Sermons on Fervent Prayer In Trying Times:

Faith, Fruit, And Answered Prayers Series

Contributed by Greg Nance on Mar 20, 2006

Jesus wants fruit. Faith and prayer are supplied to us through him for this purpose.

Mark 11 The final week of Jesus’ life begins with the triumphal entry into Jerusalem among cries of Hosana and blessing. This chapter begins on Sunday of that week and takes us through part of Tuesday as Jesus begins to force the hand of the religious leaders in Jerusalem. Jesus knows what will ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Post Election Prayer Guide

Contributed by Justin Ford on Nov 5, 2008

This is a Post Election Prayer Guide designed to be used for a Prayer Meeting or Bible Study

POST ELECTION PRAYER GUIDE (The first part of this is the teaching notes with suggested answers. The second part is the participant guide with fill-in-the-blanks) • The election is an anxious time • for a lot of people in our country • People are often very passionate • about their political ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Psalm 10 - Prayers In The Dark Series

Contributed by Michael Monica on Feb 4, 2024

Exposition of Psalm 10

God, Where Are You? 10: 1 : Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide in times of trouble? • Here, the psalmist asked a question well known to those who follow God: the concern, the anxiety, over the seeming inactivity of God. The psalmist felt that God was afar off and did even hide in ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Union With Christ In Prayer And Suffering

Contributed by William Baeta on May 9, 2002

"And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent" John 17:3

Theme: Union with Christ in prayer and suffering Text: Acts 1:12-14; 1 Peter 4:13-16; John 17:1-11 Prayer is the heartbeat of the Christian life and it is therefore not surprising that Jesus spent a lot of time in prayer. In John 17, sometimes referred to as the “High Priestly” Prayer, Jesus ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-11, Acts 1:12-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

God's Conditions For Answering Prayer

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 4, 2004

Too many people are frustrated, discouraged and disillusioned when they do not get their prayers answered. Here are eleven ways to help bring in the reign of God and see His will done and find sweet relief.

God’s Conditions for Answering Prayer Too many people are frustrated, discouraged and disillusioned when they do not get their prayers answered. Here are eleven ways to help bring in the reign of God and see His will done in, through and with your life. Hebrews 4:15-16 - "For we do not have a ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:15-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Breakthrough Prayer For My Family

Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 7, 2014

As people of faith we need to be people of prayer but even more than that, people of breakthrough prayer, asking God to break through in situations where there is nothing else we can do. We need breakthrough prayer for our families.

This past week at Annual Conference, The Reverend Sue Nilson Kibbey, Director of Connectional Ministries for the West Ohio Annual Conference was our keynote speaker. Reverend Kibbey spoke twice during the conference. Both of her addresses were powerful and inspiring but the second, Tuesday ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:4-20

Denomination: Methodist

Believe Week 11 - Prayer Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 16, 2015

Believe week 12 - Prayer

Believe - Week 12 - Prayer January 4, 2015 We have moved into week 12 of our Believe series, for the first 10 weeks we looked at some of our core beliefs, now we are looking at the Actions which come from our beliefs. Before advent, we started looking at the action of Worship, and today we are ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-8

Denomination: Baptist

Heartbroken Prayer That Breeds Results

Contributed by Robbie Parsons on Mar 15, 2025

When we are forced into the middle of difficult scenarios, prayer should be our first option.

TROUBLE COMES 1 Samuel 1:10 first tells us that Hannah was deeply distressed. Other translations describe her as having bitterness of soul, being greatly distressed, crushed in soul, and in deep anguish. This could be described further as being in a mental state of great, intense distress. It is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-20

Denomination: United Methodist

Some Reasons For Unanswered Prayer Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 21, 2007

In today’s sermon I want to suggest some reasons why perfectly proper prayers may go unanswered.

Scripture Some time ago I read a story about a young boy who was praying for a bicycle for Christmas. But his family was very poor, and when Christmas morning came there was no bicycle. A family friend, who was not very sensitive, said to the boy, “Well, I see that God did not answer your prayer ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"Prayer: Our Foundation For Battle" Series

Contributed by David Henderson on Mar 11, 2014

Up to this point the apostle Paul has instructed us to put on the whole armor of God---every piece of it so that when the day of evil comes you will be able to stand your ground.

Prayer: Our Foundation for Battle” Ephesians 6:10-20 A small community in Pennsylvania they built a little red brick building that was to be their police department, their fire department and their city hall. Everyone was proud of the building because of all the careful planning that had ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Church Was Born In A Prayer Meeting

Contributed by Phil Morgan on Apr 2, 2002

Pentecost, the birth of the church, came while the disciples were gathered in a prayer meeting.

READ: Acts 1:12-14 The disciples returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, where they had just witnessed the most phenomenal event; right before their very eyes Jesus ascended into Heaven, to sit again at God the Father’s right hand in glory. But before He was taken up, He gave them ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:12-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Savior's Prayer

Contributed by Mary Erickson on May 17, 2021

A sermon for the 7th Sunday in Easter, Year B

May 16, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson John 17:6-19; Psalm 1 The Savior’s Prayer Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. We’re drawing to the end of another school year. For some families, this end of year will mark a ...read more

Scripture: John 17:6-19

Denomination: Lutheran

God Waits For Our Prayers! Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Feb 5, 2018

God is always available to us but we must humble ourselves before Him.

Please open your Bibles to Exodus 2….. In the last couple of weeks, we learned how a Hebrew boy was adopted by the daughter of the King of Egypt; she named him Moses. Moses grew up in Egypt for 40 years until he heard about God and that he was a Hebrew. Moses believed in God and left the ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:16-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Lord's Prayer

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 5, 2024

Matt 6:9-15

THE LORD’S PRAYER (MATTHEW 6:9-15) There once was a ship in the middle of a ferocious storm. Everyone knew they were in grave danger of sinking, and were working madly to keep the vessel afloat. For hours, mighty waves thrashed the deck over and over, and the torrential winds threatened to shatter ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

David's Prayer Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jul 17, 2020

Second Samuel 7:18-29 shows us a model for prayer.

Scripture Last time we examined 2 Samuel 7:1-17. David had been settled in Jerusalem for some time. His beautiful palace had been built. One day he told Nathan the prophet that he wanted to construct a permanent building to house the ark of God. Nathan encouraged him to go ahead. But later that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:18-29

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed