In Preaching Articles: "daily prayer" showing 16-30 of 57

Your Best Response To A Spiritual Attack

By SermonCentral on Mar 15, 2022

If you’re in the Kingdom, you’re in a battle.

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12

Tags: Spiritual Warfare, Prayer, pressure, prayer warrior

Should Your Next Altar Call Be Focused On Private Prayer Or Public Confession?

By Jeff K. Clarke on Nov 11, 2019

If we tell people that all they need to do to become a follower of Christ is to bow their heads, close their eyes and repeat a 30-second prayer, what are we saying about Jesus?

Tags: Preaching, private prayer, altar call, public confession

Plan To Pray

By SermonCentral on Jun 28, 2023

I have been a pastor and spend a lot of time talking to pastors, and as I do I learn that one of the struggles many pastors have is prayer.

Tags: Prayer, Spiritual Discipline, Paul on prayer, Intentional Growth

Seven Relational Skills Of Great Church Leaders

By SermonCentral on Mar 12, 2021

Most pastors and church leaders have never received formal training in relational skills. Perhaps these seven observations of outstanding leaders will prove helpful to many of you.

Tags: leadership, Prayer Life, Family Relationships, prayer life, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

Do Not Forsake True Solitude, Pastor

By Joe Hoagland on Aug 11, 2022

I am talking about purposely removing yourself from the busyness to focus on prayer for your congregation, reflection on your spiritual life and those around you, and meditation on the huge weight that is the pastoral ministry.

Scripture: Joshua 1:8

Tags: Prayer Life, Solitude, Silence, Leadership General, prayer life  (view more)  (view less)

Talk To God About Your Anxieties

By SermonCentral on Feb 22, 2022

Anxiety is a species of fear. It’s the paralyzing fear of “what if.” It’s the fear that something we dread might possibly come true

Scripture: Luke 14:33, Romans 8:35-39, John 16:33, Romans 8:28, 2 Corinthians 1:20, John 3:16, John 11:25-26, Matthew 28:18, John 15:12, Luke 12:22  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Prayer, Anxiety, worry, Worry

73 Problems Pastors Face And How To Address Them

By SermonCentral on Jan 12, 2021

Pastors face numerous problems on a daily basis. We've gathered 73 of the most-pressing issues and provided answers and discussion.

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The Most Difficult Aspect Of Praying

By Joe Mckeever on Jun 8, 2024

"If we cannot walk by faith and believe by faith–a redundancy, of course–we will stop praying."

Scripture: Psalm 23:3, Luke 18:1, 2 Corinthians 5:7

Tags: Faith, Prayer, God's Will, Confidence, Trust God, God in control, God hears prayer  (view more)  (view less)

Honor Your Grandchildren’s Father And Mother

By Nancy Wilson on Jul 6, 2024

As grandmothers, we are to do more than simply cheer for our children and grandchildren and buy them Christmas jammies (though we should certainly do those things and more). Our foremost duty is to fear the Lord and obey him every day of our life.

Scripture: Psalm 103:7, 2 Timothy 1:5

Tags: family, parenting, Grandparents, GRANDCHILDREN, Prayer for Others, Family Relationships, future generations, Faithful Prayer  (view more)  (view less)

7 Ways To Tell If It's A God Thing

By Ron Edmondson on Apr 3, 2023

Ron Edmondson: "God calls people to seemingly impossible tasks. It gives Him glory when I can’t do something, but He can."

Scripture: Hebrews 11:6

Tags: Faith, Ministry, Prayer, opportunity, ministry  (view more)  (view less)

Diagnosing Sheep

By Peter Mead on Apr 27, 2022

In pastoral ministry, there is a great need for the right diagnosis of sheep.

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-14, John 11:1-40

Tags: Prayer, Listen, Leadership Listening, Listening

God Plans For The Unexpected And Inconvenient

By SermonCentral on Jun 2, 2022

What’s odd is that a story about a socially humiliating situation and a reluctant, irritated benefactor is supposed to encourage us to pray.

Scripture: Luke 11:2-4, Luke 11:5-8, John 15:5, Luke 11:9-13

Tags: Sacrifice, Lord's Prayer, Unexpected, inadequate

5 Scientifically Proven Skills That Make You A Better Leader

By Charles Stone on Mar 10, 2022

Mindfulness is a spiritual discipline akin to biblical meditation. It’s setting aside daily time to be still before God, to be in His presence in the present moment.

Tags: stress, leadership, Stress, Meditation, sound mind, Spiritual Discipline, Leadership  (view more)  (view less)

9 Stupid Things I Did As A Pastor

By SermonCentral on Jan 11, 2020

Does your misery love company? Come sit next to Thom Rainer a while.

Tags: Preaching, worry, pastor, neglect, Criticism, Prayer Life, Pastor, prayer life, criticism, Worry, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Why Preparing Sermons Takes Me So Long

By Joe Mckeever on Jul 31, 2020

Proper preparation is not for the faint of heart. It takes prayer, study, and practice.

Scripture: Exodus 14:8-14

Tags: Teaching, Study, Preaching, preparation, e  (view more)  (view less)