Family Camp 2016 : Day 3 Morning Bible Study I

15 March 2016

The Practice of Prayer

  1. Jesus

a) The forty-day fast Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13
i) Preparation
ii) Testing
iii) Leading of the Spirit
iv) Empowering
v) Filling
b) Morning Prayer                         Mark 1:35
i) Personal discipline
ii) Prophetic inspiration Isaiah 50:4
iii) Personal desire
iv) Closeness of Father-Son Relationship
c) Evening Prayer Luke 6:12
i) Personal discipline
ii) Review
iii) Communion
d) Praying alone Luke 9:18
i) Ultimately
ii) High Priestly prayer
iii) Disciples not ready
e) Spontaneous prayer
i) Closeness of relationship
ii) Heartfelt need/ desire
iii) The Father’s spontaneous response
f) Special times of prayer
i) Selection of the apostles Luke 6:12
ii) Before trial and crucifixion Matthew 26:36-46
g) The High Priestly Prayer             John 17
  1. The Early Church

    a) Prayer Meeting Acts 1:14
i) Continued
ii) In one accord
b) In the election of an Apostle Acts 1:24
c) Prayer as one of the activities Acts 2:42
d) Praying as a church Acts 4:23-31
e) Prayer as a ministry Acts 6:4
  1. The Apostle Paul

a) Thanksgiving                                     Romans 1:8; 1 Corinthians 1:4;
                                                                     Ephesians 1:16; Philippians 1:3;
                                                                     Colossians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:2;
                                                                     2 Thessalonians 1:3; 2:13
                                                                     2 Timothy 1:3; Philemon 4
b) Personal Request                            Romans 1:10
i) Paul’s desire to visit Rome
ii) A prayer to the Lord
c) Two Prayers for the Ephesian Church
i) Specific requests I Ephesians 1:15-19
ii) Specific Requests II Ephesians 3:14-21
d) On bended knees             Ephesians 3:14
e) Prayers for the Philippian Church
Specific requests                                        Philippians 1:9-11
f) Prayer for the Colossian Church
Specific requests                            Colossians 1:9-12
g) Prayer for the Thessalonian Church
Specific requests                            2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
h) Exhortation to pray 1 Timothy 2:1, 8
i) Request for prayer support 2 Thessalonians 3:1
i) Prayer for Paul and fellow-workers
ii) Prayer for the ministry of the Word of God