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  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Teach Us To Pray Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 19, 2008
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    This prayer is often wrongly used, however. We are not to just mindlessly repeat it from rote memory, but we are to use it as a framework upon which we can build a prayer life that is offered to God, heard and answered by Him, and one that glorifies His

    Illustration: A little boy was saying his bedtime prayers with his mother: "Lord, bless Mommy and Daddy, and God, GIVE ME A NEW BICYCLE!!!" Mom: "God’s not deaf, son. Boy: "I know, Mom, but Grandma’s in the next room, and she’s hard of hearing! Read: Matthew 6: 5 -15 Introduction: This passage is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Charles Scott avatar

    The Way To Pray

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Feb 25, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,653 views

    Jesus sets the example for prayer.

    Matthew 6__5-18 THE WAY TO PRAY In my youth, I was very active in a Church that practiced only extempore prayer. On rare occasion someone might bring a written prayer to a Bible study, but other than the Lord’s Prayer, there was no prayer routinely used in worship, and no one who was a prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Dr. Keion Parrish avatar

    Who Are Your Trying To Impress

    Contributed by Dr. Keion Parrish on Jun 9, 2007
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     | 5,840 views

    The way to turn your back from the world and still save them at the same time.

    Sermon Matthew 6:5 Who are you trying to impress Introduction: We learn here that this Matthew (Levi), he was writing to the Jews for the purpose to prove that Jesus is the Messiah, the eternal King. Jesus said, (Read Matthew 6:5). This was a case of prayer gone wrong because: (1) their prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Heflin avatar

    The Invisible Disciple Series

    Contributed by David Heflin on Jun 13, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,349 views

    How can we let our light shine and "not let our left hand know what our right is doing"? This sermon explores that question by looking at traditional acts of piety and their practice.

    The Invisible Disciple Matt. 6:1-6 & 16-18 6/10/07 PSCOC Introduction: False impressions. What does a holy person look like? What defines a pious, devout, religious person? Is it the clothes they wear (PP)? Is it the religious duties they perform in their religious clothes (PP)? Or is it the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Stephen Schwambach avatar

    The Hidden Power Of Your Prayer Series

    Contributed by Stephen Schwambach on Jun 18, 2007
     | 3,377 views

    Most people lack confidence in their own prayers; this message provides the believer with Biblical recognition of the hidden power of his own prayer.

    THE HIDDEN POWER OF YOUR PRAYER BTCC Summit • December 3, 2006 Verse-by-verse through the Book of Romans “Unexpected Power” Part 2 “Prayer Confession” 3 people share a time when they lacked confidence in their own prayers Share results of today’s survey taken at beginning of service: • “When you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Chuck Warnock avatar

    Portrait Of A Father

    Contributed by Chuck Warnock on Jun 26, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 12,994 views

    Today is Father’s Day and I want us to look for a few moments at the portrait of a father that Jesus paints for us in Matthew’s gospel. What Jesus is doing here is Matthew’s gospel is the same thing that he has done so many times before – challenging the

    Portrait of a Father Chuck Warnock Chatham Baptist Church, Chatham, VA June 17, 2007 Matthew 6:5-15, NIV 5"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Wright avatar

    How To Recognize A Hypocrite

    Contributed by John Wright on Jul 6, 2007
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     | 3,516 views

    Describes the marks of a hypocrite with scriptures.

    HOW TO RECOGNIZE A HYPOCRITE …… A Hypocrite …. 1/ Lives for the praise of others, instead of pleasing the Lord Matt 6:2, 5, 16 2/ Puts on a show of righteousness, but their heart isn’t in it Matt 15:7, 23:25, 27 3/ Has a Legalistic view of the Christian life & how others should live it Matt ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Meaning Of Righteousness Part 8 Series

    Contributed by Ken Mowery on Jul 6, 2007
     | 3,697 views

    Jesus teaching begins to look at hypocrisy.

    Matthew 6:1-4 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. 2“So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Allen Barton avatar

    A Powerful Victorious Prayer Life

    Contributed by Allen Barton on Mar 16, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,569 views

    A sermon about the prayer life that brings the Child of God victory and peace in todays trying times.

    1.) How often have you heard this scripture..."pray without ceasing?" (1st Thes. 5:17) How often have you heard people talking about an active prayer life? We talk about prayer a lot, but many times I feel we fall short of what God expects. 2.) In ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Chandler avatar

    Focused Or Blurry? Series

    Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 5, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,719 views

    They say that the greatest, most impacting sermons are those that are not preached, but are lived. No one lived a better sermon than Jesus.

    They say that the greatest, most impacting sermons are those that are not preached, but are lived. No one lived a better sermon than Jesus. I have been to the eye doctor many times. Sometimes they would dilate my eyes and everything would get so blurry and out of focus. It would be hours ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Greg Hanson avatar

    The Audience Of One Series

    Contributed by Greg Hanson on Apr 13, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 20,458 views

    What does it mean to put God first? How do we stop performing for others who may be watching and perform solely for Him?

    This is our fifth and final week in our series on Canadian Idols. Of course, you’ve got to wait until September 16 for the finale on CTV, but this is it for us. Over the past several weeks we’ve talked about a variety of things which can become idols for us… things which vie for our attention and ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Greg Hanson avatar

    How Do I Pray?

    Contributed by Greg Hanson on Apr 14, 2007
     | 2,081 views

    Basics about what prayer is, why it’s important, and how to do it.

    This is our fifth and final week in our You Asked For It series of messages. And I think it’s been good. You’ve asked some important questions and I’m glad we’ve had the opportunity to address them. In fact, I plan to make this an annual series… every August. So you can start thinking now about ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Scott Epperson avatar

    Principals Of Prayer

    Contributed by Scott Epperson on Apr 16, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,759 views

    JUST AS THE MEN IN THIS TEXT WE OFTEN WONDER HOW SHOULD WE PRAY,SO THEN CHRIST OFFERS TO US THESE PRINCIPALS OF PRAYER.

    PRINCIPALS OF PRAYER 4/15/07 (Mat 6:5) And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. (Mat 6:6) But thou, when thou ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Nathan Johnson avatar

    The Right Kind Of Righteousness

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Nov 20, 2007
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     | 2,377 views

    Why do we do what we do when it comes to practicing our righteousness? Is is for self-glorification or is it honest and sincere giving to God and others? Christ teaches a hard lesson that we all need to pay attention to. This is a wake-up call to self-

    The Right Kind of Righteousness Griffith Baptist Church – 11/25/07 A.M. Service Text: Matthew 6:1-4 The Introduction The story is told of an eastern ascetic holy man who covered himself with ashes as a sign of humility and regularly sat on a prominent street corner of his city. When tourists ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Nathan Johnson avatar

    When You Talk To Your Father Series

    Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Nov 29, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,651 views

    We spend so much time on how to pray that we skip over the most important aspect of prayer, Why? What motivates us to pray? Is it to be seen by others and praised for our holy output? Or is it the resolute determination to just talk with our Father wit

    When You Talk To Your Father Griffith Baptist Church – 12/2/07 A.M. Service Text: Matthew 6:5-8 The Introduction Jim Elliot, a missionary slain by the Auca Indians in the 1950’s, once said: God is still on His throne and man is still on his footstool. There’s only a knee’s distance in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist