PRAYER
(See also Model Prayer; Supplication)
acting in harmony with one’s prayers: mwb25.01 6; bhs 176-177; bh 167; jr 125; w02 8/1 29-30; w99 1/15 14-15; w90 5/15 17; w87 7/15 15-20
coping with problems: w08 3/15 14; w87 4/15 18-19
David during Absalom’s rebellion: g95 9/8 20-21
giving Jehovah something to bless: w18.10 29
Hezekiah during Assyrian threat: w11 11/15 7
addressed to Jehovah: ijwbq article 191; scl 93; lff lesson 9; it-2 667-668; w15 1/1 14-15; bhs 177; bh 167-168; w10 10/1 4-5; w10 12/1 7-9; g 11/10 20-21; kl 151; w90 1/15 4; w88 3/15 6
as a Father: w25.10 19
communication with Jesus or angels not prayer: w15 1/1 15
gift from Jehovah: lff lesson 9; w20.05 27-28
amen: scl 93; lff lesson 9; w19.03 30-31; w09 6/1 27; w06 9/1 28; w86 5/15 22
appropriateness: it-1 91; bhs 181; bh 170
when not to say: w19.03 31
answered: ijwbq article 26; w23.11 20-25; it-2 670-671; w14 4/1 5; w06 9/1 30-31; w00 3/1 3-7; w97 4/15 6; g92 9/22 14-16; w91 9/15 3-8; w88 3/15 4-7
accepting Jehovah’s answer: w23.05 12-13
being aware of Jehovah’s answer: w23.05 12; w22.07 22-23; mwb22.07 15; w15 4/15 22-23
factor in endurance: w18.05 21
how Jehovah answers: w23.05 8-13; w23.11 21-22; w23.12 30; lff lesson 9; w19.08 21; wp18.1 13; it-2 670; w17.08 11-12; bhs 181-182, 184; w14 4/1 6; bh 170-172; w10 10/1 11; g 7/09 7-8; w08 5/1 5; w08 10/15 10; g02 9/8 27; g01 7/22 13-14; w92 4/15 5-6; g92 9/22 16; w91 9/15 6; w91 12/15 14-15; yp 314; w88 2/15 13-15; g87 3/22 21-22
Jehovah’s use of unbelievers: w23.05 11-12
one’s own role: w23.11 23-25; g95 9/8 20-21
what Jehovah looks for: ijwbq article 34; w23.11 21-23; it-2 670; wp16.6 16; w10 10/1 11
why: w90 1/15 6
why seeming delay: w23.11 24-25; w21.08 10; it-2 670; w16.09 12; w15 4/15 25; bhs 182; w14 4/1 6; bh 172-173; w06 7/15 12; w06 9/1 28; w03 1/15 25; w03 9/15 20; kl 156; w91 12/15 14-15; w89 3/1 29; w88 2/15 15
why some not: ijwbq article 30; wp21.1 8-9; w09 1/1 30; w00 3/1 4; w91 9/15 4-5; w90 1/15 4-5; w88 3/15 5-6
answered (Bible examples): w92 4/15 4-5
Abraham’s servant: wp16.3 12-14; w09 11/15 7-8; w08 2/15 3; w02 5/15 14, 19-20; w00 3/1 3; w89 7/1 25-26
congregation prays for Peter (Ac 12): w12 1/15 11-12
Cornelius: bt 69-70; w00 3/1 5; w90 1/15 6
David: g95 9/8 20-21; w90 1/15 3
Elijah on Mount Carmel: scl 93
Hannah: lfb 86-87
Hezekiah: mwb22.11 14
Jabez: mwb23.01 6; w10 10/1 23
Jonah: w90 1/15 3
meeting of Jesus’ disciples: w88 3/15 6
Nehemiah: mwb23.07 6; it-2 486; w13 11/15 5-6; w08 2/15 3
Paul: w06 5/15 14
answered (modern examples):
boys needing new witnessing bags: yb04 44-45
composure during hostage ordeal: g90 12/8 17-19
dejected pioneer: w92 7/15 20
depressed elderly man: yb09 19
direction on singing career: w90 8/15 17
discouragement over paralysis: w06 6/1 19
discouragement over poverty: w97 9/15 4-5
missionary with opposed parents: w91 9/15 6
mother with no food: w18.08 25
Muslim leaving airport chapel: w98 4/15 27
obstacles to full-time ministry overcome: w06 9/1 30; g87 2/8 12-13
‘oh no, not Jehovah’s Witnesses!’: yb16 72
pioneer fired for attending convention: w11 1/15 30
pioneers with no food: w96 2/15 21
pioneer with no place to stay: w15 6/15 25-26
pioneer without money for rent: w13 6/15 13
prayer for answers to Bible questions: w95 1/1 31
prayer for Bible study: yb09 49-50; w00 3/1 6; w96 10/15 32
prayer for church officials to come: yb12 76-77
prayer for comfort: wp21.1 7; wp16.5 6-8
prayer for comfort through God’s Word: w00 3/1 5-6; w91 2/1 25
prayer for contact with anyone visited long ago: yb13 66-67
prayer for direction in life: yb16 72
prayer for food and own bed: yb06 148-149
prayer for food supplies: hdu article 14
prayer for God to reveal his will: yb08 47-48
prayer for help against demons: yb01 54-55; w95 1/1 31
prayer for help raising children: bt 70
prayer for help to end immoral relationship: yb04 53
prayer for help to endure brutal treatment: lfs article 6
prayer for help to find truth: yb15 52-53
prayer for help to learn about Jehovah: yb09 186
prayer for help to leave spiritism: yb96 249-250
prayer for help to like field ministry: w15 4/15 23
prayer for help to please God: yb97 44
prayer for help to return to Jehovah: w20.06 29; w12 4/1 10-11; w00 3/1 6-7
prayer for help to seek first God’s Kingdom: w95 10/15 15
prayer for help to understand Bible: bt 59; w10 7/1 20; w06 9/1 31; km 1/98 7; yb94 57; w89 7/1 12-13
prayer for help unrolling banner at 1922 Cedar Point, Ohio, convention: w17.05 32
prayer for help with marriage: w00 3/1 6
prayer for help with problems: wp18.1 8; yb12 79-80; w08 10/15 10-11; w00 11/15 6-7; yb96 251
prayer for preaching work to reach further: w24.04 28-29
prayer for sign about religion of his youth: yb17 64-65
prayer for spiritual help: jv 550
prayer for strength to endure: yb92 181-182
prayer for Witnesses to come: lff lesson 21; yb16 56-57
prayer over material needs: w88 2/15 12
prayer over misery of life: w90 5/15 22
prayer that Jehovah send a shepherd: w97 1/1 15
prayer to be able to attend meetings: yb11 249-250
prayer to be able to witness on bus: yb16 69-70
prayer to be found by Witnesses: w15 10/15 6
prayer to be reunited with Witnesses: yb17 93-94
prayer to be shown anything amiss with worship of Jehovah: yb08 217-218
prayer to be shown correct way to worship: w00 3/1 19; yb95 58-59
prayer to find deaf people: yb17 48-49
prayer to find deaf Witnesses: yb02 56
prayer to find God’s true followers: w95 10/15 16
prayer to find interested person: jv 550-551
prayer to find purpose in life: w98 1/1 5; w90 8/1 21
prayer to find purpose of life: yb92 53
prayer to find true church: w93 10/1 31
prayer to find true religion: w09 6/1 28; yb04 54-55
prayer to find truth: yb09 56; g90 3/22 23-24; w88 3/15 6-7; yb88 63-64; yb87 251-252; w86 5/1 21
prayer to find Witnesses: w06 9/1 31; yb05 53-54; w00 4/15 25; w95 10/15 15-16
prayer to know God: yb11 55; yb96 222-223
prayer to know identity of true God: w09 6/15 12
prayer to learn God’s purpose: w88 3/15 7
prayer to meet true Christian: yb04 59-60
prayer to send Witnesses: yb12 59; yb10 57; yb08 61; km 11/01 8; w00 4/15 23-24; km 4/98 4; yb96 172-173; w95 10/15 12; yb95 51
public-speaking ability: yb91 179
self-control at knifepoint: g01 7/22 14
special pioneer with sack of literature and envelopes: w92 1/1 16-17
suicidal people: w11 8/1 21-22; w92 7/1 6-7
unbaptized publishers during prison protest: w08 10/15 10-11
widower: w08 7/1 7
Witnesses pray for courage to speak: w10 2/15 6-7
Witness who was grabbed around neck: w88 3/15 7
at baptism: scl 96; w91 12/15 16
attitude in prayer: w22.07 20-21; w14 12/1 5; w11 11/15 7; kl 151-152; w90 5/15 11; w87 7/15 10-14
concern for Jehovah’s purpose: w11 11/15 7
confidence: ijwbv article 35; w14 4/1 6-7; w04 8/15 18-19; w92 4/15 6; w86 7/15 24
fear of Jehovah: w90 5/15 11-12
humility: scl 94; w87 7/15 10; w86 5/15 21-22; w86 8/15 30
illustration of Pharisee and tax collector (Lu 18): it-1 1182; jy 220-221; gt chapter 94; w89 7/1 8-9
attitude toward prayer: wp21.1 3-4
‘becomes a sin’ (Ps 109:7): it-2 668
benefits: w21.04 24; wp21.1 15; w15 10/1 7; yp1 102-103; w10 10/1 10; g 5/08 28; g01 7/22 13-15; w97 11/15 22-24; w93 12/15 14-15; w90 5/15 20; g87 3/22 20-21
aid in endurance: w25.08 2-4; mwb24.09 5; cf 72-73
aid in guarding heart: w12 4/15 17
aid in keeping spiritually awake: w92 5/1 21
aid in persevering: w95 12/1 15
aid in reasonableness: w00 8/1 30
aid in relationship with Jehovah: w19.07 3; w17.05 19; bhs 201; w14 2/15 25; w14 6/15 15; bh 189
aid in warfare with “wicked spirit forces” (Eph 6:12, 18): bhs 113; bh 104-105; w04 9/15 20; g00 7/22 8; w99 4/15 21-22
builds trust in Jehovah: w13 9/15 13-14
comfort: w10 11/15 19; w07 5/1 4-5; w00 4/15 6; w99 1/15 19-20
