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Bold Prayers Honor God and God Honors Bold Prayers.

With over one million copies sold, New York Times bestseller The Circle Maker is a must-read for experiencing breakthroughs in your prayer life.

Do you ever sense that there's far more to prayer than what you're experiencing? Are you praying over your impossible dreams and greatest fears? Do you feel like something is holding you back in your prayer life?

It's time you learned from the legend of Honi the Circle Maker. When his land was drought-stricken in ancient times, Honi ha-M'agel drew a circle in the sand, stepped inside it, and wouldn't budge until God answered his petition for rain. Honi's story transformed author Mark Batterson's own experience with prayer and inspired him to document his journey to praying more powerful prayers in The Circle Maker.

Sharing inspiring stories from modern-day circle makers as well as his own experiences, Mark imparts the timeless wisdom and encouragement you need to:

  • Discern God's will for your life
  • Uncover your heart's hidden desires
  • Pursue God-sized dreams
  • Connect with God in fresh ways
  • Deepen your faith and your relationship with prayer
  • Draw prayer circles around your family, your community, your challenges, and your dreams

This updated and expanded edition of The Circle Maker also includes new insights about the ways that God answers prayer along with stories that add convincing proof to the reality that God is able to do exceedingly far greater than all we could ask or imagine.

Learn for yourself that drawing prayer circles around our dreams isn't just a way that we accomplish great things for God--it's a way that God accomplishes great things in us.

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  5. Who Is Mark Batterson?

    Mark Batterson is the lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC. One church with multiple locations, NCC owns and operates Ebenezers Coffeehouse, the Miracle Theatre, and the DC Dream Center.

    What has Mark Accomplished?

    Mark holds a doctor of ministry degree from Regent University and is the New York Times bestselling author of 20 books including The Circle Maker, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Draw the Circle, Play the Man, All In, and Win the Day.

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“You’ll be inspired and motivated into a deeper level of prayer and faith.”

—Craig Groeschel, New York Times bestselling author of Winning the War in Your Mind

“The Circle Maker will inspire us to dare to pray the kind of prayers that change us and the world around us.”

—Christine Caine, bestselling author, founder of the A21 Campaign

“Timeless wisdom for claiming God’s promises, pursuing dreams, and changing the world.”

—Dr. George O. Wood, former general superintendent, The General Council of the Assemblies of God

“I have changed the way I pray — longing for a more powerful and effective prayer life. I am now drawing circles.”

—Ruth Graham, author of Fear Not Tomorrow, God Is Already There

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Circle Maker Books for All Ages Get ready to make new breakthroughs in your prayer life, knowing that bold prayers honor God and God honors bold prayers. El pastor Mark Batterson sostiene en su libro que dibujar círculos de oración alrededor de nuestros sueños no es sólo un mecanismo que nos permite lograr grandes cosas para Dios. Él también lo utiliza para lograr grandes cosas en nosotros. Mark Batterson explores how you can approach God in a new way by drawing prayer circles around your dreams, your problems, and, most importantly, God’s promises. The Circle Maker for Kids, based on Mark Batterson’s New York Times bestselling The Circle Maker, reveals the true legend of Honi, a man whose prayers for rain saved a generation. Based on the New York Times bestselling The Circle Maker and Draw the Circle by Mark Batterson, The Circle Maker Devotions for Kids encourages kids ages 8 and up to pray circles around their biggest dreams.
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Guide Books for Praying Circles Draw the Circle shares inspiring stories of God's answers to prayer, daily scriptures, and prayer prompts, to stir you to pray and keep praying like never before. En Dibuja el círculo, los lectores descubrirán el poder que tienen la oración audaz, y una fe más audaz aún en las promesas de Dios. What your marriage will become is determined by how you pray. This book empowers you to dream big, pray hard, and think long—together. This full-color, giftable book contains inspiring quotes from his New York Times bestselling The Circle Maker paired with vibrant, full-page photography that together encourage you to dream big, pray hard, and embrace your God-given desires. A perfect blend of biblical yet practical advice that will revolutionize you prayer life. This guide describes seven important ways prayer circles will transform how parents pray for their kids and lead them to a deeper relationship with Christ.
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Video Studies & Curriculum The Circle Maker, a dynamic four-session small group Bible study, uses the story of Honi the Circle Maker, who prayer-walked until the rains came during a devastating first Century drought. This pack contains one guide and one DVD. The Circle Maker Student Edition Video Study, a dynamic four-session video Bible study with pastor and bestselling author, Mark Batterson, and his son Parker, digs deep into the power of prayer. This DVD-ROM, featuring four lessons from Mark Batterson, helps children begin to identify their dreams and future miracles to draw prayer circles around. The Draw the Circle study includes video discussion questions, personal reflection questions, and daily devotional readings for each of the 40 days in the challenge. Based on themes in Draw the Circle, this DVD-ROM includes five complete lessons for preschool, early elementary, and later elementary-age children that will make planning and organizing a snap for children’s ministry leaders.

