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    Praying Circles around Your Marriage
    Praying Circles around Your Marriage
    Praying Circles around Your Marriage
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    Praying Circles around Your Marriage

    Written by Joel Schmidgall, Nina Schmidgall and Mark and Lora Batterson

    Narrated by Joel Schmidgall, Nina Schmidgall and Lora Batterson

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    What your marriage will become is determined by how you pray. This book empowers you to dream big, pray hard, and think long--together.

    Marriage is your most sacred relationship on this earth, and prayer is the single most powerful way to transform it. It's time to learn the relational truths in the legend of Honi the Circle Maker--a man bold enough to draw a circle in the sand and not leave it until God answered his impossible prayer. The commitment made in the sacred circle of marriage requires the same kind of boldness and resolve as the Circle Maker. Honi's prayer saved a generation, and your prayers can transform your relationship.

    Praying Circles around Your Marriage draws from the life-changing principles Mark Batterson outlines in his New York Times bestseller The Circle Maker. Joined by Pastor Joel and Nina Schmidgall who serve with Mark at National Community Church, the authors draw from personal stories, Scripture, and practical insight. You'll discover seven key prayer circles for your marriage: Vision Circle, Romance Circle, War Circle, Dance Circle, Support Circle, Storm Circle, and Legacy Circle. Through these circles you will:

    • Discover your shared vision and find a new combined purpose together
    • Turn the tables on conflict and access the gift of being known
    • Be a student of your spouse and ensure a connected and intimate relationship
    • Build a foundation for your marriage that will help you weather the trials that are sure to come
    • Learn to draw a larger circle around your marriage so that your unified purpose can be a blessing to others

    Bold prayers honor God, and God honors bold prayers. Praying Circles around Your Marriage will empower you and your spouse to identify your greatest dreams for the most important relationship in your life, and pray the kind of audacious prayers in which God finds delight.

    After all, your life together has a legacy to leave for future generations. It's time to start circling.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateFeb 5, 2019
    ISBN9780310354925
    Author

    Joel Schmidgall

    Joel Schmidgall is Executive Pastor of National Community Church (NCC) in Washington DC. He oversees the pastoral staff for NCC’s seven locations and pastors the Capitol Hill location. Joel founded and now serves as President of the board of the DC Dream Center, a community center committed to inspiring and equipping youth and adults to reach their God-given potential.

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    • 5/5
      One of the best and most prayer- and Jesus-focused marriages books that I’ve read.
    • 5/5
      Clear, practical, practice-able, scriptural, doable. Renders hope and faith for a marriage no matter at what season or stage it may be. Also gives basis to basic Christian community and growth.