All things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive (Matthew 21: 22). In the gentle, concise manner that Max Lucado's Safe in the Shepherd's Arms explores Psalm 23, When We Say Father draws readers into the heart of the Lord's Prayer. Christians will gain richer appreciation for these familiar verses as beloved pastor Adrian Rogers guides us into the Father's presence and helps us connect with Him even more deeply. Before his death, Rogers had intended to publish this book about the Lord's Prayer, and his family honored that desire by having it completed posthumously. The introduction is written by Joyce Rogers. Among the thoughts shared in the book are: When we say Father, we express God's nature, experience God's nurture, and exalt His name. Father means God doesn't love us all-He loves us each, individually, like a parent and beloved child. Thy Kingdom come encapsulates our top priority-the glorification of Jesus in our lives. From there flow all other spiritual blessings and Kingdom growth. Jesus adds this important postscript in chapter 7: Ask . . . seek . . . knock. This is the promise of prayer. The greatest problem is not unanswered prayer, but rather unoffered prayer.
Adrian Pierce Rogers was an American pastor, conservative, author, and a three-term president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Rogers was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, and decided to enter into the Christian ministry at the age of nineteen. He graduated from Stetson University. Rogers was ordained by Northwood Baptist Church (now known as The Village Baptist Church) in West Palm Beach. In 1972, he became the senior pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, where he remained until March 2005. During this period, the church's membership grew from 9,000 to 27,000, and the church moved into a new, megachurch facility.
Rogers was instrumental in the Southern Baptist denomination's shift towards the right that began in the late 1970s, as he was elected president of the denomination during a theological controversy within the denomination. He published eighteen books and is featured on the internationally-available radio and television program, Love Worth Finding, which is broadcast in English and Spanish.
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