Bruce and his wife, darlene marie, have three children. The prayer of jabez is a faithful submission to the firm establishment of god s will in our lives. Jabez acknowledges that the god of israel is the source of all blessing, and he asks god for his grace. Wilkinson, rob suggs and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
This short prayer guide has been developed with the help of the nonprofit pioneering with passion ministries ppm, a faith based organization bringing hope to extreme loss refugees in some of the darkest places on earth. In fact, over 4 million copies have been sold since the book was published about sixteen months ago. When we seek him with all of our hearts, we will find him. The prayer of jabez the actual jabez prayer has 4 parts. The effectiveness of this prayer was simply because jabez called on the almighty god, who is a covenantkeeping god. The book by bruce wilkinson the prayer of jabez is covered in phenomenal detail by bruce wilkinson in his book of the same name. Some have supposed that the peculiar phrase, god of israel, indicates that the original canaanite population of jabez proselytised. It does not matter what the size of your business is, there is always more territory to which it can be enlarged. Story behind the book when the prayer of jabez first released in 2000 and sold nine million copies in two years, bruce wilkinsons mailbox was flooded with countless personal stories of answered prayer. Wilkinsons most popular book is the prayer of jabez. Bruce wilkinson is the author of the new york times bestsellers the prayer of jabez and secrets of the vine, the dream giver, as well as numerous other books. Id never considered writing about it before now because i thought it was already played out. This book is intended to present the simplicity with which to make our requests known to god. Publication date 2001 topics jabez biblical figure, bible.
Apr 01, 2002 the core product is the overpriced, undersized book the prayer of jabez. Apr 24, 2000 the prayer of jabez itself is relatively short. The jabez prayer does it work better than other prayers. Very little was said of jabez in the bible, but the lessons from his life is one we can never exhaust in our life time. Prayer of jabez by ron kurtus succeed in understanding. Even if youve never prayed much before, you can begin today. Who was jabez in the bible jabez is a very minor character in the bible. The prayer of jabez is an unusual prayer because jabez asks for a blessing for himself. Not only does it present to the christian what prayer is, but it is also a prayer offered by a man that was never referenced anywhere else in. Breaking through to the blessed life bruce wilkinson, david kopp on. At ten bucks for ninetytwo pages that are less than half the size of a normal book, this is basically a hardcover edition of one of wilkinsons talks.
Gods mighty hand was using the prayer to change lives in. His mother had named him jabez, saying, i gave birth to him in. With its emphasis on thou and a true heart for god, it is quite different from the popular conception of jabezs prayer in our day bless me. Jabez cried out to the god of israel, oh that you would bless me and enlarge my territory. Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so. And jabez called on the god of israel saying, oh, that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that your hand would be.
But, we must first make the choice to invite god into our life and ask for his blessings. For us to understand the meaning of the prayer of jabez, let us first of all look at the life of jabez. Jabez cried out to the god of israel, oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my. Now the heartstirring message of jabez has been translated into different cup, pint and quartsized portions just for kids. Breaking through to the blessed life, if a person repeats this prayer exactly the way it is written every day for two weeks it will change their life. Jabez teaches us that through believing prayer we can overcome any limitation and change our future. Mar 22, 2020 the prayer of jabez secrets of the vine today, i was reminded of them because my life has taken a turn that i cannot explain unless i go back to the prayers that these 2 books taught me to pray. It captivated millions and continues to lead to changed lives around the world. The power of prayer and jabez called on the god of israel, saying, oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me. Jabez called upon the god of israel, saying, oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain.
This leaders edition of the prayer of jabez bible study is an excellent resource to help you do that. According to bruce wilkinson, a protestant minister and the author of the bestselling book, the prayer of jabez. His mother had named him jabez, saying, i gave birth to him in pain. Discover how to release the miraculous power of god in your life. We believe this book of prayers was given to us by our lord to teach us how to pray his word and his will for our lives. Recently a friend asked me what i knew about the prayer of jabez. Wilkinson writes, this petition has radically changed what i expect from god and what i experience every day by his power p. Jabez defied all odds, including his supposed destiny, and became a man of fervent prayer. While author bruce wilkinson enriches the meaning of jabez prayer in the rest of his book, the first part many readers go no further seems to put the book into the unbiblical realm of the name it claim it movement. God blessed jabez, not with prosperity in return for his prayers, but with provision for the will god wished to execute through his life. This is a book worth buying, reading, and marking all over with notes. He serves as the chairman of dream for africa, global vision resources, and ovation productions. The book focuses on jabezs prayer for god to bless him and enlarge his borders.
