Prayer Resources 

Lots of materials are accessible to help make the most of praying. Here are a few book and digital recommendations.

Digital
WHAT IS PRAYERMATE? PrayerMate is a free app for iOS and Android designed to help you pray more faithfully and more widely. It's been a finalist in the Premier Digital Awards several times. https://praynow4.org/purleybaptistchurch
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York and senior church leaders have called a month of Prayer for the Nation during the second lockdown. This booklet contains suggestions of prayers and themes to use at this time - with a suggestion to pray daily at 6pm.
Produced by PBC in August 2020.  We pray that our Lord will inspire, bless, challenge and refresh you as you use this booklet. Get your copy here.
PBC has joined the Unite714 prayer movement. Please pray for the Covid-19 pandemic using the Unite714 weekly prayer resource. This is a call to Christians to unite to pray every day, morning and night at 7:14 hours. The call comes from Church leaders across the world, including Justin Welby and Pete Greig. We are asked to pray for a miraculous healing of our lands from the Coronavirus and for a spiritual awakening among the nations.
Why 7:14? It is taken from the Old Testament verse in the Bible; 2 Chronicles 7:14. If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
	The Prayer Course is an 8 week journey through the Lord's Prayer which will help deepen your prayer life. Led by Pete Greig each session has an introduction, video, discussion questions and practical prayer activity.
	Lectio 365 is a daily devotional app from 24-7 Prayer and CWR that helps you pray the Bible every day. Free download on Apple or Android.
	Niteblessings on Facebook gives daily blessing from @RevMalcolmDuncan, plus conversations that follow.
	Digital Family Prayer Adventure Map has lots of activities based on the daily Thy Kingdom Come themes. Download content or get free app. The augmented reality app comes to life with bonus digital content including videos and games.
Books
	How to Pray: A simple guide for normal people - Pete Greig Everyone prays. But no one finds it easy. We all need a little help. This book is for those who've been praying for years as well as those who want to pray but don't know where to begin.
	Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home - Richard Foster An exploration of the riches of the historical classics of prayer in which the author gives his own personal experience and roots his teaching in scripture.
	Celtic Daily Prayer, Book One: the Journey Begins A two year cycle of daily Bible readings, each accompanied by an insightful commentary or quotation, including liturgies for seasonal events like Easter and Christmas.
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