Prayer

1. How was Enoch’s relationship with God described?

"Enoch walked with God" Genesis 5:22, 24

2. What is said of Noah?

"Noah walked with God" Genesis 6:9

3. What was Abraham called?

"The Friend of God" James 2:23

4. How did the Lord converse with Moses?

"Face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend" Exodus 33:11

5. Was this kind of relationship only for them?

"As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee" Joshua 1:5

6. What is it like to be close to God?

"In thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore" Psalm 16:11

"The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day" Proverbs 4:18

7. What happens to us as we behold the glory of the Lord?

"But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord" 2 Corinthians 3:18

8. What time of day did David set aside for prayer?

"My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up" Psalm 5:3

9. Was David’s prayer limited to the morning?

"Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray" Psalm 55:17

10. What was Daniel’s unwavering practice?

"He kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed" Daniel 6:10

11. What example did Jesus set for us?

"In the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed" Mark 1:35

12. What did He often do in the evening?

"He went up into a mountain apart to pray" Matthew 14:23

13. What suggestion did Jesus give for prayer?

"But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly" Matthew 6:6

14. But can't we also pray silently anytime, anywhere?

"Pray without ceasing" 1 Thessalonians 5:17

"Men ought always to pray" Luke 18:1

15. How close may we be to Jesus?

"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

16. Why does God fulfill our requests?

"And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight" 1 John 3:22

17. What reason did Jesus give for His confidence of His Father’s presence?

"For I do always those things that please him" John 8:29

18. What would cause God not to hear my prayer?

"If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me" Psalm 66:18

In order to pray acceptably, we need to make things right with anyone we have harmed (Matthew 5:23, 24), and put away any grudges we may be holding against others (Mark 11:25, 26).

19. For whom should we pray? Just for ourselves?

"Pray one for another" James 5:16

20. How effective is prayer?

"The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much" James 5:16

"For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers" 1 Peter 3:12

21. Why does God sometimes deny our requests?

"Because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts" James 4:3

22. What phrase did Jesus add to His prayer?

"Nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done" Luke 22:42

23. How vital is it that we know God?

"And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent" John 17:3

24. What is of the highest value to us?

"Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord" Jeremiah 9:23, 24

Guidelines for prayer:

a. We pray to God the Father in Jesus' name (John 16:23)

b. We come to God in faith, believing that He hears and will answer our prayer (Matthew 21:22; Hebrews 11:6; James 1:6)

c. We trust Him to answer our prayers according to His will (1 John 5:14)

d. Vain repetition in prayer has no value (Matthew 6:7)

e. Prayer requests should be such as will glorify God (John 14:13)