2. Philippians 4:6-7 6Be careful for nothing;
but in every thing by prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving let your requests be made
known unto God. 7And the peace of God,
which passeth all understanding, shall keep
your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

4. Do you sometimes feel your prayers have no power; that they are ineffective? 
James 5:13-16. 
Prayers can be powerful;
They can be effective;
They can avail much. 

5. James 5:
 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much

6. Whether we pray aloud or pray silently in our hearts in fleeting moments of need, prayer is a personal form of communication where we can speak directly with our Father in Heaven.
He knows each of us by name and loves us.
He hears our prayers and He answers them with wisdom, empathy, and compassion. Sometimes those answers come in very direct, concrete ways, but other times they come more subtly, through impressions, promptings, or feelings of peace.
We can go to our Father with desperate questions, with humble confessions, or with gratitude; we can pray to better understand Him and His plan for us.

7. Prayer Continual forgiveness of sins 1Jn 1:7-10; Ac 8:22
Peace of heart and mind Ph 4:6-7
Strength to live holy lives Ep 3:14-16,20
Wisdom to guide us through life Ja 1:5-8
Healing from sickness and sin Ja 5:14-16
Peace and tranquility in our time 1Ti 2:1-4

8. The Privilege Of Prayer...
Jesus is now our Mediator with God 1Ti 2:5
Jesus is our Advocate with God 1Jn 2:1
Jesus intercedes in our behalf Ro 8:34; He 7:25
As High Priest,He makes prayer possibleHe 4:14-16

9. The church prayed for Peter.
Acts 12:5
5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

10. A Famine

11. Acts 11:27-30
27 And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth(famine) throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
30 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul

12. Help for Jerusalem Saints
Rom. 15:25-33

13. Romans 15:25-3325 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.
26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
27 It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.
28 When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.
29 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

14. 30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
31 That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;
32 That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.
33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

15. Pray for the Sick Matt. 25:31-46
Pray for the Distressed I Pet. 5:7-8
Pray for the dying Psa.23
Pray for those who have gone astray 2 Pet. 3:9
Pray for the Elders Acts 20: 36
Pray for the Preachers. Brethren pray for us. I Thess. 5:25
Pray for all things: I Thess. 5:17 Pray without ceasing
Pray for the sinners. Rom. 10:1-2