Read each entry prayerfully(!) and ask God to convict you of the truth of the arguments presented and to motivate you to pray more, in private, in your families and in your fellowships. Here is a list of links to the pages that deal with this topic:
- #1. We are Commanded to Pray in Scripture
- #2. Jesus promises to be with us when we meet
- #3. The Prayer Meeting is a Place of Special Blessing
- #4. God uses our prayers to advance His purposes
- #5. Access to God in prayer is one of the blood-bought privileges of the believer
- #6. We are not to forsake meeting together
- #7. Prayer is a most important weapon in our spiritual warfare
- #8. Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon his knees
- #9. Not to pray is like laying down our weapons in the face of a deadly enemy
- #10. Not to pray is to become a spectator in the spiritual warfare that rages against the children of God and the Church
- #11. Prayer is a means by which God imparts peace to the soul: It is a primary defense against the sin of anxiety.
- #12. In prayer, we enter the throne-room of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords - and nothing is too difficult for Him to perform
- #13. He is already inclined to hear and answer the prayers of His children
- #14. The fact that it is so hard to get to the prayer meeting confirms how important it is that we should be there
- #15. Prayer should characterize the church of God
- #16. Jesus gave us an example of prayer that we should follow
- #17. Jesus gave us a pattern of prayer that assumes corporate prayer, and that He expects us to follow
- #18. The New Testament writers gave us an example of prayer
- #19. The New Testament writers exhort, encourage and command us to pray
- #20. The early church members continually devoted themselves to prayer
- #21. God promises to assist us to pray according to His will by the work of His Spirit in our hearts
- #22. No-one else on earth can praise God or utter a prayer for the world and for God's glory that God will hear
- #23. Prayer is one of the ways in which the believer is to be salt in this world - prayer purifies and sanctifies
- #24. The Prayer Meeting is a Stepping Stone Between Successive Lord's Days
- #25. We are commanded in Scripture to pray without ceasing
- #26. True Prayer is Evidence of a Regenerate Heart
- #27. When we pray, we practice on earth what we will spend eternity doing in heaven.
- #28. God will hear us for the sake of Christ, not because of our merits.
- #29. God will give us whatever we ask for in prayer, provided we ask in the right spirit.
- #30. We are commanded to allow nothing to hinder our prayers.
- #31. Prayer is the Christian's Vital Breath
- #32. Prayer in the church is good and pleasing in the sight of God
- #33. In Our Prayers, We Can Praise God, for He is Good!
- #34. In Our Prayers, We Can Confess Our Sins to God and He Will be Faithful and Righteous to Forgive Us
- #35. In Our Prayers, We Can Thank God, for His Lovingkindness is Everlasting!
- #36. In Our Prayers, We Can Bring the Needs of Others and of Ourselves Before God
- #37. Prayer is the means by which we can obtain a greater measure of the influences of God's Spirit, and thereby grow in all the fruits He produces.
- #38. Prayer is a means to grow in love
- #39. Prayer is a Means to Grow in Joy
- #40. Prayer is a Means to Grow in Patience
- #41. Prayer is a Means to Grow in Kindness and Gentleness
- #42. Prayer is a Means to Grow in Goodness
- #43. Prayer is a Means to Grow in Faithfulness
- #44. Prayer is a Means to Grow in Self-Control
- #45. God has already given the greatest imaginable gift. How will He then deny us anything good if we ask?
- #46. It is unnatural and problematic when children do not to talk with their father!
- #47. Our Prayerlessness Implies We Feel No Need of God or of His Mercy
- #48. When We Pray Together, We Can Say The "Amen"!
- #49. God is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us
- #50. Prayer does not have to be lengthy to be heard and answered by God
- #51. Prayer does not have to be eloquent to be heard and answered by God
- #52. Prayer does not have to be spoken out loud to be heard and answered by God