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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Miles, Autumn, author.
Title: Gangster prayer : relentlessly pursuing God with passion and great expectation / Autumn Miles.
Description: Nashville : Worthy Books, Hachette Book Group, 2019.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019016009 | ISBN 9781683973126 (tradepaper)
Subjects: LCSH: Prayer--Christianity.
Classification: LCC BV210.3 .M53 2019 | DDC 248.3/2--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019016009
ISBNs: 978-1-6839-7312-6 (trade paperback), 978-1-5460-1522-2 (e-book), 978-1-5491-5089-0 (audiobook download), 978-1-5491-8123-8 (audiobook CD)
E3-20210409-JV-PC-COR
In Gangster Prayer, Autumn Miles brings her extraordinary combination of moxie and devotion to the page to guide her readers through the most challenging questions of their lives. It is an engaging and heartfelt project that is both warm and encouragingand fiercely uncompromising.
Eliza Griswold
Writer for The New Yorker and Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Amity and Prosperity
Gangster Prayer what a book! I am so pumped for the world to read it! This convicting book will draw you into the presence of God! This book makes PRAYER exciting! Happy Read!
Kimberly Jones-Pothier
aka Real Talk Kim, author of When Your Bad Meets His Good and speaker and pastor of Church of the Harvest
Autumn Miles awakens in the heart of the reader the many lies often believed on the subject of prayer. She illustrates with great authenticity the power of prayer when truly embraced. Gangster Prayer will deepen anyones walk with the Lord, as well as encourage prayer warriors never to give up.
Dr. Monica Rose Brennan
Liberty University associate professor and Director of the Center for Womens Leadership
What a wake-up call! Autumns book Gangster Prayer challenged me to drop to my knees and reclaim my prayer lifeto take it seriously again and to recognize its importance.
Susannah B. Lewis
Author of Cant Make This Stuff Up!
As I began reading Gangster Prayer, I had to stop several times to reflect, confess, and pray. My spirit resonated and my soul said, Amen! Having been a church girl my whole life, it is so easy to pray out of duty and miss the devotion. I needed the reminder that our Father loves me and longs for me to bring my requests to Him. By calling out the lies and reinforcing Gods beautiful truth, Autumn lovingly stirs us to rise up, cry out, and look forward with great expectation to what God can do when His people boldly pray!
Dorena Williamson
Speaker and author of the childrens books ColorFull, GraceFull, and ThoughtFull
As a Christian, Im often amazed and astonished by the discipline that folks have for other religions, the dedication that gangsters and mobsters have for their own code of ethics and criminal enterprises, and the zeal that cult members have for their misinterpretations of sacred texts. Basically, isnt it sad how extremely passionate some people can be for a lie, while at the same time we Christians can be extremely lazy with the truth? That is why Gangster Prayer by my friend Autumn Miles is such a timely message. Read this book. Be encouraged by it. Be challenged by it. Then, share it with someone else.
Shane Pruitt
Author of 9 Common Lies Christians Believe
Autumn Miles has done it again! With genuine authenticity, Gangster Prayer both challenges and encourages us to go, via prayer, into a deeper, more committed level of loyalty with God. This isnt just a catch phrase book; it lays out concepts of realistic, living prayer. I recommend this book to anyone who is passionately in love with Jesus but wants more! My prayer life has been rejuvenated!!!
Lisa Kratz Thomas
Speaker and author of Light in Our Darkness
Gangster Prayer should come with a warning label. The very first page cut me to the quick! My walk-off at the end of speaking is to say, Expect always the unexpected and anticipate miracles, knowing that with God all things are possible. Autumn Miles stopped me cold and made me consider whether or not I actually pray those truths. Do I pray with expectancy? Do I pray anticipating God to show up and show off? Do I pray with the power and conviction that comes through the Holy Spirit? Do I pray believing that with God ALL THINGS are possible? After reading Gangster Prayer, I am praying differently.
Carmen LaBerge
Speaker, radio host, author of Speak the Truth ReconnectWithCarmen.com
Gangster Prayer is a powerful complement to the full armor of God we read about in Ephesians 6. Through these God-breathed pages, we learn that prayer is a weapon underutilized by many of us. With candor, conviction, wit, and grace, Autumn awakens a fresh sense of urgency in all of us, compelling us to return to our prayer post. Gangster Prayer is going to equip us to be bold in our petitions as we are reminded that breakthrough is not only on the Fathers heart but is waiting to push through the atmosphere with our brave prayers.
Oneka McClellan
Lead pastor of Shoreline City
To my most precious Jesus: I count it a privilege to daily commune with you in prayer. I am in awe of You, my blessed Savior.