I think it's very beneficial for us to look at and learn from the prayers that we find in the Bible. I think that in these prayers we find there are patterns to imitate and examples to follow. We find examples of things to pray for and even sometimes in the prayers in the Bible we find types of Christ, particularly in the Old Testament. Recently, I've been looking through some of the first prayers...  Read More

1 Corinthians 14:33,"For God is not a God of disorder, (or confusion) but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints."1 Corinthians 14:40,"But all things should be done decently and in order."If you know anything about the church in Corinth, you know it was a church in pretty bad shape. They were denying the resurrection. I don't think they were denying the resurrection of Jesus, but denying t...  Read More

Philippians 4:4-6,"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."Psalm 92:1-4,"It is g...  Read More

Good evening, brothers and sisters. I was thinking about how helpful it is to look at the prayers that God has given us in scripture, as far as how they inform our own prayers and how they can encourage us and how they can give us principles to remember in our own prayers. So there's one specific prayer that I wanted to look at from the life of Abraham.Genesis 18:20-2,32.Then the Lord said, “Becau...  Read More

Matthew 6:9-13, “Pray then like this, ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.’” I think everybody would agree that this is the most famous prayer ever prayed. It is a pra...  Read More

Isaiah 6:1-8, In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” An...  Read More