Study in Prayer

Scripture For Today: Acts 8:24 “Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.” What John Had to Say About Prayer pt 6 The last several days, we have been studying what John had to say in 1 John 5:16 about a “sin unto death.”  “There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.”   Then we referenced the five qualificatio...

Scripture For Today: Luke 22:45 “When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.” What John Had to Say About Prayer pt 5 Yesterday, we started to discuss what John had to say in 1 John 5:16 about a “sin unto death.” “There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.”   Then we referenced the five qualifications outlin...

Scripture For Today: 2 Samuel 15:31 “Now David had been told, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, ‘Lord, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.’” What John Had to Say About Prayer pt 4 We have been looking at what the Apostle John has to say about prayer.  Yesterday, we looked at the first part of what John wrote in First John 5:16, but today I want...

Scripture For Today: Proverbs 11:26 “People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one willing to sell.” What John Had to Say About Prayer pt 3 We have been looking at what the Apostle John has to say about prayer.  We have been looking at what John wrote in First John 5:14-15, but today I want to look at verse 16:  “if any sees his brother sin a sin whi...

Scripture For Today: 1 Corinthians 11:13 “Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head covered?” What John Had to Say About Prayer pt 2 Yesterday, we started to look at what the Apostle John has to say about prayer. Today, I want to look at what John wrote about the teaching of Jesus in the Gospel of John, Chapter 15 and verse 7: “If you abide in me, and my words abi...

Scripture For Today: Acts 9:11 “The Lord told him, ‘Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying…” What John Had to Say About Prayer pt 1 We have been studying what the Apostles had to say about prayer. We covered what Paul and Peter had to say. Today, we shift over to see what John had to say about prayer. We start by looking at First Joh...

Scripture For Today: Acts 6:6 “They presented these men to the Apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.” What Peter Had to Say About Prayer pt 3 We have been studying what the Apostle Peter had to say about prayer. Yesterday, we looked at 1 Peter 3:2-7.  Today, I want to move over to 1 Peter 4:7, which says: “But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watc...

Scripture For Today: 1 Corinthians 11:4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head” What Peter Had to Say About Prayer pt 2 We have been studying what the Apostle James had to say about prayer. Yesterday, we shifted  over to anther disciple, Peter, to see what he has to say about prayer. Amen! Let’s look at 1 Peter 3:2-7 “While they behold your chaste conv...

Scripture For Today: Luke 9:28 About eight days after Jesus said this, He took Peter, John and James with Him and went up onto a mountain to pray.” What Peter Had to Say About Prayer pt 1 We have been studying what the Apostle James had to say about prayer. Now, we are going to shift over to anther disciple, Peter, to see what he has to say about prayer. Amen! Let’s look at 1 Peter 3:7: “Likewise,...

Scripture For Today: Nehemiah 1:6 “…let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you.” What James Had to Say About Prayer pt 14 We have been studying what the Apostle James had to say...

Scripture For Today:  2 Chronicles 6:39   “(…hear their prayers…) from heaven, your dwelling place, hear their prayer and their pleas, and uphold their cause. And forgive your people, who have sinned against you.” What James Had to Say About Prayer pt 13 We have been studying what the Apostle James had to say about prayer. We have been studying the verses from James 5:13-18: “Is any...

Scripture For Today: 2 Samuel 7:18 “Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said: “Who am I, Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?” What James Had to Say About Prayer pt 12 We have been studying what the Apostle James had to say about prayer. We have been studying the verses from James 5:13-18: “Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any Me...

Scripture For Today:  Psalm 5:2   “Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.” What James Had to Say About Prayer pt 11 We have been studying what the Apostle James had to say about prayer. We have been studying the verses from James 5:13-18: “Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any Merry? Let him sing psalms. Is any sick among you? Let him call for the el...

Scripture For Today: Psalm 4:1 “Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.” What James Had to Say About Prayer pt 10 We have been studying what the Apostle James had to say about prayer. We have been studying the verses from James 5:13-18: “Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any Merry? Let him sing psalms. Is...

Scripture For Today:  Exodus 8:28   “Pharaoh said, “I will let you go to offer sacrifices to the Lord your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.” What James Had to Say About Prayer pt 9 We have been studying what the Apostle James had to say about prayer. We have been studying the verses from James 5:13-18: “Is any among you afflicted?...

Scripture For Today:  Acts 8:22   “Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.” What James Had to Say About Prayer pt 8 We have been studying what the Apostle James had to say about prayer. We have been studying the verses from James 5:13-18: “Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any Merry?...

Scripture For Today:  John 18:1 “When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it.” What James Had to Say About Prayer pt 7 We have been studying what the Apostle James had to say about prayer. We have been studying the verses from James 5:13-18: “Is any among you afflict...

Scripture For Today: 2 Chronicles 6:38 “…and if they turn back to you with all their heart and soul in the land of their captivity where they were taken, and pray toward the land you gave their ancestors, toward the city you have chosen and toward the temple I have built for your Name…” What James Had to Say About Prayer pt 6 We have been studying what the Apostle James had to say about...

Scripture For Today: 1 Kings 6:18 “As the enemy came down toward him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, “Strike this army with blindness.” So he struck them with blindness, as Elisha had asked.” What James Had to Say About Prayer pt 5 We have been studying what the Apostle James had to say about prayer. We have been studying the verses from James 5:13-18: “Is any among you afflicted? Let him pr...

Scripture For Today:  Psalm 141:2   “May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.” What James Had to Say About Prayer pt 4 We have been studying what the Apostle James had to say about prayer. We have been studying the verses from James 5:13-18: “Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any Merry? Let him sing psalms...

Scripture For Today:  Daniel 6:13 “Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.” What James Had to Say About Prayer pt 3 We have been studying what the Apostle James had to say about prayer. We had been studying, quite extensively, what the Apostle P...

Scripture For Today:  Luke 22:41   “He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down, and prayed.” What James Had to Say About Prayer pt 2 Yesterday, we started to look at what the Apostle James, the Lord’s brother, had to say about prayer. We looked specifically at James 5:13-18, which reads: “Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any Merry? Let him sing psalms. Is any s...

Scripture For Today:   Colossians 4:3 “And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.” What James Had to Say About Prayer pt 1 For the last several sessions during the past month, we studied what the Apostle Paul taught us about prayer. That does not mean other Disciples did not teach about pra...

Scripture For Today: 1 Chronicles 29:10  “David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, “Praise be to you, Lord, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Praying for Our Food pt 4 We’ve been studying about praying for your food, sanctifying your food according to God’s Word and not following the doctrine of devils. I left off yeste...

Scripture For Today: 2 Kings 4:33 “He went in, shut the door on the two of them and prayed to the Lord.” Praying for Our Food pt 3 We’ve been studying about praying for your food, sanctifying your food according to God’s Word and not following the doctrine of devils. Yesterday, I left off discussing what to do when someone approaches you and says it is sinful to eat pork or any such thin...