Pray.

I readilly admit that yhere are many others, espercially pastors, who are better than me on this subject.  And, quite frankly, the reader is better off reading what those people have publisned.  However, I have been asked to speak on this subject a few times.  Therefore, below are links to what I have on the subject of Prayer.

1. Pray Always.  Teaching on Luke 18:1-8.


2. Pray and Faint Not.  Command to never give up on prayer.


3. Pray for Future Leaders.  Many of our problems are due to our lack of prayers for leaders.


4. Pray For Missionaries.  Many Bible references making this command.


5. Prayer of Faith.  Doctrine from Paul based upon the prayer by Jesus  in the garden of Gethsemane.


6. The Message called Shut up, Get up, Do up contains references to where the word of God  warns us that God, dur to certain sins, will not hear our prayers.


7. Please also see the message called: Paul's Prayer Requests.

Mark 1:35-37 says, that Jesus  started His day alone in prayer before doing ministry.  We also read that Jesus  prayed in Matthew 14:19; Matthew 19:13; Matthew 26:36-44; Mark 6:46; Mark 14:32-39; Luke 1:10; Luke 3:21; Luke 5:16; Luke 6:12; Luke 9:18; Luke 9:28; Luke 9:29; Luke 11:1 and Luke 22:40-46.

Here we see that Jesus  started His day in prayer and, it should be believed, He did this every day and often would pray all night.  The night before all the city was gathered together at the door  even after time for people to leave neighbors alone.  With prayer being as important as it was, and is, we see why Jesus  departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

We find forms of the word pray  occurring 1359 times in 511 verses of the Bible and 416 times in 165 verses of the New Testament.  Please also see the following notes about this word: Matthew 5:44; Mark 1:35; Luke 1:10; John 4:31; Acts 1:24; Roamans 1:9; 1Corinthians 7:5; 2Corinthians 1:11; Ephesians 1:16; Philippians 1:9; Colossians 1:3; 1Thessalonians 3:10; 2Thessalonians 1:2; 1Timothy 2:1; 2Timothy 1:3; Hebrews 5:7; James 5:13; 1John 5:16; Jude 1:20.  The New Testament definition for this word is: 'In a general sense, the act of asking for a favor, and particularly with earnestness. In worship, a solemn address to the Supreme Being, consisting of adoration, or an expression of our sense of God's glorious perfections, confession of our sins, supplication for mercy and forgiveness, intercession for blessings on others, and thanksgiving, or an expression of gratitude to God for his mercies and benefits'.

Webster's 1828 dictionary defines prayer  as: 'n. In a general sense, the act of asking for a favor, and particularly with earnestness.  1. In worship, a solemn address to the Supreme Being, consisting of adoration, or an expression of our sense of God's glorious perfections, confession of our sins, supplication for mercy and forgiveness, intercession for blessings on others, and thanksgiving, or an expression of gratitude to God for his mercies and benefits. A prayer however may consist of a single petition, and it may be extemporaneous, written or printed.  2. A formula of church service, or of worship, public or private.  3. Practice of supplication.  As he is famed for mildness, peace and prayer.  4. that part of a memorial or petition to a public body, which specifies the request or thing desired to be done or granted, as distinct from the recital of facts or reasons for the grant. We say, the prayer of the petition is that the petitioner may be discharged from arrest'.

