BIBLICAL CONCEPT: Alert prayer

1.  Procedures for alert prayer:

     a.  Sin and heard prayer - 1 Pt. 3:12; Psl. 66:18; Pr. 28:9; Isa. 1:15
          and Jn. 9:31.

          1) Sin, heard prayer, and the Holy spirit - 1 Thes. 5:17-19 cp. with
              Eph. 6:18; Jude 20 and Rom. 8:26.

     b. Confession and heard prayer - 1 Jn. 1:9; Psl. 32:1-6 and 1 Pt. 3:7.

     c. The will of God and heard prayer - Jn. 15:7; 1 Jn. 5:14-15; 1 Jn.
         3:22; Jas. 5:17-18 and Rom. 1:10.

2.  Prayer = spiritually alert.

     a.  Evangelism and alert prayer - Mt. 9:36-38; Col. 4:2-4; 2 Thes.
          3:1; Rom. I0:1 and Eph. 6:13-20.
     b.  Spiritual growth and alert prayer - Psl.  119:9-11; 2 Cor. 13:7-9;
          Eph. 1:15-17; 3:14-21; Phil. 1:9-11; Col. 1:9; 4:12; 1 Thes. 3:10
          and 2 Thes. 1:11-12.
     c.  Consistency and alert prayer - Lk. 21:36; Col. 4:2-3; 3:17; 1:3, 9;
          1 Thes. 3:10; 1:2-3; 2:13; 5:17; 2 Thes. 2:13; 1:11; 1 Tim. 5:5;
          Mt. 26:40-41; Eph. 6:18; Acts 1:14; 6:4; Rom. 12:12 and Lk.
          18:1-8.
     d.  Alert prayer for leaders - 1 Tim. 2:1; 1 Thes. 5:25; Heb. 13:18
          and 2  Cor. 1:11.
     e.  Alert prayer by leaders - Acts 6:2-4; Lk. 5:16; 6:12; 1 Sam. 12:23;
          (cf 2.b. Spiritual growth and alert prayer.)
      f.  Assembled believers and alert prayer - Acts 2:42; 1 Tim. 2:8; Mt.
          18:19-20; 21:13; Isa. 56:7.
      g. Thanks, praise, and alert prayer - Psl. 95:2 (Psl. 72 a thanks/praise
          psalm); Psl. 98:4-6; 100:1-5; Eph. 5:20; Phil. 4:6; Col. 3:17; 4:2;
          1 Thes. 5:17-18; Heb. 13:15; and 2 Thes. 2:13.

3. Personal peace and alert prayer - Phil. 4:5-9.

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