Prayer Basics

The course was delivered well. It was very engaging.

Very excellent course to take.

This course opened my thinking about prayer, I have always had trouble praying out loud in groups. I feel more confident about it and understand some of the fears I've held on to better.

This course reminds me of my need to keep my prayer habits of having Jesus with me constantly. Deep prayer is in private, but talking to Him and being with Him is as natural as breathing. I sometimes think I should put my prayers more scholarly, but I’m too used to just being His child.

Very good course, a must for everyone. This will certainly make our lives and relationship with the Father fulfilling.

Enriching, and memorable. It definitely fed my soul and spirit.

I got more than I hoped for from this course. It will be a go-to source for me in my prayer life. I see more of Jesus and how He wants me to be with Him. I’m very thankful that the Lord lead me here! Thank you ODBU! Thank you JESUS!

I enjoyed the lectures and different resources to use in this course. I thought the material was applicable and I am looking forward to using what I have learned about prayer to strengthen my relationship with the Lord.

Thank you for teaching on a level that I can understand! Which furthers my knowledge of my Lord and Savior. Giving me a closer walk with Him and the confidence to share the the Gospel of Jesus with others.

This course provides the framework for every believer who wants to learn the true essence of prayer and what it means to pray.

I loved it. I've always struggled to pray in public. This course was very valuable in my understanding of what prayer is and is not. I know it has helped me to be more aware of communicating with God about not only the big matters of life, but also the small ones.

The course made me realize how much I missed in growing my relationships with God through prayer. I will pray more and enjoy talking and listening to Him now.

It is a must study course for every Christian

Excellent. It encourages me to pray and have a more close relationship with God.

I learned that prayer is more than questions and answers. It is about to be with God, THAT IS AMAZING! Thanks

Excellent course. God bless

I am so thankful and grateful for this opportunity to grow even more in God's word. This course is something all churches need to implement and Christain schools and every believer can add to their to do list for growing in faith.

Excellent class! Very insightful and helpful to my Christian walk and understanding of God. The lessons were down to earth and helped correct misconceptions I had about prayer. A very important class and a blessing to me.

I really enjoyed the part that taught about unanswered prayers. Gained a lot  

This was my first time taking a course with Our daily Bread University and I thoroughly enjoyed the lesson. I was able to go at my own pace.

Really valuable course, I learned so much, I came to understand where my short comings were and begin putting more praying into practice. Thank you for having this course, it's necessary and needful.

I thoroughly enjoyed this course! I felt the lectures were outstanding and gave plenty of practical tools to use to strengthen prayer habits.

Oh, I am so grateful for the course and the presenter. I have done this same course before and loved it then, and I was prompted to do it again just recently. I know the Lord has richly blessed me through applying myself to each of the lessons, and listening carefully to Dr. Banks. I am encouraged to keep praying, and I feel, like Phillips Brooks, a deeper trust in God’s goodness to me.

The course is very enlightening, easy to understand and it helped me understand more about how to develop a prayerful life.

Incredibly clear and compelling teaching by James Banks.

Very Good Course/Teaching.

Dr. James Banks is a very candid, sincere, earnest, and practical speaker. He speaks from his own painful experience of having a prodigal son. He not so much teaches as he pleads with us and encourages us to pray. His testimony, examples, and suggestions are practical. His discussion questions are related to what he said in his lecture - yet instead of being merely repetitive, his questions are well crafted to nudge you to think more deeply and relate them to yourself. A truly well-respected teacher.

Very well done and presented in a consistent and understandable way. I learned a lot, and also rediscovered some things that I only knew partially before, but now understand them which will assist me into putting them into action.

I really enjoyed the subject on prayer I learned somethings that I didn't know before.

While they are all really good, this course was the best and most instructive so far.  

Realistic and helpful  

I so learned from both the Scriptures and the quotes from others about prayer and our relationship with God.

Great study on prayer. Thank you!

I enjoyed the course very much. I should’ve completed the final exam and assessment sooner after completing the coursework

This was my first class with Our Daily Bread University. Dr. Banks is a great teacher. I learned so much about prayer, and I look forward to taking more classes.

I truly learned a lot from this course. I want so much to be more like Jesus in my everyday life. Daily my desire is to know the Father more intimately like Jesus knows the Father. This course has been an answer to that prayer. I have learned how to truly pray on a deeper level.

This course inspired me to pray and taught me truths about prayer I had never heard before. I have already applied the truths to my life and have seen results. I am excited to pray now.

This course really challenged me. I am the better for it. It really gave me the information needed to pray better, and understanding of why prayer is so important.

God Bless You All! Thank You For the Wonderful Information!

Great lessons and teaching tools and techniques used regarding prayers. Numerous lessons tried to the subjects helped me.

This was such a beautiful, helpful, inspiring, comprehensive lesson on prayer. I am truly thankful for this course. My heart has been touched and my desire to live in an atmosphere of prayer and the presence of the Lord has deepened.

I enjoyed listening to James Banks, his style of lecturing was relaxed but at the same time affirmative. He truly believes in what he is speaking. Thank You.

This course was so rich with personal help for my prayer life. Thank you so very much.

stimulating and encouraging

I so appreciate being able to listen to lectures from a true Christian leader and teacher, and respond to questions in my own home, and online. Super format!

Life changing

Loved this course. I do recommend it to others.

I enjoyed this course. I learned a lot about unanswered prayer and persevering in prayer.

It was a great lesson and course. Very insightful and helped me grow closer to God.

This was an inspiring and greatly encouraging course, I thought it was excellent and have recommended it to others in my church. Thank you.