faith strengthened: w16.10 23; w13 11/15 6; w03 9/15 17-18; w99 1/1 17-18
friendship with Jehovah deepened by one’s prayers: w14 2/15 25
friendship with Jehovah revealed by one’s prayers: w97 7/1 27-30
peace increased: w22.01 19; w09 7/1 12; w08 3/15 13-14; g01 7/22 14-15; w87 3/15 18
peace regained: w20.02 22
strength: w23.10 13-14
unaffected by bans or imprisonment: om 168-170
when coping with anxiety: w22.04 2-3
when coping with mental health problems: wp23.1 6-7
when coping with problems: w21.05 22; w04 2/15 8-9; w04 8/15 18-19; w03 9/15 18; w97 4/15 5-6
when coping with uncertainty: w04 2/1 30-31
when praying for others: w10 10/1 10; w07 6/1 29; g 2/06 6-7; w90 11/15 22
Bible books that emphasize prayer:
1 Kings: si 68
Luke: si 192-193
1 and 2 Thessalonians: it-2 1090
Bible examples: w25.10 20-22; ijwbq article 191; it-2 671; w09 11/15 7-11; w95 3/15 3-7; w92 4/15 4-5; w91 12/15 15-17
Abraham: w06 9/1 22-23
Asa, when facing million-man army: w12 8/15 8-9; w99 1/15 12
benefits from examining: w02 12/15 12; w95 3/15 3-4
chart “Notable Prayers in the Bible”: w95 3/15 5
Cornelius: w02 4/15 31
Daniel: w11 1/1 22-23; w03 9/15 15; dp 310-311
Daniel, about sins (Da 9): dp 182-186
Daniel, despite prohibition (Da 6): w18.02 10-11; w07 9/1 19; dp 117-120, 125-126
David, about contributions for temple: w99 1/15 11-12
David, about fighting enemies: w11 11/15 8
David, requesting pure heart (Ps 51:10): w25.10 21; w07 5/15 17
Elijah, at end of drought (1Ki 18:42): ia 93-94; w09 1/1 15-16; w08 4/1 17-18
Elijah, at fire test on Mt. Carmel (1Ki 18:36, 37): scl 93; w10 10/1 4-5
Epaphras: w18.09 5-6; w13 11/15 6-7; w08 2/15 3-4; w00 12/15 15-16, 19-24; w97 5/15 31
exiled Levite (Ps 42): w25.10 22; w09 11/15 9
Habakkuk: w22.11 15; w18.11 14-15
Hannah: w25.10 20-21; mwb22.01 10; w20.02 21-22; w17.06 6; ia 54-57; w10 7/1 15-18; w09 11/15 9-10; w07 3/15 16-17; w95 3/15 4-5
Hezekiah: mwb22.11 14
Isaiah, representing nation (Isa 63:15–64:12): ip-2 360-371, 373
Jacob, before meeting Esau (Ge 32): w25.10 21; w09 11/15 8
Jehoshaphat, when facing combined armies: w17.03 20-21; w11 11/15 8; w09 6/15 8; w03 5/1 9; w99 1/15 12-13
Jeremiah: w25.10 21; jr 117-120
Jesus Christ: ijwbq article 191
Jesus Christ (Joh 17): w25.05 20-22; w13 10/15 26-30; w95 3/15 6-7
Job prays for “comforters”: mwb16.05 2-3
Jonah in belly of fish: w25.10 22; w23.10 13; ia 113; w09 1/1 28; jd 92
Levites, representing nation (Neh 9): w13 10/15 21-25
Mary (mother of Jesus): w25.10 21; w16.02 17; ia 150-151; w09 11/15 10-11; w08 7/1 16; w03 12/15 7; w95 3/15 3-4
Nehemiah: mwb23.07 6; w13 11/15 5-6; w09 11/15 10
Peter: w25.03 12-13
Saul (King) not answered: w03 5/1 9-10
Solomon, about being king: w25.10 21; w95 3/15 5-6
Solomon, at temple dedication: mwb22.07 14; w09 11/15 9; w05 7/1 30; w99 1/15 17; w96 7/1 12
Bible reading enhances prayer: w13 10/15 22-23
Bible studies: w20.01 5; w08 1/15 12; km 3/05 4; km 11/90 8
doorstep studies: km 9/11 3
teaching student to pray: w20.01 5; w00 6/1 17; sg 77-78
Bible times:
“hour of prayer” (Ac 3:1): w90 6/1 13
postures: it-1 215-216; it-2 179; w10 12/1 11
scribes and Pharisees: w90 10/1 16-17
use of term Abba: it-1 13
children:
praying with children: w15 11/15 5; g 11/12 10; w02 5/1 26-27
teaching to pray: w15 6/15 21; w10 1/15 17-18; lr 67-71
comments by—
poet Alfred Tennyson: w90 1/15 3
Puritan Thomas Brooks: w90 5/15 13
writer John Bunyan: w90 5/15 13
conventions: km 5/91 4-5
dedication made in prayer: w24.03 3-4; od 78; bhs 190; bh 179; w98 11/15 11; w95 3/1 13; kl 175; w89 1/15 13-14
discussion: w25.10 18-29; w23.11 20-25; scl 93-96; lmd Appendix A page 29; w22.07 20-25; cl 313-314; wp21.1 3-15; lff lesson 9; it-2 667-671; w15 4/15 22-23; bhs 174-184; w14 4/1 3-7; w14 7/1 16; bh 164-173; g 9/14 8-9; w13 11/15 3-7; w12 7/1 3-10; w10 10/1 3-11; w09 11/15 3-11; w06 9/1 22-31; g02 9/8 26-27; w99 1/15 10-20; w97 7/1 27-30; w96 7/15 3-7; rq 14-15; w95 3/15 3-7; kl 150-158; g92 6/8 20-21; w90 1/15 3-6; w90 5/15 10-20; pe 225-230; rs 292-295; w88 3/15 3-7; w87 7/15 10-20
