Sermons on Praying For The Sick:

Lord, Teach Us To Pray

Contributed by Craig Condon on Mar 11, 2015

Prayer is the most powerful weapon for combat against our corrupt, secular world. We can't survive without prayer. The best way to honour God is to pay attention and be careful how we live our lives.

A priest, a minister and a guru were discussing the best positions for prayer while a telephone repairman worked nearby. "Kneeling is definitely the best way to pray," the priest said. "No," the minister said, "I get the best results standing with my hands outstretched to Heaven." "You're both ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

Praying For The Church: Gospel Gratitude Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 12, 2015

The Supremacy and Sufficiency of Christ, part 2 Gospel Fruit brings gospel gratitude. Be Thankful for Gospel Belie Be Thankful For Gospel Transformation

The Supremacy and Sufficiency of Christ, part 2 Praying for the Church: Gospel Gratitude Colossians 1:3-8 David Taylor February 1, 2015 We are in our second week of a new series in the letter Paul wrote to the Colossian church, called “The Supremacy and Sufficiency of Christ.” Today ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:3-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How To Pray For Your Pastor

Contributed by Mark Mitchell on Mar 23, 2015

The church should pray regularly for their pastor

By Joseph Bunce BCNM Executive Director I heard the story about a pastor shaking hands with the folks at the back door one Sunday morning after church. A little boy came by and gave the pastor a dollar. The pastor said, “Thank you very much, but what is this for?” The boy replied, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Receiving Whatever You Pray For Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 31, 2015

This is the 3rd sermon in the series "God's Terms And Conditions". How do you receive what you pray for?

Series: God’s Terms And Conditions [#3] RECEIVING WHATEVER YOU PRAY FOR Matthew 21:22 Introduction: Jesus had just entered into Jerusalem as the people shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David”. We call this event Palm Sunday. From there, Jesus went into the Temple and cleared ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:22

Denomination: Baptist

#1 Pray Like A Warrior Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Apr 14, 2020

Colossians 1:9-11 provides a pattern prayer for those within and for the Church

In this series we will walk through Paul’s letter to the Colossians. It is considered part of, what is commonly referred to by Christian scholars as, Paul’s prison letters. These letters – Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Philemon – are all considered to be penned during one of Paul’s prison ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Can Pray For Anything.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Jun 19, 2020

Short message during virus shut down time. This was shared by text and other media.

4/26/2020 From the Pastor’s Desk: Matthew 21:22 (NLT) 22 You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.” This statement is many times use as a stand alone statement without regards to the actual meaning. When the context has to be considered and an understanding of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Praying Like The Prodigal Prophet

Contributed by Christopher Arch on Aug 21, 2021

This is from a series on prayer.

Title: Praying Like the Prodigal Prophet Scripture: Jonah 2 Type: Expost/series on prayer Where: GNBC 8-23-21 Intro: Charlie Chaplin was the first movie actor in America to attain superstar status. He was the king of the silent movie era in the early 20th century. He was most famous for ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 2:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Lord, Teach Us To Pray!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Aug 17, 2020

Someone said, "The purpose of prayer is to draw us close to the heart of God so that our will, our deepest desires, will be those of God & not our own."

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK TEXT: Acts 12:1-19; Luke 22:42-44 ILL. Pres. Abraham Lincoln, in a National Proclamation of Prayer & Repentance in 1863 wrote, “We have ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:42-44, Acts 12:1-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Motivates Us Pray? Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 20, 2017

We need prayers most when we are most blessed. It is those times the enemy of our souls is hardest at work. He hates the blessings of the blessed.

Colossians 1:9 What motivates you to pray? Is it needs? Is it stresses? Do you pray primarily when it’s time to eat, taking advantage of an opportunity to give thanks and ask blessings? Do you pray just because you love the Lord and want to commune with Him & ask His will? Whatever it is that ...read more

Denomination: *other

Simple - Pt. 3 - Pray Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Jan 17, 2019

Jesus confronted the complex. His message was and is simple. Let’s get back to the basics He taught us! Why make it difficult?

Pray I. Introduction Some things are complex and complicated. Tax Code. The scoring in boxing. Relationships. The fascination with pumpkin spice! However, faith was never supposed to be complex or confusing. Man has this propensity to make things harder than they should be. When Jesus arrives on ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Pentecostal

Pray For Sanctification In Your Life.

Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 21, 2019

God wants us completely sanctified so that you may be holy, used and filled with His Spirit so that He may use you to win others.

Pray for Sanctification 1Thess 5:23-24 "May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it." I. God wants us completely ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:1, Romans 12:1-3, 1 Thessalonians 5:23

But I Have Prayed For Thee

Contributed by Derrick Strickland on Feb 25, 2016

We are all thankful for the power of sincere prayer warriors in our lives, but Jesus wants us to know what he told Simon Peter that day… “but, I have prayed for thee.”

INTRO: 1. ILL. C.S. Lewis was one of the greatest intellectuals to ever live. He was a Christian and a professor at Cambridge. His writings have led multitudes of thinkers to understand the brilliance of God and the christian faith. Once someone asked C.S. Lewis, "Why do the righteous suffer?" ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:28-34

Denomination: Pentecostal

Jesus Prays On The Mount Of Olives Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 18, 2016

Jesus' praying on the Mount of Olives in Luke 22:39-46 shows us several aspects of Jesus' prayer life.

Scripture Jesus’ last night on earth was spent eating a meal with his twelve apostles. He earnestly desired to eat this meal with them, because he knew that he was about to suffer and die the next day (Luke 22:15). However, the Last Supper was very disappointing to Jesus. Instead of a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:39-46

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

This Is How You Should Pray Series

Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Oct 10, 2017

I'm starting a series on the different prayers of the bible. In looking at why they prayed, how they prayed and what they prayed, we'll gain insight into how we should conduct our prayers. We start our journey with the most popular prayer-the Our Father.

THIS IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY Matt. 6:5-13 Series on specific prayers in the bible. We start out with the most familiar one-the Lord's prayer. The Our Father has become a standardized prayer that many of us learned from childhood. But have we ever taken the time to consider what we're actually ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Prayer Jesus Prays For Us

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jun 29, 2021

Jesus prayed that His Church would be marked by joy, holiness, and unity. All for God's glory.

The Prayer Jesus Prays for Us Text: John 17:13-23 (Give Thanks and prayer) Let’s go ahead and open up our Bibles to the Gospel of John this morning… John 17, and while you’re turning there I want to ask you a question – What should a Christian look like? What should the Church look like? I’m not ...read more

Scripture: John 17:13-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible