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  • Davon Huss avatar

    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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    What Is Prayer - Intercession, Supplication, And Confession Series

    Contributed by Cameron Bottema on May 6, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 24,756 views

    A short 3 week mini-series on prayer. Week 1: the basics. Week 2: Prayers of thanksgiving and praise. Week 3: What are intercession, supplication, and prayers of confession.

    I. Introduction Good morning! I hope you all had a great week; I trust it was full of the Lord’s blessings. I’m sure it was. I hope you were able to see the countless things in your life which come from God, which are His blessings. I hope then that you were thankful, had a heart of ...read more

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    Denomination: Friends

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    Matthew 6.5.9 Prayer Series

    Contributed by John Crisp on May 19, 2012
    based on 10 ratings
     | 12,213 views

    A start to a series on the Lords Prayer

    Chapter Six of Matthew is in the middle of the Lord's sermon on the mount. Before this point we have seen the multitudes bring him loved ones with all types of sickness and needs; we have heard him give us the Beatitudes and we called the salt and light of the earth and had Christ call on us to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Don't Give Up In Prayer

    Contributed by Tom Feola on Aug 18, 2012
     | 4,651 views

    We need to draw a circle as we stay bold in prayer

    Honi, The circle maker From the book The Circle Maker, Praying circles around your Biggest dreams and greatest fears. Mark Batterson. Young children danced in the downpour like it was the first rainfall they’d ever seen. And it was. Parents threw back their heads, opened their mouths, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Speaks Through Centering Prayer

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jan 7, 2014
     | 6,191 views

    The wonderful things God reveals to us when we are totally focused on Him in centering prayer.

    READ PASSAGE. When I first read this passage, I saw examples of centered prayer and how God can speak to you and will speak to you if we will only center on Him and listen to what He has to say. The first centered prayer session was Cornelius. Cornelius was a Gentile, but in verse 2 we find that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Move Heaven With Your Prayers

    Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Apr 15, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,594 views

    dIRECTION A BELIEVER MUST MOVE IF THEY ARE TO TOUCH THE LORD AND RECEIVE AN ANSWER TO THEIR PRAYERS

    HOW TO MOVE HEAVEN WITH YOUR PRAYERS 2 He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Prayerful Advocate For Those Who Groan

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 9, 2015
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     | 6,762 views

    The Holy Spirit as first-fruits, and efficacious intercessor.

    A PRAYERFUL ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WHO GROAN. Romans 8:22-27. There are several references to the Holy Spirit in Romans 8. He is named at least nineteen times in the first twenty-seven verses. This serves to contrast the weakness of ‘the law of sin and death’ (discussed at length in Romans 7), with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Can God Hear The Prayers Of The Unsaved?

    Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Feb 16, 2014
     | 7,213 views

    I've had many people that are no more saved than the man in the moon tell me "I pray all the time!" Is this right? Can God hear the prayers of the unsaved? I'd say the answer is no...for the most part.

    Can God Hear The Prayers Of The Unsaved? Back in April, I had the opportunity to witness to a young woman who was not saved. She had been influenced by different religions, including the Jehovah's Witnesses. I conveyed to her that to get to heaven, a person had to have a saving relationship ...read more

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    Denomination: Bible Church

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    Basis For All Prayers - Lesson 1

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 20, 2014
     | 1,072 views

    The Lord's Prayer - Basis for All Prayers

    A. INTRODUCTION “Lord, when I pray, I’ll follow this pattern: My Father in heaven, may Your name be holy, in my life on earth as Your name is holy in heaven. 10May Your kingdom come in my life on earth as Your kingdom rules in heaven. May Your will be done in my life on earth as Your ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Step #5 "The Power Of Prayer!" Series

    Contributed by Kyle Sullivan on Jun 16, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,165 views

    5 Steps for Spiritual Disciplines.

    The Fundamentals: Step #5 "The Power of Prayer!" Nehemiah 2:1-6 Nehemiah 2:4b "Then I prayed to the God of heaven," (NIV) The Power of God was and is triggered by prayer! What can we learn about the power of prayer from Nehemiah's example: 1. The power of prayer is not merely ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Keep On Stretching Your Hand In Prayer

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Feb 24, 2015
     | 4,501 views

    To show that we need to be encouraged in our prayer times, spend at least 30 minutes to an hour in prayer.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you giving up in your prayer time? No, because as I continue to pray the LORD delivers me from troubles. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we need to be encouraged in our prayer times, spend at least 30 minutes to an hour in prayer. IV. ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Lord’s Prayer 2 - Provision Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Feb 26, 2010
     | 5,657 views

    Part of prayer is thanking God for providing for our needs physically, emotionally and spiritually.

    THE LORD’S PRAYER - PROVISION A college student walked into a photography studio with a framed picture of his girlfriend. He wanted the picture duplicated. This involved removing it from the frame. In doing this, the studio owner noticed the inscription on the back of the photograph: "My dearest ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    The Lord’s Prayer 3 - Protection Series

    Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Feb 26, 2010
     | 5,026 views

    Part of prayer is also asking for God’s help from temptation and the tempter.

    THE LORD’S PRAYER - PROTECTION In March, 1989, an asteroid a half mile across, moving at the speed of 44,000 miles per hour, shot across the very path the earth travels, missing us by only six hours. Did you know about this danger? Every day an estimated twenty tons of material from space enters ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Jesus Is The God Who Answers Prayer

    Contributed by C Jordan on Mar 21, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,289 views

    Jesus is the God Who Answers Prayer. When we come to Jesus and learn how to pray, our prayers will have great power and wonderful results.

    VISITATION #12: JESUS IS THE GOD WHO ANSWERS PRAYER (March 2011 – Beausejour Church – Pastor Chris Jordan) INTRO TO TOPIC: • For the past 12 weeks, we have been studying the life of JESUS. • We have learned that He is Saviour, Healer, Deliverer, Peace, Hope, Provider and ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Steve Ely avatar

    Help - Pt. 1 - The Help Prayer Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Sep 22, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 13,390 views

    It is only a simple word, but it speaks to our deepest needs and longings. Do you need help?

    HELP! Pt. 1 I. Introduction Help, I need somebody, Help, not just anybody, Help, you know I need someone, help. When I was younger, so much younger than today, I never needed anybody’s help in any way. But now these days are gone, I’m not so self assured, Now I find I’ve changed my mind and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal