Sermons on Power In Prayer:

The Fast And The Prayer-Ous

Contributed by Steven Haguewood on Aug 5, 2008

Fasting is not required in the New Testament, neither is it condemned. When used properly it can help us have a closer relationship with God

THE FAST AND THE PRAYER-OUS Text: Matthew 6:16-18 INTRODUCTION: 1. When I let my wife know that I was thinking about preaching on fasting, she said, "You’ve probably never fasted in your life." a. That’s not true (when I was younger, fasted with aunt and uncle) b. So I have fasted (just not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Prayer - The Disciples' Prayer

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 14, 2013

A short talk, second in a series on prayer, in which I look at aspects of the Disciples' Prayer also known as the Lord's Prayer, or the Kingdom Prayer

Do you ever feel as if life is just too busy? Would you like to be able to slow down, focus on what’s important in life, and consider some of life’s big questions? Upon retirement I don’t think there are many people who say, “If only I’d spent more time at the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Anglican

Why Prayer? Series

Contributed by Wade Allen on May 29, 2007

A sermon looking at why we pray.

A mother and her children were taking a tour of New York City and were in awe of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The children were especially curious about the votive candles at the front of the cathedral, so the mother invited each of them to light one. She explained it was customary to say a prayer of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Importance Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Alan Tison on Sep 9, 2010

Prayer is one of God’s greatest gifts to his people yet it is often reduced to blessings at meals and praying for our health and the health of our family and friends. Someone has said, “Many people pray as if God were a big aspirin pill; they come only wh

Play Video “I Prayer from Blue Fish” How is your prayer Life? How often do you pray? Why do you pray? Questions like these force us to examine our prayer life. If you are like most people you wish you could be better at communicating with God. Prayer is one of God’s greatest ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:35-39

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Life Of Prayer

Contributed by Perry Anderson on Mar 21, 2016

Prayer is not just something we do as Christians, but it's a way of life.

Matthew 7:7-11 7 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 “You ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Prayer Of Faith

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 4, 2015

The Prayer Of Faith

1 Kings 18 v 41 - 46 James 5:16-18 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. 17 Elias was a man ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 18:41-46

Denomination: Holiness

The Power Behind The Power Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Mar 14, 2010

A study of chapter 31 verses 1 through 18

Ezekiel 31: 1 – 18 The power behind the power 1 Now it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: ‘Whom are you like in your greatness? 3 ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 31:1-18

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Power

Contributed by John Oscar on Sep 13, 2023

Pastor John preaches on the importance of baptism in the Holy Spirit

The Power Holy Spirit Series CCCAG 9-10-23 -Scripture- Acts 2:1-4 Introduction I came into the Pentecostal church in a very unique time- in 1993 right before the major revivals in Brownsville and Toronto started. When I first started to follow Jesus, the church we were attending was a fairly ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Power

Contributed by Michael Stark on Jun 2, 2007

The one necessary ingredient for effective service before the Lord is power. This is what few contemporary Christians have, perhaps because they are uncertain what they should look for.

You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. When the disciples came down from the upper room, an impossible task loomed before them. They were charged to announce that Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Baptist

The Importance Of Prayer

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 21, 2008

This is a valuable word on the importance of prayer! Good for the whole church.

The Importance of Prayer Text: Acts 19: 11-17 Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, 12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them. 13 Then some of the itinerant Jewish ...read more

Scripture: Acts 19:11-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Pleasure Of Power Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 5, 2021

Power to do the will of God is one of life's greatest pleasures. Weakness that lets the flesh determine our direction in life is one of life's greatest pains. The great battle of life is between pleasure and pain, and which one dominates is determined by our source of power.

Every day of your life you enjoy the pleasure of power. The power to flip switches and give light in the darkness, and heat in the coldness. The power of electricity is the source of abundant pleasure. When we lose that power we are deprived of all our electric devices, and it is a major pain. ...read more

Prayer As Trust Series

Contributed by Robert Higgins on Apr 26, 2007

Prayer is the ultimate act of trust for the Christian, and to be prayerless indicates a self-led, self-trusting life, in spite of our words to the contrary.

a. This week we witnessed a terrible tragedy in Virginia – 32 men and women entered eternity, and hundreds of others stood at the precipice of eternity and glanced into it as bullets whizzed by their ears. Join me as we pray for the victims families and the future of those who survived this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 7:14, 1 Chronicles 7:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

The Place Of Prayer In Unity

Contributed by Eric Hanson on Apr 6, 2006

Using John 17:20-23 as a starting point, this message presents practical steps to building unity via the powerful work of prayer.

The Place of Prayer in Unity Pastor Eric J. Hanson February 19, 2006 Read John 17:20-23 Unity in the Church, wholeness within the Body of Christ, cannot by emphasized enough as a foundational essential within the Kingdom of God. When Jesus Christ prayed about this matter, just before being ...read more

Scripture: John 17:20-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Church Fueled By Prayer

Contributed by David Dunn on Sep 23, 2025

Prayer unlocks personal and churchwide renewal, bringing God’s transforming power to impossible situations and turning hearts and nations toward Christ.

Introduction — When It Feels Like No One Is Listening Dr. Ralph D. Nichols of the University of Minnesota once spoke at a high school commencement when chaos broke out—crying babies, restless children, a small boy galloping up and down the aisle. Nichols tried every speaker’s trick to regain ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, Acts 4:3, Acts 12:1-5, Romans 8:15, Philippians 4:6-7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Prayer Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2010

This sermon is meant to give some training disciplines for the regimen of prayer

The Amazing Race: Prayer Mark 5:1-13 The call of Jesus is to be a disciple. Disciple and the word discipline are closely associated. To make a commitment to be a disciple is to make a commitment to follow Jesus in the discipline of his life practices. When I say yes to Jesus, I am not just saying ...read more

Scripture: Mark 2:1-5

Denomination: Methodist