Chapter 13 · 7 min read

Scripture Appendix: Prayers and Promises

The following are the key Scripture passages on prayer cited throughout this book, drawn from the New International Version (NIV). These verses formed the theological backbone of each man’s prayer life — tested, proven, and passed down as a living inheritance to every generation that follows.

Introduction Jeremiah 33:3 — “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”

Luke 18:1 — “Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.”

Philippians 4:6–7 — “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

1 Thessalonians 5:17 — “Pray continually.”

Psalm 62:8 — “Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.”

Matthew 7:7–8 — “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”

James 5:16 — “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”

Chapter 1 — Charles Spurgeon Romans 8:26 — “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.”

Luke 18:1 — “Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.”

Hebrews 4:16 — “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”

Psalm 62:8 — “Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.”

James 5:16 — “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”

Chapter 2 — Andrew Murray John 15:7 — “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”

Isaiah 62:6–7 — “I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem.”

Luke 18:13 — “God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”

Matthew 7:7 — “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”

Romans 8:26 — “The Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.”

Chapter 3 — Rees Howells Ezekiel 22:30 — “I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one.”

Ephesians 6:12 — “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world.”

Matthew 18:18 — “Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

Hebrews 7:25 — “He is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.”

Chapter 4 — Hudson Taylor Philippians 4:19 — “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”

Matthew 7:7 — “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”

Jeremiah 33:3 — “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”

Chapter 5 — E. M. Bounds James 5:16 — “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”

Mark 1:35 — “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.”

Romans 8:26 — “The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.”

Jude 1:20 — “But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit...”

Hebrews 7:25 — “He always lives to intercede for them.”

Chapter 6 — George Müller Matthew 7:7–8 — “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives.”

1 John 3:22 — “We receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.”

Psalm 34:8 — “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.”

Mark 11:24 — “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”

Ephesians 3:20–21 — “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory.”

Chapter 7 — John “Praying” Hyde Galatians 4:19 — “My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you.”

Romans 8:26 — “The Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.”

2 Peter 3:9 — “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness.

Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”

James 5:16 — “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”

Chapter 8 — David Brainerd Psalm 51:17 — “My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.”

Zechariah 4:6 — “Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty.”

Psalm 62:8 — “Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.”

Chapter 9 — Martin Luther Hebrews 4:16 — “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”

Ephesians 6:18 — “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.”

1 Peter 5:7 — “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”

Chapter 10 — John Wesley 1 Thessalonians 5:17 — “Pray continually.”

Matthew 18:20 — “For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”

Colossians 4:2 — “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”

“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”

— Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV) THE END