1 John 3:22
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22 And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him.
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John 15:7
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7 But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!
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Mark 11:24
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24 I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.
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Matthew 21:22
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22 You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.”
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John 9:31
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31 We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will.
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1 John 5:14
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14 And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him.
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John 16:23-24
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23 At that time you won’t need to ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and he will grant your request because you use my name. 24 You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy.
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John 14:13
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13 You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father.
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Proverbs 15:29
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29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayers of the righteous.
Matthew 7:7-8
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Effective Prayer
7 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
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John 8:29
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29 And the one who sent me is with me—he has not deserted me. For I always do what pleases him.”
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Psalm 34:4
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4 I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me.
He freed me from all my fears.
James 1:5
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5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
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Luke 11:9-13
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9 “And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
11 “You fathers—if your children ask[a] for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? 12 Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! 13 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.”
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- 11:11 Some manuscripts add for bread, do you give them a stone? Or [if they ask].
Isaiah 55:6-7
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6 Seek the Lord while you can find him.
Call on him now while he is near.
7 Let the wicked change their ways
and banish the very thought of doing wrong.
Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them.
Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.
Colossians 1:10
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10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.
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Matthew 7:24-25
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Building on a Solid Foundation
24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. 25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.
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Jeremiah 29:12-13
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12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
Psalm 145:18-19
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18 The Lord is close to all who call on him,
yes, to all who call on him in truth.
19 He grants the desires of those who fear him;
he hears their cries for help and rescues them.
1 John 3:23-24
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23 And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us. 24 Those who obey God’s commandments remain in fellowship with him, and he with them. And we know he lives in us because the Spirit he gave us lives in us.
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James 5:16
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16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
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John 6:29
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29 Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”
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Jeremiah 33:3
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3 Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.
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Psalm 66:18-19
New Living Translation
18 If I had not confessed the sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
19 But God did listen!
He paid attention to my prayer.
Psalm 50:15
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15 Then call on me when you are in trouble,
and I will rescue you,
and you will give me glory.”
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