What Should We Pray For?

我爱JESUS

One way to answer this question is to look at what the early church prayed for. Here is a list gathered from the New Testament. It can guide you in how you pray. I suggest that periodically you pray through this list just to test whether your prayers are leaving out anything the New Testament included. We don't have to pray all of these each time we pray. But over time it would be good if our prayers had the breadth and depth of the New Testament prayers. They called on God to exalt his name in the world. Pray then like this: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name (Matthew 6:9). They called on God to extend his kingdom in the world. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10 ). They called on God that the gospel would run and triumph. Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed on and triumph, as it did among you (2 Thessalonians 3:1). They called on God for the fullness of the Holy Spirit. If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! (Luke 11:13; cf. Ephesians 3:19). They called on God to vindicate his people in their cause. And will not God vindicate his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? (Luke 18:7). They called on God to save unbelievers. Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved (Romans 10:1). They called on God to direct the use of the sword. "Take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying through all prayer and supplication on every occasion . . ." (Ephesians 6:17-18) They called on God for boldness in proclamation. Pray at all times in the Spirit . . . and also for me, that utterance may be given me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel (Ephesians 6:18-19) And now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness (Acts 4:29). They called on God for signs and wonders. And now Lord . . . grant your servants to speak thy word with boldness . . . while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of thy holy servant Jesus (Acts 4:30). Elijah was a man of like nature with ourselves and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth its fruit (James 5:17 -18). They called on God for the healing of wounded comrades. Let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will save the sick man and the Lord will raise him up (James 5:14-15). They called on God for the healing of unbelievers. It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and dysentery; and Paul visited him and prayed, and putting his hands on him healed him (Acts 28:8). They called on God for the casting out of demons. And he said to them, "This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer" (Mark 9:29) They called on God for miraculous deliverances. So Peter was kept in prison; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church . . . When he realized [he had been freed], he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying (Acts 12:5,12). But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake (Acts 16:25-26). They called on God for the raising of the dead. But Peter put them all outside and knelt down and prayed; then turning to the body he said, "Tabitha, rise." And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up (Acts 9:40). They called on God to supply his troops with necessities. Give us this day our daily bread (Matthew 6:11). They called on God for strategic wisdom. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all men generously and without reproaching, and it will be given him (James 1:5). They called on God to establish leadership in the outposts. And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they believed (Acts 14:23). They called on God to send out reinforcements. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest (Matthew 9:38). While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off (Acts 13:2-3). They called on God for the success of other missionaries. I appeal to you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf, that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, (Romans 15:30-31). They called on God for unity and harmony in the ranks. I do not pray for these only, but also for those who believe in me through their word, that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that thou hast sent me (John 17:20-21). They called on God for the encouragement of togetherness. [We are] praying earnestly night and day that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith? (1 Thessalonians 3:10). They called on God for a mind of discernment. And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more in with knowlege and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ (Philippians 1:9-10). They called on God for a knowledge of his will. And so, from the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding (Colossians 1:9). They called on God to know him better. [We have not ceased to pray for you to be] increasing in the knowledge of God (Colossians 1:10 ; cf. Ephesians 1:17 ). They called on God for power to comprehend the love of Christ. I bow my knees before the Father . . . that you may have power to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the love of Chist which surpasses knowledge (Ephesians 3:14,18). They called on God for a deeper sense of assured hope. I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers . . . that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inneritance in the saints (Ephesians 1:16,18). They called on God for strength and endurance. [We have not ceased to pray for you to be] strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy (Colossians 1:11 ; cf. Ephesians 3:16). They called on God for deeper sense of his power within them. I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers . . . that you may know . . . what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe (Ephesians 1:16, 19). They called on God that their faith not be destroyed. I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and when you have turned again, strengthen your brethren (Luke 22:32). Watch at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of man (Luke 21:36). They called on God for greater faith. Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!" (Mark 9:24 ; cf. Ephesians 3:17). They called on God that they might not fall into temptation. Lead us not into temptation (Matthew 6:13). Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak (Matthew 26:41). They called on God that he would complete their resolves. To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his call, and may fulfil every good resolve and work of faith by his power (2 Thessalonians 1:11). They called on God that they would do good works. [We have not ceased to pray for you that you] lead a life worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work (Colossians 1:10). They called on God or forgiveness for their sins. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors (Matthew 6:12). They called on God for protection from the evil one. Deliver us from evil (Matthew 6:13). ©Desiring God Permissions: You are permitted and encouraged to reproduce and distribute this material in any format provided that you do NOT alter the wording in any way, you do not charge a fee beyond the cost of reproduction, and you do not make more than 1,000 physical copies. For web posting, a link to this document on our website is preferred. Any exceptions to the above must be explicitly approved by Desiring God. Please include the following statement on any distributed copy: By John Piper. ©Desiring God. Website: www.desiringGOD.org. Email: mail@desiringGOD.org. Toll Free: 888-346-4700.

