What the Prayers of Jesus Tell Us About the Heart of God Leader Guide
Published October 2015
In What the Prayers of Jesus Tell Us About the Heart of God, author Shane Stanford introduced five prayer focuses—the five purposes Jesus had for praying to his Father that reveal Christ’s hopes and desires for how we might also commune with God. Now, in this coordinating leader guide, Stanford provides helpful direction for groups wishing to study Jesus’ prayers together.
- Five sessions coordinate with each of the five chapters of the book.
- Designed for a 45- to 60-minute meeting.
- Discussion questions engage group interaction.
- Group activities and easy-to-reproduce handouts provided for life application.
- Additional leader prompts, closing prayers, Scripture references, and summaries are included.
About the Author
Rev. Shane Stanford
Shane Stanford (MA, Duke University; Doctorate, Asbury Theological Seminary) is Senior Pastor of a 5,000+ member church in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Stanford is the author of numerous books, including The Seven Next Words of Christ, The Cure for the Chronic Life, and The Eight Blessings: Rediscovering the Beatitudes. His memoir, A Positive Life, details his life as an HIV+ and HepC+ hemophiliac, husband, father, and pastor. He is the co-host of the Covenant Bible Study program, now used in over one thousand churches. Dr. Stanford married Dr. Pokey Stanford, and they have three daughters.