
The following selection of prayers from
the Bible are collected here and grouped
together according to this ACTS format of
prayer.
A - Adoration
C - Confession
T - Thanksgiving
S - Supplication
Prayer 1
A - - "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to recieve glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being." Revelation 4:11 NIV
C- - "Help us,O God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your names sake." Psalm 79:9 NIV
T- - "Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter and give thanks to the LORD through which the righteous may enter. I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation. You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God, and I will exalt you." Psalm 118:19-21,28 NIV
S- - "Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word." Psalm 119:36-37 NIV
Prayer 2
A- - "I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your ove, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth." Psalm 108:3-5 NIV
C- - "Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea." Micah 7:18-19 NIV
T- - "We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign. The nations were angry; and your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your saints and those who reverence your name, both small and great - and for destroying those who destroy the earth." Revelation 11:17-18 NIV
S- - "I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe." Ephesians 1:17-19 NIV
Prayer 3
A- - "Lord you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God." Psalm 90:1-2 NIV
C- - "O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with all who love him and obey his commands, we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. We have not listened to your servants and the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. "...we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our sins and giving attention to your truth. "We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy. O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act!" Daniel 9:4-6, 13, 18-19 NIV
T- - "You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever." Psalm 30:11-12 NIV
S- - "May my cry come before you, O LORD; give me understanding according to your word. May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise." Psalm 119:169-170 NIV
Prayer 4
A - -"There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you;there is no Rock like our God." 1 Samuel 2:2 NIV
C- -"Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;O Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to my cry for mercy.If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins,O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared." Psalm 130:1-4 NIV
T- -"Save us, O God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, that we may glory in your praise." 1 Chronicles 16:35 NIV
S- -" 'Abba, Father,' he said, 'everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will." Mark 14:36 NIV
Prayer 5
A- -"No one is like you, O LORD; you are great, and your name is mighty in power. Who should not revere you, O King of the nations? This is your due. Among all the wise men of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you." Jeremiah 10:6-7 NIV
C- -"Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge. Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place. Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me." Psalm 51: 1-10 NIV
T- -"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good.
His Love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods.
His Love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of Lords:
His Love endures forever.
to him who alone does great wonders,
His Love endures forever.
who by his understanding made the heavens,
His Love endures forever.
who spread out the earth upon the waters,
His Love endures forever.
who made the great lights--
His Love endures forever.
the sun to govern the day,
His Love endures forever.
the moon and stars to govern the night;
His Love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of heaven.
His Love endures forever.
Psalm 136: 1-9,26 NIV
S- -"Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name." Psalm 86:11 NIV
Prayer 6
A- -"Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise. You alone are the LORD. YOu made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you." Nehemiah 9:5-6 NIV
C- -"O LORD, we acknowledge our wickedness and the guilt of our fathers; we have indeed sinned against you. For the sake of your name do not despise us; do not dishonor your glorious throne. Remember your covenant with us and do not break it." Jeremiah 14:20-21 NIV
T- -"I called on your name, O LORD, from the depths of the pit. You heard my plea: 'Do not close your ears to my cry for relief.' You came near when I called you, and you said, 'Do not fear.' O Lord, you took up my case; you redeemed my life." Lamentations 3:55-58 NIV
S- -"Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer." Psalm 4:1 NIV
Prayer 7
A- -"Not to us, O LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfullness." Psalm 115:1 NIV
C- -"Although our sins testify against us, O LORD, do something for the sake of your name. For our backsliding is great; we have sinned against you. O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only a night? Why are you like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? You are among us, O LORD, and we bear your name; do not forsake us!" Jeremiah 14:7-9 NIV
T- -"Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name." 1 Chronicles 29:13 NIV
S- -"Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one." Matthew 6:11-13 NIV
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