Praying for One Another

“Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 

- John 14:13 

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.”  Matthew 6:1

“When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 6 “But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.” Matthew 6:5 -6 

“And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. 8 “So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.” Matthew 6:7 - 8 

““Then they took the ox which was given them and they prepared it and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon saying, “O Baal, answer us.” But there was no voice and no one answered. And they leaped about the altar which they made. 27 It came about at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god; either he is occupied or gone aside, or is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and needs to be awakened. 28 So they cried with a loud voice and cut themselves according to their custom with swords and lances until the blood gushed out on them. 29 When midday was past, they raved until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention. 1st Kings 18:26 – 29

“O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, today let it be known that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and I have done all these things at Your word. 37 “Answer me, O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that You, O Lord, are God, and that You have turned their heart back again.”  1 Kings 18:36 – 37

Sovereignity and Promise

An angel  - “Nothing will be impossible with God”  (Luke 1:37)

Jesus  - “With God all things are possible.”  (Matt. 19:26)

Paul  -  “God is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think”. (Eph. 3:20)

Job 34:14-15 “If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath, 15 All flesh would perish together, And man would return to dust.”

Col. 1:17 “He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.”

Psalm 104:14  “He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the labor of man, So that he may bring forth food from the earth,” 

Hebrews 1:3 Christ “…upholds creation by the word of His power.” 

Psalm 139:16 “Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them.”

Daniel 4:35 “(The Most High) does according to His will in the host of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can ward off His hand Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”

New Testament Intercession

Pray for those who persecute you -  Matthew 5:44

Pray for group safety - Matthew 24:20

Pray for deliverance from trouble - Mark 14:35

Pray for those who mistreat you - Luke 6:28

Pray that you won’t be tempted - Luke 22:40

Pray that you would be forgiven - Acts 8:22

Pray that we would not sin - 2 Corinthians 13:7

Pray that saints would be made complete - Eph. 1:18

Pray for one another’s spiritual understanding - Eph. 1:18 

Pray for the witness of believers - Eph. 6:18-19

Pray for more love among the saints - Phil. 1:9

Pray that we would be filled with the knowledge of God’s will - Col. 1:9

Pray for those who minister to you - 1 Thess. 5:25

Pray that the saints would be faithful to our calling - 2 Thess. 1:11

Pray that God would fulfil our desires for goodness - 2 Thess. 1:11

Pray for the spread of the Gospel - 2 Thess. 3:1

Pray for the fellowship of our faith - Philemon 6

Pray for the good conduct and conscience of the saints - Heb. 13:18 

Pray for others who suffer - James 5:13

Pray for one another - James 5:14, 16

Pray for the prospering of the souls and health of believers - 3 John 2

...Your joy be made full

“Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.” 

Our Strength, Courage and Confidence..

“Be strong, and let us show ourselves courageous for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God

and may the Lord do what is good in His sight.” 2 Samuel 10:12 

“This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.”  1 John 5:14 

“God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing and have not asked for yourself long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself discernment to understand justice, behold, I have done according to your words.” 1 Kings 3:11–12 

“If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.” John 14:14

(Also 14:13, 15:16; 16:23; 24, 26. )

“… the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; 27 and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. Romans 8:26–27