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Teach Us to Pray: Prayer That Accesses Heaven and Changes Earth
Learn how to access heaven and release it into the earth!
Jesus’ disciples heard every message, witnessed every miracle and deliverance and healing and we don’t see one recorded time where they asked Him, “Teach us to preach,” or “Teach us to heal,” or “Teach us to deliver.” After spending three and a half years with the Son of God in the flesh, they cried out to Him, “We want Your prayer life… Teach Us to Pray!” They understood that Jesus’ public life of ministry was the result of His private life of prayer with the Father.
It’s in light of this reality that we must begin to shift all of our discipleship and training of the next generation. We are living in turbulent days, therefore we must get back to the foundational realities of intimate connection with heaven. We must come out of the swirl of noise and busyness and distraction and reconnect to heaven so that we will see heaven’s invasion into the earth.
Corey Russell has given himself to 30-plus hours of prayer a week for the last 20 years, and longs to take the lessons he has learned through all the seasons of life and impart them to as many as will receive.
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To tune out the noise, distractions, and busyness of our culture and cultivate hours at the feet of JesusTo allow the Lord to remove all of the props we build our lives on and hear His voiceTo ascend to the throne of God and see His power manifested in our families, our circumstances, and our worldTo persevere in prayer when you hit walls of resistanceTo be sent with authority and power and compassion into the world around youTo build a life of consistent prayer that hosts the anointing of prayerTo go from being an echo of someone else’s message to becoming a voice in your generationTo develop a deeper intimacy with the Holy SpiritTeach Us to Pray will ignite your prayer life from one that is filled with boredom into one that is filled with power!
Jesus’ disciples heard every message, witnessed every miracle and deliverance and healing and we don’t see one recorded time where they asked Him, “Teach us to preach,” or “Teach us to heal,” or “Teach us to deliver.” After spending three and a half years with the Son of God in the flesh, they cried out to Him, “We want Your prayer life… Teach Us to Pray!” They understood that Jesus’ public life of ministry was the result of His private life of prayer with the Father.
It’s in light of this reality that we must begin to shift all of our discipleship and training of the next generation. We are living in turbulent days, therefore we must get back to the foundational realities of intimate connection with heaven. We must come out of the swirl of noise and busyness and distraction and reconnect to heaven so that we will see heaven’s invasion into the earth.
Corey Russell has given himself to 30-plus hours of prayer a week for the last 20 years, and longs to take the lessons he has learned through all the seasons of life and impart them to as many as will receive.
Discover
To tune out the noise, distractions, and busyness of our culture and cultivate hours at the feet of JesusTo allow the Lord to remove all of the props we build our lives on and hear His voiceTo ascend to the throne of God and see His power manifested in our families, our circumstances, and our worldTo persevere in prayer when you hit walls of resistanceTo be sent with authority and power and compassion into the world around youTo build a life of consistent prayer that hosts the anointing of prayerTo go from being an echo of someone else’s message to becoming a voice in your generationTo develop a deeper intimacy with the Holy SpiritTeach Us to Pray will ignite your prayer life from one that is filled with boredom into one that is filled with power!
210 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 15, 2020
About the author
Corey Russell
40 books68 followersCorey Russell currently serves on the senior leadership team of the International House of Prayer (IHOP- KC) as he has done for the last 11 years. Corey is the Director of the Forerunner Program at the International House of Prayer University (IHOPU), discipling and training young preachers and leaders. He travels nationally and internationally preaching on themes of Knowledge of God, Intercession, and the Forerunner Ministry. He resides in Kansas City with his wife Dana and their three daughters Trinity, Mya and Hadassah.
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October 16, 2022
5 Stars ✨
“If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses?”
(Jer. 12:5)
Inspiring, and full of conviction, Russell bares his soul and shares his heart on the topic of prayer. I found it life changing and right on time. This is a challenge book- you want your prayer life to change- it starts with prayer. This opened my eyes to so many things and I know I will return to this book often. It’s full of fire, wisdom and hope. So encouraging and I believe written for right now. It will be for those with a passion for change and seeking something deeper with God.