Easton's Bible Dictionary defines prayer  as: 'converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or formal. It is a "beseeching the Lord" (Ex 32:11); "pouring out the soul before the Lord" (1Sa 1:15); "praying and crying to heaven" (2Ch 32:20); "seeking unto God and making supplication" (Job 8:5); "drawing near to God" (Ps 73:28); "bowing the knees" (Eph 3:14).
Prayer presupposes a belief in the personality of God, his ability and willingness to hold intercourse with us, his personal control of all things and of all his creatures and all their actions.
Acceptable prayer must be sincere (Heb 10:22), offered with reverence and Godly fear, with a humble sense of our own insignificance as creatures and of our own unworthiness as sinners, with earnest importunity, and with unhesitating submission to the divine will. Prayer must also be offered in the faith that God is, and is the hearer and answerer of prayer, and that he will fulfil his word, "Ask, and ye shall receive" (Mt 7:7-8; 21:22; Mr 11:24; Joh 14:13-14), and in the name of Christ (Mr 16:20,20; 15:16; Eph 2:18; 5:20; Col 3:17; 1Pe 2:5).
Prayer is of different kinds, secret (Mt 6:6); social, as family prayers, and in social worship; and public, in the service of the sanctuary.
Intercessory prayer is enjoined (Nu 6:23; Job 42:8; Isa 62:6; Ps 122:6; 1Ti 2:1; Jas 5:14), and there are many instances on record of answers having been given to such prayers, e.g., of Abraham (Ge 17:18,20; 18:23-32; 20:7,17-18), of Moses for Pharaoh (Ex 8:12-13,30-31; 9:33), for the Israelites (Ex 17:11,13; 32:11-14,31-34; Nu 21:7-8; De 9:18-19,25), for Miriam (Nu 12:13), for Aaron (De 9:20), of Samuel (1Sa 7:5-12), of Solomon (1Ki 8; 2Ch 6), Elijah (1Ki 17:20-23), Elisha (2Ki 4:33-36), Isaiah (2Ki 19), Jeremiah (Jer 42:2-10), Peter (Ac 9:40), the church (Ac 12:5-12), Paul (Ac 28:8).
No rules are anywhere in Scripture laid down for the manner of prayer or the attitude to be assumed by the suppliant. there is mention made of kneeling in prayer (1Ki 8:54; 2Ch 6:13; Ps 95:6; Isa 45:23; Lu 22:41; Ac 7:60; 9:40; Eph 3:14, etc.); of bowing and falling prostrate (Ge 24:26,52; Ex 4:31; 12:27; Mt 26:39; Mr 14:35, etc.); of spreading out the hands (1Ki 8:22,38,54; Ps 28:2; 63:4; 88:9; 1Ti 2:8, etc.); and of standing (1Sa 1:26; 1Ki 8:14,55; 2Ch 20:9; Mr 11:25; Lu 18:11,13).
If we except the "Lord's Prayer" (Mt 6:9-13), which is, however, rather a model or pattern of prayer than a set prayer to be offered up, we have no special form of prayer for general use given us in Scripture.
Prayer is frequently enjoined in Scripture (Ex 22:23,27; 1Ki 3:5; 2Ch 7:14; Ps 37:4; Isa 55:6; Joe 2:32; Eze 36:37, etc.), and we have very many testimonies that it has been answered (Ps 3:4; 4:1; 6:8; 18:6; 28:6; 30:2; 34:4; 118:5; Jas 5:16-18, etc.).
"Abraham's servant prayed to God, and God directed him to the person who should be wife to his master's son and heir (Ge 24:10-20).
"Jacob prayed to God, and God inclined the heart of his irritated brother, so that they met in peace and friendship (Ge 32:24-30; 33:1-4).
"Samson prayed to God, and God showed him a well where he quenched his burning thirst, and so lived to judge Israel (Jg 15:18-20).
"David prayed, and God defeated the counsel of Ahithophel (2Sa 15:31; 16:20-23; 17:14-23).
"Daniel prayed, and God enabled him both to tell Nebuchadnezzar his dream and to give the interpretation of it (Da 2:16-23).
"Nehemiah prayed, and God inclined the heart of the king of Persia to grant him leave of absence to visit and rebuild Jerusalem (Ne 1:11; 2:1-6).
"Esther and Mordecai prayed, and God defeated the purpose of Haman, and saved the Jews from destruction (Es 4:15-17; 6:7-8).
"The believers in Jerusalem prayed, and God opened the prison doors and set Peter at liberty, when Herod had resolved upon his death (Ac 12:1-12).
"Paul prayed that the thorn in the flesh might be removed, and his prayer brought a large increase of spiritual strength, while the thorn perhaps remained (2Co 12:7-10).
"Prayer is like the dove that Noah sent forth, which blessed him not only when it returned with an olive-leaf in its mouth, but when it never returned at all.", Robinson's Job'.

