Prayers of Jesus, The: Listening to and Learning from Our Savior

An Introduction to Our Praying Lord

1. Jesus Prayed From His Mother’s Breasts (Psalm 22:9–10)
2. Jesus Prayed “Abba! Father” (John 17:1)
3. Jesus Prayed in Secret (Luke 5:16)
4. Jesus Prayed the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9–13)
5. Jesus Prayed Joyfully in the Spirit (Luke 10:21)
6. Jesus Prayed Knowing He Will Be Heard (John 11:41–42)
7. Jesus Prayed for His Father’s Glory (John 12:27–28)
8. Jesus Prayed for His Own Glory (John 17:1)
9. Jesus Prayed Concerning Eternal Life (John 17:1–2)
10. Jesus Prayed For Us to Know God and Himself (John 17:3)
11. Christ Prayed For the Glory He Had Before the World Existed (John 17:4–5)
12. Jesus Prayed Concerning God’s Self–Disclosure (John 17:6–8)
13. Jesus Prayed For the Elect to Glorify Him (John 17:9–10)
14. Christ Prayed the Father to Protect the Church (John 17:11–12)
15. Jesus Prayed For His Disciples To Be Joyful (John 17:13)
16. Jesus Prayed for His Disciples in the World (John 17:14–16)
17. Jesus Prayed For His Disciples to Be Sanctified (John 17:17–19)
18. Jesus Prayed For Church Unity (John 17:20–21)
19. Jesus Prayed For Us To Receive His Glory (John 17:22–23)
20. Jesus Prayed for His People To Be With Him (John 17:24)
21. Jesus Prayed With Confidence (John 17:25–26)
22. Jesus Prayed in Great Distress (Mark 14:32–34)
23. Jesus Prayed For Deliverance (Mark 14:35–36)
24. Jesus Prayed For His Enemies (Luke 23:34)
25. Jesus Prayed With A Loud Cry (Mark 15:34)
26. Jesus Prayed His Final Prayer (Luke 23:46)

“This is a book primarily about Jesus and secondarily about prayer. That is reflected in the subtitle Listening to and Learning from Our Savior. Jones guides us in listening to the prayers of Jesus for what they tell us about Jesus, and then what they tell us about prayer. Think of it as a Christology viewed through the lens of Jesus’s prayers. Jones’s purpose is much deeper than just drawing principles of prayer from the prayers of Jesus; he takes us into a deeper understanding of who Jesus is and what he has done for us, and then applies that to the prayer life of the believer in Christ.”

--- Donald S. Whitney, Professor of Biblical Spirituality and Associate Dean, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; author, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life and Praying the Bible

“What a wonderful idea—to access the person and work of our Savior through his prayers. The result is a beautiful and soul-satisfying book that will not only teach you more about Jesus but also teach you how to pray. If your soul is dry and your prayers are dead, here is living water to revive and refresh you.”

--- David Murray, Professor of Old Testament and Practical Theology, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary

“Christians with an appetite for knowing Jesus will find a feast in The Prayers of Jesus. Mark Jones serves up the finest in devotional food, teaching us how to come to the Father by observing the prayer life of his Son. I heartily commend not only the bite-size chapters but also Jones’s meaty historical and theological introduction.”

--- Chad Van Dixhoorn, Professor of Church History, Westminster Theological Seminary

“Few living voices have proved as trustworthy on Christology as Mark Jones. And appropriately, Jones is not just a scholar but also a pastor. Watch as the nuance and care of a scholar’s treatment of Christology takes on the heart and practical concerns of a pastor. As heaven kissed earth in the incarnation, so here Christology forms and fills the everyday life of faith, as we learn the most basic and beautiful of devotional acts from the Master, who is both holy God and fellow man. I’m not aware of another book quite like this remarkable study.”

--- David Mathis, Executive Editor, desiringGod.org; Pastor, Cities Church, Minneapolis / St. Paul; author, Habits of Grace

“Prayer, it has been said, reveals the truth of who we are. The prayers of Jesus, then, allow us to clearly see our Lord for who he truly is. From beginning to end, this is a book about Jesus. And so, for the Christian reader, this is also a delightful book—one in which every page invites us to know Christ more intimately. Read and be blessed.”

--- Megan Hill, author, Praying Together and Contentment; Editor, The Gospel Coalition