Beyond the Prayer List: Praying for One Another

Living the One Anothers

Most of us pray for people's circumstances: health, jobs, travel, test results. This course teaches you to also pray for what God is doing in a person's heart, using Scripture to shape the prayer. You will practice turning a friend's situation into specific biblical intercession and evaluating your own prayers with a seven-question checklist.

1 hour

11 units

2 sections

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What You'll Work Through

Each unit is a conversation, not a page to read. The tutor asks you to explain, apply, and work with the material until it holds.

Chapter 1: Why We Pray for One Another

Section 1.1: The Command to Pray for One Another

James 5:16 commands us to pray for one another
Prayer for one another is intercession, not just well-wishing
The prayer of a righteous person has great power

Section 1.2: What God Is Really After

God cares more about you than your circumstances
God uses circumstances to make us like Christ
Praying according to God's will versus self-focused prayer

Chapter 2: Praying According to God's Will

Section 2.1: Letting Scripture Shape the Prayer

Study God's Word to know His will for prayer
Anchor a prayer request in a specific Scripture passage
Pray for the soul over the circumstance

Section 2.2: Turning a Situation into Biblical Intercession

Naming the heart issue beneath a circumstance
Selecting a Scripture that shapes the prayer for a friend's situation