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Passage: Psalm 145 Description: Since prayer is talking to God, we are going to carefully consider just who this awesome God is by looking at 16 of His wonderful attributes. What we think about God greatly determines how we pray!
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Passage: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Description: There are many times in our life as a believer that God seems silent when it comes to answering our prayers. We often wrestle to understand why, even though we know that God is sovereign and knows best. We can learn many lessons when we consider Paul’s
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Passage: 2 Chronicles 20 Description: Often we are faced with a similar dilemma like King Jehoshaphat, that is, we don’t know what to do when facing what seems like the impossible. We are going to not only look at this great king’s prayer, but also consider 11 principles on “what to do when you d
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Passage: Jonah 1 and 2 Description: The story of Jonah has long been one of great interest. There certainly are many valuable lessons as we consider Jonah’s prayers in his rebellion and in his anger. Join us as we consider: The purpose of Jonah’s prayer; The pain mentioned in Jonah’s pr
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Passage: Jonah 3 and 4 Description: In this lesson, we will consider the second prayer of Jonah, this one when he is angry with the Lord. As we look at the last chapter of Jonah, and his prayers, we will consider and contrast our good and gracious God with the grievous grumpy Jonah.
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Passage: Philippians 1:9-11 Description: We all would do well to go to school with the apostle Paul and learn how to pray. Paul prayed often for the churches that he loved so dearly, the church at Philippi being one of them. Often our requests are fixed on the earthly, but Paul teaches us how to
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Passage: 1 Chronicles 4:1-10 Description: Several years ago there was quite a bit of stirring about the prayer of Jabez which is found in this passage. Is the prayer of Jabez a magical formula whereby we can get what we want from God? Let’s study the real prayer of Jabez together and as we do we
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Passage: Luke 17:11-19 Description: One of the biggest pitfalls in praying is thanking God after He answers our prayers. We can learn some valuable lessons as we not only consider the prayer of the 10 lepers, but the sad reality of mankind’s ungrateful heart.
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Passage: Psalm 63 Description: This wonderful Psalm of David describes his hunger and thirst for God. Do you have the same passion David did for God? David in his prayer gives 9 helps for keeping that passion alive!
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Passage: 1 Samuel 2:1-11 Hannah’s desire was to have a child that she could give back to the Lord. What do we learn about Hannah’s heart from her prayer? We will consider in this prayer her hurting heart; her humble heart; her hopeful heart; and her heavenward heart. Hannah has much to teach us.
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Passage: 1 Samuel 2:1-11 Description: In our last lesson we learned that Hannah’s prayer was answered for a male child. She is filled with joy even though she will now give this little one back to God. Before she does, she has another prayer of praise. What do we learn about Hannah’s heart from
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Passage: Psalm 101 Description: As a believer, what would we consider to be some good guidelines for our new president to live by as he governs us? King David wrote Psalm 101 as a prayer that gives guidelines for how he plans to govern his heart, his household and Jerusalem while he is King.
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Passage: John 17 The High Priestly Prayer has been said to be the most remarkable prayer prayed by our Lord before the cross. As we begin part 1 of this prayer, we will consider Christ’s prayer for Himself.
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Passage: John 17 Description: We have come to the second portion of the High Priestly Prayer where Christ prays for the 11 disciples. Christ has no selfishness in His prayers for the 11 as He prays for their unity, their joy, their purity and their sanctification.
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Passage: John 17 Description: In our third and final study of the High Priestly Prayer, we will consider Christ Praying for Future Believers. To think that Christ prayed for you and me before we were even born and to think He is still ever making intercession for us! What love!
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Passage: Psalm 51 Description: Psalm 51 was written after David’s sin with Bathsheba. Here we see a broken man who is in desperate need of forgiveness and a cleansing of his heart. We will consider the confession of David’s sin, the cleaning of David’s sin and the consequences of David’s repentance
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Passage: Selected from 1 Kings Description: We know from the scripture that Solomon was the wisest man in the entire world. God granted him wisdom that was remarkable. Let’s look at Solomon’s prayer for wisdom and as we study this prayer, we will glean principles for gaining wisdom in our own life
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Passage: Acts 7:54-60 Description: Tertullian said it well, “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.” We will consider the first martyr in the New Testament; Stephen. What caused his death and what was his prayer? What can we learn from this man and his prayer as we face persecution?
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Passage: Colossians 1:9-11 Description: The Apostle Paul challenges us often by the prayers that have been preserved for us to read and learn from. His prayer for the church at Colossae is not mundane or routine but contains requests for their specific needs.
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Passage: Colossians 1:12-14 Description: We continue with Paul’s Prayer and in this lesson we will look at the praise portion of Paul’s prayer. This is a rich portion of the Word of God that should humble each of us who call ourselves daughters of the King!
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Passage: 2 Chronicles 6:12-42 Description: Solomon’s prayer of dedication for the temple is indeed a beautiful prayer that we can take principles from as we contemplate our own prayers of dedication. What do you desire to dedicate to the Lord this day?
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Passage: Luke 22:39-46 Description: We are given a glimpse into the humanity of our Lord as He faces the cross. In this sobering prayer we will look at the place of His prayer; the posture of His prayer; the petition of His prayer; the provision during His prayer; and the pain after His prayer.
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Passage: Psalm 118 This is the Psalm that many scholars believe was the hymn which was sung on the way to the cross. What was on our Lord’s mind as He faces His death? What did He sing? What did He pray?
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Passage: Various passages from Nehemiah Description: Nehemiah was a man of prayer and it is evidenced by the fact that we have 11 prayers of his recorded for us in the book he wrote. Nehemiah faced opposition and yet he never gives up praying and seeking the face of God.
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