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  • Ronald Harbaugh avatar

    7th Sunday Of Easter, Series B

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on May 27, 2006
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    Following the Ascension of our risen Lord, the final Sunday of Easter focuses on our Lord’s continual prayer for his church.

    7th Sunday of Easter May 28, 2006 “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, through the death and resurrection of your Son, Jesus the Christ, you revealed your ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    We Cannot Become A Prayer-Less Church

    Contributed by Pablo Catala on Jan 6, 2022
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    Prayer is essential

    The early Church believed that God was energizing them by his own personal presence. The Spirit was given so that individual believers, and still more the believers when joined together for corporate worship, would take up their responsibilities as God’s eyes and ears, his hands and his feet, to do ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Power Through Prayer

    Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Aug 22, 2016
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    Church, we need to be able to get a hold of the Lord. We need that as individuals and we need that as a church. The only way that will ever happen is for us to come together like the early church and make seeking God our priority

    POWER THROUGH PRAYER Study Text: Matthew 17:21 Introduction: - Power is the ability to get things done. This means that without power, we are helpless. This is why we need to have our spirit empowered for triumph. - Therefore, we must take spiritual responsibility to increase our levels of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Prayer For Power Under Pressure Series

    Contributed by Jan Arthur Lee on Jul 30, 2010
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    In order to become the unified church that builds something together, we need to pray and rely on the power and strength of God the Holy Spirit.

    A Prayer for Power Under Pressure Text: Acts 4:23-31 Introduction Good morning! This morning, we’re going to be looking at one of the greatest recorded prayers in the bible. There are many great prayers in the Scriptures, but what sets this one as unique is that it is prayed by a church ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Prosperity, Patience And Prayer

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jul 21, 2012
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    James 5 has a lot to say about the rich and the proper response to abuse by those who are powerful. His wise words are clear and firm, making the path of faith obvious. He pulls no punches.

    Prosperity, Patience and Prayer: this is the outline for James 5. 1. Prosperity: 5:1-6 This is a prophetic oracle against the rich oppressors. Wow! Does that page in your Bible smell a bit like smoke? Here James steps into prophetic mode and writes with an imprecatory imagination of doom and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    17 The Prayer For Mercy Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Nov 11, 2020
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    The devotion is about the prayer by the sailors before they threw Jonah overboard so as to bring a calm to the sea.

    # 17 – The Prayer for Mercy Jonah 1:14 – “Therefore they cried out to the LORD and said, “We pray, O LORD, please do not let us perish for this man’s life, and do not charge us with innocent blood; for You, O LORD, have done as it pleased You.” “Therefore they cried out to the LORD…” In our last ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Jesus Prays For His Believing Church

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Oct 30, 2009
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    Easter 7(C) - Our Savior Jesus Christ prays for his believing church to be united in his love so that it may share God’s glory.

    JESUS PRAYS FOR HIS BELIEVING CHURCH (Outline) May 24, 2009 -- EASTER 7 -- John 17:20-26 INTRO: In the verses preceding our text Jesus prays for his disciples (cf. *Gospel). Our text states that Jesus prays for “them”. “Them” refers to Jesus’ disciples. Jesus prays for his disciples. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Power Of Prayer

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Aug 29, 2002
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    Prayer is a powerful thing. Prayer is what makes everything else possible. Prayer however, is becoming a forgotten command in the church today. We will look at how powerful prayer is.

    1 John 5:13-20 The Power of Prayer Introduction A. I have a curiosity to learn new facts. I am constantly watching the discovery Channel and TLC talking to people just trying to learn stuff. B. Heather Dad is a Nuclear Insurance Salesman. C. I have talk to him about exactly how Nuclear power ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    A Prayer For Prosperity

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Mar 10, 2019
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    Knowing the church in Ephesus was surrounded by materialism, Paul sought to encourage them in the spiritual prosperity they had in Christ. What they received in Christ was far greater than anything the world offered.

    A Prayer for Prosperity Ephesians 1: 15-19 Our text today comes from the letter Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus. This letter is one of the “prison epistles,” written while Paul was imprisoned in Rome. The church at Ephesus was dear to the heart of Paul, having spent about three years there in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Paul's Prayer For The Colossians Should Be Our Prayer For One Another

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 12, 2009
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    Paul was writing down details of how he was praying for the young Colossian Church. It is a great guide as to how we should be praying for our fellow believers.

    Welcome to week two of our study of St Paul’s letter to the Colossian Church, probably written between 52 and 56 AD – at least that’s when Paul’s letter was written – not my sermon! Last week we considered the ‘gospel [that] is bearing fruit and growing’ (1:6). Those of us who were here took home a ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Part 11 - Prayer In Worship Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Mar 26, 2020
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     | 6,968 views

    If prayer is the fundamental key in worship why do churches neglect it so much

    Note: This sermon was written in late 2019 and scheduled for March 29, well before the COVID-19 outbreak. The delivery was slightly modified and updated to connect with the COVID-19 pandemic. I believe every message is Spirit-led as I write them, but I truly believe this message was given by God in ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Joseph Stapleton avatar

    Working The Prayer Master Series

    Contributed by Joseph Stapleton on Feb 12, 2009
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     | 4,357 views

    a six part series on building a better church body

    BETTER BODY BUILDING Part 4 All my illustrations come from Sermon Central unless otherwise noted and the scripture is NIV unless otherwise noted. WORKING THE PRAYER-MASTER The Body of Christ is compared at times by the Apostle Paul to physical body we have here on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Prayer Meeting Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Aug 23, 2007
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     | 63,838 views

    Many think prayer is a waste of time, but without the ministry of prayer, our work is a waste of time.

    Prayer Meeting Acts 1: 14 Many think prayer is a waste of time, but without the ministry of prayer, our work is a waste of time. The thermometer of any church is its prayer meeting. You can do more than pray - but only after you have prayed. You can do more than pray after you have prayed, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Switching Churches 2 Series

    Contributed by Henry Nwaneri on Oct 11, 2010
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     | 4,705 views

    IF love is your main concern even as you move from one church to another, you will consider the following

    Lets talk about when it is wrong to leave a Church. 1. Never leave a Church during a crises, especially if you are involved in the crises. Every crises in the body of Christ is supposed to be settled. If it is beyond your power to settle a crisis, make it known to all that you wish for peace but ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Is Jesus Praying About For Our Church Series

    Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Apr 6, 2013
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    This is the first in a series on prayer, answering hte question what are the priorities, purpose and promise of prayer found in John 17

    WHAT JESUS IS PRAYING FOR HPC John 17:1-26 INTRODUCTION One night a father heard his young daughter speaking, although she was alone in her room. The door was cracked just enough so that he could see that she was kneeling beside her bed in prayer. Interested to find out what subjects a child would ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal