Contributed by John Gerald on Sep 15, 2004
based on 1 rating
| 2,281 views
Mr. George Mueller set forth five conditions of prevailing prayer, which he followed:
a.) Entire dependence upon the merits and mediation of Jesus as the only grounds for claiming a blessing.
b.) Separation from all known sin.
c.) Faith in God’s promise as
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 6, 2010
THREE BONES IN CHURCH
ILLUS: TAN-9022. Three “Bones” In Church
Church members may be divided into three classes in a mere skeleton outline: wishbones, jawbones, and backbones. The wishbones are always languidly hoping that their church will somehow grow without their effort; the jawbones talk
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 8, 2024
based on 1 rating
| 878 views
John Piper says that sin (lust for example) "gets its power by persuading me to believe that I will be much happier if I will follow it. The power of all temptation is the prospect that it will make me happier."
And all of God's children
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Now I want you to see another short video clip which also does a good job of comparing Christmas Present with Christmas Past.
Play video “what is
...read more
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
based on 3 ratings
| 5,222 views
RELUCTANT FASTING
I ran across an article a few months back in Discipleship Journal called "Confessions of a Reluctant Faster." The author mentioned how God impressed upon her the need to pray and fast for a woman in her small group deeply involved in New Age. She didn't like the idea of fasting,
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 28, 2025
GOOD FOOD FROM THE GOOD SHEPHERD
This is David's message to us in Psalm 37:1-3, where the KJV says:
1. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3. Trust in
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 22, 2001
based on 119 ratings
| 8,091 views
"Prayer is surrender-surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boat hook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the shore? Prayer is not pulling God to my will, but the aligning of my will to the will
...read more
Tags:
based on 2 ratings
| 1,566 views
"...one could almost say desire is an absolute essential of prayer. Desire precedes prayer and accompanies prayer. Desire goes before prayer and is created and intensified by it. Prayer is the oral expression of desire; without desire, prayer is a meaningless mumble of words...Yet, even if it is
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
The Average Online Shopper is female, age 44, and has an annual household income of about $68,000 according to an eMarketer Inc. study. She has a college degree, is more inclined to use an advanced Internet connection, and spends more than $360 a year on various purchases.
...read more
Sermon Central