Thompson Chain Topics provides references for the word prayer  as: 'Select Readings:  Ge 18:23-32; 32:24-30; 2Sa 7:18-29; 1Ki 8:22-61; Lu 11:1-13; 18:1-8; Joh 17.  General References to:  First Mentioned:  Ge 4:26.  Universal Need of:  Ps 65:2; Isa 56:7; Lu 11:2.  The Holy Spirit Aids in:  Ro 8:26-27.  Prayers of the Saints Precious:  Re 5:8.  Ascends as Incense before God:  Re 8:3-4.  Enjoined:  1Ch 16:11; Ho 14:2; Mt 7:7; 26:41; Lu 18:1; 21:36; Joh 16:24; Eph 6:18; Php 4:6; Col 4:2; 1Th 5:17; 1Ti 2:8; Jas 5:13.  Prayers Answered, examples of:  Moses:  Ex 15:24-25.  Gideon:  Jg 6:39-40; 13:9.  Hannah:  1Sa 1:27.  Samuel:  1Sa 7:9-10.  Solomon:  1Ki 3:12; 9:3.  Elijah:  1Ki 18:37-38; 2Ki 6:18; 13:4.  Hezekiah:  2Ki 19:19-20; 1Ch 5:20.  Jehoshaphat:  2Ch 18:31; 32:21; 33:13.  Ezra:  Ezr 8:23; Ne 9:27; Da 2:19; 9:22; 10:12.  Zacharias:  Lu 1:13.  The Early Church:  Ac 4:31.  Answer Promised:  Ps 91:15; Isa 41:17; 58:9; 65:24; Jer 33:3; Zec 13:9; Lu 11:9; Joh 14:14; 15:7; 1Jo 3:22.  Causes of Failure in:  Disobedience:  De 1:45; 1Sa 14:37; 28:6.  Secret sin:  Ps 66:18.  In difference:  Pr 1:28.  Neglect of mercy:  Pr 21:13.  Despising the law:  Pr 28:9.  Blood-guiltiness:  Isa 1:15.  In iquity:  Isa 59:2; Mic 3:4.  Stubbornness:  Zec 7:13.  In stability:  Jas 1:6-7.  Self-indulgence:  Jas 4:3.  True Prayer Heard:  Job 34:28; Ps 4:3; 18:6; 34:17; Pr 15:29; Mic 7:7; Zec 10:6.  Sometimes Refused because not in accord with the Divine Will:  Ex 33:20; De 3:26; 2Sa 12:16; Eze 20:3; 2Co 12:8.  Social and Family:  Mt 18:19; Lu 1:10; Ac 1:14; 4:24; 12:12; 21:5.  Conditions for Successful:  Contrition:  2Ch 7:14; Isa 58:9.  Whole-heartedness:  Jer 29:13.  Faith:  Mr 11:24.  Righteousness:  Jas 5:16.  Obedience:  1Jo 3:22; 5:14.  Notable Prayers:  Abraham, for Sodom:  Ge 18:23.  Jacob, at Peniel:  Ge 32:24.  David, when denied the privilege of building the temple:  2Sa 7:18.  Solomon, at Gibeon:  1Ki 3:6.  Solomon, at the dedication of the Temple:  1Ki 8:22.  Hezekiah, at the invasion of Sennacherib:  2Ki 19:15; 1Ch 17:16.  Ezra, for the sins of the people:  Ezr 9:6.  Daniel, for the captive Jews:  Da 9:4.  Habakkuk's Prayer:  Hab 3:1.  The Lord's Prayer:  Mt 6:9.  Christ's Intercessory prayer:  Joh 17:1.  Paul, for the Ephesians:  Eph 3:14.  Brevity in Prayer:  Examples of Brief Prayers:  Elijah at Carmel:  1Ki 18:36-37.  Jabez:  1Ch 4:10.  Hezekiah, when sick:  Isa 38:2-3.  The Publican:  Lu 18:13.  Jesus on the Cross:  Lu 23:34.  The Dying thief:  Lu 23:42.  Stephen:  Ac 7:60.  Brevity Enjoined:  Ec 5:2; Mt 6:7; 23:14.  Special Pleas Offered in:  Ge 18:32; 32:9; Nu 14:13; 2Ki 20:3; Ps 71:18; Jer 14:20; Da 9:18.  Postures in prayer:  Bowing:  Ge 24:26; Ex 4:31; 12:27; 34:8.  Kneeling:  1Ki 8:54; 2Ch 6:13; Ezr 9:5; Ps 95:6; Isa 45:23; Da 6:10; Lu 22:41; Ac 7:60; 9:40; 20:36; 21:5; Eph 3:14.  See Humility.  On the Face Before God:  Nu 20:6; Jos 5:14; 1Ki 18:42; 2Ch 20:18; Mt 26:39.  Standing:  1Ki 8:22; Mr 11:25; Lu 18:11.  Examples of Secret Prayer:  Moses:  De 9:25.  Samuel:  1Sa 15:11.  Elijah:  1Ki 17:19-20.  Daniel:  Da 6:10.  Christ's Command:  Mt 6:6.  Peter:  Ac 10:9.  Cornelius:  Ac 10:30.  Private, of Christ:  Morning Devotions:  Mr 1:35.  Evening Prayer:  Mr 6:46-47.  Solitary Communion:  Lu 5:15-16.  All-night Prayer:  Lu 6:12.  Only the Disciples near:  Lu 9:18.  In the Garden of Gethsemane:  Lu 22:41-42.  Public, of Christ:  Mt 11:25; Lu 3:21; Joh 11:41; 17:1.  Requests for Prayer:  1Sa 7:8; 12:19; 1Ki 13:6; Ac 8:24; Ro 15:30; Eph 6:19; 1Th 5:25; 2Th 3:1; Heb 13:18.  Unwise Prayers, examples of:  Nu 11:15; 1Ki 19:4; Jon 4:3; Mt 20:21.  Access in:  Ps 24:3-4; Isa 26:2; Joh 10:9; 14:6; Ro 5:2; Eph 2:18; 3:12; Heb 10:19; 1Pe 3:12; Re 3:8.  All-night Prayers:  Jacob:  Ge 32:24.  Samuel:  1Sa 15:11; Ps 55:17; 119:62.  Christ:  Lu 6:12; Ac 16:25.  Formiscellaneous tpics relating to the Devotional Life,:  Answer Delayed:  Ps 13:1; 40:17; 69:3; 119:82; Joh 11:6,21; Jas 5:7; 2Pe 3:9.  Prayers Answered, examples of:  Moses:  Ex 15:24-25.  Gideon:  Jg 6:39-40; 13:9.  Hannah:  1Sa 1:27.  Samuel:  1Sa 7:9-10.  Solomon:  1Ki 3:12; 9:3.  Elijah:  1Ki 18:37-38; 2Ki 6:18; 13:4.  Hezekiah:  2Ki 19:19-20; 1Ch 5:20.  Jehoshaphat:  2Ch 18:31; 32:21; 33:13.  Ezra:  Ezr 8:23; Ne 9:27; Da 2:19; 9:22; 10:12.  Zacharias:  Lu 1:13.  The Early Church:  Ac 4:31.  Bowing in:  Ge 24:26; Ex 4:31; 12:27; 34:8.  Earnestness in:  CRYING to GOD Examples of:  Ex 2:23; 14:10; 17:4; Jg 3:9; 4:3; 6:7; 1Sa 7:9; 1Ki 17:20; 1Ch 5:20; 2Ch 13:14; 14:11; Ps 34:6; 61:2; La 2:18.  SEVEN EARNEST SUPPLIANTS:  the cry for Help (Jacob):  Ge 32:26.  The cry for Intercession (Moses):  Ex 32:31-32.  The cry for Wisdom (Solomon):  1Ki 3:7-9.  The cry for Cleansing (David):  Ps 51:1-2.  The cry of the Dying Soul (Penitent thief):  Lu 23:42.  The cry for Salvation (Philippian Jailer):  Ac 16:30.  The cry for Deliverance (Paul):  2Co 12:8-9.  Encouragements to:  1Ki 3:5; Zec 10:1; Mt 7:8; 21:22; Lu 11:9; Joh 14:13; 15:7; 16:24; Jas 1:5; 1Jo 5:14.  ForEnemies:  Mt 5:44; Lu 23:34; Ac 7:60.  See Love; of Enemies.  ForFood:  Ge 28:20; Pr 30:8; Mt 6:11.  for the Church:  Joh 17:20; Ro 1:9; Eph 1:16; 3:14; Php 1:4; Col 1:3; 4:12; 1Th 1:2.  ForWisdom:  2Ch 1:10; Ps 90:12; Pr 2:3; Eph 1:17; Col 1:9; Jas 1:5.  Heard:  True Prayer Heard:  Job 34:28; Ps 4:3; 18:6; 34:17; Pr 15:29; Mic 7:7; Zec 10:6.  Importunity, examples of:  Abraham:  Ge 18:32.  Jacob:  Ge 32:26.  Moses:  De 9:18.  Syrophenician Woman:  Mt 15:27; Lu 11:8; 18:5.  Jesus:  Lu 22:44.  The Nobleman from Capernaum:  Joh 4:49.  The Early Church:  Ac 12:5; Jas 5:16.  Elijah:  Jas 5:17.  In Affliction:  CRYING to GOD Examples of:  Ex 2:23; 14:10; 17:4; Jg 3:9; 4:3; 6:7; 1Sa 7:9; 1Ki 17:20; 1Ch 5:20; 2Ch 13:14; 14:11; Ps 34:6; 61:2; La 2:18.  In Christ's Name:  Lu 24:47; Joh 14:13; 15:16; 16:26; 20:31; Ac 3:6,16; 4:10; 16:18; Eph 5:20.  In tercessory:  Christ's Intercession with the father for Mankind:  forSinners:  Isa 53:12.  ForWeak Believers:  Lu 22:32.  ForEnemies:  Lu 23:34.  ForSending of the Comforter:  Joh 14:16.  Special for the Church:  Joh 17:9.  Our Acceptance Depends upon:  Ro 8:34.  Salvation through:  Heb 7:25.  Examples of Man's with his Fellow-men:  Ge 37:21,26; 44:33; 1Sa 19:4; 25:24; Jer 38:9; Phm 1:10.  In tercessory Prayer, examples of:  Moses for Israel:  Ex 32:32.  ForMiriam:  Nu 12:13.  ForIsrael:  Nu 14:17; De 9:26.  Samuel for Israel:  1Sa 7:5.  A Man of God for Jeroboam:  1Ki 13:6.  David for Israel:  1Ch 21:17.  Hezekiah for the People:  2Ch 30:18.  Other instances of:  Job 42:10; Ps 106:23; Eph 1:16.  Kneeling in:  1Ki 8:54; 2Ch 6:13; Ezr 9:5; Ps 95:6; Isa 45:23; Da 6:10; Lu 22:41; Ac 7:60; 9:40; 20:36; 21:5; Eph 3:14.  Lord's the:  Mt 6:9-13; Lu 11:2-4.  Morning:  Morning Devotions:  Ge 22:3.  Of Jacob:  Ge 28:16-17,18; Ex 24:4.  Of Samuel's Parents:  1Sa 1:19.  Of Hezekiah:  2Ch 29:20.  Of Job:  Job 1:5.  Of David:  Ps 57:8; 119:147.  Of Jesus:  Mr 1:35.  Neglect of:  Ps 53:4; Isa 43:22; 64:7; Jer 10:21; Da 9:13; Ho 7:7; Zep 1:6; Jas 4:2.  Examples of:  Abraham, for Sodom:  Ge 18:23.  Jacob, at Peniel:  Ge 32:24.  David, when denied the privilege of building the temple:  2Sa 7:18.  Solomon, at Gibeon:  1Ki 3:6.  Solomon, at the dedication of the Temple:  1Ki 8:22.  Hezekiah, at the invasion of Sennacherib:  2Ki 19:15; 1Ch 17:16.  Ezra, for the sins of the people:  Ezr 9:6.  Daniel, for the captive Jews:  Da 9:4.  Habakkuk's Prayer:  Hab 3:1.  The Lord's Prayer:  Mt 6:9.  Christ's Intercessory prayer:  Joh 17:1.  Paul, for the Ephesians:  Eph 3:14.  Power of:  Increased by Self-denial:  Mt 17:21.  Dependent upon Faith:  Mt 21:22; Joh 14:13.  Unlimited to those who Abide in Christ:  Joh 15:7.  Tobe most Effective, should be accompanied by Praise:  Ac 16:25-26.  Manifest in the life of Elijah:  Jas 5:18.  Examples of:  Jacob:  Ge 32:26-28.  Elijah:  1Ki 17:21-22.  The dying thief:  Lu 23:42.  Early disciples:  Ac 4:31.  Promises of Answers to:  Ps 91:15; Isa 41:17; 58:9; 65:24; Jer 33:3; Zec 13:9; Lu 11:9; Joh 14:14; 15:7; 1Jo 3:22.  Successful:  Conditions for Successful:  Contrition:  2Ch 7:14; Isa 58:9.  Whole-heartedness:  Jer 29:13.  Faith:  Mr 11:24.  Righteousness:  Jas 5:16.  Obedience:  1Jo 3:22; 5:14.  Standing in:  1Ki 8:22; Mr 11:25; Lu 18:11.  Three Times a Day:  Ps 55:17; Da 6:10.  United:  Social and Family:  Mt 18:19; Lu 1:10; Ac 1:14; 4:24; 12:12; 21:5.  Prayers Answered, examples of:  Moses:  Ex 15:24-25.  Gideon:  Jg 6:39-40; 13:9.  Hannah:  1Sa 1:27.  Samuel:  1Sa 7:9-10.  Solomon:  1Ki 3:12; 9:3.  Elijah:  1Ki 18:37-38; 2Ki 6:18; 13:4.  Hezekiah:  2Ki 19:19-20; 1Ch 5:20.  Jehoshaphat:  2Ch 18:31; 32:21; 33:13.  Ezra:  Ezr 8:23; Ne 9:27; Da 2:19; 9:22; 10:12.  Zacharias:  Lu 1:13.  The Early Church:  Ac 4:31.  Night:  All-night Prayers:  Jacob:  Ge 32:24.  Samuel:  1Sa 15:11; Ps 55:17; 119:62.  Christ:  Lu 6:12; Ac 16:25.  Parental Prayers:  Abraham, for Ishmael:  Ge 17:18.  David, for the life of his child:  2Sa 12:16.  David, for Solomon:  1Ch 29:19.  Job, for his children:  Job 1:5.  The father, for the demoniac:  Mt 17:15.  The Syrophenician mother:  Mr 7:26'.

