2. Through the prayers of Christ:
• The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:6–14; Luke 11:1–4)
• His prayer for His own (John 17)
• His prayer at Lazarus' tomb (John 11:41–45)
• His prayer at His Transfiguration (Luke 9:28–36)
• His prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36–46)
• His prayers from the cross (Matthew 27:46; Luke 23:34, 46)
3. Through the prayers of the great spiritual leaders of the Bible:
• Abraham's servant's prayer and God's answer (Genesis 24:12–66)
• Jacob's prayer for deliverance from Esau and God's answer (Genesis 32:9–33:16)
• Moses' prayer for God's presence and glory (Exodus 33:12–23)
• Joshua's prayer of despair and God's answer (Joshua 7:6–26)
• Hannah's prayer and vow, and God's answer (1 Samuel 1:1–28)
• Elijah's prayer and God's answer (1 Kings 18:41–46; see James 5:17–18)
• Hezekiah's prayer and God's answer (2 Kings 19:14–37)
• David's thanksgiving and prayer for his people and for his son (1 Chronicles 29:10–19)
• Solomon's prayer at the temple dedication and God's answer (2 Chronicles 6:12–42)
• David's prayer of repentance and confession (Psalm 51)
• Other prayers, thanksgiving, and praise in the book of Psalms
• Paul's prayer for knowledge and wisdom (Ephesians 1:15–23)
• Paul's prayer for believers (Ephesians 3:14–21)
• Paul's exhortation to Timothy (1 Timothy 2:1–8)
Billy Graham emphasizes prayer: "The Bible says, 'Pray without ceasing!' (1 Thessalonians 5:17). This means that we must be always ready to pray. Prayer is like a child's communion with a father. Because the Christian is one who has been born into