我爱JESUS

分特. 帖出来效果不好. 看链接. 这个牧师讲道非常严谨, 尊顺圣经, 推荐阅读他的所有SERMON

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好久不见了！

我爱JESUS，愿主与你同在！

地上的过客

你上来就是一大篇，最好翻译成汉语，让更多E文不太好的弟兄姊妹看得明白。

送鸡蛋一枚，当作夜宵吧，哈哈

我爱JESUS

呵呵~ 谢谢美丽心灵帮手, 看了下翻译, 看来还不能偷懒, 只好接受过客的鸡蛋, 容偶今晚翻出来.

也谢谢ISSAC-CHIN, 感谢神!我的父母现在去参加了教会的慕道班. 求神的怜悯,让他们早日得救. 阿门!

地上的过客

以下是引用我爱JESUS在2004-9-3 11:10:00的发言：

呵呵~ 谢谢美丽心灵帮手, 看了下翻译, 看来还不能偷懒, 只好接受过客的鸡蛋, 容偶今晚翻出来.

也谢谢ISSAC-CHIN, 感谢神!我的父母现在去参加了教会的慕道班. 求神的怜悯,让他们早日得救. 阿门!

今晚太晚了，不要熬夜啊，这样很不利于美容的。鸡蛋是给你夜宵用的。再过四十分钟就是9月3号了，应该是凌晨了。 为你的父母祷告，求神怜悯他们，开他们的心眼，让他们归于主耶稣的名下，奉主名求，阿门！

我爱JESUS

回答这个问题的一个方面,就是要看早期的教会为什么事祈祷. 下面是新约记载的当初教会祈祷的内容. 它可以指导你怎样祷告.我建议你不时地按这些内容祷告, 使你知道你所祈求的是否完全按照新约包括的祈祷内容. 我们不一定需要每次都把下面列出的每一项都祷告一遍. 但是如果我们能够象新约早期教会那样全面而有深度的祷告的话,这对我们是非常有益的.

[B]他们求神的名在全世界得以荣耀[/B]

我们在天上的父,愿你的名被尊为圣 (马太福音 6:9)

[B]他们求神的国降临[/B]

愿你的国降临,愿你的旨意成就在地上,如同在天上一样. (马太福音 6:10)

[B]他们求神福音为全遍并得荣耀[/B]

最后,弟兄们,请为我们祷告,好叫主的道也明在你们那里一样快快传开,得着荣耀. (帖后 3:1)

[B]他们求神让圣灵充满[/B]

你们不好,尚且知道把好的东西给自己的儿女,何况天父,岂不更把圣灵赐给求他的人吗?(路 11:13, 参考以3:19)

[B]他们求神为他们伸冤[/B]

难道神不会为昼夜呼唤他的选民伸冤吗?难道神会耽误他们吗? (路 18:7)

[B]他们求神拯救未信主的人[/B]

弟兄们,我心里切切盼望的,并且为以色列人向神祈求的,是要他们得救 (罗10:1)

[B]他们求神引导使用真理的剑[/B]

拿起圣灵的宝剑,就是神的道,借着各样的祷告和祈求,随时在圣灵里祈祷,并且要在这事上恒久警醒. (以6:17-18)

[B]他们求神让他们能够放胆宣道[/B]

借着各样的祷告和祈求,随时在圣灵里祈祷...也要为我祈求,使我传讲的时候,得着当说的话,可以坦然无惧地讲明福音的奥秘。(以 6:18-19)

先写这么多. 免得万一发不出去, 白打了...

我爱JESUS

谢谢过客的宵夜! 其实能看英语尽量看英语吧,原汁原味比较好... 终于翻完了.(翻译加翻圣经:P)

[B]他们求神行各样的奇事[/B]

求你伸手医治，借着你圣仆耶稣的名，大行神迹奇事。” (使徒 4:30)

以利亚是与我们性情相同的人；他恳切祈求不要下雨，地上就三年零六个月没有雨；

他又祈祷，天就下雨，地就生出土产来。(雅各 5：17-18)

[B]他们求神给他们医病的奇迹[/B]

你们中间有人患病吗？他就应该请教会的长老来，让他们奉主的名为他抹油祈祷。

出于信心的祈祷，可以使病人康复，主必叫他起来；他若犯了罪，也必蒙赦免。（雅 5：14-15）

[B]他们求神医治未信主的人[/B]

那时，部百流的父亲患了痢疾，发热卧病在床，保罗到他那里，为他祈祷按手，医好了他。（使徒 28：8）

[B]他们求神帮助赶鬼[/B]

耶稣对他们说：“这一类的鬼，非用祷告是赶不出去的。” （马可 9：29）

[B] 他们求神奇迹的解救[/B]

彼得就这样被拘留在监里；但教会却为他迫切地祈求　神。。。他明白了之后，就到约翰（别名马可）的母亲马利亚家里去；有许多人聚集在那里祷告。（使徒 12：5，12）

约在半夜，保罗和西拉祈祷歌颂　神，囚犯们都侧耳听着。忽然发生了大地震，以致监牢的地基都摇动起来，所有的监门立刻开了，囚犯的锁链都松了。（使徒 16：25-26）

[B]他们求神叫死人复活[/B]

彼得叫大家出去之后，就跪下来祷告，然后转过身来对着尸体说：“戴比莎，起来！”她就睁开眼睛，一看见彼得，就坐了起来。（使徒 9：40）

[B]他们求神供给他的军队日需[/B]

我们每天所需的食物，求你今天赐给我们；（马太 6：11）

[B]他们求神赐予谋划的智慧[/B]

你们中间若有人缺少智慧，就当向那厚赐众人，而且不斥责人的　神祈求，他就必得着。（雅 1：5）

[B]他们求神在偏远之地有人领导众人[/B]

两人在各教会为他们指派了长老；禁食祈祷之后，就把他们交托给所信的主。（使徒14：23）

[B]他们求神供给更多的工人（援手）[/B]

所以你们应当求庄稼的主派工人去收割。（马太 9：38）

他们事奉主，并且禁食的时候，圣灵说：“要为我把巴拿巴和扫罗分别出来，去作我呼召他们作的工。”

于是他们禁食祷告，为两人按手，就派他们去了。（使徒 13：2-3）

[B]他们求神使他们能成功完成他们的使命[/B]

弟兄们，我靠着我们的主耶稣基督，凭着圣灵的慈爱，劝你们和我一同竭力为我向　神祈祷，求　神救我脱离犹太地不信从的人，使我带到耶路撒冷的捐款，可以得到圣徒的悦纳；（罗马15：30-31）

[B]他们求神赐予和谐与合一[/B]

“我不但为他们求，也为那些因他们的话而信我的人求，

使他们都合而为一，像父你在我里面，我在你里面一样；使他们也在我们里面，让世人相信你差了我来。

[B]他们求神让他们相互鼓励，让他们能和睦相处[/B]

我们昼夜迫切祈求，要见你们的面，并且要补满你们信心的不足。（帖前3：10）

[B]他们求神给予辩别是非的能力[/B]

使你们可以辨别是非，成为真诚无可指摘的人，直到基督的日子，

靠着耶稣基督结满了公义的果子，使　神得着荣耀和赞美。（腓 1：9-10）

[B]他们求神让他们明白神的旨意[/B]

