Sermons on Prayer And Obedience:

The Practice Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Allen James on Sep 5, 2010

Today's passage provides the context for what we know as the Lord’s Prayer. A Google search for the word “prayer” generates approximately 82,400,000 results. Let’s explore what Jesus reveals in Matthew 6 regarding the Practice of Prayer.

The Practice of Prayer • Matthew 6:1, 5-8 • April 24/25 As we cont. in our Behind Closed Doors Series, we come today to the passage which provides the context for what we know as the Lord’s Prayer (series after Mother’s Day). Prayer is an exhaustive topic. There is an ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

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

Assurance Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Daniel Austin on Sep 9, 2010

Our God is an Awesome God! He loves us and wants us to commune with Him. He has given us the tremendous blessing of prayer, the ability to approach and be heard by the creator of all things.

Assurance of Prayer Blessed Assurance part 5 11/22/09 PM Text: Hebrews 10:19 (various) INTRODUCTION In past lessons we have examined the assurances we have from God. We have seen blessed assurance of Salvation we have from God the Father through His Son: 1 John 5:11 ( NASB ) And the testimony is ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Benefit Of Prayer

Contributed by John Ruland on Sep 15, 2010

Prayer is communication with God -- the greatest privilege on earth. Prayer is visiting with God. It can include asking for things, but is primarily spending time in God's presence, soaking up His life, His wisdom, and His strength.

The Benefit of Prayer ISAIAH 40:31 KJV 31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Most people look at prayer only as asking God for things. If that defines ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Power Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Sep 20, 2010

We co-labor and co-reign with God in the coming of His kingdom through prayer.

[Read this first verse and then just sit down and have 1 minute of silence]. 1 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. SILENCE IN HEAVEN Right now, all of us just experienced one minute of silence. And my guess is that we were all at least a ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 8:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Persistence In Prayer

Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 12, 2010

In the Parable of the Persistent Widow, Jesus was training and preparing His disciples to “watch and pray.” Jesus was teaching His faithful about faith in Him, and the life of prayer, which flows from such faith.

Intro Jesus told His disciples a parable that they should always pray and not lose heart. Jesus was training and preparing them for when they would no longer see Him walk the earth but would, instead, have to “watch and pray.” Jesus was teaching His faithful about faith in Him, and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Disciple's Prayer

Contributed by Anthony Soyao on Oct 1, 2010

Paul was teaching Timothy how he should pray.

Disciple's Prayer 1 Timothy 2:1-8 1. Who are we to pray for? (Verse 1 – 2a) A. Everyone (Verse 1) B. For kings and for all in authority (Verse 2a) 2. Why are we to pray? (Verse 2b – 4) A. That we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all devotion and dignity (Verse 2b) B. This is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-8

Denomination: Catholic

The Prayer Of The Cross

Contributed by Joseph Barraclough on Jul 29, 2008

A message to explore the internal agony of the Savior as He hung on the Cross.

Text: Psalm 22:1-8 The Prayer of the Cross: Here we find in the narrative a vivid portrayal of Christ’s isolation, the abandonment of His Father with which He endured upon the tree. Some of these words were spoken from the cross, others were the substance of internalized prayer offered in the ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 22:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

United In Prayer Series

Contributed by Eric Hanson on Aug 6, 2008

Clear and preachable outline, so that you can make the importance of united group prayer come alive to your church people.

UNITED IN PRAYER Pastor Eric J. Hanson May 4, 2008 Biblical Basis 1. Acts 1:14 reveals that the Church was birthed in a continuing prayer meeting. a. They knew that they didn’t know what was what. b. They prayed until the breakthrough came. 2. Acts 4:29-31 reveals that they prayed once more and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:29-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Courage In Prayer

Contributed by Greg Nance on Jan 25, 2009

God’s people have found courage through prayer throughout history. There is no time like the present to reach up and be recharged with God’s blessings through prayer.

Courage in Prayer How do you handle being hated for your Christian faith? What do you do? In a minute we will look at Acts 4. We’ll see what God tells us about courageous praying here. (Acts 4 records how opposition arose during the early days of the church and how the early disciples handled ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

House Of Prayer

Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Jan 26, 2009

The main focus of the Church is to connect people with God.

House of Prayer Grant van Boeschoten January 25, 2008 I heard a great joke this week about a man who himself had a great joke to share. He was in a dimly lit restaurant and he leaned over to the lady at the table next to him and said, “Hey, would you like to hear a very funny blond joke.” The ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:10-17

Barriers To Prayer

Contributed by Rodney Burton on Jan 27, 2009

What things in our lives stand in the way of our prayers?

WE HAVE TALKED A LOT LATELY ABOUT THE NEED FOR THE CHURCH TO ARISE TO A PLACE OF WARFARE AND BATTLE AGAINST THE WORKS OF DARKNESS THAT PREVAIL IN OUR SOCIETY. THE ALARM OF GOD IS SOUNDING LOUD AND CLEAR TO RALLY THE TROOPS TO THE BATTLE AT HAND. OUR GREATEST WEAPON AS BELIEVERS IS PRAYER. IT IS ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Maturing Prayer

Contributed by John Eldridge on Feb 6, 2009

Prayer provides the opportunity for us to have conversations with God that will transform our lives. We must increase our prayer lives: individually and corporately if we want to obtain the promises that God has made us. We will be intentional about

Maturing Prayer Kitten Prayer - The story is told of a young girl who was saying her bedtime prayers while her parents knelt beside her. “Dear God, bless Mommy and Daddy and my little brother, Tommy. God, I would really like a pony, but if You can’t get me a pony, a kitten would do. Amen.” Get ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:1-16

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

A Powerful Prayer Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 9, 2008

Timothy and Epaphroditus served God with reckless abandon. They were willing to go wherever God led them.

There’s a subject in school you either love or hate--History. People who lack an appreciation of history don’t learn from it. Military leaders study the lives of great generals and the strategies of past battles. Even with the advent of sophisticated technology on the battlefield there is still ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:19-30

Denomination: Congregational