Prescriptive Prayers

Praying Scripture

In Sunday’s message Bailey talked about using the very words of Scripture as our words in prayer, and then praying our own words in line with what we’ve read.

Bailey provided a list of psalms we can use to guide our prayers.

In your prayer time this week, pick out one psalm or several to pray through with your group.

There are psalms for when we:

·       have messed up: Psalm 32

·       are in trouble: Psalm 27

·       are broken: Psalm 42

·       are oppressed and need justice: Psalm 9

·       are in the middle of a trial: Psalm 28

·       are experiencing relational conflict: Psalm 133

·       want God’s blessing: Psalm 1

·       want to praise God: Psalm 145

·       don’t want to praise God: Psalm 104

·       want to live for God: Psalm 15

·       need comfort: Psalm 23

·       need to be reminded of what Jesus did for us: Psalm 22

·       need forgiveness: Psalm 51

·       need to cry out in desperation: Psalm 88

·       need to refocus: Psalm 37

·       need God’s help: Psalm 57

·       feel God is distant or indifferent: Psalm 139

·       feel God has forgotten us: Psalm 13

·       doubt our worth: Psalm 8

·       doubt God’s goodness: Psalm 19

·       doubt God’s love: Psalm 103

·       doubt God’s forgiveness: Psalm 130

·       doubt God’s ability to help: Psalm 146

·       doubt God’s faithfulness: Psalm 13