Prayer

Luke 11.1-131 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one

of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught

his disciples."

2 He said to them, "When you pray, say:

   " 'Father,   [Example Prayer]

    hallowed be your name,

   your kingdom come.

 3Give us each day our daily bread.

 4Forgive us our sins,

      for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.

   And lead us not into temptation.' "

Luke 11, mc 11.1-13, vv 11.1-4

Luke 11.1-135 Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he

goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of

bread, 6because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and

I have nothing to set before him.'

7 "Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already

locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give

you anything.' [pray boldly]

8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because

he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness he will get up

and give him as much as he needs.

Luke 11, mc 11.1-13, vv 11.5-8

Luke 11.1-139 "So I say to you: [don’t give up]

Ask and it will be given to you; [continue asking]

seek and you will find; [continue seeking]

knock and the door will be opened to you. [continue knocking]

10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds;

and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. [he will answer]

11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake

instead? 12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

13 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, mc 11.1-13, vv 11.9-13

Philippians 1.9-119 And this is my prayer:

that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth

of insight, 10so that you may be able to discern what is best and may

be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, 11filled with the fruit of

righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and

praise of God.

Philippians 1, mc 1.3-20, vv. 1.9-11

1 Thessalonians 5.17, 2517 pray continually; KJV-pray without

ceasing

25 Brothers, pray for us. KJV-Brethren, pray for us

1 Thessalonians 5, mc 5.23-28, vv. 5.25

1 Thessalonians 5, mc 5.12-22, vv. 5.17

2 Thessalonians 1.11-1211 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. 12We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified

in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the

Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1, mc 1.3-12, vv. 1.11-12

2 Thessalonians 3.1-21 Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may

spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. 2And pray

that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not

everyone has faith.

2 Thessalonians 3, mc 2.13-3.5, vv. 3.1-2

1 John 5.14-1714 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask

anything according to his will, he hears us. 15And if we know that he

hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked

of him.

16 If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death,

he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin

does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not

saying that he should pray about that. 17All wrongdoing is sin, and

there is sin that does not lead to death.

[sin unto death - Matthew 12.31]

1 John 5, mc 5.13-21, vv. 5.14-17

Romans 8.26-2726 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 with groans that words cannot express. 27And he who searches

our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit

intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.

Romans 8, mc 8.10-39, vv. 8.26-27

1 Corinthians 14.12-1512 So it is with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to

excel in gifts that build up the church.

13 For this reason anyone who speaks in a tongue should pray that he

may interpret what he says. 14For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit

prays, but my mind is unfruitful. 15So what shall I do? I will pray with

my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit,

but I will also sing with my mind.

1 Corinthians 14, mc 11.2-14.40, vv. 14.12-15

Endnotes

Lesson: Prayer

Presented: February 21, 2010

Author: Raymond Harris www.raymondharris.com

All Scripture Quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version; used from www.biblegateway.com.

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