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  • David Butcher avatar

    Praying To Change

    Contributed by David Butcher on Jan 27, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,542 views

    PRAYER:- What are we praying for, personal success or the desert blossoming?

    James 5:16b-18 NLT The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. 17 Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for the next three and a half years! 18 Then he prayed for rain, and down it poured. The grass ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Entering The Wilnderness

    Contributed by John Vella on Jan 31, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,371 views

    Making space for God.

    First Sunday of Lent (B) March 5, 2006 Readings: ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Jehoshaphat (He Who Pleads)

    Contributed by Clint Shrum on Feb 7, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,542 views

    How the prayer of Jehoshaphat and the unity of the people of Judah defeated the enemy and never lifted a hand.

    JEHOSHAPHAT (HE WHO PLEADS) II Chronicles 20:1-4 Intro: In the reading of the text you find that some of the people of Judah have come to Jehoshaphat and told him the Moabites and the Ammonites and others are planning to attack him. This scares Jehoshaphat. Remember at this time the kingdom is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Call To Quietnes

    Contributed by Lew Slade on Feb 15, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,300 views

    Being quiet before God is as important as being busy for him.

    The Call to Quietness I have to say that I am very glad that our gospel reading today skips over the horrific story of the beheading of John the Baptist, and rather moves on chronologically from last week. We read then how Jesus sent out the twelve disciples in ministry for the first time. Today ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    The Struggle Of Prayer

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 23,850 views

    A sermon from the series "Lord Teach Us To Pray." This fifth message deals with the challenges and struggle to pray.

    The Struggle of Prayer Luke 11:1 KJV And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. Mark 14:32-42 KJV And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "Prayer: Our Foundation For Battle" Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Mar 11, 2014
     | 6,677 views

    Up to this point the apostle Paul has instructed us to put on the whole armor of God---every piece of it so that when the day of evil comes you will be able to stand your ground.

    Prayer: Our Foundation for Battle” Ephesians 6:10-20 A small community in Pennsylvania they built a little red brick building that was to be their police department, their fire department and their city hall. Everyone was proud of the building because of all the careful planning that had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Official" Faith

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Feb 18, 2013
     | 4,118 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

  • Doug Henry avatar

    What Do We Do With Unanswered Prayer? Series

    Contributed by Doug Henry on Dec 30, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,845 views

    A look at how to handle situations in which it seems like our prayers are not being answered.

    What Do We Do With Unanswered Prayer 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Now, it’s been a few years ago now, but I still think most of you may remember a song by Garth Brooks called unanswered prayers. In the story of the song, the main character runs into his old high school sweetheart at a high school ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Life-Changing Cry

    Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jan 10, 2006
    based on 184 ratings
     | 61,853 views

    No Change is made without inconvenience.

    Isaiah 12:6 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. It is often said that the shouting side is the winning side. When there is a football match or any contests at all, one would recognize the side that has an upper hand through ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Policeman Spirit Or Passion For Prayer

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 10, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 2,979 views

    It is very easy to sit in a church and grow a policeman spirit and want to correct all the problems, a PASSION FOR PRAYER WILL DO MORE TO REVIVE A CHURCH than finding faults. REMEMBER, REMARKABLE PRAYER WILL BRING REMARKABLE RESULTS!

    SPIRITUAL POLICEMEN VS. PASSION FOR PRAYER By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com NEVER FORGET THAT REMARKABLE PRAYER WILL BRING REMARKABLE RESULTS! TEXT: 1 Corinthians 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. REMARKABLE PRAYER WILL BRING ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ed Wood avatar

    Why Should We Pray?

    Contributed by Ed Wood on May 31, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,136 views

    Despite the universality of the experience of prayer, we have become aware of a growing neglect of the practice of prayer.

    WHY SHOULD WE PRAY? Luke 11:1-13 INTRO: Prayer is the universal language of religion. In every age, on every continent, in every religion, people have prayed. Despite the universality of the experience of prayer, we have become aware of a growing neglect of the practice of prayer. Prayerlessness ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Roper avatar

    Effectual Fervent Prayer

    Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 20, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 47,637 views

    Prayer is both an incredible privilege and an awesome responsibility. It can move the hand of God in situations where there is no other hope.

    Effectual Fervent Prayer James 5:16 KJV Prayer does not equip you for greater works. Prayer is the greater work. ---- Oswald Chambers As mature Christians we are naive to ignore or deny the reality of spiritual conflicts between good and evil and our role in them as believing saints. Our main ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Roy Fowler avatar

    What Is Hope?

    Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 19, 2020
     | 2,972 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

  • Mike Rickman avatar

    Moving Forward

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jan 11, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 29,461 views

    We cannot allow things of the past to keep us from moving to where the Lord wants us to be.

    Palmyra First Assembly January 13, 2019   Morning Worship   Text: Philippians 3:7-14 Title: Moving Forward     Have you ever hit a speed bump or a pothole too fast? One that you didn’t know was coming up? It kind of gets your attention doesn’t it?   I was reading on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    You Can Have What You Want

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Nov 2, 2018
     | 5,718 views

    A study in the book of 2 Kings 17: 1 – 41

    2 Kings 17: 1 – 41 You can have what you want 17 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned nine years. 2 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel who were before him. 3 Shalmaneser king of ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel