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STUDY 6: PRAYER
Prayer is your lifeline to
God. Form the habit of starting each day with prayer, and then learn to pray
throughout the day as the need arises.
1. Circle keywords or phrases
in the following Scriptures.
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 (NIV)
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door
will be opened to you.) Matthew 7:7 (NIV)
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you
do not know. Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV)
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 (NIV)
If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all
without finding fault, and it will be given to him. James 1:5 (NIV)
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 (NIV)
2. What do we learn about
prayer in:
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John 16:24
Ephesians 3:20
Matthew 7:7
James 1:5
Jeremiah 33:3
1 John 5:14, 15
3. Memorize ***John 16:24***
“Hindrances to Prayer”
God does hear and answer prayer. The answer is not always “Yes,” and sometimes the answer is a long time coming. There are certain hindrances to prayer as the following verses indicate.
1. Circle keywords or phrases in the following Scriptures.
If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; Psalm 66:18 (NIV)
Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him. 1 John 3:21, 22 (NIV)
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you John 15:7 (NIV)
But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; James 1:6, 7 (NIV)
You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. James 4:2, 3 (NIV)
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)
2. What do we learn about
hindrances to prayer in:
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Psalm 66:18
James 1:6, 7
1 John 3:21, 22
James 4:2, 3
John 15:7
2 Chronicles 7:14
Memorize ***James 4:2, 3***
Strengthening Your Walk
Answering the following questions regarding Prayer will help you to grow and learn more regarding God’s Word. Look up the Scripture references to find the answers.
Prayer:
1. What promise belongs to those who believe and follow Christ? (John14:13)
2. What are God’s conditions for answered prayer in the following verses?
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a) (John 9:31)
b) (John 14:13)
c) (John 15:7)
3.
What instruction is given to husbands in 1 Peter 3:7?
4. What should be included in your prayers according to Philippians 4:6, 7?
5. How does Proverbs 3:6 relate to prayer?
6. What does Mark 11:23 tell us about doubting?
7. What does Mark 11:24 tell us about believing?
8. What does Mark 11:25, 26 tell us about forgiveness?
9. Who does 1 Timothy 2:1, 2 instruct us to pray for?
10. What does James 5:16 direct us to do?
11. How does Matthew 6:33 relate to prayer?
12. What does Isaiah 59:2 say regarding why God does not hear us?
13. In Luke 11:2-4 and Matthew 6:9-13 Jesus showed us how to do what?