Sermons on Abiding Prayer:

Submitting To God's Authority - Lord's Prayer Week 4 Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Nov 29, 2006

When praying for God’s will and kingdom to come, we are actually asking God to use us. We submit to his authority.

When we look at Jesus’ ministry, particularly from the gospel of Luke, we find one of the single most important practices in Jesus’ life was prayer. Luke’s gospel tells us he “often withdrew to lonely places and prayed (Luke 5:16).” Prayer was Jesus’ regular practice, but what did Jesus pray? We ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46

Denomination: Methodist

Asking For Our Needs - Lord's Prayer Week 5 Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Nov 29, 2006

God is generous and invites us to pray for our needs.

Over the last four weeks, we have been focusing on the Lord’s Prayer as Jesus’ model for our prayers through our series, “Lord, Teach Us to Pray.” So far we have looked at three areas of prayer: relationship, honoring, and yielding. In fact repeat these after me [say them again]. Prayer is about ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-13

Denomination: Methodist

Giving And Receiving Forgiveness - Lord's Prayer Week 6 Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Nov 29, 2006

An essential aspect of prayer is to seek God’s forgiveness and to offer forgiveness to others.

Over the last four weeks, we have been in a series on prayer called “Lord, Teach Us to Pray.” We have been focusing on the Lord’s Prayer as Jesus’ primary teaching for us on how to model our prayers, not to be legalistic saying this is how you must pray, but to enhance our prayer life. So far we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Methodist

Blessings From God

Contributed by Caleb Bolton on Nov 30, 2006

Our Prayer life is what determines the blessing.

Tonight I want to talk to you about how to obtain the life that God wants you to have. Tonight I want to talk to you about two individuals that had something in common. These two men lived on this earth hundreds of years apart from one another yet they met each other one night. While on earth ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Your Servant Is Listening

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006

Prayer with God also involves listening to what He has said and to the ways He continues to direct us.

1. Title: Your Servant is Listening 2. Text: I Samuel 3 3. Audience: Villa Heights Christian Church, AM crowd, April 17, 2005 4. Objectives: -for the people to understand that prayer is also a part of our “tuning in to God,” not just us speaking to Him. And for them to understand how to listen ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God You There?

Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Nov 30, 2006

SERMON ABOUT UNANSWERED PRAYERS.

LUKE 18:10-14 GOD YOU THERE? INTRO: WHY ARE SOME PRAYERS UNANSWERED? 1: PHARISEE AND A PUBLICAN A)PHARISEE IS A PREIST B) PUBLICAN IS A TAX COLLECTOR C) TWO MEN OF TOTALLY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND PROFESSIONS 2: TWO PRAYERS A) PHARISEE PRAYS AND GIVES THANKS AND BOASTS ABOUT HIMSELF AND WHAT ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:10-14

Denomination: Other

The Courage Of Great Conviction

Contributed by Robert Travis on Dec 1, 2006

Too many preachers have compromised with the world. Give us more men like Daniel.

THE COURAGE OF GREAT CONVICTION Daniel 6 .3 …Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 6:3-15

Denomination: Baptist

El Profeta Orando

Contributed by Richard Perez on Dec 1, 2006

Jonas ora dentro del vientre de un gran pez- ¡Que lugar mas extraño para un culto de oracion!

1. Hoy vamos hablar de la oración y hemos titulado el mensaje de este día: “El Profeta Orando” 2. Jesucristo nos dijo a nosotros “que veláramos en oración”. El apóstol Pablo dijo: “Orad sin cesar”. Ósea, que oremos sin interrupción. Que la oración sea el respirar del cristiano. 3. Sin ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

If You Love Somebody Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 1, 2006

A look at Paul’s feelings for the Philippians shows: true love for people means we ask the Lord to help them grow in the ways that are most eternal and spiritual

1. Title: If You Love Somebody 2. Text: Philippians 1:1-11 3. Audience: Villa Heights Christian Church, AM crowd, May 1, 2005, First in the series “Praying for Loved Ones” 4. Objectives: -for the people to understand the role that prayer should play in our lives toward people we love, and also ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Should The Church Pray?

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 27, 2005

When the early church prayed it involved 3 things I ASKING II ANSWERING III. ACTING

Sun. Jan. 29/95 Acts 4:22-33 Should The Church Pray? ********************** Obituary of Mrs. Prayer Meeting "Mrs. Prayer Meeting died recently at the First Neglected Church, on Worldly Ave. Born many years ago in the midst of great revivals, she was a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:22-33

Denomination: Baptist

When Faith Is What You Need Series

Contributed by A. David Hart on Mar 26, 2007

This text is to teach that we should depend on our faith when there is no hope.

WHEN FAITH IS WHAT YOU NEED Acts 9:36-43 My brothers and sisters there are times in our lives that we need to examine the faith that we have. Too often our common reasoning stands in the way of our Christian faith. Not only common reasoning, but we ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:36-43

Denomination: Baptist

Total Access Series

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Mar 26, 2007

In Christ Jesus, we are given Total Access to the Father that we may Ask, Seek, Knock, and receive all the good things He has.

* In our church office we use a church management software package called ACS (Automated Church Systems). Until recently, this software was a “single-user” system. This means it was installed on one of our five computers and could be used by only one person at a time. * With the last upgrade we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

Giving Thanks For What God Has Done Series

Contributed by Michael Prescott on Mar 27, 2007

We thank God for many things but do we thank him for the most important thing?

Colossians 1:12 Introduction For several weeks now, we’ve been working our way through Paul’s prayer for the church in Colossae. And thus far, what an awesome prayer it has been. Let’s take a look back at this prayer up to this point. How many people in your life would benefit if you prayed ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:12

Denomination: Baptist

Conception Of Evil

Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Dec 26, 2005

Temptation is nothing more than a test of what we love more

Title: Conception of Evil Text: “Lead us not into Temptation, but deliver us from Evil” + Jas 1:13-15 & 4:4-8 FCF: The only way to resist temptation is dwell on how much better is the love of Christ. Intro: A wise friend of mine put it best. “Jesus promised to deliver us from our enemies. He ...read more

Scripture: James 1:13-15

Denomination: Baptist

We Must Pray Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Dec 28, 2005

We must pray as we try to change the world around us!

Introduction: Sponge Bob Square Pants movie clip Alright, I admit, I probably should have used a movie clip from Saving Private Ryan or Braveheart in order to talk about being men, but I didn’t have either of those, so Sponge Bob will have to do. Besides, the line that is repeated over and over ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational