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Day 2, But When you Pray… TEACH US HOW TO PRAY

By Pastor and Mrs Chifamba

Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭6‬ ‭

“But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.”

Psalms‬ ‭65‬:‭2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come.”

Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

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DAY 2—TEACH US HOW TO PRAY

Luke 11:1 NIV

“One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray’ ”

Prayer is the Heart of the Christian a Life. Prayer is essential and vital for the Christian walk.

“Every morning take time to begin your work with prayer. Do not think this wasted time; it is time that will live through eternal ages. By this means success and spiritual victory will be brought in” (Tesmonies for the Church, vol. 7, p. 194).

The disciples had witnessed Jesus praying. They noticed that He had a prayer life different from theirs... when the disciples watched Jesus praying—and compared their prayers with His—they realized that they didn’t know how to pray. That’s the reason they said, “Teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1). We assume that prayer is so simple. And yes, God would listen to the simplest prayer. But we must continually improve our prayer life…

Prayer and study of the Word should always go together. Through prayer we talk to God; through the Word God talks to us….

Jesus lived a life of prayer. He prayed early in the morning, He went to a specific place for prayer, and He openly conversed with God. He is our example. He is calling us to pray just like Him. - (Ten Days of Prayer Day 2, 2025)

OUR PRAYERS ARE TO BE INFORMED BY THE WORD OF GOD

John 15:7

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Romans 15:4

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Isaiah‬ ‭51‬:‭10‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?”

To pray in the name of Jesus is something more than a mere mention of that name at the beginning and the ending of a prayer. It is to pray in the mind and spirit of Jesus, while we believe His promises, rely upon His grace, and work His works. - {Steps to Christ p. 100.2}

2 Corinthians 1:20-22

For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. 21Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; 22Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.