{"id":43825,"date":"2025-10-06T13:54:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=43825"},"modified":"2026-10-09T14:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:12:38","slug":"opening-prayers-for-bible-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/opening-prayers-for-bible-study\/","title":{"rendered":"\u5723\u7ecf\u5b66\u4e60\u5f00\u573a\u7977\u544a\uff1a\u9002\u5408\u6717\u8bfb\u7684\u7b80\u77ed\u7977\u544a"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A short opening prayer for Bible study: \u201cLord, open our eyes to see what your word says. Send your Holy Spirit to teach us, and help us do what we learn. In Jesus\u2019 name, Amen.\u201d Shorter still is Psalm 119:18: \u201cOpen thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.\u201d Short opening prayers to read aloud Each of these runs to about fifty words, short enough for a leader to read in half a minute or\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\/zh\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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