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'Mark Batterson encourages readers to take their prayer lives to a new level that will honor the mighty power of God. Like the man who made prayer circles for rain, we are to make bold prayers for things that seem impossible. Through the stories of modern-day prayer miracles, you will be inspired to draw prayer circles around your family, friends, and yourself. The Circle Maker teaches that God is for you and that the big dreams you claim in your prayers will be reflected in the way you live your life.' -- Pastor Matthew Barnett, co-founder of the Dream Center

'Mark Batterson has hit the nail on the head in The Circle Maker! He clearly and practically lays out what prayer looks like and the powerful results that come from a bold prayer life.' -- Pete Wilson, author of Plan B

'Mark Batterson is a master story teller. His stories illustrate important biblical truths that convict me in my heart and make me hunger for a closer walk with God. The Circle Maker is such a story. I have changed the way I pray--longing for a more powerful and effective prayer life. I am now drawing circles.' -- Ruth Graham, author of Fear Not Tomorrow, God Is Already There

'Mark Batterson is one of the most brilliant and engaging writers on the planet. I love the way he both challenges and encourages his audience through the written word. The Circle Maker isn't just a book full of really good ideas and catchy phrases; it's a concept that, if applied, could totally change the way we walk with God.' -- Perry Noble, senior pastor of NewSpring Church

'Mark Batterson's The Circle Maker will have you praying circles around any situation you are facing. You'll be inspired and motivated into a deeper level of prayer and faith.' -- Craig Groeschel, senior pastor of Life.Church and author of Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

'Mark is one of those favored few who dig a little deeper into the Word, consistently finding truths that are sometimes surprising and always challenging.' -- Frank Wright, Ph.D. president and CEO of D. James Kennedy Ministries

'My bookshelves at home are littered with books I intended to read but never finished. Mark doesn't write those kind of books. Mark writes books that demand a second and even third reading, because there's always something new to find. With The Circle Maker, Mark has done it again.' -- Jon Acuff, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Quitter and Stuff Christians Like

'My friend Mark Batterson has a way of always drawing us close to the heart of God through his writing. In his latest book, The Circle Maker, he shows us how through prayer we can enjoy sitting at the table of heaven's boardroom.' -- Pastor Rich Wilkerson, founder of Peacemakers and senior pastor of Trinity Church in Miami, Florida

'What's your Jericho? What promise does God want desperately to shower upon you--if you but ask? The Circle Maker gives you timeless wisdom for claiming God's promises, pursuing dreams, and changing the world.' -- Dr. George O. Wood, general superintendent, The General Council of the Assemblies of God

'Without a doubt Mark Batterson is a voice to our generation and one of my favorite authors. The Circle Maker will inspire us to dare to pray the kind of prayers that will change us and the world around us. When we pray, we move God, and when God is moved, he moves mountains. This book reminds us of the most important key for unlocking the God-dream inside.' -- Christine Caine, founder of the A21 Campaign

Honi the circle maker is a long-time legendary figure, and Mark Batterson is well on his way. You will love the freshness of this approach to prayer. -- John Ortberg, pastor at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California, and author of The Me I Want to Be

About the Author

Mark Batterson is the lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC. One church with multiple locations, NCC owns and operates Ebenezers Coffeehouse, the Miracle Theatre, and the DC Dream Center. NCC is currently developing a city block into the Capital Turnaround; the 100,000-square-foot space will include an event venue, a child development center, a mixed-use marketplace, and a coworking space. Mark holds a doctor of ministry degree from Regent University and is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty books including The Circle Maker, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Wild Goose Chase, Play the Man, Whisper, and recently released Win the Day. Mark and his wife, Lora, have three children and live on Capitol Hill.

