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Another characteristic that is found in relation to increasing and nurturing the Anointing, is that Jesus spent time in prayer:
Luke 11:1
Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”
Luke 9:28
Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray
Luke 9:18
And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”
Luke 6:12
[ The Twelve Apostles ] One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.
Matthew 14:23
And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there
Mark 1:35
Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed
Luke 5:16
But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.