Bible Handbook

Family Prayer

• Matthew 18:19. The Lord’s word is pledged to answer the united prayer of two or more individuals. BHB 71.12

• Matthew 18:20. As the family of two or more kneel in prayer, it is their privilege to claim the promise of God’s presence with the. Testimonies for the Church 6:357. BHB 71.13

• Acts 2:46, 47. A church whose members have daily prayer in their homes will always be a growing church. BHB 72.1

• Genesis 12:7, 8. Abraham erected a family altar wherever he lived. BHB 72.2

• Genesis 35:2-4. Jacob gathered his family together for family worship. BHB 72.3

• Genesis 35:5. A family that is faithful in worship will be respected by their neighbors. BHB 72.4

• Joshua 24:15. Every Christian should say with Joshua “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” BHB 72.5

• Job 1:5. Job made offerings for his family continually. BHB 72.6

• Jeremiah 10:25. The families that do not have family worship are classed with the heathen. The Ministry of Healing, 392, 393. BHB 72.7

• Jeremiah 10:25. The cause of God is “devoured,” “consumed,” and made “desolate” by families that do not honor God sufficiently to have family worship. BHB 72.8