THE ENCOURAGEMENT TO PRAY
June 23, 2024
“The enemy will try to limit your praying, because he knows your praying will limit him.”
The Bible contains many examples of prayer and plenty of exhortations to pray
Luke 18:1 “One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.”
Romans 12:12 “Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.”
Ephesians 6:18 “Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.”
- God’s house is to be a house of
Mark 11:17 “He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves.”
- God’s people are to be people of
“Dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love” Jude 1:20–21