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Introduction:
Welome
Continuing in our Back to Basics study
Today we’ll be looking at our fourth Core Value, Prayer is Powerful
It, along with all of our Core Values, comes from...
But let’s go ahead and practice what we are about to preach
Prayer
Context/Segue
Prayer is an interesting word nowadays.
It has an odd connotation among both believers and non-believers
Prayer can be used to:
appeal to some supernatural force of nature - many non-believers say things like, “We could sure use prayer.”
suggest a last hope - “They threw up a final prayer.”
offer condolences - “I’ll pray for you.”
gently say no - “I’ll pray about it.”
Unfortunately, the word prayer and the action it carries with it has lost some meaning and been watered down both by non-Christian usage and poor Christian understanding of its purpose.
So, today I’d like to help us reclaim its significance and power by looking to what God’s Word says about prayer
The truth is… prayer is a popular theme and practice in the Bible
Prayer throughout the Word
We see the following people pray:
Abraham in Genesis 15,17, 18
Eliezer in Genesis 17 s
Jacob in Genesis 28, 32
Moses in Exodus 4, 5, 32, 33; Numbers 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 27; Deuteronomy 3, 9
Aaron in Numbers 6 d
Israel in Numbers 21; Judges 1, 10, 20, 21
Joshua in Joshua 7, 10 d
Gideon in Judges 6 a
Jephthah in Judges 11 a
Manoah in Judges 13 s
Samson Judges 16 a
Hannah in 1 Samuel 1, 2 a
Saul in 1 Samuel 14 a
David in 1 Samuel 23, 30; 2 Samuel 2, 5, 7, 24; 1 Chronicles 4
Solomon in 1 Kings 3, 8 a
Elijah in 1 Kings 17, 18, 19
Elisha in 2 Kings 6 a
Hezekiah in 2 Kings 19.
20; Isaiah 37, 38
Jabez in 1 Chronicles 4 a
Asa in 2 Chronicles 14 a
Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20 a
Ezra in Ezra 7, 9 a
Nehemiah in Nehemiah 1, 4, 6, 9, 13 a
Job in Job 1, 7, 9, 14, 23, 40, 42 a
72 prayers in the Psalms by David, Asaph, Moses, Ethan, and many unknown people
Isaiah in Isaiah 6 a
Jeremiah in Jeremiah 1, 4, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 32; Lamentations 1, 2, 3, 5 a
Daniel in Daniel 9, 12 a
Amos in Amos 7 a
Sailors in Jonah 1 a
Jonah in Jonah 2, 4 a
Habakkuk in Habakkuk 1, 3 a
Jesus in Matthew 6, 11, 26, 27; Mark 7; Luke 23; John 11, 12, 17
Leper in Matthew 8 a
Centurion in Matthew 8 a
Disciples in Matthew 8, Acts 1
Demons in Matthew 8 a
A ruler in Matthew 9 a
A women in Matthew 9 a
Two blind men in Matthew 9 a
Peter in Matthew 14, Acts 3, 9
Another women in Matthew 15 a
A man in Matthew 17 a
A mother in Matthew 20 a
Another two blind men in Matthew 20 a
Another demon in Mark 1 a
Simeon in Luke 2 a
Rich man in Luke 16 a
10 lepers in Luke 17 a
A pharisee in Luke 18 a
A tax collector in Luke 18 a
Nobleman in John 4 a
Crowds people in John 6 a
Stephen in Acts 7
Paul in Acts 9 a
John in 3 John
Countless other examples
56 individual people, over 200 recorded prayers across 31 books of the Bible
We see the following things prayed for:
an heir
sparing of a life
a bride
a blessing
deliverance from an enemy
accompaniment on a journey
complaint for God’s inaction
forgiveness
God’s presence
healing
judgement
new leader
permission
for the sun and moon to stand still
guidance
revelation
victory
appearance of an angel
a son
gratitude
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