This document discusses different types of prayer and focuses on request prayer. It provides biblical passages about requesting from God and defines requests as seeking or asking God to do, provide, or accomplish something. The document notes some characteristics of effective prayer requests, such as being specific and pleasing to God. It distinguishes requests, which are for oneself, from intercession, which are requests made on behalf of others. It concludes by asking the reader to identify their top three specific prayer requests.

2. SOME OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRAYER
• Request Prayer
• Intercessory Prayer
• Praise and Thanksgiving
Prayer
• Spirit-inspired Prayer

3. TODAY: “REQUEST PRAYER”
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation,
by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your
requests to God. And the peace of God, which
transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and
your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6, 7).
“May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our
banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all
your requests” (Psalm 20: 5)

4. REQUEST PRAYER PASSAGES, CONTINUED
“Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to
you I pray. In the morning, LORD, you hear my
voice; in the morning I lay my requests before
you and wait expectantly” (Psalm 5.2, 3)
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all
kinds of prayers and requests. With this in
mind, be alert and always keep on praying for
all the Lord's people (Ephesians 6: 8).

5. “REQUESTS” - DEFINITION
“Seeking, Asking, Entreating”
Supplication, Entreaty, Request, Petition
You are presenting to God what it is you
want Him to do, produce, affect, provide,
make possible, accomplish in your life

6. SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF A PRAYER
REQUEST
Depth of Purpose
Urgency
Pleasing to God
Productive
Specific
Edifying / Beneficial
“God-sized”

7. REQUESTS VS INTERCESSIONS
Some crossover but requests are focused on you,
your life, what it is you desire for yourself in
some way.
Intercessions are your requests on behalf of
others, their life, what it is you believe they
need or that God wants to accomplish in their
life.

8. THREE REQUESTS
What are three specific things you want or
need from God (consider the
characteristics already mentioned)?
* Key: make sure these requests are
specific enough to recognize as
answered

9. MY “TOP THREE” PRAYER REQUESTS: