Prayer: Heart to Heart with God
September 2018 Issue
About the author — Peter Hoytema
Peter Hoytema has been a pastor for nearly 30 years and has served congregations in Ontario and New Jersey. He is currently the pastor of a congregation in Strathroy, Ontario. He is a graduate of Calvin Theological Seminary and San Francisco Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Grace, are the parents of four adult children.
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What Is Prayer?
Peter Hoytema
Psalm 84
Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.Read →
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Preparing to Pray
Peter Hoytema
Revelation 3:14-22
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come...Read →
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The Turn of the Heart
Peter Hoytema
James 4:1-10
When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives. . . .Read →
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The Trinity and Prayer
Peter Hoytema
Ephesians 3:14-21
I kneel before the Father. . . . I pray that . . . he may strengthen you with power through his...Read →
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Talking to Our Abba
Peter Hoytema
Romans 8:12-17
Those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. . . . And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”Read →
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Within God's Will, in the Name of Jesus
Peter Hoytema
1 John 5:13-15
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.Read →
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The Holy Spirit and Prayer
Peter Hoytema
Romans 8:22-28
We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.Read →
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The Prayer Life of Jesus
Peter Hoytema
Luke 11:1-4
Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray.”Read →
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Praise, Honor, Adoration
Peter Hoytema
Psalm 103
Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.Read →
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Thanksgiving, Gratitude
Peter Hoytema
Psalm 66
Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.Read →
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Lament
Peter Hoytema
Psalm 79
How long, Lord? Will you be angry forever? . . . Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name. . . .Read →
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Submission
Peter Hoytema
Matthew 26:36-46
My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.Read →
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Petition
Peter Hoytema
Matthew 7:7-11
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.Read →
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When God Says No
Peter Hoytema
2 Corinthians 12:1-10
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient...Read →
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The Peace of God
Peter Hoytema
Philippians 4:4-7
The peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.Read →
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Peace Overflowing
Peter Hoytema
Acts 16:16-34
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God. . . .Read →
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Prayer of Confession
Peter Hoytema
Psalm 51
Have mercy on me, O God. . . . For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.Read →
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Jesus Our Intercessor
Peter Hoytema
Matthew 14:22-33
After he had dismissed them, [Jesus] went up on a mountainside by himself to pray.Read →
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Our Prayers of Intercession
Peter Hoytema
Philippians 1:3-11
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy. . . .Read →
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Prayer and Spiritual Warfare
Peter Hoytema
Ephesians 6:10-20
Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. . . . Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all...Read →
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Making Prayer a Habit
Peter Hoytema
Colossians 4:2-6
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.Read →
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Talking Things Out With God
Peter Hoytema
Luke 24:13-35
We had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel.Read →
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Unceasing Prayer
Peter Hoytema
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Pray continually. . . .Read →
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Morning Prayer
Peter Hoytema
Psalm 5
In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.Read →
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Evening Prayer
Peter Hoytema
Psalm 31:1-5
Into your hands I commit my spirit.Read →
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Silent Prayer
Peter Hoytema
Psalm 46
Be still, and know that I am God.Read →
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Prayer as Self-talk
Peter Hoytema
Psalm 42
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God. . . .Read →
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The Assurance of Prayer
Peter Hoytema
Isaiah 55:1-7
Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.Read →
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Developing a Passion for Prayer
Peter Hoytema
Colossians 1:3-14
We have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will.Read →
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The End of Prayer
Peter Hoytema
1 Chronicles 29:10-20
Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor. . . . Yours, Lord, is the kingdom. . . .Read →
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