Sermons on Imprecatory Prayer:

Have Mercy On Me, O God Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Oct 7, 2012

David’s prayer of repentance after he committed adultery with Bathsheba. 1- A prayer of confession 2- A prayer of concession 3- A prayer of cleansing 4- A prayer of commitment

INTRO.- ILL.- Sometimes women are overly suspicious of their husbands. When Adam stayed out very late for a few nights, Eve became upset. "You’re running around with other women," she charged. "You’re being unreasonable," Adam responded. "You’re the only woman on earth." The quarrel continued ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Saints Don't Stop Praying

Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 3, 2011

Whenever believers are depressed over life's situations, those are good times to enter the sanctuary of God.

SAINTS DON'T STOP PRAYING Luke 18:1 The old Saints use to sing a song in the church titled " Saints Don't Stop Praying" recently made popular by the late Bishop G.E.Patterson the words to this song are below: Saints don't stop praying for the Lord is nigh Don't stop praying He'll hear your ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1

Denomination: Pentecostal

Will You Be The One?

Contributed by Dr. Abraham Obadare on Aug 13, 2016

God is looking for a man or woman who will stand in the gap for others in prayer

Our Lord Jesus Christ prayed saying, “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.” (John 17: ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 12:1-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

"Knocking On Heaven's Door"

Contributed by David Henderson on Oct 26, 2018

There’s nothing that reveals more about a believer than his/her prayer life. How we approach God of what we’re willing to ask for shows how we view God. It is very similar to how a child will make a request of their father.

PRAYER THAT OPENS DOORS "Knocking on Heaven’s Door" Matthew 7:7-11 Let me start with a question this morning. What is the single biggest prayer request you have ever made? What is the biggest answer you have ever asked God for? • Perhaps it was for healing for yourself or for another family ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

God Answers Prayer Though The Church Didn’t Believe He Would!

Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Feb 2, 2014

The account of God answering a church's prayer for deliverance from persecution. Like many times today, the church prayed, yet lacked faith God would answer their prayer until He delivered them.

GOD ANSWERS PRAYER THOUGH THE CHURCH DIDN’T BELIEVE GOD WOULD! Acts 12:1-25 Audio Link to hear this sermon: http://chirb.it/pnrewg INTRODUCTION: 1.) Today, I want us to look at a scene when there was a great turnabout in the climate of the church. A.) One of the things I have always ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pray Without Ceasing Series

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Mar 16, 2023

This sermon gives consideration to two prayer techniques: The Welcoming Prayer and the Active Prayer Practice

March 15, 2023 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church 1 Thess. 5:16-18 Pray without Ceasing Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. St. Paul encourages us to pray without ceasing. It’s something that’s impossible to do. We cannot ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Praying One For Another Series

Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Aug 11, 2023

There are 650 prayers in the Bible and 450 answered prayers. Just studying some of those prayers.

“Praying One For Another” 2 Timothy 1:2-7 As we once again step into the life of prayer; we see Paul lifting up a fellow servant in the Lord with prayer. Is it important to pray for each other? I believe the answer is without a doubt YES! As we look at this prayer in our text today, I am ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:2-7

Denomination: Baptist

Communion With God (Part 2) - James 5:13 Series

Contributed by Darrell Ferguson on Jun 17, 2022

The role of emotion in prayer

James 5:13 Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Introduction Your religion is what you do with your solitude. When you are all alone and you don’t have to think about any particular thing, what do you think about? What are you like in ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13

Altar Worker Prayer Team Ministry Training - Class 6 Series

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Apr 5, 2023

THE PRAYER TIME ENCOUNTER and POST PRAYER REVIEW

"He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, "Do you see anything?" He looked up and said, "I see people; they look like trees walking around." Once more Jesus put his ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16, Leviticus 9:23-24, John 14:12, Zechariah 4:6, Luke 1:17, Psalm 139:23-24, Proverbs 3:5-6, 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, James 5:14-15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Request For Refuge

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 19, 2015

When times are tough its time to fight for your faith, knowing that your times are in His hands.

A Request for Refuge Psalm 31 Rev. Brian Bill July 18-19, 2015 Beth and I celebrated our 30th Anniversary on Monday. When I posted a picture from our wedding day many people complimented Beth. Me, not so much. Here are just a few of the comments: • Look, you have hair • She looks ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 31:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

Go Into Your Room, Close The Door And Pray

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Oct 17, 2013

God is calling his people to be persistent in prayer. God is calling his people to be changed, to be transformed through prayer. God is calling to those who truly enjoy and who truly yearn to spend time with Him.

Let us pray -- O' Heavenly Father, we come before you this day and we ask that you reveal more about the nature of prayer. May our hearts and our minds be open to your Word this day. We ask this in the blessed name of Jesus your son and our Savior .... Amen. A young man went into a drugstore to ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 8:3-4, Matthew 6:5-6, Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Anglican

Father Forgive Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Feb 13, 2015

This sermon looks at the words: "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." It is a - 1. Prayer of RELATIONSHIP 2. Prayer of FORGIVENESS 3. Prayer of IDENTITY 4. Prayer of UNAWARENESS 5. Prayer of COMPLETENESS

Father Forgive Today we begin a new series. I want us to spend the next seven weeks examining each of the seven sayings of Christ upon the cross. The series will take us up to Easter Sunday and the resurrection. Three of these sayings we will look at were addressed to God the Father. Four of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:33-34

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Wrestling Match With Heavenly Dad! Series

Contributed by Bala Samson on Nov 18, 2012

Who do you think said these words? God to Jacob! This scripture arrested me! I kept meditating until I got choked with emotions!

Wrestling match with Heavenly Dad! Let Me go………. Genesis 32:26"………..Let Me go, for the day breaks…………." Who do you think said these words? God to Jacob! This scripture arrested me! I kept meditating until I got choked with emotions! ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:21-22

Denomination: Pentecostal

Pray Practically Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 9, 2024

Pray Practically focussing on Luke 11:3 (Material adapted from Bob Hostetler's book, The Red Letter Prayer Life; chapter 8 of the same title)

HoHum: In the days of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the Roman army was trapped by the wild tribes of Germany in high mountains where there was no water. The soldiers were choking to death when the Miletine Legion, which was largely Christian, asked if they might pray. When they knelt to pray the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:3, Matthew 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:10-18, James 4:2-3, Philippians 4:6-7, 2 Corinthians 8:13-15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In His Time

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Jan 11, 2026

We all have dreams, plans for ourselves, don't we? But no matter how big our dreams or plans are, God's plans for us are bigger ... much bigger ... often bigger than we can imagine. In today's sermon, one woman's prayer became the answered prayer of a nation.

We all have dreams, plans for our ourselves, don't we? But no matter how big our dreams or plans are, God's plans for us are bigger ... much bigger ... often bigger than we can imagine. Take ... oh ... Hannah, for example. Her dream was to have a son who would remove the guilt and shame ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:9-11, 1 Samuel 1:11, Judges 21:25, 1 Samuel 2:7-8

Denomination: United Methodist