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  • Answered Prayer On A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
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    ANSWERED PRAYER ON A PLANE WELLINGTON, New Zealand--Grant Stubbs and Owen Wilson were flying up the sloping valley of Pelorus Sound in New Zealand, admiring the beautiful panoramic view. Then there was a cough. "Bless you, Owen." "For what, Grant?" "Your cough." "I didn’t cough." "Oh." Then ...read more

  • Prayer Changes ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
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    PRAYER CHANGES THINGS A lady was out hitting all the local garage sales when she came across an old needlepoint picture that read, "Prayer Changes Lives." She bought it, took it home and began to look for just the right place to hang the new picture. Finally, she decided that it went well in the ...read more

  • On Prayer--Part ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
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    ON PRAYER--PART 2 Samuel Pepys was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament in the seventeenth century, who is now most famous for his diary. "Prayer is not a lazy substitute for work. It is not a shortcut to skill or knowledge. And sometimes God delays the answer to our prayer in ...read more

  • Children's Prayers

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,626 views

    CHILDREN’S PRAYERS: Dear God: Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much. Debbie, 7 Dear God: Who did you make smarter? Boys or girls? My sister and I want to know. Jimmy, 6 Dear God: How many angels are there in heaven? I would like to be the first kid in my ...read more

  • Prayer Is The Rope

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 6,745 views

    Billy Graham once noted: “Prayer is not about using God it is more often about getting us in a position where God can use us. I watched the deck hands on the great liner United States as they docked that ship in NY Harbor. First they threw out a rope to the men on the dock. Then, inside the boat ...read more

  • The Humanist's Prayer

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 8, 2007
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    The Humanist’s Prayer Lyman Abbot once paraphrased the Lord’s Prayer to reflect the philosophy of those without God. We might call it the Humanist’s Prayer: Our brethren who art on earth, Hallowed be our name. Our kingdom come, Our will be done on earth, For there is no heaven. We must get ...read more

  • Prayer And Spiritual ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    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 Prayer Of God's ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 21, 2009
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    A PRAYER OF GOD’S SERVANTS We are God’s servants. We put God’s love for all people first. No race is superior to another. No government is more loved than another. No nation is dearer than another. We do not put our nation’s economy before God’s economy. He tells us to seek first His Kingdom, ...read more

  • The Prayer Of Cyrus ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 7, 2009
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    “The Prayer of Cyrus Brown.” “’The proper way for a man to pray,’ said Deacon Lamuel Keyes, ’and the only proper attitude is down upon his knees.’ ’No, I should say the way to pray,’ said Reverend Doctor Wise, ’is standing straight with outstretched arms and rapt and upturned eyes.’ ’Oh, no, no, ...read more

  • Prayer And Growth  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 13, 2009
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    PRAYER AND GROWTH There is a type of bamboo in Asia which grows to amazing heights and at amazing speeds - sometimes as much as 20 metres in six weeks! However, before that growth spurt, the seed lies in the dark beneath the ground for up to 5 years. Those farmers who make a profitable living from ...read more

  • Trust The Prayer

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 2, 2021
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    A TRUSTING PRAYER Did you hear about the young preacher that graduated Bible School? He accepted a small country church to be the pastor. It was the only church that would have him. He was the only candidate that would go to the small church. So they were matched up pretty well. His first ...read more

  • The Power Of Prayer

    Contributed by Larry Grant on Jan 12, 2025
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    Luke 18:1-8 “The Power of Prayer” January 5, 2025 All of us have prayed about serious problems that God has not or did not seem to give us an answer to. Every one of us has had an issue that we have brought before the Lord and it seems as if He did nothing. Most of us have suffered some type of ...read more

  • Funny Prayers

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 2, 2025
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    I found this collection of funny prayers on-line: • Lord, I ask that you give me the superpower to eat as much pizza as I want without gaining any weight. It would truly be a miracle and make my life complete. Amen. • Lord, I ask that you make all the calories in donuts and ice cream disappear, ...read more

  • I Saw This Incredible Answer To Prayer For Healing

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 13, 2024
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    While pastoring a Southern Baptist church in Texas, one day I heard that one of our church members was in the hospital after being bitten by a brown recluse spider. It was a pretty serious situation. The doctor had told the young mom that they may have to amputate her hand if the swelling did not ...read more

  • Our Lives Begin To End The Day We Become Silent ...

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jul 8, 2010
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    Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. Martin ...read more

  • God Answers Prayers  PRO

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 26, 2001
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    GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS Have you ever heard of George Mueller? One day he looked down the streets of Bristol, England, & saw 100’s of homeless children. He was so moved with concern for them that he decided that something had to be done. He had only two pence in his pocket. That’s two cents. ...read more

  • Prayer Customer Service  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Warren on Apr 19, 2001
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    Good afternoon, I am God. Today I will be handling all of your problems. Pleae remember that I do not need your help. If the devil happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, DO NOT attempt to resolve it. Kindly put it in the SFJTD (something for Jesus to do) box. It will ...read more

  • A National Prayer Of Repentance  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on May 31, 2001
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    A NATIONAL PRAYER OF REPENTANCE Joe Wright is the pastor of Central Christian Church in Wichita, KS. On January 23, 1996, He was asked to be the guest chaplain for the Kansas State House in Topeka. He prayed a prayer of repentance that was written by Bob Russell, pastor of Southeast ...read more

  • A Little Girl's Prayer  PRO

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Oct 15, 2001
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    A LITTLE GIRL’S PRAYER One night I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all we could do she died, leaving us with a tiny premature baby and a crying two-year-old daughter. We would have difficulty keeping the baby alive, as we had no incubator (we had no electricity ...read more

  • All Because Of Prayer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001
     | 2,129 views

    ALL BECAUSE OF PRAYER It’s a wonderful story about prayer, about a faith that can sustain people in good times and in bad times," said President Bush Monday, summarizing the tale of Heather Mercer and Dayna Curry, the two Shelter Now workers held by the Taliban for three months. As Mercer and ...read more