Torrey's Topical Textbook provides references for the word prayer  as: 'Commanded:  Isa 55:6; Mt 7:7; Php 4:6.  ToBE OFFERED:  to God:  Ps 5:2; Mt 4:10.  ToChrist:  Lu 23:42; Ac 7:59.  To theHoly Ghost:  2Th 3:5.  Through Christ:  Eph 2:18; Heb 10:19.  God hears:  Ps 10:17; 65:2.  God answers:  Ps 99:6; Isa 58:9.  IS DESCRIBED AS  Bowing the knees:  Eph 3:14.  Looking up:  Ps 5:3.  Lifting up the soul:  Ps 25:1.  Lifting up the heart:  La 3:41.  Pouring out the heart:  Ps 62:8.  Pouring out the soul:  1Sa 1:15.  Calling upon the name of the Lord:  Ge 12:8; Ps 116:4; Ac 22:16.  Crying unto God:  Ps 27:7; 34:6.  Drawing near to God:  Ps 73:28; Heb 10:22.  Crying to Heaven:  2Ch 32:20.  Beseeching the Lord:  Ex 32:11.  Seeking unto God:  Job 8:5.  Seeking the face of the Lord:  Ps 27:8.  Making supplication:  Job 8:5; Jer 36:7.  Acceptable through Christ:  Joh 14:13; 15:16; 16:23-24.  Ascends to Heaven:  2Ch 30:27; Re 5:8.  Quickening grace necessary to:  Ps 80:18.  The HOLY GHOST  Promised as a Spirit of:  Zec 12:10.  As the Spirit of adoptions, leads to:  Ro 8:15; Ga 4:6.  Helps our infirmities in:  Ro 8:26.  An evidence of conversion:  Ac 9:11.  of the righteous, avails much:  Jas 5:16.  of the upright, a delight to God:  Pr 15:8.  SHOULD BE OFFERED UP  In the Holy Ghost:  Eph 6:18; Jude 1:20.  In faith:  Mt 21:22; Jas 1:6.  In full assurance of faith:  Heb 10:22.  In a forgiving spirit:  Mt 6:12.  With the heart:  Jer 29:13; La 3:41.  With the whole heart:  Ps 119:58,145.  With preparation of heart:  Job 11:13.  With a true heart:  Heb 10:22.  With the soul:  Ps 42:4.  With the spirit and understanding:  Joh 4:22-24; 1Co 14:15.  With confidence in God:  Ps 56:9; 86:7; 1Jo 5:14.  With submission to God:  Lu 22:42.  With unfeigned lips:  Ps 17:1.  With deliberation:  Ec 5:2.  With holiness:  1Ti 2:8.  With humility:  2Ch 7:14; 33:12.  With truth:  Ps 145:18; Joh 4:24.  With desire to be heard:  Ne 1:6; Ps 17:1; 55:1; 61:1.  With desire to be answered:  Ps 27:7; 102:2; 108:6; 143:1.  With boldness:  Heb 4:16.  With earnestness:  1Th 3:10; Jas 5:17.  With importunity:  Ge 32:26; Lu 11:8; 18:1-7.  Night and day:  1Ti 5:5.  Without ceasing:  1Th 5:17.  Everywhere:  1Ti 2:8.  In everything:  Php 4:6.  Fortemporal blessings:  Ge 28:20; Pr 30:8; Mt 6:11.  Forspiritual blessings:  Mt 6:33.  Formercy and grace to help in time of need:  Heb 4:16.  Model for:  Mt 6:9-13.  Vain repetitions in, forbidden:  Mt 6:7.  Ostentation in, forbidden:  Mt 6:5.  ACCOMPANIED WITH  Repentance:  1Ki 8:33; Jer 36:7.  Confession:  Ne 1:4,7.  Self-abasement:  Ge 18:27.  Weeping:  Jer 31:9; Ho 12:4.  Fasting:  Ne 1:4; Da 9:3; Ac 13:3.  Watchfulness:  Lu 21:36; 1Pe 4:7.  Praise:  Ps 66:17.  Thanksgiving:  Php 4:6; Col 4:2.  PLEAD IN the  Promises of God:  Ge 32:9-12; Ex 32:13; 1Ki 8:26; Ps 119:49.  Covenant of God:  Jer 14:21.  Faithfulness of God:  Ps 143:1.  Mercy of God:  Ps 51:1; Da 9:18.  Righteousness of God:  Da 9:16.  Rise early for:  Ps 5:3; 119:147.  Seek divine teaching for:  Lu 11:1.  Faint not in:  Lu 18:1.  Continue instant in:  Ro 12:12.  Avoid hindrances in:  1Pe 3:7.  Suitable in affliction:  Isa 26:16; Jas 5:13.  Shortness of time a motive to:  1Pe 4:7.  POSTURES IN  Standing:  1Ki 8:22; Mr 11:25.  Bowing down:  Ps 95:6.  Kneeling:  2Ch 6:13; Ps 95:6; Lu 22:41; Ac 20:36.  Falling on the face:  Nu 16:22; Jos 5:14; 1Ch 21:16; Mt 26:39.  Spreading forth the hands:  Isa 1:15.  Lifting up the hands:  Ps 28:2; La 2:19; 1Ti 2:8.  The promises of God encourage to:  Isa 65:24; Am 5:4; Zec 13:9.  The promises of Christ encourage to:  Lu 11:9-10.  Experience of past mercies an incentive to:  Ps 4:1; 116:2'.

