{"id":3051,"date":"2024-05-24T14:02:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/bible-study-closing-prayers\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T23:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T23:00:41","slug":"bible-study-closing-prayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/bible-study-closing-prayers\/","title":{"rendered":"Slotgebed voor bijbelstudie: korte gebeden, zegeningen en verzen om een kleine groep bijeenkomst af te sluiten"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A closing prayer for Bible study thanks God for his word, asks for help to live what the group has just read, prays for the needs people shared, and sends everyone home in God&#039;s care. It can be three sentences long. A group can then end with a blessing from Scripture, such as the grace in 2 Corinthians 13:14. The closing prayer matters because the study is not finished when the Bibles close. James puts it plainly: &quot;be ye doers\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short closing prayers for Bible study and small groups, blessings from Scripture to end on, and nine longer prayers for the study, the group and the way home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[33],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-3051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prayers"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43825,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/opening-prayers-for-bible-study\/","url_meta":{"origin":3051,"position":0},"title":"Opening Prayers for Bible Study: Short Prayers to Read Aloud","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"oktober 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Short opening prayers for a Bible study group, with Psalm 119:18, the Prayer Book collect \"Blessed Lord\" and Orthodox and Catholic prayers before Scripture.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Prayers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Prayers","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/prayers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Moses and the burning bush, in the style of Fra Angelico","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00294.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00294.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00294.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00294.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2829,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/story-of-jabez\/","url_meta":{"origin":3051,"position":1},"title":"Jabez in the Bible: Who He Was and What His Prayer Asked","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mei 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Jabez appears only in 1 Chronicles 4:9\u201310. 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