Sermons on Hindrances To Prayer:

The Our Father Prayer.

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 10, 2023

Known variously as the Lord's Prayer or the Our Father Prayer, this prayer is a prayer for the whole Christian family.

THE OUR FATHER PRAYER. Matthew 6:9-15. MATTHEW 6:9. The Lord’s Prayer is, first of all, corporate. It is a Family prayer. We pray to “Our” Father with the awareness that we are praying in community with everyone in every place and every time who has ever or will ever pray this prayer. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Answers Prayers

Contributed by Tesh Njokanma on May 13, 2023

God has an avalanche; so many different kinds of answers to prayers in His hand. Even though there are uncountable number of people knocking at His door for answers, God never runs out of answers or gets tired of giving answers.

An Avalanche of Answers One of the benefits of coming to God is that you can’t come to God and go back empty handed. When we come to God, we receive answers to our prayers. Psalm 65:2 says, “O You who hear prayer, to You all flesh will come.” Some other versions say “You who answer, to You all ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 65:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Two Revealing Prayers Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Mar 28, 2022

This passage records two prayers, in which are shown two kinds of hearts, whose contrast is not only seen in the way they make their requests, but also in the way they approach God. Some people trust in themselves; others trust in God.

This evening’s sermon is entitled “Two Revealing Prayers,” and it’s taken from what is commonly called “The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector.” Darrell Bock, in The NIV Application Commentary, says, “This parable is really the parable of the two prayers. In those prayers appear two ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

Effectual Fervent Prayer

Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022

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

Scripture: 1 Kings 16:29-32, 1 Kings 17:1-7, 1 Kings 18:1-46

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Power Of Earnest Prayer Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Nov 7, 2020

God often does the unexpected when we’re earnest in prayer.

A week ago, I listened to the Voice of the Martyr’s podcast called VOM Radio and learned about Petr Jasek, a believer from the Czech Republic, who was imprisoned in Sudan for 14 months. He served as the Africa Regional Director for Voice of the Martyrs and traveled to Sudan on their behalf. BTW, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

17 The Prayer For Mercy Series

Contributed by Michael Collins on Nov 11, 2020

The devotion is about the prayer by the sailors before they threw Jonah overboard so as to bring a calm to the sea.

# 17 – The Prayer for Mercy Jonah 1:14 – “Therefore they cried out to the LORD and said, “We pray, O LORD, please do not let us perish for this man’s life, and do not charge us with innocent blood; for You, O LORD, have done as it pleased You.” “Therefore they cried out to the LORD…” In our last ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:14, Matthew 27:24, Matthew 24:9-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

God Listens To Prayer

Contributed by Harvey Earls on Nov 17, 2020

God Listens to prayer, is able to respond to prayer, and moves when we pray "Thy Will be done" from Joshua 12 and the account of the sun standing still.

Sermon for Sunday, November 15, 2020 God listens to your prayers Have you ever had God answer a prayer? And not just a vague prayer where you said to yourself, “God, please don’t let it rain tomorrow?” and it didn’t? Well perhaps God answered that prayer for you, or perhaps it wasn’t supposed to ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 10:12-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Battle Plan: Prayer Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Dec 22, 2020

In Colossians 4, Paul provides believers with a three-point battle plan for a successful and satisfying prayer life.

The Battle Plan (1) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 4/3/2016 There was a pastor who had a pet parrot. All the parrot would say was, “Let’s kiss. Let’s kiss.” The pastor tried to teach him to say other things but to no avail. He learned that one of his deacons had a parrot. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:2, Luke 11:5-8

Denomination: Christian Church

20 The Deep Prayer Series

Contributed by Michael Collins on Dec 24, 2020

This devotion is about the prayer of repentance by Jonah from the belly of the great fish. This is the 20th of 31 devotions on the book of Jonah, where a comparison is made between Jonah and The Church-at-large, in the light of the present global pandemic.

Jonah 2:1-9 - Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the fish’s belly. 2 And he said: “I cried out to the LORD because of my affliction, and He answered me. “Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and You heard my voice. 3 For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the floods ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-9, Romans 12:1, Acts 4:12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Life-Changing Prayer Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Dec 28, 2020

Want to pray prayers that change the world, or even your world? Daniel changed the world with his prayer in Daniel 9. What characterizes the kind of prayer that changes the world?

Well, it’s the first of November, and two days from now one of the most contentious Presidential elections in our history will, perhaps, be decided. I read a newspaper article this week that said that not only Americans but even the people of other nations are anxious about what will be happening ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 9:1-23, 2 Chronicles 7:13-14, Jeremiah 29:10-14, Jeremiah 25:11-12, 1 John 1:9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Bible Church

Keys To Effectual Prayer! Series

Contributed by Thomas Fortini on Sep 8, 2020

Faith and prayer are inseparably linked! Let us consider the keys to effectual prayer!

Intro: As we walking thru the concept of living by faith, I want to remind us this week that faith and prayer are inseparably linked! Jesus said for example… Matthew 21:21b . And Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith, and do not doubt, you shall not only do ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-11

Misconceptions About Prayer Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 17, 2020

I hope that you can see that if some of those things we just talked about are true, prayer becomes something that we may not want to do.

MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT PRAYER MATTHEW 6:7-8 #Matt6Prayer INTRODUCTION READ MATTHEW 6:7-8 (ESV) [READ TOGETHER ALOUD] “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:6-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Protected By Powerful Prayer Series

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Sep 17, 2020

The book of Revelation is an apocalypse, not an almanac. It's not so much a book of predictions, but a book of proclamations.

The Last Word – Revelation 8 Protected by Powerful Prayer September 27, 2020 The book of Revelation is an apocalypse, not an almanac. It’s not so much a book of predictions, but a book of proclamations! Not everything in Revelation is intended to be explained and understood. Much of Revelation is ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 8:1-5, Romans 8:26-27, Revelation 8:7-9, Romans 6:22-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prayer For Our Nation Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 23, 2020

The problem is not something solvable by election returns, and we have to stop acting like it is.

Thursday of the 25th Week in Course 2020 National Day of Prayer/Fasting Herod Antipas was the primo politician of Palestine two thousand years ago. As one of the few surviving offspring of Herod the Great, Antipas ruled Galilee and Perea, but he was pretty paranoid. John the Baptist had preached ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 90:3-6, Luke 9:7-9, Ecclesiastes 1:2-11

Denomination: Catholic

Faith Fueled By Prayer

Contributed by John Dobbs on Oct 16, 2020

Corrie Ten Boom asked: "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” As we face the struggles of everyday life, we must keep our faith strong - and the way we keep our faith strong is to keep it fueled by prayer.

Faith Fueled By Prayer 1 Samuel 1:1 - 2:10 Introduction Corrie Ten Boom asked: "Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” As we face the struggles of everyday life, we must keep our faith strong - and the way we keep our faith strong is to keep it fueled by prayer. Our text centers ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