Sermons on Of Answered Prayer:

How To Receive An Answer From God (4of4) Series

Contributed by Jim Moynihan on Apr 21, 2005

There are four attitudes needed to get answers to our prayers.

Jeanne Olsen, a mother of five from Illinois, took her daughter Kirsten, age 9, out for a mother-daughter breakfast. During their meal, Jeanne courageously asked her daughter, "How do you think I could be a better mom?" Kirsten thought for a moment. "Well, you do yell a lot. I know you’ve been ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:5, Luke 1:67-80

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Praying Like Jesus

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Apr 16, 2011

If our prayer is ever going to be effective we must learn to pray like Jesus prayed.

April 17, 2011 Morning Worship Text: Luke 22:39-46 Subject: Prayer Title: Praying Like Jesus I want to share with you once again this week on the subject of prayer. Last week we saw the 1) the purpose of prayer… 2) the pattern for prayer… 3) persistence in prayer… 4) the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:39-46

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Has Given Our Hearts Desire

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Aug 4, 2015

To show that GOD is the Giver of our heart's desire and He's not witholding anything good from us. Psalms 84:11 For the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows [present] grace and favor and [future] glory (honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss)! No

I. EXORDIUM: Is GOD the giver of your desires? Yes. Psalms 37:4 Psalms 37:4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that GOD is the Giver of our heart's desire and He's ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 21:2

Denomination: Pentecostal

When You Ask From God Series

Contributed by Manny Salva Cruz on Sep 11, 2016

We had to be careful when we ask from God through praying making sure that it is in accordance to His will and He has promised to grant our prayers.

We are continuing our study in the Book of 1 Samuel. We are now in chapter 8 - we are studying one chapter at a time. Every chapter has a spiritual application for all of us if we only know how to look for them. Today, we are going to talk about asking God in prayer. Do you know that one of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 8:1-21

Denomination: Nazarene

How We Can Defeat The Darkness Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 22, 2017

How can we defeat the darkness? 1. Put a priority on prayer (vs. 1-5). 2. Rely on our Redeemer (vs. 6-16). 3. Strive to stick together (vs. 12-16). 4. Live in loyalty to the Lord (vs. 17).

How We Can Defeat the Darkness Acts 12:1-17 (Reading vs. 1-5) Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church April 6, 2014 (Revised Sept. 18, 2016) *Anybody paying any attention at all knows we are living in a time of growing darkness. A five-minute glance at the headlines is enough to prove that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Lord Is To Be Praise Forever

Contributed by William Tan Yh on May 28, 2020

The Lord is always righteous and holy. Praise His name. Give thanks to the Lord that He has been kind to you. He will continue to do so.

Dear brothers and sisters, I wish to share a devotion from Ps 145:17 – 21 to encourage you. 1) The Lord is always righteous and holy. Praise His name. Give thanks to the Lord that He has been kind to you. He will continue to do so. v. 17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all ...read more

Denomination: Charismatic

Is Your Will God's Will?

Contributed by James Kirkland on Sep 2, 2008

If Prayer Changes Things, What Happens When You Pray for the Wrong things

If God answers Prayer, what happens if we pray for the wrong things? 1. Do you believe that prayer changes things? 2. Do you think that prayer changes the mind of God? 3. If God answers our pray, what if we pray for the wrong things? 4. Does He answer the way we pray or does He answer in His ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 20:1-6

Denomination: Nazarene

Teach Us To Pray

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Apr 8, 2011

We must understand the need for prayer to bring about God's will for the church.

April 10, 2011 Morning Worship Text: Luke 11:1-13 Subject: Prayer Title: Teach Us To Pray How important is prayer? I suppose a better question might be, “How important is prayer to you?” The truth is, if you are a Christian, then your life in Christ began with a prayer. When ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Ask, Seek, Knock: Getting Prayers Answered

Contributed by Shawn Miller on Apr 27, 2015

We must pursue God with all our heart and our prayer: and when we do so we must Ask with humility, Seek with Priority, and Knock with Tenacity

Ask, Seek, Knock: Getting Answers to Prayer Introduction: Jean McMahon wrote in the Reader's Digest “Attending church in Kentucky, we watched an especially verbal and boisterous child being hurried out, slung under his irate father's arm. No one in the congregation so much as raised an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Babies Who Live

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Aug 23, 2017

A sermon preached at a healing service while I was visiting a Lutheran church in Sweden (This is the English text - it was translated as I gave it by my host)

The little baby Mary wasn't expected to live. She was now in hospital. Her parents had been told to expect the worst. But the curate from the local church refused to give up. Day after day he went and prayed by her bedside. Seven decades later I met Mary. The baby who was meant to die was now a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:1-10, John 5:1-18

Denomination: Anglican

Faith In Every Season Of Life Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jul 8, 2017

The natural seasons are winter, spring, summer and autumn; there are also spiritual seasons in our lives. What spiritual season are you experiencing now? Are you trusting God to help you in the season you are in?

We are continuing in our series on discovering our destiny and our focus this month is on knowing what season we are in. This morning we are going to consider what it means to have faith in every season of life. The natural seasons are winter, spring, summer and autumn; there are also spiritual ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Habakkuk 1:5-7, Habakkuk 2:2-4, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, Hebrews 10:38, 1 Peter 1:5-7, Romans 8:28, Habakkuk 3:1-2, Habakkuk 3:17-19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Fights For You! Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 17, 2019

Proceed with confidence in God’s Word. Pray with confidence in God’s Will. Then prevail with confidence in God’s might no matter how great the enemy.

Preschooler Denny came to class one morning bubbling with excitement about having played tee ball. “We won our game,” he said. “Did you get any hits?” his teacher asked. “Yes,” he answered. “And I got some scratches, too.” (Dorothy Hsu, Columbus, Ohio, “Kids of the Kingdom,” Christian Reader; ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 10:1-15, Joshua 10:42

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Benefits Of Love Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jun 20, 2019

Choose to love and receive God's assurance to your heart, God's answer to your prayer, and God's abiding presence in your life.

A young bride to be was very nervous on the day before her wedding, so she went to speak with her pastor. “I'm afraid I might not make it through the ceremony properly,” she confessed. The pastor assured her that everything would be fine: “When you enter the church tomorrow and the ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:18-24

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Answer Me, God!

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

Introduction 1.

Introduction 1. Does God answer prayer? As good Christians, we would expect each person here to say, "Of course He does." After all, He promises to answer prayer in His Word and God keeps His Word. Yes, God does answer prayer. 2.And yet I ask you again, "Does God answer prayer!" And I ask you to ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 20:1

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Believe God Can Answer Your Prayer

Contributed by Ely Lambert on Dec 11, 2002

Trust the lord to answer your prayers like he answers the prayer of Daniel.

I. Introduction A. Nebuchadnezzar the King of Babylon 1. He is best known as the man who conquered Judah 2. He is probably a larger character than what Pharoah was to Moses 3. He reigns on the throne for 43 years 4. It is noted that Neb. was probably a very religious man like no other Babylonian ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 2:1-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