'Prayer is an amazing privilege - to speak directly to God as our loving Father. Prayer is vital to enjoying our relationship with God and living a fruitful life. Yet most of us wish we were better at praying.
This term we have been freshly encouraged from the wealth of teaching in the Bible, and the testimonies of church members.
Prayer Resources
On this page we have listed a number of practical helps and resources that we’ve referred to during our Prayer series.
Click on a title for more information.
You can listen again to any of the series on our Listen Again page or via your favourite Podcast platform.
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Written Prayers
Prayers written by those in the past, which can help us to pray big prayers each day.
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Good morning heavenly Father,
good morning Lord Jesus,
good morning Holy Spirit.Heavenly Father, I worship you as the creator and sustainer of the universe.
Lord Jesus, I worship you, Saviour and Lord of the world.
Holy Spirit, I worship you, sanctifier of the people of God.Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Heavenly Father, I pray that I may live this day in your presence
and please you more and more.Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you.
Holy Spirit, I pray that this day you will fill me with yourself and cause your fruit to ripen in my life:
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.Holy, blessed and glorious Trinity,
three persons in one God,
have mercy upon me. Amen. -
ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies,
we thine unworthy servants
do give thee most humble and hearty thanks
for all thy goodness and loving-kindness
to us and to all men;
We bless thee for our creation, preservation,
and all the blessings of this life;
but above all for thine inestimable love
in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ,
for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.And we beseech thee,
give us that due sense of all thy mercies,
that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful,
and that we shew forth thy praise,
not only with our lips, but in our lives;
by giving up ourselves to thy service,
and by walking before thee in holiness
and righteousness all our days;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost
be all honour and glory, world without end.
Amen. -
Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ,
for all the benefits thou hast given me,
for all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother,
may I know thee more clearly,
love thee more dearly,
and follow thee more nearly,
day by day. Amen.
Bible Promises about Prayer
“In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait expectantly.”
“ 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.”
“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.”
“But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”
“If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!”
“And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”
PrayerMate App
An app for helping you to pray for the things you want to pray.
Find out more on their website (prayermate.net) or watch the video below.
Download on the App Store or Google Play Store,
and search for 'All Saints Laleham' to add our Prayer Diary.
How to set up PrayerMate
All Saints’ Prayer Diary
You can also subscribe to our daily prayer points by scanning this QR code in the PrayerMate app.
If you’d rather a paper version, they are available from the office.
Or, you can also subscribe to the Prayer Diary feed using other means:
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https://www.prayermate.net/feeds/f6696c4d73b382154d48c231f3876914822ae/ical
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https://www.prayermate.net/feeds/f6696c4d73b382154d48c231f3876914822ae/rss
Structures for Prayer
A Structure for Quiet Times
Adapted from Tim Keller’s book Prayer. Taken from Week 4: How to Pray? On Your Own.
1 - Preparation
Plan to read & pray, prioritise it, and prepare your heart to approach God as you begin.
2 - Reading & Meditation
See Apps below, which can help with Bible understanding and meditation.
You could use the following questions to help meditate the truths of God’s word from the head to the heart:
A - How does this show me something of the character of God to praise?
C - How does this show me something wrong about me, to repent and confess?
T - How does this show me something to be thankful for?
S - How does this show me something that's needed, for which I can ask?
Or ask, ‘How does this passage show me Jesus?’
3 - Word Prayer
Flow from Bible meditation into prayer. Perhaps use the ACTS questions above to fuel adoration, confession, thanksgiving & supplication. Respond to how God has spoken to you.
4 - Free Prayer
For yourself, for besetting sin and temptation, for those you love, for the needs and activities of the day.
5 - Contemplation
Stop - either enjoy God’s presence or ask for help with your own weakness in prayer. And then get on with the day.
Apps for Quiet Times
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Lectio 365
“Pray the Bible every day, with Lectio 365”. Download here.
Structured around the P.R.A.Y. structure above, it guides you through some short sections of scripture to help you rejoice, reflect and pray.
Explore App
The Explore app contains daily Bible readings with questions to help you engage with the Bible text, comment to get you thinking, and ideas for further reading, prayer and application.
Through the app you can buy the Good Book Company’s back catalogue of Explore Daily Bible Reading notes.
Download on Google Play Store
Download on Apple App Store
THE Bible with Nicky & PIPpa GUMBEL
Formally known as ‘The Bible In One Year’ this app can either help you read / listen to the Bible in a year or simply to think about a portion of scripture each day. Combining Bible readings with comments from HTB & The Alpha Course’s Nicky Gumbel.
As well as the app, you can also subscribe to their emails or get it in Podcast form on their website.
Download it on the Google Play Store
Download it on the Apple App Store
Everyday with Jesus app
Every Day with Jesus is a free daily devotional enjoyed by thousands of people around the world, now in App form.
Download it on the Google Play Store
Download it on the Apple App Store
Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™