THE MANNER OF PRAYER

a) Pray according to God's Will
1 John 5:14'15 ¹⁴And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: ¹⁵And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him

b) Pray in Corporate Worship
2 Chron. 7:12, 14-16; ¹⁴If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. ¹⁵Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.

Matt. 18:19-20;¹⁹Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. ²⁰For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

c) Pray in Faith
Ps. 62:8; ⁸Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah

Ps. 121:1-2; I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. ²My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

d) Pray in the Name of Christ
John 14:13-14;¹³And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. ¹⁴If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

e) Pray in Personal Meditation
Matt. 14:23; And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone

f) Pray in Righteousness
Ps. 4:3; But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.

Ps. 34:15; The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

g) Pray in Truth
Ps. 145:18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

h) Pray through the Spirit-s Intercession

Gal. 4:6; And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

i) Pray with Clear Mind and Self-Control
1 Pet. 4:7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

j) Pray with Corresponding Good Works
Prov. 21:13; Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

k) Pray with Fasting

Dan. 9:3; And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

l) Pray with the Fear of God
Ps. 145:19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

m) Pray with Fervency and Depth of Feeling
2 Kings 20:2-3; Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying, ³I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

n) Pray with Forgiveness toward Others
Luke 6:37; Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

o) Pray with Humility, Confession of Sin, and Penitence
Ps. 32:5; I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah

p) Pray with Love for God
Ps. 91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

q) Pray with Obedience to God
1 Kings 8:58-61;⁵⁸That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers. And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require: ⁶⁰That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else. ⁶¹Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

r) Pray with Patience
Ps. 40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

s) Pray with Perseverance
1 Chron. 16:11; Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually

t) Pray with Sincerity of Heart
Ps. 145:18; The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth