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  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    How Much More

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Apr 29, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 11,961 views

    Prayer is the divinely ordained channel through which God gives His children all the good things He designs for our benefit and blessing. God is far more willing to give than we are to ask.

    HOW MUCH MORE Matt. 7:9-11 Often we develop the mistaken attitude that prayer and particularly persistent prayer is the means by which we wrest from God the things which He does not really want us to have. Quite the contrary is true. Prayer is the divinely ordained channel ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Ward avatar

    The God Of The Unexpected Series

    Contributed by David Ward on Oct 3, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,041 views

    An expository message from Acts 12 on how God "shows up" in response to his people’s faith, and lack of faith.

    INTRODUCTION: Arthur Burns was chair of the Federal Reserve in the 1970s, and a Jewish economist of great influence in Washington during the tenure of several Presidents. Burns was once asked to pray at a gathering of evangelical politicians. Stunning his hosts, he prayed thus: "Lord, I pray that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kelly Benton avatar

    Waiting With God

    Contributed by Kelly Benton on Apr 9, 2013
    based on 27 ratings
     | 7,869 views

    To share that we need to not only wait on God but also do our part by faithfully praying for the miracle.

    2 Peter 3:8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.

Last month, not only did the church need to get new tags for the bus but Stacy and I had to tag our vehicles as well. Now, you would’ve ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    No Rock Like Our God!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Feb 9, 2014
     | 7,505 views

    Prayer is the only answer for the myriad woes in our life, uncertainties, insecurities, sickness, failures, discouragement and delays.

    No Rock like our God! 1Samuel 2:2 There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. Hannah’s husband Elkanah loved her immensely and told her: “Am I not better to you than ten sons?"(1 Samuel 1:8) As long as Hannah depended on her ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Larry Turner avatar

    Three Touches Of Healing

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Jun 19, 2014
     | 8,837 views

    First came the leading touch. Next the anointing touch. Then the healing touch. Sermon focuses on healing, God's soverigenty, unanswered prayers.

    On May 27th, I fell and injured my shoulder at an exercise facility due to sunscreen being sprayed by children on the floor. The next day I could not lift my arm above my head or to my side without excruciating pain. After taking x-rays and meeting with an orthopedic doctor, the decision was that I ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

  • Rich Anderson avatar

    A Quiet Mind Series

    Contributed by Rich Anderson on Jan 19, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 13,382 views

    The season of Lent provides for us a time of renewal, commitment or recommitment, repentance and prayer.

    Ever since 325 AD, we celebrate Easter on the first Sunday that occurs after the first full moon following the vernal equinox (March 21st.) As you know, the date of Easter changes from year to year and this is why. Easter will always be recognized between March 22nd and April 25th and only ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    Great Faith Keeps Crying

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Aug 27, 2020
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     | 5,543 views

    The Canaanite woman persistently keeps praying and coming to Jesus for help for her daughter. Jesus answers.

    8.30.20 Matthew 15:21–28 21 Jesus left that place and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 There a Canaanite woman from that territory came and kept crying out, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! A demon is severely tormenting my daughter!” 23 But he did not answer her a word. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Praying In Great Distress

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Apr 9, 2017
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,522 views

    When Jesus was preparing for the greatest ordeal any human would ever face--the one who had never sinned to be cut off from his Heavenly Father--he went to God in great desperation. We can and should do the same when we face the inevitable trials of life.

    Matthew 26:36-46 Praying in Great Distress Jesus is our example in all things, and today he shows us how to take our anxious thoughts to God. I heard about a guy who was anxious in his driving. He was cutting off people, weaving in and out of traffic. Then he got inpatient at a yellow light, as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gordon Curley avatar

    Case Study 2 John The Baptist The Praying Evangelist Series

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jan 24, 2025
     | 176 views

    Case Study 2 John the Baptist the Praying evangelist - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Case Study 2 John the Baptist the Praying evangelist Reading: Luke chapter 11 verses 1-13. SERMON OUTLINE: (1). The priority of Prayer (vs 1). (2). The Pattern for Prayer (vs 2-4). (3). The Persistence in Prayer (vs 5-8). (4). The Promises for Prayer (vs 9-13). SERMON BODY: Ill: • If you ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Watchmen On The Wall

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 22, 2006
    based on 28 ratings
     | 22,459 views

    God ties the accomplishing of His will to His people’s willingness to pray. He looks for "watchmen" who are committed to pray unceasingly and persistently for the fulfilment of His promises.

    Isaiah 62:6-7 “I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.” In Isaiah’s time the cities of the Middle East ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    "Official" Faith

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Feb 18, 2013
     | 3,948 views

    Looking at Jesus' encounter with the official and how the official exhibited true faith.

    ‘OFFICIAL’ FAITH John 4:43-54 1) Official faith pursues (vs. 43-47). Vs 45 “The Galileans welcomed him”. The reason they welcomed him was because they wanted to see Jesus perform more of the miracles they had seen in Jerusalem. Soren Kierkegaard, the famous Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Wrestling Match With Heavenly Dad! Series

    Contributed by Bala Samson on Nov 18, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,888 views

    Who do you think said these words? God to Jacob! This scripture arrested me! I kept meditating until I got choked with emotions!

    Wrestling match with Heavenly Dad! Let Me go………. Genesis 32:26"………..Let Me go, for the day breaks…………." Who do you think said these words? God to Jacob! This scripture arrested me! I kept meditating until I got choked with emotions! ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Pat Damiani avatar

    Love Endures All Things, Love Never Ends Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 8, 2016
     | 9,299 views

    When I love like Jesus loves I persist even when others resist

    ENGAGE For all of us there will come times in our lives when we attempt to love other people in the manner that we have been learning about for the past 8 weeks, in which the other person is going to reject those efforts. I can almost guarantee that if you’re a parent you either have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roy Fowler avatar

    What Is Hope?

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 19, 2020
     | 2,822 views

    Short message during virus shut down time. This was shared by text and other media.

    May 17, 2020 From the Pastors Desk: Hope – is a well grounded and confident expectation of who God is. Illustration: A woman that had boarded a plane to visit family struggled to wedge her suitcase into the tight overhead bin. Eventually triumphantly closing the door and taking her seat. When ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka avatar

    Prevailing Prayers

    Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Aug 12, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,840 views

    God wants us to pray at all times and never to get wearied in praying. Jesus demonstrated to us the need for prevailing prayers, and we are to follow His good example.

    PREVAILING PRAYERS STUDY TEXT: LUKE 11:1-13 MEMORY VERSE: 1 THESS 5:17 INTRODUCTION The Christian and the Church is in great need of powerful, persistent, passionate and prevailing prayer in our days more than ever before. A prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian, and a prayerless church is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal