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  • Jim Butcher avatar

    The Number One Condition Of Answered Prayer

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 24, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,957 views

    What is the condition of answered prayer that Jesus mentioned the most? It’s the necessity of faith.

    - The condition of answered prayer that Jesus mentioned most often was faith/notice how many times faith and belief are mentioned in vv. 22, 23, 24. How Much Faith Do We Have? 1. Are you surprised when an answer to prayer comes? - v. 21. - “One of the terrible marks of the diseased state of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Position Yourself Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Mar 22, 2015
     | 35,032 views

    A message on praise and positioning ourselves for God to deliver us from our enemies.

    Title: Position Yourself Theme: Setting ourselves in the right position of praise so the Lord can deliver us. Text: Matthew 6:9-14, 2 Chronicles 20:14-23 Offering: 2 Corinthians 9:5-7 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Cameron Bottema avatar

    What Is Prayer - Intercession, Supplication, And Confession Series

    Contributed by Cameron Bottema on May 6, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 24,318 views

    A short 3 week mini-series on prayer. Week 1: the basics. Week 2: Prayers of thanksgiving and praise. Week 3: What are intercession, supplication, and prayers of confession.

    I. Introduction Good morning! I hope you all had a great week; I trust it was full of the Lord’s blessings. I’m sure it was. I hope you were able to see the countless things in your life which come from God, which are His blessings. I hope then that you were thankful, had a heart of ...read more

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    Denomination: Friends

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    Unlocking The Strength Of Prayer Through Fasting SermonCentral

    Contributed by SermonCentral on Sep 8, 2023
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    Every believer can enhance their prayer life by incorporating the practice of fasting, thus multiplying their effectiveness in spiritual matters.

    In any building project, having the right tools and knowing how to use them is crucial for success. Just as a skilled builder brings a van full of tools to a construction site, believers have been given a powerful tool by God to enhance their prayer life: fasting. Unfortunately, many Christians ...read more

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  • Andrew Dixon avatar

    Sermon # 29 - The Power Of Corporate Prayer Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jun 20, 2025
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     | 619 views

    Something happens when people gather together to pray. The early church experienced this in a mighty way and they witnessed astounding miracles because they prayed together. Only when families and churches pray together will we be able to see a revival in these last days.

    For our meditation I have chosen Act 4:31,“And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the Word of God with boldness.” (AFV) It is a fact that whenever we as a church gather and pray together, there will ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Amy Bickel avatar

    The Beauty Of The Prayer Shawl (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Amy Bickel on Jun 15, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 12,943 views

    Exploring the Jewish roots of Christianity by studying the symbolism of the prayer shawl.

    Last week we started a new sermon series entitled “The Beauty of the Prayer Shawl.” The purpose of this series is to help us understand a little bit more about the Jewish roots of our faith. Jesus told us that “…salvation is of the Jews.” Basically what he means is that there would be no such ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Beauty Of The Prayer Shawl (Part 3) Series

    Contributed by Amy Bickel on Jun 15, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 15,279 views

    Exploring the Jewish roots of Christianity by studying the symbolism of the prayer shawl.

    Today we will be finishing our series with the third and final teaching on the Beauty of the Jewish Prayer Shawl. Though as Christians we do not use the prayer shawl there is much we can learn from it. The shawl (talit) was and is an integral part of the Jewish faith – from which our own faith ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of Prayer - Hannah And The Lord Of Hosts!

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Sep 14, 2017
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     | 31,989 views

    Hannah was desperate. Her desperation led to a time of intense prayer. Prayer then lead to full surrender and sacrifice. Full Surrender and Sacrifice lead to Celebration!

    Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-18 Theme: Power of Prayer: Hannah and the Lord of Hosts! Hannah was desperate. Her desperation led to prayer. Prayer lead to surrender and sacrifice. Surrender and Sacrifice lead to Celebration! INTRO: Grace and peace from God our Father and from His Son Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Jon Daniels avatar

    How To Turn On Your Prayer Life Series

    Contributed by Jon Daniels on Sep 12, 2020
     | 4,041 views

    Based on Roman 12:12 - This sermon encourages listeners to develop a stronger prayer life.

    “HOW TO TURN ON YOUR PRAYER LIFE” Rom. 12:12 FBCF – 9/13/20 Jon Daniels INTRO – Max Lucado is such a great writer. Wrote this about prayer: “Most of our prayer lives could use a tune-up. Some prayer lives lack consistency. They're either a desert or an oasis. Long, arid dry spells interrupted ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sos From Jesus' Prayer Life

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,707 views

    Looking at Jesus’ prayer life - Stimulation of Solitude, Source of Strength, Seeker of Sanctification

    SOS from Jesus’ Prayer Life A bus driver and a minister were standing in line to get into heaven. The bus driver approached the gate and St. Peter said, "Welcome, I understand you were a bus driver. Since I’m in charge of housing, I believe I have found the perfect place for you. See that mansion ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Matthew Stoll avatar

    Hearing God's Voice - Prayer & The Bible Series

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,448 views

    Part 4. How God speaks to us through prayer and the Bible.

    If you haven’t been with us, let me catch you up to speed. We are in a sermon series looking at how we know God better and experience God working in our life. If we are not experiencing God’s abundant life right now we need to ask ourselves why? We are looking at three issues: 1) We might have a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Jesus' High Priestly Prayer Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jul 9, 2013
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,278 views

    An introduction to Jesus' High Priestly Prayer.

    JESUS’ HIGH PRIESTLY PRAYER (Introduction) John 17:1-26 I usually try to refrain from using words such as best or greatest. The reason is because I realize that quite often “best” is in the eye of the beholder. What we speak of as being best would be better described as being our favorite. If ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How God Sees Our Prayers Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jul 2, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,623 views

    God will certainly answer our prayer requests, but we need to consider the 3 ways God answers prayers.

    Please open your Bibles to the Gospel of Luke, Chap. 11… In the beginning of Luke 11Jesus taught His disciples how to pray. This prayer is also in Matthew 6 and is popularly known as the Lord’s Prayer. It really should be called The Disciple’s Prayer; maybe this is one reason why many people just ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Is Your Prayer Hitting The Bull's-Eye? Series

    Contributed by Ralf Bergmann on May 4, 2002
    based on 104 ratings
     | 15,684 views

    Our prayers are to be targeted at others, our prayers are to be targeted toward our leaders, the price has already been paid, but are our hands cleansed enough to raise toward God in prayer?

    Sermon Title: Is Your Prayer Hitting the Bull’s-Eye? Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-8 Wesleyan Community Church Terry, Mississippi Sunday Morning – May 5, 2002 Scripture Introduction: If there is an item that many of us may struggle with, I think we all have some difficulty being told how to do ...read more

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    Heads Held High And Disciplined In Prayer

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 30, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,451 views

    Encouraging believers to be disciplined in prayer and to keep their heads lifted up, because the words of Jesus will never pass away and he will indeed return with great power.

    Luke 21: 25 to 36 Elvis Presley once sang, “You can burn my house, steal my car, drink my liquor from an old fruit jar; do anything that you wanna do, but uh oh honey stay off my shoes”! Elvis, of course, is dead. Jesus said (Luke 21:33), “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican