Day `76, 17-March-2015, let us continue to meditate and pray the Lord's Prayer today.
Friends, let us continue to pray for the Persecuted Church, there is power in Collective Prayer
"It's the Pentecostal power and only the Pentecostal power
that will get the job done. Pentecost is not for display but the ability
given by The Holy Spirit to reach the world before the return of Jesus."- Cecil Young
Why Pray?
For the Christian, praying is supposed to be like breathing, easier to do than to not do. We pray for a variety of reasons. For one thing, prayer is a form of serving God (Luke 2:36-38) and obeying Him. We pray because God commands us to pray (Philippians 4:6-7).
SEVEN REASONS TO PRAY
Posted in Prayer and tagged prayer. Source: Dan Hayes
1. BUILDS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS
2. HELPS US OVERCOME TEMPTATION
3. HELPS US DETERMINE GOD’S WILL
4. PRAYER ACCOMPLISHES GOD’S WORK
5. A WEAPON OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE
6. A PREREQUISITE TO SPIRITUAL AWAKENING
7. PRAYER IS VALUABLE TO GOD
For the Christian, praying is supposed to be like breathing, easier to do than to not do. We pray for a variety of reasons. For one thing, prayer is a form of serving God (Luke 2:36-38) and obeying Him. We pray because God commands us to pray (Philippians 4:6-7).
SEVEN REASONS TO PRAY
Posted in Prayer and tagged prayer. Source: Dan Hayes
1. BUILDS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS
2. HELPS US OVERCOME TEMPTATION
3. HELPS US DETERMINE GOD’S WILL
4. PRAYER ACCOMPLISHES GOD’S WORK
5. A WEAPON OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE
6. A PREREQUISITE TO SPIRITUAL AWAKENING
7. PRAYER IS VALUABLE TO GOD
37 VERSES FROM THE BIBLE ON THE SUBJECT "WHY PRAY"
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 NIV This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 1 John 5:14 NIV Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Colossians 4:2 NIV Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. Jeremiah 29:12 NIV Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24 NIV Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 NIV And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Matthew 6:7 NIV “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” Matthew 18:20 NIV The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. Psalm 145:18 NIV ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ Jeremiah 33:3 NIV Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16 NIV In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. Psalms 18:6 NIV But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. Luke 6:27-28 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. Matthew 6:6 NIV Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5: 16 NIV And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. John 14:13 NIV But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. James 1:6 NIV And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him. 1 John 5:15 NIV But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Matthew 5:44 NIV |
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
Acts 16:25 NIV They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. Acts 1:14 NIV You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. John 15:16 NIV The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. 1 Peter 4:7 NIV You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. James 4:2 NIV I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. Psalms 66:17 NIV Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. Romans 8:26 NIV Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. Luke 9:16-17 NIV For I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. Philippians 1:19 NIV When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place. Psalms 118: 5 NIV So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. Acts 13:3 “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.” John 17:24 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love. Psalms 31:16 NIV “I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king.” Daniel 2:23 By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me-- a prayer to the God of my life. Psalms 42: 8 NIV “I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.” John 17:26 NIV If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! Luke 11:13 NIV |