If You
Need Prayer in Time of . . .
Affliction
Psalm
25:18; Isaiah 49:13; Romans 8:18; James 5:13
Anxiety /
Worry
Psalm
4:1; 43:5; Matthew 6:25-34; Luke 12:29; Philippians 4:6; 2 Thessalonians 3:5
Broken Heart
Psalm
34:18; 61:2; 109:21-22
Burden from
Sin and Guilt
Psalm
6:1, 9; 25:6, 11; 51:5-12; 78:38; Isaiah 55:7; Luke 18:13; 1 John 2:12
Conflict in
Family and Marriage
Psalm
27:10; Ephesians 4:26, 31,32; 5:21-33; Colossians
3:13; 1 Peter 4:8; 1 John 3:23
Doubting about
Forgiveness
Psalm
32:5; 51; James 5:15
Doubting about
Baptism’s Power
Acts
2:28-39; Romans 6:4; Galatians 3:26-27; Titus 3:5-7; 1 Peter 3:20-21
Doubting about
God’s Love and Grace
Psalm
117; 118:1-9; 2 Corinthians 1:20
Fear over
Death
Job
19:25-26; Psalm 23:4; 91:1-7; 116:3-9; John 5:24; 1 Corinthians 15:55-57
Fear over God
/ Punishment
Habakkuk
3:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10
Fear over the
Future
Psalm
91:14-16; Jeremiah 1:5; John 10:28; Romans 8:35-39
Fear over Man
/ Enemies
Psalm
18:1-3; 27:1-3; 55:1-18; 59:1-2; 118:5-6; Matthew 5:43-44; 10:28
Fear in Old
Age
Psalm
6:2; 71:9, 18; 2 Corinthians 5:1
Grief
Job
1:20-21; John 11:22-27; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
Helplessness /
Weakness
Psalm
22:19; 27:14; Romans 8:26; Hebrews 7:25; 9:24
Hopeless
Circumstances
Matthew
19:26; Mark 9:23; 10:27; 14:32-36; 2 Corinthians 4:8-11
Weak Faith
Mark
11:22; Luke 17:5; 22:32
Loneliness
Psalm
13:1; 22:1-5; 27:9-10; 139:8-10; Matthew 28:20
Need /
Hardship
Nehemiah 9:32; Psalm 9:18; 12:5; 18:6; 40:17;
72:12; John 15:7; Philippians 4:19; Hebrews 4:16
Overburdened /
Overwhelmed
Psalm
4:1; 61:1-2; Jonah 2:1-10; Matthew 11:28; 26:39
Questioning
about the Power of the Lord’s Supper
Matthew
26:26-28; Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:16; 11:23-26
Searching for
Answers / Guidance
Psalm
5:1-3; 27:7-8, 11; 143:8; Isaiah 65:24; Luke 11:13
Searching for
God’s Will / Wisdom
Psalm
25:4; 119:66, 169; 139:23-24; 143:10; Matthew 6:10, 33
Sickness /
Suffering
Psalm
30:2; 41:3; Jeremiah 17:14; James 5:13-15
Temptation
from the Flesh
Matthew
26:41; Luke 22:40; John 17:15; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Hebrews 4:15
Temptation to
Desire Materialism
Exodus
20:17; Proverbs 15:27; Matthew 6:33; Romans 12:1-2; 1Timothy 6:10;
James
4:2-5, 7-8; 1
John 2:15-17
Trouble /
Trials
Psalm
25:17-18; 46:1; 50:15; 107:6; 142:1-2; 143:11; Matthew 11:28
Unbelief
Mark
9:24; John 6:37-40; Ephesians 2:8
Uncertainty
about Heaven
Luke 10:20; 23:43; John 14:1-3; 1 Thessalonians
4:17; 5:9-10; 1 Peter 1:3-4; Revelation 2:7
Some
Examples to Encourage Your Prayer Life
Hannah’s
Heart-felt Prayer … 1 Samuel 1 – 2:10
Samuel’s
Intercession for
David’s
Courageous Prayer … 2 Samuel 7:18-29
Hezekiah’s
Prayer for Healing … 2 Kings 20:1-7
Nehemiah’s
Prayer to Serve … Nehemiah 1:1-11
Mary’s
Prayer of Thanks … Luke 1:39 – 55
Church’s
Devoted Prayers … Acts 1:14; 6:4
Disciples’
Prayer for Guidance … Acts 1:15-26
Stephen’s
Prayer in Death … Acts 7:54-59
Simon’s
Prayer of Repentance … Acts 8:9-25
Paul’s
Prayer for Fellow Believers … Ephesians 1:15-22
Church’s
Prayers for All People … 1 Timothy 2:1-3
Contributed by Good News (Issue No. 8), 6973 Chippewa,
Distributed in CrossTalk (July-September 1999) by Concordia Publishing
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