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  • Antonio Manaytay avatar

    Understanding Why We Pray Series

    Contributed by Antonio Manaytay on Jul 3, 2024
     | 1,130 views

    Prayer is more than a religious duty; it is the heartbeat of our relationship with God. Understanding why we pray can transform our prayer lives, making them more vibrant and meaningful.

    Good morning, beloved brothers and sisters in Christ. Today, I want to delve into an essential aspect of our Christian walk: prayer. Prayer is more than a religious duty; it is the heartbeat of our relationship with God. Understanding why we pray can transform our prayer lives, making them more ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mack Armstrong avatar

    Praying Petitioners Purchase Pardon Series

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Jun 12, 2008
     | 2,953 views

    The sailors sailing with Jonah-Gentiles-prayed for God’s forgiveness and His help and received both. They were the forerunners of we Gentiles who have accepted Christ as our Saviour.

    JONAH 1:14 PRAYING PETITIONERS PURCHASE PARDON I. PETITIONERS: A. Peril. B. Plight. C. Precedent. II. PRAYER: A. Progressive. B. Pardon. C. Perceptive. III. PRONOUNCEMENTS: A. Praise. B. Prophesy. C. Pattern. What were the sailors to do now? They had heard the confession of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Craig Condon avatar

    Lord, Teach Us To Pray

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Mar 11, 2015
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     | 6,586 views

    Prayer is the most powerful weapon for combat against our corrupt, secular world. We can't survive without prayer. The best way to honour God is to pay attention and be careful how we live our lives.

    A priest, a minister and a guru were discussing the best positions for prayer while a telephone repairman worked nearby. "Kneeling is definitely the best way to pray," the priest said. "No," the minister said, "I get the best results standing with my hands outstretched to Heaven." "You're both ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Elmer Towns avatar

    Three More Ways To Pray

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 9, 2025
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    Tears show God’s message is penetrating our hearts.

    Prayer of Brokenness “Turn to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning” (Joel 2:12). 1. On the Day of Pentecost the crowd was “cut to the heart” (Acts 2:37). 2. A woman with much sin came to Jesus, and “stood at His feet behind Him weeping” (Luke 7:38). 3. Not all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Francis Camacho avatar

    Life Is Tough, Pray Hard!

    Contributed by Francis Camacho on Jul 9, 2002
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     | 3,465 views

    Based on the prayer of Jabez, though life was tough, he was able to rise above the pain of his life. Here are the 4 aspects of his prayer.

    Life is tough, pray hard! The Prayer of Jabez Citation: The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce Wilkinson 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez saying “I gave birth to him in pain.” 10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Duane Wente avatar

    Pray, Trust, Vote, And Rest Series

    Contributed by Duane Wente on Nov 4, 2024
     | 834 views

    As Election Day nears, Christians should do 4 things: Pray for peace and guidance, Trust God’s sovereignty like Daniel, Vote thoughtfully with biblical values, and Rest in God’s control, knowing He holds the future.

    ### ** Introduction** Video Ill.: Pray and Trust — Freebridge Media (Transcript of video:   Sometimes it’s difficult to see God in America. The principles on which we were founded Are no longer the principles by which we live. We have slowly forgotten Where our freedom came from. We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Why Do We Pray

    Contributed by Juan Lane on Jul 2, 2006
     | 7,418 views

    Why Do We feel the need for prayer

    Why Do We Pray? Scripture Reference: Matthew 6:6-8 Matthew 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. 7 But when ye pray, use not vain ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Brian Bill avatar

    How To Pray The Lord's Way Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 20, 2003
    based on 148 ratings
     | 95,460 views

    Prayer is the key ingredient in having a home that honors God ­ for husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, and children. Prayer is also one of our six stated purposes as a church. We must learn to pray the Lord’s way in order to pray effectively.

    How to Pray the Lord’s Way It makes sense to begin a study on prayer after concluding our “Heaven Help the Home” series. Prayer is the key ingredient in having a home that honors God ­ for husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, and children. Prayer is also one of our six stated purposes as a church. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Benjamin Utomo avatar

    Pray In Jesus' Name

    Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Sep 1, 2020
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     | 5,940 views

    Why we end our prayer by saying, "In Jesus' name, we pray, amen."?

    We usually end our prayer with the words "In Jesus' Name, we pray, amen." Why do we do that? Why don't we say "In the name of one of the Apostles or Father or Holy Spirit" or "In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit we pray," like when we do ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Praying Without Losing Heart

    Contributed by Sheila Crowe on Aug 23, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,945 views

    Praying without giving up

    A young man went into a drugstore to buy 3 boxes of chocolate: small, medium, and large. When the pharmacist asked him about the three boxes, he said, “Well, I’m going over to a new girlfriend’s house for supper. Then we’re going out. If she only lets me hold her hand, then I’ll give her the small ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Philip Harrelson avatar

    Lord, Teach Us To Pray

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Feb 15, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,894 views

    Introductory Message on a series for Prayer.

    Luke 11:1-4 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. [2] And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Tom Shepard avatar

    Lord - Teach Us To Pray Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Aug 29, 2013
    based on 7 ratings
     | 34,564 views

    The Lord's Prayer Is GOD Centered - The Lord's Prayer Is KINGDOM Centered - The Lord's Prayer is BASICS Centered - The Lord's Prayer is FORGIVENESS Centered - The Lord's Prayer is PROTECTION Centered

    Lord - Teach Us To Pray Text: Luke 11: 1-5 and Matthew 6:9-13 Today we are going to focus in on two texts. The first is found in the gospel of Luke. Please follow along as I read: 1 It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Brandon Max avatar

    17) Reverencing God In Prayer Series

    Contributed by Brandon Max on Jan 17, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,237 views

    In The Lord's Prayer Jesus begins in recognising: Who God Is... Where God is at... and What His name Represents. In other words He acknowledges: 1) The Person; 2) The Place; And 3) The Position of our Lord. Let us now look to His example in Prayer.

    LORD TEACH US HOW TO PRAY Part 2 - Reverence God’s Name. TEXT: Matthew 6:9-13 Ok, so last week we found ourselves here in the Gospel of Matthew, As we continued in our Scriptural search for… “…those things most surely believed among us” And in particular, our focus of late has been all about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Byron Sherman avatar

    Until We Pray-5 Series

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 12, 2014
     | 3,677 views

    5 of 5 Jesus presented a model to guide His disciple's praying. Our country is not truly free until it seeks God's face. We are not praying & we are not free until we embrace...

    UNTIL WE PRAY-V—Matthew 6:5-15 Attention: We have & will discover that our independence as a nation is tied to prayer. We also realize that our ministries as a church are bound to prayer as well. We cannot celebrate our ministry efforts unless we celebrate independence from sin, self, & the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Ely avatar

    Simple - Pt. 3 - Pray Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Jan 17, 2019
     | 2,803 views

    Jesus confronted the complex. His message was and is simple. Let’s get back to the basics He taught us! Why make it difficult?

    Pray I. Introduction Some things are complex and complicated. Tax Code. The scoring in boxing. Relationships. The fascination with pumpkin spice! However, faith was never supposed to be complex or confusing. Man has this propensity to make things harder than they should be. When Jesus arrives on ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal