What enables a person to spend hours in prayer (like Jesus and other prayer warriors) when so many have had had enough after three minutes? What does it mean to “pray without ceasing?” Is the inability to pray long an indication of a poor relationship with God? What is our attitude to long public prayers?
How do you think God feels about his people all reciting a memorized prayer together to Him?
Do you have to be good to have your prayer answered?
The Power of Prayer
1. Why would God change His mind to do something because of a prayer?
2. Will God relent after persistent prayers, after perhaps saying no a few times?3.
Jesus, the Praying Messiah
1. Did Jesus “need” to pray or was He just remaining in touch with His father?
2. Does God honour the prayers of those who pray regularly more than of those who pray only when they are in trouble? What would be criteria for God to consider in responding to prayers of humans?
The Prayer of Faith
1. What difference would it make to God if a person asks with faith or without faith?
2. How can we know that something we receive is in answer to prayer especially if it started coming even before we prayed? What does it mean “Before you call I will answer?”
Because You Do Not Ask
1. Would you do something for a person just because he or she asked?
2. Why would God not do something he would have done just because we did not ask?
Complying With Conditions
1. If the thief on the cross had his prayer answered why can’t I eat junk food and then ask God for good health?
2. Why is everyone against the Pharisees? Weren’t they sincere, and isn’t sincerity the important thing?
3. Does God expect us to do anything towards having our prayers answered?
4. How can we answer a child who prays for something good and does not receive it?
