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  • Believing In The Power Of Prayer

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
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    BELIEVING IN THE POWER OF PRAYER When a night club opened on the main street of a small American town, the local Church held an all-night prayer meeting. One member asked God to burn it down. Within a few moments, lightning struck the club and it was burnt to the ground. The owner sued the ...read more

  • Prayer And President Lincoln  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2011
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     | 11,139 views

    PRAYER AND PRESIDENT LINCOLN A clergyman from New York, during a call on President Lincoln at the White House, said: "I have not come to ask any favors of you, Mr. President; I have only come to say that the loyal people of the North are sustaining you and will continue to do so. We are giving you ...read more

  • Huck Finn On Prayer

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 5, 2011
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    HUCK FINN ON PRAYER There’s an incident in Huckleberry Finn where Mark Twain has Huck make a very human observation. "Miss Watson took me into a closet and prayed, but nothing came of it. She told me to pray every day, and whatever I asked for, I would get. But it weren't so. I tried it. Once I ...read more

  • Prayer Transforms A Workplace  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2011
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    PRAYER TRANSFORMS A WORKPLACE Brandon A. Bradley told his story in Pray! Magazine some time back about an opportunity in his life: "I am a surgical assistant--the surgeon's right-hand man. At one point in my career, I lost my passion. I wanted a job with spiritual significance, and I prayed for ...read more

  • Room On The Prayer List

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 2, 2011
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    ROOM ON THE PRAYER LIST Readers’ Digest Magazine contains the story of an employee who confided in a co-worker: "I told her about a problem in our office and my fear that I would lose my job. She was concerned and said she would pray for me. I know she keeps a list of 10 people she believes need ...read more

  • The Impact Of A Mother's Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
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    THE IMPACT OF A MOTHER’S PRAYER Picture an old woman with a halo of silvered hair--the hot tears flowing down her furrowed cheeks--her worn hands busy over a washboard in a room of poverty--praying--for her son John--John who ran away from home in his teens to become a sailor--John of whom it was ...read more

  • A Mother's Christmas Prayer

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 19, 2012
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    A MOTHER'S CHRISTMAS PRAYER On Christmas Day, Mike Nicholas, a tall and slim young man with dark hair was making his way south on I-85 just below High Point, NC trying to hitch a ride. For two years, he hadn't been home. His family had heard nothing from him. He and his mother had a disagreement ...read more

  • The Prayer Of Grandma Jones

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
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    THE PRAYER OF GRANDMA JONES I'd like to tell you the story about an old lady that everybody called "Grandma Jones." She had a close relationship with Jesus. And she knew that Jesus wanted her to be a soul-winner. She wanted to lead others to Christ. However, Grandma Jones was pretty much home ...read more

  • Prayer Before Battle  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 28, 2012
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    PRAYER BEFORE BATTLE During the 1800s, the French General George Muller Massena who took orders from Napoleon, arrived at a quaint and militarily important Austrian town. His 18,000 soldiers were gearing up for their invasion, as the stunned Austrian citizens were lifeless and terrified. Knowing ...read more

  • George Mueller On Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 5, 2012
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    GEORGE MUELLER ON PRAYER George Mueller: "I live in the spirit of prayer. I pray as I walk about, when I lie down and when I rise up. And the answers are always coming. Thousands and tens of thousands of times have my prayers been answered. When once I am persuaded that a thing is right and for ...read more

  • Prayer-Spiritual Defiance

    Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Apr 19, 2018
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    Richard Foster in his book "Prayer: Finding the Hearts True Home" describes an aspect of radical prayer as spiritual defiance. He states, "We are subversives in a world of injustice, oppression, and violence. Like Amos of old, we demand that "Justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ...read more

  • Do Not Hinder Prayer

    Contributed by James Dina on Jul 19, 2020
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    Do not hinder prayer. Those that live without prayer in the world, live without God in their lives. “Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the peoples who do not call on your name.” (Jeremiah 10:25). To restrain prayer is worse than not to pray. The latter indicate only ...read more

  • Six Chairs Of Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2008
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    Six Chairs of Prayer Chair One: My attitude towards prayer is that it is not important. I have no motivation to pray and no desire to pray. Nothing is happening in my life in regards to prayer. Chair Two: My attitude towards prayer is that it is optional. I have a motivation and a desire to pray ...read more

  • A Prayer For Wells Of Salvation

    Contributed by Richard Francis on Mar 29, 2008
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    A prayer for wells of Salvation: Lord God, amighty God I ask by your creative power that you would open the hearts of all who hear and read these words to your son Jesus Christ, Lord Jesus I pray that we would let you into our hearts by faith and surrender to you and Lord I ask as you promise that ...read more

  • Prayer For Future Generations  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    PRAYER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS In Point Man, Steve Farrar tells the story of George McCluskey. When McCluskey married and started a family, he decided to invest one hour a day in prayer, because he wanted his kids to follow Christ. After a time, he expanded his prayers to include his grandchildren ...read more

  • Christian People Are Prayerful  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    E.M. Bounds says in his book on prayer: Nothing distinguishes the children of God so clearly and strongly as prayer. It is the one infallible mark and test of being a Christian. Christian people are prayerful. The worldly-minded are prayer less. Christians call on God. The world ignores God and ...read more

  • My Unspoken Prayers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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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

  • Gratitude = Short Prayers  PRO

    Contributed by Bledar Valca on Apr 14, 2009
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    GRATITUDE = SHORT PRAYERS Few years ago, we had Carl Mitchell of Harding University come to Albania and do series of lectures on family life and issues. Other then the lectures he gave, we asked him to preach for us on Sunday. I vividly remember that as he was talking about gratitude or ...read more

  • George Washington's Prayer

    Contributed by Jeffrey Powell on May 25, 2009
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    GEORGE WASHINGTON'S PRAYER We have a rich history of how God miraculously intervened in the creation of this nation. You won’t read this in the public school history books because anti-Christian writers take great pains to remove God’s handiwork in the building of America. In 1776, British ...read more

  • Intercession: Pyramid Prayer?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
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    INTERCESSION: PYRAMID PRAYER? Philip Yancey in his book on prayer tells of a young American soldier in Iraq who learns that his wife back home has advanced cervical cancer. Doctors gave a bleak prognosis. In desperation, he sent an urgent email to his church with the request that everyone in turn ...read more