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Prayer

Your guide to prayer

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In this lesson you will learn

What is prayer?
Why we should pray?
How do we sincerely pray?
When do we pray?
About important Biblical figures who prayed

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Introduction

Prayer is super important, it is shown a myriad of times in the Bible how important prayer is. Prayer is our human way of being able to talk to the Lord no matter what occurs. We can pray in our heads, we can pray out loud, we can pray whenever, wherever, and however we need as long as it’s sincere and true. The Lord likely will not forgive us of our sin if we do,unless we repent. Mark 11:24-25 talks about the power of prayer, and the need for it to be true. “(verse 24)Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. (verse 25) And whenever you stand praying, forgive if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive your tresspasses.” (ESV or English Standard Version).

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Lesson video

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Key Bible verses

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “(verse 16) Rejoice always, (verse 17) pray without ceasing, (verse 18) give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (ESV)
Philippians 4:6 “do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your responses be made known to God.” (ESV)
John 15:6-7 “If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire and burned. (verse 7)If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you” (ESV)
James 5:14-16 “Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. (verse 15) And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick,and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. (verse 16) Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”
Jeremiah 29:12 “”then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you” (ESV)

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Key Bible verses continued

Matthew 6:5-8 “And 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.(verse 6) But when you pray go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. (verse 7) And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think they will be heard for their many words.(verse 8) Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” (ESV) -The Words in red are from Jesus
Matthew 6:9-15 “(verse 9) Pray then like this: “Our father in heaven hallowed be your name. (verse 10) 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. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.(verse 14) For if you forgive others their tresspasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their tresspasses, neither will your Father forgive your tresspasses.” (ESV) -The words in red are from Jesus
1 John 5:14 “And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us” (ESV)
Colossians 4:2 “Continue steadfastly in prayer being watchful in it with thanksgiving”(ESV)
Mark 11:24-25 “(verse 24)Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. (verse 25) And whenever you stand praying, forgive if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive your tresspasses.” (ESV)
Romans 12:12 “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation,be constant in prayer.”

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Important Concepts

Prayer is how speak to God
The reason why we should pray is not because God always answers our prayers,but because he calls us to pray and it holds power. - Go to 1 John 5-14
To sincerely pray we need to pray humbly without pride, and do it truly and sincerely. - Matthew 6:5-8
We should pray as much as we can, -1 thessalonians 5:16-18

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Discussion Questions

1. What is prayer?

2. Do we need to wash our hands before we pray

3. Should we pray in front of many?

4. Does prayer help us grow?

5. Did God grant what Jabez prayed?

These questions are an important part of your presentation, they help others comprehend the lesson. You don’t need to do all of them however you should do at least a few of them. There are a few ways you can do these discussion questions, these ways are listed below. You can mix up the ways, for added engagement. Feel free to give out prizes to the people who answer the questions correctly.

Ask the question, then wait a few minutes (3-5), after this, send a representative from each group/table to tell their group’s/table’s answer. After this you will reveille the answer.
Ask the question and have the groups discuss it, wait a few minutes (3-5), then reveille the answer.
Ask the question and talk about it as a presenter, revealing the answer
Ask the question and have the students ponder the questions in their head for a few minutes (2-4), then reveille the answer.

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Review

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Additional things and Answers

What was with the Alex Queso questions?

The Alex Queso questions were created to help you be more discerning in today's world full of tricks and false teachers. This question though a bit sill helps create a skill of properly understanding the Bible enough that we may not get tricked by any lies or false teachers.

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