Sermons on Jesus Prayer:

Can I Be Honest To God?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Aug 6, 2009

A look at the invitation (and the need) for us to be bold and honest in our talking with God.

Is it ok to question God? - The presumption is usually that the answer is “no.” - Just sit down and shut up. Just take it. - When you hear people pray, a lot of the praying is very rote and formulaic. It’s pretty rare that you’ll hear someone really bearing their heart to God. It’s even ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 18:16-33

Denomination: Baptist

God, Are You Sure Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 27, 2010

This is the 2nd sermon in the series "Conversations With God". When God's answer isn't what you want to hear.

Family Worship April 25, 2010 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: Conversations With God [#2] GOD, ARE YOU SERIOUS? Habakkuk 1:5-2:4 Introduction: Have you ever heard the statement, “Be careful what you ask God for, because you my get it”? Last week we talked about what to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Puerta Cerrada Series

Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Mar 14, 2009

La oración no es ostentación ni manipulación, sino relación con Dios.

A puerta cerrada Intro: Cuando recién nos hicimos novios Delia y yo, me vi en serios aprietos. Aunque usted no lo crea, yo era bastante introvertido y tímido, y mi problema era que la plática no me salía con mucha facilidad. Recuerdo que al principio, comencé a emplear una técnica para no ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Will It Take To Sincerely Pray And Expect An Answer Part 2 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Dec 17, 2011

This message focuses on why our prayers sometimes go unanswered.

What Will It Take? What Will It Take For Me To Sincerely Pray To God & Receive An Answer Part 2? Scriptures: James 4:2-3; Isaiah 55:11; Mark 16:16-18; 1 John 1:9 Introduction In my message two weeks ago I asked you “What will it take for us to sincerely pray to God and receive an ...read more

Scripture: James 4:2-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Lord Helped Him

Contributed by Jerry Smith on May 21, 2012

King Jehosphaphat cried out to God for help and the Lord answered him. We cry out to God in prayer and desire for the Lord to answer our prayers as well.

I found another wonderful story of life changing prayer this morning. The story is found in two Old Testament passages – I Kings 22:32 and 2 Chronicles 18:31. It is interesting to me that the wording of both passages is almost the same which might indicate they used a common resource. What is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 18:31

Denomination: Baptist

What Happens When We Finally Give It To The Lord?

Contributed by John Crisp on May 28, 2012

What happens when we finally give it to the Lord?

Psalms 6:1-10 What happens when we finally give it to the Lord? 1st of the penitental psalms (perhaps after Davids time with Bathsheba. Verse 1- we hear David crying out to the Lord to not rebuke him in his anger, and not to chasten him in his displeasure (if we are His and we are in Sin God says ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 6:1-10

Denomination: Baptist

Be Still And Know That God Is God Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Mar 6, 2014

All of us need to take a little more time each day to be still don’t we? We need to avoid getting so caught up in our own agenda that we force God out of the way.

Do you have a list of goals you would like to achieve this year? Can you tell me something that is on that list? We all have lists of things we would like to do this year, this month, this week, maybe you even have something you would like to do today. I have a list of goals, things I would ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lord, Speak To Me

Contributed by Susan Babb, Osl on Mar 28, 2013

It is so easy to talk to God, but do we ever listen to God. How do we listen?

Lord, Speak to Me I Samuel 3:1-10 Psalm 139:1-5,12-17 I. Placards (hold up and give everyone a chance to read) II. Intro A. Prayer – monologue 1. we talk, God listens B. Wrong! C. Prayer – conversation 1. You know conversation a. we talk, other listens ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

Cure For Troubled Hearts Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 26, 2020

To find the cure for your troubled heart, look ahead to the place Jesus is preparing for you, look up in prayer to your Heavenly Father, and look within at your Partner, the Holy Spirit.

Turbulence is the number one concern of anxious flyers. So much about it seems dangerous, but Patrick Smith, a commercial airline pilot who flies Boeing 757’s and 767’s, assures flyers that turbulence seems a lot worse than it actually is. Smith writes: “For all intents and purposes, a plane ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1-18, John 14:27

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Sermon On The Mount (Part 19) Series

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Feb 3, 2020

In our passage today, Jesus illustrates the power and provision of prayer. But we'll see that it isn't always as simple as, 'ask and you shall receive'.

THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (part 19) Matt. 7:7-12 In our passage today, Jesus illustrates the power and provision of prayer. It was almost time for the 'Old Fashioned Revival Hour' radio program to go on the air. The broadcast was coming from a tin-roofed building in Waterloo, Iowa. As Dr. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-12, Luke 18:1-8, Jeremiah 29:12-13, Psalm 37:4, 1 John 3:21-23, 1 John 5:14-15  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Church—his Saints.

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Aug 11, 2021

This young church watched as leaders were slaughtered, beheaded, burnt at the stake, and fed to hungry lions. Leaders and members alike were commanded to renounce Jesus, and pay whole homage to King Herod...

The Church—His Saints. Acts 12:1-17TPT You just thought you were having a bad day? A young man was learning to be a paratrooper. Before his first jump, he was given these instructions: 1. Jump when you are told. 2. Count to 10 and pull the ripcord. 3. In the unlikely event that your shoot ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-17, Revelation 12:10-11

Denomination: Pentecostal

Pryer Is Profitable

Contributed by Sajayan Chacko on Jan 24, 2024

At Gethsemane, the Lord Jesus Christ shows us how to pray before God the Father. Prayer becomes profitable if we follow the manner of P-R-A-Y-E-R of the Lord.

At Gethsemane, the Lord Jesus Christ shows us how to pray before God the Father. Prayer becomes profitable if we follow the manner of P-R-A-Y-E-R of the Lord. P-RIORITIZED prayer *verses 36-37, (He TOOK the THREE disciples to pray with Him) Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46

Denomination: Assembly Of God

El Roi – The God Who Sees Me

Contributed by Samuel M on Jul 10, 2023

Jesus did not cause a stir when he spoke about the future like prophets of this generation did. He spoke simply in between words describing Jerusalem’s devastation. For Jesus, being able to predict the future was nothing extraordinary.

But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children”. Luke 23:28 In this verse, Jesus was predicting that there will come a time of weeping when Jerusalem will be destroyed. In the year 70 AD, this Jerusalem was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:28

The Longest Night

Contributed by Chris Mccarthy on Oct 19, 2010

Focusing on the power of prayer and what the disciples may have missed out on in the Garden of Gethsemane.

LUKE 22:39 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. 40On reaching the place, Luke assumes his readers knew that “the place” was the garden of Gethsemane. Why is that? Probably the same reason he added “as usual” to the fact that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:39-62

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Welcome Jesus Into Your Home

Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on Aug 28, 2001

The familiar story about Jesus visiting Mary and Martha serves as an encouragement for us to clear the clutter that keeps Jesus out of our homes and lives.

“For Christian homes, O Lord we pray.” Hymn 500 in our hymnal begins with those words. Whether we are married or single, whether we have children or not, whether we live in a home or an apartment that is our prayer isn’t it? We want our homes to be Christian homes. But what makes the place ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Lutheran