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Just Ask

The Joy of Confident, Bold, Patient, Relentless, Shameless, Dependent, Grateful, Powerful, Expectant Prayer

By J. D. Greear, foreword by Paul Miller
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Making prayer a delight, not a duty.

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Prayer can be a struggle. Sometimes we don’t think it will make a difference, or we rely on ourselves, or we’re just too busy. And even if we do pray regularly, it can feel more like a duty than a delight.

J.D. Greear shows us how prayer was a non-negotiable daily staple in Jesus’ life, more essential to him than eating or sleeping, and therefore why we need to pray as well. He shows us how we can enjoy the same source of power as our Lord and the early church when we learn to "just ask" and depend on our heavenly Father as they did.

Giving specific practical tips for getting on with prayer in everyday life, this book leaves readers wanting to pray, rather than just feeling that they ought to.

In his introduction, Pastor J.D. says, “Prayer is not a religious task to accomplish; it’s an invitation to lay your burdens down at Jesus’ feet, to share your heart with him, and to be with the one in whose presence is the fullness of joy and at whose right hand are pleasures forevermore (Psalm 16 v 11).”

J.D. Greear is the Lead Pastor at Summit Church and former President of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Correction: On pages 89-90, the story about the prayer request for a son’s karate tournament should be attributed to John Crist, whose joke it originally was. This citation was in an early draft but was lost during the editing process. It will be reinstated when the book is reprinted.

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Contents

  • Foreword by Paul E. Miller
    Introduction
    1. Honestly, Does Prayer Really Do Any Good?
    2. But Seriously, Why Isn't God Answering Me?
    3. Do My Prayers Change God's Mind?
    4. How Not to Pray
    5. Amazed by God
    6. Ask Your Father
    7. On Praying for Guidance
    8. Conclusion

Specification

Contributors J. D. Greear, Paul Miller
ISBN 9781784986360
Format Paperback
First published August 2021
Dimensions 5.3" x 8.5" x 0.5"
Case quantity 28
Language English
Pages 160
Publisher The Good Book Company
Endorsements

Rebecca McLaughlin

Author, Confronting Christianity

This book is for people like me: prayer weaklings. We’ve all heard about prayer warriors. Perhaps we even know a few. But it’s the prayer weaklings that need help, and this book bent my wobbly knees and helped me cry out to my Father. I hope it helps you too.

Matt Carter

Pastor of Preaching, The Austin Stone Community Church, Austin

Of all the spiritual disciplines, prayer is often the most neglected. Yet when you look at the Scripture page after page and verse after verse exhorts us to seek the face of God through prayer! What are we missing? What has gone wrong? In this book, J.D. Greear not only provides the answers but gives us a powerful and beautiful path forward to what has become one of the most neglected but desperately needed aspects of our walks with Christ.

Derwin L. Gray

Lead Pastor, Transformation Church, Indian Land, South Carolina; Author, God, Do You Hear Me?

I met J.D. in the late 1990s, and back then he was talking about planting thousands upon thousands of churches around the world so that the gospel could be heard by everyone. And even then, at the foundation of this audacious goal was a deep dependence upon prayer. J.D. is going to teach you how to pray and why we pray, and as you learn to pray, your life will be transformed.

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Customer reviews


14/12/2021

“Best book I have read on prayer”

Honest and helpful book that reminds you how good it is to pray and bring things to our Heavenly Father.


14/12/2021

“Best book I have read on prayer”

(Review written for 'Just Ask')

Honest and helpful book that reminds you how good it is to pray and bring things to our Heavenly Father.


14/11/2021

“Accessible, Comprehensive, Encouraging”

(Review written for 'Just Ask')

There have been many wonderful books written on prayer, but there was certainly room for JD's much-needed "Just Ask," especially in our current cultural setting. This book doesn't cut any theological corners or avoid hard questions, yet it's still written in a fast-paced engaging style that is perfect for believers at any level, and would be particularly helpful in a small-group setting. My own faith and prayer life were challenged, and it's always refreshing to be reminded that, yes, prayer really does matter and change my life.


14/11/2021

“Accessible, Comprehensive, Encouraging”

There have been many wonderful books written on prayer, but there was certainly room for JD's much-needed "Just Ask," especially in our current cultural setting. This book doesn't cut any theological corners or avoid hard questions, yet it's still written in a fast-paced engaging style that is perfect for believers at any level, and would be particularly helpful in a small-group setting. My own faith and prayer life were challenged, and it's always refreshing to be reminded that, yes, prayer really does matter and change my life.


20/10/2021

“Practical, Biblical Advice for Prayer”

This book is full of practical, Biblical advice for improving the average Christian’s prayer life. It’s split into 2 parts - Why We Don’t Pray and How to Pray. I appreciated the second half more than the first where he walks you through The Lord’s Prayer. Overall the book was good, but I did get bored with it and had to push myself to finish it. I do think this book would be better suited for new believers and even teenagers, though, because he does give practical advice that is backed by Scripture.


20/10/2021

“Practical, Biblical Advice for Prayer”

(Review written for 'Just Ask')

This book is full of practical, Biblical advice for improving the average Christian’s prayer life. It’s split into 2 parts - Why We Don’t Pray and How to Pray. I appreciated the second half more than the first where he walks you through The Lord’s Prayer. Overall the book was good, but I did get bored with it and had to push myself to finish it. I do think this book would be better suited for new believers and even teenagers, though, because he does give practical advice that is backed by Scripture.


10/09/2021

“Well worth reading for your prayer life”

I found “Just Ask” totally relevant, clear, challenging and answered many questions on prayer that I’ve been looking at over the past year. I heartily recommend this book


10/09/2021

“Well worth reading for your prayer life”

(Review written for 'Just Ask')

I found “Just Ask” totally relevant, clear, challenging and answered many questions on prayer that I’ve been looking at over the past year. I heartily recommend this book


09/09/2021

“Highly recommended”

I have read it twice and I have been moved more than words can describe.


09/09/2021

“Highly recommended”

(Review written for 'Just Ask')

I have read it twice and I have been moved more than words can describe.

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