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Can I Trust the Bible? Can I Know God’s Will? Does Prayer Change Things? How Should ILive in This World?  \nDoes Prayer Change Things?  \nR. C. Sproul  \na div ision of L ig on i er M in ist ries • orLando , f L orida  \nDoes Prayer Change Things?  \n© 1984, 1999, 2009 by R. C. Sproul  \nPreviously published as Effective Prayer (1984) and as part of Following Christ (1991) by Tyndale House Publishers, and as Does Prayer Change Things? by Ligonier Ministries (1999) .  \nPublished by Reformation Trust a division of Ligonier Ministries  \n400 Technology Park, Lake Mary, FL 32746 [www.Ligonier.org](www.Ligonier.org) [www.ReformationTrust.com](www.ReformationTrust.com)[ ](www.ReformationTrust.com)Printed in the United States of America  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored ina retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written permission of the publisher, Reformation Trust. The only exception is brief quotations in published reviews.  \nCover design:  \nCover illustration:  \nInterior design and typeset: Katherine Lloyd, Colorado Springs, Colo.  \nUnless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.  \nScripture quotations marked KJV are from The Holy Bible, King James Version.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nSproul, R. C. (Robert Charles), 1939-  \n[Effective prayer]  \nDoes prayer change things? / R.C. Sproul.  \n[p. cm. --](p. cm. --) (The crucial questions series)  \nFirst published as: Effective prayer, 1984. Following Christ. Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, 1992. Does prayer change things? Ligonier Ministries, 1999.  \nISBN 978-1-56769-178-8  \n1. Prayer--Christianity. I. Sproul, R. C. (Robert Charles), 1939- Following Christ. II. Title.  \nBV220 .S68 2009  \n248.3’2--dc22 2009018823  \nContents  \nOne-The PlaCe of PRayeR .......................... 1  \nTwo-The PuRPoSe of PRayeR ...................... 7  \nThree-The PaTTeRn of PRayeR .................... 19  \nFour-The PRaCTiCe of PRayeR .................... 43  \nFive-The PRohiBiTionS of PRayeR................. 67  \nSix-The PoweR of PRayeR ........................ 75  \nChapter One  \n¶  \nThe PlaCe of PRayeR  \nwhat is the goal of the Christian life? It is godliness  \nborn of obedience to Christ. Obedience unlocks the riches of the Christian experience. Prayer promptsand nurtures obedience, putting the heart into the proper“frame of mind” to desire obedience.  \nOf course, knowledge is also important because without it we cannot know what God requires. However, knowledge and truth remain abstract unless we commune with God in prayer. The Holy Spirit teaches, inspires, and illumines  \nDoes Prayer Change Things?  \nGod’sWord to us. He mediates the Word of God and assists us in responding to the Father in prayer.  \nSimply put, prayer has a vital place in the life of the Christian. One might pray and not be a Christian, but one cannot be a Christian and not pray. Romans 8:15 tells us that the spiritual adoption that has made us sons of God causes us to cry out in verbal expressions: “Abba! Father!”Prayer is to the Christian what breath is to life, yet no duty of the Christian is so neglected.  \nPrayer, at least private prayer, is difficult to do out of a false motive. One can preach out of a false motive, as do the false prophets. One can be involved in Christian activities out of false motives. Many of the externals ofreligion can be done from false motives. However, it is highly unlikely that anyone would commune with God out of some improper motive.  \nWe are invited, even commanded, to pray. Prayer is both a privilege and a duty, and any duty can become laborious. Prayer, like any means of","cbCaim7H5S33JliK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaim7H5S33JliK","pdf",526165,135,"English","# Contents\n## One-The Place of Prayer\n## Two-The Purpose of Prayer\n## Three-The Pattern of Prayer\n## Four-The Practice of Prayer\n## Five-The Prohibitions of Prayer\n## Six-The Power of Prayer","[{\"question\":\"What role does prayer play in the Christian life?\",\"answer\":\"Prayer prompts and nurtures obedience to Christ, putting the heart into the proper mindset to desire obedience. 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