New Believers Guide
Step 3: Prayer
God has given us the privilege of talking with Him. Talking with God is called prayer. We can pray to God at any time; Christ said He would be with us always. God is our heavenly Father. In the same way that a good earthly father wants to spend time with his children, so God your heavenly Father loves you and wants to spend time with you. We can pray to God and tell Him we love Him; we can ask Him for His help; we can pray for others.
Click on the image below to watch a video about how you pray by talking to God.
You can pray to God throughout the day, but it is also good to set aside some time each day when you can spend concentrated time in prayer to God. When you pray, it is good to spend some time praising God and thanking Him for saving you and for His many blessings. You can also spend some time and quietly listen and ask God to speak to you. It is good to pray for others; God says in the Bible “Call to Me and I will answer you.” (Jeremiah 33:3). And you can also pray to God and ask Him to help you grow as a Christian and pray for your daily needs. Remember, God loves you and it is very important to spend time with Him each day.
Step 4: The BibleKey Verses
“Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations.”
Psalms 100:4, 5
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us whatever we ask we know that we have what we asked of Him.”
1 John 5:14-15
“The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.”
Psalm 145:18-19
“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
Mark 11:24