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  • A Prayer And Happiness  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 5,265 views

    A PRAYER AND HAPPINESS In his book Living Life on Purpose, Greg Anderson shares the story of one man’s journey to joy: ... his wife had left him and he was completely depressed. He had lost faith in himself, in other people, in God—he found no joy in living. One rainy morning this man went to a ...read more

  • The Weapon Of Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2003
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    THE WEAPON OF PRAYER It takes more than bullets and bombs to win a war, residents said in Chatsworth, GA. "Prayer is the greatest weapon we’ve got," said Frank Lloyd of Chatsworth at a prayer service at First Baptist Church. "This war’s not going to be won on military might. It’s going to be ...read more

  • Reagan's Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2003
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     | 4,017 views

    REAGAN’S PRAYER "If I had a prayer for you today, among those that have all been uttered, it is that one we’re so familiar with: ’The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.’ Thank ...read more

  • A Presidential Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2003
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    A PRESIDENTIAL PRAYER "Almighty God...make full and complete our dedication to the service of the people in this throng, and their fellow citizens everywhere. Give us, we pray, the power to discern clearly right from wrong, and allow all our words and actions to be governed thereby, and by the ...read more

  • Firefighter's Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2003
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    FIREFIGHTER’S PRAYER Oh Lord, please help this firefighter To be skillful and brave. Please let me never falter When there are lives to save. Be with my fellow firefighters And ride with us each run, From the moment we "suit-up" Until the job is done. Be with me as I guide a child Through the ...read more

  • Answered Prayers  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Hodges on Jul 28, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
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    An unknown confederate soldier wrote: I asked God for strength that I might achieve I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey I asked for health that I might do greater things I was given infirmity that I might do better things I asked for riches that I might be happy I was given poverty ...read more

  • Unanswered Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 1, 2004
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    UNANSWERED PRAYER Cable television tycoon Ted Turner has often been quoted as being critical of fundamentalist Christianity. Turner made some very revealing remarks at a banquet in Orlando, Fla., in 1990, where he was given an award by the American Humanist Association for his work on behalf of ...read more

  • A Prayer For Deliverance  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
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    A Prayer for Deliverance 1. Personally affirm your faith in Christ: “Lord Jesus Christ, I believe You are the Son of God and the only way to God – that You died on the cross for my sins and rose again so that I might be forgiven and receive eternal life.” 2. Humble yourself: “I renounce all ...read more

  • The Weight Of A Prayer

    Contributed by Dr. Wheeler Jones on Jul 10, 2006
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    The Weight of a Prayer Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the owner of the store in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries. She softly explained that her husband was very ill and ...read more

  • The Power Of Prayer

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Nov 18, 2006
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    “The Power of Prayer” J. Edgar Hoover said, “The spectacle of a nation praying is more awe-inspiring than the explosion of an atomic bomb. The force of prayer is greater than any possible combination of man-made or man-controlled powers, because prayer is man’s greatest means of tapping the ...read more

  • Prayer And Spiritual ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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     | 6,123 views

    PRAYER AND SPIRITUAL WARFARE "Life is war. That’s not all it is. But it is always that. Our weakness in prayer is owing largely to our neglect of this truth. Prayer is primarily a wartime walkie-talkie for the mission of the church as it advances against the powers of darkness and unbelief. It is ...read more

  • A Definition Of Prayer

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
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    A DEFINITION OF PRAYER The Norwegian theologian Ole Hallesby gives a good definition of prayer. "To pray is nothing more involved that to let Jesus into our needs. To pray is to give Jesus ...read more

  • Quotes On Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2011
     | 4,899 views

    QUOTES ON PRAYER Guy H. King--No one is a firmer believer in prayer than the devil; not that he practices it but that he suffers from it. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones--Prayer demands no special dress. Prayer demands no special place. Prayer demands no special eloquence. Prayer demands no special ...read more

  • Whyte In Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2011
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    WHYTE IN PRAYER Scottish minister Alexander Whyte was known for his uplifting prayers in the pulpit. He always found something for which to be grateful. One Sunday morning the weather was so gloomy that one church member thought, "The preacher certainly won’t think of anything for which to thank ...read more

  • Leadership And Prayer

    Contributed by Tim White on May 8, 2011
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    LEADERSHIP AND PRAYER Henry and Richard Blackaby in Spiritual Leadership in chapter seven "The Leader's Influence" stress that leaders influence others through prayer. They give six reasons why leaders should pray. The fourth reason is "God is all-powerful. . . .God can do far more than even the ...read more

  • Prayer Of The Persecuted

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 25, 2011
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    PRAYER OF THE PERSECUTED Author Eugene Peterson says in Reversed Thunder, "While conflicts raged between good and evil, prayers went up from devout bands of 1st c. Christians all over the Roman empire. Massive engines of persecution and scorn were ranged against them. They had neither weapons ...read more

  • Prayer Is A Gauge

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 23, 2011
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    PRAYER IS A GAUGE Spurgeon: The condition of the church may be very accurately gauged by its prayer meetings. So is the prayer meeting a grace-ometer, and from it we may judge of the amount of divine working among a people. If God be near a church, it must pray. And if He be not there, one of the ...read more

  • Answered Prayer

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 28, 2011
     | 3,847 views

    ANSWERED PRAYER When I say YOUR prayers to our Lord Jesus who has the power to do anything, let me tell you this. The MRI clearly showed 4 tears to different tendons and ligaments. But when the doctor got in he could not see them! What he did see were some large spurs that we rubbing against my ...read more

  • Prevailing Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Oct 7, 2011
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    PREVAILING PRAYER Daniel Nash and Charles Finney were great evangelists in the early 1800s. On one occasion, when meetings had begun in a particular city, a group of young men confronted Charles Finney, openly announcing that they were going to break up the meetings. Finney and Nash decided this ...read more

  • The Lord's Prayer...?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 15, 2012
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     | 8,836 views

    THE LORD'S PRAYER...? Two men were drinking in a bar when the topic of conversation got round to religion. One man turned to his friend and said; “I bet you don't even know the Lord's Prayer." "Wait a minute," said his friend, "I do too know the Lord's Prayer." So his friend pulled out a £20 and ...read more