Prayer (3/3)

Then, after completing their fasting and prayer, they laid their hands on… Acts 13:3

Then, after completing their fasting and prayer, they laid their hands on them and sent them off. Acts 13:3	Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. blessing fasting
Father, allow those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they may behold my glory, which you have bestowed on me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. John 17:24	Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory which you have given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world. Jesus Father

I have made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I in them. John 17:26	I made known to them your name, and will make it known; that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I in them. love Jesus
Hear my prayer, O Lord; do not be deaf to my cry or ignore my weeping. For I am a wayfarer before you, a nomad like all my ancestors. Psalm 39:13	Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don’t be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers were. sadness humility
They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers. Acts 2:42	They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer. community obedience bread
And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Matthew 6:12	Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. debt forgiveness
And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Matthew 6:13	Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen. temptation desires evil
On one occasion, while they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set Barnabas and Saul apart for me to do the work to which I have called them.” Acts 13:2	As they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Separate Barnabas and Saul for me, for the work to which I have called them.” worship fasting Spirit
Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11	Give us today our daily bread. bread dependence
In all of your prayers and entreaties, pray always in the Spirit. To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints. Ephesians 6:18	With all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints. Spirit
Likewise, you who are husbands must show consideration for your wives in your life together. Treat your wife with respect, for even though she is the weaker partner, she is also an equal heir of God’s gift of life. Thus, your prayers will not be hindered in any way. 1 Peter 3:7	You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. marriage grace sexuality
Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed and broke them and gave them to the disciples to distribute among the people. They all ate and were satisfied. Then they gathered up what was left over—twelve baskets of fragments. Luke 9:16-17	He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. They ate and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over. miracles food bread
I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph. I will bring them back because I have taken pity on them, and they will be as though I had never cast them off; for I am the Lord, their God, and I will answer them. Zechariah 10:6	I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph. I will bring them back, for I have mercy on them. They will be as though I had not cast them off, for I am Yahweh their God, and I will hear them. strength listening compassion
After John had baptized all the people, and while Jesus was engaged in prayer after also having been baptized, heaven opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.” Luke 3:21-22	Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized and was praying. The sky was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.” baptism Spirit Jesus
When anyone turns a deaf ear to the law, even his prayer is detestable. Proverbs 28:9	He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination. obedience listening law
Therefore, I say to you: ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. Luke 11:9	I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you. seeking reliability