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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
#9 in the series "Patterns for Prayer." Uses the call of Saul and Barnabas as an example of how prayer makes us available to the Lord.
In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery. "Your Majesty," said Prior Richard, ...read more
Scripture: Acts 14:23, Acts 13:1-5
Denomination: Assembly Of God
This sermon seeks to encourage believers to renew their confidence in prayer with emphasis on Petitionary and Intercessory prayer.
Would you believe that a Christian could lose confidence in prayer? Well, I contend that a Christian can. Now, for most of us we would not want to admit that we’ve lost confidence in prayer; that is perhaps because of our piousness or human pride. But a person can lose confidence in their ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 5:14-17
Denomination: Baptist
What made Elijah's prayers the kind that God would certainly answer? What are the 4 characteristics about his prayers?
PRAYERS THAT AVAIL MUCH James 5:16B INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: 1. A mechanic was removing the cylinder heads of a motor when he spotted a world-famous heart surgeon in his shop. 2. “Doctor, please come over here.” He did. The mechanic pointed at his work, “See here, Doctor. I also ...read more
Scripture: James 5:13-18
This sermon explores Paul's prayer in Colossians 1:9-14, emphasizing its relevance today in guiding us to live a life worthy of the Lord and grow in His knowledge.
Good morning, beloved, and welcome to this gathering. It is a joy to be in the house of the Lord, and it is my prayer that our hearts will be enriched and our spirits uplifted as we break the bread of life together today. Our focus today is from Colossians 1:9-14. This passage reveals the depth of ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14
Topics: Power, Elements, Paul's Prayer
This sermon focuses on the need for and the power of prayer.
Secrets to Successful Prayer Why do some people’s prayers seem to always get answered while others don’t? Why is it that sometimes our prayers are answered in minutes while other times they are answered in years or not at all? Do you believe that God answers prayer? I mean some would say that ...read more
Scripture: Nehemiah 4:7-9
We need to pray for one another the way that Paul prayed for the Philippians.
Philippians 1:7-11 Sunday, January 20, 2002 I fell bad this morning - last Sunday I said that it would be worth experiencing trials in order to learn the kind of joy that Paul speaks of in Philippians. I just never thought that the trial would happen to my wife. . . (she broke her arm ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 1:7-11
God Answers Prayer
Psalm 116:1-9 God Answers Prayer Adrian Rogers “the one thing above everything that I should do is pray.’” “I know not by what method rare, But this I know, God answers prayer. I know that he has given his Word, Which tells me prayer is always heard And will ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 116:1-9
Denomination: Holiness
The bible begins with creation and ends with a prayer for grace amid the last days. It's like God was saying; here's what will keep you until I come.
I. Favor (The grace) II. Possession (Our) III. Sovereignty (Lord) IV. Savior (Jesus) V. Anointing (Christ) VI. Presence (With) VII. Saved (You all) VIII. Affirmation (Amen) Conclusion: The bible like worship ends in with a benediction. Don't try to go home without it. ...read more
Scripture: Revelation 22:21
Are you really thankful?
Thanksgiving The third letter in our acronym ACTS stands for Thanks or Thanksgiving. The reason for many Christians being so ungrateful may relate back to the first two letters. If we are not confessing and adoring God we are not going to be thankful for what we have received and will not ...read more
Scripture: 2 Samuel 22:50, 1 Chronicles 16:8
When we pray as the first church prayed, God will empower us as he empowered the first church and our altar calls will look like Peter’s altar call.
“They all joined together constantly in prayer...” Acts 1:14 “Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day,” Acts 2:41 When he went to the Brooklyn Tabernacle, it was a ramshackle building with only a handful attending. They were ...read more
Prayer keys are not ways of manipulating God. Rather, they are like a boat hook. If I am in a row boat and cast a hook to shore, does pulling move the shore to me or does it move me to the shore? Prayer keys do not pull God to our will. They pull us to Go
“These people come near to me with their mouth & honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men.” Isaiah 29:13 Before saying anything else to introduce sincerity as a prayer key, I want to repeat something about ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 29:9-13
This sermon deals with prayer with faith to believe that can do what we cannot.
Tks. to Jeff Stride for this sermon The Power of Persistent Prayer Daniel 10:1-10:14 ILLUS: There’s a supposedly true story of a Welsh woman who lived in a remote valley in Wales. She went to a great deal of trouble and ...read more
Scripture: Daniel 10:1-14
An easy to remember alphabet list of helpful pray points.
Alphabetic Prayer Guideposts Praying at all times in the Spirit. And with this in mind be on the alert with all prayer and petition for all the saints. (Eph. 6:18) The following is a helpful list of points to pray for other believers. May the Lord help you use these on a regular basis to ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:18
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The effective prayer meeting is the one that produces results and brings solution to the issue at stake. Believers need to know the content and practice of result oriented prayer meeting.
THE EFFECTIVE PRAYER MEETING TEXT: ACTS 4:23-31 "And when they had prayed,the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and they spake the Word of God with boldness" (Act 4:31). The effectiveness of a prayer meeting is measured by ...read more
Scripture: Acts 4:23-31
Denomination: Pentecostal
One of the most important activities in which a Christian should engage in is that of prayer.
How to ASK in Prayer Matthew 7:7 There was a pastor who had a parrot. All the parrot would say was, “Let’s pray, let’s pray.” The pastor tried to teach him to say other things but to no avail. He learned that one of his deacons had a parrot. That parrot would only say, “Let’s kiss. Let’s ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:7
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