Prayers for Your Children - by James Banks

About the Book

What greater gift can you give your child than faithful prayer on his or her behalf? Author and pastor James Banks provides comforting, Scripture-packed prayers to bless your children both now and for eternity.

Book Synopsis

Many parents have witnessed the power of faithful prayer over their child's life, praying for health and healing from heartbreaks and for spiritual awakening and future direction. Inside Prayers for Your Children, pastor and author James Banks offers ninety accessible, Scripture-packed prayers you can pray for your kids during every season of their lives. Filled with heartfelt wisdom and truth, these ready-to-use prayers cover specific needs, including knowing Christ as Savior, loving the Lord and others, experiencing God's protection, and walking in purity. Witness the power of prayer as you glean through the pages of this book and talk with God on behalf of your child.

From the Back Cover

90 Days of Scripture-Packed Prayers to Bless Your Child

What greater gift can you give your child than faithful prayer on his or her behalf? Many parents believe in the power of prayer over their children--but their lives are so full that finding time for prayer can be a challenge.

Inside Prayers for Your Children, author James Banks offers parents the help they need with Scripture-based prayers to cover children through every season of life. These powerful, encouraging prayers help you speak God's promises back to Him--and will inspire you to pray all the more. Ninety prayers, combined with true stories of God's power to transform lives in answer to prayer, address such important needs as:

- Knowing Christ as Savior
- Growing in relationship with God and others
- Experiencing God's protection and direction for life
- Walking in purity and love
- Living with hope and faith for a lifetime.

Partner with God through prayer, and speak life-changing blessing over your child both now and for eternity!

Review Quotes

"For every concern on behalf of your children, James Banks has beautifully crafted a sincere, tender lifetime resource to help you 'approach the throne of grace with confidence' (Hebrews 4:16)."--Sarah Bush, blogger and author

"In Prayers for Your Children, James Banks lays out a simple plan for how to combine combustible elements--the power of God's Word, your faith in the Father, and your love for your children--so that prayer emerges as an explosive force that nothing can avert. Prayer can release the power of God into the cracks and crevices of a heart when nothing else can penetrate. Prayer can search out and disarm life's land mines before they detonate. Nothing is beyond prayer's powerful reach. This book will give you a practical plan for how you can discover fresh power in prayer for the lives of your children."--Jennifer Kennedy Dean, Executive Director of The Praying Life Foundation and author of Live a Praying Life

"James Banks has written a book that not only helps parents put the power of prayer into action, but will be a great scriptural guide to strengthen their devotional life."--Chrissy Cymbala Toledo, author of The Girl in the Song

"James Banks writes from the heart of a father who knows what it's like to pray for a prodigal to return home. From praying for your children to discover the power of prayer, to asking the Lord to give them faith that surpasses your own--James uses the power of Scripture to help you pray toward their eternal destinies. By using this book as a guide, you will not run out of kingdom prayers for your children."--Carol Madison, editor of Prayer Connect magazine

"Nothing moves the heart of a parent more than the need of a child. Nothing moves the heart of God more than the cry of His children. Nothing ignites powerful prayer more than the truths of God's Word. That's why I love this book. My friend, James Banks, is a father who has prayed in earnest for his children and found his heavenly Father's heart in the pages of the Word of God. Join him in this ninety-day journey of prayer that will undoubtedly be instructive, authentic, and truly inspiring."--Daniel Henderson, President, Strategic Renewal

"Thirty-eight years ago the Holy Spirit pressed me to pray every day for our four children. It wasn't easy. There were times, sadly, that I failed. My prayers would have been wider, deeper, and richer had I had this wonderful resource by Dr. James Banks. I thank God for Prayers for Your Children. It will enhance and enrich my prayers as I now pray for twelve grandchildren."--Dr. Alvin Vander Griend, author of eight books on prayer and Prayer-Evangelism Associate for Harvest Prayer Ministries

"This book is a gift. I didn't realize how much I didn't know how to pray for my children until I held it in my hands! With wisdom and love, James Banks equips parents to love our children through prayer." --Margot Starbuck, author of The Girl in the Orange Dress

About the Author

Dr. James Banks is the author of "Prayers for Prodigals" and regularly encourages people to pray through books, blog posts, and magazine articles. Dr. Banks has been a pastor and church planter for more than twenty-five years and lives with his wife, Cari, in Durham, North Carolina. They have two adult children.