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  • Effectual Fervent Prayer Series

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Oct 21, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 22,403 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

  • Prayer Changes Things Series

    Contributed by Joe Tilton on Oct 21, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,147 views

    A parable is used as an example of persistence in prayer. Plus, the Supreme Court is taking on the issue of public prayer. Here are some questions that need to be asked.

    Message Prayer Changes Things October 20, 2013 The small town was in the middle of their United Way Fund drive when a volunteer worker saw that the name of a most successful businessman was missing from the contribution list. The man was making at least $600-thousand a year, so the volunteer ...read more

  • A Moment Of Intense Prayer Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Feb 9, 2014
    based on 14 ratings
     | 40,697 views

    A sermon examining those times of intense prayer.

    A Moment Of Intense Prayer Psalm 55:16-17 In October of 1871 D.L Moody had reached a place of a deep hunger for God. He was in agony of soul as he prayed and sought the power of God. At times he would roll on the floor in agony and in tears. One day while passing through New York on his way to ...read more

  • Prayer Keys - Privacy Series

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Nov 3, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,881 views

    This is the first time Jesus taught his first disciples about prayer. His first lesson was, “Spend time alone with the Father in prayer.” If we don’t follow his first lesson, we are not following the example or the command of Christ.

    "But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." Matthew 6:6 A little boy was saying his bedtime prayers when his mother passed by his room and stopped to listen. “Bless Mommy and ...read more

  • Why Prayer Matters

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Sep 17, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,533 views

    Prayer matters because it helps us to rely on God’s mercy. Prayer matters because it helps us to confess sin and ask for mercy. Prayer matters because it helps us to see God for who He is. God. And prayer matters because we honor God when we pray.

    Prayer mattered to Daniel. We’re going to take a look at some reasons why this morning and allow Daniel to show us why prayer was such an important part of his life. I’m guessing that if I were to ask folks here this morning if prayer mattered to you I would find it hard to believe ...read more

  • What Is Prayer About

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Sep 17, 2012
     | 3,841 views

    Prayer is not an antidote to worry. Have you ever prayed about a stressful situation just to discover that you’re still worried about it? Faith is the antidote to worry. Prayer is about asking God for the supernatural.

    I would like for you to consider for a moment if God appeared to you and said, “The people of Kabul Afghanistan are ready to hear about my Son Jesus and I want you to be the messenger to go speak of His resurrection and offer of grace.” Would you go? Would you go, knowing, that ...read more

  • Prayer Under Attack

    Contributed by Michael Brewster on Dec 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,537 views

    Discover the true enemy of your prayer life and how to recover purposeful and meaningful time in prayer.

    Prayer Under Attack! The single most important time in the life of the believer is the time we spend alone with God. 1. Do you seem to be more physically, spiritually and emotionally drained? 2. Does your worship seem to be more ritualistic than genuine and authentic? 3. Do you get a sense that ...read more

  • Tools Of Effective Prayer...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 19, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,587 views

    Remarkable prayer will bring remarkable results. God’s word has some good lessons to build an effective prayer life.

    LET US MAKE THE MOST OUT OF OUR PRAYER LIFE... THE EFFECTUAL FERVENT PRAYER... TOOLS FOR EFFECTIVE PRAYER By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. DO WE FOCUS OUR HEARTS AND MINDS TO PRAY EFFECTIVELY? Text: James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ...read more

  • Living The Prayerful Life Series

    Contributed by Matthew Grise on Jan 29, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 19,874 views

    James 5:13-20. Believers are encouraged to pray during times of suffering and times of joy; for those who are sick and those who are in sin - because genuine prayer works.

    LIVING THE PRAYERFUL LIFE JAMES 5:13-20 INTRODUCTION Let’s open our Bibles to James chapter 5. We have come to the concluding passage of this New Testament letter. It is worth repeating, one last time, by way of introducing this last portion of Scripture, that the primary concern of James as he is ...read more

  • Prayer Answers Temptation

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Feb 5, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,909 views

    A Sermon for the 5th Sunday After Epiphany, Series B.

    5th Sunday after Epiphany, February 8, 2009 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, we give you thanks for the gift of your Son, Jesus the Christ, who through his faithfulness to your will for his life, ...read more

  • Working The Prayer Master Series

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,438 views

    a six part series on building a better church body

    BETTER BODY BUILDING Part 4 All my illustrations come from Sermon Central unless otherwise noted and the scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted. WORKING THE PRAYER-MASTER The Body of Christ is compared at times by the Apostle Paul to physical body we have here on ...read more

  • Funeral - Prayer Champion

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Feb 12, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,778 views

    Older lady with a special gift of prayer. Her relationship with God wittnessed healings and joy that are amazing.

    Funeral – Mrs. _______ We have come to the moment in the service where I am expected to say some nice things about _____. I need to share with you that finding something nice to say is harder than you might think. Please don’t mis-understand. The only reason it is hard is because there is so ...read more

  • The Real Lord's Prayer

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Nov 7, 2014
    based on 10 ratings
     | 16,116 views

    link inc. to formatted text, audio, PowerPoint.

    The REAL Lord's Prayer John 17:1-5 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/RealLordsPrayer.html Jesus was the greatest preacher who ever lived. And His sermon on the mount was the greatest sermon ever preached. But not one time did any of His disciples ask Him, "Teach us to preach." They said, "Teach us ...read more

  • The Fairy Tale Of Prayer

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Nov 20, 2014
     | 6,004 views

    Your life is NOT a fairy tale and "pray continually" needs to be woven into the fabric of your daily life.

    THE FAIRY TALE OF PRAYER 1 THESSALONIANS 5:17 JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (fairytales4u.com/story/jackand.htm) Once upon a time there lived a poor widow who had an only son named Jack. She was very poor, for times had been hard, and Jack was too young to work. Almost all the furniture of the little ...read more

  • Knock The Prayer Button!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Nov 25, 2014
     | 3,394 views

    Strike the ‘Cook’ button if want to eat! Are you listening?

    Knock the prayer button! James 1:22”But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” On a particular day, I put the rice and the vegetables into the electric rice cooker, added water, salt and all the ingredients necessary for cooking; turned the switch on and ...read more