Does Prayer Change Things? (Crucial Questions)

by R. C. Sproul

Publisher:

Reformation Trust

, 2009

Overview

Overview

Does prayer make any difference? Does it really change anything? Yes, says Dr. R. C. Sproul in this Crucial Questions booklet. Though we cannot hope that our prayers will change God’s mind, prevailing upon him to act against his will, we can be sure that prayer does change things—including our own hearts. Plus, it is one of the chief means by which God carries out his will in the world.

For these reasons, Dr. Sproul argues, prayer has a vital place in the life of the Christian. In short chapters packed with practical wisdom, he unveils the purpose, the pattern, the practice, the prohibitions, and the power of prayer, calling Christians to come before God’s presence with joy and hope.

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Key Features

• Practical wisdom on prayer
• Insights on the purpose, pattern, practice, and power of prayer

Contents

Top Highlights

“Prayer, like everything else in the Christian life, is for God’s glory and for our benefit, in that order.” (Page 10)

“One might pray and not be a Christian, but one cannot be a Christian and not pray.” (Page 2)

“What is the goal of the Christian life? It is godliness born of obedience to Christ. Obedience unlocks the riches of the Christian experience. Prayer prompts and nurtures obedience, putting the heart into the proper ‘frame of mind’ to desire obedience.” (Page 1)

“Peter did not pray, and as a result he fell into temptation. What is true of Peter is true of all of us: we fall in private before we ever fall in public.” (Page 4)

“the sovereign God commands by His holy Word that we pray. Prayer is not optional for the Christian; it is required.” (Page 8)

Product Details

• Title: Does Prayer Change Things?
• Author: R. C. Sproul
• Series: The Crucial Questions Series
• Volume: 3
• Publisher: Reformation Trust
• Print Publication Date: 2009
• Logos Release Date: 2012
• Pages: 88
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Prayer › Christianity
• ISBNs: 9781567691788, 1567691781
• Resource ID: LLS:PRAYERSPROUL
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:19:52Z

About R. C. Sproul

R. C. Sproul (1939– 2017) was a respected teacher, theologian, pastor. He was the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries in Orlando FL. He was also first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. His radio program, Renewing Your Mind, is still broadcast daily on hundreds of radio stations around the world and can also be heard online.

Sproul held degrees from Westminster College, Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary, Free University of Amsterdam, and Whitefield Theological Seminary. He taught at several colleges and seminaries including Reformed Theological Seminary and Knox Theological Seminary. He served as senior minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, in Sanford, Florida. Sproul’s teaching can be heard daily on the “Renewing Your Mind” radio broadcast which plays in over 40 countries.

Sproul wrote over 70 books and articles including the classic The Holiness of God and several theological articles in Tabletalk magazine.