Category: Prayer

We have the privilege of reaching out to Almighty God in prayer and bringing our thanksgiving and requests to Him. God is Sovereign and overall, but still He invites us to enter into a conversation with Him. The basic concept of prayer is simple and yet a source of much in-depth study. What do we mean by joyful prayers? Does our attitude when we are praying make a difference?

As parents we have a lifelong calling to pray for our children, from babyhood to adulthood, and forever more. We will always pray for our children although the situations and circumstances will change as they grow. For this ministry, there are three simple practical tips and some Scriptures to pray over your children. Scripture-guided prayers are a powerful way to pray as we declare the truth of God’s word over our lives.

Prayer in essence is simple – it is the lifeline of our relationship with God as we communicate with Him. But at the same time, it is multifaceted and raises many questions. What is intercessory prayer? Are we all called to be intercessors? Who or what should we be praying for? To clarify our ideas about intercession we examine what the Bible says about intercessory prayer and its role in our everyday lives.

The prayer of Jabez in the Bible appears as a sidenote in a long list of genealogies. It is a short simple prayer, but one that captures our attention and appeals to our senses. There are many questions about the interpretation of this prayer. Is it a formula, or a pattern, that we can use in our own prayers? Does it encourage our faith to pray in a similar way? To try and answer those questions we need to examine the Scriptures and reflect on the true meaning of the prayer of Jabez…

During His earthly ministry Jesus prayed publicly many times, for individuals and for crowds of people. But what are the most important prayers of Jesus, the ones that are particularly significant for our lives? Jesus taught on prayer, and He gave us a prayer to pray. But He also interceded and prayed for us, His future disciples. The most powerful prayer, however, is a simple cry from Jesus’ heart to the Father and His greatest gift to us. Let’s explore further these prayers of Jesus and their significance for our lives today….

Are you looking to refresh your prayer life? Then here is a gentle reminder of the two spiritual weapons that we have been given, the Word of God and Prayer. Bringing them together is powerful because God’s word never returns to Him void – it always has an effect; it makes a difference. Studying prayers in the Bible and making them our own becomes a powerful way to pray. Scripture is full of Biblical prayers so I have chosen 7 of the most powerful prayers in the Bible to explore here…