DEP 242 - Pack 4

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1) Cease not to pray

1 Thessalonians 5:17

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pray continually,

1 Thessalonians 5:17

2) Devote yourself to prayer

Colossians 4:2

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Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

Colossians 4:2

3) Be alert to pray

1 Peter 4:7

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The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.

1 Peter 4:7

4) Pray for everyone

1 Timothy 2:1-2

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I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.

1 Timothy 2:1-2

1) Promise to answer

John 14:13-14

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And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

John 14:13-14

2) Immeasurable answer

Ephesians 3:20

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Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,

Ephesians 3:20

3) Understanding God‘s will

Jeremiah 33:3

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‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’

Jeremiah 33:3

4) Getting the wisdom from God

James 1:5

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If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

James 1:5

5) Delivering us from fears

Psalm 34:4

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I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.

Psalm 34:4

6) Delivering us from trouble

Psalm 50:15

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and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”

Psalm 50:15

7) Giving us boldness

Acts 4:31

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After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

Acts 4:31

8) Giving us opportunities for the Gospel

Colossians 4:3

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And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

Colossians 4:3

1) Pray in the name of Jesus

John 16:24

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Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.

John 16:24

2) Pray in faith

Matthew 21:22

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If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

Matthew 21:22

3) Pray in the Spirit

Ephesians 6:18

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And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Ephesians 6:18

4) Pray in God’s will

1 John 5:14-15

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This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

1 John 5:14-15

5) Confess and renounce the sin

Psalm 66:18

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If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;

Psalm 66:18

6) Obey the Lord

1 John 3:22

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and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.

1 John 3:22

7) Pray with one accord

Matthew 18:19

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“Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.

Matthew 18:19

8) Ask and act

Matthew 7:7-8

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“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

Matthew 7:7-8

9) Pray with all your heart

Jeremiah 29:12-13

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Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 29:12-13

10) Pray in claiming the promise

Nehemiah 1:8-9

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“Remember the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.’

Nehemiah 1:8-9

1) Praying at the risk of life

Daniel 6:10

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Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

Daniel 6:10

2) Giving priority to prayer

Luke 5:15-16

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Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.

Luke 5:15-16

3) Praying all through the night

Luke 6:12

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One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.

Luke 6:12

4) Praying earnestly

James 5:17-18

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Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.

James 5:17-18

5) Praying in the midst of hardship

Acts 16:25

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About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

Acts 16:25

1) Praising

1 Chronicles 29:11-13

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Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.

1 Chronicles 29:11-13

2) Intercession

1 Timothy 2:1-2

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I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.

1 Timothy 2:1-2

3) Thanksgiving

1 Thessalonians 5:18

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give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

4) Confession

1 John 1:9

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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9

5) Supplication

Philippians 4:6-7

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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