“If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses?”
(Jer. 12:5)
Inspiring, and full of conviction, Russell bares his soul and shares his heart on the topic of prayer. I found it life changing and right on time. This is a challenge book- you want your prayer life to change- it starts with prayer. This opened my eyes to so many things and I know I will return to this book often. It’s full of fire, wisdom and hope. So encouraging and I believe written for right now. It will be for those with a passion for change and seeking something deeper with God.
November 19, 2022
"God is bringing a whole generation out of the shallow end of Christianity into a deeper life of prayer and consecration."
I started reading this book at the beginning of my journey to making sense of what prayer and especially the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives are supposed to look like.
It didn't take long for me to see how easily it is to neglect prayer when you're starting to ask questions and trying to understand everything.
While so much is still unknown to me, I believe that prayer is crucial to not get lost in the ocean of theology and philosophy even if you haven't figured it out completely yet which explains why I finished this book now after several months of keeping it in my book shelf.
The author, Corey Russell, is a preacher who's very active in the Charismatic Movement in the US for example at IHOP Kansas City which already sets the frame for what is to be expected from his book about prayer.
Just as the disciplines asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, probably every Christian has the desire to figure out how we're supposed to talk with the Lord himself, but if you start reading this book hoping that Russell will teach you you'll probably be disappointed.
I liked the first section of the book where he writes about the importance of intimacy in prayer and about the wilderness we're often supposed to go through. It seemed that Russell intended to first answer the "why", the reason prayer is so important in the first place.
Anyways, it didn't take too long to get to the point where the main idea that we're actually all supposed to be leaders and preachers came up which Russell insists on throughout the whole book.
The next section, "Cultivating the Spirit of prayer" tries to answer the "how". He mainly stresses the importance of prayer in the morning, fasting, and praying in tongues. Of course, the third one is the most controversial here and the one that is the hardest for me to comprehend.
Growing up in a more or less Pentecostal church the whole concept isn't that strange to me, still, I haven't seen it in practice very much and never experienced it myself.
Now, I surely don't want to be as foolish as to say that everything that I haven't experienced can't possibly exist, still I have a hard time believing in it and understanding the point of it.
Russell didn't really change anything about that since he seems to write from the premise that it is a well know and practiced base in the life of "every real Christian".
The last section, "Imparting the Spirit of prayer" is focused on the actions which are supposed to be the outcome of a life of prayer. Besides talking about preaching and leading a lot (again), he also stressed the desire that we should cultivate of wanting God to come back to earth which I really liked.
This also leads me to my main conclusion about prayer.
I feel like most Christians have become so self-sufficient that they forget that God's initial desire was to be with us, not just for us to know things about Him. We fill the space inside our minds with theology and the silence in our churches with cool worship music while we miss out on actually seeking His presence.
Now, pointing back to the quote at the beginning, I pray that Russell's statement becomes true.
I believe that we are in need of a new generation that knows how to pray and talks more with God than about Him, still I haven't really figured out how that needs to be done.
I believe that this book wasn't all that bad, especially talking about just being reminded of who we're talking to and why. Still, there are many points that I don't agree on and his argumentation didn't convince me of the charismatic point of view on prayer.
As I said before, the book wasn't all that much about arguing his point of view but more about "how to"-instructions which just doesn't seem to work for me. My faith might be too small or those people might not be right- or maybe the truth lies somewhere in between.
Anyways, while continuing to seek some kind of truth, I'll keep asking "Lord, teach me to pray".
I started reading this book at the beginning of my journey to making sense of what prayer and especially the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives are supposed to look like.
It didn't take long for me to see how easily it is to neglect prayer when you're starting to ask questions and trying to understand everything.
While so much is still unknown to me, I believe that prayer is crucial to not get lost in the ocean of theology and philosophy even if you haven't figured it out completely yet which explains why I finished this book now after several months of keeping it in my book shelf.
The author, Corey Russell, is a preacher who's very active in the Charismatic Movement in the US for example at IHOP Kansas City which already sets the frame for what is to be expected from his book about prayer.
