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The Prayers of

Harold Willmington Liberty University, [email protected]

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Recommended Citation Willmington, Harold, "The Prayers of Jesus" (2018). The Second Person File. 165. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/second_person/165

This The Prayers of Jesus is brought to you for free and open access by the Theological Studies at Scholars Crossing. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Second Person File by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A LISTING OF JESUS’ PRAYERS

PRAYER OCCASION REQUEST

1st Prayer At his baptism (Lk. 3:21) Probably for strength to endure Satan's temptations in the wilderness (Lk. 4:1-13)

2nd Prayer Before his first preaching tour of He no doubt asked for the Father's anointing Galilee (Mk. 1:35; Lk. 4:42) and power upon His mission to preach in all the town throughout Galilee (Mk. 1:36-39; Lk. 4:43-44)

3rd Prayer After healing a leper (Lk. 5:16) For continued power to heal and forgive sins (Lk. 5:18-26)

4th Prayer Before choosing his twelve disciples For wisdom in their selection (see also Jn. 6:70) (Lk. 6:12)

5th Prayer During the feeding of the 5000 That the Father would supernaturally feed (Mt. 14:19; Mk. 6:41; Lk. 9:16; Jn. the hungry multitude (Mt. 14:20-21; Mk. 6:11) 6:42-44; Lk. 9:17; Jn. 6:12-13)

6th Prayer After the feeding of the 5000 In regard to the deliverance of His disciples who (Mt. 14:23; Mk. 6:46; Jn. 6:15) were battling a storm on the Sea of Galilee (Mt. 14:24-25; Mk. 6:47-48; Jn. 6:16-18)

7th Prayer Before hearing Peter's great That the Father would reveal to Peter concerning confession (Lk. 9:18) the Deity of the Son (Mt. 16:17)

8th Prayer During the Transfiguration (Lk. In regards to His soon death on the cross (Lk. 9:28) 9:31)

9th Prayer Upon hearing the report of the On this occasion he thanks the Father for two returning seventy (Mt. 11:25) things: (1) For revealing great spiritual truths to the disciples (Mt. 11:25) (2) For allowing him to reveal the Father to His disciples (Mt. 11:27)

10th Prayer After visiting Mary and Martha That the Father would give his wisdom in (Lk. 11:1) instructing His disciples how to pray (Lk. 11:2-4). See also (Mt. 6:9-15) 11th Prayer Upon receiving some little children That they might be converted and enter the (Mt. 19:13; Mk. 10:13; Lk. 8:15) kingdom of God (Mt. 18:1-3; 19:14-15; Mk. 10:14-16; Lk. 18:16-17)

12th Prayer Before raising Lazarus (Jn. 11:41-42) That Lazarus be raised to prove the Father had indeed sent his Son (Jn. 11:4)

13th Prayer When some Greeks desired to see Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? him (Jn. 12:20-26) Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. (Jn. 12:27-28)

14th Prayer In the upper room prior to his Probably that the disciples might understand the crucifixion (Mt. 26:26; Mk. 14:22; true significance of the bread and wine Lk. 22:17, 19, 20; 1 Cor. 11:24-26) (Mt. 26:27-29; Mk. 14:23-25; Lk. 22:14-16, 18)

15th Prayer After leaving the upper room Here he offers up a three-fold prayer: (Jn. 17:1) (1) Praying for himself (Jn. 17:1-5) (2) Praying for his disciples (Jn. 17:6-19) (3) Praying for all believers (Jn. 17:20-26)

16th Prayer En route to Gethsemane "And said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan (Lk. 22:31-32) hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren." (Lk. 22:31-32)

17th Prayer In the Garden of Gethsemane-first That His Father's will be done prayer (Mt. 26:39; Mk. 14:35; Lk. 22:41-42)

18th Prayer In the Garden of Gethsemane- That His Father's will be done second prayer (Mt. 26:42; Mk. 14:39; Lk. 22:44)

19th Prayer In the Garden of Gethsemane- That His Father's will be done third prayer (Mt. 26:44; Mk. 14:41)

20th Prayer Probably sometime either before or "Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered after his Gethsemane ordeal up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared." (Heb. 5:7)

21st Prayer While on the cross-first prayer "Then said Jesus, Father forgive them; for they (Lk. 23:34) know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots." (Lk. 23:34)

22nd Prayer While on the cross-second prayer "And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud (Mt. 27:46; Mk. 15:34) voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why has thou forsaken me?" (Mk. 15:34)

23rd Prayer While on the cross-third prayer "And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he (Lk. 23:46) said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit and having said thus, he gave up the ghost." (Lk. 23:46)

24th Prayer While eating a meal in an Emmaus Probably that the two disciples would recognize home (Lk. 24:30) him as the resurrected (Lk. 24:31-32)

25th Prayer On the Mount of Olives just prior That the Father would encourage his disciples to to his ascension (Lk.24:50-51) remain in Jerusalem for the coming of the Holy Spirit (Lk. 24:49)