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  • Christabel N. Onuoha avatar

    My Faith Is Against My Mountain Series

    Contributed by Christabel N. Onuoha on Mar 16, 2016
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     | 13,150 views

    With the God-kind of faith in our hearts, we can move any and every insurmountable obstacle in our way.

    Zechariah 4:7 “Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it." In my sermon "This One's On God", we looked at the preceding verse (vs.6) of our text, we saw how God ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    “the Call To Fervent Prayer!” Series

    Contributed by Gerry Cheney on Dec 29, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,254 views

    Based on the movie "War Room"... we look at the importance of first evaluating our own prayer lives. Are we hot or cold? Before we start praying that God works on another person, we start by asking God to change us. This is where our prayer lives begin.

    Introduction: As you all know… This week we saw another tragic college shooting transpire. This time near ROSEBURG, Ore. Ten people were killed during a shooting at Umpqua Community College Thursday morning. And I think there were nine others who were wounded. What makes this story even a ...read more

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    Denomination: Vineyard

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    Learning To Listen

    Contributed by David Cramer on Aug 31, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,144 views

    Learning to listen to God and not just asking for things.

    Learning to Listen to God in Prayer John 10:27-27 Over the past several months the Lord has had me sharing to many of you privately about you needing to spend quiet time with the Lord, just listening. We Can Hear the Voice of God in Prayer when we pray but also when we spend time ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    War Room --- When All Is Said

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Oct 9, 2015
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,725 views

    The WAR ROOM is about PRAYER LIFE. When all is said and done, more is said then done about prayer. Prayer is the secret of success...

    THE WAR ROOM --- WHEN ALL IS SAY AND DONE? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: John 14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. I. WHERE ARE THE WAR ROOMS ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    When The Church Prays

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Oct 1, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,242 views

    If you understand what scripture and church history says about the primacy of praying together, you will never again view prayer time the same. We must prayerfully step forward in our participation and confidence in prayer, not just as an individual, bu

    When the Church Prays Main Passage: Acts 6:1-5 If you understand what scripture and church history says about the primacy of praying together, you will never again view prayer time the same. We must prayerfully step forward in our participation and confidence in prayer, not just as an individual, ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Its Good To Hear From You Again Series

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on May 8, 2014
     | 6,047 views

    A study of Psalm 13 verses 1 through 6

    Psalm 13: 1 – 6 Its Good To Hear From You Again 1 How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider and hear me, O LORD my ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Success Series

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Nov 28, 2000
    based on 75 ratings
     | 8,243 views

    This sermon is based on the illustration of vine and the branches in John.

    01/30/00 - What's In It for Me? …Success! Every follower of Jesus wants to be valuable to him. We look forward to the day that he will come back for us and say, "Well done, good and faithful servant". When the "day of the Lord" your life will be judged to be successful or meaningless depending ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pray Like This Series

    Contributed by Jerry Owen on Apr 17, 2017
     | 4,565 views

    Jesus teaches us how to pray

    PRAY LIKE THIS! MATTHEW 6:9-15 Mt 6:9a “Pray, then, in this way: In vs 5-8, Jesus told us “how not to pray.” * Wrong to call it “the Lord’s prayer”- Jesus never prayed it. Couldn’t. * He did not say “pray this”. He already said to not “recite prayers”. Here He is saying that we are to “pray ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Armor Of God #2 Series

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 26, 2009
     | 3,880 views

    A sermon on the shield of faith, helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit (Illustrations from Betty Lukens, opening illustration from John Gillmartin)

    Sermon for 10/25/2009 The Armor of God #2 Introduction: Go over pieces of football protection- just mention a few WBTU: A. From John Gillmartin- Somehow, the young man found himself standing directly in the path of an oncoming car. The driver hit her brakes. Before either of them could do ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pray Series

    Contributed by Jeff Maness on Jun 19, 2013
     | 10,782 views

    How does God want me to pray?

    We’re going to be talking about four letter words that, when used here in the Church make us cringe, raise an eyebrow or we shy away from because they make us uncomfortable. And I’m not talking about curse words, although we might give a similar reaction. I’m talking about ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Mark Lewis avatar

    Thy Will Be Done (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Mark Lewis on Sep 20, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,507 views

    Part 7 of a series on the Lord’s Prayer.

    Thy Will Be Done (Part 2) Luke 11:1-4 Intro. – We already have everything we need to be great successes in God’s kingdom, but most of us are rendered incapable of doing such because we do are not aware that we have them! We have at our command, the entire blessings of God’s power, and we don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    James 5 Pray Smart Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 21, 2018
     | 8,505 views

    I first titled this message “Pray right” but I changed my topic because it’s about “praying smart” – we need to be using the wisdom of God to pray the smart way which then touches the heart of God and eventually our hearts!

    Video: Prayer Series: James – Let’s do it! Thesis of Book: The message of the book is “Let’s do it – live the faith – put it into action! The half-brother of Jesus is speaking to the scattered Jewish Christians across the nations – they were scattered right after Stephen was killed. James tells ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Rudolf E. Y. Mensah avatar

    Divine Direction: 7-Day Prayer And Fasting Itinerary Focused On Breakthrough Prayers, With Daily Prayer Points Accompanied By Relevant Scriptures - Day 1 Series

    Contributed by Rudolf E. Y. Mensah on May 21, 2024
     | 4,517 views

    Breakthrough prayers are fervent appeals to God, seeking to surmount formidable life challenges and obstructions. They act as a potent spiritual lever to disengage from the shackles of negative ancestral legacies or demonic interferences that may be stalling your progress.

    Upon ascending the sacred mountain last night, I was divinely commissioned by the Holy Spirit to shepherd you through seven days of strategic breakthrough prayers. This spiritual journey is designed to fortify you with victory over adversarial forces and to align you with the success and ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Paul’s Prayer For A Greater Knowledge Of God.

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Aug 9, 2020
     | 4,719 views

    Paul’s Prayer for a Greater Knowledge of God.– Ephesians chapter 1 verses 15 to 23 – sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: (1). That We Might Know God (vs 17b): (2). That We Might Know Gods Calling (vs 18a) (3). That We Might Know Gods Riches (vs 18b) (4). That We Might Know Gods Power (vs 19-23). SERMON BODY: Ill: • Many years ago, the prince of Grenada, who was an heir to the Spanish crown, • Was ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    How To Pray For Our Nation

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Sep 22, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 41,487 views

    How to be more effective prayer intercessors.

    HOW TO PRAY FOR OUR NATION By JERRY FALWELL I want everyone to pray for our nation, so I thought about a sermon that would help people be more effective prayer intercessors for our nation. As I studied my Bible, I found two sources that instructed us how to pray for our nation. First, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist