Sermons on Delayed Answers:

Jesus Is Still The Answer To Sin PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023

Remind us of God's immense love and transformative power through Jesus Christ, which grants us redemption and eternal life.

Good morning, church family! Today, we have the privilege of diving into a powerful passage from Ephesians 3. As we prepare our hearts to receive this message, I want to share a quote from the C.S. Lewis, who said, "The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God ...read more

Topics: Humanity's Sin Problem

Unleash The Power

Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000

Prayer is the key to unleashing the power of God in the life of the individual.

Unleash The Power Ephesians 1:15-23 In 1907, the great preacher E.M. Bounds wrote these powerful words which are still challenging the hearts of God's people to this day. God's plan is to make much of the man, far more of him than of anything else. Men are God's method. The Church is looking ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Hears Us At Our Breaking Point Series

Contributed by Paul Apple on Oct 18, 2000

GOD HEARS US AT OUR BREAKING POINT

BIG IDEA: GOD HEARS US AT OUR BREAKING POINT I. (:1-3) WE STRUGGLE WITH HOW GOD CAN WAIT SO LONG TO DELIVER US A. The Nature of the suffering -- Discipline but not Wrath "O Lord, do not rebuke me in Thine anger, Nor chasten me in Thy wrath" B. The Intensity of the suffering -- I can’t take much ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 6:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Why Pray?

Contributed by Roger Griffith on Oct 18, 2000

Pray because God commands it, because it is a sin not to pray, and because it is our way of getting things from God.

WHY PRAY? I. BECAUSE GOD COMMANDS IT A. HE COMMANDS ALL MEN TO PRAY 1. Luke 18:1 "And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;" (KJV) 2. This passage doesn’t say just PREACHERS should pray. 3. This passage doesn’t say just DEACONS should ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1

Empowered By Prayer

Contributed by Mike Hays on Nov 16, 2000

Prayer is the powerhouse of the believer.

Empowered By Prayer! Acts 4 The Church is gasping for air. She is losing her power as her life slowly ebbs away. The ICU unit is filled to overflowing with scores of churches whose glory days were a generation ago, but who today are surviving only on a ventilator of determination to see another ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:13-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Prayer Works

Contributed by Danny Williams on Dec 7, 2000

How to have faith in your prayers

Prayer Works Victory Temple A/G PO Box 911 Waco, Tx76703 Pastor Danny L. Williams November 7, 1999 Text: Acts16: 25-31 Intro: For so many year’s , We the church have coward in the corner. As people ask us , Where is your God ? Where are his mighty act’s Where are the great thing’s that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:25-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prayer Power Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jul 12, 2002

This sermon demonstratest the power of prayer, showing how God can and will do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine if we just PRAY!

Prayer Power Acts 12:1-25 July 7, 2002 Intro: A. [Traveling On Your Knees] Last night I took a journey to a land across the seas. I didn’t go by ship or plane I traveled on my knees. I saw so many people there In bondage to their sin, And Jesus told me I should go, That there were souls to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Spirit Picks Up The Tab

Contributed by Edward Frey on Jul 20, 2002

When God’s people are suffering they don’t always know how to pray. Thanks to God’s gracious promise that the Holy Spirit prays on our behalf!

I have many fond memories of my late grandmother. One of my favorites was the way she always argued about who would pay the bill at the restaurant. It would never fail. I’d invite her out to lunch and we’d have a nice visit together until the waiter brought the bill. It was as if my grandma grew ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26-27

Denomination: Lutheran

Do All Pray-Ers Get The Same Results?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jul 22, 2002

This message examines why some people are powerful in prayer while others are of little impact.

- [Have some massive weights on platform off to the side.] I have before me here on the platform some heavy weights and I want to ask you a simple question: do you think I can lift these weights over his head? [Try it and can’t.] - Because I don’t work out, the fact that I could not lift ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

Big Problem, Big God, Big Answers

Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Aug 5, 2002

Our God is big enough to grant even the most difficult request.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - All scripture is from the New Living Translation. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Last Sunday morning we all awoke to the good news that the nine Pennsylvania coal miners who had been trapped 250 feet underground had all been rescued. All were safe and sound. There had been ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-23

Denomination: *other

Slay Your Giants

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jun 25, 2001

What giants are presently occupying the promised land that is flowing with milk and honey for you? Determine to slay them after the order of David!

In the physical sense, a giant is one whose physical body is immensely bigger than a normal man. Giants, because of their sizes and shapes, usually carve an awesome image for themselves. They are fearful not just in size, but in their actions also. Little wonder, they are considered as ’gods’ ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 13:26-27, Joshua 15:14

Denomination: Pentecostal

In The Darkness Of His Cave, David Sought His Covenant God In Prayer.

Contributed by C. Bouwman on Feb 9, 2001

IN THE DARKNESS OF HIS CAVE, DAVID SOUGHT HIS COVENANT GOD IN PRAYER.

Beloved Congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ! The Lord God grants that today a number of young people may profess the faith. They declare before the Lord and His congregation that they love the Lord, and desire to serve Him every day of their lives. The day has been some time in the coming; it’s ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 142:1-7, 1 Samuel 24:1-22

The Prayer Of Jabez Part One

Contributed by Joel Carwile on Feb 15, 2001

Part one of a series on the book by Bruce Wilkinson. Getting to know Jabez and hindrances to the prayer.

The Prayer of Jabez The Prodigy of the Genealogy The first nine chapters of 1 Chronicles consist of the official family tree of the 12 Hebrew tribes beginning with Adam and proceeding through thousands of years to Israel’s return from captivity. More than 500 names make up this family tree. But ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:8-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of Prayer Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Feb 19, 2001

Peter is miraclously released from prison through the power of prayer.

A Study of the Book of Acts Sermon # 23 “The Power of Prayer” Acts 12:1-24 “but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.” Acts chapter twelve is set in a context of mounting persecution, about which the people ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

What Does God Say When People Pray? (Part 1)

Contributed by James Wilson on Mar 2, 2001

How Does God Respond to Our Prayers?

What Does God Say When People Pray? (Part 1) I Kings 18:21 In I Kings 18, we encounter a group of the children of Israel who drifted away from a vital relationship with God. Their relationship was, well-- convenient, but it wasn’t genuine. While they were in the wilderness, they depended upon ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:21

Denomination: Baptist