Breaking through to the blessed life the prayer of jabez for teens breakthrough series the prayer of jabez for women the prayer of jabez prayer. It is based on the old testament passage 1 chronicles 4. Apparently the book has found a wide audience among christians and is selling like crazy now. With jabez, we must not read his prayer as a request for private blessing, but as a cry for god to bless him as a part of gods covenant people. Jan 02, 2020 using a play on words, jabez, the man of sorrow, asks god to keep him from that sorrow that his name both recalled and foreboded.
God blessed jabez, not with prosperity in return for his prayers, but. He believed so strongly in the power of god that he. Apparently the book has found a wide audience among christians and. Jabez was an ordinary man who prayed an extraordinary prayer to an extraordinary god and got extraordinary results. The act of blessing is usually associated with somebody or god himself blessing somebody else. David, who was five at the time, took off like a shot for the small slide. Breaking through to the blessed life, by bruce wilkinson, founder and president of walk thru the bible ministries in atlanta. Apr 24, 2000 even wellversed biblical scholars might be perplexed if asked about jabez, a littleknown man listed in 1 chronicles, chapter 4. It was popular when i was in college which was some time ago. Wilkinson has 4 books on goodreads with 125253 ratings.
All we know is that he was an honorable man who believed in the power of prayer. The prayer of jabez is a little book that can make a big difference in your prayer life. It is based on an obscure passage of scripture found in i chronicles 4. God s mighty hand was using the prayer to change lives in both small and dramatic ways. In the year 2000 bruce wilkerson turned an obscure passage in the old testament into a runaway best seller that sold more than 2 million copies in just over a year. The prayer of jabez secrets of the vine today, i was reminded of them because my life has taken a turn that i cannot explain unless i go back to the prayers that these 2 books taught me to pray. While author bruce wilkinson enriches the meaning of jabez prayer in the rest of his book, the first part many readers go no further seems to put the book into the unbiblical realm of the name it. The prayer of jabez is a minor prayer by a minor figure in a minor part of the bible.
For anyone who wants to move beyond just maintenance mode in their walk with god, this book will help you understand how to draw deeper to him by cultivating habits that allow you to be more receptive to the presence of god. Because this book not jabez prayer promises rewards from god that god doesnt promise in the bible. The way to be truly great is to be truly good and to pray much. This followup message discusses in greater detail the specific steps to take in making this scriptural passage part of your prayer life. God answers prayers when you trust him 1 chronicles 5. In the pages of this little book, i want to introduce you to the amazing truths in jabezs prayer for blessing and prepare you to expect gods astounding answers to it as a regular part of your life experience. The prayer of jabez is one of the outstanding prayers in the bible. It had swings, monkey bars, and seesaws, but what was most enticing were the slidesnot just one slide, but three from small, to medium, to enormous. Jabez cried out to the god of israel, oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory. For example, moses blessing the people of israel in deuteronomy 33.
He was the one who prayed to the god of israel, oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory. Jabez called upon the god of israel, saying, oh that you. The prayer of jabez audiobook by bruce wilkinson, david. Jabez wants to succeed and increase his sphere of influence for god. The prayer of jabez from the bible, not the book the gospel. The prayer of jabez is one of the most important prayers in the bible that we can learn a lot from. Story behind the book when the prayer of jabez first released in 2000 and sold nine million copies in two years, bruce wilkinson s mailbox was flooded with countless personal stories of answered prayer. The prayer of jabez devotions for kids living big for god by bruce h. Beyond jabez follows up on spiritual phenomenon bruce wilkinsons breakthrough teaching in the prayer of jabez.
The prayer of jabez, prayed according to wilkinsons instructions, is supposed to guarantee the obtaining of the desire of our hearts. How to make the prayer of jabez personal melanie redd. The jabez prayer prayer guide praying an extraordinary prayer. Many people now know about this prayer through a short 92 pages bestselling book, the prayer of jabez. Should christians be learning how to pray jabezs prayer.
