First of All
1 Timothy 2:1-7

1. Prayer is our priority.

“And he was teaching them and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.” Mark 11:17

“Prayer is our most formidable weapon, but the one in which we are the least skilled, the most averse to its use.” E. M. Bounds

“When prayer fails, the world prevails.” E. M. Bounds

“He who is too busy to pray will be too busy to live a holy life.” E. M. Bounds

2. Pray for those in authority over you.

Romans 13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

3. Prayer pleases God.

Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

4. Prayer opens the door for evangelism.

“Prayer is crucial in evangelism: Only God can change the heart. … No matter how logical our arguments or how fervent our appeals, our words will accomplish nothing unless God’s Spirit prepares the way.” – Billy Graham

“At the end of the day, the biggest obstacle to evangelism is Christians who don’t share the gospel. - Al Mohler