Study in Prayer

Scripture For Today:   Exodus 9:29 “Moses replied, “When I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands in prayer to the Lord. The thunder will stop and there will be no more hail, so you may know that the earth is the Lord’s.”   Binding and Loosing Yesterday, I shared with you the three requirements for the “Prayer of Agreement.” Just to refresh your memory, we r...

Scripture For Today:  Daniel 6:7 “The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers and governors have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions’ den.”  The Prayer of Agreement Pt 1   We have been studying Inter...

Scripture For Today:   Ephesians 6:18 “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”   Groanings in the Spirit Groaning that come out of your spirit and escape your lips are the Spirit of God helping or assisting you in prayer. Amen! There are some thin...

Scripture For Today: 1 Corinthians 14:15  “So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding...”  Praying with Understanding   In our scripture reference for today, we can see the Apostle Paul asking for understanding in his prayer life. And he realize...

Scripture For Today: 1 Kings 13:6   “Then the king said to the man of God, “Intercede with the Lord your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored and became as it was before.”    The Holy Spirit Helps Us Intercede for Others   We’ve been discussing how praying in tongues and we covered that p...

Scripture of the Day:    Genesis 20:17 “Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again…” Abraham’s Prayer of Intercession Abraham, father of the Faith. A man whom God called his friend.  In Genesis chapter 18, we see the example of Abraham as one who stood in the gap on behalf of others. When Abraham be...

Scripture of the Day:    Exodus 8:8 “Moses said to Pharaoh, “I leave to you the honor of setting the time for me to pray for you and your officials and your people that you and your houses may be rid of the frogs, except for those that remain in the Nile.”   Intercessory Prayer I want to look at Intercessory Prayer today. The word “Intercede” means to “act between two...

Scripture of the Day:     Psalm 65:2 “You who answers prayer, to you all people will come.” Praying Supernaturally Praying in tongues is a way to pray Supernaturally to the Father. As we discussed earlier, the Holy Spirit can help you with your praying.  I cannot explain how important this aspect of prayer has been to me, personally. There is no way for me to put in words (at l...

Scripture of the Day:     Exodus 10:18 “Moses then left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord…” Praying in Tongues Can Give You Strength We have been focusing these last several days on the importance of praying in other tongues. I want you to have a complete understanding of the scriptural importance of this very vital method of prayer and communication with God. Tongues is also a means t...

Scripture of the Day:    Romans 8:26 “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.” Don’t Limit God with Your Prayers Some people will say that they “pray in other tongues.” I know what they mean, I sometimes say the same thing. But that does not mean that a...

Scripture of the Day:     1 Corinthians 14:14 “For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful…” The Importance of Speaking in Tongues Some people say, “What is the use of speaking in tongues? There are some people who have been filled with the Holy Ghost, baptized with the Holy Spirit with evidence of speaking in tongues. But then their human reasonin...

Scripture of the Day:    Revelation 5:8 “And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.” Divers Tongues Part Two Yesterday, I gave an example of a friend of mine who found herself in a spot where she had to pra...

Scripture of the Day:     Revelation 8:4 “The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand.” Divers Tongues Part One Divers kinds of tongues are supernatural utterances given by the Holy Spirit, which are languages never learned or understood by the speaker. The caveat it, the divers tongues are not always unknown to...

Scripture of the Day: 1 Corinthians 14:13 “For this reason the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say.” Praying in Tongues Part Two As we covered yesterday, speaking in tongues is always manifested when folks are filled with the Holy Spirit. We can read this in Acts chapter 2 verse 4, “And whey were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak with o...

Scripture of the Day:    Acts 22:17 “When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the Temple, I fell into a trance…” Praying in Tongues Part One I know I’ve been talking about praying in tongues for the past few days, but for the next few days I’m going to go even deeper into this subject. I just believe that the Holy Spirit is going to have me reveal some things that will absolu...

Scripture of the Day:    Ephesians 3:!4 “For this reason, I kneel before the Father…”  Cast Your Cares Upon Him! When I started out in ministry, I was part of an Independent Baptist church and we were part of the Central Texas Independent Baptist Association of Churches. I used to preach in our church, at least once per month…but we would hold monthly conventions where all of t...

Scripture of the Day:    2 Corinthians 13:9 “We are glad whenever we are weak but you are strong; and our prayer is that you may be fully restored.” If in Doubt – Then You’re Out! If you are a saved, born again child of the Living God, then you are never supposed to doubt the Word of God. You are never supposed to doubt ANYTHING you read in His Word. Every single word, every si...

Scripture of the Day:    I Kings 8:35 “When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and when they pray toward this place and give praise to your name and turn from their sin because you have afflicted them…” Worry IS A Sin I remember when God first began to deal with me about this issue of worry. I don’t know if you have ev...

Scripture of the Day:    Numbers 11:2 “When the people cried out to Moses, he prayed to the Lord and the fire died down…”  Cast Your Cares on Him Once and for All Time Yesterday, we talked about how much God LOVES US! Praise the Lord! And when someone loves you so much, so much they are willing to die for you…that is unconditional love! Amen! Whether they receive the love back...

Scripture of the Day:    Philippians 1:9 “And this is my prayer, that your love may abound more and more in the knowledge and depth of insight…” True Love on Valentine’s Day This is the day when most nations of the world will celebrate, what has become known as “Valentine’s Day.” A day when loved ones share cards expressing how much they love the other person. But, how did “Valentin...

Scripture of the Day:    Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Don’t Be Anxious About the Outcome We’ve been talking these past few days about rolling your cares over on the Lord. He is more than able to handle your situation. Amen. No matter how bad it may seem to you – He...

February 12               Scripture of the Day:     Proverbs 15:29 “The Lord is far from the wicked, but He hears the Prayer of the Righteous”   Don’t Pray About What is in the Bible You don’t have to “pray about the Bible.” The Bible IS the Word of God. Jesus is the Word of God. Therefore, Jesus IS the Bible...

Scripture of the Day:    Isaiah 1:15 “When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening. Your hands are full of blood!”   Worry Will Stop Your Prayers Some people are praying about certain situations and are not seeing anything change in their life. It’s as if their prayers are not being heard. Nothing is cha...

Scripture of the Day:    Revelation 8:3 “Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne.” When the Glory Shows Up Did you ever stop to think about WHEN the Glory of the Lord filled the Temple? It was when all the people were praying and sing...

Scripture of the Day:    2 Chronicles 7:1 “When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from Heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the Glory of the Lord filled the Temple.”  Usher in the Glory Did you know it is possible for believers today to usher in the Glory of God in our church services? Absolutely! I’ve been involved in one such instance myself....