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For mobile users -The large "Take Words With You" Scripture database and 5 step method has been incorporated into the helpful "PrayerMate" app. Further download information can be found at: http://app.prayermate.net/

There is no one
who calls upon your name,
who rouses himself
to take hold of you.

Isaiah 64:7

I sought for a man among them
who should build up the wall
and stand in the breach before me for the land,
that I should not destroy it,
but I found none.

Ezekiel 22:30

Scripture is from the ESV Bible
(The Holy Bible, English Standard Version ),
copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles,
a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Compiled by Tim Kerr, 2011, 2015

Cover design by Cyril Wong,

Typesetting by AlvesDesign.ca
Body copy is set in Milo Serif Regular at 11 point size.

5th Edition

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Contents

Prayer is certainly one of the hardest tasks in the Christian life though it is also one of its greatest privileges. Perhaps the hardest part of prayer is just to begin praying at all. But once we start praying another great challenge quickly arises: How does one pray so that prayers actually get answered? Scripture gives us a clear answer to this dilemma:

And this is the confidence that we have toward him,

that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.

1 John 5:14

This, then, gives us a key to answered prayer. And it also reveals how we can offer our prayers in true faith. We must pray according to Gods will. Gods will is revealed in many ways in the Scriptures but this manual focuses primarily on just two of those: Scripture Promises and Scripture Prayers . Since the promises of God reveal what God desires and intends to do, when we pray his promises back to him we are definitely praying according to his will.

The great puritan pastor John Owen believed so strongly in the link between Gods promises and prayer that he said,

What God has promised, all that he has promised,

and nothing else, are we to pray for

John Owen Volume 4: The Work of the Holy Spirit in Prayer p.275

He went on to emphasize the vital role promises have in stirring our faith for prayer:

We are to pray in faith and faith respects Gods promises.
If therefore we understand not what God has promised,
we cannot pray at all

John Owen Volume 4: The Work of the Holy Spirit in Prayer p.276

It is through the promises centered on Christ that faith springs to life and we get in on what is promised. Faith is essential for getting hold of each promise and yet, mysteriously, each promise actually generates the confident faith that is required to take hold of it in prayer!

Since then we have a great high priest

who has passed through the heavens,

Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

For we do not have a high priest

who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses,

but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are,

yet without sin.

Let us then with confidence

draw near to the throne of grace,

that we may receive mercy

and find grace to help in time of need.

Hebrews 4:14-16

In the previous edition (edition #4) 1500 Scripture Promises were categorized for ready use in prayer. In this edition (edition #5) many hundreds of Scripture Prayers have also been added to the same categories along with many Faith Affirmations (prayers that confidently declare truth). These verses form the heart of this book.

A simple method is also explained to help people make better use of this resource, along with examples of what this may look like in various circumstances.

Care has been taken not to lift the verses from their context but to use them in the way they are used in Scripture. Every single verse has not been carefully scrutinized, however, so if you come across verses that you feel misrepresent the intent of Scripture, please contact me and I will seek to make changes in a future edition. You can contact me at

Our garage is loaded with many boxes of valuable files, letters, and documents but, because I have not set up an organized system to catalogue and retrieve the paperwork, the boxes sit unopened year after year. The same problem could easily emerge when trying to use this book. Hundreds and hundreds of verses of all kinds could seem a little daunting and overwhelming for most people.

How does one use a book like this for prayer? How exactly are individuals, small groups, families, churches, prayer gatherings, retreats, and even conferences to make use of a resource like this?

The following is a five step method for effectively using this manual. It is a very simple system that will make this manual easy to use and functional for anyone.

Throughout the manual icons will appear that represent one of these five steps to make it easy for you to locate and use the verses provided.

The five step prayer method is as follows:

1. Praise God

2. Confess Sin

3. Pray the Promises

4. Pray Scripture Prayers

5. Pray Faith Affirmations

1. Praise God

The first category involves pondering Christs glory and Gods greatness and then offering our praise and thanksgiving to him. This is absolutely essential to cultivate a God-centeredness in our praying and to nurture faith for those big requests.

The icon illustrates our joy, adoration, and gratitude to God for all that he is and all he has done. This is the centre of all believing prayer.

2. Confess Sin

After focusing on Gods excellence we reflect on how different we are from God in character and confess this to God. The cross of Christ provides the offer of complete forgiveness and cleansing. We confess not to begin the relationship (if we have already trusted in Christ) but in order to restore our fellowship with God. Our covenant with God is forever secure but communion with him is often interrupted by sin.

A heart pouring out its dark contents is intended to illustrate the essential practice of confessing our sins before God. Hearts must always be cleansed before they are able to pray.

3. Pray the Promises

Gods promises are a gift to us that are intended to be used, not simply admired from a distance. The promises produce faith and are grasped by faith. Just as the promise of salvation and forgiveness of sins is received through faith, in the same way every promise in Scripture is received by faith. Some are conditional and some are unconditional. Some are delivered immediately and some are delayed. A few are unrepeatable but most are available to all believers (more to come on that). The promises reflect Gods willwhat God intends to doand we get in on the promises by presenting them back to God in prayer.

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