Mohler - The prayer that turns the world upside down : the Lord’s Prayer as a manifesto for revolution

PRAISE FORTHE PRAYER THAT TURNS THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN

My friend Albert Mohler has given us a characteristically thoughtful and illuminating reflection on the magnificent prayer that Jesus himself taught usa prayer that the entire Christian community prays together and which reminds us that we are all beggars at the throne of grace.

Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University

If you want to learn how to pray biblically, there is no better place to start than the Lords Prayer. And there are few better guides to understanding the Lords Prayer than this brilliantly conceived volume. Highly recommended!

Andreas J. Kstenberger, founder of Biblical Foundations (www.biblicalfoundations.org) and Senior Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

The Lords Prayer is one of my favorite Scriptures. Albert Mohler is one of my favorite writers. This book is the result of the two coming together, and it will bless and encourage all who visit its pages.

Daniel L. Akin, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina

We need a prayer revolution in the church and in America today. Faith and hope await each person who reads this exciting and robust book about how prayer turns the world upside down. It happened before and it can happen again. Let faith arise!

Dr. Ronnie Floyd, president, National Day of Prayer; senior pastor, Cross Church

Jesus taught his disciples to pray; Albert Mohler helps me see deeper into the meaning of the glorious truths Jesus taught. This book gives enlightenment and encouragement for life's journey.

Dr. Johnny Hunt, senior pastor of FBC Woodstock; former president of the Southern Baptist Convention

A seminary president writing a book on prayer. Now that is novel! But this book is not about just any prayer. This is about our Lords model prayer. And it is penned by an earnest practitioner of prayer who believes that seminaries and churches are radically changed by the practice or fervent prayer. For a guide to future fruitfulness, purchase this book. To be a recipient of the benedictions of our God, read and practice this volume.

Paige Patterson, president, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas

For atheists not in a foxhole, prayer is nonsense. For religious people, it is either a liturgical act or a private devotion. But in this fascinating study of the Lords Prayer, Al Mohler shows how revolutionary genuine, radical, Gospel-focused prayer can be. Highly recommended!

Timothy George, founding dean of Beeson Divinity School, Samford University; general editor of the Reformation Commentary on Scripture

Albert Mohler beautifully and brilliantly expounds on the biblical meaning and theological depth of the Lords Prayer for twenty-first-century believers. Providing readers with thoughtful insights regarding the meaning and importance of prayer, as informed by scripture, theology, and church history, this readable and accessible volume invites readers to consider afresh the connection with and relationship between faithful prayers, kingdom-focused praise, the glory of God, and the gospel of grace. Church leaders and laypersons alike will be encouraged and challenged in their understanding of prayer, biblical piety, and theologically informed worship. Highly recommended!

David S. Dockery, president, Trinity International University, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Mohler, R. Albert, Jr., 1959- author.

Title: The prayer that turns the world upside down : the Lord's Prayer as a manifesto for revolution / R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Description: Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 2018.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017013748 | ISBN 9780718090937

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Dedicated to

Benjamin Miller Barnes

Grandson of unspeakable joy. Who knew that one little boy could so utterly change the way I look at the world? May you grow to be a great man of God, worthy of your name, a faithful follower of Christ, and a light to your own generation.

In the meantime, just know that you make your parents so proud and your grandparents unbelievably happy. I love you even more than I knew I could.

Papa

Matthew 6:513

And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then like this:

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name.

Your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our debts,

as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

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We long for revolution. Something within us cries out that the world is horribly broken and must be fixed. For centuries, the word revolution