We've got a long way to go to be able to pray with the courage
of Abraham or the passion of Moses -- yours truly included. We
want to learn to pray with great faith, but we're just not there
yet. I believe that God will use this 11 week Great Prayers of
the Bible Bible study to develop you in prayer, to increase
your faith and move you into a new level of prayer to your
Father. We'll be studying some of the great prayers in order to
teach us how to pray prayers that God will honor and answer. This
is not a course in manipulating God. It is a study in who God is
and how he responds to his children's petitions -- a course in
how to be understanding children of God who learn how to adopt
God's own heart as we pray. Together we'll learn from the masters
to pray prayers that God desires to answer.
Great Prayers of the Bible is suitable for personal study.
But the discussion questions make it ideal for small groups and
Adult Sunday School classes. Preachers and teachers will also
find a lot of their word study research done for them, with a
number of illustrations and insights.
The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:5-15). Jesus taught this classic lesson in prayer to his disciples. We'll consider the Lord's Prayer phrase by phrase as a pattern for our own praying.
Moses' Prayer for Israel in the Wilderness (Exodus
32:9-14). Incredible examples of Moses pleading with God to preserve his own name and character and not destroy Israel.
We examine the question: Does prayer actually change anything?
Abraham's Prayer for Sodom (Genesis 18:16-33). An example of intercessory prayer which finds its basis in God's character.
David's Prayer for Pardon and Confession of Sin (Psalm 51). When we sin against God, how can we pray to restore our fellowship? David's prayer is a classic prayer of repentance.
David's Prayer at the End of Life (1 Chronicles
29:9-20). A short psalm of praise and David's prayer for his son
Solomon to build the temple.
David's Psalm of Surrender (Psalm 139). David
struggles with God's intense knowledge of him, marvels at God's
intricate formation of him in his mother's womb, and then prays a
prayer of surrender to God's searching, knowing, probing, and
refining.
Hezekiah's Petitions for Deliverance and Healing (2 Kings 19:14-19; 20:1-7). Here's a godly king about to see his nation conquered and destroyed by the mighty Assyrian army. Then he who has just heard from a prophet that he should prepare to die soon. How does he pray?
Daniel's Confession on Behalf of His People (Daniel 9:1-19). When Daniel realizes the 70 years of exile are ended, he offers a prayer of confession in which he (though personally a righteous man) identifies with the sins of his people and asks for God's mercy.
Nehemiah's Prayer for Success (Nehemiah 1:1-2:9). Nehemiah hears of the suffering of the returned exiles. After grieving in fasting and prayer, Nehemiah prays for success -- and commits himself to God's will for his life.
Jesus' Prayer of Submission at Gethsemane (Luke
22:39-46). Jesus asks for the cup (crucifixion) to be bypassed,
but then prays for the Father's will to be done most of all. How
do you pray an authentic prayer of submission?
Paul's Prayers for the Ephesian Believers (Ephesians
1:15-23; 3:14-21). Here are Paul's prayers for the Ephesian Christians -- and for
us -- to really understand the heights and depths of Christ's
love for us.
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We've got a long way to go to be able to pray with the courage
of Abraham or the passion of Moses -- yours truly included. We
want to learn to pray with great faith, but we're just not there
yet. I believe that God will use this 11 week Great Prayers of
the Bible Bible study to develop you in prayer, to increase
your faith and move you into a new level of prayer to your
Father. We'll be studying some of the great prayers in order to
teach us how to pray prayers that God will honor and answer. This
is not a course in manipulating God. It is a study in who God is
and how he responds to his children's petitions -- a course in
how to be understanding children of God who learn how to adopt
God's own heart as we pray. Together we'll learn from the masters
to pray prayers that God desires to answer.
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