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  • Wesley Bishop avatar

    The Point Of Prayer

    Contributed by Wesley Bishop on Mar 16, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 7,323 views

    This is about prayer.

    Let me bring everyone up to speed on what is happening. King David wanders around on the roof of his palace and notices a beautiful woman. He has an affair with her. She gets pregnant. He tries to trick her husband into spending the night with her. When that doesn’t work, he sends her husband ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Discipline Of Meditation

    Contributed by Maria Saunders on Nov 12, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,224 views

    Everyone meditates at some point or another. What or whom are we meditating to is the question. Do we as believers in Christ Jesus truly comprehend the essence and necessity of meditation?

    Our topic this morning is a subject that requires personal reflection. See, I have found myself doing this more than ever -- that is meditating. How many of you meditate? How many of you are consistent in your meditation? Don’t fool me now. I don’t know about you, but during my Christian walk, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Run With Prayer Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 20, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,203 views

    A look at prayer in the life of Jeremiah.

    Illustration: We want to know what makes people ¡§tick¡¨. What do they do when not in the public eye? I.e. election campaigns, tabloids. For Jeremiah, the answer is obvious. Seven different times in the book of Jeremiah, we see what happens in the life of Jeremiah when he¡¦s alone and we find that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    3 Incentives To Keep Praying Series

    Contributed by Larry Sarver on Sep 12, 2002
    based on 314 ratings
     | 43,180 views

    A teaching message on Luke 18:1-8.

    Luke Series #78 September 08, 2002 Title: 3 Incentives to Keep Praying Email: pastorsarver@yahoo.com <mailto:pastorsarver@yahoo.com> Website: www.newlifeinchrist.info <http://www.newlifeinchrist.info> Introduction: Welcome to New Life in Christ. This morning we are in Chapter 18 of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    What To Do Between The "Amen" And The "There It Is!"

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Apr 14, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
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    After praying, what do you do in the "between times" before the answer comes. This sermon points out four major things.

    April, 2007 What to do Between the “Amen” and the “There it Is” Mark 11:12-21 INTRODUCTION: Mark 11:12-14 relates the story of Jesus curing the fig tree. Nothing appeared to happen to the trees in the natural at the time Jesus spoke these words. If the tree had withered and died right ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    Shaken, Not Stirred

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Nov 15, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,972 views

    God stirs believers to serve after they have come boldly to Him in prayer.

    "Shaken, Not Stirred" Acts 4.31 NASB (1 of 1) November 14, 2004 Chester FBC, Chester, Illinois Mike Fogerson, Speaker A Video of Acts In a magazine some time ago there appeared an article about the installation of a new organ in a New York City church. It was a rare and costly instrument. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Startled By Prayer

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 7, 2005
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     | 2,321 views

    A sermon on prayer from the lives of Hezekiah, Zechariah, and Cornelius.

    Sermon for 9/4/2005 Startled by Prayer Introduction: Tell the story of the new minister going to call on a lady in the hospital. He prayed over her and she was healed. WBTU: At the UNC- Chapel Hill Campus House and I was praying and Michael Walker came up behind me and startled me. Thesis: ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jason Cole avatar

    Taking Time To Pray

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Mar 12, 2007
    based on 56 ratings
     | 40,555 views

    Our lives are so busy that often times we neglect what is most important like our times of communication with God.

    A great help to gain more incite into this sermon would be Bill Hybels’ Too Busy Not to Pray Take The Time to Pray Introduction: Some years ago a young man looking for work approached the foreman of a logging crew and asked him for a job. “It depends,” replied the foreman. “Let’s see you take this ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    By Products Of Prayer

    Contributed by Ivan Casteel on Feb 27, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,520 views

    To help see what prayer does for the believer.

    DATE THE BY-PRODUCTS OF PRAYER James 4:2-3. Jas 4:2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. (KJV) INTRDUCTION: There ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tony Searles avatar

    "Pray, Pray, Pray!"

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Nov 23, 2006
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     | 17,809 views

    This message emphasizes the need for prayer. However, it is not just about prayer itself, but about the need for us to continue in prayer. Being steadfast is a vital characteristic of our prayer lives.

    "pray, Pray, PRAY!" Luke 18:1-8 PRAYER… INTRODUCTION: ILLUSTRATION: There’s a magazine cartoon that shows a little fellow kneeling beside his bed for his bedtime prayer. He says with some measure of disgust, "Dear God, Uncle Jim still doesn’t have a job; Sis still doesn’t have a date for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Philip Harrelson avatar

    Pray Again

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 15, 2005
    based on 39 ratings
     | 16,056 views

    Elijah discovers that sometimes it is easier to stop the rain than to open up the heavens. That is why we must Pray Again! ! !

    I Kings 18:41_46 -- “And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.” “So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,” “And said to his ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Darryl Klassen avatar

    Pray And Believe! Series

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Sep 7, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,281 views

    Based on the Parable of the Persistent widow, this sermon encourages people to pray and pray and pray again. We preached these sermons in conjunction with the Pray 21 project that brings youth and adults together to pray for 21 days.

    BELIEVE AND PRAY! Believe and pray! This may sound backwards. Should we not pray believing that God will answer our prayers? Yes, but this simple little exercise of semantics puts the foundation of faith before the act of prayer. Many of us pray but few of us believe that our prayers will be ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    Window Of Opportunity Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Sep 15, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 9,649 views

    Through prayer, God will open a window of opportunity for us to work past our stresses, our conflicted feelings, and even our sins and shortcomings.

    Life is tough. Am I going to get any argument about that? The philosopher Thomas Hobbes said that human life was solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short. Wow! Not the kind of stuff we expect on Sunday morning. Supposed to be all, “Praise the Lord”! But deep down, lots of people do ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    Don't Compromise Your Prayer Time Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jul 17, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 15,716 views

    Part of a series on Daniel 1-6 called compromise. Sermon deals with prayerlessness.

    [Note: This sermon was adapted from a chapter in John R. Rice’s book, Prayer: Asking and Receiving. I don’t agree with everything in the book, but I liked much of what he had to say in his chapter on prayerlessness.] Daniel 6 In this chapter we find one of the most famous Old Testament ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Froese avatar

    I Am Listening Series

    Contributed by Brad Froese on Jun 28, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,808 views

    For those who are discouraged about God’s silence: HE IS listening...

    Illustration: Get an SMS or a phone call… ? Have you ever wondered what life would be like if God used technology to talk to you? SMS messages, email (would God send FWD’s?)… How about if He used television commercials to get His message across? Check this one out. I think you’ll like it… Roll ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God