The Power of Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

Against all odds, 2,000 years ago, 12 men turned the world upside down by dedicating themselves to these two spiritual disciplines: prayer and the ministry of the Word.

You can do the same and this book shows you how.

In Part One, you will discover that every word of the Lord's Prayer is a seed; every phrase is filled with wisdom, revelation and the power to change your life and the lives of those you love forever! You might even be surprised to learn that Jesus Christ is the Lord’s Prayer personified.

Part Two will show you what the ministry of the Word is and how it can work powerfully in your life and ministry.

This book is ideal for sermon preparation, Sunday school lessons, Bible studies, small groups, youth pastors and family devotions.

Against all odds, 2,000 years ago, 12 men turned the world upside down by dedicating themselves to these two spiritual disciplines: prayer and the ministry of the Word. They did so even though the Roman Empire did everything in its power to stop Christianity from spreading, including feeding Christians to the lions!

That same power that 12 men had is available to you through prayer and ministry of the word, just by asking. This book shows you how.

Part One walks you through the Lord’s Prayer (so-called), which anyone can recite in less than 30 seconds, but no one can master it—not in a thousand lifetimes. Every word is a seed; every phrase is filled with wisdom, revelation and the power to change your life and the lives of those you love forever!You might be surprised to learn that Jesus Christ is the Lord’s Prayer personified.

Part Two answers the question, “What is the ministry of the Word and how does it work?” You will discover the Word of God is like: Bread, a sword, light, fire, water, seed, milk, meat, a hammer, a mirror and gold and silver. Each illustration (found in the Bible) helps the reader understand how the Living Word of God changes lives. God’s power has never diminished.

This book is ideal for sermon preparation, Sunday school lessons, Bible studies, small groups, youth pastors and family devotions.

Philip DelRe is the Founder and the President of Voice in the Wilderness Ministries and the Executive Director for the Institute of Christian Aplogeitcs—ministries dedicated to evangelism, equipping the Saints, making disciples, and advancing the kingdom of God!

Philip DelRe is the Founder and President of Voice in the Wilderness Ministries. In 1990 he began a small prison ministry at the Cook County Jail in Chicago and has now shared the Gospel with over 100,000 maximum security prison inmates. He’s written 12 books, and been featured at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Trinity International University and was one of the evangelists chosen to speak at Beyond Amsterdam 2,000 sponsored by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

Voice in the Wilderness was the subject of a made for television special produced by the Back to God Hour, and Phil has appeared on numerous Christian Television and radio programs. He has trained pastors in the U.S., Russia, Africa, India, the Ukraine, and Central America. He’s a regular speaker for the Iron Sharpens Iron men’s conferences, statewide Gideon Conventions, youth rallies, training seminars, and churches across the country.

Phil now serves as the Executive Director for The Institute for Christian Apologetics in Rockford, Illinois and is committed to defending the Christian Worldview; from seekers to skeptics, from the intellectual elite to the man on the street.

Phil has endorsements from such notables as the late Charles Colson, Ray Comfort, Dr. David Larsen, Dr. Joseph Stowell, Dr. Robert Coleman, Dr. Carl Baugh, Dr. Bob Griffin, and many more. Phil has a spectacular wife, Susan, and they have five spectacular children: Amy, David, Jonathan, Sarah, and Joseph.