Sermons on Pray Ceaselessly:

I'm So Glad He Prayed For Me

Contributed by Mary Erickson on May 13, 2024

A sermon for the 7th Sunday of Easter, Year B

May 12, 2024 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church John 17:6-19 I’m So Glad He Prayed for Me Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Every Sunday morning our bulletin contains a section with the names of people we are asked to pray ...read more

Scripture: John 17:6-19

Denomination: Lutheran

Why Are We Praying For God’s Will If It Always Happens Anyway? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 29, 2025

Many presume that everything that happens is God's will. That's not true. What does it look like to pray that God's will would start to be done here on earth as it is done in heaven?

WHY PRAY THIS? This is a prayer because it isn’t happening much now. - Matthew 6:10. - So in this fourth part of the sermon, Jesus calls us to pray for God’s will to be done. - But, wait, isn’t that already happening all the time? We hear people constantly speak that whatever happened was God’s ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 22, 2011

1- Pray that you will be more loving 2- Pray that you will be more discerning 3- Pray that you will be more righteous

INTRO.- There is a difference between prayer and meditation. ILL.- Two good old friends were meeting. "How are you and your family?" asks the one. "Oh we’re all fine". The other one answers, "We’re all healthy and are working. But how ’bout your son?? Is he still not working??" "Not at ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:9-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Make A Joyful Sound

Contributed by Pastor David Parla on Oct 6, 2020

When they blew the 300 trumpets, the LORD set every man’s sword against his comrade and against all the army…..” Have you tried blowing the trumpet – I mean blowing the ‘trumpet of prayer’ when your life is in shambles?

Judges 7:22”When they blew the 300 trumpets, the LORD set every man’s sword against his comrade and against all the army…..” Have you tried blowing the trumpet – I mean blowing the ‘trumpet of prayer’ when your life is in shambles? Have you tried blowing the trumpet when the doctor sets a date ...read more

Scripture: Judges 7:22, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Psalm 18:29

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mother's Day - A Mother's Love

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Apr 22, 2001

I know that many mothers pray. Sometimes they pray out of necessity. Sometimes they pray because motherhood is not easy, but extremely difficult.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGECHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2018) TEXT: Matthew 20:20?23 ILL. Someone wrote, "Mother's Day is traditionally the day when children give something back to their mothers for all the spit they produce to wash dirty faces, all the old gum they held in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

John Chapter 17 Series

Contributed by Jimmy Davis on Sep 20, 2001

In the Private Ministry of Jesus, we find that Jesus prays for Himself, He prays for His disciples and He prays for His Church.

John Chapter 17 I. Jesus prays for Himself: Read verses 1-5 It’s not out of line to pray for one’s self! When we go to God in prayer, we need to pray for our self, get our hearts and lives right with God, and get in tune with heaven. Folks, that’s essential, before we can effectively pray for ...read more

Scripture: Mark 17:1-26

Denomination: Baptist

How To Experience Conscious Contact With God Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 15, 2024

As you learn to pray more and more, talking to God in the morning, praying over meals, praying at night, praying at mid day, praying at church, and praying at home, eventually you’ll find that something changes. You’ll realize over time, wow, my entire day is turning into a dialogue with God.

There was an evangelist of yesteryear named Wilbur Chapman. One day he was talking to William Booth, the founder of The Salvation Army. Chapman asked Booth, “General Booth, God has used you in a great way. What is the secret of God’s use of you?” Booth moved the hair out of his face, looked at ...read more

Scripture: Mark 14:35-36, Psalm 46:10

Denomination: Salvation Army

A True Biblical Prayer Series

Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 19, 2003

We need to pray for one another the way that Paul prayed for the Philippians.

Philippians 1:7-11 Sunday, January 20, 2002 I fell bad this morning - last Sunday I said that it would be worth experiencing trials in order to learn the kind of joy that Paul speaks of in Philippians. I just never thought that the trial would happen to my wife. . . (she broke her arm ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

We're At War!

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jun 9, 2005

We’re at War! 1) Pray with confidence 2) Pray for confidence

An egg, a piece of bacon, a couple of sausages, a bit of cheese, a slab of butter, a pork chop, some liver, and a scoop of pudding. No, it’s not what I had for breakfast this morning. It was the weekly allotment of food per person in Britain during World War II. Can you believe that? Most of us can ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Our Attitude Means Everything Series

Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Feb 21, 2008

The heart from which we pray is as important as what we pray.

Series: Stories from the Kingdom Text: Luke 18:9-14 Title: “Our Attitude Means Everything” I. The Two People (9-10) • Let’s forget everything we know or perceive when we think about a Pharisee and a tax collector. o We must try and understand how Jesus’ followers would have understood what He ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

Not My Will, But Yours Series

Contributed by Rob Ketterling on Jul 18, 2014

Teaching the value of praying "Not my will, but yours", and the danger in not praying.

Dangerous Prayers Part 1. Not My Will, But Yours Be Done, By Pastor Rob Ketterling. Well, we are starting a new series called Dangerous Prayers, and I do want to let you know I'm not exactly sure how long the sermon will last because I just moved to 14 font size. As I age, I refuse to wear ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:42

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Awakening

Contributed by Darren Felarise on Jun 4, 2017

While many are praying for revival in the Church, I'm praying for an awakening!

Mark 5:38-41 38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. 39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. 40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:38-41

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Prayer Nots Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 25, 2008

What is your attitude when you pray? Before Jesus tells us how to pray, He tells us how not to pray.

“The highest activity of the human soul.” That’s what the great expository preacher Martyn Lloyd-Jones said about prayer. Prayer is one of the most important things we will ever do in our relationship with the Lord. It is so essential to who we are as Christians that one commentator compared it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-8

Denomination: Baptist

Crazy!

Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Oct 5, 2004

Is it crazy to pray?

In this morning’s Old Testament Reading we heard about the Healing of Naaman - an event which happened nearly 3,000 years ago. In the New Testament Reading we saw how Jesus healed Ten lepers, and only one returned to say thank you - that happened 2,000 years ago. This morning I want to bring ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-17

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Warfare Prayers Series

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on May 17, 2001

WARFARE PRAYING

WARFARE PRAYERS Dr. D. K. Olukoya Beloved, our message this week focuses on one thing that seems very difficult for a lot of Christians to do and yet is the only solution to their numerous problems and that is Warfare Prayer. In this message, we will examine how to fight and win warfare through ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:10, Revelation 12:7-8

Denomination: Pentecostal