Nave's Topical Bible provides references for the word prayer  as: 'MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICS:  Prayer test proposed by Elijah:  1Ki 18:24-39.  Daily, in the morning:  Ps 5:3; 88:13; 143:8; Isa 33:2.  Twice daily:  Ps 88:1.  Thrice daily:  Ps 55:17; Da 6:10.  All night:  Lu 6:12.  Without ceasing:  1Th 5:17.  Boldness in.  Enjoined:  Heb 4:16.  Exemplified by Abraham in his inquiry concerning Sodom:  Ge 18:23-32.  By Moses, supplicating for assistance in delivering Israel:  Ex 33:12,18.  Secret:  Ge 24:63; Mt 6:6.  Silent:  Ps 5:1.  Weeping in:  Ezr 10:1.  In a loud voice, satirized by Elijah:  1Ki 18:27.  Long.  Of Pharisees:  Mt 23:14.  Of scribes:  Mr 12:40; Lu 20:47.  Profuse, to be avoided:  Ec 5:2; Mt 6:7.  Vain repetitions of, to be avoided:  Mt 6:7.  Tokens asked for, as assurance of answer.  By Abraham's servant:  Ge 24:14.  Gideon asks for a sign of dew on a fleece:  Jg 6:36-40.  Rebuked.  Of Moses, at the Red Sea:  Ex 14:15.  When Moses prayed to see Canaan, the promised land:  De 3:23-27.  Of Joshua:  Jos 7:10.  Evils averted by:  Jer 26:19.  Unbelief in:  Job 21:15.  "The Lord's Prayer,":  Mt 6:9-13; Lu 11:2-4.  However, see:  Joh 17.  Answer to, withheld.  Of Balaam:  De 23:5; Jos 24:10.  Of Job:  Job 30:20; 42:12.  of the Israelites, when attacked by the Amorites:  De 1:45.  The prayer of Jesus, "Let this cup pass away,":  Mt 26:39,42,44,45-75.  And:  Mt 27.  Answer to, delayed:  Ps 22:1-2; 40:1; 80:4; 88:14; Jer 42:7; Hab 1:2; Lu 18:7.  Answer to, exceeds petition.  Solomon asked for wisdom; the answer included wisdom, riches, honour, and long life:  1Ki 3:7-14; 2Ch 1:10-12.  The disciples prayed for Peter; the answer included Peter's deliverance:  Ac 12:15,5.  Answer to, different from the request.  Moses asked to be permitted to cross the Jordan River; the answer was permission to view the land of promise:  De 3:23-27.  The Israelites lusted for the fleshpots of Egypt; the answer gave them, flesh, but also leanness of soul:  Ps 106:14-15.  Martha and Mary asked Jesus to come and heal their brother Lazarus; Jesus delayed, but raised Lazarus from the dead:  Joh 11.  Paul asked that the "thorn in the flesh" be removed; the answer was a promise of grace to endure it:  2Co 12:8-9.  In Behalf of Nations.  See NATIONS, PRAYER FOR:  [NATION].  Penitential.  Of David:  Ps 51:1-17.  of the tax collector:  Lu 18:13.  See PRAYER, CONFESSION IN, below:  See SIN, CONFESSION OF:  [SIN].  Imprecatory:  Nu 16:15; 22:6-11; 23:7-8; 24:9-10; De 11:29-30; 27:11-13; 33:11; Jos 8:33-34; Jg 16:28; 2Sa 16:10-12; Ne 4:4-5; 5:13; Job 3:1-10; 27:7; Ps 5:10; 6:10; 9:20; 10:2,15; 25:3; 28:4; 31:17-18; 35:4,8,26; 40:14-15; 54:5; 55:9,15; 56:7; 58:7; 59:5,11,15; 68:1-2; 69:23-24,27-28; 70:2-3; 71:13; 79:10,12; 83:13-17; 94:2; 109:7,9-20,28-29; 119:78,84; 129:5; 140:9-10; 143:12; 144:6; Jer 11:20; 12:3; 15:15; 17:18; 18:21-23; 20:12; La 1:22; 3:64-66; Ga 1:8-9; 2Ti 4:14-15.  Submission in, exemplified by Jesus:  Mt 26:39; Mr 14:36; Lu 22:42.  David:  2Sa 12:22-23.  Job:  Job 1:20-21.  Private, enjoined:  Mt 6:6.  Exemplified by.  Lot:  Ge 19:20.  Eliezer:  Ge 24:12.  Jacob:  Ge 32:9-12.  Gideon:  Jg 6:22,36,39.  Hannah:  1Sa 1:10.  David:  2Sa 7:18-29.  Hezekiah:  2Ki 20:2.  Isaiah:  2Ki 20:11.  Manasseh:  2Ch 33:18-19.  Ezra:  Ezr 9:5-6.  Nehemiah:  Ne 2:4.  Jeremiah:  Jer 32:16-25.  Daniel:  Da 9:3,19.  Jonah:  Jon 2:1.  Habakkuk:  Hab 1:2.  Anna:  Lu 2:37.  Jesus:  Mt 14:23; 26:36,39; Mr 1:35; Lu 9:18,29.  