Sermons on Opulent Adoration:

The Prayer Of Nehemiah

Contributed by Keith Butler on Aug 4, 2005

A look at the prayer life of Nehemiah, and how prayer affected his work and his life.

THE PRAYER OF NEHEMIAH Nehemiah 1:1-11 Key Verse and Theme: “When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.” (Nehemiah 1:4) 1. Nehemiah was a man of prayer. A. Nehemiah records a long time of prayer and fasting before he ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When Prayer Goes Unanswered Series

Contributed by Greg Hanson on Feb 19, 2007

Why doesn’t God answer all our prayers? And when he doesn’t, what should our response be? Part 4 of a series inspired by Philip Yancey’s book "Disappointment with God."

Back when I was a student at Bethany Bible College in Sussex, NB, I lived in one of the dormitories. They’ve since renovated the dorm, but when I was there we had two pay phones in the dorm… one on the second floor, and one on the third. The one on the third floor worked fine, but the one on the ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 59:1-3

Denomination: Wesleyan

Some Reasons For Unanswered Prayer Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 21, 2007

In today’s sermon I want to suggest some reasons why perfectly proper prayers may go unanswered.

Scripture Some time ago I read a story about a young boy who was praying for a bicycle for Christmas. But his family was very poor, and when Christmas morning came there was no bicycle. A family friend, who was not very sensitive, said to the boy, “Well, I see that God did not answer your prayer ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

We Must Pray Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Dec 28, 2005

We must pray as we try to change the world around us!

Introduction: Sponge Bob Square Pants movie clip Alright, I admit, I probably should have used a movie clip from Saving Private Ryan or Braveheart in order to talk about being men, but I didn’t have either of those, so Sponge Bob will have to do. Besides, the line that is repeated over and over ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Caricature Or Reality (Pt 1) Series

Contributed by John Telgren on Jan 8, 2006

In order to pray, worship and serve God effectively, we need to understand who he is. This begins with an understanding that he is first of all holy. Only when we get a handle on his holiness can everything else fall into place.

Do you know what a caricature is? You see them all the time when you pick up a newspaper. You often have political cartoons where the details are not true life representations. Prominent features are often exaggerated and non-prominent features are diminished or eliminated altogether. If you go to ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Asking According To God's Will Series

Contributed by David Elvery on Jan 8, 2006

Looking at How God answers prayer.

Asking According to God’s Will - Luke 5:12-16 One of the most concerning things about the Christian walk is unanswered prayer. If you were all honest, you would tell me that there are plenty of things that you have prayed about that have not been answered. Some of them big, some of them small, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:12-16

Denomination: Baptist

Let These Be Our Prayers

Contributed by Cesar Delgado on Jan 2, 2006

It is of great relief if we come to God’s presence for strength and encouragement and joy: PRAYER

LET THESE BE OUR PRAYERS 2Thessalonians 1:11-12 San Raphael, Prieto Diaz Sorsogon October 29, 2005 INTRODUCTION Christian life is not a “bed of roses.” We are not exempted from troubles and trials in our journey, as Christian. 1. People 2. Health 3. Circumstances Always remember that ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pray Persistently Series

Contributed by Todd Stiles on Oct 12, 2006

This odd parable about a widow and a judge shows us why we’re to pray persistently as the end approaches -- so we won’t give up!

¡§Pray Persistently¡¨ (Luke 18:1-8) Who knows what this picture is? Yep, you guessed it ¡V it is my fire pit! [SHOW PICTURE] And if you recall, a few months back I taught you how to pray (from Luke 11) and I used this fire pit as an example, remember? You¡¦re saying, ¡§Who could forget!¡¨ The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer

Contributed by Clint Shrum on Jan 9, 2007

5 elements of prayer

PRAYER I Thessalonians 5:12-18 Intro: I am confident in saying the most neglected part of our spiritual life is prayer. More than church attendance, testifying, bible studying etc…prayer is often not a part of our daily lives. Even more so a lot of Christians only pray at church or when they are ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Christ, The One And Only; Revealed In His Church Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jan 14, 2007

These are the kind of verses we tend to skim over. But to have your name mentioned in the Word of God is no small thing! Paul mentions those who stayed and prayed and one who strayed.

Colossians Series # 5 CHCC: December 10, 2006 Jesus Christ, the One and Only Glorified in His Church Colossians 4 (outline adapted from Warren Wiersbe) Scripture Reading: Colossians 4:2-6 INTRODUCTION: This is the last sermon in our series on the book of Colossians --- which was all ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 4:7-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Be Still And Know Jesus

Contributed by Joe Burke on Jan 19, 2007

Your abundance, your every need is at the feet of Jesus!

Be Still And Know Jesus “Be still and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth.” Psalm 46:10 We all need to be filled up with the presence and love of Jesus. Then we will love Him with all our heart, mind, soul and strength. We will be impelled by the love of ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 46:10

Denomination: Catholic

Lesson 4: Prayer Is Basic Relationship

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jan 30, 2007

The most basic fact: prayer is a relationship with God.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. The most basic fact: prayer is a relationship with God. The most used Greek word for prayer is proseuchomai; pros = towards and euchomai = face. No prayer - strained relationship Little prayer - weak relationship Much prayer - strong relationship 2. How’s the best way to begin? ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 42:2

Denomination: Baptist

The Prayers Of A Prophet

Contributed by Robert Travis on Feb 1, 2007

The prayers of a righteous man availeth much.

THE PRAYERS OF A PROPHET 1Sa 12:19-25 19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king. 20 And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 12:19-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Covenant Prayer Of David For God's Blessings On His Descendants

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Feb 11, 2007

THIS SERMON IS ABOUT THE COVENANT PRAYER OF DAVID FOR GOD’S BLESSINGS ON HIS DESCENDANTS AND HIGHLIGHTS 1. GOD’S GOODNESS 2. GOD’S KNOWLEDGE 3. GOD’S WILL 4. GOD’S GLORY 5. GOD’S CHOSEN 6. GOD’S PROMISE 7. GOD’S BLESSING

THE COVENANT PRAYER OF DAVID FOR GOD’S BLESSINGS ON HIS DESCENDANTS ************************************************************************************************* OUTLINE 1. GOD’S GOODNESS 2. GOD’S KNOWLEDGE 3. GOD’S WILL 4. GOD’S GLORY 5. GOD’S CHOSEN 6. GOD’S PROMISE 7. GOD’S ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:18-29

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus Prayed Again Series

Contributed by Pr. Lynell Aljoe-Thurman on Feb 17, 2007

It is mentioned in the Gospels that Jesus prayed around 17 times. He prayed at different times of the day and he prayed in different place with or without his Disciples being around. How ofetn do we pray? Why do we pray? is it for "show and tell" or

Prayer: God and Gracious Lord, We thank you for giving us the opportunity to worship you today for you alone are worthy to be worshipped and praised. We thank you for also turning us towards lent so that we can begin the journey on roads less often traveled. And we will continue to give you all ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:28-43

Denomination: Lutheran