The Discipline of Intimacy
The Joy and Awe of Walking with God
- Prayer & Spiritual Formation
- Publisher: David C. Cook
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Publisher's Description
Intimacy with God should be a daily experience, but for many of us the reality is different. In The Discipline of Intimacy, with accompanying videos and small group resources, Charlie Cleverly explores the possible reasons for this and shows us how we can achieve a deeper communion with God in prayer. People who pray are those who break through, who hold on, who stand in the gap, who will not be silent, and even who change history. But they are also those who wait in the silence, sometimes in the sorrows, who contemplate His beauty, and stand in awe. The Discipline of Intimacy looks at the dynamic paradox of prayer: knowing how to be still and silent but also how to plead and speak. Knowing how to let go but also how to hold on. For individuals and church groups, The Discipline of Intimacy is for anyone seeking help to develop their relationship with God, particularly where once-passionate hearts may have lost their spark. With accompanying videos and questions for reflection and discussion, readers and participants will be introduced to practical and biblically-rooted ways to experience the intimacy with God they have longed for, and will have the tools to cultivate a life that is characterized by this closeness. Download a Sample Notes about product download licensing: This David C Cook digital product is protected by copyright laws and is intended for non-commercial use only. Your use is subject to the End User License Agreement (“EULA”) found here and any additional terms or restrictions that may accompany the product. Digital products cannot be returned, sold, or relicensed. See the EULA for additional terms related to replacement files. About the Author Charlie Cleverly, along with his wife Anita, lead St Aldates Church in Oxford, one of the most influential Churches in the UK. A regular speaker at Christian festivals, Charlie is seen as a spiritual mentor to many leaders in the Church.
Endorsements (12)
“Charlie Cleverly is a man passionate about prayer and the spiritual life. And the times in which we live provoke us to prayer. I have throughout my ministry as Archbishop of York called people back to prayer, especially during my six-month walk throughout York Diocese on a Pilgrimage of Prayer, Witness and Blessing, and now through the Thy Kingdom Come initiative. I commend to you with all my heart this new edition of The Discipline of Intimacy. Read this book and its careful, biblical examples and pray that you too will catch the fire that burns within its pages.”
“The Discipline of Intimacy is an important theme for everyone, and for Charlie Cleverly it is his life message. When he and Anita moved from an inner-city congregation in Paris to lead St Aldates, Oxford, they immediately declared the church a “house of prayer for all nations”. They are prayerful and passionate people. In person Charlie Cleverly is gentle, thoughtful and kind. In the pulpit he is winsome and passionate. In the city of Oxford he is a catalyst for Christian unity.”
“At a time when the Spirit is stirring the Church to deeper prayer, we need guides and encouragers who have answered that call and pressed into the joy of intimacy with God. Charlie is one such person and you won’t be able to read this book without something of his passion being ignited in you too!”
“When you read Charlie Cleverly on prayer, you are being taught by one who speaks from experience deeply allied to biblical revelation. Intimacy in prayer, not to be confused with legalistic religiousness, requires a jealous discipline based on love and delight in God. Read and be freshly motivated by Charlie’s inspiring insights.”
“There is, deep in the heart of every human being (though we do not always recognise it), a desperate longing for God. In this extraordinary book, Charlie Cleverly – himself a man of prayer with sometimes painful honesty, as well as demonstrating a profound experience of the need among young people today, even in Oxford’s “secular winter” – shows that a life of prayer is within reach of absolutely everybody. The Discipline of Intimacy ought to be widely read, especially by those who think that God is not for them.’ Fr Nicholas King SJ, Tutor in New Testament, University of Oxford ‘Charlie Cleverly understands that closeness to God is the chief desire and only haven of the human heart. Rooted in Scripture and drawing from saints both ancient and modern, his book The Discipline of Intimacy is a wise pastor’s roadmap for how varied and rich practices of prayer are the pathway bringing us near unto God. For the new believer or the mature Christian, I heartily recommend this new edition!”
“When it comes to prayer, you never arrive! There is always another level of intimacy, and this book will help you experience it. You’ll be challenged and encouraged by its message!”
“Over the last few years I’ve had the privilege of getting to know Charlie Cleverly. The more time I spend with him, the more I’ve become aware of how much his life encapsulates the message of this book, The Discipline of Intimacy. As you read and digest Charlie’s life message, may God awaken and re-kindle in you a similar desire, discipline and delight in prayer that will transform your life and that of many others around you.”
“This book challenges us to find a new level of fluency in prayer, expressed from a deeper place of intimacy with God. Charlie is a man of prayer, with a passion for our nation, and this is infectious. Let this book, which blends personal experience, prophetic insights and sound theology, awaken in you a fresh desire for more.”
“Very moving, practical, helpful, inspiring – and impossible to put down.”
Bishop. Sandy Millar
“A beautifully written, easily digestible, biblically based inspiration to press on in prayer. Charlie Cleverly offers us a timely classic.”
Bishop. David Pytches
“What people are saying about … The Discipline of Intimacy ‘The only ministry that lasts is founded in the work of the Holy Spirit, and that requires prayer. Charlie Cleverly has led powerful ministries in France and England, amongst all types of people. His experience of prayer springs from the day-to-day engagement with the mission of God. Such experience needs listening to! At best it will revive your prayer, at worst you will think more deeply.”
“My heart was kindled and warmed as I read the chapters, and yours will be too. Not only are the theological truths clearly stated, but also these truths have been demonstrated and proved in the author’s experience in ministry, church planting and calling a nation to prayer. Read the book and reread it. Apply its truths and teach them to somebody else. I wholeheartedly recommend this book.”
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