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Praying with the Patriarchs

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  • Derek W. H. Thomas

This article is introduced with the question, "Does God take risks?" The intention is to answer the basic question whether God changes his mind due to human influence (such as prayer) and therefore whether he absolutely knows the future. Open theism takes as one of its key texts Genesis 18:22-23. The article considers this passage and concludes that here God is condescending to our human weakness and frailty.

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Relating Prayer and Pain: Psychological Analysis and Lamentations Research

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  • Heath Aaron Thomas

This article exposes diverse applications of psychological approaches to the book of Lamentations. It gives an analysis of the benefits and limitations of this research. It then continues to relate prayer and pain in the poetry of Lamentations by exploring the connections between Lamentations and the psychology of prayer.

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Prayerful Praying: Taking Hold of Yourself and God in Prayer

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  • Joel R. Beeke

While showing the cause of prayerless praying—praying with your lips only—this article aims at encouraging prayerful praying—praying with an intense desire of the soul. Ways in which one can take hold of himself and God in prayer are shared.

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Prayer

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  • Henry vanderKam

This article is a Bible study on prayer.

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Only a prayer meeting!

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  • Derek W. H. Thomas

This article is about prayer meetings. The author discusses prayer meetings in the Bible, united prayer, disciplined prayer and watchfulness.

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The Church on Its Knees The Life of the Church Series: Sermon Ten

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  • Sinclair B. Ferguson

Our prayers should express our confidence in our sovereign God. Just as the believers of Acts 4:23-31, we can with confidence spread our needs before God, trusting that he hears and answers our prayers.

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Why Do We Pray?

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  • Stanley D. Gale

What is prayer and why do we have to pray? Prayer is the divinely appointed means through which we commune with the living God and advance his kingdom. This article explains this definition in orde to clarify the necessity for prayer and the reason for prayer.

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Pray for the Holy Spirit

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  • J. Van Amstel

This article explains why a Christian needs to pray repeatedly for the Holy Spirit. It also discusses the attitude with which a Christian must pray, and how groaning can be part of prayer.

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The Puritans on the Help of the Holy Spirit in Prayer

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  • Johnny C. Serafini

This article shows the role of the Holy Spirit in shaping the content of prayer and the manner of praying.

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Praying in the Name of Christ

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  • Thomas Boston

To pray in the name of Christ is to come to God according to the command of Christ and in dependence on Christ for the acceptance of the prayer. Let this article explain how.

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Prayer Is a Great Place to Begin Biblical Counselling

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  • David Powlison

What do your prayer requests look like? How do they match up with the focus of Scripture's prayers? This article explains how right praying and prayer requests are good avenues to pursue in order to care well for one another.

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Leading in Prayer

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  • Andre Holtslag

Have you ever been asked to publicly lead in prayer? How can we prepare for praying publicly? This article discusses some common faults made in public prayer, and highlights some positive characteristics of public prayer.

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The Golden Key of Prayer

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  • Carl J. Haak

No Christian can dispute the necessity of prayer. Why is prayer so important? Focusing on Jeremiah 33:3, the author shows that prayer has a double effect on the believer. Firstly, prayer is is communion with God, and secondly, prayer is enlightenment for the soul. God uses prayer to strengthen our faith in His faithfulness to fulfill His promises.

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Calvin and Prayer

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  • A. Huijgen

Looking at John Calvin's prayer life and teachings on prayer, this article draws some conclusions for Christians today.

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Prayer is a Great Place to Begin Biblical Counseling

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  • David Powlison

The author of this article encourages readers to change the way we make prayer requests and the way we pray for one another.

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Prayer: The Chief Part of Gratitude

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  • Henry vanderKam

This article is a Bible study on prayer as being the chief part of showing gratitude and thankfulness. 

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Prayer Day: Priority or Pitfall

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  • Wybren H. Oord

This article discusses the benefits and pitfalls of prayer days.

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Prayer and Revival

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  • Murray Capill

This article is about revival and place prayer has in revival. The author looks at examples from Acts and church history.

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Prayer as an incense offering

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  • Cornelis van Dam

This article on prayer and the incense offering discusses the position of the incense offering, the aroma of the incense offering, and the rules for the incense offering. Exodus 30 is discussed.

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Call Upon God

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  • Rob A. Schouten

This article is about a big range of topics concerning prayer: prayer and the Name of God and the Word of God, gratitude, thanksgiving and praise, confession of sin, prayer and the promises of God, personal needs in prayer.

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Calvin's doctrine of prayer

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  • Don B. Garlington

This article looks at Calvin's view of prayer. The author discusses the necessity of prayer and the rules of right prayer (reverence, sincerity, humility, faith).

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Prayer: the chief exercise of faith

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  • Theo E. Lodder

This article is about John Calvin's view of prayer.

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Marks of True Prayer

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  • Joel R. Beeke

This article is 33 statements on true prayer.

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Meal Time Prayers

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  • John Piper

This article provides three short examples of useful meal time prayers.

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What to Pray For

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  • John Piper

From time to time your prayer life falls into a rut. We use the same phrases over and over in mindless repetition. Here the author highlights some things that the early church prayed for. You may want to print this out and use it to guide you in your prayers.

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The Prayer-Life of Jesus Christ

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  • James Clark

Looking at the prayer life of Jesus, this article shows how in his practice of prayer he was moved by God’s will and glory and thus serves as a model for learning to pray.

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Praying for Bad Things to Happen to Bad People

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  • Jeremy Writebol

Should you pray for bad things to happen to bad people? This article looks at imprecatory psalms. It shows how they call believers to love and seek God's justice, and how this should shape our prayers.

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Response to Your Baptism: Chapter 15 – A Doxology

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  • Karel Deddens

What is a doxology? This article discusses what the Scriptures say on the matter, highlighting especially the connection to prayer.

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Ten Reasons Pastors Must Be Prayer Warriors

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  • Nathan Busenitz

This article, through the sayings of ministers from church history, provides ten key reasons why ministers need to cultivate their personal prayer life.

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Beholding the Glory of Christ in Prayer

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  • Jason Garwood

Prayer is a means of beholding the glory of Christ. This article explains what this means and how we behold Christ's glory in prayer.

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Prayer Is the Most You Can Do

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  • Joey Zorina

Prayer is not the least you can do; it is the most you can do. This article explains by discussing things that hinder us from praying, misconceptions about prayer, and the problem of legalistic prayer. It is when we understand the purpose of prayer that we come to realize that prayer is the most we can do.

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Three Forms of Prayer That End Up Forming Us

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  • Gordon T. Smith

Instead of offering up prayers whose content is determined by what is happening in our lives, this article suggests that what should be happening instead is that our prayers inform our lives and alter our living. It suggests that there be three movements in our prayers: give things, make confession, and practice discernment.

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Lessons from a Prayer Warrior

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  • Mike Phay

Prayer is difficult for many. How do you learn to pray? This article shares lessons that can help you in learning to pray, but the best way to learn is by getting a mentor.

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He Heals All Your Diseases

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  • George Fuller

"He heals all your diseases." How should Christians understand this declaration of the psalmist, and how must this shape their prayer for healing? First, we must know the lies about healing. Second, we must know how God wants us to pray for healing, and then learn to live out of trust in God.

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Prayer Societies

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  • Barry York

How can you encourage Christians to pray? Consider the use of prayer societies as an encouragement to prayer.

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Prayer and the Sovereignty of God

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  • David Overway

Does prayer change things? To answer this question one must understand the relationship between prayer and the sovereignty of God. It is through this understanding that one learns that prayer is submission to God’s will.

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Cultivating Personal Prayer

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  • Jason L. Kortering

Personal prayer is one-to-one communion with God. This article explains the importance of personal prayer, and the way of cultivating it.

