Study in Prayer

Scripture For Today: Acts 14:23 “Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.” Learn to Depend on the Holy Spirit pt 2   We have been talking about how praying in tongues is the Holy Spirit actually helping us in our prayer life. Romans 8:26 says, “Likewise, the Spirit also HELPS our infi...

Scripture For Today:   Jude 1:20 “But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit…” Learn to Depend on the Holy Spirit pt 1   You need to depend on the Holy Spirit to help you in your prayer life. As we have discussed in previous lessons, one important way the Holy Spirit helps us in prayer is to give us utterance in other tongues....

Scripture For Today:   Mark 11:25 “And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in Heaven may forgive you of your sins.” Forgive If You Have Ought Against Any   One of the most important things you need to remember about receiving your prayers as answered is to FORGIVE OTHERS first. Prayer will not work if you have an unforgiving hear...

Scripture For Today:   Hebrews 5:7 “During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverent submission.” Don’t Take Sides Against the Word If you are going to say things like “your faith isn’t working” or “your faith isn’t strong enough” and things like that, yo...

Scripture For Today:   Romans 12:12 “Rejoicing in Hope, patient in tribulation, continuing in instant prayer.” Blessings in the Presence of Our Enemies   I heard a preacher say one time that he had someone ask him to pray that the devil would stop bothering him. So the preacher prayed that the man would die and go on to Heaven… that got the man’s attention!  Glory to God! But f...

Scripture For Today:   Romans 12:12 “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Believing Is Not Hoping We have expressions we use about praying that are not really in the Bible. These are expressions man has made up along the way. For example, we don’t have to “fight” our way through to the answer. We don’t have to “bombard the gates of Heaven” with prayer. We BELIEVE our...

Scripture For Today:   Lamentations 3:44 “You have covered yourself with a cloud so no prayers can get through.” Stir Yourself Up   I know from experience that you need to be continually reminded and stirred up along the lines of believing you receive when you pray. I do too. Amen. As I said before, everything in this world is trying to drag you back into believing only what you sense in...

Scripture For Today:   Psalm 55:1 “Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea.” Head Faith vs Heart Faith   We need to constantly be reminded about spiritual things because everything in this world is trying to pull us back into walking in natural, carnal things. Human knowledge, human senses. Also called “head faith” – what you believe with your head – instead of walking in Spiri...

Scripture For Today:   Psalm 39:12 “Hear my prayer, Lord, listen to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. I dwell with you as a foreigner, a stranger, as all my ancestors were." Important Things About Prayer As we have discussed before, the first and most important thing we need to learn about prayer is that we are to pray to the Father IN THE NAME of JESUS. Amen! &nbs...

Scripture For Today:   Psalm 17:1 A prayer of David.  Hear me, Lord, my plea is just; listen to my cry. Hear my prayer— it does not rise from deceitful lips. Listening to Doubt   We have been talking about believing you receive your prayers as answered. We have also been talking about growing up in the faith so you can believe yourself for having your prayers ans...

Scripture For Today:   Genesis 24:!2 “Then he prayed, “Lord, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.” Every Believer’s Responsibility   We talked yesterday about the need for someone to stand on their own Faith and believe they receive, rather than relying on someone else to do it for them. The reason for this is obvious, but yet t...

Scripture For Today:   1 Corinthians 7:5 “Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.” Don’t Let the Devil Back Inside   In Matthew 12:43-44, Jesus said, “When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks thr...

Scripture For Today:   1 Kings 9:3 “The Lord said to him: “I have heard the prayer and plea you have made before me; I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting my Name there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.” Keeping What You Receive by Faith As a whole, we’ve gotten pretty lazy as Christians. We’ve gotten pretty good at having someone el...

Scripture For Today:   Genesis 24:15 “Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milkah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor,” Believe You Receive Before the Answer Comes One of the most important things in prayer to “believe you receive when you pray.”  Let’s look again at Mark 11:23-24.  “...

Scripture For Today:   Acts 8:15 “When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit,” Believe You Receive One of the most important things in prayer to “believe you receive when you pray.”  Let’s look again at Mark 11:23-24.  “For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, ‘Be thou removed and be thou...

Scripture For Today: Ephesians 1:16 “I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.” Our Joy is Full We have been studying these past few days about the importance of praying IN JESUS NAME. Notice in John 16:24, which we have been studying extensively, that Jesus said, “Ask, and you shall receive, THAT YOUR JOY MAY BE FULL.” This verses has to apply to everything tha...

Scripture For Today:   1 Timothy 5:5 “The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help.” Whatsoever You Ask – Part Two   We have been studying these past few days about the importance of praying IN JESUS NAME. This one thing can move you from wondering IF God hears your prayers to KNOWING GOD hea...

Scripture For Today:   Colossians 1:9 “For This Reason, Since The Day We Heard About You, We Have Not Stopped Praying For You. We Continually Ask God To Fill You With The Knowledge Of His Will Through All The Wisdom And Understanding That The Spirit Gives,” Whatsoever You Ask – Part One We have been studying about the importance of praying IN JESUS NAME. This one thing can move you from...

Scripture For Today:   John 17:6 “I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word.” Pray to the Father in Jesus Name We have been studying about the importance of praying IN JESUS NAME. This one thing can move you from wondering IF God hears your prayers to KNOWING GOD hears your prayers! Why? Because Jesus sa...

Scripture For Today:   Luke 11:2 “He said to them, “When you pray, say: “‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.”   The Lord’s Prayer IS NOT a New Covenant Prayer What may surprise some Christians is that the Lord’s Prayer is not a New Covenant Prayer. Think about what we covered yesterday. The disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray. He gave them the “Lord’s Prayer”...

Scripture For Today:   Daniel 9:4 “I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: “Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments,” New Covenant Prayer   We discussed previously about praying under the New Covenant, but let’s just review a bit on the subject of New Testament praying. Jesus spoke the words in Jo...

Scripture For Today: 2 Chronicles 6:40 “Now, my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.” The Prayer of Agreement Pt 4 We’ve been studying from Mathew 18 these past few days. I want to remind you what Jesus said in Matthew 18:18-20, “Verily I say unto you, whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven. And whatsoever you shall loos...

Scripture For Today:   2 Chronicles 6:19 “Yet, Lord my God, give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence.”   The Prayer of Agreement Pt 3 We’ve been studying from Mathew 18 these past few days. I want to remind you what Jesus said in Matthew 18:18-20, “Verily I say unto y...

Scripture For Today:   1 Kings 8:59 “And may these words of mine, which I have prayed before the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night, that he may uphold the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel according to each day’s need,”   The Prayer of Agreement Pt 2   We’ve been studying from Mathew 18 these past few days. I want to remind you...

Scripture For Today: 2 Samuel 21:14 “They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish, at Zela in Benjamin, and did everything the king commanded. After that, God answered prayer in behalf of the land.” Acting on God’s Promises   It’s amazing how we can just go along and leave some scriptures alone as if they have no meaning in our life whatsoever. The...