This important book offers us a vital opportunity to walk in someone else's shoes and begin to understand what it is like to be a Black British Christian. Professor Maggi Dawn, Durham University Chine McDonald expertly and empathetically draws the reader into her own story, and after you've read it you will see the world differently. Essential reading for anyone who wants to catch a glimpse of what it's like to live as a Black woman in a predominantly white society, in a world designed for men. David Lammy MPĬandid yet kind, I'm awestruck by the depth and clarity of this book. Thanks to McDonald's incredible writing, I finally feel part of the theological story. I commend it to all who are seeking a better, fairer future that truly reflects the face of Jesus Christ. This book - and its author - is a profound gift to a Church that has much work to do. Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton ISBN: 9781529349078 Number of pages: 256 Weight: 360 g Dimensions: 218 x 140 x 28 mm MEDIA REVIEWS 'This book is much-needed medicine for a sickness that we cannot ignore.' - The Most Rev. Part memoir, part social and theological commentary, God Is Not a White Man is a must-read for anyone troubled by a culture that insists everyone is equal in God's sight, yet fails to confront white supremacy a lament about the state of race and faith, and a clarion call for us all to do better. These are the urgent questions Chine McDonald asks in a searing look at her experience of being a Black woman in the white-majority space that is the UK church - a church that is being abandoned by Black women no longer able to grin and bear its casual racism, colonialist narratives and lack of urgency on issues of racial justice. What does it mean when - from our internal assumptions to our shared cultural imaginings - God is presented as white? A Model Prayer The author suggests steps to a simple prayer of faith, including: begin with thanksgiving, confess your faith in God and His Son, pray for those in authority over you, pray for revelation knowledge, add your personal confession about your need, pray for your enemies, pray for your financial and material needs, and conclude your prayer by praying in the Spirit.What does it mean when God is presented as male?
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It teaches how to guard your mind against encroaching evil thoughts. It discusses the difference between believing and knowing, and talks about the devil's weapons. Affirming Your Answered Prayer This chapter develops the principle of confessing your request as a faith fact. It develops these principles: your faith is your evidence, spiritual substance precedes physical substance, faith versus hope, and factors that can impede your prayer of faith. The Prayer of Faith This chapter digs deeper into the prayer of faith. Develop the habit of mumbling (meditating).
Ground Rules for Effective Prayer What are the basics of effective prayer? This chapter covers praying for everything you need, knowing who you are in Christ, praying with persistence, asking the right way, having faith for what you ask for, and believing that you will receive. That is the key that starts the car of faith, if you will. That is everything we need to know about how to pray. He told His disciples they would have to ask the Father in His name. How Did Jesus Pray? When Jesus left to go to heaven, He gave us the power of attorney to conduct kingdom business in His name.
They are: the prayer of agreement, the prayer of faith, the prayer of consecration and dedication, the prayer of praise and worship, the prayer of intercession, and the prayer of binding and loosing. There are six different types of prayer mentioned in the Bible, and God intended them for different functions. Use the Right Tool It helps to know from the outset what the different prayer tools are-to know a ratchet from a screwdriver, as it were, in the realm of prayer. There is a way to pray so that you know God hears you and has already answered your prayer. Table of Contents Introduction Next to the salvation experience and receiving the Holy Spirit, there is no issue in all of a Christian's spiritual life that is as critical as getting prayer right.