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

PRAY FOR OUR GOVERNMENT

PRAY FOR OUR GOVERNMENT!

Father, in Jesus’ name, we give thanks for the United States and its government. We hold up in prayer before You the men and women who are in positions of authority. We pray and intercede for the president, the representatives, the senators, the judges of our land, the policemen and the policewomen, as well as the governors and mayors, and for all those who are in authority over us in any way. We pray that the Spirit of the Lord rests upon them.

We believe that skillful and godly wisdom has entered into the heart of our president and knowledge is pleasant to him. Discretion watches over him; understanding keeps him and delivers him from the way of evil and from evil men.

Father, we ask that You compass the president about with men and women who make their hearts and ears attentive to godly counsel and do that which is right in Your sight. We believe You cause them to be men and women of integrity who are obedient concerning us that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. We pray that the upright shall dwell in our government — that men and women blameless and complete in Your sight, Father, shall remain in these positions of authority, but the wicked shall be cut off from our government and the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.

Your Word declares that “blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Ps. 33:12). We receive Your blessing. Father; You are our Refuge and Stronghold in times of trouble (high cost, destitution, and desperation). So we declare with our mouths that Your people dwell safely in this land, and we prosper abundantly. We are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus!

It is written in Your Word that the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord and that You turn it whichever way You desire. We believe the heart of our leader is in Your hand and that his decisions are divinely directed of the Lord.

We give thanks unto You that the good news of the Gospel is published in our land. The Word of the Lord prevails and grows mightily in the hearts and lives of the people. We give thanks for this land and the leaders You have given to us, in Jesus’ name.

Jesus is Lord over the United States! Amen.

Scripture References:

1 Timothy 2:1-3 Deuteronomy 28:10,11

Proverbs 2:10-12,21,22 Romans 8:37 AMP

Psalm 33:12 Proverbs 21:1

Psalm 9:9 Acts 12:24

If you would like to continue to pray for our country's leaders, Germaine suggests that you pray the Prayers for Peoples and Nations to be found in the Prayers That Avail Much Commemorative Edition.

http://www.prayers.org

PRAYER FOR THE ELECTION

PRAYER FOR THE ELECTION

Father, in Jesus' name, I  give  thanks for  the United  States and its government. I hold up in prayer before You those people who are seeking a position of authority in political office. I pray that the Spirit of the Lord rests upon them.

I believe that skillful and godly wisdom has entered into the heart of everyone whom you have appointed to lead us and that knowledge is pleasant to them. Discretion watches over them; understanding keeps them and delivers them from the way of evil and from evil men.

Father, I ask that You surround everyone in authority with men and women who are attentive to godly counsel and do that which is right in Your sight. We pray that our leaders will be people of integrity who are obedient concerning us that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. I pray that only the upright shall be elected to govern over us...that only a person who is blameless and complete in Your sight, Father, shall obtain these positions of leadership. In the name of Jesus we pull down the wicked from this election and the treacherous shall be rooted out of it. I also pray that the media who proclaims any news about this election, will clearly speak and write truth that prevails, and their influence will be for good and not evil. 

Your Word declares that blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord (Ps. 33:12). I receive Your blessing, Father, for my country. You are our refuge and stronghold in times of trouble (high cost, destitution, depression and desperation). So I declare with my mouth that Your people shall dwell safely in this land, and we prosper abundantly. We are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus!

It is written in Your Word that the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord, and you turn it whichever way You desire. I believe the hearts of our leaders are in Your hand and that their decisions are divinely directed by You, Lord.

I give thanks unto You that the good news of the gospel is proclaimed and published in our land. The Word of the Lord prevails and grows mightily in the hearts and lives of the people. I give thanks for this land and the leaders You will give to us, in Jesus' name.

Jesus is Lord over the United States of America!

Scripture References:

Deuteronomy 23:5 (NIV) Deuteronomy 28:10, 11 (NIV) 

Psalm 9:9 (NIV) Proverbs 2:10 - 12, 21, 22 (NIV) 

Proverbs 9:9 (NIV) Proverbs 11:14 (NIV) 

Proverbs 15:22 (NIV) Acts 12:24 (NIV) 

Romans 8:37 (NIV) Revelation 3:18 (NIV) 

If you would like to continue to pray for our country's leaders, Germaine suggests that you pray the Prayers for Peoples and Nations to be found in the Prayers That Avail Much Commemorative Edition.

http://www.prayers.org