Pray & Sing: Prayers & Songs in the New Testament

Dr Doug Rowston lives in Adelaide, South Australia, with his wife Rosalie and their noble canine a Welsh Corgi dog. He is a Baptist Minister who has worked as theological lecturer at Burleigh College, religious education teacher at Prince Alfred College, pastor of Richmond Baptist Church, and adjunct lecturer at St Barnabas College (Charles Sturt University).  
  
Doug has also written six other books: *A Bird's Eye View of the Bible Second Edition; Jesus and Life: Word Pictures in John's Gospel; Promises and Blessings in the Book of Revelation; Things that Jesus said: Parables of the Kingdom & Eternal Life; Things that Jesus did; Miracles of the Kingdom & Signs of Eternal Life; From Unread to Misread; Hebrews to Revelation Neglected New Testament Books.*  
  
Praying and singing went together for followers of Jesus in the first century. The New Testament includes fine examples of profound prayers and sacred songs. This book opens the pages of the New Testament and looks at nine prayers, seven songs and an eighth set of songs to God and Christ in the power of the Spirit. The examination of these prayers and songs will encourage twenty-first century seekers after truth to pray to the Lord and to sing his praises. Indeed, taking seriously the New Testament prayers and songs will enable readers to be followers of Jesus who practise what they preach.  
  
Contents  
  
Introduction 1  
*PRAY*  
1 The Model Prayer 5  
2 The Father and the Son 23  
3 The Testament of Jesus 29  
4 The Theology of Prayer 37  
5 The Prayer of the Trinity 41  
6 The Testament of Paul 45  
7 The God of Peace 51  
8 The God of Grace and Glory 55  
9 The Presence of God 59  
  
*SING*  
10 The Saviour 65  
11 The Prophet of the Most High 71  
12 The Master 77  
13 The Word 81  
14 The Mind of Christ 91  
15 The Firstborn 97  
16 The Son 103  
17 The Lord and the Lamb 109  
Postscript 121 Select Bibliography 125

Praying and singing went together for followers of Jesus in the first century. The New Testament includes fine examples of profound prayers and sacred songs. This book opens the pages of the New Testament and looks at nine prayers, seven songs and an eighth set of songs to God and Christ in the power of the Spirit. The examination of these prayers and songs will encourage twenty-first century seekers after truth to pray to the Lord and to sing his praises. Indeed, taking seriously the New Testament prayers and songs will enable readers to be followers of Jesus who practise what they preach. The first part PRAY includes 1 The Model Prayer; 2 The Father and the Son; 3 The Testament of Jesus; 4 The Theology of Prayer; 5 The Prayer of the Trinity; 6 The Testament of Paul; 7 The God of Peace; 8 The God of Grace and Glory; 9 The Presence of God. The second part SING includes 10 The Saviour; 11 The Prophet of the Most High; 12 The Master; 13 The Word; 14 The Mind of Christ; 15 The Firstborn; 16 The Son; 17 The Lord and the Lamb.Read less