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Prayer Of Jabez
''The Prayer of Jabez: 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. It is based on the Old Testament passage 1 Chronicles 4#Verses 9–10, 1 Chronicles 4:9–10: In the book, Wilkinson encourages Christians to invoke this prayer for themselves on a daily basis: The book became an international bestseller, topping the ''New York Times'' bestseller list and selling nine million copies. It received the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Gold Medallion Book Award, Gold Medallion Book of the Year award in 2001. The book has also been criticized and compared to the "prosperity gospel". Derivative works and merchandise The popularity of the original book has led its publisher, Multnomah Press, to extend the line to a number of derivative works targeted at niche audiences, as well as to offer the books in audio and video formats. They also authorized a wide arra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Wilkinson
Bruce Wilkinson is the founder and chairman of Teach Every Nation (TEN), an Evangelical parachurch organization. He is best known for founding Walk Thru the Bible, an evangelical Christian educational organization, with Howard Hendricks, and for his book '' The Prayer of Jabez''. Biography He was born in New Jersey and graduated from Northeastern Bible College (B.A. and Th. B.), Dallas Theological Seminary (Th. M.) and Western Conservative Baptist Seminary (D.D.). In 1976, Wilkinson launched "Walk Thru the Bible". He has trained in the "Teaching for Life Change" and is a trainer in the "Dream Giver" methodology. He launched and led WorldTeach, which has recruited and trained leaders to conduct life skills courses. Wilkinson also produced a motion picture about AIDS called ''Beat the Drum''. After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Wilkinson traveled to Russia to teach in conjunction with the presentation of the ''Jesus'' film. Wilkinson served five years as chairman of Co- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
