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herphoenixloves's review
I liked this book the first time I read it about 4 years ago. This time it bored me.
lizisreadingagain's review
4.0
It seems like prayer is one of those areas of the Christian disciplines that I'm always working to improve at. I've read several books on prayer, and this book is one of the better titles I've found.
Christians need to be most concerned with God's will as they pray, rather than seeking their own will. Henderson teaches much about the worship - based prayer, and I find it very helpful. As I've begun to practice looking for the character of God within the psalms and praying through them, I am finding that a worshipful prayer comes much more readily. Remembering and meditating on the character of God makes all the difference when you pray and prepare to go out into your day ready for spiritual battle. This is a book I will be recommending to friends.
Christians need to be most concerned with God's will as they pray, rather than seeking their own will. Henderson teaches much about the worship - based prayer, and I find it very helpful. As I've begun to practice looking for the character of God within the psalms and praying through them, I am finding that a worshipful prayer comes much more readily. Remembering and meditating on the character of God makes all the difference when you pray and prepare to go out into your day ready for spiritual battle. This is a book I will be recommending to friends.
klkramer2's review
2.0
I read this as part of a small group meeting. I enjoyed the group discussions, section 3 and the appendices.
Like many other books on the subject of prayer, this author focuses almost entirely on only one aspect of prayer. I've grown tired of authors putting an adjective in front of a popular biblical word and acting like it is something new or in this case "transformative". There is some good content, but the first 2/3 of this book just felt like hype to me.
Like many other books on the subject of prayer, this author focuses almost entirely on only one aspect of prayer. I've grown tired of authors putting an adjective in front of a popular biblical word and acting like it is something new or in this case "transformative". There is some good content, but the first 2/3 of this book just felt like hype to me.
bev3203's review
4.0
Loved the examples of scripture-based prayer and the idea of making the practice part of scripture memorization. Can't wait to try it!
catrev's review
4.0
Transforming Prayer by Daniel Henderson is a must read for anyone looking to revolutionize their prayer life. Henderson is a senior pastor and has been putting on worship prayer conferences around the country for years Now he takes the wisdom he has learned from these workshops and his own study and puts it in this book to help readers develop their own prayer life. The book is filled with testimonials from several people who have attended the conferences and have had their lives, both prayer life and whole life, transformed. Henderson uses Scripture and Jesus' own instructions in the Lord's Prayer to get to the nitty-gritty of prayer. He convicts readers (me included) of often praying a "grocery list" of prayers, just checking off a list and using prayer to seek God's hand to fix things for us, rather than seeking His face, which should be the true focus of prayer. He offers a four-step guide to prayer using a music conductor as a guide. Here are some terrific quotes from the book: We attempt to use prayer to get our will done in heaven rather than His will done on earth. Asking [in prayer] is the doorway...to discovering the profound joy of a transformed life. What motivates us to ask can often be all over the map. What motivates our Father to answer is that He would be glorified in our prayers through the person and work of His Son, Jesus Christ. This is an excellent book for anyone looking to transform their prayer life by seeking His face, and not His hand.
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