Sermons on Prayer For Children:

A Call For Prayer

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 15, 2000

There is a need for the church to turn back to prayer to advance the Kingdom of God

As we begin 1997, there is an important call, not only in the Assemblies of God, but in churches throughout the world to return to the alter, to return to prayer as a vital part of our Christian life. Throughout the month of January in the evening services I am going to be spending time ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 109:4, John 17:5-26

Denomination: Pentecostal

Boldness In Prayer Series

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 7, 2002

17th in First John Series

BOLDNESS IN PRAYER 1 John 5:14-15 INTRO: One of the areas where the Lord wants us to have boldness is in prayer. Notice that he mentions confidence, or boldness, along with the subject of prayer. Prayer and Bible study go together. When we read the Bible, God talks to us; when we pray, we talk ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:14-15

Denomination: Baptist

Answer To Prayer Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 19, 2008

God is not some kind of celestial slot machine. You don’t pop in a quarter or two’s worth of prayer, hit a button, and expect to receive exactly what you want. God is not a genie in a bottle. You don’t rub the bottle with your prayer, and expect God to

Introduction: A fifth grade boy who had heard a sermon on persistence in prayer was praying by himself in his room one night. As his dad passed his door, he heard the boy praying over and over again, "Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo." The next day, the dad asked his son what we were doing. The boy replied that ...read more

Scripture: John 11:17-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Intercessory Prayer" Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jul 7, 2008

Third sermon in a three part series on prayer.

We’ve been looking at our Lord’s response to the request of His disciples to teach them to pray. Jesus shared a parable with them from which we discover three important truths about what kind of praying we must do. First, we learn that the kind of praying we must do is bold praying. Our prayers ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Practice Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Gary Stebbins on May 11, 2010

This series is to make the church more aware of the importance of practicing the biblical discipline of prayer.

Introduction I get many emails in my inbox, as perhaps you do forwards, Viagra advertisements, political jokes. Sometimes get emails with jokes about certain groups of people- no lack of blonde/pastor/lawyer jokes. How about charismatic jokes? How many Charismatic’s does it take to change a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 10:1-13

Denomination: Charismatic

A Time For Prayer

Contributed by John Dobbs on May 4, 2020

Many people have a difficult time developing a strong prayer life in their Christian walk.

Introduction Many people have a difficult time developing a strong prayer life in their Christian walk. Sometimes prayer is stronger when things are a struggle. If that is true, then we should be a praying people right now! The concept of prayer is fairly simple. Someone once said, “I don’t feel ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13, 1 Peter 5:6-7

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Prayer Of The Righteous!

Contributed by Tony Fox on Mar 31, 2016

This is the prayer of David after he was overwhelmed by the Philistines at Gath.

The Prayer of the Righteous! (Psalm 56) This psalm was written by David when the Philistines overwhelmed him in Gath. Verses 1-7 indicate that David was overwhelmed! His enemies were many. They oppressed him every day to the point that he felt like they would swallow him up! (Sound familiar?) He ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 56:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Intercessory Prayer Series

Contributed by Dr. Tom Badia on Feb 12, 2024

An intercessor is therefore one who takes the place of another before God, doing spiritual warfare for someone else. We must work with the Holy Spirit for this to be done. (Romans 8:26) Intercession is not praying for yourselves.

Intercessory Prayer Definition: a) Working with God in prayer by using our authority in this world to bring about His will for us and for others; b) standing in the presence of a king or high authority to obtain grace and the provision for the needs of others. An intercessor is therefore one ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:23

The Privilege Of Prayer

Contributed by Jerry Owen on Nov 3, 2024

Prayer is a great privilege that our Heavenly Father gives to us.

THE PRIVILEGE OF PRAYER Prayer engages God, enables God's people, and enlarges His kingdom. Jesus said, "without Me, you can do nothing." Once we have prayed we are ready to do anything, until we have prayed we can do nothing, but once we have prayed we can accomplish anything. 1. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:16, Philippians 4:6-7, Matthew 6:13, 1 Kings 18:36-38, Mark 10:27, John 14:12-14, Matthew 6:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Soldier's Prayer PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 27, 2023

Explore and understand the comforting and protective message of Psalm 121, emphasizing God's ever-present protection and care, especially in times of uncertainty and danger.

Good morning, church family! Today, we're going to take a dive into the comforting arms of Psalm 121. This particular psalm is a powerful message of God's ever-present protection, His watchful care, and the deep comfort found in His presence. It speaks directly to our hearts, especially in times of ...read more

Topics: Help, Lord

A Prayer For The Congregation Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on May 31, 2020

This message examines Paul's prayer for the Philippians in 1:3-11 identifying major elements in the prayer that we can emulate. Paul prays with (1) thanksgiving (2) confidence (3) passion and (4) purpose.

We have begun a study of Philippians. Last week we dealt with the history of this church as recorded in Acts 16. God has sovereignly chosen to give us a lot of information about the founding of the church at Philippi. All of that is helpful in our interpretation of this letter. In that message we ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:12-13, Ephesians 3:20, 1 John 3:2, Psalm 92:1, 1 Peter 1:7, Acts 24:16, 1 Thessalonians 3:12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Prayer Warriors

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jan 16, 2020

A study in Psalm 72: 1 – 20

Psalm 72: 1 – 20 Prayer Warriors A Psalm of Solomon. 1 Give the king Your judgments, O God, and Your righteousness to the king’s Son. 2 He will judge Your people with righteousness, and Your poor with justice. 3 The mountains will bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 72:20

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Prayer Plus

Contributed by Alan Stokes on Dec 9, 2000

This message draws upon several texts in the Epistle of James and shows how prayer accompanied by a relationship with God is powerful and effective.

This morning we are going to be looking at the book of James. The theme of the James’ letter in the Bible is “Faith Plus”. It’s good to have faith, but that faith must also make a difference in the life of action and in the works we do. The key verse of the entire letter of James would ...read more

Scripture: James 4:8, James 1:6-7

Denomination: Holiness

The Power Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Scott Malone on Mar 1, 2005

The power of prayer in spiritual warfare

A tale is told about a small town that had historically been "dry," but then a local businessman decided to build a tavern. A group of Christians from a local church were concerned and planned an all-night prayer meeting to ask God to intervene. It just so happened that shortly thereafter lightning ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

Denomination: Baptist

Powerful Prayer

Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 22, 2009

A message reminding us that there is Godly power in man-made prayers!

WE ALL KNOW · That children are very honest · And they tend to · Say it the way it should be said A LITTLE BOY WAS SAYING HIS PRAYERS · And this is what he said; Dear God, bless my mommy & daddy, and take care of yourself, too, because without You, we’re sunk! Amen BUT MANY ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Denomination: *other