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Prayer and the BiblePrayer and the Bible

There are over There are over 650650 prayers recorded in prayers recorded in the Bible and there are over the Bible and there are over 450450 recorded answers.recorded answers.

Prayers ranges from Prayers ranges from askingasking, , intercedinginterceding, , confessingconfessing, , thanksgivingthanksgiving, , worshipworship, and simply being in the , and simply being in the presencepresence of God. of God.

These are prayers prayed by These are prayers prayed by ordinaryordinary people to their people to their extra-ordinaryextra-ordinary God God

The Lord’s Prayer (Mt. 6:9-The Lord’s Prayer (Mt. 6:9-15)15)

Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your Our Father in heaven,  hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us

today our daily bread. today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have Forgive us our debts, as we also have

forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For if you forgive men when they sin against For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15But if you do not forgive men their you. 15But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Prayer of Moses (Exo. 32:9-Prayer of Moses (Exo. 32:9-14)14)

But Moses But Moses soughtsought the favor of the LORD the favor of the LORD his God… his God… TurnTurn from your fierce anger; from your fierce anger;

relent and do not bring disaster on your relent and do not bring disaster on your people. people. RememberRemember…'I will make your …'I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars descendants as numerous as the stars

in the sky and I will give your in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land I promised descendants all this land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance them, and it will be their inheritance forever.‘ Then the LORD forever.‘ Then the LORD relentedrelented and and

did not bring on his people the disaster did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened. he had threatened.

Prayer of David (Ps. 51)Prayer of David (Ps. 51)

Have Have mercymercy on me, O God according to on me, O God according to your unfailing love; according to your your unfailing love; according to your

great compassion blot out my great compassion blot out my transgressions. transgressions. WashWash away all my away all my

iniquity and iniquity and cleansecleanse me from my sin. me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. sin is always before me. CreateCreate in a in a

pure heart… pure heart… RestoreRestore to me the joy of to me the joy of your salvation…your salvation…

Prayer of King Hezekiah (2 Prayer of King Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:2-3)Kings 20:2-3)

Hezekiah turned his face to the wall Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and and prayedprayed to the LORD, to the LORD,

""RememberRemember, O LORD, how I have , O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your have done what is good in your

eyes." And Hezekiah eyes." And Hezekiah weptwept bitterlybitterly..

Prayer of Paul (Eph. 1:15-)Prayer of Paul (Eph. 1:15-)

I have not stopped I have not stopped giving thanksgiving thanks for you, for you, rememberingremembering you in my prayers. I keep you in my prayers. I keep

asking that the God of our Lord Jesus asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give Christ, the glorious Father, may give

you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you so that you may know himmay know him better. I pray better. I pray also that the also that the eyes of your heart may be eyes of your heart may be enlightenedenlightened in order that you may in order that you may know know

the hope…the hope…

Prayer of Joshua (Jos. 7:7-9)Prayer of Joshua (Jos. 7:7-9)

""AhAh, Sovereign LORD, , Sovereign LORD, whywhy did you ever bring did you ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into this people across the Jordan to deliver us into

the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If If onlyonly we had been content to stay on the other we had been content to stay on the other side… side… what can I saywhat can I say, now that Israel has been , now that Israel has been routed by its enemies? …The other people of routed by its enemies? …The other people of the country the country will hearwill hear about this and they will about this and they will surround us and wipe out our name from the surround us and wipe out our name from the

earth. earth. What thenWhat then will you do for your own will you do for your own great name?"great name?"

What do the Great What do the Great Prayers in the Bible Prayers in the Bible tell us about prayer?tell us about prayer?

1. Our prayer reflects how 1. Our prayer reflects how we view our Godwe view our God

Can I really trust Can I really trust God?God?

Does he Does he authentically want authentically want the best for me?the best for me?

Is God truly Is God truly important in my important in my life?life?

2. Our prayer reflects how 2. Our prayer reflects how we view ourselveswe view ourselves

Who do I want Who do I want in control over in control over my life?my life?

Do I really want Do I really want His will for me?His will for me?

Can I really see Can I really see myself trusting myself trusting God?God?

3. Our prayer reflects the 3. Our prayer reflects the kind of relationship we have kind of relationship we have

with Godwith God PerPer need basis? need basis? Distant and He Distant and He

doesn’t seem doesn’t seem to care.to care.

ATM machine?ATM machine? Intimate and Intimate and

He is all the He is all the mattermatter

When couples begin to do When couples begin to do things separately and live things separately and live lives independently from lives independently from

each other then the each other then the marriage begins to marriage begins to

deteriorate.deteriorate.

When we begin to live our When we begin to live our lives independent of God lives independent of God then our relationship with then our relationship with Him begins to deteriorate. Him begins to deteriorate.

Prayer in the Bible Prayer in the Bible tells us about a God tells us about a God who is committed to who is committed to do what is best for us do what is best for us

simply because He simply because He loves usloves us