因此，我们从听见的那天起，就不停地为你们祷告祈求，愿你们借着一切属灵的智慧和悟性，可以充分明白　神的旨意，（哥 1：9）

[B]他们求神让他们能够更加认识他[/B]

使你们行事为人对得起主，凡事蒙他喜悦；在一切善事上多结果子，更加认识　神；（哥 1：10，腓 1：17）

[B]他们求神让他们知道主深远广阔的爱[/B]

因此，我在父面前屈膝，

就能和众圣徒一同领悟基督的爱是多么的长阔高深，（以 3：14，18）

[B]他们求神让他们清楚他们的盼望是真实的[/B]

并且使你们心灵的眼睛明亮，可以知道他的呼召有怎样的盼望；他基业的荣耀，在圣徒中是多么的丰盛；（以1：18）

[B]他们求神赐予力量与忍耐的心[/B]

依照他荣耀的大能得着一切能力，带着喜乐的心，凡事忍耐宽容；（哥1：16）

神照着他强大的力量，向我们信他的人显出的能力，是何等的浩大。（以 3：16）

[B]他们求神让他们更多明白神赐给他们能力有多么浩大[/B]

就不住地为你们献上感谢。我祷告的时候，常常提到你们。。。神照着他强大的力量，向我们信他的人显出的能力，是何等的浩大。（以1：16，19）

[B]他们求神赐给不可摧毁的信心[/B]

但我已经为你祈求，叫你的信心不至失掉。你回头的时候，要坚固你的弟兄。（路 22：32）

你们要时刻警醒，常常祈求，好让你们能逃避这一切要发生的事，可以站在人子面前。”（路21：36）

[B]他们求神赐予更大的信心[/B]

耶稣对他说：“‘如果你能’（“如果你能”有些抄本作“你若能信”）──对于信的人，什么都能！”

孩子的父亲立刻喊着说：“我信！但我的信心不够，求你帮助我。”（马可 9：23-24）

使基督借着你们的信，住在你们心里，使你们既然在爱中扎根建基，（以3：17）

[B]他们求神让他们免受诱惑[/B]

不要让我们陷入试探，救我们脱离那恶者。’（有些后期抄本在此有“因为国度、权柄、荣耀，全是你的，直到永远。阿们”一句）（马太 6：13）

应当警醒、祷告，免得陷入试探；你们心灵虽然愿意，肉体却是软弱的。”（马太 26：41）

[B]他们求神完全他们决定做的事[/B]

因此，我们常常为你们祷告，愿我们的　神看你们是配得上所蒙的召，又用大能成就你们所羡慕的一切良善和信心的工作，（帖后 1：11）

[B]他们求神让他们行善事[/B]

使你们行事为人对得起主，凡事蒙他喜悦；在一切善事上多结果子，更加认识　神；（哥1：10）

[B]他们求神原谅他们的罪[/B]

赦免我们的罪，好像我们饶恕了得罪我们的人；（马太6：12）

[B]他们求神保守他们不受魔鬼的试探[/B]

不要让我们陷入试探，救我们脱离那恶者。’（有些后期抄本在此有“因为国度、权柄、荣耀，全是你的，直到永远。阿们”一句）

地上的过客

真辛苦姊妹了！打这么多字怕发不出去，先把它保存在一个记事本文件中。万一发不出去不至于白辛苦。

姊妹现在还没有睡？看来你也是个夜猫子，呵呵，跟我一样

美丽心灵

以下是引用地上的过客在2004-9-3 14:16:00的发言：

真辛苦姊妹了！打这么多字怕发不出去，先把它保存在一个记事本文件中。万一发不出去不至于白辛苦。

姊妹现在还没有睡？看来你也是个夜猫子，呵呵，跟我一样

难道是我糊涂了?现在外面可是光天化日耶~~过客不会在梦游罢? 姐妹真的辛苦了,不好意思,看来翻译软件真的是不可信赖哦~~我也没想到会会那么糟糕阿~~看在姐妹那么辛苦的份上也得认真的看一下哦:) 让某些人又抓到了取笑的机会

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