Study in Prayer

Scripture For Today: 1 Samuel 1:13 “…Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk…” The Most Important Thing pt 2 Yesterday, I took a side journey down a path of knowing God’s will and we talked about “The Most Important Thing.”  Most people would assume that the most important thing is about our salvation. And that...

Scripture For Today: Jeremiah 42:20 “…that you made a fatal mistake when you sent me to the Lord your God and said, ‘Pray to the Lord our God for us; tell us everything he says and we will do it.’” The Most Important Thing pt 1 We have been sharing a lot lately about praying for our loved ones; about standing on the promises of God’s Word; about not negating our prayers wi...

Scripture For Today:  1 Timothy 4:5 “Because it is consecrated by the Word of God and Prayer…” Praying for Unsaved Loved Ones pt 2 Yesterday, we started to discuss the topic of praying for our loved ones. I shared that, especially if the loved ones are under your care, kids, grandkids or parents, etc., YOU have spiritual authority to actually claim their salvation. That does not mean YOU make...

Scripture For Today: Psalm 88:2 “May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry.” Praying for Unsaved Loved Ones pt 1 We have been studying about praying according to God’s Will. The past couple of days, we focused on not negating our prayers by negative thinking, negative speaking and negative actions.  I also hinted around that you can do the same thing when you pray for your l...

Scripture For Today: Mathew 14:23 “After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone…” Don’t Cancel Your Prayers pt 2 We have been studying about praying according to God’s Will. And we focused in on, among other scriptures, 1 John 5:14-15 which says,  “and this is the confidence that we have in HIM, that if we ask anything...

Scripture For Today: 2 Kings 19:4 “It may be that the Lord your God will hear all the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to ridicule the living God, and that he will rebuke him for the words the Lord your God has heard. Therefore pray for the remnant that still survives.” Don’t Cancel Your Prayers pt 1 We have been studying ab...

Scripture For Today: 2 Kings 19:14 “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.” How to Pray According to God’s Will pt 4 We have been studying about praying according to God’s Will. Do you want to see something that a lot of Christians miss?  Stick with me… John 15:7 says you wi...

Scripture For Today: Matthew 26:44 (This was Jesus praying in the Garden after He said, “Thy will be done…), So he left them (the disciples) and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing…” How to Pray According to God’s Will pt 3 If there was ever anyone, ANYONE, who knew what the Will of God was – it was Jesus. Amen! But, in this story about his agony in the Garden of G...

Scripture For Today: Jonah 2:7 “When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.” How to Pray According to God’s Will pt 2 We’ve been studying how “God’s Word IS God’s Will” these last several days. Yesterday, we started to look at “How you can pray according to God’s Will.”  Although, on the surface, it looks like the same e...

Scripture For Today: Jeremiah 31:9 “They will come with weeping; they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water on a level path where they will not stumble, because I am Israel’s father, and Ephraim is my firstborn son.” How to Pray According to God’s Will pt 1 We’ve been studying how “God’s Word IS God’s Will” these last several days. Bottom line, to know...

Scripture For Today: Matthew 26:42 “He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.” God’s Word is God’s Will pt 7 We’ve been doing a deep dive on your need to study the Word of God for yourself and not relying only on the teachings of me, your pastor or other ministry leaders your entire life. YO...

Scripture For Today: Mark 14:35 “Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him.” God’s Word is God’s Will pt 6 We’ve been doing a deep dive on your need to study the Word of God for yourself and not relying only on the teachings of me, your pastor or other ministry leaders your entire life. YOU need to be studying the Word on a daily ba...

Scripture For Today: Job 16:17 “…yet my hands have been free of violence and my prayer is pure.” God’s Word is God’s Will pt 5 Yesterday, I shared how people today are being led into a new form of the “Dark Ages” where they are being taught NOT to read the Word of God themselves. They are taught to rely on the pastor to do the studying and TELL them what the Word says. At least, his or her in...

Scripture For Today: Ephesians 6:20 “…for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.”   God’s Word is God’s Will pt 4 Yesterday, I shared an example of how ministries, churches, pastors and the like are doing a disservice to their members by using those television screens to post scriptures and notes and things during the services. &...

Scripture For Today: Matthew 19:13 “Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them.” God’s Word is God’s Will pt 3 Yesterday, I shared how some people can sit under anointed teachings for many, many years, but yet, they do not develop Faith in the Word of God. Oh, they may be born again – don’t get me wron...

Scripture For Today: Psalm 6:9 “The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer.” God’s Word is God’s Will pt 2 Yesterday, we started to look at something that I said would grow your Faith exponentially in ways that you would never experience any other way.  That is to know and understand that “God’s Word IS God’s Will.”  Amen! We looked yesterday at 1 John 5:14...

Scripture For Today: 1 Kings 8:44 “When your people go to war against their enemies, wherever you send them, and when they pray to the Lord toward the city you have chosen and the temple I have built for your Name, (I will hear…)” God’s Word is God’s Will pt 1 I want to go into a discussion today, of something that will move your prayer life along the path of success faster than any...

Scripture For Today: Proverbs 31:2 “Listen, my son! Listen, son of my womb! Listen, my son, the answer to my prayers! Tune Into God pt 8 We’ve been studying for the past week on how to “Tune into God.” Yesterday, we gave a perfect example of believing you receive your IMMEDIATE needs being met, verses having a want met. We shared a very vivid example and if you missed yesterday’s episode, go...

Scripture For Today: Job 21:15 “Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain by praying to him?” Tune Into God pt 7 Boy if that isn’t a scripture that’s applicable to society today. Amen! We have been talking these past few days about being “tuned into” God. Yesterday, I shared the example of you and your family being surrounded by a gang of thugs and your pray for immedi...

Scripture For Today: Mark 11:17 “And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” Tune Into God pt 6 We have been talking these past few days about being “tuned into” God. Yesterday, we began to look at our “needs verses wants.” And, truth be told, most of pray about our wants and not our...

Scripture For Today: Job 42:8 “So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. You have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.” Tune Into God pt 5 We have been talking these past few days about bei...

Scripture For Today: Psalm 72:15 “Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him and bless him all day long.” Tune Into God pt 4 We have been talking these past few days about being “tuned into” God. Yesterday, we looked at a couple of examples in the Bible that proves Jesus was not poor, by any means. Amen!  We have been taught that God allows sick...

Scripture For Today:  Luke 5:33 “They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.” Tune Into God pt 3 We have been talking these past few days about being “tuned into” God. Yesterday, we looked at a couple of examples in the Bible that proves Jesus was not poor, by any means. Amen!  I mean, H...

Scripture For Today: Nehemiah 4:9 “But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.” Tune Into God pt 2 How can we be sure we are listening to God?  How can we KNOW He hears our prayers?  Keep reading – I am about to take you through what I consider to be one of the most profound teachings on getting our prayers answered that you have ever hea...

Scripture For Today: Job 33:26 “…then that person can pray to God and find favor with him, they will see God’s face and shout for joy; he will restore them to full well-being.” Tune Into God pt 1 Sometimes, when I’m sharing something the Lord has shown me, either in His Word, or in a dream, etc., I’ll have some pastor or someone smart off and say something like, “I’d be awful careful say...