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  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0310346916
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Mark Batterson serves as lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC, one church with multiple locations. NCC also owns and operates Ebenezers Coffeehouse, The Miracle Theatre, the DC Dream Center, and Capital Turnaround as gathering places for the community and funding for Kingdom causes. Mark serves as lead visionary for The Dream Collective, which equips and supports dreamers who long for revival in the church, reformation in the kingdom, and renaissance in culture. Mark holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Regent University and is the author of 23 books including the New York Times bestselling The Circle Maker as well as In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Wild Goose Chase, Double Blessing, Whisper, and, most recently, Win the Day and Do it for a Day. Mark is married to Lora and they live on Capitol Hill. They have three children: Parker, Summer (married to Austin), and Josiah.

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I started The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams & Greatest Fears by Mark Batterson the other night and have not been able to put it down.

I told Katie this morning that she needs to stop reading whatever she's reading and read this book. It was that good and challenging. There were a few things that jumped out to me from the book.

The first was the idea of drawing circles around prayer. Praying specific prayers. I've preached before on this idea and find that praying specific prayers stretches my faith and I see God move in powerful ways because of it. But I like the idea of circling something. For me, I've begun circling places I believe God wants us to plant Revolution Churches in Tucson. So this was a great reminder.

Another point was having a vision beyond your resources. I've already blogged on this idea, so I won't belabor it, but suffice to say, if you can afford or pull off your prayers or dreams, they are too small. Another was the question Mark asked, "Is there a limit to God's power?" All Christians would say no, yet we pray as if there is. We pray small prayers, believe possible things. This is the foundational question of prayer. Is there a limit to what God can do.

By far, the most life changing idea from this book was when he said, "Stop praying for something and start praying/praising through something." God has already given us the promise of answered prayers and power in Scripture. Start praising God for what he will do. For me, I started to think about our adoptions and that God has already chosen children for our family, so instead of asking him to complete the adoption, I've begun thanking him for these children and praising through it. I believe God has put on my heart the prayer of planting a movement of churches around Tucson so that everyone is within a 10 mile drive of a Revolution Church and that 1 million people will enter the kingdom through Revolution (in my lifetime or beyond), so I'm beginning to pray as if that promise has already happened and giving God the glory for it.

While all of this is good, it is easy for this idea and the way Mark communicates it for someone to walk away and think of God as a vending machine. Pray this and you'll get more than what you prayed for. Give this and God will give you 10 times what you gave. This is a tough line to walk when it comes to faith. Mark handles it well by bringing us back to the glory of God and how that needs to be the heart of our prayers and asking. He handled this well by comparing it to John the Baptist. One of Jesus' closest friends, John is beheaded, while others are being healed, raised from the dead, walking after years of being lame and John does not get rescued. It's a tough place to be, it is a dark place to be, but it is also a place that pushes our faith and asks if we truly believe in God and his sovereignty and his plan. The other reality is that sometimes God tells us no and doesn't answer our prayers the way we want them. Sometimes he doesn't bring healing like we hoped.

Here are a few other things that jumped out to me:

-Bold prayers honor God, and God honors bold prayers. God isn't offended by your biggest dreams or boldest prayers. He is offended by anything less. If your prayers aren't impossible to you, they are insulting to God. Why? Because they don't require divine intervention.
-Prayers are prophecies. They are the best predictors of your spiritual future. Who you become is determined by how you pray. Ultimately, the transcript of your prayers becomes the script of your life.
-The greatest tragedy in life is the prayers that go unanswered because they go unasked.
-"God does not answer vague prayers."
-We usually focus on what we're doing or where we're going, but God's primary concern is who we're becoming in the process. We talk about "doing" the will of God, but the will of God has much more to do with "being" than "doing."
-Faith is the willingness to look foolish.
-If you aren't willing to be perplexed, you'll never be amazed.
-Many of us pray as if our problems are bigger than God. Our biggest problem is our small view of God.
-God is great not just because nothing is too big for Him; God is great because nothing is too small for Him.
-All of us love miracles. We just don't like being in a situation that necessitates one.
-Show me your vision, and I'll show you your future.
-The degree of satisfaction is directly proportional to the degree of difficulty.