Just as the disciplines asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, probably every Christian has the desire to figure out how we're supposed to talk with the Lord himself, but if you start reading this book hoping that Russell will teach you you'll probably be disappointed.
I liked the first section of the book where he writes about the importance of intimacy in prayer and about the wilderness we're often supposed to go through. It seemed that Russell intended to first answer the "why", the reason prayer is so important in the first place.
Anyways, it didn't take too long to get to the point where the main idea that we're actually all supposed to be leaders and preachers came up which Russell insists on throughout the whole book.
The next section, "Cultivating the Spirit of prayer" tries to answer the "how". He mainly stresses the importance of prayer in the morning, fasting, and praying in tongues. Of course, the third one is the most controversial here and the one that is the hardest for me to comprehend.
Growing up in a more or less Pentecostal church the whole concept isn't that strange to me, still, I haven't seen it in practice very much and never experienced it myself.
Now, I surely don't want to be as foolish as to say that everything that I haven't experienced can't possibly exist, still I have a hard time believing in it and understanding the point of it.
Russell didn't really change anything about that since he seems to write from the premise that it is a well know and practiced base in the life of "every real Christian".
The last section, "Imparting the Spirit of prayer" is focused on the actions which are supposed to be the outcome of a life of prayer. Besides talking about preaching and leading a lot (again), he also stressed the desire that we should cultivate of wanting God to come back to earth which I really liked.
This also leads me to my main conclusion about prayer.
I feel like most Christians have become so self-sufficient that they forget that God's initial desire was to be with us, not just for us to know things about Him. We fill the space inside our minds with theology and the silence in our churches with cool worship music while we miss out on actually seeking His presence.
Now, pointing back to the quote at the beginning, I pray that Russell's statement becomes true.
I believe that we are in need of a new generation that knows how to pray and talks more with God than about Him, still I haven't really figured out how that needs to be done.
I believe that this book wasn't all that bad, especially talking about just being reminded of who we're talking to and why. Still, there are many points that I don't agree on and his argumentation didn't convince me of the charismatic point of view on prayer.
As I said before, the book wasn't all that much about arguing his point of view but more about "how to"-instructions which just doesn't seem to work for me. My faith might be too small or those people might not be right- or maybe the truth lies somewhere in between.
Anyways, while continuing to seek some kind of truth, I'll keep asking "Lord, teach me to pray".
October 30, 2024
This book is amazing. Easy to read, informative, Compelling, Biblical. Corey loves it out and this is obvious.
January 8, 2023
A worthwhile read--particularly if one is sensing a call to fuller maturity in the area of prayer and are looking for a more instructional book.
Russell is both passionate and conversational, laying out an approach that examines internal motives as well as placing emphasis on the interpersonal relationship nature God intended for prayer. (Valid, considering too many seem to see prayer as presenting a list of needs/wants to a cosmic vending machine rather than an open dialogue with your creator.)
Those who are uncomfortable with the gift of tongues will likely not be put at their ease. The author assumes a pre-existing acceptance of this prayer tool. I do wish he'd gone into more depth with it, for the sake of those who haven't yet received said gift. But at the same time, there are several books already out there that do a focused job of explaining its purpose and uses.
This work could stand to be a little more organized in its presentation, but overall I think it's a solid intercessory resource.
Favorite Quote:
"There is nothing more opposed to the purposes of God than the well-meaning intentions men perpetuate in their own human and religious zeal."
Russell is both passionate and conversational, laying out an approach that examines internal motives as well as placing emphasis on the interpersonal relationship nature God intended for prayer. (Valid, considering too many seem to see prayer as presenting a list of needs/wants to a cosmic vending machine rather than an open dialogue with your creator.)
Those who are uncomfortable with the gift of tongues will likely not be put at their ease. The author assumes a pre-existing acceptance of this prayer tool. I do wish he'd gone into more depth with it, for the sake of those who haven't yet received said gift. But at the same time, there are several books already out there that do a focused job of explaining its purpose and uses.
This work could stand to be a little more organized in its presentation, but overall I think it's a solid intercessory resource.
Favorite Quote:
"There is nothing more opposed to the purposes of God than the well-meaning intentions men perpetuate in their own human and religious zeal."
February 19, 2024
This was just okay… there is a chance it didn’t translate as well into audiobook, but I suspect it’s most due to the hype I had coming in. This was hailed by friends and influencers I know as being one of the most impactful books on prayer that they’ve ever heard. I found it to be exhausting (far longer than it needed to be) and filled with jargon; not wholly inaccessible, just inconsequential. I was pleasantly surprised he so clearly advocated for a Sabbath at one point, and that he spoke to discerning an anointing and a life’s purpose toward the end, but rolled my eyes at things like “5-fold ministry is carrying the glory we need.” Overall, just not too much that sticks out as memorable. I appreciate Corey Russell’s passion, I’m moved by his words when I hear them… but perhaps not as much in this medium.
March 14, 2023
WOW! All I can say, is that this book changed my life. I read it in under 24 hours and in the times in between I put it down, I found myself in tears so convicted but so blessed by it. I will never be the same!
December 11, 2021
As the church continues to undergo dramatic identity shifts and overhauls to iron out its many wrinkles in the modern age, it will be books like Teach us to Pray that the Bride will be able to look back and see was a pillar that strengthened and upheld the church in her broken process.
Corey lays out a foundational roadmap towards an intimate and dynamic relationship with the Holy Spirit through prayer with clarity and ease, using the scriptures thoughtfully and emphatically. He seems to have gleaned much of what Spirit-led teachers throughout history have shared from their walks with the Lord and has refined it to the essential components in a timely and powerful way.
I believe the anointing and conviction in which Corey Russell walks in, writes, speaks, and teaches will help keep the church alive and moving forward in the coming days. His emphasis on the importance of prayer, the secret place, the place where Jesus hid away to between speaking in front of crowds and ministering to His friends, has never been a more crucial reminder for believers in today’s world. The days of Churchianity are over, we can’t continue to waste our time where we’ve spent decades at, drive through Sunday services that accommodate the comforts of the American Church. The church is being exposed for its lack of conviction in the scriptures and it’s contentment with self-glorification and worldliness.
I believe this message is for the church leader, Christ follower, or anyone interested in deepening their faith and desiring to see the Body of Christ become who she is destined to be. Anyone who desires intimacy with Jesus, and desires to know how to truly connect with the Father through prayer, can find the same pathways Jesus walked with His friends, and can hear the answers he gave, the pattern he showed, when his friends asked him to teach them to pray.
The author asks us: Are we willing to sit alone with the God of the Universe, hidden away from the world, and find Him holy, fascinating, and all powerfully the Father of our lives as we await the return of our Bridegroom? Can we follow the pattern of Jesus and return to intimacy with our Father every day? The ancient paths are open and awaiting for the church to come into its fullness, to hide away into the mountainside, to commune with the Holy, and to together usher in the Bridegroom with the yearning, hungry cry of “Come!”
Corey lays out a foundational roadmap towards an intimate and dynamic relationship with the Holy Spirit through prayer with clarity and ease, using the scriptures thoughtfully and emphatically. He seems to have gleaned much of what Spirit-led teachers throughout history have shared from their walks with the Lord and has refined it to the essential components in a timely and powerful way.
I believe the anointing and conviction in which Corey Russell walks in, writes, speaks, and teaches will help keep the church alive and moving forward in the coming days. His emphasis on the importance of prayer, the secret place, the place where Jesus hid away to between speaking in front of crowds and ministering to His friends, has never been a more crucial reminder for believers in today’s world. The days of Churchianity are over, we can’t continue to waste our time where we’ve spent decades at, drive through Sunday services that accommodate the comforts of the American Church. The church is being exposed for its lack of conviction in the scriptures and it’s contentment with self-glorification and worldliness.
I believe this message is for the church leader, Christ follower, or anyone interested in deepening their faith and desiring to see the Body of Christ become who she is destined to be. Anyone who desires intimacy with Jesus, and desires to know how to truly connect with the Father through prayer, can find the same pathways Jesus walked with His friends, and can hear the answers he gave, the pattern he showed, when his friends asked him to teach them to pray.
The author asks us: Are we willing to sit alone with the God of the Universe, hidden away from the world, and find Him holy, fascinating, and all powerfully the Father of our lives as we await the return of our Bridegroom? Can we follow the pattern of Jesus and return to intimacy with our Father every day? The ancient paths are open and awaiting for the church to come into its fullness, to hide away into the mountainside, to commune with the Holy, and to together usher in the Bridegroom with the yearning, hungry cry of “Come!”
July 18, 2022
PRAYER CONVERSATION
The author made a good comment regarding prayer; “So, your first lesson in prayer is, when you think prayer, you think list, but I think Person. I want to introduce you to a Person, a place, and the Person’s name. It’s ‘Our Father in heaven, by the way.’”. So many people, if they pray, have an agenda of needs and requests which they feel an urgency about shotgunning towards heaven in hopes that some of them will generate a positive response from the Father... The truth is that He has already given us, as believers, the power and authority to meet all of our needs through His Son, Jesus Christ. Everything is covered in the Atonement... So, if we're not begging God to do stuff to meet all of our needs (and wants), what is the true purpose of prayer? It's really about having intimate conversation with Him... We've got to know who we are in Christ in order to have that kind of a relationship. Prayer requests should be very minimal and even then it should be about things like wisdom, knowledge, understanding and direction...
So, regarding this book? I see it as a good, foundational guide for new converts. It's a starting place, a beginning point, that will jumpstart believers into an intimate relationship and conversation with the Lord. If you're serious about moving forward with God, it's got to be founded on prayer. RECOMMENDED.
The author made a good comment regarding prayer; “So, your first lesson in prayer is, when you think prayer, you think list, but I think Person. I want to introduce you to a Person, a place, and the Person’s name. It’s ‘Our Father in heaven, by the way.’”. So many people, if they pray, have an agenda of needs and requests which they feel an urgency about shotgunning towards heaven in hopes that some of them will generate a positive response from the Father... The truth is that He has already given us, as believers, the power and authority to meet all of our needs through His Son, Jesus Christ. Everything is covered in the Atonement... So, if we're not begging God to do stuff to meet all of our needs (and wants), what is the true purpose of prayer? It's really about having intimate conversation with Him... We've got to know who we are in Christ in order to have that kind of a relationship. Prayer requests should be very minimal and even then it should be about things like wisdom, knowledge, understanding and direction...
So, regarding this book? I see it as a good, foundational guide for new converts. It's a starting place, a beginning point, that will jumpstart believers into an intimate relationship and conversation with the Lord. If you're serious about moving forward with God, it's got to be founded on prayer. RECOMMENDED.
December 30, 2023
Another wonderful book by Corey Russell! He has this wonderful gift of bringing vivid vision to all he writes, while keeping God at the centre. I'd assume this comes largely from his hunger for revelation from God, and persistence in prayer.
This book does cover a lot of what most books on prayer do (which isn't a bad thing) but with the added vision and purpose behind why we pray. If you're trying to read this book it's tricky, because it makes you want to put it down and pray.
Here's one of many quotes I loved from the chapter: Friend of the Bridegroom,
"Jesus is being brought back to the center. He is becoming to us who He is supposed to be to us: the passion of our hearts, the center of our lives, and the betrothed Bridegroom who is coming back for us…The revelation of Jesus as Bridegroom is at the heart of this structural change because we aren't just workers, working for our Boss. We are friends of the Bridegroom, laboring with our Bridegroom. This aspect of God refers to His mind, heart, and activity as a Bridegroom. He is a God of covenant. He is a tender, kind, patient Bridegroom. He is a God who pursues us, who desires us. He is a jealous Bridegroom who will not share us with anyone. He is a Bridegroom who tenderly speaks to the budding virtues in our lives until they come into full bloom. He is the One who "calls those things which do not exist as though they did" (Rom. 4:17). He suffers long. His love endures."
