Prayer basics
- Jesus prayed to Father. Matthew 27.46; Luke 23.34; John 11.41; 14.16; John 17; 11.41;
- We pray to God the Father. Matthew 6.9; Ephesians 5.20
- In name of the Son. John 14.13, 14; Ephesians 5.20; Hebrews 13.15
- Under leading by the Holy Spirit. Romans 8.26; Ephesians 6.18; Jude 20
- Righteous life helps prayer. James 5.16; 1 Peter 3.12
- Treat one’s wife with understanding helps prayer. 1 Peter 3.7
- Pray with clear thinking and good judgment. 1 Peter 4.7
- Take time to pray when you will not have interruptions. Matthew 14.23; Mark 6.46; Luke 5.16
- Pray with thanksgiving. Ephesians 5.20; Philippians 4.6; Colossians 1.3
Prayer topics
- Pray for the Christian life of others. 2 Corinthians 9.14; 13.7-9; Ephesians 1.15-19; Philippians 1.9; Colossians 1.9; 4.12; 1 Thessalonians 3.10
- Prayer for ministry of others. 2 Corinthians 1.11; 1 Thessalonians 1.2; 5.25; 2 Thessalonians 1.11; 2 Thessalonians 3.1; 2 Timothy 1.3; Hebrews 13.18
- Persistent prayer. Acts 12.5, 12; Romans 12.12; Colossians 4.2; James 5.17-18
- Pray for physical healing. Acts 9.40; 28.8; 3 John 2; James 5.14-15
- Pray for safety and for deliverance of others in hard circumstances. Romans 15.31; Philippians 1. 19; Hebrews 13.18-19.
- Glorify the Father. John 12.28; 17.1
- Glorify the Son. John 17.1, 5
- Israel to find salvation through the Messiah. Romans 10.1
- Pray that others would hear and understand the gospel and believe it. Acts 4.29; 26.27-29; Ephesians 6.19; 2 Thessalonians 3.1; 1 Timothy 2.1-6
- Pray instead of worry. Philippians 4.6-7
- Pray for wisdom to handle diverse trials. James 1.2-8
Pray for missionaries and those in missionary like activity
- Romans 15.30-32
- 2 Corinthians 1.8-11
- Ephesians 6.18-20
- Colossians 4.2-4
- 1 Thessalonians 5.25
- 2 Thessalonians 3.1
Thanks for
- Food. John 6.11; Acts 27.35; 1 Tim 4.3-5;
- Jesus thanked Father for the witness to the people. John 11.41-42
- Other believers and their Christian lives. Ephesians 1.15-16; Colossians 1.3; 1 Thessalonians 1.2; Philemon 4
- All God’s provisions. Ephesians 5.20