Prayer According to the Bible

In this lesson we talk about prayer. What is it? What are essential characteristics of prayer? What are the different kinds of prayer we see in the Bible?

Consider this definition from John Bunyan:

"Prayer is a sincere, sensible affectionate pouring out of the heart or soul to God, through Christ, in the strength and assistance of the Holy Spirit, for such things as God has promised, or according to His Word, for the good of the church, with submission in faith to the will of God."