Chapter 18 - The Disciple and Unbelievers
Bonhoeffer-'The disciples are taught to pray, and so they learn that the only way to reach others is by praying to God. Judgment and forgiveness are always in the hands of God. He closes and he opens. But the disciples must ask, they must seek and knock, and then God will hear them. They have to learn that their anxiety and concern for others must drive them to intercession. The promise Christ gives to their prayer is the doughtiest weapon in their armory.'
My thoughts-
Mat_6:5 And when thou prayest…
Mat_6:6 But thou, when thou prayest…
Mat_6:7 But when ye pray…
Mat_6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye…
Mat_9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest…
Mat_14:23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray…
Mat_19:13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray…
Mat_24:20 But pray ye…
Mat_26:36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
Mat_26:41 Watch and pray
Mat_26:53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
Mar_6:46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
Mar_11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
Mar_13:18 And pray ye…
Mar_13:33 Take ye heed, watch and pray…
Mar_14:32 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
Mar_14:38 Watch ye and pray…
Luk_6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
Luk_6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them…
Luk_9:28 And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
Luk_10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore…
Luk_11:1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray…
Luk_11:2 And he said unto them, When ye pray…
Luk_18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint
Luk_21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always…
Luk_22:40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray…
Luk_22:46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray…
Joh_14:16 And I will pray the Father…
Joh_17:9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
Joh_17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
Joh_17:20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word
Act_8:22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God
Act_8:24 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord…
Act_10:9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray…
Rom_8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
1Co_14:13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray...
1Co_14:14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
1Co_14:15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also…
2Co_5:20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
2Co_13:7 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil...
Php_1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound …
Col_1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you...
1Th_5:17 Pray without ceasing.
1Th_5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1Th_5:25 Brethren, pray for us.
2Th_1:11 Wherefore also we pray always for you...
2Th_3:1 Finally, brethren, pray for us...
1Ti_2:8 I will therefore that men pray every where...
2Ti_4:16 At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
Heb_13:18 Pray for us...
Jas_5:13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray...
Jas_5:14 Is any sick among you? 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_5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
1Jn_5:16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
Praying is very important.
Jesus prayed and taught His disciples to pray.
The Holy Spirit prays for us.
We are told to pray for others. We are told to ask of God. We are told to pray without ceasing. We are told to pray fervently.
So, do we pray as we should?
Are we communicating with God as He desire we do?
How many people consider prayer pointless?
Prayer is made through faith, the same faith that pleases God, the same faith that makes salvation in Christ Jesus possible.
Eph_2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God
We pray through faith.
We ask the Holy Spirit to intercede for us because we know we are so far from doing the will of God as we should that only He can express our heart to God in such a way that it's truly understood.
When Bonhoeffer writes this…
'The disciples are taught to pray, and so they learn that the only way to reach others is by praying to God.'
It is truth. We are to PRAY for others. We are to pray fervently. We are to pray without ceasing. We have to realize that our Savior alone reveals His loves to others, and we must ask Him to reveal that love. It is OUR duty to pray for others! Jesus WANTS us to pray for others! Praying for others reveals in a small way or perhaps the greatest of ways, our LOVE for others.
Our prayer is heard as long as we are NOT praying for our sins, praying to be allowed to sin.
Jas 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Our prayer, our asking will produce results, we will be heard and what we ask for we will receive if we are NOT praying for sin. And that's in all things. If we are praying for finances and God knows that we will sin if given all that we are asking for, we will not receive it. If we are praying for others, and praying in such a way to bring glory to ourselves and NOT God, then our prayers will not be received. We cannot ASK AMISS and expect to be heard, expect to receive. We must pray that GOD'S WILL not ours is done and this is in ALL things! We can't presume to know better than God. We can't believe that our will is the will that should be indulged in any way.
Truly all glory goes to GOD, all praise to our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST!
We must pray all by HIS glory!
Let HIS WILL be done!
We must pray.
Just because we have an inkling God knows all does NOT excuse us from praying, not when our God WANTS us to pray, not when our God tells us we should pray, and pray without ceasing. Our God wants us to pray so that we are always in contact with HIM, He is always in our awareness and in such a way we are recognizing HIS LOVE for us, we reverencing HIM for His amazing LOVE in creating and redeeming us!