This book does cover a lot of what most books on prayer do (which isn't a bad thing) but with the added vision and purpose behind why we pray. If you're trying to read this book it's tricky, because it makes you want to put it down and pray.
Here's one of many quotes I loved from the chapter: Friend of the Bridegroom,
"Jesus is being brought back to the center. He is becoming to us who He is supposed to be to us: the passion of our hearts, the center of our lives, and the betrothed Bridegroom who is coming back for us…The revelation of Jesus as Bridegroom is at the heart of this structural change because we aren't just workers, working for our Boss. We are friends of the Bridegroom, laboring with our Bridegroom. This aspect of God refers to His mind, heart, and activity as a Bridegroom. He is a God of covenant. He is a tender, kind, patient Bridegroom. He is a God who pursues us, who desires us. He is a jealous Bridegroom who will not share us with anyone. He is a Bridegroom who tenderly speaks to the budding virtues in our lives until they come into full bloom. He is the One who "calls those things which do not exist as though they did" (Rom. 4:17). He suffers long. His love endures."
July 11, 2022
I loved this book for its conviction and practicality. Though a bit scattered and seemingly disorganized, each section struck me with fresh insights. I especially appreciated the focus on finding one’s voice in the wilderness rather than being an echo, and how to defend oneself when struck by spiritual attack after a season of preaching.
Sourcing is a concern of mine. A hesitation is found in the propping up of Mike Bickle and IHOP (where Russell is in leadership) throughout the book — my heart continues to be grieved by the selling-out of charismatics into hyper-partisanship and its resulting false prophecy. When will they leave behind the Spirit-opposite paranoia of “radical leftists” and the idolatry of Trump? It’s difficult to receive wisdom from these sources.
I’m also uncomfortable with the author’s tendency to describe the speaking of tongues as a tool he is in control of rather than a gift from the Lord — as with all gifts, we shouldn’t slip into language that implies we should manipulate them to our will.
Sourcing is a concern of mine. A hesitation is found in the propping up of Mike Bickle and IHOP (where Russell is in leadership) throughout the book — my heart continues to be grieved by the selling-out of charismatics into hyper-partisanship and its resulting false prophecy. When will they leave behind the Spirit-opposite paranoia of “radical leftists” and the idolatry of Trump? It’s difficult to receive wisdom from these sources.
I’m also uncomfortable with the author’s tendency to describe the speaking of tongues as a tool he is in control of rather than a gift from the Lord — as with all gifts, we shouldn’t slip into language that implies we should manipulate them to our will.
February 6, 2023
Great speaker, pastor, mentor, teacher
Going in this book I already knew it was going to be great, The main part of the book that stuck out to me was take your prayer another 5 minutes and I loved it, the book itself takes you on an adventure to self reflect on the praying lifestyle that you're at right now and to see where you need to work on to gain the closer intimacy with God. I've been in the room with Corey Russell while he is prayed, and he has a true genuine love for communication with God, 2017 I had seen how he prayed to God with true genuine love that I based my praying lifestyle the same way he does his and I enjoy every intimate moment that I receive with God. Corey Russell is a true believer who practice what he preaches and I look forward to the next book that he comes out with.
Going in this book I already knew it was going to be great, The main part of the book that stuck out to me was take your prayer another 5 minutes and I loved it, the book itself takes you on an adventure to self reflect on the praying lifestyle that you're at right now and to see where you need to work on to gain the closer intimacy with God. I've been in the room with Corey Russell while he is prayed, and he has a true genuine love for communication with God, 2017 I had seen how he prayed to God with true genuine love that I based my praying lifestyle the same way he does his and I enjoy every intimate moment that I receive with God. Corey Russell is a true believer who practice what he preaches and I look forward to the next book that he comes out with.
July 29, 2023
I'm always looking for ways to enrich my prayer life and draw closer to God. Cory Russell writes with a passion that made me want to pay attention and take notes. I was particularly interested in his comparison of each of us as a John the Baptist - that is, one who announces and points the way to Jesus. I'd never considered the role of John as being one that we continue to fulfill.
Within this book there are several lists of ways that bring his closer to God. I was not a fan of the way he inferred that these are necessary, as if to imply if you don't do these things you'll miss out. The obvious suggestions - spending dedicated time in prayer and in the word are both necessary disciplines. However, fasting and speaking in tongues - if I'm not doing either does that mean I will miss out on the peace of God? He mentions speaking in tongues several times through the book and while I recognize it is a gift of the Spirit, I haven't seen scripture to support it's a necessary gift to be near God. Perhaps I misunderstood his intention, I'd love to hear others opinions on this.
Still a lot of valuable insight in this book and I'd recommend it.
Within this book there are several lists of ways that bring his closer to God. I was not a fan of the way he inferred that these are necessary, as if to imply if you don't do these things you'll miss out. The obvious suggestions - spending dedicated time in prayer and in the word are both necessary disciplines. However, fasting and speaking in tongues - if I'm not doing either does that mean I will miss out on the peace of God? He mentions speaking in tongues several times through the book and while I recognize it is a gift of the Spirit, I haven't seen scripture to support it's a necessary gift to be near God. Perhaps I misunderstood his intention, I'd love to hear others opinions on this.
Still a lot of valuable insight in this book and I'd recommend it.
August 2, 2021
I know I need to pray more than I do and I thought this book might help inspire me. It did help and it had some good encouragement. The writer pointed out that when Jesus' disciples had watched him for three years, the one thing they asked Him was to teach them how to pray. Prayer is where our power as a Christian is accessed. We need to build a relationship with Almighty God - and that is done through prayer. There were some points in the book that I didn't agree with, and the last section was devoted to preaching, so there were pros and cons about the book. But, I will say that I have been challenged to pray more and that's something I really want to do.
August 6, 2021
Just because your read this book you cannot be a prayer warrior 😊
As bless Corey Russell said we can only learn to pray by praying. This book really inspire me to start my journey as prayer warrior, even if I’m a morning person consistency was my challenge but now am loaded with knowledge to start all over again. If we want a change in our life & in our church, It start with me and you, we must sit at his feet & pour out a precious ointment upon him, then our essential oils made the whole church and our life smell good.
As bless Corey Russell said we can only learn to pray by praying. This book really inspire me to start my journey as prayer warrior, even if I’m a morning person consistency was my challenge but now am loaded with knowledge to start all over again. If we want a change in our life & in our church, It start with me and you, we must sit at his feet & pour out a precious ointment upon him, then our essential oils made the whole church and our life smell good.
January 12, 2021
Highly recommend this book. Corey Russell did an amazing job at highlighting the importance of prayer and opening his heart to what God is speaking to him. This book is great for anyone and everyone! It is deep and full of knowledge in an informative way, not in a “shove it in your face” kind of way.
January 27, 2021
Covered this Book on Highlights
I felt that this book was timely and is a necessary read for this generation, for this season. I especially loved the last few chapters where Corey Russel dived into some practical strategies, or at least a starting point for how to engage in prayer and with the Holy Spirit as a communicator and messenger.
I felt that this book was timely and is a necessary read for this generation, for this season. I especially loved the last few chapters where Corey Russel dived into some practical strategies, or at least a starting point for how to engage in prayer and with the Holy Spirit as a communicator and messenger.
March 4, 2021
Brother Corey writes straight from the depths of his heart and his personal knowledge of God. His excitement and fire for the Lord is absolutely contagious and his words inspire you to a deeper, stronger, more intimate prayer life. This book has greatly impacted me and I’m so grateful he produced it.
September 8, 2021
Inspiring Book on Prayer
This book is written with passion and conviction inspiring this reader to be more mindful in prayer. The only thing I do not understand is the reference to praying in tongues,since my understanding of tongues is languages so why talk to God in another language when He can easily understand the words we speak from the heart.
This book is written with passion and conviction inspiring this reader to be more mindful in prayer. The only thing I do not understand is the reference to praying in tongues,since my understanding of tongues is languages so why talk to God in another language when He can easily understand the words we speak from the heart.
July 3, 2022
Life changing
This book has changed my approach to prayer like nothing else I have ever read. Corey makes points from scripture that I have just been reading over and over for years. This man is so sincere and serious about prayer that you can't help but pay
attention to what he is saying. If you have been struggling in your prayer life, you need to read this book.
This book has changed my approach to prayer like nothing else I have ever read. Corey makes points from scripture that I have just been reading over and over for years. This man is so sincere and serious about prayer that you can't help but pay
attention to what he is saying. If you have been struggling in your prayer life, you need to read this book.
March 1, 2023
Obviously a lot of this book touches on developing a better prayer life, but I’d say even moreso it’s about having a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit and what cultivating that can look like. Corey talks about a powerful spiritual revival he believes is coming soon through a generation who is seeking deeper intimacy with God, Holy Spirit, and Jesus.
March 2, 2023
Great book. Lots of thinking about what he says.
I would recommend this book to Christian and non-christians. The author is very passionate about prayer and discusses the need for preparing for the second coming of Christ. We don't know when it will be and we need to be prepared. I also like his discussion of the Holy Spirit, which sometimes is difficult to understand.
I would recommend this book to Christian and non-christians. The author is very passionate about prayer and discusses the need for preparing for the second coming of Christ. We don't know when it will be and we need to be prepared. I also like his discussion of the Holy Spirit, which sometimes is difficult to understand.
August 8, 2023
"God is driving His people into deeper intimacy with Him and into deeper intimacy with one another. He’s going to release great presence and great pressure on the whole globe to deliver us from our own ingenuity, our own wisdom, our own abilities, and our own thoughts while driving us into greater humility, mission, and unity with the Holy Spirit" (25).
October 7, 2024
This book is really good, and it actually helped revive and strengthen my prayer life.
My only gripe with the book are that some of the points I don’t fully agree with. I think it’s worth noting that there may be disagreements within this book for you as well, but as far as explaining the intimacy of Jesus and how to grow closer with him, this book is excellent.
My only gripe with the book are that some of the points I don’t fully agree with. I think it’s worth noting that there may be disagreements within this book for you as well, but as far as explaining the intimacy of Jesus and how to grow closer with him, this book is excellent.
July 27, 2021
Prayer
This is another book about the importance of prayer. In this book, the author tell us about his personal encounter with God and the message he got in accordance with prayer in this end times.
This is another book about the importance of prayer. In this book, the author tell us about his personal encounter with God and the message he got in accordance with prayer in this end times.
August 5, 2021
Inspiring
The latter part of this book shows me that it is true, as what he says is happening. May we all take the message to heart and be it!! Recommended for anyone who wants to be "ready".
The latter part of this book shows me that it is true, as what he says is happening. May we all take the message to heart and be it!! Recommended for anyone who wants to be "ready".
November 22, 2021
So good. Convicting...or rather, inspirational. It's not so much a "how-to" as a series of sermons about WHY we pray and WHO we pray to.
Absolutely beautiful.
It has stayed with me and I refer back to it often.
Absolutely beautiful.
It has stayed with me and I refer back to it often.
April 6, 2022
A Game Changer
Corey Russell goes deep in this work, truly blessed by the Holy Spirit. Prepare to invite the Spirit of Prayer upon you! If you're ready to truly surrender to Jesus and the Holy Spirit this book will be a journey like no other. You will be blessed.
Corey Russell goes deep in this work, truly blessed by the Holy Spirit. Prepare to invite the Spirit of Prayer upon you! If you're ready to truly surrender to Jesus and the Holy Spirit this book will be a journey like no other. You will be blessed.
December 26, 2022
The timing for a book such as this is perfect, I sense it in every fiber of my being. God is raising up a generation of prophetic intercessory warriors whose lives are marked by deep intimacy with the Godhead.
April 24, 2024
Literally couldn’t make it a page without highlighting something. This book will stoke the fire within your heart for what he’s doing on earth and within His church. Loved his perspective and thoughts on the Holy Spirit and the gift that it is.
April 5, 2021
Corey’s zeal is contagious. He has good insights into verses about a lifestyle of prayer, along with practical suggestions on how to develop a lifestyle of prayer.
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