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100 Bible Verses about The Importance Of Prayer Philippians 4:6 ESV / 345 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
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Main Point: God wants us to spend time with Him in prayer. Key Verse: Jesus often went away to be by Himself and pray. - Luke 5:16 Props:Optional: A prayer bracelet
Say: Jesus had come to earth to bring the kingdom of God to men. Jesus made it clear that things in the kingdom were very, very different than things in the world. In the kingdom of heaven, people who have nothing to offer God are accepted. Those who are meek and peace loving, and those who want what is right will finally have what they long for be...
Say: One of the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray (Luke 11:1). Jesus said that prayer should not be a way to get attention and praise from people. It should be done with a right heart toward God. It is wrong to pray just to impress people. “When you pray, do not be like those who only pretend to be holy. They love to stand and pray in...
Jesus not only told His disciples how to pray. By His example, He showed them how to pray. He prayed out loud in front of them so they would see God’s hand at work right before their eyes (John 11:41-42). And very often, Jesus took private time to be with His Dad (Luke 5:16). The Bible says: Jesus often went away to be by Himself and pray. - Luke 5...
Prayer is even more than speaking and listening to God. Prayer is powerful! The Bible says, “The prayer of a godly person is powerful. It makes things happen.” (James 5:16b) The original language used in this verse tells us that prayer is strong, it is a FORCE. For example, back in the Old Testament, there was an Israelite king named Hezekiah. Isra...
Psalm 19:7-11. The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
- You should pray Scripture because God’s people in the OT and NT did. It’s not always logical to argue that we should do something merely because the Bible records God’s people doing it.
- You should pray Scripture because Jesus did. I need to develop this further because it’s not always logical to argue that we should do something merely because Jesus did.
- You should pray Scripture because it glorifies God the Father. Jesus told his disciples in John 15:7–8, “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- You should pray Scripture because it helps you focus on what is most important. We can so easily drift into praying lists of requests that concern mainly issues such as sickness or anxiety or money or wisdom for decision-making.
In this lesson we want to look at Luke 11:1 and the request of the unnamed disciple who was probably asking on behalf of the entire group. Here is a very important passage for learning some of the key issues of prayer that are so crucial to our walk with the Lord and the fulfillment of His purposes.
- Luke 11:1 it came about that while He was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to p...
- Luke 11:2-4 And He said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be You name. Your kingdom come. 3 ‘Give us each day our daily bread. 4 ‘And...
- Luke 11:5-8 And He said to them, “Suppose one of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three l...
- Luke 11:9 “And I say to you, ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. The Greek text empl...
- Luke 11:10 For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it shall be opened. This verse simply states that those...
- Luke 11:11-13 “Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? 12 “Or if he...
- Because of our lack of wisdom and finite human condition, and because of our sinfulness, if God answered all our prayers just as we ask them we wou...
Jul 26, 2022 · Here are a few reasons the Lord God is worthy of our praise: - He is God (Psalm 46:10). - He is sovereign over all (Acts 4:24; 1 Timothy 6:15).
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