46. Encouragement to Prayer
Matt. 7:7-11; Mark 11:24-25; John 14:13-14; Rom. 8:26; Heb. 4:15-16
Leader reads the plain lines; the congregation reads the bold lines.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.