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  • Roger Haber avatar

    Answering Christ's Prayer Series

    Contributed by Roger Haber on Oct 24, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,598 views

    Discover being involved in community is actually an answer to Jesus’ prayer.

    Building Authentic Biblical Community: Community: Answering Christ’s Prayer John 17:6-24 28 September 2003 SUBJECT: Jesus’ Prayer for Community RESPONSE: Discover being involved in community is actually an answer to Jesus’ prayer. HOW TO/HOW LONG: Sign up for a life group during this series. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    Two Revealing Prayers Series

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 28, 2022
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,584 views

    This passage records two prayers, in which are shown two kinds of hearts, whose contrast is not only seen in the way they make their requests, but also in the way they approach God. Some people trust in themselves; others trust in God.

    This evening’s sermon is entitled “Two Revealing Prayers,” and it’s taken from what is commonly called “The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector.” Darrell Bock, in The NIV Application Commentary, says, “This parable is really the parable of the two prayers. In those prayers appear two ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Responding To Unfulfilled Prayer Series

    Contributed by Kamalanathan Francis on Jun 8, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,886 views

    In this present pandemic crisis, many are pondering on these questions. I prayed to God for healing, restoration, for growth... but my prayers were not answered at least not as expected. Does God decide not to hear my prayers? Is he despising me?

    Beloved in Christ, God has given us the authority (John1:12) to become his child, whereby, to exercise the authority: to pray and to live in the fulfillment of his plan. A child of God releases healing and other deliverances from his life by the authority given by God. That same God exercises his ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Brad Bailey avatar

    Meeting With God In Prayer Series

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on May 5, 2020
     | 4,600 views

    Meeting with God in Prayer Series: Meeting with God in Prayer May 3, 2020

    Meeting with God in Prayer Series: Meeting with God in Prayer May 3, 2020 Big Idea: To help us capture the most essential principles and pattern for meeting with God in prayer. This includes what Jesus said about getting real and showing up...and then drawing broadly from the Lords Prayer (Matt. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Paul's Prayer For The Ephesians

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 17, 2001
    based on 87 ratings
     | 9,213 views

    Paul prays some specific prayer requests for these Christians... same for us.

    PAUL’S PRAYER FOR THE EPHESIANS EPHESIANS 1:15-20 INTRODUCTION We have seen Paul describe to the Ephesians blessing after blessing and promise after promise. Now, Paul reveals what sort of things he has been praying for. Paul does the same thing in his letters to the Philippians and Colossians. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Have The Serenity To Accept The Things You Cannot Change

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 91 ratings
     | 9,440 views

    How to Have the Serenity To Accept the Things You cannot Change, the Courage to Change the Things You Can and the Wisdom to Know the Difference - Phil. 4:6-9

    How to Have the courage to change the things you can , the serenity to accept the things you cannot change and the wisdom to know the difference. Phil. 4:6-8 Illustration:I had no shoes and complained until I met a man who had no feet. Although it may be hard to admit, there are many things ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Power Principles Of Prayer

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,668 views

    According to the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 6 we are in a spiritual war. Our enemy is not human. Our enemy is spiritual in nature; therefore, our weapons must be spiritual in nature. Paul states that we are to be; "Praying always with all prayer and suppli

    Introduction: Prayer Releases All Your Eternal Resources. I came across this acronym in a prayer study a few years ago. There is truth in that phrase because we have all experience God’s power revealed through prayer either as we see God miraculously answer that prayer or by seeing Him change us so ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Derrick Thompson, Sr. avatar

    God's Unbelievable Love Is For Everyone Who Will Accept His Love.

    Contributed by Derrick Thompson, Sr. on Oct 23, 2013
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,944 views

    God loves us so much, that He allowed His only Son to take upon Himself, our sins, and died for us, so that we may have everlasting life, as long as we accept Him as our Lord Savior. That is God's unbelievable love.

    Sunday Morning, July 28th, 2013 Let us pray As Christians, we all have a testimony, we all have a story to tell, a story of what Christ is doing in our lives right now. Some people rely on past testimonies; some people rely on what happened in the good old days, some people rely on their ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Daniel's Passionate Prayer Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Nov 5, 2012
     | 10,613 views

    Young people! Youth Leaders! Listen! When would you abandon the world, work and spend time with God in fasting and prayer, so that you could get directions from ABOVE for your life rather than running behind men/women of God?

    You are greatly loved! Daniel 9:3 ‘And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes..’ Friend, the reason for our mediocre lives, broken homes and debt-drenched lives is because we read more of ‘how to become rich ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Charlie Roberts avatar

    The Awesome "Power Of Prayer"

    Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Aug 28, 2012
    based on 8 ratings
     | 13,914 views

    Believe in Jesus, receive what God sent His Son to deliver and trust in His ability to bring about what He has promised! Its like the old hymn; Only believe, only believe; All things are possible, only believe;

    The Awesome "WMD" Power of Prayer Acts 12:5 NASB 5 So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God. Ill. There is a legend of a small town in which there were no liquor stores or nightclubs. Eventually, however, a nightclub was built right on ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Tom Shepard avatar

    Becoming A Person Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Mar 6, 2009
    based on 44 ratings
     | 12,251 views

    Five Aspects Of Prayer - From the Lord’s Prayer. 1. Come To God With PRAISE 2. Recognize Your POSITION 3. Ask God For His PROVISION 4. Ask For PARDON 5. Ask God For His PROTECTION (Sermon 5 in this series)

    Becoming A Person Of Prayer It is said that Andrew Bonar, a great man of prayer, had three rules: (1) Not to speak to any man before speaking to Jesus; (2) Not to do anything with his hands until he had been on his knees; (3) Not to read the papers until he had read his Bible. I don’t believe ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Mountain Moving Prayers

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 29, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,285 views

    Many people come with a grocery list during prayer. Some want to impress the hearers with their flowery language. Well that does not impress God one bit. In essence your prayers reflect what you believe about God. Do we pray like the early apostles or ...

    Opening illustration: One day a handicapped woman (due to her physical state could not go to church) was reading the newspaper and came across an article about the ministry of D.L. Moody and the Revival that was taking place in the United States. Even though she had never heard of him before, she ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Alex Perednia avatar

    #3 A Prayer For A Graduate Series

    Contributed by Alex Perednia on Jun 1, 2003
    based on 181 ratings
     | 42,090 views

    Using Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3:14-21, we have an effective model for praying for what we need.

    What would you ask for if you found a genie-in-a-bottle and were granted three wishes that were bound to come true? Graduates, if you could have three wishes fulfilled, what would you ask for? Have you heard the story of a young man who found a genie-in-a-bottle? This young adult is walking down ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Guy Caley avatar

    Prayer And The Call Of God Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Jun 22, 2003
    based on 126 ratings
     | 10,828 views

    #9 in the series "Patterns for Prayer." Uses the call of Saul and Barnabas as an example of how prayer makes us available to the Lord.

    In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery. "Your Majesty," said Prior Richard, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid avatar

    Prayer For The Good Life Series

    Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Aug 17, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,007 views

    Prayer for help each day the godly cease to rise in the glory of Jesus for the glory of the king and the nations and those in persecution must reflect on the new Jerusalem, their redemption and salvation in the grace of the faith of Jesus Christ.

    Prayer For The Good Life by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (August 17, 2014) “Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men” (Psalms 12:1, King James Version [David craveth help of God]). Greetings in the Holy Name Of Jesus, ...read more

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    Denomination: Friends