Study in Prayer

Scripture For Today: 1 Samuel 12:23 “As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right.” Refuse to Worry pt 1 We have been studying what the Apostle Paul has taught us concerning having the Peace of God operating in our lives. What exactly did Paul teach in order for us to have this pe...

Scripture For Today: 2 Kings 20:5 “Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the Lord.” The Peace of God pt 6 We have been studying what the Apostle Paul had to say about the benefits of praying...

Scripture For Today: Habakkuk 3:1 “This is the prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionoth…” The Peace of God pt 5 We have been studying what the Apostle Paul had to say about the benefits of praying in the Spirit. Yesterday, we discovered that Peace of God can leave you if you are starting to participate in sin.  Many people will say this is your conscious speaking to you, but it is really...

Scripture For Today: 1 Kings 8:42   “…for they will hear of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm – when they come and pray toward this temple.” The Peace of God pt 4 We have been studying what the Apostle Paul had to say about the benefits of praying in the Spirit. Yesterday, we discovered what the word “and” actually infers when we are reading our Bibles. &nbsp...

Scripture For Today:  2 Samuel 24:25 “David built an altar to the Lord there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then the Lord answered his prayer in behalf of the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped.” The Peace of God pt 3 We have been studying what the Apostle Paul had to say about the benefits of praying in the Spirit. Yesterday, again, the H...

Scripture For Today:   1 Samuel 8:6   “But when they said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeased Samuel, so he prayed to the Lord.” The Curse Upon This Nation pt 2 Independence Day!  The 4 th  of July!  Fireworks! BBQ’s and gatherings of family and friends! A national holiday to celebrate the publication of the Declaration of Independence! From the initial...

Scripture For Today: Deuteronomy 4:7 “What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him? The Peace of God pt 2 We have been studying what the Apostle Paul had to say about the benefits of praying in the Spirit. Yesterday, the Holy Spirit led us down a side path discussing the soon to come destruction of the...

Scripture For Today:  Deuteronomy 4:7   “What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him? The Curse Upon This Nation We have been studying what the Apostle Paul had to say about the benefits of praying in the Spirit. But I chose this verse today because, not only does this apply to Israel, but a...

Scripture For Today:  Exodus 8:8   “Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people, and I will let your people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord.” The Peace of God pt 1 We have been studying what the Apostle Paul had to say about the benefits of praying in the Spirit as outlined in Ephesians 6:18. But today,...

Scripture For Today: Colossians 4:12   “Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you my stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.” Benefits of Praying in the Spirit pt 2 We have been studying what the Apostle Paul had to say about the benefits of praying in the Spirit. Today, I want us to look...

Scripture For Today: Philippians 1:3 “In all of my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy.” Benefits of Praying in the Spirit pt 1 We have been having an awesome time these last dozen or sessions as we have been studying extensively on the Holy Spirit and Holy Spirit led prayer.  I want to continue this discussion, looking at what the Apostle Paul said about prayer. One of the mo...

Scripture For Today: Romans 10:1 “Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved.” Praying in Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs pt 4 We have been studying about worshipping God in our daily prayer time by singing Him songs from our heart. These are referenced in the Bible as “psalms, hymns and spiritual songs.”  We have given several scr...

Scripture For Today:  Acts 10:2   “He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.” Praying in Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs pt 3 The past couple of days, we have been discussing the importance of singing praises to God in your personal prayer time and how the Bible tells us to do so using Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual...

Scripture For Today:   Acts 2:42   “They devoted themselves to the apostle’s teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Praying in Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs pt 2 Yesterday, we discussed how our prayer life can be reflected in our words we speak, to ourselves and to each other. We learned that negative words can tear us and others down and this is in dire...

Scripture For Today: John 17:9 “I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given to me, for they are yours.” Praying in Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs pt 1 Music has always been used in worship. You can read back to Isaiah’s description of Lucifer and in that scripture, tell he was in charge of music. Music is precocious to God. Music also has a way of bringing peac...

Scripture For Today:  Luke 5:16   “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places to pray.” Interpreting Our Praying in Tongues We have been studying about praying in the Spirit. Today, I want to briefly discuss our interpreting while praying in tongues. First Corinthians 14 tells us something believers are to pray for. Believers are to pray to be able to interpret their own private prayers i...

Scripture For Today:  Mark 1:35   “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.” What is Praying in the Spirit?  We have been studying about the Holy Spirit’s presence as a helper in our prayer time. Yesterday, we touched on praying with inarticulate speech and groanings in the spirit. But, j...

Scripture For Today:  Matthew 26:44   “So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing.” The Holy Spirit Takes Hold With Us In Prayer pt 3 Yesterday, left off with the realization that Jesus told His disciples, in John 14:16, that “I will pray to the Father and He will send you another Comforter (or helper).”  He did NOT say, “He wi...

Scripture For Today:  Micah 7:14   “Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, which lives by itself in a forest, in fertile pasturelands. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead as in days long ago.” The Holy Spirit Takes Hold With Us In Prayer pt 2 Yesterday, we learned, from Romans 8:26, that the Holy Spirit, “…also helpeth us with our infirmities.”  We...

Scripture For Today: Jeremiah 10:23   “Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.” The Holy Spirit Takes Hold With Us In Prayer pt 1 We have been studying these last several sessions about the Holy Spirit and Prayer. We have been looking at Romans 8:26 as our foundational scripture, among others. But I want to draw your attention to something...

Scripture For Today: Psalm 35:13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. When my prayers returned to me unanswered,” The Holy Spirit is Our Helper in Prayer pt 4 Yesterday, I left off sharing a few scriptures from John 11:33 and 38 where Jesus was praying in tongues in front of His disciples. The Gospel writers had no idea what “speaking in tongues” was abo...

Scripture For Today:  Nehemiah 1:1 “The words prayed by Nehemiah, son of Hakaliah: In the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa…” The Holy Spirit is Our Helper in Prayer pt 3 Yesterday, I left off my personal experience of receiving both the INDWELLING of the Holy Spirit, which is being born again, and the INFILLING of the Holy Spirit, which confirmed by th...

Scripture For Today: Ezra 9:1 “After these things had been done, the leaders came to me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and the Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the neighboring peoples with their detestable practices, like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians and Amorites.” The Holy Spirit is Our Helper in Pr...

Scripture For Today: 2 Chronicles 6:12 “Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands (to pray).” The Holy Spirit is Our Helper in Prayer pt 1 We have been studying about the Holy Spirit and how there are actually two separate fillings with the Holy Spirit. First is when we are born again. That is called the “indwelling”...

Scripture For Today: 1 Kings 8:22 “Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord, in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands towards heaven (and prayed)…” Two Separate Experiences with the Holy Spirit  Pt 2 Yesterday, we left off in our study of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, a an understanding that there are two separate experiences of receiving the Holy Spirit.&n...