Saturday, May 08, 2010

THE DOCTRINE OF PRAYER

A Six Weeks Study about What Prayer Is and How To Engage In It

Week #5 – Individual and Appropriate Prayer

Prayer, both personal and corporate prayer, should be appropriate to the situation.

Luke 6:28 “…bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Luke 8:18-22 “Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.”

Luke 18:1-8 “…Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.”

Acts 10:9-15 “Peter went up on the roof to pray.”

Acts 21:4-5 “…and there on the beach we knelt to pray.”

2 Corinthians 13:5-7 “Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong.”

Ephesians 6:17-20 “Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel,…”

Colossians 1:9-14 “We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,”

2 Thessalonians 1 11-12 “With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith.”

2 Thessalonians 3:1-2 “The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help.”

Philemon 1:6 “I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.”

James 5: 13 “Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.”

James 5:14 “Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.”

James 5: 16 “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”

Jude 1:20 “But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.”

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