DEP 4. Prayer

Question 1

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Answer 1

Cease not to pray

Pray without ceasing.

Question 2

Colossians 4:2

Answer 2

Devote yourself to prayer

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

Question 3

1 Peter 4:7

Answer 3

Be alert to pray

The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray.

Question 4

1 Timothy 2:1-2

Answer 4

Pray for everyone

I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone - for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.

Question 5

John 14:13-14

Answer 5

Promise to answer

And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

Question 6

Ephesians 3:20

Answer 6

Immeasurable answer

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.

Question 7

Jeremiah 33:3

Answer 7

Understanding God’s will

Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

Question 8

James 1:5

Answer 8

Getting the wisdom from God

If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

Question 9

Psalm 34:4

Answer 9

Delivering us from fears

I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.

Question 10

Psalm 50:15

Answer 10

Delivering us from trouble

And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.

Question 11

Acts 4:31

Answer 11

Giving us boldness

After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. An they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

Question 12

Colossians 4:3

Answer 12

Giving us opportunities for the gospel

And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

Question 13

John 16:24

Answer 13

Pray in the name of Jesus

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.

Question 14

Matthew 21:22

Answer 14

Pray in faith

If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.

Question 15

Ephesians 6:18

Answer 15

Pray in the Spirit

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

Question 16

1 John 5:14-15

Answer 16

Pray in God’s will

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him.

Question 17

Psalm 66:18

Answer 17

Confess and renounce the sin

If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

Question 18

1 John 3:22

Answer 18

Obey the Lord

And receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.

Question 19

Matthew 18:19

Answer 19

Pray with one accord

Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.

Question 20

Matthew 7:7-8

Answer 20

Ask and act

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

Question 21

Jeremiah 29:12-13

Answer 21

Pray with all your heart

Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

Question 22

Nehemiah 1:8a,9

Answer 22

Pray in claiming the promise

Remember the instruction you gave… , : “But if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.”

Question 23

Daniel 6:10

Answer 23

Praying at the risk of life

Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

Question 24

Luke 5:15-16

Answer 24

Giving priority to prayer

Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.

Question 25

Luke 6:12

Answer 25

Praying all through the night

One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.

Question 26

James 5:17-18

Answer 26

Praying earnestly

Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.

Question 27

Acts 16:25

Answer 27

Praying in the midst of hardship

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

Question 28

1 Chronicles 29:11-13

Answer 28

Praising

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.

Question 29

1 Timothy 2:1-2

Answer 29

Intercession

I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone - for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.

Question 30

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Answer 30

Thanksgiving

Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Question 31

1 John 1:9

Answer 31

Confession

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Question 32

Philippians 4:6-7

Answer 32

Supplication

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.