Sermons on Prayer For Enemies:

Praying For The Church Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 22, 2004

Four Specific Prayer Needs for every church

PRAYING FOR THE CHURCH John 17:8-24 A lot of talking can go on in the life of a church. Many words can be said. An evangelist went to one particular church and preached on a Sunday Morning. While standing by the exit door to shake hands with people a woman approached him. ‘That was the worst ...read more

Scripture: John 17:8-24

Praying For My Brothers

Contributed by Timothy Archer on Jan 29, 2004

A study of Ephesians 1:15-21 can help us to understand how to pray for our brothers.

Introduction: How many times do we find that our prayers for the church don�t go beyond: �Lord, Be with this church�? There are many times when we don�t know the particular struggles of each of our brothers. How can we pray for them? We can learn some from studying Ephesians 1:15-21. I. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Talking To Your Father

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Feb 8, 2004

Examinatiion of the "Lord’s Prayer" in its context. Our prayers should be unselfish, our forgiveness unlimited, and ourattention undivided.

Talking To your Father Matt. 6:6-18 INTRO.: Jesus very frequently referred to God as "Fa ther." In this short passage, He uses the term 8 times to describe God. Further, He is not calling God His Father, but ours. As Father, He is the source of our life, our protector, and our provider. He also ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:6-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lord Teach Us To Pray Series

Contributed by Jimmy Giffin on Feb 14, 2004

The Lord’s teaching on prayer.

LORD TEACH US TO PRAY Text: Luke 11:1; Matthew 6:9-13 Introduction: Teach us to pray. Why do you suppose they asked this? They had seen Jesus pray and the results They knew they needed to know how. They were shown the don’ts first. Don’t seek to be seen of men. v 5 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1

Denomination: Church Of God

What Do You Need? Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Feb 19, 2004

Semon on the issue of needs and determing what "needs" are.

Did you see the clip before worship from Bruce Almighty? I would imagine that this is just how most of us would respond if we were faced with answering all the prayers of…say North Portland between I-5 and Portsmouth. If you didn’t see it Bruce gets fed up with answering millions of prayers and so ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Will It Take

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Feb 22, 2004

One thing we can be sure of, if the church is ever going to have an impact in the world, all we do must be surrounded by prayer.

February 22, 2004 Morning Worship Text: John 17:20-26 Subject: Jesus’ Prayer for Believers Title: What Will It Take? I look back on our 2-½ years here at First Assembly and a lot of good memories begin to flood my mind. I think about the newlywed game at our first Christmas party and I laugh at ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-26

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Your Will Be Done

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Mar 7, 2004

How to pray in God’s will

Matthew 6:10 Your WILL BE DONE I want to remind you that God has a wonderful plan for your life. I want to remind you that God has a wonderful plan for your family and friends. I want to remind you that God’s will is "good, acceptable and perfect" Romans 12:2. Prayer has much to do the will of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:10

Denomination: Wesleyan

Divine Healing - Great Expectations - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Joe Fornear on Sep 2, 2004

God wants to work miracles of physical healing much more often than we think.

This morning I would like to talk about Divine healing – God healing our physical body of disease and sickness. Now most all of you know that I have had a healing this month of fourth stage melanoma cancer. I had 10 different sites on my body where cancer was growing. The radiologist said there ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Divine Healing - Great Expectations - Part 2 Series

Contributed by Joe Fornear on Sep 2, 2004

God wants to work miracles of physical healing much more often than we think.

This morning I would like to talk again about Divine healing. God can heal our physical body of disease and sickness. Now most all of you know that I have had a total healing this month of fourth stage melanoma cancer. I had 10 different sites on my body where cancer was growing. The radiologist ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:17-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How To Pray For Our Labor

Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 7, 2004

A sermon on how to pray for our labor, our career, our job, our workplace.

Evening Service for 9/5/2004 Labor Introduction: A father is asked by his friend, “Has your son decided what he wants to be when he grows up?” “Yes, he wants to be a garbage collector,” replied the boy’s father. His friend thought for a moment and responded, “That’s a rather strange ambition to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Healthy Church: One That Prays Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 9, 2004

A sermon showing the pattern of prayer in the early church and that this pattern should be maintained in our lives, families, and church.

A HEALTHY CHURCH: ONE THAT PRAYS ACTS 4:23-31 ACTS 12:11-17 INTRODUCTION... (from http://www.firstphx.org/sermons/habits03.htm) Perhaps you heard the story of the woman who stepped forward after an accident preparing to help the victim. She was asked to step aside by a man who announced, “Step ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:23-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Is God So Willing To Answer Our Prayers?

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Sep 10, 2004

This message focuses on the 4 passages that specifically point us to God’s motives and reasons for answering our prayers.

Jesus On Prayer: 1. Most passages deal with the conditions of answered prayer: a. You’ve got to have faith. - Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21-22; Mark 9:23; Mark 11:22-24; John 14:12. b. You’ve got to be obedient. - John 14:15; John 15:7, 16. - also, James 5:16; 1 John 3:22. c. You’ve got to be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-8

Denomination: Baptist

Heaven Help Us

Contributed by David Slone on Sep 11, 2004

A call to prayer for our church that is in an interim time.

Matthew 26:36-46 36Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and agitated. 38Then he said to them, “I am deeply grieved, even to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:36-46

Denomination: Baptist

When God's Answer Is "No!"

Contributed by Ray Scott on Sep 15, 2004

God ALWAYS answers our prayers, but sometimes His answer is "NO!". This message deals with how we are to handle God’s "NO!".

“When God’s Answer Is “NO!” NOTE: I first preached this sermon in 1999; I’m not sure where I got the sermon idea, but it may not have been original with me. INTRODUCTION – God ALWAYS answers prayer! SOMETIMES, His answer is YES … sometimes it’s NO … sometimes it’s WAIT … sometimes it’s “You’ve ...read more

Scripture: John 14:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 2, 2004

The Lord is concerned even with the most basic needs of man, and we can trust Him to provide.

Matt 6:11 Give Us Our Daily Bread Finally, we come to the part in the Lord’s Prayer that talks about us – · The next 3 concerns are all about SELF - Give us... Forgive us... Lead us... o Provision - “Give us today our daily bread…” - provision takes care of our present. Pardon – “Forgive our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:11

Denomination: Independent/Bible