Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge James 5:16 The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 4:3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss The Possibility Of Prayer Luke 11:1 Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” Mark 1:35 Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray. Mark 9:14-38 “What is all this arguing about?” Jesus asked. One of the men in the crowd spoke up and said, “Teacher, I brought my son so you could heal him.