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  • Mark Stepherson avatar

    Prayer Keys - Repentance And Confession Series

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Dec 8, 2011
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     | 8,478 views

    Subtle sin hinders our prayer as surely as the blatant ones. It does not have to be blatant. It does not have to be an outward action. It does not have to be anything anyone else knows about. If we regard iniquity in our hearts the Lord will not listen.

    “If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.” Psalms 66:18 Before writing, “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” before becoming a leader of the Reformation, before his 95 Theses, Martin Luther was a Catholic priest. One thing that did not change for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Do We Have A Prayer? Series

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 13, 2013
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    Prayer is powerful! It must be caught and taught to be effective!

    1. The need to pray A mother and her children were taking a tour of New York City and were in awe of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The children were especially curious about the votive candles at the front of the cathedral, so the mother invited each of them to light one. She explained it was customary ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Draw Near To God (I) Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 7, 2009
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     | 12,300 views

    Practical instruction is shared for coming into closer intimacy with God.

    How to Draw Near to God (1) James 4:8 4-5-09 Intro We begin this morning with this simple commandment from James 4:8 “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” The one thing everyone of us need is this nearness of God that James is referring to. (1)We know God is omnipresent. So in one ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    P90x For The Soul - Prayer Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Sep 19, 2010
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    Prayer is one of the disciplines that seem like an easy one to us. We pray before bed, we pray before meals, we pray during uncertainty. But prayer is the only thing in all of the New Testament that the disciples asked Jesus to teach them and in doing s

    P90X for your Soul Prayer Luke 11:1-4 Slide Intro Well, we are continuing in our series “P90X for your Soul.” We have been taking steps to put ourselves in positions for God to grow us in godliness so we can be spiritually fit just as we seek to be physically fit. It seemed to be that years ago, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    A Messiah Who Hears Our Prayer Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 30, 2010
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     | 5,798 views

    The power of prayer moves the hand of God.

    A Messiah Who Hears Our Prayers Text: Matt. 15:21-28 Introduction 1. Illustration: When asked how much time he spent in prayer, George Muller's reply was, "Hours every day. But I live in the spirit of prayer. I pray as I walk and when I lie down and when I arise. And the answers are always ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Our Need For A National Day Of Prayer

    Contributed by Ron Theis on Jul 7, 2010
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     | 6,610 views

    We can have the confidence and assurance of answered prayers in our life if we pray in accordance of God's will and direction.

    Our Need For A National Day of Prayer 1 John 5:14-15 & II Chronicles 7:14 There have been several national days of prayer in the U.S. before the day was made official in 1952. The Continental Congress issued a day of prayer in 1775 to designate "a time for prayer in forming a new nation". During ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Restoring Prayer To Its Proper Place

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 30, 2012
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    A sermon on prayer from the book of Acts (Much material taken from Jerry Paul's sermon called "Restore New Testament Prayer" http://www.thecra.org/avitems.htm under 2006 Symposium)

    HoHum: Daniel Henderson- In our culture of rugged individualism we have come to the conclusion that it is better to pray alone than with others.  Unfortunately, most of us never learn to do either one very well.  Like most disciplines of the Christian faith, we learn best to pray alone when we have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How Should We Pray?

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 5, 2012
     | 4,546 views

    Prayer is one of the most important activities of a Christian’s life. It is our lifeline! We won’t get far without it. We tend to complicate it sometimes, so I wanted to give some attention to it today with the hope that we will all engage in talking with

    How Should We Pray? Matthew 6:5-15 5 "And now about prayer. When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I assure you, that is all the reward they will ever get. 6 But when you pray, go away by ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Power Of Persuasive Prayer

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 19, 2002
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     | 27,865 views

    Exodus 32 tells us God changed His mind. But He can’t do that can He?

    OPEN: The story is told of the sharecropper who was charged with stealing his landlord’s mule. The landlord was a rich and domineering man who had few friends among the common people, but the evidence against the defendant was overwhelming. When the jury retired to consider the verdict, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Prayer Keys - Privacy Series

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Nov 3, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,758 views

    This is the first time Jesus taught his first disciples about prayer. His first lesson was, “Spend time alone with the Father in prayer.” If we don’t follow his first lesson, we are not following the example or the command of Christ.

    "But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." Matthew 6:6 A little boy was saying his bedtime prayers when his mother passed by his room and stopped to listen. “Bless Mommy and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is Wrong With Prayer?

    Contributed by Ray Geide on Feb 28, 2012
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     | 3,777 views

    An alarming truth is that prayer today is not what Jesus taught prayer must be. Discover the 11 points that Jesus taught about prayer.

    An alarming truth is that prayer today is not what Jesus taught prayer must be. Not only does this make the prayers being said today fake but until you bring your prayers in line with Jesus’ teaching, your prayers are a continuous rebellion against Jesus. What should your prayers be ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Brian Chandler avatar

    God I Praise You Series

    Contributed by Brian Chandler on Jul 21, 2011
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     | 4,559 views

    The Lord's Prayer. Learned to praise God in prayer.

    Get Connected: A Daily Pattern for Prayer Week 1 – “God I Praise You” Pastor Brian Chandler Matthew 6:9-13 NAS i.e. – Boy Who Didn’t Know What to Pray Maybe we feel that sometimes about prayer. We don’t know what we should pray for or how we should ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Sears avatar

    A Fresh Model Series

    Contributed by John Sears on Nov 9, 2012
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     | 6,704 views

    Prayer seems to be a struggle for many people. It can seem stale and lifeless. But is also seems that Jesus KNEW how to pray. So what can we learn from his teaching to his disicles about refreshing our prayer life?

    Series Introduction There’s a well known hymn that starts off with these words. Sweet Hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer that calls me from a world of care…. It is a well known hymn for many people. The idea of the hymn is that prayer is sweet. And the words encourage us to spend ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Praying Through Your Problems

    Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Feb 20, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,848 views

    Encouragement to believers to pray and believe the Lord to help in discouraging times.

    "PRAYING THROUGH" YOUR PROBLEMS Acts 12:5 5Peter was therefore kept in prison, but £constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. Lieutenant Carey Cash, chaplain to the First Battalion, 5th Marine regiment, was part of the first ground force to enter Iraq some years ago, and says there ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    How To Pray For Your Spouse

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 26, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,840 views

    How to strengthen your marriage and relationship through prayer for one another.

    “Praying at all times, and on every possible occasion, asking for what you need” (Eph. 6:18, ELT). A. WHY PRAY TOGETHER? 1. Need. Barna says 27% of born again people and 30% of fundamentalists divorce. 2. Unites you spiritually before God. “If two of you agree . . . about anything ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist