Quotes from "You Can Pray" by Tim Chester

One of my favorite books that I have read this year is You Can Pray by Tim Chester. Here are some of the best quotes from the book.

Prayer is a child asking her father for help-nothing more, nothing less (pg. 16).

The Father will no more reject our prayers than he will reject the prayers of his own Son, Jesus (pg. 17).

Unbelievers can pray, but our heavenly Father only guarantees to hear the prayers of his children. When we pray, we need to believe that God is a gracious Father who delights to hear our prayers and a sovereign Father who can answer our prayers (pg. 21).

True faith trusts our sovereign Father and trusts that he will do what is best (pg. 22).

There is nothing we can do to make our prayers more effective before God. Our prayers are only effective and wholly effective through Christ's work (pg. 36).

Prayer is the embodiment or outworking of the gospel (pg. 46).

Prayer is easy. All the hard work was done by Jesus at the cross (pg. 54).

We don't pray because we don't really believe one or both of these two truths: that God is powerful and that God is loving (pg. 56).

We don't enjoy prayer because we misunderstand what it is (pg. 58).

Sin is not always the reason for unanswered prayer (pg. 87).

If you're a Christian, then God is not punishing you. But unanswered prayer may be his discipline, a call to turn back from sin to God (pg. 88).

God is not working on our timescales. He has all the time in the world (pg. 93).

Don Carson says, "Much Praying is not done because we don't plan to pray" (pg. 109).

Other books by Tim Chester:

1 Samuel for You

Titus for You

Good News to the Poor

Total Church with Steve Timmis

Everyday Church with Steve Timmis

A Meal with Jesus

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