The Circle Maker_Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears
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Mark Batterson has hit the nail on the head in The Circle Maker! He clearly and practically lays out what prayer looks like and the powerful results that come from a bold prayer life.
Pete Wilson, author of Plan B
Without a doubt Mark Batterson is a voice to our generation and one of my favorite authors. The Circle Maker will inspire us to dare to pray the kind of prayers that change us and the world around us. When we pray, we move God, and when God is moved, he moves mountains. This book reminds us of the most important key for unlocking the God-dream inside.
Christine Caine, founder of the A21 Campaign
What’s your Jericho? What promise does God want desperately to shower upon you — if you but ask? The Circle Maker gives you timeless wisdom for claiming God’s promises, pursuing dreams, and changing the world.
Dr. George O. Wood, general superintendent,
The General Council of the Assemblies of God
My bookshelves at home are littered with books I intended to read but never finished. Mark doesn’t write those kinds of books. Mark writes books that demand a second and even third reading, because there’s always something new to find. With The Circle Maker, Mark has done it again.
Jon Acuff, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Quitter and Stuff Christians Like
Mark Batterson encourages readers to take their prayer lives to a new level that will honor the mighty power of God. Like the man who made prayer circles for rain, we are to make bold prayers for things that seem impossible. Through the stories of modern-day prayer miracles, you will be inspired to draw prayer circles around your family, friends, and yourself. The Circle Maker teaches that God is for you and that the big dreams you claim in your prayers will be reflected in the way you live your life.
Pastor Matthew Barnett, cofounder
of the Dream Center
Mark Batterson is a master storyteller. His stories illustrate important biblical truths that convict me in my heart and make me hunger for a closer walk with God. The Circle Maker is such a story. I have changed the way I pray — longing for a more powerful and effective prayer life. I am now drawing circles.
Ruth Graham, author of
Fear Not Tomorrow, God Is Already There
Mark Batterson is one of the most brilliant and engaging writers on the planet. I love the way he both challenges and encourages his audience through the written word. The Circle Maker isn’t just a book full of really good ideas and catchy phrases; it’s a concept that, if applied, could totally change the way we walk with God.
Perry Noble, senior pastor of NewSpring Church
My friend Mark Batterson has a way of always drawing us close to the heart of God through his writing. In his latest book, The Circle Maker, he shows us how through prayer we can enjoy sitting at the table of heaven’s boardroom.
Pastor Rich Wilkerson, founder of Peacemakers
and senior pastor of Trinity Church in Miami, Florida
Mark is one of those favored few who dig a little deeper into the Word, consistently finding truths that are sometimes surprising and always challenging.
Frank Wright, PhD, president and CEO
of National Religious Broadcasters
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The Circle Maker
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Batterson, Mark.
The circle maker/Mark Batterson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-310-33302-9 (hardcover)
1. Prayer — Christianity. 2. Honi, ha-Me’aggel, 1st cent. B.C. I. Title.
BV215.B379 2011
248.3’2—dc23 2011026191
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