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  • c vincent avatar

    I Looked For A Man Series

    Contributed by C Vincent on Jan 18, 2010
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     | 9,226 views

    Th fourth part on Prayer. God is looking for the intercessors to pray in our time

    I Looked for a Man JCC 10.01.10 pm Prayer Session 4 Ezekiel 22:23-31 Quote: In the words of Augustine. "Without God, we cannot; but without us, God will not." In His sovereignty, God has voluntarily linked Himself to our human cooperation He has bound Himself to the prayer of faith of His ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    His Heart Cry

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 7, 2010
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    God's heart is to know your heart, and prayer is the key. This word really helped our church zero in on our community.

    His Heart Cry Text: Ezra 10:1 Now while Ezra was praying, and while he was confessing, weeping, and bowing down before the house of God, a very large assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept very bitterly. Ezra was a priest and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Keep Your Old Tire Jack!

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 25, 2016
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    Pray shamelessly, pray persistently, pray expectantly (Outline taken from Sermon Central's David Taylor at: http://www.sermoncentral.com/print_friendly.asp?SermonID=183315; Last point adapted from Michael Mack from Small Group Vital Signs, pg. 142)

    HoHum: It was a dark night. The traveler had a flat tire on a seldom used road. To complicate matters, he could not find his tire jack. The only solution lay in appealing to someone in the dark farm house down the road. As he approached the house, the traveler thought to himself, “I’m ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pray

    Contributed by Robert Poole on Feb 29, 2016
     | 7,433 views

    Luke 18-1-8. Persistence in prayer

    Pray Luke 18: 1-8 There’s a magazine cartoon that shows a little fellow kneeling beside his bed for his bedtime prayer. He says with some measure of disgust, "Dear God, Uncle Jim still doesn’t have a job; Sis still doesn’t have a date for the social; Grandma is still feeling sick ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lord, Teach Us To Pray

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 11, 2015
     | 3,070 views

    Lord, Teach Us To Pray

    Matthew 6:9-13 Lord, Teach Us To Pray PRAYER IS ABOUT RESTING“Our Father Which Art In Heaven” I. THEY SPEAK ABOUT A RELATIONSHIP Our Father ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Why Do We Pray? Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 15, 2016
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     | 21,786 views

    We are examining why we do certain things as Christians, along with why we do certain things at church. This week we will examine why we pray.

    INTRODUCTION • Johnny and Chachi VIDEO • SLIDE #1 • In our series, WHY DO WE DO THAT, we are going to examine the issue of prayer. • Why do we pray in church, why do Christians pray? • I am not sure that Johnny and Chachi would be much help; however, through their ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Lutheran/Biblical Mind Knows The Importance Of Praying, Pondering... Series

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jul 9, 2017
     | 4,499 views

    What are faith basics? The Lutheran/Biblical Mind Knows the Importance of Praying, Pondering, and Persevering.

    OK you car fanatics, I have a question for you. What are the basics of car maintenance? One website I read listed these items. Regularly change the oil and oil filter, replace dirty air filters, and keep your tires pumped to the right pressure. There is more that you need to do to keep your car ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    How To Pray Through It All

    Contributed by Michael Welsh on Jul 17, 2017
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     | 15,339 views

    In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through

    Matthew 7:7-8 (NKJV) 7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Have you every prayed for a thing and watched it go from bad to worse? It looks ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Lord, Teach Me To Pray: Repentance Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Jul 25, 2017
     | 3,708 views

    A message on Repentace on Prayer. P - Praise, R - Repentance, A- Ask, Y - Yield

    Title: Lord, Teach Us To Pray: Repentance Theme: Showing the importance of Repentance in Prayer Text: Matthew 6:5 - 15 Giving Scripture Matthew 6:19-21 "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; (20) but lay up for ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Praying With The Right Motives Series

    Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Oct 27, 2016
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     | 12,444 views

    Christ says that a man who prays to be seen by men loves to pray, but he is a hypocrite

    Introduction A. This come from Pastor Tim again, Part of my job as a public-health nurse is teaching new parents how to care for their infants. As I was demonstrating how to wrap a newborn, a young Asian couple turned to me and said, "You mean we should wrap the baby like an egg roll?" "Yes," I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fight Fire With Fire

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Feb 28, 2017
    based on 18 ratings
     | 74,484 views

    Hells fire is being unleashed like never before, how will the church respond? (With fire)

    Exodus 7:10-12 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did what the Lord had commanded them. Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent! [11] Then Pharaoh called in his own wise men and sorcerers, and these Egyptian magicians did the same ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    "when A Mother Prayed"

    Contributed by David Nolte on May 12, 2019
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     | 10,853 views

    The prayer of a God-fearing mother is a powerful force

    “When A Mother Prayed” Matthew 15:22-28 David P. Nolte A six-year-old boy couldn’t see his mother so he panicked and began shouting frantically, “Joyce! Joyce!” His mother was just an aisle away and she chided him, “You shouldn’t call me ‘Joyce,’ you should call me ‘Mother,’ because I am ...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
     | 4,597 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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    I Will Live In-Between #9 Bad News, Good News Series

    Contributed by Robert Malcolm on Apr 19, 2017
     | 4,994 views

    We need to know that Satan is out to get us all ... but take heart God is on our side and is praying for us.

    I Will Live In-Between #9 Bad News, Good News (Luke 22:31-34) ~ Intro: Have you ever had someone come up to tell you something and they say, I’ve got bad new and good new which do you want to hear? Bad news, Good news lines: Like your dentist coming out and saying, ‘The good news is that you will ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Because You Prayed

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 25, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,620 views

    The Power of Prayer

    Because You Prayed (2nd Choron 7:11-14) Intro: Dodie Gadient, a schoolteacher for thirteen years, decided to travel across America and see the sights she had taught about. Traveling alone in a truck with camper in tow, she launched out. One afternoon rounding a curve on 1-5 near Sacramento ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal