Sermons on Prayer For Direction:

Powerful Prayer Of A Simple Man

Contributed by Selvan John on Mar 27, 2006

Powerful prayer of the Elijah, a man just like us.

Powerful Prayer of a Simple Man James 5:17, 18 17 Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. NIV Elijah was an ordinary ...read more

Scripture: James 5:17-18

Denomination: Pentecostal

Prayer Guide For People With Problems

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

1. Follow the will of God in pursuing the purposes, plans, processes, people, timing, and products of His kingdom and His righteousness.

1. Follow the will of God in pursuing the purposes, plans, processes, people, timing, and products of His kingdom and His righteousness. (Matt. 6:33,34) GOD IS GREATER THAN ANY PROBLEM I HAVE OR ANYONE ELSE ENCOUNTERS - Do not personalize everything instead see things in an objective light. Do not ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 5:14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Pray For The Lost

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 15, 2003

John Edmiston’s sermon teaches us a great deal about the power and efficacy of praying for the lost as an evangelistic strategy.

How To Pray For The Lost (Sermon by John Edmiston) Many of us - if not all of us , owe our conversion to friends and family who prayed us into the Kingdom. Prayer is the big weapon for the salvation of souls. Argument and debate without prayer is dry and fruitless. Do not spend all your time ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:19-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Our Daily Bread" Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 6, 2002

God’s provision, our contentment, and our need to share with others physical & spiritual bread

"Our Daily Bread" Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Did you know you can now send an email to God? An Israeli internet company (www.virtual.co.il) has announced that they will take email prayers to the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Customarily people write ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-4, Matthew 6:25-34

Denomination: Congregational

When You Fast Series

Contributed by Paul Durbin on Mar 1, 2003

Message detailing the reasons, responsabilities, and rewards of fasting.

 ¡ñ We have been walking through Matthew 6 the past three weeks ¡ð focusing on the spiritual disciplines that Jesus talks about in this passage ¡ð giving, praying, and today . . . fasting. ¡ñ Fasting defined: ¡ð To abstain from food. To ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18, Isaiah 58:2-12

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Lord's Prayer: "Our Father" Series

Contributed by Dr. George Calhoun on Oct 31, 2008

Have you ever thought about how incredible it is the way that Jesus taught us to pray? He taught us to call upon God the Almighty, the Maker of heaven and earth, the Lord of Lords, the King of Kings, the Great I am, The Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and

Have you ever thought about how incredible it is the way that Jesus taught us to pray? He taught us to call upon God the Almighty, the Maker of heaven and earth, the Lord of Lords, the King of Kings, the Great I am, The Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End as our Father. Now this is so ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15, Matthew 6:9

Denomination: Baptist

An Open Heaven Thru Prayer Series

Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Feb 21, 2005

This is part one of a three part series on praying in the spirit and tongues. A church that experiences miracles signs and wonders is a praying church. It?s a spiritual church that is sensitive to spiritual things. You want to see miracles in your life

"They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles? teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles. 44 And all those who had believed were together and had all ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Post Election Prayer Guide

Contributed by Justin Ford on Nov 5, 2008

This is a Post Election Prayer Guide designed to be used for a Prayer Meeting or Bible Study

POST ELECTION PRAYER GUIDE (The first part of this is the teaching notes with suggested answers. The second part is the participant guide with fill-in-the-blanks) • The election is an anxious time • for a lot of people in our country • People are often very passionate • about their political ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

"The Power Of Agreeing Prayer"

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Jun 2, 2008

Power is found in praying in agreement with God and with my fellow Christians.

Today, I want to speak to you about the power of agreeing prayer. Jesus speaks of the importance of agreement in verse 19 of our passage. It is interesting to note that the meaning of the word used by our Lord for "agree" literally means to "symphonize." It is the word from which we get our modern ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:18-20

Denomination: Baptist

"Prayer Works" ... Or Does It?

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Aug 18, 2017

What does the unchurched world hear when they hear us say "Prayer works" or "Prayer changes things". Is that enough of a clear message to actually mean anything to those who don't know what real prayer actually is?

Please open your Bibles to Revelation 7:9-12 which we will read in a few minutes. This past weekend we saw two groups rioting against each other in Charlottesville, WV. Two groups from polar, political extremes. Each group intent on having their own voices heard, shouting each other down and ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:9-12, Matthew 6:9, John 14:13-14, Ephesians 6:18, Romans 8:26, Philippians 4:6-7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Nazarene

God Speaks Through Prayer Series

Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 30, 2006

Sermon nine in a fourteen sermon series based on the popular Bible study by Henry Blackaby.

We find Jesus speaking of prayer within the context of referring to His walk with the Father (vs. 10-11). As we have already seen, Jesus walked with the Father by prioritizing His love relationship with the Father. “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house ...read more

Scripture: John 14:10-14

Denomination: Baptist

P Q - Prayer Quotient

Contributed by Randy Trotter on Jun 23, 2012

How big or small, powerful or weak, your God is depends on your Prayer Quotient (Prayer Life). Ideas from Mark Batterson’s "The Circle Maker"

“PQ - PRAYER QUOTIENT” Anahuac AG 6/24/2012 Pastor Rand Trotter INTRODUCTION: I want to speak to you from my heart this morning. Something I think that every single person who is called “CHRISTIAN” struggles with! It is that struggle brought about by Human Nature, that “ADEMIC” nature ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Prayer Ends Where It Began Series

Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 9, 2004

Prayer is first and last about seeking God and his glory.

Prayers Ending and Beginning Matthew 6:13 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Introduction: Tonight we will consider the doxology with which we traditionally end the Lord’s Prayer. I refer to those words: for thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Part I: Fervent Prayer Series

Contributed by Brad Froese on Aug 30, 2004

If we want to make a difference in the natural realm of our living, we have to start with the spiritual first. “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power [not natural power, but divine power] to d

“The Weapons of Spiritual Warfare Pt I: Fervent Prayer” Doing warfare in a world we cannot see… Most of you have a cel phone… How does a cellular phone know there was a call coming in? It receives a message from the presence of radio waves, which are transmitted through the air invisibly. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Spiritual Disciplines Of Fasting And Prayer

Contributed by Mike Flack on Feb 13, 2002

Looking at the Spiritual Disciplines of Fasting And Prayer for today’s believer

THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES OF FASTING AND PRAYER Matt. 6: 5-8. 16-18 I want to share with you this morning on the SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES OF FASTING AND PRAYER. The problem with that title is the difficult word, DISCIPLINE! Yes, fasting and prayer are what we call spiritual disciplines that by ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-18

Denomination: Friends