Prayer (3/3)

So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on… Acts 13:3

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So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way.
Acts 13:3 blessing fasting
Arise, O Lord!
Punish the wicked, O God!
Do not ignore the helpless!
Psalm 10:12 neighbor poverty

Hear my prayer, O Lord!
Listen to my cries for help!
Don’t ignore my tears.
For I am your guest—
a traveler passing through,
as my ancestors were before me.
Psalm 39:12 sadness humility
Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!
John 17:24 Jesus Father
I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them.
John 17:26 love Jesus
All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.
Acts 2:42 community obedience bread
And forgive us our sins,
as we have forgiven those who sin against us.
Matthew 6:12 debt forgiveness
And don’t let us yield to temptation,
but rescue us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:13 temptation desires evil
And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
Luke 11:9 seeking reliability
Give us today the food we need.
Matthew 6:11 bread dependence
One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.”
Acts 13:2 worship fasting Spirit
God detests the prayers
of a person who ignores the law.
Proverbs 28:9 obedience listening law
Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers!
Luke 9:16-17 miracles food bread
One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened, and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.”
Luke 3:21-22 baptism Spirit Jesus
In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered.
1 Peter 3:7 marriage grace sexuality
I will strengthen Judah and save Israel;
I will restore them because of my compassion.
It will be as though I had never rejected them,
for I am the Lord their God, who will hear their cries.
Zechariah 10:6 strength listening compassion