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Prayer Jesus Taught
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What Jesus told disciples about prayer - secret devotion, the Lord's Prayer, persistence, and asking in His name.
Key Concept
- The Gospels record what Jesus said to disciples about prayer - not the same lane as the prayers He spoke to the Father.
- Eternal Principles holds the one-claim notes; this hub maps the prayer thread across Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
- Jesus' Prayers holds verbatim speeches to the Father; Jesus' Rhythms shows how often He prayed; this lane is the instruction He gave others.
- Spine notes below carry six review cards at /notes/review/ with filter Prayer or Eternal Principles.
- Under Free Grace, learning to pray is not the price of heaven - it is how a child talks to the Father after the gift is received.
Note Relationships
| Relationship | Wikilink | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| alternative | Jesus' Prayers | Teaching lane - what He told disciples - vs verbatim lane - what He said to the Father |
| extends | Ask Seek Knock | Lord's Prayer and ask-seek-knock persistence anchor the hub |
| extends | Eternal Principles | Prayer spine notes live in the teaching lane; this hub groups them |
| extends | Free Grace | Prayer is dependence after the gift - not payment for eternal life |
| extends | Jesus' Rhythms | Rhythms show how He prayed; this hub shows what He taught about praying |
Start here
- Eternal Principles - teaching lane hub; prayer spine notes sit under Heart and priorities
- Jesus' Prayers - verbatim lane: what the Gospels quote Him saying to the Father
- Jesus' Rhythms - biography lane: withdraw, pray before big forks, Pray When Drained
- Free Grace - prayer is how a dependent child talks to Dad, not wages for heaven
Lord's Prayer and persistence
The disciples asked Him to teach them (Luke 11:1). He gave them words and a rhythm.
- Ask Seek Knock - Lord's Prayer order (Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4); ask, seek, knock (Matthew 7:7-11; Luke 11:9-13)
- Luke 11:5-8 - friend at midnight; keep asking
- Luke 18:1-8 - persistent widow; pray and do not lose heart
Garden link: Periodic Knowledge Review - scheduled return, not one crisis burst.
Secret audience
- Secret Devotion - do not pray for applause; pray in secret for the Father who sees (Matthew 6:5-8)
Garden link: Let Your Light Shine - public good works and hidden piety are different lanes.
Posture before God
- Justification - Pharisee vs. tax collector; humility, not self-promotion (Luke 18:9-14)
- Childlike Faith - receive the kingdom like a child; prayer is not merit theater
Who to pray for
- Love Your Enemies - bless and pray for persecutors (Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:28)
- Matthew 9:38; Luke 10:2 - pray that the Lord of the harvest would send laborers
Asking in His name
- Abide in Me - remain in Him; ask what you wish (John 15:7, 16)
- John 14:13-14; 16:23-24 - ask the Father in Jesus' name
Together and when you pray
- Matthew 18:19-20 - agreement in prayer; where two or three gather in His name
- Mark 11:24-25 - believe when you pray; forgive when you stand praying
- Forgiveness - forgive others in the rhythm of prayer (Matthew 6:14-15)
Watch and pray
- Matthew 26:41 - watch and pray lest you enter temptation (Gethsemane)
- Matthew 21:13 - My house shall be called a house of prayer (Isaiah 56:7)
Cross-links
| Teaching note | Rhythms or EP partner | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Devotion | Withdraw to Pray | Hidden audience He taught; solitude He modeled |
| Ask Seek Knock | Periodic Knowledge Review | Persistent rhythm, not one desperate burst |
| Love Your Enemies | Moved with Compassion | Pray for persecutors; mercy when the crowd expects payback |
| Justification | Free Grace | Humble prayer posture rests on gift received, not performance |
| Abide in Me | Renewed Mind | Asking flows from staying connected, not willpower alone |
