Sermons on Must Pray:

Praying Powerful Prayers Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 19, 2024

God gives us more strength than we can even ask for when we fully surrender to Christ.

How to Pray with Power Ephesians 3:14-21 Rev. Brian Bill February 17-18, 2024 A young boy prayed for weeks that God would give him $100, but nothing happened. He decided to write God a letter telling Him he really needed the money. Not knowing where to send the letter, he simply used the address ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

A Prayer For All Seasons

Contributed by John Stevenson on Oct 18, 2000

His name was Victor, but he felt like a loser.

His name was Victor, but he felt like a loser. He didn't do very well in school a when he was 16 years old, a teacher advised him to drop out of high school and get a job. He didn't do much better in the working world so that, by the time he was 32, he had failed at 76 different jobs. But ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

1 Corinthians 10:12

Contributed by Matthew Davaughn Cox on Mar 12, 2013

So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! NIV

I. 1 Corinthians a. chapter number 10 b. verse number 12 c. So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! II. Main points from this verse a. We can all get to a point in life when we all believe that we are standing firm in our belief. Now there is nothing wrong with ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:12

Denomination: *other

Can You Hear Me Now? (Part 3) Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Aug 24, 2013

Statistics show that almost everyone prays. But do you ever wonder if your prayers really reach Gods ears? Do you sometimes feel like you’ve got a bad connection? If you have questions about prayer, you're not alone. This sermon series will help.

Can You Hear Me Now? Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 9/16/2012 There was a pastor who had a pet parrot. All the parrot would say was, “Let’s kiss. Let’s kiss.” The pastor tried to teach him to say other things but to no avail. He learned that one of ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-19

Denomination: Christian Church

If God Says Wait, Don’t Worry - Just Pray!

Contributed by David Radcliff on Mar 12, 2016

In this world, there are people who welcome change and people who resist change.

IF GOD SAYS WAIT, DON’T WORRY - JUST PRAY! Jeremiah 29:11-14 In this world, there are people who welcome change and people who resist change. There are those who like to maintain the Status Quo, and others who seek change for the sake of change. There are many things in this world that we ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11-14

Denomination: Baptist

You Got The Wrong Ebenezer

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Aug 1, 2018

A study in the book of 1 Samuel 7: 1 – 17

1 Samuel 7: 1 – 17 You got the wrong Ebenezer 7 Then the men of Kirjath Jearim came and took the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD. 2 So it was that the ark remained in Kirjath Jearim a long time; it ...read more

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Biblical Fasting

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 24, 2017

Fasting has been misused by mystics and sometimes remained a mystery to many committed Christians. Although opinions are mixed on the issue, I believe we can carve out a Biblical position that, while perhaps incomplete, will lay a good foundation.

Biblical Fasting (Matthew 9: 14-15) 1. This is perhaps the most awful pun you will hear. 2. Mahatma Gandhi went around barefoot quite often, and eventually his soles turned very tough and thick. Of course he also was a devout Hindu. Later in life he also fasted a lot, becoming thin and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:14-15

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Prayer (Part 1)

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Apr 12, 2019

Would you like to pray more? Better? Deeper? Stronger? With more fire, faith, and fervency? In Matthew 6, Jesus teaches his disciples to pray sincerely, secretly, simply and securely.

Prayer (1) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 2/22/2015 A young man stepped up to the checkout-counter in a small drugstore with three boxes of chocolate: small, medium, and large. The pharmacist asked him what his plans were for the three boxes, and the young man replied, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-8, Luke 11:1

Denomination: Christian Church

The Results Of Unity PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 25, 2023

Explore the power of unity, the purpose of fasting and prayer, and the results of obedience as demonstrated in Esther 4:16.

Good morning, brothers and sisters! Today, we're going to dive deep into a passage that speaks to the power of unity, the purpose of fasting and prayer, and the results of obedience. Esther 4:16 is our guiding scripture today, and I hope that it will resonate in your hearts as it has in mine. Let ...read more

Scripture: Esther 4:16

Topics: Fast, Pray

Praying Through Problems Series

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on May 24, 2002

When you face 1) Problems: choose the 2) People you go to, 3) Praise God and turn in 4)Prayer to the God who is over it all.

Praying through problems Acts 4:23-31 WBC 26/5/02pm Problems So- what’s the problem, here? - it’s not a problem, unless you’re a Saducee! - = brilliant for the 5000 Xians!  40+ yr old man healed at Beautiful gate  no one could deny it. Even priests, Saducees - but tragic that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:23-31

Denomination: Baptist

Teach Us To Pray

Contributed by Troy Voyles on Feb 17, 2007

In this message I go into the heart of what we call the "Lord’s Prayer".

Teach Us How To Pray This morning, I want to talk to you on the subject of prayer. I believe in these days that we must have a prayer life, because if we don’t, we will struggle. Sometimes we go through things, and if there is no prayer, there will be no victory. There are people in our lives, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Denomination: Pentecostal

Praying By The Blood Of Jesus

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jun 15, 2006

There is a power that supersedes every other power. That power, transforms simple things into powerful weapons. The awesomeness and mystery of the power in the Blood of Jesus, is not being preached in the church today.

Revelation 12:11: “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death”. I would like you to read this message with rapt attention, so that you can key in to what God intends to do through this miracle power. It is a ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:11, Revelation 12:11-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Pray Great Prayers Series

Contributed by David Whitten on Aug 3, 2011

Prayer is an activity that most Christians struggle with. Our challenge is to pray great prayers but admittedly most would be challenged to simply pray period.

dsw@gbcc07-17-2011 Pray Great Prayers Matthew 6:9-13 Prayer is an activity that most Christians struggle with. Our challenge is to pray great prayers but admittedly most would be challenged to simply pray period. Thankfully There's an app for that! (show "Thy Phone" video from bluefish.tv) But ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Power Of A Praying Church

Contributed by John Gaston on Feb 3, 2023

In Acts 12. we see the power that's at our disposal if we will seek God in intercessory prayer. Peter was going to be executed the next morning, but because Christians prayed, God sent an angel. He'll do it today if we pray! This message will preach!

THE POWER OF A PRAYING CHURCH Acts 12:1-17 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: WHERE JESUS WAS BORN 1. A backwoods Texan asked a woman to marry him and she said, “We can’t get married unless you’re a Christian.” So he went to a Catholic church and said he wanted to join. 2. The priest said, “Well, you ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Teach Us To Pray

Contributed by Dennis Fox on Jul 25, 2022

“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep.” That is the first line of the first prayer I can remember being taught as a child. Like any good parent, our Father teaches us to pray just like our moms and dad did.

Teach Us To Pray 24 July 2022 Richardson TX “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep.” That is the first line of the first prayer I can remember being taught. The earliest writing was found in a Protestant Monastery from the 1690’s. It’s a rather simple; only 4 lines. I ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13, James 4:3

Denomination: Other