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283Mark 11 :25 "When you standpraying, forgive ."Luke 22:41 "And he himselfdrew away from them about astone's throw, and bent his kneesand began to pray."John 11 :41 "Now Jesus raisedhis eyes heavenward and said :'Father, I thank you that youhave heard me .'"Eph. 6 :18 "While with everyform of prayer and supplicationyou carry on prayer on everyoccasion in spirit ."1 Tim. 2 :8 "Therefore I desirethat in every place the men carryon prayer, lifting up hands ofloving-kindness ."When Leading in Prayer WomenShould Have Head Covered ;Men, Head Uncovered1 Cor. 11 :4, 5, 7, 10, 16 "Everyman that prays or prophesieshaving something on his headshames the one who is his head ;but every woman that prays orprophesies with her head unveiledshames the one who is her head,for it is one and the same as ifshe were a woman with a shavedhead . For a man ought not tohave his head veiled, as he isGod's image and glory ; but thewoman is man's glory . That iswhy the woman ought to havea sign of authority upon herhead because of the angels . However,if any man seems to disputefor some other custom, wehave no other, neither do thecongregations of God ."Perseverance in PrayerEncouragedCol . 4 :2 "Be persevering inprayer, remaining awake in itwith thanksgiving ."Luke 18 :1-8 "Then he went onto tell them an illustration withregard to the need for them alwaysto pray and not to give up,. . .'Certainly, then, shall not Godcause justice to be done to hischosen ones who cry aloud to himday and night, even though he islongsuffering toward them?'"PrayerRom. 12 :12 "Rejoice in thehope ahead . Endure under tribulation. Persevere in prayer ."Hypocritical Public PrayersCondemnedMatt. 6 :5, 6 "Also when youpray, you must not be as thehypocrites ; because they like topray standing in the synagoguesand on the corners of the broadways to be visible to men . TrulyI say to you, They are havingtheir reward in full . You, however,when you pray, go into yourprivate room and, after shuttingyour door, pray to your Fatherwho is in secret ; then your Fatherwho looks on in secret willrepay you."Luke 18 :9-14 "Two men wentup into the temple to pray, theone a Pharisee and the other atax collector . The Pharisee stoodand began to pray these thingsto himself : '0 God, I thank youI am not as the rest of men,extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers,or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week, I givethe tenth of all things I acquire .'"Mark 12 :40 "They are the onesdevouring the houses of the widowsand for a pretext makinglong prayers ; these will receivea heavier judgment ."Congregational PrayersAcceptableActs 1 :14 "With one accordall these were persisting in prayer .together with some women andMary the mother of Jesus andwith his brothers ."Acts 4 :23-31 "Upon hearing thisthey with one accord raised theirvoices to God and said : 'SovereignLord, you are the One whomade the heaven and the earthand the sea and all the things inthem,' . . . And when they hadmade supplication, the place inwhich they were assembled wasshaken, and they were one andall filled with the holy spirit andwere speaking the word of Godwith boldness ."