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  • Christian Cheong avatar

    The Praying Church Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Apr 21, 2009
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     | 4,765 views

    The church did not pray for the easing of persecution, but for greater courage and more miracles. They recognizes God’s sovereignty and pray for God’s will to be fulfilled.

    CONTEXT • Peter and John healed a crippled beggar in Chapter 3. It drawn the attention of the crowd. • Peter took the opportunity to preach Jesus and forgiveness of sin in Jesus’ Name. At least 5000 men were saved (4:4). • The priests and religious leaders were not happy that they were preaching ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Praying In Secret Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Aug 4, 2022
     | 1,313 views

    Standing itself is interpreted as praying, for it is said, "and Abraham rose early in the morning to where he stood, "and there is no prayer but standing." though sometimes they prayed sitting, as David did, 2 Samuel 7:18

    Matthew 6:5-8 (NIV) 5 "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pray Receptively Series

    Contributed by James Jackson on Feb 1, 2020
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     | 4,536 views

    Praying Receptively means praying with the awareness that God gets the deciding vote.

    Pray Receptively Acts 13:1-2 Good morning! Please open your Bibles to Acts 13. We are going to wrap up our series on prayer this morning. Just as a reminder of where we’ve been, here’s a quick review: A review: Week One: Pray Expectantly: Believe something will happen. Week Two: Pray ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Praying With Power

    Contributed by Erik Estep on Oct 20, 2011
     | 4,283 views

    Today in our passage of Scripture we’re going to see that for us to reach our greatest potential as people and as a church is going to take us utilizing our prayer life. The Apostle Paul knew this and in our text we’re going to see him sharing w/the Xian

    “Praying with Power” Ephesians 3: 14-21 May 23, 2010 Intro: A horrible flood struck a Midwestern town. The waters were rising so quickly the people were warned to leave their homes immediately. As the police came around making sure everyone was leaving, they came to Bill’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pray Specifically Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 17, 2024
     | 646 views

    Jesus urges us to be specific in prayer (Adapted from Bob Hostetler's book, the Red Letter Prayer Life; chapter 9 of the same title)

    HoHum: Read Mark 10:46-52 Bob Hostetler encourages us to think of it this way: Bartimaeus heard the sounds of the crowd approaching from his spot on the roadside near Jericho. He couldn’t see them, however. He was blind. He was a familiar sight to others on their way in and out of Jericho, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pray Contritely Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 31, 2024
     | 391 views

    Forgive us our sins from Luke 11:4 (Material adapted from Bob Hostetler's book, the Red Letter Prayer Life; chapter 10 of the same title)

    HoHum: Author Robert Jeffries writes about a couple who was going to dinner to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. As the husband was driving, the wife began to reflect on their early days and she said: “Honey, do you remember how it was when we were dating and then first married? It was so ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Praying For The Persecuted Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 15, 2004
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     | 4,339 views

    #10 in my Romans 8 - What a Way to Live! series. International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Loads of quotes, statistics and stories.

    Romans 8:35-37 – Praying for the Persecuted (This was a sermon for the International day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, November 14, 2004. I got most of the source material from the book Jesus Freaks, by DC Talk. I found other stuff from the websites like Open Doors and The Voice of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Praying Persistently

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Oct 16, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,139 views

    Why should we pray? A few reasons.

    (I got this illustration from Sermon Central) -A young man went into a drugstore to get 3 boxes of chocolate: small, medium and large – pharmacist asked - small if hold hand, medium if peck on cheek, large is serious kissing -At dinner the boy prayed for five minutes -You didn’t tell me you were ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Why Pray? Series

    Contributed by Brad Stone on Jun 29, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 752 views

    Many people question the purpose and effectiveness of prayer. Often, prayers not answer in the method we would prefer, or in the time frame we would like, are mistaken as unanswered prayers. In this message, I attempt to give a biblical response to the question, "Why Pray?".

    Biblical Answers to Life’s Tough Questions: Why Pray? Phil 4:6-7 People have asked the question before, “What is the point in prayer?”. Their argument is that, if by praying we can change God’s mind, then He isn’t sovereign. If he doesn’t change His mind, then He is superfluous. Many people ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Preparing To Pray Series

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Mar 7, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,476 views

    First of a three part sermon series looking at the prayer of Jesus found in John 17. While a full manuscript is not available, a tape of the sermon can be obtained at no cost.

    Reading of John 17:1-26 Sensed Purpose - To prepare us for our 40 Days Of Prayer by looking at some possible thoughts of what we might want to remember about prayer and include in our prayers. Utilizing the backdrop of Jesus Prayer versus The Lord’s Prayer. Start with the message before the ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Praying God's Will

    Contributed by Ron Hicks on Jul 10, 2006
     | 1,828 views

    You might be surprised what prayer God is more apt to answer first.

    PRAYING GOD’S WILL James 5:16-17 The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. 17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. Earnestly; 1 serious ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Praying The Word

    Contributed by Wilson Oshorakpor on Mar 12, 2020
     | 4,780 views

    The word of God is quick and powerful.. It is sharper than any two edged sword. The word of God is his will. When we pray the word of God, we pray his will for our lives.

    Prayer is the heart cry of man to God. It is believers communicating with thier father and getting a response from him. When we pray according to God's will, he answers and grants our petitions. When we however pray amiss we may not get what we desire. James 4 vs 3 says: "Ye ask and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Waiting & Praying Youth Sermon

    Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 599 views

    Waiting on God and praying in faith are powerful actions that require strength and trust in God. They can bring about change in our circumstances and amplify the impact of our faith.

    Today, we're going to focus on the last book of James. James, who was Jesus' half-brother and a pastor, wrote this letter to give some real-life advice to his church that was going through some tough times. We're going to talk about why waiting on God and praying with faith is so important. Imagine ...read more

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    Pray For Us

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 2, 2009
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     | 11,621 views

    What are we to pray about? 1- Pray for the spreading of the message 2- Pray for the deliverance from evil people 3- Pray for the strengthening of God’s Spirit

    INTRO.- Prayer is the one of the great privileges that we have as Christians. People outside of Christ can only meditate, but we can talk to God, knowing He is there, listening, loving, etc. ILL.- A group of bats, hanging from the ceiling of a cave, discover a single bat STANDING upright below ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Get Praying

    Contributed by Gary Holt on Jan 20, 2018
     | 6,044 views

    The Bible teaches us to pray for the lost. God is very interested in the salvation of the lost, and "urges" us emphatically to pray for the lost. God loves the lost, and so we will also.

    House of prayer sermon #2 “Get Praying” 1 Timothy 2:1-7 - I urge you. I encourage you. I challenge you. I charge you. I beg you. I plead with you. I appeal to you. I’m asking you. Wow! That’s a lot urging. Sometimes it takes a lot to get people to do things. ILL.- One dental worker said: At the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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