Study in Prayer

Scripture of the Day:    Matthew 6:6 “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then, your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”  Do Not Pray to Be Seen Praying These verses in Matthew chapter 6 are talking about doing things for immediate rewards. Recognition. Public recognition like “Oh, he or she is such...

Scripture of the Day:    Matthew 21:22 “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer…” Pray for Results Have you ever heard someone finish a prayer and say something like, “for Jesus sake, amen.?” That is so foolish. We are praying for our sake – not Jesus sake. AMEN? We are to pray to the Father – IN THE NAME OF JESUS! We are to pray for RESULTS. Jesus said if we...

Scripture of the Day:    Matthew 6:7 “And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words…” Don’t Waste God’s Time When you read this verse, and some others that Jesus taught on, it sounds like He is telling us to keep your prayer brief and to the point. That may sound harsh to some “religious” folks who want to follo...

Scripture of the Day:    Jeremiah 29:12 “Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.”  Guard Your Mind and God Will Answer In order to receive the answer to your prayers, you need to believe that God WILL answer prayer. We are told over and over and over that God “hears us” and “delivers us” and He “will answer” our prayers. But even with all of...

Scripture of the Day:    Mark 14:39 “Once more he went away and prayed the same thing.”  Stay Positive and Resist Doubt In order to receive the answer to your prayers, you need to let every single thought about the subject of your prayers to remain positive. Call it as already done – in Jesus Name. If you are believing for a financial answer to prayer, stay positive, even in th...

Scripture of the Day:    Luke 17:20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those that will believe in me through their message.” God’s Word is the ONLY Truth   Yesterday, we talked about praising God in the face of negative talk about you being to sick to get better. We discussed that, if you truly believed God’s Word, you would rejoice! Because either God is the onl...

Scripture of the Day:    Luke 22:45 “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.” Demonic Truth versus Spiritual Truth As we continue our study in prayer, I want to emphasize over and over for you the importance of BELIEVING THE BIBLE over believing what any other person has to say. I don’t care if your doctor tells you that you...

Scripture of the Day:    1 Kings 8:28 “Yet give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy, Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence this day…” NEEDS verses WANTS Yesterday, we talked about “believing you receive.”  And I gave a couple of examples that your NEEDS are given priority over your WANTS.  Thi...

Scripture of the Day:    Mark 11:24 “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”  Believe You Receive We spent the last few days about how important it is for you to identify what you want, exactly, before you start to pray. We talked about the importance of knowing specific scriptures you can quote when c...

Scripture of the Day:    Ephesians 6:17-18 “Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.    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.” The Sword of the Spirit In order to fight the good...

Scripture of the Day:    Genesis 10:7 “Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return  her, you may be sure, that you and all who belong to you will die.” Fight the Good Fight of Faith It takes a little time sometimes to build the Word up in your spirit man. That is one of the reasons why we are doing thi...

Scripture of the Day:    Luke 1:13 “But the angel said to him, “Zechariah, your prayer has been heard. Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son and you shall call him John.” God Answers Prayer  First of all, let me emphasize, that God is not a respecter of persons.  What He does for one person, He will do for every person….we have His promise on that.  So,...

Scripture of the Day:    Luke 22:46 “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them.  “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.” Be Specific First of all, let me emphasize, that God is not a respecter of persons.  What He does for one person, He will do for every person….we have His promise on that.  So, why doesn’t He answer the prayers of every per...

Scripture of the Day:    Acts 6:4   “We will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the Word”  Ask – Don’t Beg Have you ever wondered if God really “hears” your prayers?  I mean, how many times have you prayed and wondered if you said the “right” thing?  You have heard preachers say, “ask according to God’s will.”  So, if you do...

ABOUT PRAYER 2021   Scripture of the Day:    1 Thessalonians 5:17 “Pray Continually” What this is about:   Prayer 2021 was impressed upon my spirit after several days of prayer as I sought the Lord for what His plan was for this ministry as we entered the year 2021.  Each year, beginning about Thanksgiving time, I seek the Lord for guidance on this matt...