Sermons on Fasting And Prayer:

The Praying Church Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 7, 2004

The sermon examines the prayer faith and praying practice of the New Testament as a model for today’s church.

A Praying Church Acts 1:13-26 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO This is a New Testament church. We are part of a heritage commonly known as the Restoration Movement. This means that among our core value is the view that the Apostles Doctrine, the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:23-26, Acts 6:4-6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Praying Church--Part 2 Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 7, 2004

A review of the praying practices of the New Testament Church that make the first Christians a spiritual force to be reckoned with.

A Praying Church—Part II Various Texts from Acts (Acts 1:12-14) Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Max Lucado, Church of Christ preacher in San Antonio, TX and popular Christian writer has this comment about prayer. “Prayer only makes sense when you have ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:23-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Honoring God's Name Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 7, 2004

Praying the Lord’s Prayer and honoring God’s name must be more than lip service. It must be heart service.

HONORING GOD’S NAME (Mal 1:6-2:2) Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: We are in the midst of a study of the Lord’s Prayer and the principles that we can learn about our praying from the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples to pray. ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 6:9-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Honoring God's Name--Part 2 Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 7, 2004

According to the Prophet Malachi, to honor God’s name requires recognizing his Lordship over our worship, our words, our marriages, and our money.

Hallowed Be Thy Name (Honoring God’s Name--Part 2) Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: We are in the midst of a study of the Lord’s Prayer and the principles that we can learn about our praying from the prayer that Jesus taught his ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What To Pray For Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 9, 2004

Jesus’ model prayer teaches TO pray and WHAT TO pray for.

What to Pray For Matthew 6:9-15 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: Is it right to ask from God when we pray? That’s real question for many people. On one hand some folk turn prayer into a Christmas wish list. They define prayer as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Praying Like Jabez Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 9, 2004

Bold praying like Jabez --not praying Jabez’s prayer--will lead us closer to the center of God’s will for our lives.

The Prayer of Jabez 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Have you read the little book The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce Wilkinson? If you haven’t, you are one of the few who hasn’t. Dr. Bruce Wilkinson’s book has made Christian publishing ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Great Escape

Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jun 10, 2004

I preach through Acts 12:1-17 and highlight what I feel are its major application points.

Introduction/Background: This is a very powerful and funny passage in the Scriptures. Let’s work through the story and then I want to highlight what I feel are its major application points. Vs. 1-4 Herod (whose grandfather tried to kill Jesus when he was a baby) arrested some Christians ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-17, Romans 12:4-5

Denomination: Baptist

Lord, Teach Us To Pray!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 10, 2004

Prayer is man’s activity that opens the door to God,through prayer we join with God to create a better world.

LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com Did you hear about the grandmother that bought her grandson a book of prayers? The little boy read a prayer every night before he went to sleep. One night he got in bed and had forgotten to read his prayer. The lights were ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:13, Luke 18:1

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Encouragement To Pray

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 17, 2004

A Brief Message on the value of Prayer

ENCOURAGEMENTS TO PRAY Matthew 7:7-12 I. OUR TEXT SPEAKS OF A THRONE. A. If in prayer we come to a throne, it is clear that our Spirit should be one of lowly reverence. The king before whom we come is the highest of all. His throne is the great white ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

Rough Knees Series

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jun 18, 2004

Message series in book of James: “Extreme Makeover: What Really Looks Good to God”Encouragement to seek God in prayer especially when circumstances weigh you down

Rough Knees 13Are any among you suffering? They should keep on praying about it. And those who have reason to be thankful should continually sing praises to the Lord. 14Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-20

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Does God Hear Me?

Contributed by Chris Summers on Jun 28, 2004

Does God hear my prayers.

Does God hear me? That is a good question . We have all asked this ever present question “Does God hear me?”One time a long time ago ,seems like 18-19 years ago (wait it was 18-19 years ago).I was in love . I loved this person with all my heart . I would have done anything for ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

America's Greatest Tragedy, Pt 2 By Dr. Winson Butler

Contributed by Winson Butler on Jun 29, 2004

Satan is never too busy to rock the cradle of a sleeping Church. Next to the Unattended Church the greatest tragedy in America today is the Unbowed Knee!

Introduction Recently, an organization called "The Barna Group" conducted a study on the importance of reaching children with the gospel before their teens. They found that: *a person’s moral foundations are laid by the age of nine. *most people make a decision regarding the personal ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1

Denomination: Baptist

What Do You Do When It's Your Turn To Pray

Contributed by Ralph Coleman on Jul 8, 2004

Prompts awareness about prayer

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN IT’S YOUR TURN TO PRAY Jeremiah 29:12 Prayer is Serious How is your relationship with God? How is your prayer life? There are some that think that all is in order, but by God’s standards there is much to be done. I stopped by to tell you this hour that if you don’t have a ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:12

Denomination: Baptist

When Good Things Happen To Bad People Series

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jul 10, 2004

When unworthy people get good things, prayer helps us discover that we too do have good things, that the issue is not goods but our feelings, and that ultimately God is just and gracious.

There is, indeed, very little justice in the world. But that’s very old news. We established that last week. Last week we talked about that age-old problem of what you do what bad things happen to good people. We thought about how, when good people get into tough times, it just feels as though ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

When God Hides

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jul 11, 2004

Some reasons for why God sometimes remains silent and prayers are hindered

SBC Philippi, 7/11/04 a.m When God Hides Psalm 13 Primary Purpose: To examine what some hindrances are to prayer and why God sometimes seems distant. Have you ever had a time when God seemed absolutely silent to you? You prayed and you feel like your talking to the ceiling. I dare say that ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 13:1-6

Denomination: Baptist