Praying Through the Bible

Praying Through the Bible

By Mark McDowellReligion & Spirituality
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Praying Through the Bible episodes

  • Blessing and Curse Prayers
    Dr Mark McDowell introduces us to the prayer types known as blessings and curse-prayers. Many of us say blessings over food or a new baby, but the category is much richer than this! Curse prayers are seldom heard today, if at all. Are these still prayers that Christians can pray?

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    8 min
  • Prayer Vow
    Mark McDowell explores this unusual prayer type that is not practiced often today. Is it still a valid prayer type for modern believers? If so, how do we use it in our own prayers.

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    6 min
  • Prayers of Lament
    Dr. Mark McDowell explores the unusual prayer called lament. Not often heard today, this is a prayer found in the Old and New Testaments when someone felt as if God had abandoned them. What do we learn about prayer from this overview, and how can we use it in our own prayers?

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    4 min
  • Prayers of Confession and Repentance
    Join Dr Mark McDowell as he explores a more rare form of prayers: confession and repentance. While they are found often in the Bible—usually as public prayers—we don't hear them often today. How can we learn to use them in our own prayers?

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    8 min
  • Prayers of Petition and Intercession

    Dr. Mark McDowell gives an overview of prayers of petition (asking for things for yourself) and intercession (asking for things for others). These are common in the Bible (though not as common as prayers of praise). This podcast looks at the content, structure, and purpose of these prayers, how they are used, and how we can use them in our own prayers.


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    5 min
  • Prayers of Thanksgiving

    Dr. Mark McDowell explores the prayers of thanksgiving of the Bible, giving an overview of the structure, character, and content of these prayers, and how they can be used in our own prayer practice.


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    7 min
  • Prayers of Praise

    This episode explores the first type of prayer we will study: prayers of praise. Often, people make little distinction between prayers of praise and prayers of thanksgiving. But Dr. Mark McDowell explains that it is helpful to distinguish between the two in our understanding of the function of prayers of praise l even if we do combine them in practice.


    Our image of God has a lot to do with how we praise him. And prayers of praise help us put the focus on God himself and the devotion he deserves.


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    Mark McDowell, Enriching Our Prayers: How to Study the Prayers of the Bible. Keledei Publications, 2020.


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    8 min
  • The Nine Types of Prayer
    In this episode, Mark McDowell explains the nine categories or types of prayers he finds in the Bible, and describes the structure, continent, and purpose of each one. This sets the groundwork for studying every prayer passage in the Bible in order to enrich our own prayers.

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    3 min
  • Podcast: Intro to the Prayers in 1 Kings


    Listen to this Introduction to the prayers the prayers of First Kings before we dive into each prayer itself.�

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    Praying Through the Bible (Vol 1: Genesis–Joshua) | Paperback | Kindle | iBook

    Praying Through the Bible (Vol 2: Judges–2 Samuel)  Paperback | Kindle | iBook

    Praying Through the Bible (Vol 3: 1 Kings–2 Chronicles) Paperback | Kindle | Apple Books

    Praying Through the Bible (Vol 4: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther) Amazon | Kindle | Apple Books

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    4 min

About Praying Through the Bible

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Dr. Mark McDowell and his team Study every prayer in the Bible, along with other prayers, to help us enrich our own prayer lives. Each post studies the background and then the meaning of each prayer.…