1. Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for my soul. I cried to Him with my mouth, and He was extolled with my tongue. If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear. But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me! Psalm 66:16-20

2. www.bibleanswer.com2 PRAYER Pleading, Exo. 32:11 Pleading, Exo. 32:11 Pouring out the soul, 1 Sam. 1:15 Pouring out the soul, 1 Sam. 1:15 Crying out to heaven, 2 Chrn. 32:20 Crying out to heaven, 2 Chrn. 32:20 Seeking God & making supplication, Job 8:5 Seeking God & making supplication, Job 8:5 Bowing the knees, Eph. 3:14 Bowing the knees, Eph. 3:14

3. www.bibleanswer.com3 PRAYER PRESUPPOSES… Belief in God His ability & willingness to commune with us His personal control of all things (all His creatures & all their actions) Belief in God His ability & willingness to commune with us His personal control of all things (all His creatures & all their actions)

4. www.bibleanswer.com4 PRAYER Wants His children to pray, Matt. 7:7-11 Wants to answer our prayers Righteous pray & are heard 1 Pet. 3:10-12 (Jno. 9:31) Wants His children to pray, Matt. 7:7-11 Wants to answer our prayers Righteous pray & are heard 1 Pet. 3:10-12 (Jno. 9:31)

5. www.bibleanswer.com5 Daily Precedence, Mark 1:35; Luke 5:16; 6:12; 9:28-29Daily Precedence, Mark 1:35; Luke 5:16; 6:12; 9:28-29 - Silence advances sin, Psa. 32:3-4 -Prayer attains forgiveness, Psa. 32:5 Daily Precedence, Mark 1:35; Luke 5:16; 6:12; 9:28-29Daily Precedence, Mark 1:35; Luke 5:16; 6:12; 9:28-29 - Silence advances sin, Psa. 32:3-4 -Prayer attains forgiveness, Psa. 32:5 riority of Prayer P P

6. www.bibleanswer.com6 Addressing God (prayers), Matt. 6:9-10Addressing God (prayers), Matt. 6:9-10 Asking for God’s help (supplications), Matt. 6:11-13Asking for God’s help (supplications), Matt. 6:11-13 Intercession for others, 1 Tim. 2:1Intercession for others, 1 Tim. 2:1 Giving thanks for all, Matt. 6:11; 1 Tim. 4:3-5Giving thanks for all, Matt. 6:11; 1 Tim. 4:3-5 Addressing God (prayers), Matt. 6:9-10Addressing God (prayers), Matt. 6:9-10 Asking for God’s help (supplications), Matt. 6:11-13Asking for God’s help (supplications), Matt. 6:11-13 Intercession for others, 1 Tim. 2:1Intercession for others, 1 Tim. 2:1 Giving thanks for all, Matt. 6:11; 1 Tim. 4:3-5Giving thanks for all, Matt. 6:11; 1 Tim. 4:3-5 rayer is… (1 Tim. 2:1) P P

7. 7 Public, 1 Cor. 14:15-16Public, 1 Cor. 14:15-16 Congregational, 1 Tim. 2:8Congregational, 1 Tim. 2:8 Groups, Jas. 5:14-16 (Ac 1:14; 12:12)Groups, Jas. 5:14-16 (Ac 1:14; 12:12) Private, Matt. 6:5-8 (Acts 10:9)Private, Matt. 6:5-8 (Acts 10:9) Planned, Dan. 6:10Planned, Dan. 6:10 Special, Neh. 1:4Special, Neh. 1:4 Spontaneous, Neh. 2:4Spontaneous, Neh. 2:4 Public, 1 Cor. 14:15-16Public, 1 Cor. 14:15-16 Congregational, 1 Tim. 2:8Congregational, 1 Tim. 2:8 Groups, Jas. 5:14-16 (Ac 1:14; 12:12)Groups, Jas. 5:14-16 (Ac 1:14; 12:12) Private, Matt. 6:5-8 (Acts 10:9)Private, Matt. 6:5-8 (Acts 10:9) Planned, Dan. 6:10Planned, Dan. 6:10 Special, Neh. 1:4Special, Neh. 1:4 Spontaneous, Neh. 2:4Spontaneous, Neh. 2:4 rayer in Practice (Lk. 11:1; Matt. 26:41) P P

8. www.bibleanswer.com8 GODGOD GODGOD LISTENS ( Prov. 15:29)LISTENS ( Prov. 15:29) “The LORD is far from the wicked, But He hears the prayer of the righteous” We must listen to God’s law to be heard, Prov. 28:9We must listen to God’s law to be heard, Prov. 28:9 Pray with reverence, Neh. 1:11 (Heb. 5:7)Pray with reverence, Neh. 1:11 (Heb. 5:7) Obedient, Jer. 11:14 (Isa. 1:11-15)Obedient, Jer. 11:14 (Isa. 1:11-15) James 5:15-18

9. www.bibleanswer.com9 GODGOD GODGOD RESPONDS ( Psalm 66:16-20)RESPONDS ( Psalm 66:16-20) Those who praise Him & put away sin, Prov. 15:8-9Those who praise Him & put away sin, Prov. 15:8-9 CARES (Phil. 4:6-7)CARES (Phil. 4:6-7) If you…know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! (Matt. 7:11) James 5:15-18

10. www.bibleanswer.com10 BE PERSISTENT! Lk. 11:5-8: “…yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.” Lk. 18:1-8: “…men ought always to pray and not lose heart...” Lk. 11:5-8: “…yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.” Lk. 18:1-8: “…men ought always to pray and not lose heart...”

11. www.bibleanswer.com11 BE PERSISTENT! Eph. 6:18: “praying always with all prayer and supplication…being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication…” 1 Ths. 5:17: “pray without ceasing” Eph. 6:18: “praying always with all prayer and supplication…being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication…” 1 Ths. 5:17: “pray without ceasing”

12. www.bibleanswer.com12 BE PERSISTENT! Luke 11:5-8; 18:1-8; Eph. 6:18; 1 Ths. 5:17 Trust God, not yourself, Matt. 21:20-22 Faith, Jas. 1:5-8 (Lk. 18:8) Humility, Jas. 4:3 Committed to & guided by God’s will, 1 Jno. 3:22; 5:14 God answers in His time…purposes…in our best interests, 2 Cor. 12:7-10; Lk. 22:40-46 Trust God, not yourself, Matt. 21:20-22 Faith, Jas. 1:5-8 (Lk. 18:8) Humility, Jas. 4:3 Committed to & guided by God’s will, 1 Jno. 3:22; 5:14 God answers in His time…purposes…in our best interests, 2 Cor. 12:7-10; Lk. 22:40-46

13. www.bibleanswer.com If prayer does not have an important place in our life, how can we say God has an important place in our life? James 4:17