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  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Tools Of Effective Prayer...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 19, 2009
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,521 views

    Remarkable prayer will bring remarkable results. God’s word has some good lessons to build an effective prayer life.

    LET US MAKE THE MOST OUT OF OUR PRAYER LIFE... THE EFFECTUAL FERVENT PRAYER... TOOLS FOR EFFECTIVE PRAYER By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I. DO WE FOCUS OUR HEARTS AND MINDS TO PRAY EFFECTIVELY? Text: James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Why Prayer Matters

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Sep 17, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,436 views

    Prayer matters because it helps us to rely on God’s mercy. Prayer matters because it helps us to confess sin and ask for mercy. Prayer matters because it helps us to see God for who He is. God. And prayer matters because we honor God when we pray.

    Prayer mattered to Daniel. We’re going to take a look at some reasons why this morning and allow Daniel to show us why prayer was such an important part of his life. I’m guessing that if I were to ask folks here this morning if prayer mattered to you I would find it hard to believe ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Is Prayer About

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Sep 17, 2012
     | 3,791 views

    Prayer is not an antidote to worry. Have you ever prayed about a stressful situation just to discover that you’re still worried about it? Faith is the antidote to worry. Prayer is about asking God for the supernatural.

    I would like for you to consider for a moment if God appeared to you and said, “The people of Kabul Afghanistan are ready to hear about my Son Jesus and I want you to be the messenger to go speak of His resurrection and offer of grace.” Would you go? Would you go, knowing, that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Prayer And The Presence Of God

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 7, 2013
     | 4,717 views

    Starting a new series of talks on prayer I begin with some personal struggles and encourage the congregation to desire to be in the presence of the God.

    As we drove home from Hampshire on the M25 last Monday I heard something smack into the windscreen. About ten minutes later Moira noticed the sun glinting off a crack in the windscreen and over the course of the next ten minutes or so we watched the crack slowly growing. By the time we stopped at ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Jason Smith avatar

    Barriers To Effective Prayer

    Contributed by Jason Smith on Sep 12, 2013
     | 8,411 views

    What kind of things in our life can get in the way of us praying like we should as Christians. This sermon gives a few of those things.

    If someone is listening to your prayers, and they were making a judgment about your relationship with the Lord solely on your prayers, how strong of a relationship with the Lord will those who hear you pray say that you have? Will they say that it looks like you know the Lord, and that His will is ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Troy Borst avatar

    The Fairy Tale Of Prayer

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Nov 20, 2014
     | 5,926 views

    Your life is NOT a fairy tale and "pray continually" needs to be woven into the fabric of your daily life.

    THE FAIRY TALE OF PRAYER 1 THESSALONIANS 5:17 JACK AND THE BEANSTALK (fairytales4u.com/story/jackand.htm) Once upon a time there lived a poor widow who had an only son named Jack. She was very poor, for times had been hard, and Jack was too young to work. Almost all the furniture of the little ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Knock The Prayer Button!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Nov 25, 2014
     | 3,332 views

    Strike the ‘Cook’ button if want to eat! Are you listening?

    Knock the prayer button! James 1:22”But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” On a particular day, I put the rice and the vegetables into the electric rice cooker, added water, salt and all the ingredients necessary for cooking; turned the switch on and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rodney Coe avatar

    A Heart For Prevailing Prayer

    Contributed by Rodney Coe on Feb 10, 2015
     | 5,371 views

    What does it mean to have a heart for prayer?

    Webster’s dictionary defines prevailing as having superior force or influence. When we think of prayer as believers, as children of God do you describe your prayer life as having superior force or influence with God? I believe one thing that will mark a person who has influence with men and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Reason For Overnight Prayers

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 14, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 27,267 views

    To show that we need to live a life of prayer like JESUS did to survive here on earth. Encouragements for prayer.

    I. EXORDIUM: How often do you pray? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we need to live a life of prayer like JESUS did to survive here on earth. Encouragements for prayer. IV. TEXT: Luke 6:12 (Amplified Bible) 6:12 Now in those days it occurred that He went up ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    David's Penitential Prayer

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Feb 11, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,320 views

    PART OF A BIBLE STUDY ON THE PSALMS

    DAVID’S PENITENTIAL PRAYER PSALM 51 INTRODUCTION: WHEN WE STARTED THIS STUDY I TOLD YOU THAT THERE WERE FIVE MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS OF PSALMS. WITHIN SOME OF THESE CATAGORIES THERE CAN BE SOME SUB-CATAGORIES. WITHIN THE PSALMS OF LAMENT, WE FIND ONE SUCH SUB-CATEGORY CALLED THE PENITENTIAL ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Answers Prayer

    Contributed by Robert Hudson on Feb 13, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,252 views

    A message on prayer based on one of Jesus' prayers, Matthew 7:7-11.

    Prayer This morning I would like to talk to you about prayer. To do this we are going straight to the source, we are going to look at one of Jesus’ teachings. Our scripture this morning is Matthew 7:7-11. These verses are part of Jesus’ teaching from the Sermon on the Mount. "Ask, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Philip Harrelson avatar

    A Wrong Motive For Prayer

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 6, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 15,139 views

    Sometimes we pray for the wrong reasons. Exploring Pharoah's desire to spend one more night with the frogs.

    Exodus 8:8 KJV Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD. I. INTRODUCTION—MOTIVES A. General Archibald Alexander—Men are ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • J.D. Tutell avatar

    Prayer, Faith And Worship Series

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Jan 9, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,201 views

    In the story of Zechariah we see how God moves in prayer and how even a faithful man can have an unfaithful response.

    Luke 1:11-20, “Then the angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. But the angel said to him: ‘Do no be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Stepherson avatar

    Prayer Keys - Submission Series

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jan 9, 2012
     | 6,910 views

    Jesus often prayed privately. When he said, “Not my will, but thy will be done.” He did not get what he wanted, but he got what he needed. He had the strength to face what was to come. The time to choose submission is now. If we wait, we may not desire to

    “Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” Matthew 26:39 Our list of prayer keys uses Matthew 26:39 as the text for submission. I generally use the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prayer Keys - Faith Series

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Jan 9, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,815 views

    If God reveals to you that he is going to do something, you should believe it and not doubt it. If God reveals to us that he will do a marvelous thing when we step out in faith, we should step out in faith. If we don’t step out in faith, we will miss the

    Prayer Keys - Faith “‘Have faith in God,’ Jesus answered. ‘Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, “Go, throw yourself into the sea,” and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist