STUDY QUESTIONS FOR “prayer”

1. According to 1 Thessalonians 5:17, how are Christians to pray?

2. According to Mark 1:35, how did Jesus use prayer?

3. What did Jesus’ disciples request in Luke 11:1, and what impact should their request have on us today?

4. What is the message of Matthew 21:22 for us today in regard to prayer?

5. There are two extremely important lessons taught about prayer in 1 John 5:14-15. What are those two lessons?

6. When Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26) and asked that God remove the cup of suffering from Him that He was about to have to endure, why did God answer His Son’s prayer with a “No”?

7. When Jesus spoke of people who did things “just for show,” He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward” (Mt. 6:5). What did He mean by that?

8. What point was Jesus trying to get across in Matthew 6:6 when He remarked, “But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father”?

9. What attitude is found in John 12:43 that we should not imitate in our prayer lives?

 10. According to 1 Timothy 2:5-6, what part does Jesus play in our prayers?

 11. According to 1 Corinthians 14:15, how should we pray?

 12. According to Hebrews 4:16, how may faithful Christians approach God in prayer?

 13. According to Hebrews 4:16, what may faithful Christians expect to receive from God as a result of their prayers?

 14. According to 1 Timothy 2:1-2, for whom is it our duty to pray?

 15. In Luke 18:1, what did Jesus say was one of the benefits of prayer?

 16. In Mark 11:24 Jesus taught His disciples to do something when they prayed. What was it?

 17. In Luke 18:10-14 we find examples of two men praying. What was the basic difference in the prayers offered by those two individuals?

 18. According to John 14:13-14 how are we to pray?

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

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