Greg Pruett - Extreme Prayer: The Impossible Prayers God Promises to Answer

As someone whose ministry is prayer mobilization, I have read hundreds of books on prayer in the last twenty years. None is better than Extreme Prayer. It is an easy read that combines inspirational stories with practical instruction. And as chairman of the board for Pioneer Bible Translators, Ive been able to observe up close that Greg really does believe that prayer is the strategy.

DAVE BUTTS

President, Harvest Prayer Ministries; chairman, Americas National Prayer Committee

When I was asked to read Greg Pruetts book, I was almost reluctant to do so because books about prayer tend to make me feel guilty. Great, I thought, let the guilt trip begin. But the next several hours of reading were filled with African adventures, stories of miraculous healings, and some amazingly fresh insights into the sheer beauty of tenacious prayer. Read this book and you will learn that prayer is as much about listening as it is about speaking and as much about courage as it is about faith. Extreme Prayer will enable you to unleash the power that God desires to display in your life.

DREW SHERMAN

Lead pastor, Compass Christian Church, Colleyville, Texas

Extreme Prayer is a short, readable guide to taking your prayer life to a higher level. Drawing on his experience as a Bible translator and missionary, Greg marries solid biblical exposition to some interesting stories from his life on the mission field. Even more appealing is that Greg writes from the perspective of a Christian man who wants to know God better and to align his life with the will and Kingdom of God. His manuscript inspired a sermon series that was a great blessing to our church.

DR. BARRY M C CARTY

Senior pastor, Peachtree Christian Church, Atlanta

God has seasoned Greg and his family for the greater service of getting his Word to the poor and illiterate people of the world. This book is a wonderful blend of Scripture and authentic personal experiences. As I read, I kept thinking, Yep, thats how it has worked for me. He knows what hes talking about!

GERALD A. JACKSON

President and founder, Hosanna/Faith Comes by Hearing; author, Get Gods Word to Every Person

Brilliant! This book ignited a fire in me that had nearly been extinguished. It inspired me to follow a path I knew all along but that had nearly become overgrown. Thank you, Greg, for sharing your adventure with us.

HARRIET HILL, P H D

Trauma Healing Institute program director, American Bible Society; coauthor, Healing the Wounds of Trauma: How the Church Can Help

God wants to conform us to the image in which he created us the image of God. In this brief but poignant book, my friend Greg Pruett shows how God, through Jesus instructions and example, accomplishes that conformation. Becoming what God intended us to be is the purpose of our walk with Christ. The secret to that walk is ACTIVE prayer, which Greg takes to the extreme.

R. DANIEL SHAW

Professor of anthropology and translation, School of Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary

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Extreme Prayer: The Impossible Prayers God Promises to Answer

Copyright 2014 by Greg Pruett. All rights reserved.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Pruett, Greg.

Extreme prayer : the impossible prayers God promises to answer / Greg Pruett.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-1-4143-8624-9 (hc)

1. Prayer Christianity. I. Title.

BV220.P78 2014

248.32 dc23 2013034042

ISBN 978-1-4143-9066-6 (ePub); ISBN 978-1-4143-8625-6 (Kindle); ISBN 978-1-4143-9067-3 (Apple)

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I dedicate this book to the men, women, and children of Pioneer Bible Translators, who faithfully serve Bible-less peoples. They leave behind self-interest, and they risk their lives every day so that others will experience the transforming power of Gods Word in their own language. They alternate between laughing together like family and weeping in loneliness because they miss their homelands and loved ones.

Some walk through steaming jungles and take motorized canoes just to get to their homes. They dig water wells for their families. At times they lie awake for hours, sweating through the night as they ache for the comfort of air-conditioning. Ive seen others eagerly move their families to the frozen Arctic to make sure that, even there, none will lack Scripture. Still others have fled in the face of war, not merely to protect their lives, but so that they may later return to the field and serve again.

It is the great privilege and honor of my life to work alongside these ordinary people with extraordinary vision. I am always amazed at how joyfully they struggle to see the Word impact the lives of the Bible-less peoples around them. The world is not worthy of them (see Hebrews 11:38).