Hi Rhonda, I thought you might enjoy the following posting on the bartimaeus website. It contains 12 audio lessons and an outline on Grace Communication / prayer. It is quite different from what you usually hear and I have found it most helpful in my own prayer life.
Just below the link is a brief outline of the course and The Prayer of Cyrus Brown. The link is:
http://bartimaeus.us/messages/dks-prayer.html
New Testament Doctrine Of Communication with God
The Grace Believer's Communication with God
Class Outline and Notes
by Associate Professor David K Spurbeck
Dispensational Theological Seminary
Evening School of the Bible
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Prayer of Cyrus Brown
Class Outline and Notes
Introduction to the Studies
Types of Communication with God
8 English and Greek words for prayer given
I. thanksgiving - euchAriStia n. euchAriSteo v.
In Review
II. praise - aInesis, aInos, epaInos n. AIneo, epaIneo v.
In Review
III. worship - proseuChe n. proseuChomai v.
In Review
IV. confession - homologia n. homolego v.
In Review
V. vow - euChe n. EuChomai v.
In Review
VI. intercession - Enteuxis n. EntugChano v.
In Review
VII. supplication - dehsis n. deomai v.
In Review
VIII. asking - aitema n. aiteo, epaiteo v.
In Review
IX. The Blessings of the Believer's Grace Communication
The Prayer of Cyrus Brown
"The proper way for a man to pray,"
Said Deacon Lemuel Keyes,
"And the only proper attitude
Is down upon his knees."
"No, I should say the way to pray,"
Said Reverend Doctor Wise,
"Is standing straight with outstretched arms
And rapt and upturned eyes."
"Oh, no, no, no, no," said Elder Snow,
"Such posture is too proud,
A man should pray with eyes fast closed
And head contritely bowed."
"It seems to me his hands should be
Austerely clasped in front,
With both thumbs pointing toward the ground,"
Said Reverend Doctor Blunt.
"Las' year I fell in Hodgkin's well
Head first," said Cyrus Brown,
"With both my heals a-stickin' up,
My head a-pintin' down;
"An' I made a prayer right then and there
Best prayer I ever said,
The prayinest prayer I ever prayed,
A-standin' on my head."
--by Sam Walter Foss
Listening for His shout!
Grant
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