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  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Powerful Praying Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 21, 2019
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     | 5,165 views

    When you pray, pray sincerely, simply, and assuredly, for powerful praying is a sure, simple, sincere sharing of your heart with a Heavenly Father who already knows your need.

    A journalist assigned to the Jerusalem bureau took an apartment overlooking the Wailing Wall. Every day when she looked out, she saw an old Jewish man praying vigorously. So, the journalist went down and introduced herself to the old man. She asks, “You come every day to the wall. How long have ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Effective Prayer - Don't Give Up Series

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 15, 2008
    based on 18 ratings
     | 9,514 views

    We don’t bring an issue before Jesus once, and that is the end of it, there is a purpose to our repeatedly bringing up an issue before God, and that purpose is the building of our faith. This is what Jesus does with Bart.

    Bartimaeus. Physically blind, financially strapped. Stuck in a job that is going nowhere. He is a nuisance. He is in the way. He is a passing thought. He is in fact, a painful reminder to everyone walking by, that disaster is very possible in their own lives. This man is nothing….and yet, and yet, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Prayer Matters (Selected Scriptures)

    Contributed by Stanton Winder on Feb 7, 2014
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     | 5,479 views

    The key to healthy prayer is more than a technique; it is a healthy attitude. Let's look at six attitudes that lead to a satisfying and effective prayer life.

    Prayer Attitudes J. C. Ryle once wrote, "If I know anything of a Christian's heart, you are often sick of your own prayers." You go to pray but you can't think of what to say. Or you tell God he's awesome, and a second later you recall that the Honda needs an oil change. You promise God that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Prayer That Moves God

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 25, 2014
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     | 20,241 views

    The prayer that moves God is one that seeks to honour His Name, fulfils His promises and bless His people.

    Can you move God? Can you move God to do something? • If your answer is no, then prayer makes no sense to you. It will not change a thing. It is pointless to pray. • Yet God expects man to pray. Jesus calls us to pray. The Bible says we do not have because we did not ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Praying Effectively Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 14, 2007
     | 3,059 views

    Show how to pray effectively according to the book of James

    Title: How to pray effectively Theme: To help people to understand how to pray effectively. Text: James 1:6 James 1:6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. As I read this verse I began to think about ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Jesus Teaches About Prayer

    Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Jan 7, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,833 views

    What does Jesus teach about having an effective prayer life?

    Luke 11:5-13 “Jesus Teaches About Prayer” • Vv. 2-4 Jesus teaches the disciples how to pray, while in our lesson Jesus teaches us about prayer. I. Be Persistent with Your Prayers (5-8) • Vv. 5-6 There is a friendship or a relationship that exists between these two people here in Jesus’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Groaning And The Glory Series

    Contributed by Robert Simmons on Jan 1, 2014
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     | 5,737 views

    A STUDY OF ROMANS 8:16-23 WHERE PAUL COMPARES THE SUFFERINGS OF THIS LIFE WITH THE ETERNAL GLORY THEY BRING

    Romans 8:16-23 – The Groaning & The Glory 16. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17. And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 18. For I ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Spirit–led Prayer (Col. 1:9–14) Series

    Contributed by Greg Brown on Jan 19, 2015
     | 7,196 views

    Exposition of Col. 1:9–14

    Spirit–led Prayer “For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Hinders Our Prayers?

    Contributed by James Dunn on Sep 30, 2004
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     | 11,972 views

    Dr. Jim Dunn relates 10 hindrances to effective prayer in the life of a christian.

    What Hinders Our Prayers? Psalm 80:4 1. Failure to come clean with God … Psalm 66:18 Illust. In his book I Surrender, Patrick Morley writes that the church’s integrity problem is in the misconception "that we can add Christ to our lives, but not subtract sin. It is a change in belief without a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Effectual Fervent Prayer Series

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Oct 21, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 21,506 views

    Fervency in prayer is like the tension a string puts on a bow, it transfers its energy to the arrow to make it fly straight and true. An effective prayer is one that is successful in producing a desired or intended result.

    Effectual Fervent Prayer PPT 1 Series title We are in our study of the book of James entitled: Getting the right angle on things. Today we are going to talk about, why and when prayer doesn't work, and why and when prayer does work. By getting the right angle on this we can see more prayers ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Effectual Fervent Prayer

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022
     | 2,363 views

    Our prayers are often ineffective. Scripture reveals principles of effective prayer, principles we will want to observe.

    A movie by the title of The In-Laws came out in 1979. There was a re-make of it in 2003, but my favorite version is still the original one. It featured Alan Arkin as a conventional dentist and Peter Falk as a manic character who claims to be a government agent. Their kids are about to be married, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    How Effective Are Your Prayers?

    Contributed by Michael Moulder on Feb 23, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,193 views

    This sermon challenges us as Christians to evalute the effectieness of our prayer lives and prayerfully causes us to improve upon them.

    Michael Moulder 10/24/2004 How Effective Are Your Prayers How Effective Are Your Prayers James 5:13-18 Introduction: T. J. Bach once wrote this prayer: I asked for health that I might do greater things; I was given infirmity that I might do better things, I asked God for strength that I might ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    A Patter For Prayer Part Ii

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Oct 21, 2010
     | 1,480 views

    Effective prayers involve recognizing God's protection and provision as well as requesting his pardon.

    A Pattern for Prayer Part II Matthew 6:9-15 INTRODUCTION A. John Hannah said, “The end of prayer is not so much tangible answers as a deepening life of dependency…The call to prayer is a call to love, submission, and obedience…the avenue of sweet, intimate, and intense fellowship ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Surrender As It Relates To Prayer PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Jan 3, 2024
    based on 3 ratings
     | 354 views

    This sermon explores the power of prayer as a surrender to God's will, inviting us to trust in His wisdom and plans over our own.

    Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters in Christ, I extend to you a warm welcome this blessed day. We gather here not as mere attendees, but as participants in the grand symphony of faith, each playing our part in the orchestra of God's love. Today, we find ourselves on the precipice of a ...read more

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    Isaac's Prayer: A Prayer For Children Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 27, 2015
     | 11,128 views

    If you want to lay hold of God’s willingness in prayer, just keep on asking God to keep His Word, counting on Him to work in unusual and unstoppable ways.

    Mark Ashton, in his book, A Voice in the Wilderness, talks about a small boy who was writing a letter to God. Christmas was approaching and he wanted to ask God for certain Christmas presents he badly wanted. He began his letter with these words: “I've been good for six months now.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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