Thanksgiving is almost here — let’s express some honesty and gratitude! I challenge you to!
Types of Prayer?
1. Prayer of Thanksgiving
Got another day to know and serve the Lord! So let’s express vertical gratitude when God answers a prayer, gives deliverance, or there’s a recognition of how GOOD He is and has been to you.
“for he is good; his love endures forever. Cry out, ‘Save us, God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, and glory in your praise’” (1 Chronicles 16:34–35).
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; And his truth endureth to all generations.” (Psalms 100:4–5).
2. Prayer of Adoration
This is focusing on worshiping Jesus the Lord out of deep love, respect, and simple admiration.
“Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens” (Psalm 148:13).
3. Prayer of Confession
Calling sin what it really is for repentance-sake and specifically confessing our sins is important. This keeps the lines of loving fellowship open, believer. We ignore the overly tolerant world that says “Calling sin.. sin.. is the worst sin imaginable.”
“Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.’ And you forgave the guilt of my sin” (Psalm 32:5).
4. Prayer of Vows
We always want to keep our promises to God and people! It’s a good witness. We want to underpromise and over-deliver on those, but praying an honest promise to the Lord is indeed a prayer.
“In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying, ‘Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head’” (1 Samuel 1:10–11).
5. Prayer of Quiet Meditation with Reflection
Let’s learn to hear from our “Lord of all” and allow Him to guide our steps. Meditation in the world is about emptying minds, but we believers meditate filling our minds with solid truth. Prayers of stillness with listening and silence draw us away from prayers filled with our own words and human opinions as we call God’s Word and promises to mind.
“On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night” (Psalm 63:6).
6. Prayer for Healing
When you hurt, are sick or diseased you ask for healing — you go to the right Source (to God in Jesus’ Powerful Name. He knows all of you better than you do). Too many run in stupid, wrong directions for a lame solution.
“Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise” (Jeremiah 17:14).
7. Prayer and Praise for Deliverance and Help
Do you have some challenges, hardships, unfair unrighteous opposition, hurts, or oppression and need a breakthrough?
“Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress” (Psalm 107:6).
8. Prayer of Intercession
This is for others in need. Jesus often prayed for others. The Bible instructs us believers to pray for one another and to intercede on someone else’s behalf. JOY = Jesus first, Others second, and then Self
“And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light” (Colossians 1:9–12).
“Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed” (Luke 5:16).
“Jesus said, ‘For where two or three gather together in my name, I am there with them’” (Matthew 18:20).
“[Jesus said,] ‘This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one’” (Matthew 6:9–13).
“Devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word” (Acts 6:4).
Let’s talk some more about prayer. It is not some type of “energy” that can heal us in and of itself. We never need any crystals or religious beads to work in this respect. Rather, prayer is the means of heart-to-heart candid communication whereby we receive what we need from God.. whereby we express ourselves and hear from the Lord. Having Jesus, being close is better than having everything else. God Almighty can still speak and He keeps all His promises with perfect timing. Do you ever remind him of His Bible promises?
It's the natural man who doesn't think to look to Christ to meet their needs, or even their greatest need (free forgiveness from Christ).. not enough to actually pause, confess, repent, and believe.. not enough to actually request of God.
It is SO wrong to believe that we can give God our directives. He ain't my bellman. We don't order God around as if He's our Forbes butler. No, we obey His directives not visa versa.
Prayer is communicating with and hearing from God. True prayer is aligning our wills with the will of God and praying accordingly. We want to keep the vertical lines open with Him.
What are prayer beads? You don't need them.Why does God call His house a house of prayer (Isaiah 56:7)? It's so wise to pray with other believers at your healthy local church! Our cities and nation need prayer more than ever right now. Let's pray for a 5th Great Awakening spawned from authentic revival! Why not?
Does prayer even work? God is diligently working.
- Longest prayer in Bible - 7 min by Nehemiah- Longest NT prayer - 5 min.- The High priestly prayer - 3 min.- Moses' prayer = 4 verses.- Elijah taunted the false doctrine and prayers to Baal back then. he offered up a 2 verse prayer and God's fire fell.- All of Paul's recorded prayers are pretty simple and short huh! Go check em out.
A person who has spent some time alone with Jesus Christ will be a person of prayer.
How can any two persons here on earth be best friends unless they spend a lot of time together.. unless they share what's on their hearts and minds together? It's like that with the Person of Jesus Christ. It's about close relationships this Christianity, not religion. I don't need to earn anything--I don't need any beads.
"Prayer is not informing God; prayer is inviting God. When I call out to the Lord in prayer and offer my petition, I’m not informing God of something He doesn’t already know. I’m inviting God into my situation, into my challenges, and into my problems." ~ Greg Laurie
“Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” ~ Corrie Ten Boom
“Jesus never taught His disciples how to preach, but only how to pray.” ~ D.L. Moody
Can we learn how to do both better? We can prayerfully learn allowing Jesus to be Lord by His Spirit. They are praying Persons. With them we learn by doing.
"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.mAnd he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people by the will of God." Romans 8:26-27 niv
“Prayer is the idea of wishing for something from the depth of our hearts and bringing that desire forward to the throne of God.” ~ Greg Laurie
When prayers are not answered in the affirmative, it's because they are outside the will of God.
Once we have discovered God’s will, we can then pray aggressively and confidently for this. We can pray, believing this will actually happen, because we know it is not something we dreamed up. It's God's idea.
Remember that a forgiven person will by God's help be a forgiving person. A true disciple will harbor no grudge toward another person. The real disciple knows it will hinder his or her prayer life and walk with the Lord.
The greatest privilege a Christian has is the privilege of prayer. Not only is it a privilege, but it is also the responsibility of every believer. Jesus said that we “ought always to pray and not lose heart” (Luke 18:1).
It's conversational. We give God time to speak to our hearts. Yes, prayer is simply talking to God, letting our concerns and requests be made known to Him. When we pray, we admit our need for God and our utter dependence on Him. Only through a relationship with Jesus Christ do we have access to God (see 1 Timothy 2:5). We approach God in Jesus’ name, not our own.
Prayer is not a means of trying to get from God what we want, but rather a means by which we enable God to give us what He wants.
We pray to connect with the most powerful Person in the universe! We’re to pray because God commands it (see 2 Chronicles 7:14; Luke 18:1). Through prayer, we receive things (see James 4:2), experience fullness of joy (see John 16:24), and find help in times of trouble. Prayer is the cure for worry (see Philippians 4:6) and also helps us resist temptation (see Matthew 26:41).
“Let your prayer be completely simple. For both the publican and the prodigal son were reconciled to God by a single phrase.” ~ John Climacus
How often pray.. when do we do this? We are to pray always (see Ephesians 6:18). The Bible instructs us to “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
There are 651 prayers recorded from Genesis to Revelation.
2,451 Psalms -- 28% of the Psalms are laments (prayers). Yup, 60 chapters.
Psalm 119 -- that is the language of prayer.
Long one? See that 5 minutes is thee LONGEST New Testament prayer prayed. See John 17-26 verses.
Throughout Scripture, we see that God is interested in more than just the highlights of our lives as His children. He cares about every aspect of who we are, because we are His creation made in His image (see Genesis 1:27). He cares for all of His creations, including plants, animals, and the environment. Yes, check out the foul and their chicks. Matthew 6:26 says, “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” If God even meets the needs of birds who are not made in His image, who have no will to choose Him or reject Him, how much more will He care for our needs in detail? Because of God’s care, we can trust Him: “Your Father knows what you need before you ask him” (Matthew 6:8).
Throughout Jesus’ earthly ministry, we see that He was interested in the specifics of people’s lives. Jesus has always been more interested in quality than quantity. Jesus was sent to save the lost and bridge the gap between man and God since the fall, but He still took the time to meet the immediate needs of the people He encountered.
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It's a simple prayer. The modern Webster's Dictionary defines Hosanna as "a cry of acclamation and adoration." The 1828 Webster's Dictionary adds that Hosanna is "an exclamation of praise to God or an invocation of blessings. In the Hebrew ceremonies, it was a prayer rehearsed on the several days of the Feast of Tabernacles, in which this word was often repeated."
What is a so-called prophetic prayer? Does God really use prayer to speak through people prophetically.. like in directing you? I say let God's word and Spirit direct you. With something important like that, He can tell you directly.What is a prayer cloth? (Beware of false teachers like those on TV that use cloths just to get money from you. It's happened with many hearers. BTW Not all preachers on TV are false. I sometimes like to listen to my So Cal pastor, Greg Laurie or Jack N. Graham.)
Through praise and adoration, we acknowledge God’s goodness. We must recognize that when we pray, we enter God’s presence (see Matthew 6:9). As we genuinely reverence the Lord by communing with Him in prayer, our relationship with Him becomes more intimate and our love more tender.
Honest Confession and Repentance
Confession and repentance are prerequisites for approaching God. The Bible assures us of forgiveness if we confess our sins to God. Jesus said, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8).
Thanksgiving
I feel grateful for what God has done and is doing in my life. We should continually thank God for what He has done for us. We’re to thank Him during the good times, as well as the bad times, “giving thanks always for all things..” (Ephesians 5:20). We’re also to make our requests to God “with thanksgiving” (Philippians 4:6).
Supplication
We are to pray for our needs and ask God for help in our daily affairs. We must never think that our requests are too small or too big to bring before God. As Christians, we are to pray about everything, being confident that God hears us, cares about us, and acts on our behalf.
Intercession
Intercession means to pray on behalf of—and for—other people (see 1 Timothy 2:1). We’re to pray for our family, friends, leaders, our country, and whatever else God lays on our hearts. We are to pray for them as seriously as we pray for ourselves.
Prayerlessness and unbelief -- that's common in our world, but it's such sin. Samuel said, “Far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you” (1 Samuel 12:23).
Taking time to pray, that's something that we all need to be doing. In fact, it’s something the Bible commands us to do. God cares about you and what's going on in this world. First Thessalonians 5:17 tells us, “Never stop praying” (nlt).
Prayer is not an option in the Christian’s life. It’s both a privilege and an adventure. And it’s something that we need to keep learning about for the rest of our lives.
What is a morning prayer? What is an evening prayer?
Okay, so are there different types of prayer?
What does it mean to pray for your enemies? .. got more prayer questions?
Can people in heaven pray for us? ..can those in heaven look down and see us let alone pray for us?
I don’t know if people in heaven can or cannot look down on us. I won’t be dogmatic. None of us can biblically know for sure if they can see us. However, it is unlikely that they can see us. People in heaven are likely preoccupied with other important things such as worshiping God and enjoying the glories of heaven. I don’t want them feeling sad about all the sin going on down here in my city.
We are not running our race for them to make them happy. I hope they are happy with me later when I arrive there. We are not hoping for their approval or listening for ..or living for their applause. We want the applause of One — Jesus. (Focus on the Lord. Hebrews 12:2)
What is Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer?
What is intercessory prayer?
To whom are we to pray, the Father, the Son, or the Holy Spirit?
What is prayer walking? Is it biblical to go on a prayer walk?
Is corporate prayer more powerful than an individual praying alone?
What are some Bible verses about intercession?
What does it mean that Jesus is our Advocate?
Got some more Bible verses about intercession?
What does it mean that Jesus is our mediator before the Father?
How does the Spirit intercede for us with groanings that cannot be uttered (Romans 8:26)?
What is the purpose of Jesus interceding for us in Heaven?
Is it right and biblical to repent and pray.. asking Jesus into your heart? Yes, here and now is good.
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