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  • Darren Sirmans avatar

    Pray 4 Big Ideas

    Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Jul 25, 2010
     | 2,005 views

    I want 2 remind my kids and other kids the importance of giving GOD thanks.

    Imagine your mother and daddy is sitting at the dinner table; before you said your prayer, you’ll littlies started eating. NOW, you’ll littlies been doing this because mom and dad never said anything, sometime this is what we do and I’m guilty too. Remember! This is my sermon; you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Praying For God’s Family Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,436 views

    What to pray for people in God’s family. God already has a plan that He is working in each of us, but these 4 elements can result in a stronger, healthier, more united church – if we will take the time to pray for one another.

    Praying for God’s Family Ephesians 1:15-23 Intro: We continue our study in Ephesians today. In the first 14 verses we talked about what it meant to be “in Christ.” There is no better place to be than in Christ. If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have passed away; all things ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Daren Mitchell avatar

    How We Pray Is Important

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Sep 23, 2012
     | 3,506 views

    I pray we will fail in our pursuit of happiness and that as our focus transforms from the selfish to the holy we will become more and more in tune with His Spirit, with His mission to reach and serve the world around us for His Son.

    For the last two weeks we’ve been talking about prayer. The first week we discussed Daniel and how he showed us through his story that prayer matters. We discovered that prayer matters because it helps us to rely on God’s mercy. Because it helps us to confess sin and ask for mercy ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mark Stepherson avatar

    Praying About God's Business Series

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Feb 1, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,333 views

    It's easy to think that business meeting is boring, but church business is God's business. We may be too casual with God's business. Every vote should be bathed in prayer. We should pray until the answers come.

    “The king said to me, ‘What is it you want?’ Then I prayed to the God of heaven, and said...” Nehemiah 2:4-5a. This is not part of the original series, but it offers us an opportunity to apply what we have been studying. Last week, we voted on the disbursement of gas ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Christians Praying & Sharing Together Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 1, 2012
     | 7,003 views

    The Christians Praying & Sharing Together. (Powerpoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: The Christians Praying: notice who is praying (vs 23-24) notice when it was prayed (vs 23&29) notice who they prayed to (vs 24-28) notice what was asked (vs 29-30) notice what happened next (vs 31) The Christians Sharing: notice there was unity (vs 32) there was sharing (vs ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Gene Gregory avatar

    Teaching Your Children To Pray

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 17, 2012
     | 4,908 views

    Mother's Day 2012 - Teaching your children to pray. - Drawn from the Lord's Prayer

    MOTHERS DAY 2012 This past Tuesday was teacher appreciation day. In recognition of that, we would like to say a hearty “Thank You” to Mike. Right now I believe you are the only public school teacher we have attending here. We appreciate what you do, and the Christian witness you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Cosper avatar

    Jesus Prayed For His Disciples

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 28, 2012
     | 7,370 views

    This passage continues Jesus' prayer as He prays for His disciples.

    Last week we listened as Jesus prayed for Himself. He asked that God would glorify Him so that He might glorify the Father. And He also asked that He be restored to His former glory. Tonight’s passage continues that prayer as Jesus prays for His disciples. READ verses 9-10. Jesus says ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Jesus Prayed For Future Believers Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 28, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,519 views

    We will see how Jesus prayed for future believers. These are those who would believe in Him from that moment to the end of the world. What He prayed is a precious thing for believers, but it is also an indictment against believers of every generation.

    We are in the third segment of Jesus’ prayer in John 17. He first prayed for Himself, then He prayed for the disciples. Tonight we will see how Jesus prayed for future believers. These are those who would believe in Him from that moment to the end of the world. What He prayed is a precious ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Opperman avatar

    How Should We Pray?

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 5, 2012
     | 4,462 views

    Prayer is one of the most important activities of a Christian’s life. It is our lifeline! We won’t get far without it. We tend to complicate it sometimes, so I wanted to give some attention to it today with the hope that we will all engage in talking with

    How Should We Pray? Matthew 6:5-15 5 "And now about prayer. When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I assure you, that is all the reward they will ever get. 6 But when you pray, go away by ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Pray... Until Jesus Returns

    Contributed by Nathan Lozada on Jun 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,258 views

    Shows how Jesus taught the church to pray in the face of injustice and discouragement.

    Pray . . . Until Jesus Returns (Luke 18:1-8) 1. Consistent praying is our primary weapon against discouragement. (v.1) We ought to pray consistently because we are weak without prayer. Lesson: Rely on God’s weapon! 2. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chad Bolfa avatar

    Lord, Teach Us To Pray! Series

    Contributed by Chad Bolfa on Apr 14, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,266 views

    In this particular passage of Scripture Jesus is concerned about how we pray. Because of that Jesus has given us some guidelines in this text for prayer, we will learn tonight those guidelines.

    Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount Part 12 Lord, Teach us to Pray! Pm Service January 18th 2009 Matthew 6:5-15 Introduction Prayer is one of the greatest acts of the Believer. Taking to God weather it is by spoken word or by thought, is the actual act of fellowshipping with almighty God. When we think ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Falwell avatar

    Praying Against Your Enemies

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Sep 22, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 15,033 views

    Praying for those who persecute you.

    PRAYING AGAINST YOUR ENEMIES BY JERRY FALWELL I have never preached a sermon on praying against your enemies or praying about your enemies. As a matter of fact, I have never heard anyone preach this kind of sermon about enemies. Last Sunday I said in jest, “I pray that they (the terrorists) ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard Cook avatar

    If The Church Would Just Pray

    Contributed by Richard Cook on Aug 21, 2009
    based on 15 ratings
     | 18,535 views

    This message will help teach the church that there is a great need for interssesory prayer, and that prayer although largly neglected is one of the churches greatest assets.

    Introduction: How many of you pray every day? How many of you pray each morning when you wake up? How many of you pray every night before you go to sleep? How many of you pray before each meal? How many of you pray for yourselves? How many of you pray for others? How many of you pray for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Sheila Crowe avatar

    Praying Without Losing Heart

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Aug 23, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,653 views

    Praying without giving up

    A young man went into a drugstore to buy 3 boxes of chocolate: small, medium, and large. When the pharmacist asked him about the three boxes, he said, “Well, I’m going over to a new girlfriend’s house for supper. Then we’re going out. If she only lets me hold her hand, then I’ll give her the small ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Hugh W. Davidson avatar

    What Makes You Pray? Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on May 25, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,825 views

    Jonah’s in the tough place where he learns to pray.

    "What makes you pray?" Jonah 2 Last week we left Jonah sitting in the belly of the fish at the bottom of the sea. So here he is in a crisis situation and he does what most of us would do. He prays. There’s something funny about this situation from the standpoint that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist