Suggested Scripture Passages for Prayer
God’s love for us: Contrition and Mercy: Isaiah 54: 9-10 Isaiah 54: 4-8 Isaiah 43: 2-7 Jeremiah 3: 12-22 John 15: 9-13 Psalm 103: 1-12 Song of Songs 2: 8-17 Psalm 51 Psalm 8 Psalm 130 Psalm 138 Luke 15: 11-32
Our Desire for God: Gratitude: Psalm 42 Luke 17: 11-19 John 1: 35-39 Psalm 100 2 Chronicles 15: 12-15 Ephesians 5: 15-20 Psalm 63 Psalm 147 Daniel 3: 39-43 Mark 5: 18-20 Psalm 105: 1-5 Colossians 3: 16-17
Resting in God: Discernment of Spirits: Mark 6: 30-32 Romans 12: 1-2 Psalm 23 Deuteronomy 30: 15-20 Isaiah 55: 1-3 Ephesians 4: 14-24 John 10: 9-15 Matthew 13: 10-17 Isaiah 25: 4-9 1 Corinthians 12: 31-13: 3 Psalm 27 Colossians 1: 9-14
Openness to God’s Word: Discipleship (I): Luke 11: 27-28 Luke 6: 46-49 Isaiah 50: 4-5 Matthew 16: 21-26 Jeremiah 7: 1-11 Luke 17: 7-10 Luke 9: 28-36 Psalm 127: 1-2 Matthew 7: 21-27 John 13: 33-35 Deuteronomy 6: 4-13 Ephesians 6: 10-20
Suffering: Doing Justice: Hebrews 2: 9-18 Isaiah 1: 11-20 Isaiah 53: 2-7 Luke 16: 19-31 Mark 14: 32-42 Amos 5: 21-24 2 Timothy 2: 1-9 Exodus: 23: 1-9 Psalm 30 Psalm 82: 1-4 2 Corinthians 1: 3-7 Jeremiah 22: 13-16
New Life in Christ: Christian Community: Galatians 2: 20 Galatians: 3: 26 2 Corinthians 5: 17 Romans 12: 5 2 Timothy 1: 9 Ephesians 2: 19-22 Ephesians 4: 20-24 Colossians 3: 12-13, 15 Philipians 2: 5 Hebrews 10: 25-25 2 Corinthians 9: 8 Titus 3: 2
Prayer: Hope: Sirach 37: 15 Isaiah 40: 31 1 Thessalonians 5: 17-18 Lamentations 3: 24-25 Jude 1: 20 Romans 5: 3-5 Romans 12: 12 Hebrews 11: 1 Mark 11: 24 2 Thessalonians 2: 16-17 1 Peter 3: 12 Romans 15: 13 Colossians 4:2 Romans 8: 38-39 Philipians 4: 6-7 1 Peter 3: 15
Faith: Discipleship (II): Hebrews 12: 1-2 John 8: 31 James 1: 2-4 John 13: 35 Matthew 17: 20 Mark 16: 15 1 Peter 1: 8-9 Matthew 28: 19 Mark 11: 22-24 Micah 6: 8 2 Corinthians 5:7 John 15: 16 Romans 10: 17 Matthew 16: 24/Luke 9: 23
Reconciliation/Forgiveness: Tithing: Ephesians 1: 7-10 1 Timothy 6: 17-19 Micah 7: 8 Leviticus 27: 32 2 Corinthians 5: 17 John 2: 15-16 Psalm 103: 8-11 Numbers 18: 26 Romans 5: 8-11 Luke 6: 38 2 Corinthians 5: 18-19 Proverbs 3: 9-10 Colossians 1: 13-14 Malachi 3: 8-10 Psalm 130: 3-4 Romans 8: 32 Daniel 9: 8-9 Luke 12: 15, 48 Acts 26: 18 Psalm 24: 1 Deuteronomy 14: 22, 29
Marriage: Money/Finances: Ephesians 5: 23, 31, 33 Psalm 37: 21 1 Peter 3:1 Matthew 6: 24 1 Corinthians 7: 2-5 Proverbs 13: 22 1 Timothy 4: 1-3 1 Timothy 6: 10 Hebrews 13: 4 Hebrews 13: 5 1 Corinthians 11: 3 Proverbs 13: 11 Malachi 2: 14-15 Matthew 22: 21 Proverbs 18: 22 Matthew 5: 42 Genesis 1: 27-28 Proverbs 22: 7, 26 Proverbs 19: 14 Romans 13: 7-8 2 Corinthians 6: 14 Proverbs 23: 3-4
Healing: Joy: Jeremiah 17: 14 Romans 15: 13 James 5: 13-16 1 Peter 1: 8 Matthew 10: 1 1 Chronicles 16: 27 Psalm 41: 1-3 John 15: 11 Job 5: 17-18 John 16: 22, 24 Psalm 147: 3 Proverbs 10: 28 Jeremiah 33: 6 James 1: 2 Psalm 103: 2-4 Psalm 126: 6 1 Kings 17: 21-22 1 Thessalonians 1: 6 Acts 3: 6-8 Psalm 33: 21 1 Corinthians 12: 28 Luke 2: 10 Sirach 38: 9-15 Galatians 5: 22 Mark 5: 25-34
Encouragement: Children: Matthew 11: 28 Psalm 127: 3-5 Romans 8: 37-39 Matthew 19: 14 2 Corinthians 5: 1 Proverbs 22: 6, 15 John 10: 28-29 Ephesians 6: 4 Psalm 91: 1-4 Isaiah 28: 9 Romans 8: 28, 31 Deuteronomy 6: 4-7 Isaiah 40: 31 Proverbs 20: 11 Jeremiah 29: 11 Psalm 128: 3 Psalm 34: 18 2 Corinthians 12: 14 Deuteronomy 31: 6 1 Corinthians 7: 12-14 Isaiah 54: 17 Zepheniah 3: 17 1 Corinthians 10: 13 Proverbs 22: 15 John 14: 27 Matthew 18: 10