Sermons on Learning To Pray:

Watch And Pray

Contributed by James Dina on Jul 21, 2020

Watch and pray, so that you will not fall into temptation. Watching excites prayer, for every enemy we see will move us to pray more earnestly. Moreover, watching is prayer. If there be true watching, the watching itself is prayer.

WATCH AND PRAY “Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "What! Could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:40-41, 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Praying For Ukraine

Contributed by Dr. Lewis W. Gregory on Mar 1, 2022

I was invited to participate in a PRAYER GATHERING FOR UKRAINE on 2/27/22. People from various Slavic East European countries as well as others gathered for prayer. This was a very significant time to address the war in the heavenlies regarding Ukraine.

UKRAINE - a wake up call to the world WAR IS HELL - War may not actually be Hell, but it sure looks and feels like Hell to those who are going through it. War is hellish, deadly and destructive with much pain and suffering. In war no one really wins. Everyone pays a very high price. The carnage, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12, Matthew 16:23, 2 Corinthians 10:4, James 5:15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In This Manner Pray

Contributed by Doug Houck on Dec 27, 2020

How we pray depends on our concept of God. God is personal, and knows us better than we know ourselves. Prayer brings us into harmony with God.

INTRODUCTION When I was in college, I was required to take speech class. As a shy person, I dreaded it. It’s all about public speaking. Some would rather die than speak in public. To pass the class, we had to give a 5-minute speech to our classmates. Here are some pointers for giving a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-18, 1 Kings 18:25-39, Psalm 139:1-4

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Why Pray? Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 27, 2021

David, the former king of Israel, writes a poem of praise to God. He tells us in verses one through four that God is worthy of our trust and He is worthy of our praise. David praises God for hearing our prayers.

Americans are on edge. Our stock market has taken a tremendous beating over the past two weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial average plunged 513 points on Thursday and gyrated violently on Friday. The recent debt ceiling negotiation of this past Tuesday has caused Standard & Poor to lower the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Keep On Praying! Series

Contributed by Marlou Javier on Oct 5, 2020

- This parable teaches us that God is not an unjust judge but a loving Father. - Don’t stop praying. - “When life is rough pray, when life is great pray.” Anonymous

What will happen when we fail to pray? 1. When we fail to pray, we will FAINT. V. 1 Luke 18:1 One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. Explanation: - Luke 18, Jesus tells the story of a widow who refuses to give up. - The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Missional Praying Series

Contributed by Troy Walliser on Nov 5, 2020

If the GLORY of God through the SALVATION of sinners is what we desire, then this is HOW we must pray!

Missional Praying Acts 4:23-31 We come back to our series in the book of Acts this morning after a wonderful missions conference last weekend. I've entitled this series "The Church on Mission." And by God's grace, that is what we will become with increasing degrees of obedience. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:23-31

Denomination: Baptist

When To Pray Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Dec 9, 2016

Pray when you are suffering, when you have success, when you are sick and when you have sinned

WHEN TO PRAY A pastor had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor tried everything to get the kitten down but it would not move and the tree was too narrow to climb. Finally, he decided to get a rope. He threw the rope up to one of the ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-16

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Revival Praying

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 6, 2015

REVIVAL PRAYING

Isaiah 64 REVIVAL PRAYING 1. A PLEA FOR GOD'S PRESENCE ON EARTH! 1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, A. THE PAST VISITATION OF GOD TO WHICH HE LOOKED. how MAJESTIC was His visit. In verse 3 He says, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-7

Denomination: Holiness

Work And Pray Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 23, 2016

To be effective at evangelization, we must be firmly rooted in prayer and adoration.

Thursday in Fifth Week of Easter 2016 Joy of the Gospel Early in St. Paul’s ministry in Anatolia, his success in planting new congregations of Christians inspired others to do missionary work outside the more traditional areas of Judea and the adjoining provinces. But something else was ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:7-21

Denomination: Catholic

How To Pray! Series

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on May 9, 2016

A series on Prayer, called Conversations with God!

Conversations with God How to . . . Pray May 8, 2016 For the past few weeks we’ve been looking at Conversations with God. We have lots of conversations with God. We come to God for many reasons, most of the time we want something from God. Last week, I mentioned that often times we ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Audacity To Pray

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 21, 2016

Continuing our Sermon on Persistent Petitionary Prayer.

THE AUDACITY TO PRAY. Luke 11:9-13. It is because God is our Father that we can have the audacity to pray: and Jesus instructs us to “go on asking, go on seeking, go on knocking” (Luke 11:9). These are three present imperatives, with promises attached (Luke 11:10). The letter of James informs ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:9-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pray For Homilists Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 9, 2016

Please pray for us, to get to the point, stay positive, find a practical application of the Gospel and know when to shut up and get on with the real celebration.

Thursday of 14th Week in Course A few years ago I discovered a lot of he humor in the OT. Most of us missed that growing up because we were being taught how to be accepted in society, and some forms of humor were considered too gross to even recognize, let alone emulate. Here we have one we ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 26:7-19

Denomination: Catholic

Praying For Politicians

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Sep 18, 2016

Sometimes we may be frustrated with our political system, with what our leaders do while in office, with our government as a whole. Yet, God calls us to obey the law, pray for our leaders, and above all, follow God.

Romans 13:1-5, 1 Timothy 2:1-4 Praying for Politicians NASA recently reported it has received a record high number of 18,000 applications for its astronaut training program. NASA said it shows a growing interest in space exploration. Then people said, "Nah, we just wanna get off the planet before ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-5, 1 Timothy 2:1-4, 1 Peter 2:13-17

Denomination: Baptist

Wild Praying Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 11, 2013

Do you believe in praying bold and wild prayers? Do you believe that if you asked God to do something "impossible" that He would? Frankly, the story in Acts 12 doesn't look like these folks believed that. Did God look down on them for their doubt?

OPEN: Back in 1540 Martin Luther was very distressed. His good friend and assistant, Friedrich Myconius, was sick and was expected to die within a short time. From his bed Myconius wrote a tender farewell letter to Luther. When Luther received the message, he immediately sent back this reply: ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Praying For Rain

Contributed by Mike Hullah on Dec 17, 2015

A sermon on three distinct experiences of rain mentioned in the Bible, with the context related to experiences in God, and the purpose of the rain in our lives which bring us into completion.

PRAYING FOR RAIN (HOLY SPIRIT ANOINTING) Deuteronomy 11:13-15 ‘And it shall be that if you earnestly obey My commandments which I command you today, to love the LORD your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, ‘then I will give you the rain for your land in its ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 11:13-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational