Not What Your Grandma Heard About Prayer
Some scriptures to get you started.
(These are all from the King James Version, translation of the Bible.)
- "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?"
Matthew 7:7-11, KJV. - "Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven." Matthew 18:19, KJV.
- "Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." Matthew 21:21, 22, KJV.
- "Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."
Mark 11:24, KJV. - "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you."
John 15:7, KJV. - "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it."
John 14:12-14, KJV. - "And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full."
John 16:23, 24, KJV. - "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways."
James 1:5-8, KJV. - "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6, 7, KJV.
Articles To Build Your Faith In Prayer
- God Wants To Answer Your Prayers
- In this article I expand on some of the scriptures listed above explaining that the Bible plainly says that God wants to answer our prayers.
- Prayer Is Not A Slot Machine
- Most people kind of have the idea that prayer is like a slot machine, i.e. you just never know what God is going to do. But the Bible teaches that prayer is a sure thing, it's a certainty, it's a guarantee, it's as sure as growing a garden.
- Why Prayers Aren't Answered
- A brief discussion of the conditions or requirements for answered prayer.
- Audio: God Wants To Answer Your Prayers #1
- For those who prefer listening here's an audio message where we discuss the topic, God wants to answer your prayers.
- Audio: God Wants To Answer Your Prayers #2
- Here's the second message in the series, God Wants To Answer Your Prayers. Here I discuss that prayer is a sure thing, but a sure thing in the sense that growing a garden is a sure thing.
- Audio: God Wants To Answer Your Prayers #3
- This is the third message in the series, God Wants To Answer Your Prayers. Here I try to deal with the question, Why didn't God answer my prayers?, but what I really want you to see is that it's the wrong question. When you ask the wrong question you always get the wrong answer. (The right question, by the way, is why didn't I receive what I asked for?)
- Audio: God Wants To Answer Your Prayers #4
- This is message number four in the series, God Wants To Answer Your Prayers. This is a review of the past three messages, so for those of you who want a quick overview this would be a good place to start.
- Audio: God Wants To Answer Your Prayers #5
- This is the final installment of the series, God Wants To Answer Your Prayers. In this message I discuss the 3 things I know about prayer.
Links To What Others Have To Say About Prayer
- Keith Moore on Prayer
- Here are some messages from one of my favorite teachers, Keith Moore. There's a lot of good stuff on this page, but the prayer stuff is toward the bottom or use the search function of your browser to search for "pray."
Books About Prayer Available On Amazon
(These are books that I like and have found encouraging.)
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