Pathways of Prayer contains Insights for today from moments of prayer in the Old Testament. In these chapters, you will learn how to pray in different and challenging situations of life.
| Theme: Confession and Worship in Public Prayer |
| Focus on: The Levites |
| Reading Portion(s): Nehemiah 9 |
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| – Helps you find strength in God |
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| Confession of sin is vitally important in prayer. It is more so when a group or a Church has long neglected God. |
| Theme: The Habit of Prayer |
| Focus on: Daniel |
| Reading Portion(s): Daniel 6 |
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| When do most people pray? They pray when some crisis comes in their lives. But then they sadly find that their prayers are not reaching |
| Theme: Reliance on God in Prayer |
| Focus on: Asa |
| Reading Portion(s): 2 Chronicles 14 |
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| We make choices in life all the time. One such choice is reliance on God. This choice is not made because we are |
| Theme: Upholding Others in Prayer |
| Focus on: Moses, Aaron, and Hur. |
| Reading Portion(s): Exodus 17:8 to 16 & Deuteronomy 25:17-19. |
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| What this article teaches you |
| Prayer is warfare. It is warfare that is directed against the forces of evil. That is why |
| Theme: A Rebellious Prayer |
| Focus on: Jonah |
| Reading Portion(s): Jonah 4 |
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| – Helps you find strength in God |
| What this article teaches you |
| We rarely pray when we are angry. That is because we will be in no mood to pray. We try to vent that anger somewhere else. |
| Theme: A Prayer When Afraid |
| Focus on: Jacob |
| Reading Portion(s): Genesis 32 |
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| – Helps you find strength in God |
| What this article teaches you |
| There is no man on earth who has never been afraid. Even the bravest and the strongest and the most fearless of men at times |
| Theme: A Prayer of Intercession |
| Focus on: Abraham |
| Reading Portion(s): Genesis 18 to 19:29. |
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| What this article teaches you |
| Many righteous people are perishing in this world because they live in the midst of evil and wicked men. But there are others |
| Theme: A Prayer for Remembrance |
| Focus on: Samson |
| Reading Portion(s): Judges 16 |
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| – Helps you find strength in God |
| What this article teaches you |
| It is never too late to pray. The thief on the cross made a last-minute SOS (Save Our Souls) prayer and found salvation and peace |
| Theme: A Prayer for Instruction |
| Focus on: Manoah |
| Reading Portion(s): Judges 13 |
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| – Helps you find strength in God |
| What this article teaches you |
| God listens when we ask for instructions. This is especially true when these instructions are very important for future life and work. This kind of |
| Theme: Quiet Waiting in Prayer |
| Focus on: Abraham’s servant |
| Reading Portion(s): Genesis 24 |
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| – Helps you find strength in God |
| What this article teaches you |
| God sometimes answers us immediately as we conclude our prayers. It can surprise us at times. Some people when answered in this fashion run |
| Theme: A Prayer in Amazement |
| Focus on: David |
| Reading Portion(s): 2 Samuel 7 & 1 Chronicles 17. |
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| – Helps you find strength in God |
| What this article teaches you |
| Prayer has got its own language. It sometimes cries, at other times pleads, asks or boldly knocks. But when God |
| Theme: A Prayer for Spiritual Vision |
| Focus on: Elisha and his servant |
| Reading Portion(s): 2 Kings 6:8 to 23. |
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| What this article teaches you |
| We are called to live by faith and not by sight. Even though this is what is demanded |
| Theme: Sin Blocks Prayer |
| Focus on: Joshua |
| Reading Portion(s): Joshua 6 & 7, Psalm 66:18. |
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| What this article teaches you |
| Seasons of victory can make us a little bit dull. It can cause us to be insensitive to God’s specific commands. It |
| Theme: Prayer Brings Revival |
| Focus on: Elijah |
| Reading Portion(s): 1 Kings 16:29 to 18:46. |
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| What this article teaches you |
| When worship is neglected the altar of our heart will be broken down. Then modern-day idols will occupy its place in our hearts |
| Theme: A Prayer for Mercy During a Crisis |
| Focus on: Daniel and his friends |
| Reading Portion(s): Daniel 2 |
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| – Helps you find strength in God |
| What this article teaches you |
| Crisis demands prayer. There is no use trying to think out answers. In life-threatening situations pray for God’s mercy. |
| Theme: Assurance in Prayer |
| Focus on: Hannah |
| Reading Portion(s): 1 Samuel 1 to 2:26. |
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| – Helps you find strength in God |
| What this article teaches you |
| There are moments of great praying in our lives. It happens when there is great anguish because of unfulfilled needs. The pain becomes |
