1. Pick up handout for today’s class on table in the back of the auditorium

2. Top 10 Reasons You Should Have a Personal Prayer List
Jesus commanded us to pray (Matt. 6:9-13)
Jesus commanded us to pray for others (Mt. 5:44; Jas. 5:16)
Paul had a personal prayer list (Phil. 1:3; Col. 1:3; Eph. 5:16)
The presence of the list itself is a reminder to pray
It affords the opportunity to talk to your Father each day
A list helps to ensure that you don’t “lie” to someone
It encourages you to be more mindful of others
It helps you to see God answering your prayers
It generates humility and greater dependence upon God
A list will not forget what/who to pray for

3. 1. Invocation – Address to God
Matthew 6:9; 23:9
John 17:1, 11, 25
Galatians 3:26-27
John 3:5
1 John 3:1

4. 2. Adoration / Praise Matthew 6:9, 13b; 11:25 Acts 4:24 Psalm 8; 111:9
Revelation 4:8, 11
1 Chronicles 29:11-12
Jude 24-25

5. 3. Submission Matt. 6:10b; 7:21; 12:50; 26:39, 42 Luke 22:42
John 4:34; 5:30
Ephesians 5:17
1 John 2:17

6. 4. Petition / Supplication
(Matt. 7:7; John 15:7; Phil. 4:6-7; Eph. 6:18; 1 John 5:14-15)
For personal needs (Mt. 6:11; Jas. 1:17; Acts 17:28)
For the church (Matt. 6:10a, 33; Col. 1:13)
For brethren (Col. 1:3)
For God’s help (Heb. 4:16; Jas. 1:5; 5:13)
For deliverance (Matt. 6:13a; 26:41; 1 Cor. 10:13; 2 Pet. 2:9; Jas. 1:12-14; 1 Pet. 5:8; 3:9-12)

7. 5. Confession / Forgiveness
(Matt. 6:12; Luke 7:41-42; Psa. 51:17; Matt. 5:4; 1 John 1:8-9; 2:1-2; Acts 8:22; Luke 15:18)
Confession of sin against God (1 John 1:8-9)
Appeal for forgiveness (Mt. 6:12; Ac. 8:22; Lk. 18:13)

8. 6. Intercession (1 Tim. 2:1; John 17:9-23)
For the church (Phil. 1:3-4)
For brethren (Jas. 5:16; Eph. 6:18; Col. 4:12)
For those who are weak (Jas. 5:13-14)
For spiritual leaders (Eph. 6:19; Heb. 13:18)
For preachers (2 Thess. 3:1-2; Rom. 15:30)
For missionaries (Col. 4:3; 1 Thess. 5:25)
For civil leaders (1 Tim. 2:1-4; Rom. 13:1-4)
For all men (1 Tim. 2:1; Matt. 5:44)
For our families (Eph. 5:22-6:4; Job 1:5)
For the lost (Lk. 23:34; Rom. 10:1; Mt. 9:38)

9. (1 Chron. 16:8; Psa. 107:1; Col. 4:2; Phil. 4:6)
7. Thanksgiving
(1 Chron. 16:8; Psa. 107:1; Col. 4:2; Phil. 4:6)
For all things (1 Thess. 5:18; Eph. 5:20)
For all men (1 Tim. 2:1)
For our brethren (Phil. 1:3)
For the blessings of God (Luke 17:12-18)
For the gift of Christ (2 Cor. 9:15)
For the victory in Christ (1 Cor. 15:57)

10. 8. In the Name of Jesus (John 14:13; 15:16; 16:23; Col. 3:17)
Emphasizes our relationship with God thru Christ
Emphasizes the authority He has given to us
Emphasizes consistency with the will of God