We can all learn from jabez and faithfully pray to god always in everything that we do. Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that i will be free from pain. The prayer of jabez in 1 chronicles 4 is remarkable, but not for the reasons it has often been celebrated in contemporary evangelicalism. The prayers of deuteronomy praying through the bible. Like most of evangelicalism, i have recently heard much about the bombshell bestseller by bruce wilkinson, the prayer of jabez. It seems to have appeared out of nowhere and has been riding at the top of the new york times bestseller list for several months.
The principles mentioned in this book will guide and aid the readers in presenting their petitions to god. I suggest that you begin by reading the prayer of jabez and then the devotional that supplements it. While there are a few minor good things that this book brings to the table, overall it is a work of terrible theology that leads to an even worse spirituality. Wilkinsons purpose is to encourage believers to continually look to jabezs prayer as a model to follow if they expect to receive great blessing from and accomplish great things for god. The prayer of jabez from the bible, not the book the. The old testament book of 1 chronicles is a genealogical record written. Pdf the prayer of jabez download full pdf book download. It has been planned as a prayer guide to pray through. Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that.
The book advocates that it is the will of god that his people always prosper in material, earthly things, and that his people should have whatever they desire. Taking you to an obscure corner of 1 chronicles, wilkinson introduces you to jabez, whose audacious onesentence prayer brought him extraordinary blessingsand has changed thousands of believers lives. Bruce wilkinson, founder of the walk thru the bible ministries. The first edition of the novel was published in april 24th 2000, and was written by bruce h. Yet his simple petition is the cornerstone of the prayer of jabez and has become a call to live a more blessed life for countless readers. Breaking through to the blessed life is a good subtitle. The prayer of jabez for kids, designed for ages 812, the prayer of jabez for little ones ages 25, and coming this fall, the prayer of jabez for young hearts ages 48 and the prayer of jabez devotions for kids. The prayer has become wellknown due to the publication of the bestselling book, the prayer of jabez. Breaking through to the blessed life, by bruce wilkinson, doesnt seem to have much going for it. Further, the essence of the jabez prayer is to take on greater spiritual tasks for god, and this little book will help you to do so. In hebrew, the equivalent for jabez means he causes pain. Two easy to spot problems with the prayer of jabez steak. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 93 pages and is available in hardcover format.
The prayer of jabez reveals that jabez understands what many people do not there is only one god and he should be the center of our work god wants to bless every life. He was only ever mentioned a few times, all in the book of 1 chronicle. Breaking through to the blessed life is a book by bruce wilkinson published in 2000 by multnomah books as the first book in the. The prayer of jabez is a small, easytoread 92page book written by bruce wilkinson, founder of walk thru the bible. The prayers of deuteronomy t here are six prayer passages in the book of deuteronomy. Breaking through to the blessed life is a book by bruce wilkinson published in 2000 by multnomah books as the first book in the breakthrough book series. Gods mighty hand was using the prayer to change lives in both small and dramatic ways. And jabez called on the god of israel saying, oh, that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that your hand would be with me, and that you would keep me from evil. The prayer of jabez free download growing prosperity. The prayer of jabez is a major bestseller that is a major component of a major evangelical marketing campaign. The real prayer of jabez by steven lawson riding a tidal wave of surging popularity, few christian books have burst onto the publishing scene and been as widely received as the prayer of jabez. Psalms 103 prayer 79 jabez prayer 80 romans 12 prayer 80 learning to know his voice teaching 81. Readers who commit to offering the same prayer on a regular basis will find themselves extravagantly blessed by god, and agents of his miraculous power, in.
How to make the prayer of jabez personal and jabez called on the god of israel. The book of prayers is not intended to take the place of the bible, gods holy word, nor is it to keep you from your personal time with your heavenly father. And jabez called on the god of israel saying, oh, that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that your hand would be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that i may not cause pain. This pamphlet, the jabez prayer is not designed to be merely read through.
This book is also short yet it is full of wisdom and insight and, yes, remarkable. Wilkinsons book is a study on jabezs prayer recorded in 1 chronicles 4. Prayer of jabez for business it goes without saying that if your business territory is large, it would reach a wider customer base, hence make more money. At the beginning of the book, moses stands before a new generation of israelites who will finally enter the promised land. Breaking through to the blessed life pdf epub book. The prayer of jabez is one of the most successful books ever published by an evangelical christian minister. Bruce and his wife, darlene marie, have three children and six grandchildren. What is the meaning of the prayer of jabez prayer points. Breaking through to the blessed life by protestant minister bruce wilkinson. To be a man of honor is to be morally sound, ethical,principled,righteous and.