Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer
What Jesus teaches about prayer
• Jesus expects the believer to pray
• Jesus sets the example
• Jesus commands us to pray for those who persecute us.
• Jesus teaches us that forgiveness of others has a bearing on our prayers
• Our prayer life should be filled with declarative statements
• We are to pray for the raising up of Christian workers
• He teaches us to pray consistently that God would help us to identify and resist temptation
• He tells us to pray at all times that God would keep us on the right path during times of tribulation and in preparation for the Great Tribulation.