If you are looking for a book that will stretch your faith and prayer life, this is a great book to start with.

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Purchased this for a group study with a group of girlfriends. What a GIFT-- we quickly made our way through it and ordered the next book from the author. Could not recommend this more and how deeply it has moved my prayer life!
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This book has changed my life. I’ve learned so much about prayer that I will never pray the same. I plan to buy this for my kids. I look forward to setting my God inspired goal list. Thank you so much for writing and sharing.
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Honi the Circle Maker was a man bold enough to draw a circle in the sand and not budge from inside it until God answered his prayers for his people. What impossibly big dream is God calling you to draw a prayer circle around? I learned some great quotes about prayer.
Prayer primes your heart.
We live in an ellipsis when we are waiting for God to answer a prayer, but 100 percent of the prayers I don't pray won't get answered.
Kneeling is the most powerful position on earth. Daniel never stopped dreaming big or praying hard because that's what prophets do. Daniel stopped, dropped and prayed three times a day.
Don't always do small, timid prayers. Don't just brainstorm, praystorm.
Focus on the footnotes, God will write the headline.
After you pray through, praise through.
A heavyweight prayer bout with God is how the greatest victories are won.
Our society overvalues 15 minutes of fame and underplays eternal life.

I became fascinated with his discussion on James Cash Penney who started off giving 10 percent of his income away and ended with giving away 90 percent away and living on 10 percent. Penney said, Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I will give you a man who will make history. Give me a man without a goal and I will give you a stock clerk.

I didn't know a thing about Harriet Beecher Stowe. His book said one Sunday morning in 1851, during a Communion service, Harriet fell into a trance not unlike the trance that Peter had on the rooftop of Simon the tanner’s house. In her trance, Hattie saw an old slave being beaten to death. The vision left her so shaken that she could hardly keep from weeping. She walked her children home from church and skipped lunch. She immediately started writing down the vision God had given her as words poured from her pen. When she ran out of paper, she found brown grocery paper and continued to write. When she finally stopped, and read what she wrote, she could hardly believe she had written it. It was nothing short of divine inspiration. Hattie said that God wrote the book; she just put the words on paper.

Kneeling is the most powerful position on earth. Daniel never stopped dreaming big or praying hard because that's what prophets do. Daniel stopped, dropped and prayed three times a day.
Don't always do small, timid prayers. Don't just brainstorm, praystorm.
Focus on the footnotes, God will write the headline.
After you pray through, praise through.
A heavyweight prayer bout with God is how the greatest victories are won.
During one of the America's Cup races, the Australian team's coach made a tape beating the American team three years before the race. He narrated it. Every member of the team was required to listen twice a day. By the time they set sail, they had already beaten the American team 2,190 times in their imagination.
Our society overvalues 15 minutes of fame and underplays eternal life.
One God idea is worth 1,000 good ideas.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2024
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The book is astounding, I am on Day 18 on my daily reading tho on Day 15 of the daily email. I just love it, I have it on kindle, and also on my One Life app. It certainly has me thinking Mark. I do One Life app Bible Study every day and I’ve got nine books on it, it’s definitely my favourite because of his pure faith. Thank you Mark for helping my prayer life go in circles. And I definitely recommend it to everyone.
Though I noticed you only have one book on One Life app, and I would’ plead that you would put more books on. I thank you again, Mark for a wonderful book, and please keep them coming. 🙏🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Aura_Ella
5.0 out of 5 stars Deeply Encouraged!
Reviewed in the Netherlands on July 29, 2023
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This book came at the right time when I was struggling with my faith. Life overwhelmed me, and I wondered where God was in all of this. Then, a preacher talked about the legend of the CircleMaker, and God brought this book to me. I am so deeply encouraged. The teachings Pastor Mark shared transformed my life in a week! God is so good! This book was an answer to prayer!! Double blessing!!
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Matthew Barker
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in Italy on February 10, 2017
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Excellent, the product in which I received was in perfect condition and great quality as well. I would buy again
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Jemma
5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing!
Reviewed in Australia on August 20, 2018
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This is such a powerful read. Definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to grow in their prayer life, or who wants to learn how to pray effectively and see their breakthrough come!
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