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  • Ewen Huffman avatar

    Healing Prayer Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Nov 20, 2003
    based on 17 ratings
     | 3,939 views

    Principles of healing: 1) Reality 2) Complexity 3) humility 4) Simplicity

    Healing prayer James 5:13-18 WBC 23/11/03am Chance to come & bring your testimony in a minute. - plus PLEASE interrupt me (and say something. Agree. Disagree) Not presenting a formula - all bear hurts/scars of o reality o lost ones o false promise… hopes - all look with caution on a lot of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    The Priority Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 25, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,336 views

    Life would be so much easier if we would only pray.

    THE PRIORITY OF PRAYER Text: Joshua 9:1-27 Introduction 1. Illustration: The roof of the church hall of a little Swiss church, at the turn of the 20th century, was falling down. So the members of the church held regular prayer meetings in the hall after the service to pray for funds to repair ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Power Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 19, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,786 views

    This is perhaps the only instance in which any man has been told exactly how long he would live. Why God specified the time cannot be known now. It was, however, a full answer to the prayer of Hezekiah, and the promise is a full demonstration that God is

    Power of Prayer (Isaiah 38: 1 – 8; Ref. 2 Kings 20: 1 – 11) Illustration: A boy prays / writes a letter to God. God is not a man who will answer in a small way or partially. God answers in a big way – so that you are challenged and bear a testimony for Him in your life. My own life holds ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Practicing Prayer

    Contributed by David Scudder on Nov 7, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,803 views

    We are too content to live in the realm of the natural instead of the supernatural. My message today is only for those who long to see God do greater things.

    Purpose: To explain the right reasons to pray. Aim: I want the listener to pursue a deeper prayer life. INTRODUCTION: My message today is only for those who long to see God do greater things. My message today is only for those who are tired of the lukewarmness that we so often feel in our own ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ewen Huffman avatar

    Prayer 1- The Place And Priority Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Jan 3, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 8,441 views

    Prayers: 1)Relationship 2)Rewards 3)Right place

    The place and priority of prayer Mt 6:1-8 WBC 5.1.02 am Baptismal Service of Timmy Hayward An elderly gentleman passed his granddaughter’s room one night and overheard her repeating the alphabet in an oddly reverent way. "What on earth are you up to?" he asked. "I’m saying my prayers," ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prayer 2- Devote Yourselves To Prayer Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Jan 3, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 8,864 views

    A sermon at the start of a series on prayer, given at a Covenant (re-dedication) service

    “Devote yourselves to prayer”, “pray continually” Col 4:2, 1Th5:17 Covenant service 5 Jan 2003 pm In his book Living Life on Purpose, Greg Anderson shares the story of one man’s journey to joy: ... his wife had left him and he was completely depressed. He had lost faith in himself, in other ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Persistent Prayer Series

    Contributed by C Vincent on Jan 18, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,434 views

    The parable of the persistent neighbour and how this is a model for knocking on heaven's door. Ask, Seek and Knock.

    Persistent Prayer JCC 10.01.10 am (session 3 Prayer) Luke 11: 5-13 This comes straight after ‘Lord teach us to pray’ and the ‘Lord’s Prayer’ Prayer was never intended to be an instrument for the accomplishing of man's will upon the earth, but the instrument for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Allen James avatar

    The Practice Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Allen James on Sep 5, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,365 views

    Today's passage provides the context for what we know as the Lord’s Prayer. A Google search for the word “prayer” generates approximately 82,400,000 results. Let’s explore what Jesus reveals in Matthew 6 regarding the Practice of Prayer.

    The Practice of Prayer • Matthew 6:1, 5-8 • April 24/25 As we cont. in our Behind Closed Doors Series, we come today to the passage which provides the context for what we know as the Lord’s Prayer (series after Mother’s Day). Prayer is an exhaustive topic. There is an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of Prayer

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Aug 29, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 8,147 views

    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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    The School Of Prayer

    Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 17, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,746 views

    Would you like to learn how to pray effective, powerful prayers? Let’s go to Jesus and say, "Lord, teach us to pray!"

    THE SCHOOL OF PRAYER CHILDREN’S PRAYERS: Dear God: I bet it is very hard for You to love all of everybody in the whole world. There are only four people in our family and I have a hard time loving all of them. Dear God: I didn’t think orange went with purple until I saw the sunset You made on ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Persistent Prayer

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Nov 4, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,258 views

    Prayer can change circumstances and prayer can change us. The Lord has told us to pray and never give up, both of these things are very hard when you are going through a hard time.

    Persistent Prayer Luke 18:1-18:6 Introduction- We will continue to look at Jesus parables and how we can apply his teachings to our life. Last week we looked at honoring God with our lives and make sure that God gets the glory. This week we look at prayer-persistent prayer of the widow. Luke ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Prayer For The Church

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 21, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,421 views

    The church and our nation don't seem to be in a good spot and need much prayer. The church in Ephesus was in a similar spot and Paul knew that they needed prayer desperately. Have we been focusing on praying for the church in our nation?

    Opening illustration: A friend told me about a neighbor who years ago spent most of his spare time planting trees. The man seldom watered the young trees because he thought that too much watering spoiled them. (He came from the “no pain, no gain” school of plant care.) Pampered trees, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    Prayer Of The Righteous Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 28, 2014
     | 7,215 views

    1) Comfort (James 5:13), 2) Restoration (James 5:14–15), 3) Fellowship (James 5:16a), and 4) Power (James 5:16b-18).

    Iraqi Christians were forced to flee the northern city of Mosul under threat from Islamic extremists described on Tuesday leaving behind all their possessions. Signs emerged that the crackdown on the minority was causing tensions between the radicals and Sunni allies in the insurgency. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Ron Freeman, Evangelist avatar

    The Prayer That Prevails

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Sep 29, 2015
    based on 12 ratings
     | 12,354 views

    To establish that “the prayer of the righteous man availeth much" when it is prayed in passion, in piety and with the assurance of God's promise to hear and answer it.

    INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. The Passion of the Petitioner: 2. The Piety of the Petitioner: 3. The Promise to the Petitioner: Remarks. 1. This is a letter to the saints from James, the Lord’s brother. This is the same James that stood up at the Jerusalem Council for the Gentiles in (Acts ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Wrestling In Prayer

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Apr 13, 2018
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,702 views

    Proposition: Effective prayer is characterized by earnestness, ferverency and energy.

    WRESTLING IN PRAYER Text: Col. 2:1-5 Introduction 1. Illustration: During the dark days of the American Revolution, when the Continental Army had experienced several setbacks, a farmer who lived near the battlefield approached Washington's camp unheard. Suddenly his ears caught an earnest voice ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist