Study Article 43.

This article will be studied during the week of December 29th through January 4th.

Remember to pray for others.

Theme text. Pray for one another.

A righteous man's supplication has a powerful effect.

James 516.

Song 41, Please Hear My Prayer.

Focus.

Why it is important to pray for others and suggestions on how to do it.

Paragraph one, question.

How do we know that our prayers are important to Jehovah?

Prayer is a marvelous provision.

Think about it.

Jehovah has delegated certain tasks to the angels.

He has also given his son weighty responsibilities. However, what about listening to prayers? That is something Jehovah has reserved for himself alone. Jehovah, the hearer of prayer,

personally listens to us. Psalm 652.

Paragraph 2. Question. What example did the Apostle Paul set with regard to praying for others?

Although we can freely approach Jehovah about our own concerns, we should also pray for others.

The Apostle Paul did that. For example,

he wrote to the congregation in Ephesus, I continue mentioning you in my prayers. Ephesians 1.16.

Paul prayed for individuals too. For example, he told Timothy, I am grateful to God, never ceasing to remember you

in my supplications night and day. 2 Timothy 1.3. Paul had anxieties of his own to pray about.

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