In this week’s episode of Loving Life at Home, I’m tackling part two of my three-part series on Christian discipleship. It’s all about the topic and practice of prayer and its important place in the life of every believer who desires a closer, more vibrant walk with Christ. Show Notes RELATED LINKS: EP 71: The Power of Prayer Free Pretty Printable Prayer Guides (packed with Scripture) 50+ Favorite Quotes on Prayer VERSES CITED: 1 Thessalonians 5:17 – “Pray without ceasing” Colossians 4:2 – “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful…” Philippians 4:6-7 – “…in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving….” Romans 12:12 – “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.” James 4:8 – “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” Jeremiah 29:13 – “You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.” 1 Chronicles 28:9 – “… the LORD searches every heart and understands every desire….” Galatians 6:2 – “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Philippians 2:4 – “do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also….” 1 Timothy 2:1 – “…I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be….” Ephesians 6:18 – “Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition….” James 5:16 – “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other….” John 17:2-23 – “I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one.…” Philippians 2:2 – “…make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining….” Matthew 18:19-20 – “…if two of you shall agree on earth as touching ….” 1 Corinthians 7:3-5 – “The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife….” 1 Corinthians 4:7 – “…What do you have that you did not receive?” Philippians 4:19 – “But my God shall supply all your need according to His ….” Matthew 6:9-13 – “Our Father, which art in Heaven, hallowed by Thy name….” Mark 14:36 – “…take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.” 1 Peter 2:22 – "He committed no sin, neither was any deceit found in His mouth.” Psalm 135:1 – “Praise the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD; praise Him….” Psalm 150:6 – “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.” Psalm 100:4 – “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and come into His courts with….” Proverbs 28:13 – “The one who conceals his sins will not prosper….” James 4:6 – “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” 1 John 1:8 – “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.” 1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sin, He is faithful and just to forgive us….” Acts 3:19 – “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out….” John 8:11 – “…go and sin no more.” Ephesians 4:30 – “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God….” 1 Thessalonians 5:19 – “Do not quench the Spirit.” 1 Timothy 4:2 – “Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences….” Romans 8:1 – “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ….” Luke 15:11-21 – “Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons….” Psalm 103:12 – “as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed….” Isaiah 1:18 – “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow….” James 4:2 – “You have not because you ask not.” Luke 11:9-10 – “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock….” John 15:7 – “If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish….” 2 Peter 3:9 – “…not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” James 1:5 – “But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all….” Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on….” Romans 6:16 – “Know you not, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey….” Romans 12:1 – “Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to ….” Isaiah 55:8-9 – “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways…. “ Psalm 37:4 – “Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Romans 8:26-27 – “The Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know ….” Romans 8:34 – “Christ Jesus…is also interceding for us.” Hebrews 7:24-25 – “…since He always lives to intercede for them.” Hebrews 4:6 – “…come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy….” 1 John 5:14 – “…If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.” James 5:17-18 – “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed ….” 1 Corinthians 15:58 – “…be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work….” 2 Corinthians 9:8 – “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all….” James 5:16 – “The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.” STAY CONNECTED: Subscribe: Flanders Family Freebies -weekly themed link lists of free resources Instagram: @flanders_family - follow for more great content Family Blog: Flanders Family Home Life - parenting tips, homeschool help, printables Marriage Blog: Loving Life at Home- encouragement for wives, mothers, believers My Books: Shop Online - find on Amazon, at Barnes & Noble, or through our website
