A12.2 – DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRAYER

A12.2 – DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRAYER

  1. Prayer of Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving is an all-inclusive act that involves praise, worship and honour of God. Thanksgiving should be a regular part of our talking to God.

 

  1. Prayer of Supplications: Supplication means to petition, to make request or to entreat someone for something. Supplication is an attitude that accompanies prayer. It is a passionate zeal and hunger that fuels the prayer.

 

  1. Prayer of Intercessions: To intercede means to plead or mediate on behalf of another person. Intercession involves various degrees of supplication. It is not normally a one-off prayer; rather, it requires persistence, Lk 1:5-13

Examples are:

  1. a) Abraham pleaded for Lot, 17:18-20
  2. b) Moses pleaded for Pharaoh, 8:12-31
  3. c) Moses pleaded for the Israelites, 17:11-13
  4. d) Moses pleaded for Miriam, 12:13
  5. e) Moses pleaded for Aaron, 9:20
  6. f) Samuel pleaded for the Israelites 1Sam 7:5-12
  7. g) Solomon pleaded for the Israelites, 1Kings 8; 2Chr. 6
  1. h) Elijah pleadefor the son of the widow of Zarephath 1Kings 17:20-23
  2. i) The Church pleaded for Peter Acts 12:5-12
  3. j) Elisha pleaded for the son of the woman in Shunem 2 Kings 4:33-36
  4. k) King Hezekiah pleaded against Sennacherib king of Assyria, 2 Kings 19:36
  5. l) Paul pleaded for Publius’ father, Acts 28:8
  6. m) Jeremiah pleaded for the remnants of Jerusalem, 42:2-10
  7. n) Peter pleaded for Tabitha, Acts 9:40

 

  1. Prayers of Faith: This may be in form of prayer of agreement amongst two or more people, Matt 18:19

      Note:

In practice, there is much overlap in all of these different kinds of prayers. What may start as a prayer of faith can soon develop into intercession with supplications. There is no reason why we cannot apply any of the above types of prayers to all the situations that face us. Any of these kinds of prayers could be:

  1. a) Secret prayers such as personal and family prayers, 6:6
  2. b) Public prayers such as amongst congregation in the Church, Acts 4:24

 

 

 

 

 

A12.2 – DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRAYER – Hope Double