for Muslims: wp20.3 10
disqualifying factors: od 187; it-2 668; w13 8/1 16; w00 11/15 4; g92 9/22 14-15; rs 293-294; w88 3/15 5
anger and ill will: it-1 109
bloodguilt: ip-1 24-25; g87 6/8 7-10
disunity: g87 6/8 5-6
failure to honor wife: w07 2/15 14-15; w06 5/15 32
heart not submissive to Jehovah: w03 5/1 9-10
hypocrisy: w90 1/15 4-5
insincerity: w90 1/15 5
practice of sin: w06 9/1 26; w03 8/15 14-15
rejection of Jehovah’s law: wp21.1 9
wickedness: w90 1/15 4
wrong purpose: wp21.1 8
elders:
during judicial hearings: w89 9/15 19
persistence in prayer: w11 9/15 32
with distressed: w95 12/1 18-19
with spiritually ill: w97 11/15 23; w93 5/15 16-17; w90 11/15 21
“every form of prayer” (Eph 6:18): w13 11/15 3-4
examples: w91 9/15 3
anxieties expressed: w19.04 10; wp18.1 8
avoiding repetition: yp2 291
field ministry under ban: yb99 81-82
little daughter of terrorist victim: g02 1/8 11
prayers from oak tree: ijwex article 29
seven-year-old: w87 12/1 14-15
solitary confinement: w03 9/15 15-16
video I Am Devoted to Prayer: mwb22.11 15
youth: w11 2/15 19
experiences:
Catholic lay preacher asks Witness to pray: yb10 247
doubted existence of God: w12 7/1 8-10
girls’ prayers move soldiers to spare family: w21.11 23-24; yb12 198-199; w95 1/1 26
prayer for answers to big questions: w15 2/1 10-11
prayer impresses kidnapper: yb05 21-22
prayer impresses waitress: w90 7/15 6
prayer touches firing squad: g93 9/22 10-11
prays for Witnesses not to knock: yb11 55
prays from heart for first time: lff lesson 10
prays to get rich: ijwcl article 12
schoolgirl prays before lunch: yb05 54-55
schoolgirl’s prayer touches teacher: yb97 178-179
twins’ prayer helps father quit smoking: w10 12/15 27-28
youths’ prayer impresses restaurant patron: g02 4/8 32
family prayer: w19.09 17; kl 154; w87 7/15 14
feeling unworthy to pray: g 7/09 6; w06 6/1 10-11; w06 9/1 30; w04 8/15 18-19; w03 9/15 19-20; w00 3/1 6-7; w99 1/15 19; w97 7/1 29-30; w95 12/1 15
form of worship: w22.03 21; g 11/10 21; w94 12/15 23-24
forms in various religions: w88 3/15 4
freeness of speech in prayer: w16.07 23-24; w06 5/15 16
frequency: w21.04 24; bhs 180-181; bh 170; kl 153-154; w88 2/15 11
“incessantly” (1Th 5:17): w10 10/1 9; w03 9/15 15-20; w90 5/15 16
“on every occasion” (Eph 6:18): w04 9/15 20; g00 7/22 8
head covering: scl 96
for women: lv 209-210; rs 433-434
Hebrew word: w91 7/15 26
‘holy spirit pleads for us’ (Ro 8:26, 27): w25.10 22-23; it-2 405, 670; w09 6/1 30; w09 11/15 7; w08 6/15 30; w92 9/15 16-17; w91 12/15 18
importance for anointed Christians: re 85, 87
improving one’s prayers: w25.10 18-23; w23.05 2-7; w13 9/15 13-14; g 11/08 26-28; w02 12/15 11-12; w97 7/1 28-29
inappropriate manner or matters: ijwbq article 30; wp21.1 8-9; it-2 669-670; w87 7/15 11-12, 14; w86 5/15 21-23
being overly familiar: w22.07 20
counseling others: w09 2/15 17
exclusively personal interests: w11 11/15 7
for Kingdom to come to earth: w96 6/1 31
for willful wrongdoers: w86 7/15 24-25
frivolous requests: g92 9/22 15-16
ostentatiousness: jy 88; w09 2/15 15-16; w96 7/15 6
physical healing: w00 3/1 4
praying to angels: w14 9/1 16; w06 1/15 5; w04 4/1 32; w95 11/1 5
praying to Jesus: w25.10 15; it-2 667-668; w15 1/1 14-15; w15 6/15 32; w05 1/1 31; w94 12/15 23-25
praying to “saints”: ijwbq article 29; g 9/14 9; w13 6/1 12-13; g 11/10 20-21; w02 9/15 4-6; w97 2/15 28; w96 7/15 3-4; rs 353-354
removed ones: jr 139; w01 12/1 30-31
repetition by rote: w24.02 31; jy 88; g 9/14 9; w09 2/15 16; g 11/08 18-19; w99 1/15 17-18; w96 7/15 7; g92 6/8 20-21; gt chapter 35; w90 1/15 5; w86 5/15 22-23; w86 11/1 8
repetitious prayers: wp21.1 8; w13 9/15 13; w87 7/15 12
sports: g00 4/22 29; g90 5/8 18-19
when representing others: w99 1/15 16-17; w95 3/15 7
Jehovah’s appreciation for sincere prayers: mwb22.11 15; w07 2/1 19
Jehovah’s willingness to answer prayers: ijwbv articles 35, 55; w22.01 18; cl 207; w19.06 12; jy 174, 220; w11 8/1 28; w10 10/1 23; ip-1 309; w92 9/15 14; gt chapters 74, 94; w89 7/1 8; w88 8/1 9
prayers in behalf of others: w13 11/15 7
Jehovah’s willingness to hear prayers: ijwbq articles 26, 125; scl 93; w22.11 9-10; cl 313-314; w21.09 21-22; wp21.1 5-7; g21.1 14; w20.02 5; it-2 1161; w16.06 4; mwb16.07 3; w15 10/1 5; w10 4/1 7; w10 12/1 9; jr 144; w05 12/1 19; w03 5/1 9; g02 9/8 26; g01 6/22 25-27; w92 4/15 4-6; w91 5/15 21-23; w91 12/15 14; w90 5/15 13-15
evidence of Jehovah’s love: w15 8/15 12
not delegated: ijwbq article 125; cl 247-248; w10 12/1 7; w02 12/15 16-17; w92 4/15 4
whom Jehovah refuses to hear: scl 93
Jesus Christ: w23.05 2-3; cf 72-73, 134; w19.04 9-10; it-1 13; jy 317; w12 2/15 5; w09 11/15 11; w07 8/1 5-6; w03 9/15 16; lr 67-71; w98 11/15 14; w97 2/1 18-19; w91 12/15 16-17
at baptism: w12 4/1 21; w10 8/15 9; w96 7/1 14
“favorably heard” (Heb 5:7): w91 9/15 5-6
Gethsemane: jy 282-283; gt chapter 117; w90 10/1 8-9
in upper room (Joh 17): w25.05 20-22; jy 280-281; w13 10/15 26-30; w92 3/1 21; gt chapter 116; w90 9/15 8-9; si 197
“let this cup pass away,” “remove this cup” (Mt 26:39; Mr 14:36; Lu 22:42): w25.01 23; jy 282; w11 5/15 18-19; lr 43; w92 4/15 5-6; w91 9/15 5-6; gt chapter(s) 117; w90 10/1 8
proof against Trinity: w94 10/15 12-13, 15
‘supplications with outcries and tears’ (Heb 5:7): cf 72; w22.01 18-19; w07 2/15 27
‘sweat like blood’ (Lu 22:44): it-2 1047-1048; jy 282-283; gt chapter 117; w90 10/1 9
Jesus’ illustrations:
father’s willingness to give (Mt 7; Lu 11): w13 4/1 11; w90 5/15 14-15
persistent friend (Lu 11): w19.11 13; it-1 1180; jy 174; w13 4/1 11; w06 12/15 20-22; gt chapter 74; w90 5/15 13-14; w88 8/1 9
Pharisee and tax collector (Lu 18): it-1 1182; jy 220-221; lr 112-116; gt chapter 94; w89 7/1 8-9
widow and judge (Lu 18): w21.11 23-24; it-1 1182; jy 220; w14 4/1 6-7; w06 12/15 25-29; gt chapter 94; w89 7/1 8
Jesus’ teachings: lfb 192-193; w09 2/1 16-17; w09 2/15 15-19
joy in prayer: w92 3/15 21-22
Law covenant: w08 2/1 12; w06 9/1 23-24
length: w25.10 20; w22.07 25; bhs 179-180; bh 169; w03 9/15 17; w99 1/15 16; w88 3/15 6; w86 5/15 23
life stories:
Jehovah Paid Attention to My Prayers: w24.06 14-18
marriage mates: w08 3/15 10; w08 9/15 18; w93 8/15 7
mealtime: scl 94; it-1 341; it-2 356, 859; w99 1/15 16; w86 5/15 23
public places: w90 7/15 6
meaningful prayers: w25.10 19-20
meaning of term: ijwyp article 69; it-2 667; w04 8/15 18; w02 4/15 31; kl 150-151; w94 12/15 23-24; pe 225; rs 292
Memorial:
over emblems: it-1 341; w86 5/15 23
need for prayer: w15 10/1 5; w14 8/15 25; w13 3/15 15-16; w10 10/1 3; km 8/90 3-4
“new and living way” (Heb 10:19, 20): it-1 187
not allowing other concerns to interfere: w90 5/15 16
not knowing what to do: w17.03 20-21; w09 6/15 8; w99 1/15 12-13
not knowing what to pray for (Ro 8:26, 27): w25.10 22-23; it-2 405, 670; w14 4/1 5; w09 6/1 30; w09 11/15 7; w08 6/15 30; w05 4/15 18-19; w91 12/15 18
not neglecting: scl 94
“not say the same things over and over” (Mt 6:7): w24.02 31; wp21.1 8; jy 88; g 9/14 9; w09 2/15 16; g 11/08 18-19; g92 6/8 20-21; gt chapter 35; w90 1/15 5; w86 5/15 22-23; w86 11/1 8
not repeating Jehovah’s name too often: w86 5/15 23
opportunities: w10 10/1 9; lr 67-68; kl 153-154
“perfect love throws fear outside” (1Jo 4:18): w04 10/1 29; w87 12/1 10-11; w86 7/15 22
persevering in prayer: ijwbv article 30; scl 24; wp21.1 12; w16.09 12; w09 2/1 17; w06 9/1 28; w03 1/15 25; w99 1/15 13; dp 310-311; w95 12/1 15; kl 156, 158; w91 12/15 14-18; km 8/90 4
persistence in prayer: w92 4/15 6
“do not give [Jehovah] any rest” (Isa 62:7): w22.11 9-10; ip-2 343-344
