Fount of Heaven: Prayers of the Early Church (Prayers of the Church)

Elmer, Robert (editor)

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You are the fountain of life, light, and all grace and truth

Use this book as a daily guide in your walk with God and it will enrich you in a multitude of ways. --Michael A G Haykin

The hearts of the first Christians beat with praise for Christ. The strength of their devotion is remarkable, considering the times of uncertainty and persecution in which they lived. Despite all of this, the early church flourished, sustained by the God to whom they prayed.

Christians today have a lot to learn from the devotional life of the early church. In Fount of Heaven, a collection of carefully selected prayers from the first six centuries of the church, we can pray with our spiritual forefathers. Prayers from luminaries such as Clement of Rome, Irenaeus, and Augustine are arranged by theme to reveal the right prayer for the moment. The prayers have been slightly updated to read more easily, but they retain their joy and mystery. As we turn to the prayers of the first Christians, we can return to the foundations of our own faith.


Contributors

  • Adæus and Maris (C. 200)
  • Ambrose of Milan (340–397)
  • Anatolius of Constantinople (Died 458)
  • Apostolic Constitutions (C. 380)
  • Arnobius (Died 330)
  • Athenogenes (Died 305)
  • Augustine of Hippo (354–430)
  • Ausonius (310–395)
  • 
Basil of Caesarea (330–379)

  • John Cassian (360–430)

  • John Chrysostom (345–407)
  • Clement of Alexandria (150–215)
  • Clement of Rome (35–101)
  • 
Cyril of Jerusalem (315–386)

  • The Didache (First Century)
  • Ephraim the Syrian (306–373)
  • Eusebius (260–340)
  • Gregory Nazianzen (325–389)
  • Gregory of Nyssa (335–395)
  • Hilary of Poitiers (300–367)
  • Irenaeus of Lyons (130–200)
  • Lactantius (230–325)
  • Melito of Sardis (Died 180)
  • Methodius of Olympia (Died 311)
  • Odes of Solomon (C. 125)
  • Paulinus Pellaeus (377–461)
  • Polycarp (69–155)
  • Pseudo-Macarius Serapion Scholasticus (Died 370)
  • Shamuna the Martyr (Died 293)
  • Synesius (375–413)
  • Tertullian (155–220)
  • Theodoret (393–458)
  • Venantius (530–609)
Specifications
  • Cover Type
    Hardcover
  • ISBN
    9781683596288
  • Page Count
    352
  • Publisher
    Lexham Press
  • Publication Date
    September 2022

Endorsements (3)

“The Church is a body of men and women who are in a personal relationship with God. Nowhere is that clearer than in our prayer life, where the common themes of that relationship resonate across the ages. Praise, thanksgiving, petition -- the basic pattern has not changed over time. In reading these prayers of the early Christians we are connecting with our brothers and sisters who have fought the good fight and who bid us to follow in their footsteps as we make our way to the heavenly rest they now enjoy.”

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Gerald Bray

Research Professor, Beeson Divinity School

“Having long been convinced of the need for written prayers in the Christian life, I am thrilled to recommend this volume of prayers from the earliest centuries of the Church's history. What a joy to pray along with those believers from long ago, whose circumstances were widely different from ours, but whose prayers still resonate powerfully within our hearts today. Use this book as a daily guide in your walk with God and it will enrich you in a multitude of ways. In sum, it is a joy to recommend this fine collection that displays the heart of what it means to be a Christian.”

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Michael A G Haykin

Chair and Professor of Church History, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

“These are not just a window into the distant past, but a reminder of First Things. In these prayers are recorded what really matters. And if it were possible, we would thank our earliest brothers and sisters for the way they held firmly to faith, and to our Savior, even on the worst of days. Perhaps we can know a measure of this same dedication as we pray once more the prayers they prayed.”

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Robert Elmer

About the Author

Robert Elmer is editor of Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans and author of over fifty books of Christian fiction, devotion, and apologetics. He and his family live in Lynden, Washington.
Fount of Heaven: Prayers of the Early Church (Prayers of the Church) - Elmer, Robert (editor) - 9781683596288
Lexham Press

Fount of Heaven: Prayers of the Early Church (Prayers of the Church)

From $20.45 $24.99

You are the fountain of life, light, and all grace and truth

Use this book as a daily guide in your walk with God and it will enrich you in a multitude of ways. --Michael A G Haykin

The hearts of the first Christians beat with praise for Christ. The strength of their devotion is remarkable, considering the times of uncertainty and persecution in which they lived. Despite all of this, the early church flourished, sustained by the God to whom they prayed.

Christians today have a lot to learn from the devotional life of the early church. In Fount of Heaven, a collection of carefully selected prayers from the first six centuries of the church, we can pray with our spiritual forefathers. Prayers from luminaries such as Clement of Rome, Irenaeus, and Augustine are arranged by theme to reveal the right prayer for the moment. The prayers have been slightly updated to read more easily, but they retain their joy and mystery. As we turn to the prayers of the first Christians, we can return to the foundations of our own faith.


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