All through HIM, always!
Bonhoeffer-'The disciples are taught to pray, and so they learn that the only way to reach others is by praying to God. Judgment and forgiveness are always in the hands of God. He closes and he opens. But the disciples must ask, they must seek and knock, and then God will hear them. They have to learn that their anxiety and concern for others must drive them to intercession. The promise Christ gives to their prayer is the doughtiest weapon in their armory.'
My thoughts-
Mat_6:5 And when thou prayest…
Mat_6:6 But thou, when thou prayest…
Mat_6:7 But when ye pray…
Mat_6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye…
Mat_9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest…
Mat_14:23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray…
Mat_19:13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray…
Mat_24:20 But pray ye…
Mat_26:36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
Mat_26:41 Watch and pray
Mat_26:53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
Mar_6:46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
Mar_11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
Mar_13:18 And pray ye…
Mar_13:33 Take ye heed, watch and pray…
Mar_14:32 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
Mar_14:38 Watch ye and pray…
Luk_6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
Luk_6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them…
Luk_9:28 And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
Luk_10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore…
Luk_11:1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray…
Luk_11:2 And he said unto them, When ye pray…
Luk_18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint
Luk_21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always…
Luk_22:40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray…
Luk_22:46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray…
Joh_14:16 And I will pray the Father…
Joh_17:9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
Joh_17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
Joh_17:20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word
Act_8:22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God
Act_8:24 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord…
Act_10:9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray…
Rom_8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
1Co_14:13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray...
1Co_14:14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
1Co_14:15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also…
2Co_5:20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
2Co_13:7 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil...
Php_1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound …
Col_1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you...
1Th_5:17 Pray without ceasing.
1Th_5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1Th_5:25 Brethren, pray for us.
2Th_1:11 Wherefore also we pray always for you...
2Th_3:1 Finally, brethren, pray for us...
1Ti_2:8 I will therefore that men pray every where...
2Ti_4:16 At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
Heb_13:18 Pray for us...
Jas_5:13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray...
Jas_5:14 Is any sick among you? 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_5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
1Jn_5:16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
Praying is very important.
Jesus prayed and taught His disciples to pray.
The Holy Spirit prays for us.
We are told to pray for others. We are told to ask of God. We are told to pray without ceasing. We are told to pray fervently.
So, do we pray as we should?
Are we communicating with God as He desire we do?
How many people consider prayer pointless?
Prayer is made through faith, the same faith that pleases God, the same faith that makes salvation in Christ Jesus possible.
Eph_2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God
We pray through faith.
We ask the Holy Spirit to intercede for us because we know we are so far from doing the will of God as we should that only He can express our heart to God in such a way that it's truly understood.
When Bonhoeffer writes this…
'The disciples are taught to pray, and so they learn that the only way to reach others is by praying to God.'
It is truth. We are to PRAY for others. We are to pray fervently. We are to pray without ceasing. We have to realize that our Savior alone reveals His loves to others, and we must ask Him to reveal that love. It is OUR duty to pray for others! Jesus WANTS us to pray for others! Praying for others reveals in a small way or perhaps the greatest of ways, our LOVE for others.
Our prayer is heard as long as we are NOT praying for our sins, praying to be allowed to sin.
Jas 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Our prayer, our asking will produce results, we will be heard and what we ask for we will receive if we are NOT praying for sin. And that's in all things. If we are praying for finances and God knows that we will sin if given all that we are asking for, we will not receive it. If we are praying for others, and praying in such a way to bring glory to ourselves and NOT God, then our prayers will not be received. We cannot ASK AMISS and expect to be heard, expect to receive. We must pray that GOD'S WILL not ours is done and this is in ALL things! We can't presume to know better than God. We can't believe that our will is the will that should be indulged in any way.
Truly all glory goes to GOD, all praise to our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST!
We must pray all by HIS glory!
Let HIS WILL be done!
We must pray.
Just because we have an inkling God knows all does NOT excuse us from praying, not when our God WANTS us to pray, not when our God tells us we should pray, and pray without ceasing. Our God wants us to pray so that we are always in contact with HIM, He is always in our awareness and in such a way we are recognizing HIS LOVE for us, we reverencing HIM for His amazing LOVE in creating and redeeming us!
All through HIM, always!
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