each lesson had just the right amount of homework and scripture study to help the lesson sink in. Sandi is so authentic and open about her own prayer life. She is [very] relatable and has a true gift for teaching."
-Chera Shank, Chandler, AZ

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