"Pray" in the New Testament

Lord, we need Thee...every hour...we need Thee!

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But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, (Mat 5:44 ESV)

"And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. (Mat 6:5 ESV)

But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. (Mat 6:6 ESV)

"And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. (Mat 6:7 ESV)

Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. (Mat 6:9 ESV)

therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest." (Mat 9:38 ESV)

And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, (Mat 14:23 ESV)

Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people, (Mat 19:13 ESV)

Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. (Mat 24:20 ESV)

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I go over there and pray." (Mat 26:36 ESV)

Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." (Mat 26:41 ESV)

And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. (Mar 6:46 ESV)

Pray that it may not happen in winter. (Mar 13:18 ESV)

And they went to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, "Sit here while I pray." (Mar 14:32 ESV)

Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." (Mar 14:38 ESV)

But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray. (Luk 5:16 ESV)

In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God. (Luk 6:12 ESV)

bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. (Luk 6:28 ESV)

Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. (Luk 9:28 ESV)

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. (Luk 10:2 ESV)

Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." (Luk 11:1 ESV)

And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. (Luk 11:2 ESV)

And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. (Luk 18:1 ESV)

"Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. (Luk 18:10 ESV)

And when he came to the place, he said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation." (Luk 22:40 ESV)

and he said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation." (Luk 22:46 ESV)

Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. (Act 8:22 ESV)

And Simon answered, "Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me." (Act 8:24 ESV)

The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. (Act 10:9 ESV)

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. (Rom 8:26 ESV)

Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered? (1Co 11:13 ESV)

Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret. (1Co 14:13 ESV)

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. (1Co 14:14 ESV)

What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also. (1Co 14:15 ESV)

while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. (2Co 9:14 ESV)

But we pray to God that you may not do wrong--not that we may appear to have met the test, but that you may do what is right, though we may seem to have failed. (2Co 13:7 ESV)

For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. Your restoration is what we pray for. (2Co 13:9 ESV)

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, (Col 1:3 ESV)

And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, (Col 1:9 ESV)

At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison-- (Col 4:3 ESV)

as we pray most earnestly night and day that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith? (1Th 3:10 ESV)

pray without ceasing, (1Th 5:17 ESV)

Brothers, pray for us. (1Th 5:25 ESV)

To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, (2Th 1:11 ESV)

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, (2Th 3:1 ESV)

I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; (1Ti 2:8 ESV)

and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ. (Phm 1:6 ESV)

Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things. (Heb 13:18 ESV)

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. (Jas 5:13 ESV)

Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. (Jas 5:14 ESV)

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. (Jas 5:16 ESV)

If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life--to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. (1Jn 5:16 ESV)

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. (3Jn 1:2 ESV)
 

The Gay Challenge

Friends,

Below is a link to an article by Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr., the President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a link to the new, free E-book he and others recently wrote.  This book, God, the Gospel, and the Gay Challenge answers another new book by a man named Matthew Vines.  Vines is a Harvard educated "Christian" who has gained some notoriety in recent years in his advocacy of gay marriage and his position that homosexuality and the gay orientation fits within a biblical worldview and ethic.  He's even gone as far as saying that he is out to change the church and wants to send "undercover" members to infiltrate conservative churches to subtley shift the church from within.  Link

I STRONGLY recommend you download Dr. Mohler's book and read it.  Part of any pastor's job is equipping, and that is my motive here.  Friends, in this current hour the tide of homosexual perversity and its political, cultural, legislative and media pull is enormous.  Churches and Christians all over are wondering what to make of all this, and many are actually looking for a way to be "loving" and affirm this lifestyle as normative, if for no other reason than to avoid all the strife and being labeled a hateful bigot.

But the Bible is clear.  Homosexuality is sinful like adultery is sinful.  Both need to be repented of by believers...not advocated for!  Vine's work is deceptive and tricky and will lead many astray.  Be warned, be prepared to minister in love, and pray for those bound by this sin. 

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In Christ...our only Hope.

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Thank you LORD!

"The fatal suffering of Jesus Christ is one of the most well-established facts of ancient history. Even in today’s modern age of science and technology, there is a virtual consensus among New Testament scholars, both conservative and liberal, that Jesus died on the cross, that He was buried in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, and that His death drove His disciples to despair. The best medical minds of ancient and modern times have demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that Christ’s physical trauma was fatal.11

Taking into account today’s medical knowledge, we can reconstruct our Savior’s suffering. His torment begins in the Garden of Gethsemane after the emotional Last Supper. There Jesus experiences a medical condition known as hermatidrosis. Tiny capillaries in His sweat glands rupture, mixing sweat with blood. As a result, Christ’s skin becomes extremely fragile.

The same night, Jesus is betrayed by Judas, disowned by Peter, and arrested by the temple guard. Before Caiaphas the High Priest, Jesus is mocked, spat upon, and beaten. The next morning, Jesus — battered, bruised, and bleeding — is led into the Praetorium. There He is stripped and subjected to the brutality of Roman flogging. A whip replete with razor sharp bones and lead balls reduces His body to “quivering ribbons of bleeding flesh.” As Christ slumps into the pool of His own blood, the soldiers throw a scarlet robe across His shoulders, thrust a scepter into His hands, and press sharp thorns into His scalp.

After the soldiers mock Jesus, they take the scepter out of His hand and repeatedly strike Him on the head. A heavy wooden beam is thrust upon Christ’s bleeding body, now in critical condition, and He is led away to a place called Golgotha. There the Lord experiences ultimate physical torture in the form of the cross. The Roman system of crucifixion had been finely tuned to produce maximum pain. In fact, the word excruciating (literally “out of the cross”) had to be invented to codify its horror.

At “the place of the skull,” the Roman soldiers drive thick seven-inch iron spikes through Christ’s hands and feet. Waves of pain pulsate through His body as the nails lacerate His nerves. Breathing becomes an agonizing endeavor as Christ pushes His tortured body upward to gasp small gulps of air. In the ensuing hours He experiences cycles of joint-wrenching cramps, intermittent asphyxiation, and excruciating pain as His lacerated back moves up and down against the rough timber of the cross.

As the chill of death creeps through His body, Jesus cries out, “‘Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?’ — which means, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’” In that anguished cry is encapsulated the greatest agony of all. For on the cross Christ is bearing the sin and suffering of all humanity. Then with His passion complete, Jesus gives up His spirit.

Shortly thereafter a Roman legionnaire drives his spear through the fifth interspace between the ribs, upward through the pericardium and into Christ’s heart. Immediately, there rushes forth blood and water, demonstrating conclusively that Jesus has suffered fatal torment.
In light of all the evidence, to believe that Jesus merely swooned stretches credulity beyond the breaking point. It means that Christ survived six trials, lack of sleep, the scourge, being spiked to a cross, and a spear wound in His side."

–Excerpt from the article, “The F.E.A.T. that demonstrates the Fact of the Resurrection” by Hank Hanegraaff
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So grateful LORD!

Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, "Behold your King!" They cried out, "Away with him, away with him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar." So he delivered him over to them to be crucified.

So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews." Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, and in Greek. So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but rather, 'This man said, I am King of the Jews.'" Pilate answered, "What I have written I have written." When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, so they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be." This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, "They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots."

So the soldiers did these things, but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold, your son!" Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.

After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), "I thirst." A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, "It is finished," and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

(Joh 19:14-30 ESV)
 

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