Paul:  Ac 9:11.  Peter:  Ac 9:40; 10:9.  Cornelius:  Ac 10:30.  Family.  By Abraham:  Ge 12:5,8.  By Jacob:  Ge 35:3.  By Cornelius:  Ac 10:2.  Social:  Mt 18:19; Ac 1:13-14; 16:25; 20:36; 21:5.  Held in private houses:  Ac 1:13-14; 12:12.  Held in the temple:  Ac 2:46; 3:1.  Of Jesus.  On a mountain:  Mt 14:23; Mr 6:46; Lu 6:12; 9:28.  In the garden of Gethsemane:  Mt 26:36; Mr 14:32; Lu 22:45.  The Lord's prayer:  Mt 6:9; Lu 11:1.  However, see:  Joh 17.  Before daylight:  Mr 1:35.  In distress:  Joh 12:27; Heb 5:7.  In the wilderness:  Lu 5:16.  In behalf of Peter:  Lu 22:31-32.  for the Comforter (The Holy Spirit) to come:  Joh 14:16.  After the supper:  Joh 17.  of the apostles:  Ac 1:24-25.  Toidols:  1Ki 18:26-29.  UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO:  Ge 32:24-28; Ho 12:4; 1Ch 16:11,35; 2Ch 7:14; Ne 4:9; Ps 27:8; 105:3-4; 145:18; Pr 15:8; Ec 5:2; Isa 55:6; La 3:41; Zec 12:10; Mt 6:5-13; 7:7-8; 21:22; Mr 9:28-29; 11:24; Lu 11:1-13; 18:1; Ro 8:26; 1Co 14:15; Eph 3:11-12; 6:18-19; Php 4:6; Col 4:2; 1Th 5:17-18; Ti 2:8; Heb 4:16; Jas 5:16; Jude 1:20; Re 5:8; 8:3-4. :  ANSWER TO, PROMISE:  Ex 6:5; 22:23,27; 33:17-20; De 4:7,29-31; 1Ki 8:22,53; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 7:13-15; Job 8:5-6; 12:4; 22:27; 33:26; Ps 9:10,12; 10:17; 18:3; 32:6; 34:15,17; 37:4-5; 38:15; 50:14-15; 55:16-17; 56:9; 65:2,5; 69:33; 81:10; 86:5-7; 91:15; 102:17-20; 145:18-19; Pr 2:3,5; 3:6; 10:24; 15:8,29; 16:1; Isa 19:20; 30:19; 55:6; 58:9; 65:24; Jer 29:12-13; 31:9; 33:3; La 3:25; Eze 36:37; Joe 2:18-19,32; Am 5:4-6; Zep 2:3; Zec 10:1,6; 13:9; Mt 6:5-13; 7:7-11; 18:19-20; 21:22; Mr 11:24-25; Lu 11:5-13; 18:1-8; 21:36; Joh 4:10,23-24; 9:31; 14:13-14; 15:7,16; 16:23-24,26-27; Ac 7:34; 22:16; Ro 8:26; 10:12-13; Eph 2:18; 3:20; Heb 4:16; 10:22-23; 11:6; Jas 1:5-7; 4:8,10; 5:16; 1Jo 3:22; 5:14-15.  ANSWERED:  Job 34:28; Ps 3:4; 4:1; 6:8-9; 18:6; 21:2,4; 22:4-5,24; 28:6; 30:2-3; 31:22; 34:4-6; 40:1; 66:19-20; 77:1-2; 81:7; 99:6-8; 106:44; 107:6-7,13-20; 116:1-2; 118:5,21; 119:26; 120:1; 138:3; La 3:57-58; Ho 12:4; Jon 2:1-2,7; Lu 23:42-43; Ac 4:31; 2Co 12:8-9; Jas 5:17-18.  In STANCES OF ANSWERED.  Cain:  Ge 4:13-15.  Abraham, for a son:  Ge 15.  Abraham entreating.  ForSodom:  Ge 18:23-33.  ForIshmael:  Ge 17:20.  ForAbimelech:  Ge 20:17.  Hagar, for deliverance:  Ge 16:7-13.  Abraham's servant, for guidance:  Ge 24:12-52.  Rebecca, concerning her pains in pregnancy:  Ge 25:22-23.  Jacob, for deliverance from Esau:  Ge 32:9-32; 33:1-17.  Moses, for help at the Red Sea:  Ex 14:15-16.  Moses, at the waters of Marah:  Ex 15:25.  Moses, at Mount Horeb:  Ex 17:4-6.  Moses, in the battle with the Amalekites:  Ex 17:8-14.  Moses, concerning the complaint of the Israelites for meat:  Nu 11:11-35.  Moses, on behalf of Miriam's leprosy:  Nu 12:13-15.  Moses, Aaron, and Samuel:  Ps 99:6.  Israelites for deliverance.  From bondage:  Ex 2:23-25; 3:7-10; Ac 7:34.  From Pharaoh's army:  Ex 14:10-30.  From the king of Mesopotamia:  Jg 3:9,15.  Sisera:  Jg 4:3,23-24; 1Sa 12:9-11.  Ammon:  Jg 10:6-18; 11:1-33.  ForGod's favor under the reproofs of Azariah:  2Ch 15:1-15.  From Babylonian bondage:  Ne 9:27.  Gideon, asking for the token of dew:  Jg 6:36-40.  Manoah, asking about Samson:  Jg 13:8-9.  Samson, asking for strength:  Jg 16:28-30.  Hannah, asking to give birth to a child:  1Sa 1:10-17,19-20.  David, asking whether Keilah would be delivered into his hands:  1Sa 23:10-12.  