- Prayer - Desiring God
What Should We Pray For? Most of us sense the desire to pray, and even want to develop a better prayer life, but we don’t know what to pray for Each of these resources offers ideas for requests you might bring to God in prayer Some are more specific and others more general, but all offer examples that you can adapt to make your own
- Prayer for Beginners - Desiring God
“Pray for my co-worker whose dad passed away last week ” Or, “Pray for my grandmother who’s back in the hospital, again ” It’s not wrong by any means (we should be praying for these things, and asking others to pray, too) But if we take that mentality into prayer, we may only ever pray for physical or circumstantial needs
- A Simple Way to Pray Every Day - Desiring God
How to Pray as Jesus Taught Us First, Luther recommends simply to pray through the prayer once, as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 6:9–13) He then says to go back through the prayer and pray each petition individually: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven
- Pray - Desiring God
Learn to pray again as John Piper rehearses some of the most profound and familiar words ever spoken Our Father who art 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 have forgiven our debtors
- The Power of Praying Together | Desiring God
We pray together When we pray together, God unites our hearts with one another In prayer, the motives and desires of my fellow brothers and sisters are on display I gain insight into the deep wells of their faith I see their heart of compassion I hear their love for the lost I discern their affection for Christ I perceive their steadfast
- What Should We Pray For? - Desiring God
To pray what the New Testament prays is a safe and powerful way to pray “From time to time, our prayers need a jolt out of the rut they have fallen into ” Prayer remains one of the great and glorious mysteries of the universe — that the all-knowing, all-wise, all-sovereign God should ordain to run his world in response to our prayers is
- How to Pray in the Holy Spirit - Desiring God
How to Pray in the Spirit Praying in the Spirit has three aspects: (1) admitting our inability, (2) enjoying the creation of a living communion with God, and (3) pleading the promises of God with boldness and assurance Step One: Admitting Our Inability to Pray We should start with confession: we must admit our inability to pray as we ought
- When You Pray: Speaking to God Alone and Together
When you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret
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