The story is an inspiring one, and the example of jabez teaches us much about how to pray, and get results the secret of answered prayer. The prayer of jabez kindle edition by spurgeon, charles. The prayer of jabez fails miserably in this regard. Jones canon press, isbn 1885767889 was published in 2001. Bruce wilkinson, president of walk thru the bible ministri. Breaking through to the blessed life breakthrough series book 1 ebook. The book unashamedly deviates greatly from historic christian teaching on prayer that is consistent with the word of god and the reformed confessions and catechisms. Bible verses related to prayer of jabez from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order 1 chronicles 4. Simpson county news from mendenhall, mississippi on. This book is also short yet it is full of wisdom and insight and, yes, remarkable. The prayer of jabez free download growing prosperity. Breaking through to the blessed life from the worlds largest community of readers. Gods mighty hand was using the prayer to change lives in. Bruce wilkinson, founder of the walk thru the bible ministries.
This book, published last year, has seen a steady increase in sales and according to a claim made on a usa radio programme in march of this year it sold one million copies in february 2001 alone. Not much is known about jabez, cept his name means pain and his prayer, in which he asked god to bless him and enlarge is territory. Prayer of jabez devotional by bruce wilkinson, paperback. The prayer of jabez is based on a charecter in the old testament. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the prayer of jabez. The phenomenal impact of the prayer of jabez is shown by reports of changed lives, expanded ministries, and spiritual breakthroughs among believers everywhere.
Bruce wilkinson is the author of the new york times bestsellers the prayer of jabez and secrets of the vine, the dream giver, as well as numerous other books. Wilkinson says a number of years ago he began to say a short prayer daily and, in response, god poured out blessings on him. Polemics aside, however, it will do us well to revisit the prayer of jabez not the book, but the biblical text and discover what this prayer actually teaches. Jabez called upon the god of israel, saying, oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so. He is the author of the new york times bestsellers the prayer of jabez and secrets of the vine as well as 30 days to experiencing spiritual breakthroughs and numerous other books. The prayer of jabez is covered in phenomenal detail by bruce wilkinson in his book of the same name. Wilkinsons most popular book is the prayer of jabez.
Yet, the book, the prayer of jabez, appears to have applied the illustration and not the theological principle. Every page is intended to help you make a lifelong habit of beginning each day with the expectation of seeingand participating ingods supernatural plans for your life. The prayer of jabez sermon by bob ashcraft, 1 chronicles 4. We should always look to god for our help in time of need, and we can take our requests straight to the throne of grace hebrews 4. Attempt something large enough that failure is guaranteedunless god steps in. Breaking through to the blessed life the prayer of jabez for teens breakthrough series the prayer of jabez for women the prayer of jabez prayer.
Buy the prayer of jabez breakthrough by wilkinson, bruce isbn. Because this book not jabez prayer promises rewards from god that god doesnt promise in the bible. Bruce and his wife, darlene, live in atlanta, georgia, and have three children. We highly encourage you to read this fantastic and inspiring resource, that challenges each of us to. Breaking through to the blessed life breakthrough series book 1 kindle edition by wilkinson, bruce, david kopp. Breaking through to the blessed life, by bruce wilkinson, doesnt seem to have much going for it. The book of chronicles is an oftignored old testament record of king davids faithfulness or. Wilkinsons book is based on a simple prayer recorded in 1 chronicles 4. Taking you to an obscure corner of 1 chronicles, wilkinson introduces you to jabez, whose audacious onesentence prayer brought him extraordinary blessingsand has changed thousands of believers lives. Taking one verse out of context, from a passage that is not a passage instructing us how to pray, and turning it into a magic formula for prayer is not proper handling of gods word. Discover how to release the miraculous power of god in your life. Breaking through to the blessed life is a book by bruce wilkinson published in 2000 by multnomah books as the first book in the. The prayer of jabez is a good example of how we should make prayer a priority in our lives.
I am a great believer in the power of the prayer of jabez and encourage you to read the book by bruce wilkinson and apply its teachings to your life. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. How ironic that a forprofit church leader ruined it by one of the two methods of profiting from a relationship with a church. A short, powerful and mysterious prayer is mentioned in the first book of chronicles. Gods mighty hand was using the prayer to change lives in both small and dramatic ways. The prayer of jabez the prayer of jabez is a major bestseller that is a major component of a major evangelical marketing campaign. The little book youre holding is about what happens when ordinary christians decide to reach for an extraordinary lifewhich. I would recommend it to help in your walk with god.
The prayer of jabez by bruce wilkinson audiobook download. Love reading this book about jabez prayer has alot to offer. Wilkinson has 4 books on goodreads with 125253 ratings. Bruce wilkinson, president of walk thru the bible ministries, takes readers to 1 chronicles 4. Bruce wilkinson challenges us to ask god for blessings from god. Bring new and deeper meaning to your jabez prayer experience with this groundbreaking fourweek spiritual adventure. Story behind the book when the prayer of jabez first released in 2000 and sold nine million copies in two years, bruce wilkinsons mailbox was flooded with countless personal stories of answered prayer. Breaking through to the blessed life breakthrough series book 1 english edition. The prayer of jabez, a man of god, is found in i chronicles 4. In the pages of this little book, i want to introduce you to the amazing truths in jabez s prayer for blessing and prepare you to expect gods astounding answers to it as a regular part of your life experience.
The writer of chronicles used this list of names to show how god has chosen israel for a prominent role in history. It became so successful that many people felt that there must be something wrong with it. Here are two fundamental problems with the prayer of jabez. Apparently the book has found a wide audience among christians and. Prayer of jabez, 3pack christian book distributors. While author bruce wilkinson enriches the meaning of jabez prayer in the rest of his book, the first part many readers go no further seems to put the book into the unbiblical realm of the name it. Breaking through to the blessed life is a good subtitle. Bruce and his wife, darlene marie, have three children. Bruce wilkinson shows you how each component of jabez s cry to god in 1 chronicles 4. By putting ourselves in the place of the original readers, we can learn a lot from genealogies like the one in which jabez is mentioned. Like most of evangelicalism, i have recently heard much about the bombshell bestseller by bruce wilkinson, the prayer of jabez.
Bruce wilkinsons book, the prayer of jabez, became a huge success. Referring to wilkinsons latest book at the time, the prayer of jabez, dobson claimed that it had sold one million copies in february 2001 alone, and the books official internet web site then claimed that sales totaled nine million, with more than million in print. He serves as the chairman of dream for africa, global vision resources, and ovation productions. The prayer of jabez music download by various artists. Now he encourages others to say the prayer daily in expectations of blessings. The power of prayer and jabez called on the god of israel, saying, oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me. The prayer of jabez kindle edition by spurgeon, charles h download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Bible studyby bruce wilkinson multnomah books 2001 242. One of his titles, a pocketsize, 96page hardcover called prayer of jabez, took off quite unexpectedly.
The prayer of jabez by bruce wilkinson the religious. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It was written by bruce wilkinson who founded walk thru the. The prayer of jabez devotional is designed with you in mind. The flaws and weaknesses of the authors theology are consistently promoted as biblical truth throughout the book. Prayer of jabez by ron kurtus succeed in understanding. The prayer of jabez bible study 9781576739792 by bruce wilkinson.
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