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The last in the series on Prayer. What is fasting and why should we fast?
Prayer with Fasting JCC 20.01.10 am In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, "When you give..., when you pray..., when you fast." He presumes that we will fast. He follows each command with a contrasting instruction: "Don’t do it this way; but do it this way" Matthew 6:1-18 Unfortunately, ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:1-18
Denomination: Assembly Of God
This sermon explores discerning God's direction, delighting in His righteousness, and displaying His glory as key aspects of our Christian walk, using Philippians 1:9-11 as a guide.
Good morning, beloved family of God. It is always a joy to gather with you in this sacred place where we come together to worship the One who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. Today, we find ourselves standing on the precipice of a profound spiritual truth, a truth that will ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 1:9-11
Topics: Choose Joy, Living A Life Worthy
paul praying for the ephesians that they may see the spiritual realities
Prayer for enlightenment Ephesians 1.15-23 Paul desired the Ephesian Christians to understand what great wealth they had in Christ. In the prison prayers of Paul Ephesians ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23
Denomination: Pentecostal
This is the 205th sermon in the series "Action". This is the 3rd sermon from 1 Timothy.
Series: Action [#205] LEADERSHIP- PRAYER 1 Timothy 2:1-8 Introduction: I was reading the story of Joseph M. Scriven. He was an Irish immigrant to Canada, who wrote a famous hymn in 1855. Because his life was filled with grief and trials, he often needed time with the Lord as described in his ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-8
Denomination: Baptist
Prayer and suffering need not be exclusive of one another. As one connects with the other – as our suffering connects with our praying, then a cry goes out to the heavenly realms which God cannot ignored.
When you pray… The prayer of suffering Romans 8:18-27 Over the past few weeks we’ve been looking at various forms of prayer. Can I just remind you that prayer is simply a means by which we communicate with God and God communicates with us. When we communicate with each other, we do so in a ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:18-27
The role of prayer in being alert for spiritual battle.
Introduction We come to the end of the “practical” half of Ephesians. The first half – well, the first half was filled with glory! Chapter 1, verse 3 introduced the theme well: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:18-24
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Prayer is communicating with God. It takes different forms, but basically it occurs when man talks with God and God talks with man.
TOPIC: AN INTRODUCTION TO PRAYER - LESON 1 INTRODUCTION You are about to begin an exciting spiritual adventure. In this school of prayer, you will learn about a powerful supernatural resource available to the ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 12:8
This message examines Paul's prayer for the Philippians in 1:3-11 identifying major elements in the prayer that we can emulate. Paul prays with (1) thanksgiving (2) confidence (3) passion and (4) purpose.
We have begun a study of Philippians. Last week we dealt with the history of this church as recorded in Acts 16. God has sovereignly chosen to give us a lot of information about the founding of the church at Philippi. All of that is helpful in our interpretation of this letter. In that message we ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:12-13, Ephesians 3:20, 1 John 3:2, Psalm 92:1, 1 Peter 1:7, Acts 24:16, 1 Thessalonians 3:12 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Charismatic
Did you read something new in Gods Word this past week? Did you read a familiar passage with new eyes? Did you share this with someone as a means to witness, give testimony, or minister?
This past week, I was in a funk for the most of the week. Things were just “off” for me. Lisa can always sense when something is “off”, but I couldn’t put my finger on why something was “off” for the longest time. Then, at some point Friday, the “why” was revealed to me. (a little later explain my ...read more
Scripture: Mark 14:32
Being faithful to God includes being faithful in prayer. To be faithful in prayer requires that we understand that prayer is expected, effective and must not be exhausted.
A.We’ve been talking about God’s faithfulness and our faithfulness. 1.We have been reminded of the fact that we are called to be faithful. 2. That call is not a call to perfection, but a call to consistency and reliability. 3. All of this calls for the need to be faithful in attendance and ...read more
Scripture: Luke 18:1-8
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
If you’ve been a Christian for a while you probably know that prayer is one of the staples of the Christian life. Although we know that, how much time and consideration have we given to really understanding this thing called prayer?
PRAYER: 101 INTRODUCTION: If you’ve been a Christian for a while you probably know that prayer is one of the staples of the Christian life. Although we know that, how much time and consideration have we given to really understanding this thing called prayer? 1) Why should we ...read more
Scripture: James 5:13-18
“Do you know why I often ask Christians, “What’s the biggest thing you’ve asked God for this week?” I remind them that they are going to God, the Father, the Maker of the Universe, the One who holds the world in His hands. What did you ask for? Did you
CALL TO PRAY the perpetually present practice of prayer produces praise power and perspective contiueal crisis crying cannot create christcentered character or conduct “Do you know why I often ask Christians, “What’s the biggest thing you’ve asked God for this week?” I remind them that they are ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 33:3
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
To establish that “the prayer of the righteous man availeth much" when it is prayed in passion, in piety and with the assurance of God's promise to hear and answer it.
INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. The Passion of the Petitioner: 2. The Piety of the Petitioner: 3. The Promise to the Petitioner: Remarks. 1. This is a letter to the saints from James, the Lord’s brother. This is the same James that stood up at the Jerusalem Council for the Gentiles in (Acts ...read more
Scripture: James 5:13-20
What is it about the "Lord's Prayer" and other comments from the Sermon on the Mount" that can help us pray a deeper prayer than what we've prayed before?
(Play video of children: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlBK97Q4Ae8 - timestamp .12 thru .39) Jesus prayed a lot. According to one researcher, there are 17 times in the Gospels tell us He prayed. Among those 17 times, we see that Jesus prayed… Before He chose His 12 disciples. (Luke 6:12-13); He ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15
Why ‘work’ instead of ‘activity’ of prayer or ‘picnic’ of prayer? Why does ‘prayer concert’, or ‘prayer vigil’ sound so gray and bland? The answer is obvious. Prayer is hard work! It is rewarding; it is life-changing; but it is hard.
We continue today on our topic, “Learning to serve in a Service-less Age”, more specifically looking at “The refurbished Life”. God refurbishes our lives, in part, through “The Habit of Prayer”. I confess my struggle with this topic. It is complex yet simple. So complex that we will not even begin ...read more
Scripture: Luke 11:1-11
Denomination: Salvation Army
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