by Hughes Oliphant Old (Author)

This comprehensive guide to ordering, improving, and doing prayer in Christian corporate worship is for pastors, worship leaders, teachers and anyone interested in a deeper understanding of the use of public prayer. Old discusses the historical and theological background of prayer, instructs readers in the various kinds of prayer as they are used in worship, and examines the ordering of prayer in congregational worship. Includes sample prayers and sample church services.

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One of the most characteristic features of Christian prayer is its typology. The Bible provides a distinct; prayer typology as a means of explaining prayer, a means of showing how it works and of affirming that it does work.