Prayer
Prayer is a conversation between God, the Creator of all things, and mankind. Praying connects the seeking heart of mankind to the revealing Spirit of God. Prayer is a process of devotion, surrendering, and repentance. Scripture teaches that Jesus, the Prophets, the Apostles, and many Kings and Judges prayed. Also, scripture reveals the results of people who prayed and that we are to be people who pray. Through His Holy Spirit and scripture, God teaches mankind how to pray. So, prayer is essential to develop an intimate relationship between man, woman, and the One who created them.
There are approximately 200 references to prayer or praying in scripture. Here are just a few.
Acts 6:4
"But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”"
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Luke 6:12
"Now it was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer with God."
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Luke 11:1
"It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, when He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”
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Acts 1:14
"All these were continually devoting themselves with one mind to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers."
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Acts 2:42
"They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer."
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Romans 12:12
"rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,"
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Ephesians 6:18
"With every prayer and request, pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be alert with all perseverance and every request for all the saints,"
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