Preaching the doctrine of covenant and its impact upon the spiritual discipline of prayer

John K Franklin

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Preaching the doctrine of covenant and its impact upon the spiritual discipline of prayer

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

John K Franklin. Preaching the Doctrine of Covenant and Its Impact Upon the Spiritual Discipline of Prayer. Asbury Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1153c26a-1c41-42a5-98c7-14a69cec1ef6.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

J. K. Franklin. Preaching the doctrine of covenant and its impact upon the spiritual discipline of prayer. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1153c26a-1c41-42a5-98c7-14a69cec1ef6

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John K Franklin. Preaching the Doctrine of Covenant and Its Impact Upon the Spiritual Discipline of Prayer. Asbury Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1153c26a-1c41-42a5-98c7-14a69cec1ef6.

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John K Franklin

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Abstract

The doctrine of covenant has been overlooked as a rich source for preaching in the modern church. A sermon series on the doctrine of covenant may positively influence the practice of the discipline of prayer in the lives of those who seek a deeper walk with God. The researcher chose to preach this series in the genre of first person biblical characters. This study describes how the researcher presented a sermon series to a local church congregation utilizing responses from the congregation and a small group to measure changes, if any, in cognitive and/or behavioral practices in their practice of prayer. This is an evaluation study in the experimental mode which uses a pre- and post-test design. Two procedures were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. 1. A qualitative approach involved the use of interview, anecdotes taken from informal conversation, and comments by the participants in the small group. 2. A quantitative approach was utilized which involved the structure of prayer scale developed by Luckow, Ladd, Spilka, McIntosh, Parks, & Laforett. This scale provided a measure of the practice of prayer.

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