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Prayer: God’s Gift to His Covenant People

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  • Russell J. Dykstra

Prayer is a gift of God to his covenant people. Therefore, to understand the nature of prayer, one must understand the nature of the covenant. The article explains this, showing how this understanding shapes the practice of the believer in prayer.

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Prayer

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  • Philip B. Power

This article seeks to encourage the believer on the importance of prayer and relying upon God rather than one's own wisdom. It impresses upon the believer the importance of seeking God's will, learning the ways of God, doing his will, and rejoicing in his ways.

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Seven Reasons Prayer Meetings Fail

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  • Kevin DeYoung

Prayer meetings are part of the life of the church. However, often many prayer meetings fail. Why? This article gives seven reasons.

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Seven Principles of Prayer

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  • D. Broughton Knox

This article considers how we ought to pray. It outlines seven principles that essentially span the whole of a prayer: relationship, recognition, request, repetition, resignation, rejoicing, and realization.

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Persevere in Prayer!

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  • Tim Challies

Prayer is and always will be a battle, because of the temptation to give up. This article gives tips for persevering in prayer.

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Seven Ways to Ruin a Prayer Meeting

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  • Tim Challies

This article explains seven ways you can ruin a prayer meeting.

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Three Reasons We Need to Pray

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  • Tim Challies

Why do we pray before church meetings? This article give three reason why such prayers are needed.

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The Things You Think You Can Handle on Your Own

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  • Tim Challies

The things you pray about are the things you trust God to handle. The things you neglect to pray about are the things you trust you can handle on your own. Are there things in your life you do not pray about? This article explores the matter further.

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How to Pray When Your Soul Is Bone Dry

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  • Tim Challies

Prayer is important in the life of every Christian. However, at times you do not feel like praying. What should you do when that happens. The article discusses the matter.

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Eighteen Ways to Pray for the Unbelievers

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  • Tim Challies

How can you pray for unbelievers? This article explains eighteen ways of praying for unbelievers.

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What Matthew Henry Can Teach us about Prayer

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  • Joey Tomlinson

This article shows from the life of Matthew Henry that you can shape your prayer life with adoration, confession, petition, thanksgiving, and intercession.

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Three Critical Truths about the Sovereignty of God and Prayer

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  • Brian G. Hedges

If God is sovereign, why pray? Understanding the relationship between prayer and the sovereignty of God is important to the practice of prayer, for it protects one against fatalism. This article gives three important truths about the relationship between prayer and the sovereignty of God.

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Prayer

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  • J. I. Packer

Prayer is fellowship with God. It is a response to listening to God. This article explains the nature of prayer and its relation to the sovereignty of God

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Prayer and Faith

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  • William MacLeod

By looking at Mark 11:22-24, this article considers the relationship between prayer and faith.

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Let's Pray

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  • James Banks

Struggling to pray? This article looks at biblical prayers and shows how you can use them to shape your own prayers for thanking and honoring God, confession of sin, petitions, and thanksgiving.

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The Nature of Earnest Prayer

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  • John J. Murray

Looking at the example of Elijah as noted in James 5:16-18, this article shows that prayer rises out of a true understanding of the covenant.

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Why Do We Pray?

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  • David Powlison

This article discusses the reason for prayer and what that means for its role in pastoral care and counselling. It reflects on what prayer communicates about your beliefs, what you need to pray for, and how you may pray.

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Teach Little Ones to Pray

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  • D. VanDyken

This article shows how parents can teach their children to pray by being role models.

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I Am a Prayer

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  • Kenneth A. Kok

From Psalm 109:4 this article shows the role of prayer within the covenant. It shows that prayer must be personal and objective.

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Getting Started in Prayer

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  • Maurice Roberts

Christians should be engaged in both private and public prayer. This article discusses challenges Christians face in relation to prayer, and suggests ways to develop the habit of private prayer.

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How Do We Pray?

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  • John Goris

How can we learn to pray? This article looks at prayers in the Bible as examples for our prayer.

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John Knox and Public Prayer

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  • Glen J. Clary

If prayer is speaking to God in His own words, then this should shape the way public prayer is done. This was the concern of John Knox as he sought the reformation of worship. This article shows Knox's contribution to the structuring of public prayer and prayer during and after the Lord's Supper.

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The Possibility of Prayer

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  • Clarence Bouwman

How is it possible to pray to God? Through Jesus Christ we have received the opportunity for prayer. God wants us to pray to Him, and teaches us what we should pray for.

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Confession in Prayer

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  • Henry vanderKam

This article is a Bible study on confession in prayer. 

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Expectant, Confident Prayer

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  • Bill Dyer

Expectant and confident prayer is prayer that has a right view of God's sovereign power, as demonstrated by believers in Acts 4. True conviction that God's rule prevails against all odds will bring you to your knees.

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Lament: Self-Indulgent Whining, or Faithful Complaints?

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  • Todd J. Billings

Looking at the psalms of lament, this article shows how they can teach us to lament before God in prayer in a way that shows faith in the sovereignty, faithfulness and goodness of God. This is the first article in a four-part series.

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Praying Thankfully: A Thanksgiving Meditation

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  • Derek W. H. Thomas

Looking at the Lord's Prayer, this article shows how it can used to pray in thankfulness to God. Focus is given to thanking God for who He is in your prayer.

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The Courage to Pray

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  • Wybren H. Oord

This article is on the topic of prayer. The author looks how great God is, and how we as little sinful people pray to Him in the Name of Jesus Christ. This article also looks at Hebrews 4:16 and the work of Christ, who intercedes for us as our Mediator. 

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Once More: Thou / Thee / Thy / Thine and Standard Usage

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  • R. Koat

This article is about the language we use when addressing God in prayer. Should we still use the old forms (i.e. thee, thou) out of respect?

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Taking a Glance at an Ancient Topic

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  • Richard T. Zuelch

This article looks at the characteristics of prayer, calling to the Trinity in prayer, prayer and worship, and prayer and faith.

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Hindrances to Prayer

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  • Clarence Bouwman

In this article about the hindrances to prayer, the relation of sin to prayer and (un)answered prayer is also discussed.

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Psycho-Analysis and Prayer

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  • Jakob Geertsema

This article is about prayer and our image of God. The author also looks at abused people and prayer.

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The Importance of Prayer

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  • R. G. Mackay

This article on the importance of prayer, looks at prayer in the church, church growth, the prayer of officers, prayer and the Word of God, Acts 6:4, prayer and the blessing of God, prayer and power, prayer meetings, John 17, and the content of our prayers.

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Prayer

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  • Richard Bauckham

Is it childish when we go on asking God for things even as adults? What Jesus says about prayer is put in the simplest childlike way: "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you". This understanding of prayer makes sense only if we realize that for Jesus it belongs to a special kind of relationship with God - a relationship of trusting intimacy and close friendship. A child would not hesitate to ask a loving parent for anything.

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What Does it Mean to Seek the Lord?

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  • John Piper

When we seek the Lord, we seek him to be present with us, and for us to be living in his presence. In the Bible, God's presence is often referred to as his “face”. His presence, or face, can be found through prayer.

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You Can Pray – The Father Loves to Hear Us Pray

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  • Tim Chester

The emphasis of Chapter 1 is that prayer may be uttered in confidence, because God as Father of his children want to hear their prayers.

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Thoughts on Prayer

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  • George Ophoff

From Philippians 4:6-7 this article offers some thoughts on prayer.

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Nine Reasons to Pray

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  • Jason Helopoulos

Why should you pray if God already knows your heart? This article offers nine reasons, going beyond the simple truth that the Bible commands prayer.

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Philippians 4:6-7 – Prayer and the Peace of God

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  • Hugh M. Cartwright

This article, through the lens of Philippians 4:6-7, considers the blessing of prayer and the peace the believer has in Christ, in the face of frailty and danger.

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Teaching Our Children to Pray

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  • Tim Challies

Should parent be teaching children to pray when the children haven't professed their faith? This article looks at the biblical guidance on how and when to teach our children to pray.

