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John Piper Quotes about Prayer

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Prayer causes things to happen that wouldn't happen if you didn't pray.

Prayer causes things to happen that wouldn't happen if you didn't pray.

Prayer, Causes, Praying

We cannot know what prayer is for until we know that life is war.

Prayer, War, Life Is

John Piper (2010). “Let the Nations Be Glad!: The Supremacy of God in Missions”, p.65, Baker Academic

Prayer is the open admission that without Christ we can do nothing. And prayer is the turning away from ourselves to God in the confidence that He will provide the help we need. Prayer humbles us as needy and exalts God as wealthy

Prayer, Needs, Helping

John Piper (2011). “Desiring God, Revised Edition: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist”, p.161, Multnomah

Life is war. That's not all it is. But it is always that. Our weakness in prayer is owing largely to our neglect of this truth. Prayer is primarily a wartime walkie-talkie for the mission of the church as it advances against the powers of darkness and unbelief.

Prayer, War, Darkness

John Piper (2010). “Let the Nations Be Glad!: The Supremacy of God in Missions”, p.65, Baker Academic

The importance of prayer rises in proportion to the importance of the things we should give up in order to pray

Prayer, Giving Up, Order

John Piper (2013). “Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry”, p.77, B&H Publishing Group

Prayer as a relationship is probably your best indicator about the health of your love relationship with God. If your prayer life has been slack, your love relationship has grown cold.

Christian, Prayer, Love Relationship

Worship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth.

Prayer, Reflecting Back, Radiance

John Piper (2011). “Desiring God, Revised Edition: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist”, p.84, Multnomah

Whatever opposes prayer opposes the whole work of ministry.

Prayer, Ministry, Whole

John Piper (2013). “Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry”, p.75, B&H Publishing Group

It is not surprising that prayer malfunctions when we try to make it a domestic intercom to call upstairs for more comforts in the den.

Prayer, Trying, Comfort

John Piper (2010). “Let the Nations Be Glad!: The Supremacy of God in Missions”, p.65, Baker Academic

God has given us prayer as a wartime walkie-talkie so that we can call headquarters for everything we need as the kingdom of Christ advances in the world. Prayer gives us the significance of front-line forces, and gives God the glory of a limitless Provider. The one who gives the power gets the glory. Thus prayer safeguards the supremacy of God in missions while linking us with endless grace for every need.

Prayer, Giving, Grace

John Piper (2010). “Let the Nations Be Glad!: The Supremacy of God in Missions”, p.65, Baker Academic

The key to praying with power is to become the kind of persons who do not use God for our ends but are utterly devoted to being used for His ends.

Prayer, Keys, Use

Nothing is more vital than prayer in Christian existence, and few things are more vulnerable to neglect.

Christian, Prayer, Vulnerable

Without extended, concentrated prayer, the ministry of the Word withers. And when the ministry of the Word declines, faith (Rom. 10:17; Gal. 3:2, 5) and holiness (John 17:17) decline. Activity may continue, but life and power and fruitfulness fade away. Therefore, whatever opposes prayer opposes the whole work of ministry.

Prayer, Ministry, Holiness

John Piper (2013). “Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry”, p.75, B&H Publishing Group

The engagement of the heart in worship is the coming alive of the feelings and emotions and affections of the heart. Where feelings for God are dead, worship is dead.

Prayer, Heart, Feelings

John Piper (2011). “Desiring God, Revised Edition: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist”, p.86, Multnomah

We ought not speak too long about God with our minds before we turn and speak to God from our heart. We must stir a lot of prayer into the stew of our theology.

Prayer, Heart, Long

I recall hearing one of my professors in seminary say that one of the best tests of a person's theology was the effect it has on one's prayers.

Prayer, Tests, Hearing

John Piper (2012). “The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God's Delight in Being God”, p.107, Multnomah

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