Prayer, Private

1. Christ was constant in. Mt 14:23; 26:36,39; Mr 1:35; Lu 9:18,29.

2. Commanded. Mt 6:6.

3. Should be offered

a. At evening, morning, and noon. Ps 55:17.

b. Day and night. Ps 88:1.

c. Without ceasing. 1Th 5:17.

4. Shall be heard. Job 22:27.

5. Rewarded openly. Mt 6:6.

6. An evidence of conversion. Ac 9:11.

7. Nothing should hinder. Da 6:10.

8. Exemplified

a. Lot. Ge 19:20.

b. Eliezer. Ge 24:12.

c. Jacob. Ge 32:9-12.

d. Gideon. Jdj 6:22,36,39.

e. Hannah. 1Sa 1:10.

g. Hezekiah. 2Ki 20:2.

h. Isaiah. 2Ki 20:11.

i. Manasseh. 2Ch 33:18,19.

j. Ezra. Ezr 9:5,6.

k. Nehemiah. Ne 2:4.

l. Jeremiah. Jer 32:16-25.

m. Daniel. Da 9:3,17.

n. Jonah. Jon 2:1.

o. Habakkuk. Hab 1:2.

p. Anna. Lu 2:37.

q. Paul. Ac 9:11.

r. Peter. Ac 9:40; 10:9.

s. Cornelius. Ac 10:30.