David, asking about Ziklag:  1Sa 30:8.  David, asking whether he should go into Judah after Saul's death:  2Sa 2:1.  David, asking whether he should go to war against the Philistines:  2Sa 5:19-25.  David, in adversity:  Ps 118:5; 138:3.  Solomon, asking for wisdom:  1Ki 3:1-13; 9:2-3.  Elijah, raising the widow's son:  1Ki 17:22.  Elijah, calling for fire to come down upon his sacrifice:  1Ki 18:36-38.  Elijah, asking for rain:  1Ki 17:1; 18:1,42-45; Jas 5:17.  Elisha, leading the Syrian army:  2Ki 6:17-20.  Jabez, asking for prosperity:  1Ch 4:10.  Abijah, for victory over Jeroboam:  2Ch 13:14-18.  Asa, for victory over Zerah:  2Ch 14:11-15.  The people of Judah:  2Ch 15:15.  Jehoshaphat, for victory over the Canaanites:  2Ch 18:31; 20:6-27.  Jehoahaz, for victory over Hazael:  2Ki 13:4.  Priests and Levites, when blessing the people:  2Ch 30:27.  Hezekiah and Isaiah, for deliverance from Sennacherib:  2Ki 19:14-20; 2Ch 32:20-23.  Tosave Hezekiah's life:  2Ki 20:1-7,11; 2Ch 32:24.  Manasseh, for deliverance from the king of Babylon:  2Ch 33:13,19.  The Reubenites, for deliverance from the Hagarites:  1Ch 5:20.  The Jews, returning from the captivity:  Ezr 8:21,23.  Ezekiel, to have the baking of his bread of affliction changed:  Eze 4:12-15.  Daniel, for the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzars dream:  Da 2:19-23.  Daniel, interceding for the people:  Da 9:20-23.  Daniel, in a vision:  Da 10:12.  Zacharias, for a son:  Lu 1:13.  The leper, for healing:  Mt 8:2-3; Mr 1:40-43; Lu 5:12-13.  Centurion, for his servant:  Mt 8:5-13; Lu 7:3-10; Joh 4:50-51.  Peter, asking that Tabitha (Dorcas) be restored to life:  Ac 9:40.  The disciples, for Peter:  Ac 12:5-17.  Paul, to be restored to health:  2Co 1:9-11.  CONFESSION IN:  Le 5:5; 26:40; Nu 5:5-7; Jg 10:10,15; 1Sa 12:10; 1Ki 8:47; Ezr 9:6,15; Ne 1:6-7; 9:2,33-35; Job 7:20; 40:4-5; Ps 31:10; 32:3,5; 38:4-8,10,18; 40:12; 51:3-4; 69:5; 106:6-7; 119:176; 130:3; Pr 28:13; Isa 6:5; 59:12-13; Jer 3:13,25; 14:7,20; La 1:18; 3:42; 5:16; Da 9:5-15.  IMPORTUNITY IN:  Ge 18:23-32; 32:24-29; Ex 32:32; De 9:25; Jg 6:36-40; 16:28; 1Sa 1:10-11; 12:23; 1Ki 8:22-30; Ezr 9:5-6; Ne 1:4-6; Ps 17:1,6; 22:1-2,19; 28:1-2; 35:22-23; 55:1-2,16-17; 57:2; 61:1-2; 70:5; 86:3,6; 88:1-2,9,13; 102:1-2; 119:58,145-147; 130:1-2; 141:1-2; 142:1-2; Isa 38:2-3; 62:7; 64:12; Da 9:3,16-19; Jon 1:14; Hab 1:2; Mt 15:22-28; Mr 7:25-29; Lu 7:3; 11:5-8; 18:1-7; 22:44; Ro 8:26; 2Co 12:8; Eph 6:18; Heb 5:7.  In STANCES OF IMPORTUNITY IN.  Jacob:  Ge 32:24-30.  Moses:  Ex 33:12-16; 34:9.  Elijah:  1Ki 18:22-44.  The two blind men of Jericho:  Mt 20:30-31; Mr 10:48; Lu 18:39.  The non-Jewish, Syro-Phoenician woman:  Mt 15:22-28; Mr 7:25-30.  The Roman centurion:  Mt 8:5; Lu 7:3-4.  PLEAS OFFERED IN:  Ge 32:9-12; Ex 32:11-13; 33:13; Nu 14:13-18; 16:22; De 3:24-25; 9:18,25-29; Jos 7:8-9; 2Sa 7:25-29; 1Ki 8:25-26,59-60; 18:36-37; 2Ki 19:15-19; 2Ch 14:11; Ne 1:8-9; 9:32; Ps 4:1; 9:19-20; 25:6; 27:9; 31:3; 38:16; 69:6,13,16; 71:18; 74:10-11,18-23; 79:10-12; 83:1-2,18; 86:1-5,17; 89:49-51; 106:47; 109:21-27; 115:1-2; 119:38, 42-43, 49, 73, 94, 116, 124, 145-146, 149, 153, 173-176; 143:11-12; Isa 37:15-20; 63:17-19; Jer 14:21; 18:20-21; La 3:56-63; Joe 2:17.  ThANKSGIVING AND, BEFORE RECEIVING FOOD:  Jos 9:14; 1Sa 9:13; Mt 14:19; 15:36; 26:26-27; Mr 6:41; 8:6-7; 14:22-23; Lu 9:16; 22:19; Joh 6:11,23; Ac 27:35; Ro 14:6; 1Co 10:30-31; 11:24; 1Ti 4:3-5'.

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