Sermons on Prayer For Others:

Does Not Ask For Much--Does He? Series

Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Jun 27, 2009

Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians serves as a terrific model for praying for each other (and our churches, in general).

Just for fun, let’s start with a trick question today. How many letters to the Ephesians are there in the New Testament? Well, I said it was a trick question. There are at least two. There is one that we’ll be looking at this morning and there is one in Revelation 2. You see, Ephesus was an ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: *other

Becoming A Church Of Prayer

Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 21, 2007

The Jerusalem Church in Acts 2 "devoted thesmelves to ptayer." This messages presents to our local congregation how God is calling us to follow in their steps today.

Becoming a Church of Prayer --Acts 2:42-47 Sam Walter Foss was a New England poet in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His wife was a minister’s daughter, and their Church was College Avenue Methodist Church in Somerville, Massachusetts [SOURCE: ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Methodist

Blood, Sweat, And Prayers

Contributed by Mark Roper on Nov 28, 2007

A lack of prayer will results in self-inflicted injuries.

Blood, Sweat, and Prayers Luke 19:46 NIV 46 "It is written," he said to them, "’My house will be a house of prayer’ A lack of prayer will results in self-inflicted injuries. 1. We fail to pray and find ourselves at the End of One’s Rope A number of elaborate devices designed have been ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:46

Denomination: Church Of God

Prayer As A Way Of Life Series

Contributed by Guy Caley on Apr 27, 2003

1st in the series "Patterns for Prayer." Studies the first 4 references to prayer in Acts to see how the church made prayer a way of life.

Text: Acts 1:14-24, 2:41-42, 3:1 Introduction Things looked bleak for the children of George Muller’s orphanage at Ashley Downs in 19th century England. It was time for breakfast, and there was no food. A small girl whose father was a close friend of Muller was visiting in the home. Muller took ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:14, Acts 2:41-42

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Doubting, But Still Worshipping

Contributed by Ken Harris on May 18, 2008

The purpose of this sermon is to encourage believers to affirm to others to TRUST GOD.

U.S. Army Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris, Jr. Fort Ord Chapel Seaside, CA 18 May 2008 Big Idea: Believers are sometimes guilty of having a “defective faith” – a faith that believes, but can not bring itself to “always TRUST GOD”. Scriptural References: EAI (Expository; Application; Illustration) ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Lesson 3 (Prayer Partners): Power Of Two-Pray

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jun 13, 2002

What happens to me when I’m asked to pray for others?

Prayer Partners Series By Elmer Towns Lesson 3: The Power of Two-Pray A. INTRODUCTION 1. Charles Spurgeon, Metropolitan Tabernacle, The Watchers. 2. C. Peter Wagner estimates 20% are intercessors. 3. Evangelism Explosion, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Florida. Archie Parish overseer of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of Prayer: Unveiling The Heart Of James 5:16

Contributed by Ronald Moore on Nov 17, 2023

"Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results."

Today, we gather to explore the profound words of James, the brother of our Lord Jesus Christ, found in James 5:16. In this short but potent verse, James unveils a powerful truth that has the potential to transform our lives and deepen our relationship with God. Let us turn our attention to these ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16

Denomination: Anglican

The Armor Of God: Prayer

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Aug 20, 2023

We cannot begin to be strong in the Lord and His mighty power, or stand firm in our faith, or resist Satan’s schemes unless we are people of prayer.

Alba 8-20-2023 THE ARMOR OF GOD: PRAYER Ephesians 6:18 You probably have heard the poem about prayer written by Sam Walter Foss. But here it is again just in case you missed it. "The proper way for a man to pray," Said Deacon Lemuel Keyes, "And the only proper attitude is down ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:18, Romans 8:27-28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Show Concern For Your Fellow Travelers Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 6, 2016

God takes us into his confidence that we may warn others about sin, but that we may also intercede for them,

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that air travel is more about competition than cooperation. For example your goal when boarding the plane is to make sure you snag a spot for your carryon in the overhead bin. Let the other guy have to gate-check his bag because there’s no more ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Occupying In Prayer And Warfare Series

Contributed by Tesh Njokanma on Apr 27, 2018

Prayer is not a mere routine or ritual. Prayer is actually a spiritual confrontation with the kingdom of darkness. When we pray, we are wrestling; we are engaging in a fight, a battle or warfare with forces and powers of darkness.

Introduction In Luke 19:13, the King of Glory gave us a guideline to follow until Christ returns. This verse tells us what to engage in or spend our time on until we meet with the Lord. We are told to occupy till Jesus comes, to put what God has given us to work, to make profitable divine ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

Give Forgiveness

Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 15, 2010

A sermon on forgiveness (Two articles from Guideposts and Our Prayer.com are featured and adapted)

Sermon for 2/7/2010 Give Forgiveness Introduction: Play the song “Live Like You Were Dying”- Focus on “I gave forgiveness I’d been denying. Oh, one day I hope you can live like you are dying.” WBTU: A. (Psa 90:12) Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:32

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Lord's Prayer - Continued Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Oct 28, 2016

Give us this day our daily bread. This is praying not for spiritual but for physical needs, but could well be as some believe, that that prayer is just all spiritual. But could very well be also physical.

I. Introduction A. A lady who was speeding had an officer pulled her to the side of the road. She didn't have her seat belt on so as soon as she stopped, she quickly slipped it on before the officer got to her window. After talking to her about speeding, the officer said, "I see you are wearing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Baptist

Defeating The Spirit Of Egypt

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Aug 15, 2005

People go to Egypt mainly because of ignorance, unbelief or pressure from others.

Isaiah 19:3-4,14: And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 19:3-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Giving And Receiving Forgiveness - Lord's Prayer Week 6 Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Nov 29, 2006

An essential aspect of prayer is to seek God’s forgiveness and to offer forgiveness to others.

Over the last four weeks, we have been in a series on prayer called “Lord, Teach Us to Pray.” We have been focusing on the Lord’s Prayer as Jesus’ primary teaching for us on how to model our prayers, not to be legalistic saying this is how you must pray, but to enhance our prayer life. So far we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Methodist

How Good Is The Care We Give To Others? Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Sep 8, 2016

The Good Samaritan sets the standard for caring.

Text: Luke 10:30-37 Title: How good is the care we give to others? This month we are going to elaborate on promoting a culture of caring for others in the church. The Bible has a lot to say about caring for each other so let’s begin by looking today at the parable of the Good Samaritan. The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:30-37

Denomination: Assembly Of God