illustration of persistent friend (Lu 11): it-1 1180; jy 174; w13 4/1 11; w06 12/15 20-22; gt chapter 74; w90 5/15 13-14; w88 8/1 9
illustration of widow and judge (Lu 18): w21.11 23-24; it-1 1182; jy 220; w14 4/1 6-7; w06 12/15 25-29; gt chapter 94; w89 7/1 8
petitions (Php 4:6): ijwbv article 13
posture: scl 93; wp16.6 16; bhs 177-178; bh 168; w06 9/1 28; lr 69-70; w90 1/15 4; pe 227-228; w87 7/15 14
Bible times: it-1 215-216; it-2 179; w10 12/1 11
practices of various religions:
Anglican prayer book: g05 4/22 28-29
Bahaʼi: sh 305
Buddhism: sh 146-147
Buddhist interfaith prayer-meeting for peace, Mt. Hiei, Japan (1987): w88 3/15 8-9
Catholic interdenominational assembly to pray for peace, Assisi, Italy (2002): g02 10/22 4-8
Catholic interdenominational assembly to pray for peace, Vatican (1994): g95 12/22 24
Catholic “World Day of Prayer for Peace,” Assisi, Italy (1986): re 249-251; w88 1/15 13; w88 12/15 21, 23; g87 3/22 29; g87 6/8 2-10
Church of England website: g99 11/8 29
for the dead: g 10/06 10-11; w97 11/15 31; rs 265
Islam: g 4/12 17; sh 284, 301, 303
Judaism: w16.06 18-19; w08 1/1 4; g97 6/22 28; sh 219, 226-227
prayer beads: sh 147; g90 6/8 12
prayer books: w90 1/15 5
prayers for peace: w92 3/1 6
prayer wheels: w90 1/15 5; sh 147
repetitious prayers: g92 6/8 20; gt chapter 35; w86 11/1 8
Rosary: g05 9/8 27; g03 6/8 29; w96 7/15 4; w90 1/15 5; g90 6/8 12-13
rote formulas: w90 5/15 13
Shinto: sh 203
to Mary: w09 1/1 9-10; g 7/06 30; g05 9/8 26-27; rs 258-259
to “saints”: ijwbq article 29; g 9/14 9; w13 6/1 12-13; g 11/10 20-21; w02 7/1 8; w02 9/15 4-6; w97 2/15 28; w96 7/15 3-4; rs 353-354
privilege restricted: w90 5/15 11-12
privilege unrestricted for baptized: w90 5/15 12
public prayer: w09 11/15 6; w99 1/15 15-17; w87 7/15 14; w86 5/15 21-23
conduct during: w09 11/15 6-7
disturbances during: w86 5/15 23
Jesus’ counsel on: jy 88; gt chapter 35; w90 10/1 16-17; w86 11/1 8
“lifting up loyal hands” (1Ti 2:8): w02 11/15 19; w99 1/15 15-16
listening: kl 154
meetings: scl 94; w10 10/1 9; w10 10/15 21; w06 11/1 29; km 6/00 3
meetings for field service: km 6/00 3
Public Meeting: km 5/07 3; km 6/00 3
restaurants: w90 7/15 6
qualifications: ijwbq article 34; ijwbv article 35; scl 93; wp21.1 10-11; lff lesson 9; bhs 175-177, 183; w14 12/1 5; bh 166-167; w13 8/1 16; w12 1/15 24; w09 2/1 16; w06 9/1 22, 26-27; g02 9/8 26-27; rq 15; w90 1/15 6; g90 5/8 19; pe 226-228; rs 292-293; w88 3/15 5-6; w87 7/15 10-11
clean conduct: kl 152-153
dedication and baptism: w90 1/15 6
faith in Jehovah: scl 95; wp21.1 9
harmony with Jehovah’s will: ijwbq articles 27, 191; wp21.1 10; w10 10/1 6; w03 8/15 26-27
heart attitude: w22.01 18; w09 11/15 9; kl 152
in Jesus’ name: ijwbq article 28; cf 19-20; scl 93; wp21.1 10; lff lesson 17; it-2 668; w10 10/1 6-7; g 11/10 21; w08 2/1 11-14; w06 9/1 28; w02 4/15 31; g02 9/8 26-27; kl 153; w90 1/15 4; w90 5/15 11; g90 6/8 13
listening to Jehovah: kl 158-159
person praying: it-2 668; w06 9/1 25; w90 5/15 11-12
unbaptized people: w90 5/15 12
representing others: w22.07 24-25; w09 11/15 6; be 168; w95 3/15 6-7; w87 7/15 14; w86 5/15 21-23; w86 8/15 30
qualifications: it-1 109; w99 1/15 15-16
right manner: ijwbq articles 34, 191; w23.11 23; lff lesson 9; it-2 670-671; w14 7/1 16; fg 24; w11 9/1 16; w10 10/1 6-7, 9; g 11/08 19; w06 9/1 23, 28; w04 8/15 18-19; w98 9/15 22; rq 14-15; pe 227-228; yp 314-315; w88 3/15 5; w87 7/15 10-14; g87 3/22 21-22
before Jesus’ ministry: w90 5/15 10-11
being specific: w19.08 21; w15 4/15 22-23; kp 27; w03 4/15 30-31; w00 12/15 15-16; w95 3/15 4-5; w95 12/1 15; w94 12/15 11; w87 7/15 12-13
describing situation and feelings: mwb16.07 3; w95 3/15 4-5
from the heart: mwb22.01 10; wp21.1 10; lff lesson 9; hl section 6
genuine concern: it-2 670
giving prior thought: w25.10 19; w99 1/15 16; w87 7/15 11-13; w86 5/15 21
how to end a prayer: scl 93
in private: w10 10/1 9; w09 2/15 16; w96 7/15 6
“keep on asking” (Mt 7:7): w09 2/15 18; w99 1/15 17-18; g92 6/8 21
lingering in prayer: w25.10 19-20
pleading one’s case: it-2 670-671
silently: w08 2/15 3; lr 68-69
spontaneous: g92 6/8 20-21
with faith: w10 10/1 6; w09 11/15 9-10; w99 1/15 10-11
with gratitude: w99 5/15 21-24
“with holy spirit” (Jude 20): w98 6/1 19; w90 5/15 12-13
with reverence: w09 11/15 10-11
right matters: ijwbq articles 27, 191; ijwyp article 69; w23.05 3-7; w23.11 23, 25; scl 95-96; w22.07 21-24; wp21.1 11; lff lesson 9; od 187; it-2 668-670, 711; w15 10/1 5; bhs 178-179, 184; bh 168-169; w12 5/15 25; w10 10/1 6-7; w09 2/1 17; yp2 293; w06 9/1 23, 25-26, 28-30; lr 70-71; rq 15; kl 154-156; w91 12/15 16-18; w90 1/15 5-6; pe 228-230; rs 294-295; yp 314-315; w88 3/15 6; w87 7/15 12-14; g87 3/22 22
absorbing spiritual instruction: be 14
anxieties: w21.01 3-4; wp18.1 13; w16.12 20; w15 7/1 9; w09 11/15 8
“anything” (Joh 16:23): it-2 669-670
at meetings: scl 94
being separated or divorced: w88 11/1 29
Bible reading: wp17.1 4; w10 7/1 20; g01 8/22 24; w00 10/1 11-12; w00 10/15 5
Bible students: mwb21.11 16
Bible teaching: be 56, 136-137
Bible understanding: w09 7/1 4-5
boldness in ministry: w23.05 5; w10 2/15 6-7
child training: w19.12 24-25; w86 8/1 30
“concerning kings” (1Ti 2:2): scl 96; w20.11 15; it-2 669; w96 5/1 20; km 11/90 8
conviction: w00 12/15 21-24
courage: bt 32, 34-35; w09 11/15 11
damage due to wrongdoing: w93 3/15 17-18
decisions: scl 30; w19.11 27, 29; w11 11/15 8-9; w08 5/1 5; w01 9/1 28; g01 7/22 14
depression: ijwbq article 32; g 7/09 6-9
despair: yp1 102-103; g 5/08 28; g00 5/8 21
distress: w10 10/1 10; w04 8/15 18-19; w01 9/1 17; w92 7/15 20
distress over loved one who left Jehovah: w06 9/1 21
doubts: w92 7/15 21
endurance: w25.08 3
faith: w19.04 9-10; w15 9/15 17; w15 10/15 9-10, 13; w08 6/15 13-14
family: km 8/90 4
feelings of inadequacy: w95 3/15 5-6
fellow Christians: w25.10 24-29; scl 95; w22.07 23-24; od 166; it-2 670; w13 11/15 6-7; w09 11/15 4-5; w08 2/15 3-4; w07 6/1 29; w00 12/15 15-16; w97 11/15 23-24; kl 156; w90 11/15 21-22; km 8/90 4; km 11/90 8; w89 12/15 24; om 158; pe 229-230
fellow Christians by name: w25.10 28; w18.09 5-6
fellow Christians in prison: w25.10 28; w20.11 15; w18.09 6; w16.04 31
fellow Christians who are repentant: it-2 774; w12 11/15 30
fellow Christians who are spiritually sick: scl 96
fellow Christians who are suffering: bt 79; w12 1/15 11-12; w94 12/15 11
field ministry: w21.05 18; km 5/10 2; w08 7/15 8; w06 7/15 13; wt 169; km 7/99 1
fighting masturbation: g97 5/22 20; g88 3/8 22
forgiveness for others: it-1 862; mwb16.05 2-3
forgiveness of sins: scl 94-95; w15 6/15 27-28; w10 10/1 8, 10; w06 6/1 10-11; w06 9/1 30; w99 1/15 19; w93 3/15 9-11, 13-18; w90 5/15 18; w87 7/15 13
Governing Body: lff lesson 54; w17.02 28; w90 3/15 19; w90 11/15 22; km 8/90 4
grief over death of loved one: w17.07 16; wp16.3 5-6
groups of people: kl 154
guidance: w10 10/1 10; jr 114-115, 124-125; w09 11/15 7-8
guidance before offering counsel: scl 28
help during trials: w91 5/15 21-23
help in avoiding gossip: w89 10/15 17-18
help to be obedient: w20.02 10-11
help to make changes: w19.06 12
help to see oneself as Jehovah does: w25.08 10
holy spirit: w24.10 9-10; scl 95; w19.11 11, 13; w11 3/15 11; w09 10/1 8; w06 12/15 20-24; w04 12/15 20; ip-1 160; w92 9/15 13-15, 18; w87 7/15 18-19
home Bible studies: km 10/12 7; km 7/03 1; km 8/91 4
identifying intentions of heart: w13 2/15 23
illness: it-1 633; w11 12/15 28-29; w03 9/1 16; w00 3/1 4; w00 4/15 6; w92 6/1 5-6; w87 12/1 7
Jehovah’s mercy: scl 77
Jehovah’s will: scl 95
love and unity: w95 3/15 6-7
material needs: scl 95
model prayer: ijwbq article 191; scl 95; w22.07 21; wp21.1 13; it-2 668-669; jy 88; g 2/12 12-13; w10 10/1 7-8; w09 2/15 17-18; kl 155; w91 9/15 7-8; gt chapter 35; w90 1/15 5-6; w90 5/15 16-20; w86 11/1 8
motivation: w23.05 27
offspring removed from the congregation: w01 10/1 16-17; w01 12/1 31
over food: scl 94; it-1 341; it-2 859
peace of governments: w96 5/1 11
persecution: scl 96; mwb17.01 8; w90 11/15 22; km 11/90 8
persecutors: w24.11 7; w09 10/15 10-11; w07 7/1 24; w05 12/15 23
personal Bible study: scl 111; w12 1/15 15; km 11/03 4; be 28
personal problems: w23.05 5-6; w21.05 22; w10 1/1 7; w03 9/15 18; g02 9/8 27; g01 7/22 14-15; w00 3/15 7-8; w95 3/15 4-5; w93 5/15 16-17; w87 7/15 13, 19-20; g87 3/22 20-22
personal weaknesses: w03 9/1 17-18; w03 9/15 19; w95 3/15 6; w95 12/1 15; kl 156, 158; pe 225-226
praise: w23.05 3-4; scl 95; w22.07 22; w13 11/15 3-4; w10 10/1 10; w09 11/15 10; w99 1/15 11-12; kl 155-156
promises: mwb16.07 3
ransom: w21.04 18
resisting temptation: w23.05 6-7; scl 95; w15 6/15 28-29; w11 11/15 9-10; w06 9/1 29; kp 25-26; w01 3/15 13, 17; w90 1/15 5; w90 5/15 19; w87 4/15 18
responsibilities: w95 3/15 5-6
responsible brothers: w25.10 26-27; w90 11/15 22
“search through me” (Ps 139:23): w93 10/1 19-20
selecting a mate: w24.05 21-22; w11 10/15 15; w09 11/15 11; g01 7/22 14
self-control: w23.05 29
serious sin: w09 11/15 3, 11
serving where need is greater: w13 4/15 6
“sin that does not incur death” (1Jo 5:16): w86 7/15 24
spiritual healing: w00 3/1 4
thanksgiving: ijwbv article 13; ijwyp article 69; w23.05 4-5; scl 95; w22.07 22-23; w20.02 22; it-2 669; w15 1/15 9-10; w13 11/15 4; w10 10/1 10; w09 11/15 3-4, 10; w99 1/15 18-19; kl 155-156; w91 12/15 17; km 8/90 4
theocratic assignments: w24.04 28-29
trials: w02 4/1 19; w97 11/15 22-23
video Pray Intensely for Those Enduring Trials: mwb24.11 11
wisdom: scl 95, 113; wp18.1 13; w12 7/15 15; w10 10/1 10; w09 11/15 8-9; w99 11/15 26; w97 11/15 9; w92 7/15 21; w87 7/15 19
sacredness: w06 11/1 24-25; w88 6/15 14
school prayers:
Britain: g86 8/22 31
self-examination in prayer: w91 7/15 26
“sinner’s prayer”: ijwbq article 169
sowing bountifully as to prayer: w86 6/15 18
supplication: ijwbv article 13; w13 11/15 4; w09 11/15 3; w88 2/15 13
survey (Australia): g96 8/8 28-29
symbolized by—
holy incense: w22.03 21; mwb20.12 6; w19.11 21-22; it-1 86, 1196; w06 9/1 25; re 85, 87, 129-131; w99 1/15 10; w96 7/1 18, 21
“one voice out of the horns of the golden altar” (Re 9:13): re 148
teaching people to pray: w16.07 28
time for prayer: w23.05 2-3; w22.01 29; lff lesson 9
“vigilant with a view to prayers” (1Pe 4:7): w13 11/15 3-7
watchfulness in prayer: w12 1/15 11-12; w12 2/15 4-5
what one’s prayers reveal: mwb23.01 6; w09 11/15 5-6; w05 12/1 19; w01 10/15 24
when householder wants prayer together: rs 295
when unable to put feelings into words: g 7/09 6-7
when unbeliever prays: w19.03 31; w19.12 30
where to pray: w22.01 28-29; w10 10/1 9
whether anything is accomplished: w15 10/1 3-8; w10 10/1 23; w04 6/15 32; w00 11/15 3-4
whether benefit is merely psychological: w92 4/15 3-4
whether God listens: ijwbq articles 26, 125; ijwyp article 69; scl 93; w22.11 9-10; wp21.1 5-7, 16; g21.1 14; w15 4/15 22; w15 7/1 2; w15 10/1 4-5; g 9/14 8; w12 7/1 3-6; fg 24; w11 9/1 16; w10 10/1 11; w92 4/15 3-6
whether God listens to all prayers: w14 4/1 5; w13 8/1 16
whether necessary to pray in religious building: g 8/12 14-15
whether worth the effort: w88 3/15 3
why people pray: w15 10/1 3; w14 4/1 3; w10 10/1 3; w00 11/15 3
why pray: ijwyp article 69; bhs 174-175; w14 7/1 16; w14 10/1 2; bh 164-166; g 4/14 8; w10 10/1 3; w06 9/1 27-28; w00 11/15 5-7; kl 150-151
why pray for what God knows one needs (Mt 6:8): w14 4/1 4-5; w10 3/15 16
with bereaved: w17.07 16
with terminally ill: w93 8/15 30
youths: ijwyp article 69; w17.12 25-26; yp1 102-103; w10 4/15 5-6; w10 11/15 13; yp2 293-295; g 5/08 28; g 11/08 26-28; w04 5/1 14; g02 2/22 30; g01 7/22 13-15; g92 9/22 14-16; yp 313-315; g87 3/22 20-22; g86 2/8 16-17
appreciation for Awake! article: g93 4/8 30