STUDY QUESTIONS FOR “THE POWER OF PERSISTENT PRAYER”

  1. In Luke 18:1, what did Jesus say that men should do?

  2. In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, what did the apostle Paul command Christians to do?

  3. According to James 5:16, what power does the prayer of a righteous person have?

  4. In Luke 11:1, what request did Christ’s disciples make of Him?

  5. In Mark 11:24, what did Jesus have to say to us about prayer?

  6. In Matthew 21:22, what did Jesus have to say to us about prayer?

  7. For what, according to James 1:5, do we have the right to pray to God?

  8. How, according to 1 John 5:14, are we to pray to God?

  9. What was Jesus’ attitude in Matthew 27:46 when He prayed to God?

10. With what attitude, according to Luke 14:11, should we pray to God?

11. What two different attitudes did the men described in Luke 18:9ff. express?

12. Which one of the two men in Luke 18:9ff. “went away justified”?

13. What does Psalm 66:18 teach us about prayer?

14. What does John 9:31 teach us about prayer?

15. According to Proverbs 28:9, what is the connection between our obedience to God and our prayers to God?

16. What did Paul mean in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 when he said that we should “pray without ceasing”?

17. What are at least two important lessons that we can learn about prayer from Daniel 6:10?

18. What does 1 Peter 5:7 admonish us to do?

19. How do we carry out the command of 1 Peter 5:7?

20. According to the teaching of James 5:16, what is one proper use of prayer for Christians?

21. Where in the New Testament do we find “the sinner’s prayer”?

22. What did Ananias command Saul to do to be saved (Acts 22:16)?

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