Study in Prayer

Scripture of the Day:    Isaiah 37:14 “Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the Temple of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord.” The Place of Prayer Where is your place where you go to pray to the Lord?  Go ahead and answer…I’ll wait…. Where do you pray to the Lord?  Some people will say, “In my prayer closet.” Or “In...

Scripture of the Day:    Nehemiah 2:4 “The King said to me, “What is it you want?” Then I prayed to the God of Heaven,” What Do You Want To be effective, our prayers need to be specific. I covered this in detail in a prior teaching, so I won’t go over those same points I made back then.  But, in order to receive answers to your prayer requests, God has to know exactly what it i...

Scripture of the Day:    Psalms 84:8 “Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob.” The Open Door As you praise God in your prayer time and speak of all His marvelous works, your faith will begin to rise up on the inside of you. This opens the door to receiving the Blessings for God into your life. If you honor God with the words of your mouth, Faith...

Scripture of the Day:    2 Chronicles 6:26 “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,” When the Heavens Are Shut Up Nothing we see happening in the world and in this country today is taking God by su...

Scripture of the Day:    2 Chronicles 6:24 “When your people Israel have been defeated by an enemy because they have sinned against you and when they turn back and give praise to your name, praying and making supplication before you in this temple.” When God’s People Pray King Solomon in praying at the dedication of the Temple of God. His is a long prayer – but powerful. And Go...

Scripture of the Day:    Psalm 54:2 “Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.” In His Presence When you Praise God for things that have not happened yet, you are doing so BY FAITH. Your needs do not move God. Your wants do not move God. Your begging does not move God. The only thing that moves God is FAITH. Amen. So, if you are facing a terrible situation where you ar...

Scripture of the Day:    Psalm 17:6 “I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.” The Courts of Praise Thanksgiving and prayer are very important parts of prayer. When you believe you have received the answer to your prayers (which is how you should be praying – not begging as if it has not happened yet), you can’t help but begin to Praise...

Scripture of the Day:    Genesis 25:21 “Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.” It’s Time to Upgrade Your Prayer Account Have you been struggling in your prayer life lately? Have you been noticing that some of your prayers just are not being answered?  I can tell you fro...

Scripture of the Day:    Ezra 9:6 “Ezra prayed…I’m too ashamed and disgraced, my God, to lift my face to you, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens…” Are You Ashamed of Your Country? Ezra had been working hard to teach God’s people how to obey God and worship Him. But the people did not listen. They continued to go about their own busine...

Scripture of the Day:    Jonah 2:1 “From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God…” Do You Only Pray When in Trouble? Most people are familiar with this story. God had commanded Jonah to go to Nineveh, the NYC of its day and proclaim that Judgement was coming and coming soon.  Jonah did not want to do that because he knew that, if they repented, God would not destroy t...

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 a sai...

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 the pr...

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 the face...

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 only one w...

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 confron...

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, why do...

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 for Today:    Acts 6:4   “We will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the Word” Ask – Don’t Beg About 10 years ago, I published a book on prayer. It is called “7 Keys to Answered Prayer.”  A lot of this training will come from that book. It was written as a way to help you come to a realization that you CAN have your prayers answered. ...

Scripture For Today: 2 Chronicles 7:14 “ If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” Conclusion – Trust in the Lord This last year, I’ve shared with you each and every day another aspect of prayer. The Lord had put on my heart to begin...