This guide for prayer may be used for Bible teachers and preachers, anyone preparing to teach the truth to others. I have adapted it and written a brief prayer under each heading. Soli Deo Gloria!

1. Adoration - Father, I am in awe that you have called me into ministry.

2. Submission - Father, my life is under the authority of your Word. May it be the ruling authority of my sermons.

3. Confession - I humble myself and confess my sin to you so I can be a pure vessel in your sight.

4. Illumination - God, open my eyes that I may behold the truth of this text of Scripture (Psalm 119:18). I need the Holy Spirit to open my eyes to the truth of Scripture, to shine light on theis passage, and that you yourself would teach me (John 6:45).

5. Concentration - God, enable me to narrow my focus, block out distractions competing for my focus, give me a myopic (tunnel vision) for this passage.

6. Acceleration - God, accelerate the mind you have given me so that I come to the knowledge of the truth of this passage in a way that I am not sluggish, slow, in low gear to understand the text. Increase O Lord the process of me getting into this passage of Scripture.

7. Precision - Please enable me to be precise in rightly dividing the Word of Truth (2 Tim 2:15). Help me come to grips with the authorial intent of this passage and be very precise in my understanding of it.

8. Application - God I want more than the right understanding and interpretation of this text, but by your Spirit, I want to show the practical relevance of this passage.