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  • David Johnston avatar

    Could You Not Tarry One Hour?

    Contributed by David Johnston on Jul 25, 2007
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     | 5,353 views

    A guide to praying for an hour using the Lord’s Prayer.

    PRAYER GUIDE COULD YOU NOT TARRY ONE HOUR? Matthew 6:9-13 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Chris Talton avatar

    I Pray For You

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Apr 16, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 5,391 views

    Our prayers can be more powerful if we model them after prayers such as this one from the Bible.

    March 16, 2003 Colossians 1:9-14 “I pray for you” INTRODUCTION What does it do for you when someone says, “I pray for you”? A missionary and his family were forced to camp outside on a hill. They were carrying money and they were fearful that thieves might rob them. After spending ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Alan Smith avatar

    Praying With A Heaven-View

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 9, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 3,925 views

    It’s important to pray in a way that is not self-centered.

    Introduction: Have you ever thought about how much of what we ask God for in our prayers is very self-centered? For example, I heard about a college student who always concluded her prayers with this simple petition: “God, I’m not asking for myself, but please send my mother a son-in-law.” Or ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Power Of Community Series

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Sep 18, 2006
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     | 8,543 views

    Second in a series looking to inject our prayer lives with Biblical truths that can empower our prayer life. This message looks at the power of praying together, in community.

    There was once a pastor who had a little five-year-old daughter, and the little girl noticed that every time her dad stood behind the pulpit, and was getting ready to preach he would bow his head for moment before he began to preach. The little girl noticed that he did this every time. So one day ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    "Well, Shut My Mouth!"

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Apr 14, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
     | 8,529 views

    In this message we will look at examples in the scripture where God literally told people to shut their mouths. Sometimes we need to be silent before God, and receive instruction, rather than shooting off the mouth and explaining things from our perspecti

    “Well, Shut My Mouth” Joshua 7:6-10 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads. And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Study Of Fasting #2

    Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jan 3, 2001
    based on 206 ratings
     | 4,048 views

    TYPES OF FASTS

    A fast is abstinence from something -- such as television, movies, or other pleasures and amusements--but usually it means not eating food. When Jesus was in the desert, He fasted totally, without food. There is no mention that He went without water. Not drinking water would have been life ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Thy Kingdom Come Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Feb 19, 2001
    based on 118 ratings
     | 18,792 views

    Study of the importance of the second petition in the Lord’s prayer.

    A Study of the Lord’s Prayer Sermon # 3 “Thy Kingdom Come” Matthew 6: 10a “In this manner, therefore, pray:Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. (10) Your kingdom come.”. For our Lord the Kingdom of God was “the” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How-To Use The Lord's Prayer As A Model - Matt 6:9-13

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 20, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 16,579 views

    How-To Use the Lord’s Prayer As a Model - Matt 6:9-13

    How-To Use the Lord’s Prayer As a Model - Matt 6:9-13 Jesus prayed earnestly, purposefully, and with certainty. He knew that God answers prayer. “The Lord’s prayer” was given during Christ’s Sermon on the Mount to provide an example for how we should approach the throne of grace. Prayer is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Minister To People Of Different Ministry Maturity Levels

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 14, 2004
    based on 41 ratings
     | 4,268 views

    "And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints." (Eph. 6:18)

    How to Minister to People of Different Ministry Maturity Levels Eph. 6:18 - "And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints." Illustration: Many people prayed for God to use the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Craig West avatar

    Conversations With God, Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Craig West on Dec 10, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,038 views

    4 Things Christians can do to honor God as they pray.

    “Prayer is the process by which God helps us rearrange our priorities.” - Henry & Richard Blackaby, Hearing God’s Voice (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman, 2002), 114. INTRO: Yogi Berra – “Let’s just let God watch the game, ok?” Biblical Fact: God’s prevailing power is released in the lives of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Smarowsky avatar

    Do You Pray Religiously Or Wholeheartedly?

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Oct 27, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,171 views

    I know many families that pray as if it were an old tune. Are we just praying repetitously or is our heart in it? Jesus gives us some examples on how to pray.

    Jesus prayed earnestly, purposefully, and with certainty. He knew that God answers prayer. "The Lord’s prayer" was given during Christ’s Sermon on the Mount to provide an example for how we should approach the throne of grace. Prayer is the prelude to peace, the prologue to power, the preface to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles R. Peck avatar

    Lord Teach Us To Pray

    Contributed by Charles R. Peck on Mar 21, 2014
     | 4,791 views

    Prayer is the very life's breath for the true Christian.

    Lord teach us to Pray Luke 11:1/4 In verse nine Jesus said, “And I say unto you, ask, and it shall be given you; seek and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” Prayer is talking with God and taking the time to listen, He may speak in an audible voice, or through His ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Marty Boller avatar

    Prayer-Care-Share: The Key To Care-Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Marty Boller on Mar 8, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,423 views

    #6 in a series. God is pouring out a whole new level of city-wide cooperation amongst churches and church leaders. Prayer-Care-Share is a concentrated effort focusing on "Building Bridges to our Community"...loving our communities to Christ.

    PRAYER.CARE.SHARE. Week # 6 So did you see the Prayer Care Share Wall in the lobby as you came in today? If you weren’t here last week…we had a GREAT DAY…writing our names on our bookmarks onto the wall. Go to the Wall…taking our prayers to the extreme. In 30 plus churches in CR…Prayer Wall is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dennis Selfridge avatar

    Our Standing Before God-One Can Make A Diffeerence

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on May 21, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,990 views

    How we need to make a difference

    It’s not what you are that holds you back; it’s what you think you are not." - Denis Waitley I’ve learned: that we should be glad God doesn’t give us everything we ask for, that money doesn’t buy class. That it’s those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular, that under everyone’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • John Telgren avatar

    Caricature Or Reality (Pt 2) Series

    Contributed by John Telgren on Jan 8, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,656 views

    Following the movement of the Ark in early Israelites history, we learn that God is holy and that means that he is not a commodity, but Lord. It also means that even though Joy is appropriate and even commanded, God must be approached with reverence befor

    Last week we saw that the number one characteristic of God is that he is holy. We need to understand this about God so we can make sure we are worshipping him and not some caricature of him we have made up in our mind. Do you know what a caricature is? We usually think of it as a picture, such as ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