THE LORD GOD IS MY STRENGTH; HE WILL MAKE MY FEET LIKE DEER'S FEET, AND HE WILL MAKE ME WALK ON HIGH HILLS. HABAKKUK 3:19



Sunday, November 15, 2020

Praying the Prayers of Scripture

The “Model Prayer” (Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4) 

• Pray for God’s glory

o For God to be number one

o For God’s kingdom to come

o For God’s will to be done

• Pray for your good

o For food

o For forgiveness

o For freedom from sin

The Praying of Epaphras (Colossians 4:12-13)

• Pray for others

• Pray frequently

• Pray fervently

• Pray fondly

• Pray for believers to be firm in their faith

• Pray for believers to have the full assurance of their fullness

Paul’s Prayer for the Philippians (Philippians 1:9-11) 

• Pray with other believers

• Pray for other believers

• Pray persistently

• Let other believers know you are praying for them

• Pray for the purity and perseverance of other believers

• Praise God for other believers

• Pray for believers’ love for God’s Word to grow greatly

• Pray for believers to approve and practice what is proper

• Pray for believers to be pure and unproblematic people

• Pray for believers to do lots of good so that God would be glorified

The Prayer of Jabez (1 Chronicles 4:9-10)

• Pray to the right Person

• Pray passionately

• Pray for prosperity

• Pray for protection from pain

The Prayer of Jacob (Genesis 32:9-12)

• Pray to the right Person

• Pray according to God’s promises to you

• Praise God for His person and for prospering you

• Pray for protection

• Praise God for protecting you

The Prayer of Jonah (Jonah 2:1-9)

• Pray

• Pray to the right Person

• Pray from any place

• Pray to be delivered from death

• Permeate your prayers with Scripture

The Prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-44; Mark 14:32-39; Luke 22:39-46)

• Pray

• Pray at any point in time

• Pray from any place, particularly a private place

• Pray privately and with other people

• Pray with a posture that is proper

• Pray for believers to be prevented from apostatizing to persevere in the faith

• Pray for the prevention of pain

• Pray for the performance of God’s will

• Pray passionately

• Pray persistently

The Prayer of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 1:4-11) 

A Prayer of the Early Church (Acts 4:24-31) 

Paul’s Prayer for the Colossians (Colossians 1:9-14) 

The Colossians’ Prayer for Paul (Colossians 4:2-4)

The Prayer of Elijah on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:36-37) 

• Pray to the right Person

• Pray with a submissive, servant’s spirit

• Pray for God to be recognized and revered

• Pray that God’s people would repent

The Praying of Elijah in the Days of Ahab (James 5:16-18)

• Those who pray are finite and fallen

• Those who pray are to be faithful

• Pray frequently

• Pray fervently

• Pray effectively (according to the revealed will of God) 

Paul’s Prayer for the Romans (Romans 1:8-13)

• Pray with other believers

• Pray for other believers

• Pray persistently

• Let other believers know you are praying for them

• Pray for the purity and perseverance of other believers

• Praise God for other believers

• Let other believers know you are praising God for them

• Pray in submission to the sovereign, secret will of God

• Pray for the edification of the saved through you

• Pray for the evangelization of sinners through you

The Romans’ Prayer for Paul (Romans 15:30-32) 

• Pray persistently for other believers

• Be prepared by praying

• Pray for the protection of those proclaiming God’s Word

• Pray for the proclamation of God’s Word

• Ask others to passionately and perseveringly partner with you in prayer

o Prompted by a common connection to Christ and His cause

o Prompted by a Spirit-created concern for Christians

• Pray for rescue from sinners

• Pray for your service to be received by saints

• Pray in submission to the sovereign, secret will of God

• Pray for replenishment through God’s people 

Christ’s High Priestly Prayer (John 17)

• Pray

• Pray at any point in time

• Pray from any place, particularly a private place

• Pray privately and with other people

• Pray with a posture that is proper

• Pray to the right Person

• Pray for the glory of God

o For the glorification of God’s Son

 By God the Father

 By God’s people

o For the glorification of God the Father

• Pray for the good of God’s people

o Their security

o Their purity

o Their unity

The Prayer of Hezekiah (2 Kings 19:14-20; Isaiah 37:14-20)

• Pray about problems (ask, rather than be anxious)

• Pursue the prayers of other people

• Praise God

o For being King

o For being the Creator

• Pray for God to be praised 

Paul’s First Prayer for the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians 3:9-13)

• Pray with other believers

• Pray for other believers

• Pray persistently

• Let other believers know you are praying for them

• Pray for the purity and perseverance of other believers

• Praise God for other believers

o For their faith

o For their fondness

• Pray passionately

• Pray for the furtherance of the faith of other believers through you

• Pray for the furtherance of the fondness of other believers

o Their fondness for saints

o Their fondness for sinners 

Paul’s Second Prayer for the Thessalonians (2 Thessalonians 1:11-12)

• Pray with other believers

• Pray for other believers

• Pray persistently

• Let other believers know you are praying for them

• Pray for the purity and perseverance of other believers

• Praise God for other believers

• Pray according to the revealed will of God

• Pray that God would graciously cause the conduct of other believers to be in keeping with their call

• Pray that God would graciously complete the desires for goodness and the faith derived deeds of other believers

• Pray that God would graciously cause the deeds of other believers to be done for divine adoration

Paul’s Third Prayer for the Thessalonians (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17)

• Pray with other believers

• Pray for other believers

• Pray persistently

• Let other believers know you are praying for them

• Pray for the purity and perseverance of other believers

• Praise God for other believers

• Pray to God the Son

• Pray to God the Father

o One who is caring

o One who is sharing, sharing with believers continual encouragement and  confidence in what is to come for them

• Pray for the encouragement of other believers

• Pray for the establishment of other believers

The Thessalonians’ Prayer for Paul (2 Thessalonians 3:1-2)

• Pray persistently for other believers

• Be prepared by praying

• Pray for the protection of those proclaiming God’s Word

• Pray for the proclamation of God’s Word

• Ask others (not just pastors, but also other parishioners) to persistently pray for  you

• Pray for the success of God’s message

o For the gospel to advance

o For the gospel to be admired

• Pray for the safety of God’s messengers

David’s Prayer of Confession (Psalm 51)

• Confess corrupt conduct

• Confess the corrupt character that causes corrupt conduct

• Confess that corrupt conduct is contrary to God

• Be contrite over corrupt conduct

• Cry for cleansing of being and behavior 

The Ephesians’ Prayer for Paul (Ephesians 6:18-20)

• Pray persistently for other believers

• Be prepared by praying

• Pray for the protection of those proclaiming God’s Word

• Pray for the proclamation of God’s Word

o For the words to proclaim

o For the nerve to proclaim

• Petition God in prayer for yourself and others

• Pray under the power or control of the Spirit (i.e., according to the revealed will  of God)

 Paul’s First Prayer for the Ephesians (Ephesians 1:15-23)

• Pray with other believers

• Pray for other believers

• Pray persistently

• Let other believers know you are praying for them

• Pray for the purity and perseverance of other believers

• Praise God for other believers

o For their faith in Christ

o For their fondness for Christians

• Let other believers know you are praising God for them

• Pray for illumination

o To perceive how precious is the believer’s prospect

o To perceive how powerful is the believer’s present 

Paul’s Second Prayer for the Ephesians (Ephesians 3:14-21)

• Pray with other believers

• Pray for other believers

• Pray persistently

• Let other believers know you are praying for them

• Pray for the purity and perseverance of other believers

• Praise God for other believers

• Pray according to the revealed will of God

• Pray with a posture that is proper

• Pray to the right Person

• Pray for believers to be strengthened in their spirits by the Spirit

• Pray for believers to more completely comprehend the incredible concern that  Christ has for them

• Pray for believers to be fully filled with God’s fullness

David’s Prayer for Purification (Psalm 139)

• Confess God’s character

o His omniscience

o His omnipresence

o His omnipotence

• Praise God in prayer for His omnipotence as seen by His work in the womb

• Ask God to search your heart

• Ask God to show you your wrong

• Ask God to show you the right way

Hannah’s Supplication for a Son (1 Samuel 1:10-20)

• Pray when you have a problem, such as barrenness

• Pray to the right Person

• Pray persistently

• Pray passionately

• Give glory to God for answered prayer

Hannah’s Prayer of Praise (1 Samuel 2:1-10)

• Passionately praise God in prayer

o For His being

 His sacredness

 His stability

 His sovereignty

o For His blessings, including exalting us

The Prayer of Daniel (Daniel 9:1-19)

• Pray in the midst of predicaments

• Pray privately and with partners

• Praise God in prayer

• Have a place where you pray

• Have an appropriate posture in prayer

• Pray persistently

• Our prayers are part of the bigger picture of the spiritual war in which we are engaged

• Pray according to the revealed will of God

• Prepare to pray

• Affirm God’s character in prayer

• Admit your corruption

• Pray for God to be glorified in answer to prayer  

The Prayer of David After Receiving the Davidic Covenant (2 Samuel 7:18-29)

• Prays as one who is in the presence of the Lord

• Pray with the right perspective, that of a servant

• Praise God in prayer, such as for His holiness of being

• Pray for the final fulfillment of the Davidic covenant by praying for God’s    kingdom to come

• Pray according to the revealed will of God

• Pray for God to be glorified in answer to prayer

Paul’s Prayer for Philemon (Philemon 4-7)

• Pray with other believers

• Pray for other believers

• Pray persistently

• Let other believers know you are praying for them

• Pray for the purity and perseverance of other believers

• Praise God for other believers

o For their faith in Christ

o For their fondness for Christians

• Let other believers know you are praising God for them

• Pray for believers to manifest magnanimity

The Prayer of Ezra (Ezra 9)

• Have an appropriate posture in prayer

• Contritely confess your corruption

• Confirm God’s character

o His graciousness and lovingkindness

o His mercy

o His righteousness

David’s Prayer of Praise for the Offering for the Temple (1 Chronicles 29:10-19)

• Praise God publicly in prayer

• Pray for God to be praised perpetually

• Praise God for His perfections

o His greatness

o His power

o His glory

o His sovereign supremacy

• Praise God for His possessions

• Praise God for His provisions

o Enrichment

o Exaltation

• Pray with the proper perspective

• Pray that God would cause and continue devotion to Him in others

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