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    A Tale Of Two Prayers PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 23, 2025
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     | 151 views

    True acceptance with God comes not from self-righteousness or performance, but from humble, honest confession and receiving His mercy through Jesus Christ.

    Some of us walked in today with weary hearts and distracted minds. The week has been loud. Deadlines and dishes, headlines and heartaches—so many voices bidding for your attention. But in the quiet place where you talk to God, what matters most? How do you come to Him? With polished phrases and ...read more

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    A Prayer For The Church Family Series

    Contributed by Steven Chapman on Apr 2, 2007
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    This prayer serves as a model for us in prayer, both in praying for ourselves and praying for others in the family of God. This three phase prayer builds, each phase upon the previous, culminating in a request that God’s ultimate goal be reached in us.

    A Prayer For The Church Family Ephesians 3:14-19 One of the best ways to discover a Christian’s chief anxieties and ambitions is to study the content of their prayers and the intensity with which they pray them. We all pray about what concerns us and we are evidently not concerned about matters we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Prayers Make Peace PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 24, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
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    Emphasize the transformative power of prayer in our lives, leading to God's incomprehensible peace and the importance of making prayer a central focus in our daily walk with the Lord.

    Good morning, family! Today, we're going to dive into God's Word and explore the incredible power of prayer, the amazing benefits of peace, and the absolute necessity of focusing on prayer in our lives. In the words of C.S. Lewis, "Prayer doesn't change God; it changes me." Through prayer, we not ...read more

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    Long Empty Prayers Series

    Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Oct 28, 2016
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    Among the religious there is often a tendency toward long prayers, particularly in public. Too often people measure prayer by its fluency and length, thinking that length means devotion.

    Introduction A. Brother Dave Said that some people believe that prayer ain’t nowhere and meditation is a stroke. But, beloved, prayer is asking for it and meditation is waiting. 1. Turn to Ecclesiastes 5:2 B. Among the religious there is often a tendency toward long prayers, particularly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How The Holy Spirit Helps Us Win Our Spiritual Battles

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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    Sometimes I do not pray in words— I take my heart in my two hands And hold it up before the Lord— I am so glad He understands (Nicholson)

    How the Holy Spirit Helps us Pray (Eph. 6:10-18) Illustration: We do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us. —Romans 8:26 My son Brian had been struggling for several hours to repair the plumbing in his bathroom. No matter what he tried, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Three Prayers For The Ephesians" Series

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 31, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
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    Three things we can be praying for one another. (#11 in the "Every Spiritual Blessing" series)

    “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe.” A very interesting thing happened to me ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    What Is Prayer For?

    Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on May 12, 2003
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     | 2,305 views

    Is prayer for us to get from, or is it something more?

    What is Prayer For? Men’s Prayer Retreat April 2003 We’ve talked and studied a lot about prayer here this weekend and, as we draw toward the conclusion of our special retreat time, I ask, “What is prayer for?” Is prayer to get from God? A lot of people think it is. There is very much of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Prayer Changes Things

    Contributed by Jeremias Fababier on Oct 24, 2016
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     | 35,227 views

    Many time we try to change things our own way but actually God gave us a tool to do this - PRAYER! Prayer Changes Things.

    TOPIC: PRAYER CHANGES THINGS Text: Jeremiah 33:3 “3 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Introduction: (ILL. Canvass bought in a garage sale with quotation in it, “Prayer Changes Things.” It was place in the dining ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God Answers Prayers

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Aug 9, 2019
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     | 6,352 views

    A study in Psalm 28: 1- 9

    Psalm 28: 1 – 9 Thanks for answering my Prayer Lord A Psalm of David. 1 To You I will cry, O LORD my Rock: Do not be silent to me, lest, if You are silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You, when I lift up my hands toward ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Prayer Brings Success PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 30, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 80 views

    The sermon encourages honest, simple prayer, trusting God to guide and provide, reminding us that He listens and shapes our lives through our prayers.

    Good morning, church family. Some of us came in today with hurried hearts and full calendars, others with quiet questions tucked inside. Maybe you’re facing a decision that feels bigger than your wisdom. Maybe you’ve been waiting on an answer that seems slow. Can I remind you of something simple ...read more

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    The Prayer That Changed History Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Sep 19, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 24,305 views

    Hannah’s prayer changed the history of her nation. It was a prayer used by God to bring into being the first -- and in some ways the greatest -- of the prophets of Israel, a man who would become the spiritual guide and mentor of the first two kings of Isr

    A Study of the Life of Samuel Sermon # 2 The Prayer That Changed History 1 Samuel 1:1-20 Samuel was the last of the judges and the first of new line of prophets after Moses. The law of God was openly ignored. It was into such a time that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prayer Is 4 Things ...

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Aug 4, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 6,287 views

    Understanding The Lord’s Prayer in 4 Parts

    The 4 Parts of Prayer Luke 11:1-4 Introduction We have been studying for a while now about the book of Revelation, and this morning I thought it would be important to take a small break and focus on prayer. As many Christians can testify too, prayer is extremely important. It is the vehicle we ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Prayer Changes Things PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,968 views

    Emphasize the power and importance of prayer, encouraging believers to pray consistently and with the right motives, trusting in God's promise that our prayers are powerful and effective.

    Good morning, church family! Today, we're diving deep into the powerful world of prayer. We're talking about its might, its benefits, and the importance of never letting up. We're turning to the Bible today, specifically James 4:2-3, Matthew 7:7-11, and James 5:16. As Charles Spurgeon once said, ...read more

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    5 Dangerous Prayers

    Contributed by Chuck Morley on Feb 2, 2001
    based on 281 ratings
     | 27,053 views

    5 prayers for ME that will change our life.

    5 DANGEROUS PRAYERS "I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Misconceptions About Prayer Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 17, 2020
     | 6,343 views

    I hope that you can see that if some of those things we just talked about are true, prayer becomes something that we may not want to do.

    MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT PRAYER MATTHEW 6:7-8 #Matt6Prayer INTRODUCTION READ MATTHEW 6:7-8 (ESV) [READ TOGETHER ALOUD] “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