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The Prayer Meeting and Corporate Prayer

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  • William W. Harrell Jr.

Is corporate prayer important? This article looks at biblical examples on corporate prayer and it gives seven reasons why Christians should pray together.

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Praying with Paul – Lessons from the School of Prayer

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  • D. A. Carson

Chapter 1 is Carson’s summary of eight major lessons on prayer that he has learned from his interaction with Scripture and other mature Christians. At the end of the chapter there are questions for review and reflection.

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Praying with Paul – Neglected Prayer

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  • D. A. Carson

Carson sees prayer as the most urgent need of the church in the Western world today and he wants to encourage the practice of prayer in the church.

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Lord, Teach Us to Say: The Importance of Correct Language

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  • John Rogers

This article looks at the correct way to pray in public. The focus is on how we use language in public prayer.

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Prayer For All Physical and Spiritual Needs

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  • Henry vanderKam

This article is a Bible study on prayer for our needs.

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Joining the Resistance: Lament and the Kingdom

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  • Todd J. Billings

This is the fourth article in a series about prayer and the psalms of lament. The author of this article discusses the relationships between suffering, the kingdom of God, and prayer. Christians fight against suffering and sin because they recognize that things are not as they are supposed to be.

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Divine Providence: Occupying the Mysterious Middle

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  • Todd J. Billings

This is the third article in a series about prayer and the psalms of lament. This article describes a good way to view suffering in relationship to God's providence and grace.

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Isaac Watts: A guide to prayer

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  • Robert Sheehan

This article is about Isaac Watts' view on prayer in his book "A Guide to prayer". He discusses the potential of prayer, the nature of prayer, proficiency in prayer, and spirituality in prayer.

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John Murray and prayer to the Trinity

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  • Edmund P. Clowney

This article is about John Murray's view on prayer to the Father, in the Son Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Spirit.

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Prayer

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  • J. C. Ryle

The author states that prayer is the most important topic in practical religion. All other subjects are secondary. The author offers seven reasons why this is so. Included among these reasons are the subjects of salvation, the character of a true Christian, private prayer, prayer as a source of encouragement, and prayer as a recipe for happiness and contentment.

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Avoiding the Dead Ends of Providence: Monocausal Fatalism and Open Theism

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  • Todd J. Billings

This is the second article in a series about prayer and the psalms of lament. This article talks about two pitfalls that Christians must avoid in relation to this - monocausal fatalism and open theism. Neither of these reflect biblical teaching on how to view God or suffering.

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Do Set Forms of Prayer Quench the Spirit?

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  • Bill DeJong

This article is about set forms of prayer, liturgical prayers and spontaneous prayers.

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The power of prayer

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  • Klaas Stam

This article is about the importance of prayer for our work in the kingdom of God.

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Ephesians 6:18 – Spiritual Electricity

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  • Al Baker

This article considers what it means to pray in the Spirit (Ephesians 6:18).

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Public Prayers

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  • Henry vanderKam

This article is a Bible study on public prayer. 

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Unique Prayers

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  • Henry vanderKam

This article is a Bible study on unique prayers in Scripture.

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The Voiceless Prayer of God's People

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  • Henry vanderKam

This is a Bible study on the Holy Spirit's help in prayer (Romans 8:26-27). 

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Testing God in Prayer

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  • Henry vanderKam

This is a Bible study on testing God in prayer. 

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Solomon’s Prayer at the Dedication of the Temple

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  • Henry vanderKam

This is a Bible study on prayer, focusing specifically on the prayer at the dedication of the temple (1 Kings 8:22-53; 2 Chronicles 6:12-42). 

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The Prayers of Hezekiah

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  • Henry vanderKam

This is a Bible study on 2 Kings 19-20 and the prayers of Hezekiah. 

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The Prayer of Daniel

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  • Henry vanderKam

This is a Bible study on prayer - specifically the prayer of Daniel (Daniel 9). 

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