Answered Prayer
Call upon God in the day of trouble and He will deliver you - Psalms 50:15
David - I cried to the LORD, and he answered - Psalms 118:5
David - When I called, you answered me - Psalms 138:3
Ezra - fasted and prayed about providing for a safe journey and God answered them - Ezra 8:21, 23
God answered the call of Moses, Aaron, and Samuel - Psalms 99:6
God can answer by setting us free - Psalms 118:5
Hezekiah - God heard his prayer and added fifteen years to his life - Isaiah 38:5
Answers Those Who
Answers the call of distress - Psalms 18:6
Ask in faith and it will be done - Matthew 21:21
Asking according to his will - 1 John 5:14
God hears those who turn from their wicked ways - 2 Chronicles 7:14
He answers prayer of those who seek Him - Psalms 34:4
He answers those who love him - Psalms 91:14, 15
He answers those who wait patiently - Psalms 40:1
He fulfills the desires of those who fear him - Psalms 145:19
Hears the cries of those under oppression - Isaiah 19:20
Hears those who seek His face - 2 Chronicles 7:14
Lord's ears attentive to the righteous - Psalms 34:15
Receive anything if we obey and please Him - 1 John 3:21, 22
When you cry for help; he will answer you - Isaiah 30:19
Who hears those who humble themselves - 2 Chronicles 7:14
How Answers Are Granted
Through the grace of God - Isaiah 30:19
Instances of
Anna - worshiped night and day, fasting and praying - Luke 2:36, 37
Apostles - All joined together in prayer - Acts 1:14
Apostles - Constantly in prayer - Acts 1:14
Apostles - prayed to make a decision - Acts 1:24
Cain - Asks for mercy - Genesis 4:13, 14
Cornelius - prayed regularly - Acts 10:2
Daniel - Three times a day - Daniel 6:10
Daniel - To confess the sins of the people - Daniel 9:4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
David - I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation - Psalms 5:3
David - but I am a man of prayer - Psalms 109:4
David - Day and night I cry out before you - Psalms 88:1
David - Evening, morning and noon (3 times a day) - Psalms 55:17
David - God did answer David's prayer to save the child - 2 Samuel 12:16, 18
David - I cry to you for help, O LORD - Psalms 88:13
David - In the morning my prayer comes before you - Psalms 88:13
David - In the mornings - daily - Psalms 5:3
Disciples - On the beach, kneeling - Acts 21:5
Early Church - devoted and addicted to prayer - Acts 2:42
Elisha - prayed for his enemies to be blind and they became blind - 2 Kings 6:18
Ezra - Weeping bitterly - Ezra 10:1
Hezekiah - Lord heard him and saw his tears and He added 15 years to his life - 2 Kings 20:5, 6
Isaac - silent mediation - Genesis 24:62, 63
Jesus - often withdrew to lonely places and prayed - Luke 5:16
Jesus - Prayed all night - Luke 6:12
Jesus - prayed for strength/God's will to be done - Luke 22:41, 42, 42, 43, 45
Jesus - Prayed that Peter's faith that would not fail - Luke 22:31, 32
Jesus - prayed with joy - Luke 10:21, 22
Jesus - prays for the same thing 3 times - Mark 14:35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41
Jesus - Very early in the morning - Mark 1:35
Jesus - was heard because submission - Hebrews 5:7
Jesus - went to a solitary place - Luke 4:42
Jonah - Lord answered Jonah in his distress - Jonah 2:2
Josiah - was heard because humility, responsiveness, and repentance - 2 Chronicles 34:27
LORD - heard Elijah's cry - 1 Kings 17:22
Moses - For God to remove the leprosy from Miriam - Numbers 12:10, 13
Moses - prayed for forty days and forty nights - Deuteronomy 9:18
Moses - prayed forgiveness of the people for making other gods - Exodus 32:31, 32
Moses - Prayed that the Lord would not destroy Israel and Aaron - Deuteronomy 9:18, 19, 20
Moses - prayed to remove God fire - Numbers 11:2, 3
Nehemiah - for the condition of Jerusalem - Nehemiah 1:4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Paul - pleaded to take away his torn in his flesh - 2 Corinthians 12:8, 9
Paul for Philippians - Prayed with Joy - Philippians 1:4
Persistent Widow - always pray and not give up - Luke 18:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Pharisee - confident of their own righteousness - Luke 18:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13, 14
Samuel - Sin against the Lord by not praying for King Saul - 1 Samuel 12:23
Stephen - prayed for those who were killing - Acts 7:59, 60
Tax collector - have mercy of me - Luke 18:13
Teachers of the Law - for show make lengthy prayers - Mark 12:38, 39, 40
Instances of Answered Prayer
Paul - praying for sight - Acts 9:11, 18
Peter - released from prison - Acts 12:5, 16
Instances of Unanswered Prayer - Not God's Will
David - begs God for his son's life but God refuses his request - 2 Samuel 12:15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Jesus - asked for the cup of the cross to be taken away - Mark 14:32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41
Paul - wanted thorn in his flesh to be taken away - 2 Corinthians 12:7, 8, 9