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Jabez is a man appearing in the Book of Chronicles. He is implied to be ancestor of the Kings of Judah , although not explicitly included in the lineage. [ 1 ] His mother named him Jabez ( Hebrew יַעְבֵּץ [ ya'betz ]), [ 2 ] meaning "he makes sorrowful", because his birth was difficult. [ 3 ]
The Prayer of Jabez received the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Gold Medallion Book of the Year award in 2001. [6] The prayer, after being popularized by the book, "found its way into...House committee hearings on Capital Hill" by 2001. [7] Wilkinson was invited to the National Day of Prayer by President George W. Bush the same ...
The idea behind "Bless Me Indeed (Jabez's Song)" came from MercyMe's record label, INO Records, who wanted to capitalize off the success of Bruce Wilkinson's popular book The Prayer of Jabez (2000). [1] According to lead singer Bart Millard, the label figured that the book could introduce the band and set up a successful career. [2]
Bruce Wilkinson speaking. Bruce Wilkinson is a Christian preacher, speaker and writer. He is based in the US. He is best known for his book The Prayer of Jabez.He also founded Walk Thru the Bible, an evangelical Christian educational organization, [1] with Howard Hendricks, as well as Teach Every Nation (TEN), an Evangelical parachurch organization.
[1] [2] The booklet is one of the most widely read Christian devotionals in circulation today. It was first released in April 1956, and includes writing about the Bible and insights into Christian living. The booklet's title originates from a line of the Lord's Prayer. Each daily entry includes a Bible verse, and an insightful article.
The psalms are taken (with slight adaptations) from the 1963 Grail Psalms, while the Scripture readings and non-Gospel canticles are taken from various versions of the Bible, including the Revised Standard Version, the Jerusalem Bible, the Good News Bible, the New English Bible and Ronald Knox's Translation of the Vulgate.
The 1989 New Zealand Prayer Book provides different outlines for Mattins and Evensong on each day of the week, as well as "Midday Prayer", "Night Prayer", and "Family Prayer". In 1995, the Episcopal Church (United States) published the Contemporary Office Book in one volume with the complete psalter and all readings from the two-year Daily ...
From the time of the early Church, the practice of seven fixed prayer times has been taught, which traces itself to the Prophet David in Psalm 119:164. [12] In Apostolic Tradition, Hippolytus instructed Christians to pray seven times a day, "on rising, at the lighting of the evening lamp, at bedtime, at midnight" and "the third, sixth and ninth hours of the day, being hours associated with ...