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  • Mark Opperman avatar

    Learning To Pray

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 12, 2009
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     | 2,314 views

    Everyone can and should learn to pray - a look at what Jesus taught about prayer and applying those truths to our own relationship with God.

    Learning to Pray Matthew 6:7-15 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 "This, then, is how you should pray: "’Our Father in heaven, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Why Pray? Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 12, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 16,851 views

    We need to understand the importance of prayer and the impact of prayer in our lives. The song you heard reflects the importance of prayer and really how natural it is to pray.

    Why Pray? Series:"Why?" Opening Illustration: Song and clip from "Jesus take the wheel." This little clip we just heard reveals how prayer is only a breath away. It’s really more natural to pray than not to pray. Thesis: We need to understand the importance of prayer and the impact of prayer in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    When To Pray Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Dec 9, 2016
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     | 17,122 views

    Pray when you are suffering, when you have success, when you are sick and when you have sinned

    WHEN TO PRAY A pastor had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor tried everything to get the kitten down but it would not move and the tree was too narrow to climb. Finally, he decided to get a rope. He threw the rope up to one of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Learning To Pray Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Oct 1, 2015
     | 4,813 views

    Everyone can and should learn to pray as Jesus taught. We will take a look at what Jesus taught about prayer and apply those truths to our own relationship with God.

    Learning to Pray Matthew 6:7-15 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 "This, then, is how you should pray: "'Our Father in heaven, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Pray This Way

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Feb 2, 2008
     | 2,172 views

    Jesus taught us not only the words to say in prayer, but the manner in which to approach God so that prayer becomes effectual in changing not only our lives but enables Christ through the church to change the world around us.

    Matthew 6__5-18 THE WAY TO PRAY In my youth, I was very active in a Church that practiced only extempore prayer. On rare occasion someone might bring a written prayer to a Bible study, but other than the Lord’s Prayer, there was no prayer routinely used in worship, and no one who was a prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Way To Pray

    Contributed by Charles Scott on Feb 25, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,718 views

    Jesus sets the example for prayer.

    Matthew 6__5-18 THE WAY TO PRAY In my youth, I was very active in a Church that practiced only extempore prayer. On rare occasion someone might bring a written prayer to a Bible study, but other than the Lord’s Prayer, there was no prayer routinely used in worship, and no one who was a prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Praying With Power

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 19, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,485 views

    4 keys to powerful prayer drawn from the Lord’s Prayer.

    PRAYING WITH POWER In our services, we often begin with prayer. I typically pray before I preach. We generally pray several times during a service. On Wednesday nights, we pray even more and in many of our discipleship classes we teach on praying. This afternoon in the discovering membership ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pray Persistently Series

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Oct 12, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,712 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Praying And Preaching Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Oct 19, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,927 views

    Prioritize a place for prayer and preach in all places.

    Praying and Preaching Mark 1:35-39 Rev. Brian Bill October 17-18, 2015 Introduction. Hold up a clear jar and say, “This jar represents our day.” [Pour sand into jar to depict the various things we fill our days with – eating, work, school, watching TV, time on Facebook, hanging ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pray Communally Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 26, 2024
     | 693 views

    With whom do we pray? (Material adapted from Bob Hostetler's book called Red Letter Prayer Life, chapter 4 of same title)

    HoHum: “Alone, Alone, All, All, Alone, Alone on a Wide Wide Sea! And Never a Saint Took Pity on My Soul in Agony.” Those lines, from the Samuel Coleridge poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” reflect the way many people feel today. We live in a lonely time. This is ironic considering we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pray Purposefully Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 19, 2024
     | 660 views

    3 more ways to view "Deliver us from evil" (Material adapted from Bob Hostetler's book, Red Letter Prayer Life; chapter 13 of the same title)

    HoHum: Story from Bob Hostetler in Red Letter Prayer Life: Two of my dearest friends in the world, Dave and Becky, told me the amazing story of their mission trip some years ago to the mountain town of San Luis, Honduras. They traveled as part of a combined medical and evangelistic team that ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Beautiful Repentance

    Contributed by Brady Boyd on Apr 28, 2011
     | 6,057 views

    Repentance opens the door for God Himself to enter into the messy places of our hearts.

    Okay, let’s open up our Bibles this morning to Luke chapter three. If you know we started the series on Luke back in December. We spent the first three or four weeks of December talking about the arrival of Jesus; the Advent, the Birth of Jesus, the Grand Invasion; what that meant to all of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Seven Powerful Words

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 14, 2005
    based on 81 ratings
     | 21,135 views

    Phil 4:13 opens a door to confident, faithful living through Christ.

    The Seven Most Powerful Words Philippians 4:13 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: Magicians perform amazing feats with just a word—“abracadabra.” That’s not for real. Ali Baba in the Arabian Nights opened the door to the robbers’ cave with ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pray Gratefully Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 30, 2024
     | 516 views

    The Gospels record several places where Jesus gave thanks (from Bob Hostetler's book, Red Letter Prayer Life, chapter on the same title)

    HoHum: There is an insurance commercial where an internet influencer says into her phone: “Hey, fam. I am at this beautiful lake that I just discovered. Practicing gratitude, manifesting abundance” WBTU: Laugh at that every time but it is true that practicing gratitude does make a difference ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Praying For The Persecuted Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Mar 31, 2014
     | 5,459 views

    Prayer was needed for the Thessalonians who were persecuted but still growing in their Christian faith.

    Before we read our passage today, let us note again some background. As we can see in a map, Thessalonica is a port in Greece. Let’s open our Bibles to the Book of Acts, Chapter 17:1-15…. And so we note that the Church in Thessalonica was initiated by Missionaries Paul, Silas, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible