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  • Christopher Benfield avatar

    A Prayer Of Purpose Series

    Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Sep 14, 2016
     | 9,739 views

    Paul loved the church at Philippi and was committed to praying for them. We need to share the same commitment to pray for the church. There are real people with real needs, that need specific prayers.

    A Prayer of Purpose Philippians 1: 9-11 Following a gracious greeting and a word of thankfulness for their partnership in ministry, Paul offers a brief, but pointed prayer for the church in Philippi. Although his prayer is but three sentences long, it possesses great wisdom and reveals the heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Committed To Prayer

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 1, 2014
     | 6,931 views

    The Bible is full of verses that say that we should be praying. How many believers are praying? Prayer is communication between you and God, and when you are not involved communication Is broken.

    Committed to Prayer Colossians 4:2-4:6 Introduction- This morning I would like to talk to you about prayer. It was the topic of Tuesday night small group and I have not been able to shake it since. The Bible is full of verses telling God’s people to pray. Jesus by example in numerous ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Prevailing Prayers

    Contributed by Bishop Prof. Julius Soyinka on Aug 12, 2014
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     | 10,307 views

    God wants us to pray at all times and never to get wearied in praying. Jesus demonstrated to us the need for prevailing prayers, and we are to follow His good example.

    PREVAILING PRAYERS STUDY TEXT: LUKE 11:1-13 MEMORY VERSE: 1 THESS 5:17 INTRODUCTION The Christian and the Church is in great need of powerful, persistent, passionate and prevailing prayer in our days more than ever before. A prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian, and a prayerless church is ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Chris Mason avatar

    Motivation For Commitment

    Contributed by Chris Mason on Aug 22, 2001
    based on 108 ratings
     | 14,067 views

    Motivation is sometimes hard to come by, here are some partical steps in order to keep that motivation for total commitment in your life.

    Motivation for Commitment Have you never noticed motivation can be a real problem? I know I need to lose some weight, I’ll start next Monday. I know the grass needs to be mowed, I’ll do it tomorrow. I know the house needs to be painted, I’ll do that this spring. I know the Sunday school ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Lou Nicholes avatar

    Christian Liberty

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Mar 28, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,857 views

    Sometimes its hard to know when to defer to the weaker brother. Paul gives a simple rule of thumb to help in making that decision.

    THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE: A prayer before the U.S. Senate. “Lord Jesus, thou who art the way, the truth, and the life; hear us as we pray for the truth that shall make all free. Teach us that liberty is not only to be loved but also to be lived. Liberty is too precious a thing to be buried in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Stark avatar

    Life Happens Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 23, 2009
     | 6,546 views

    James is encouraging his readers to pray. In fact, James’ concluding remarks consistently take the reader back to the need to pray. The first thing we should do is frequently the last thing done.

    JAMES 5:13, 14 LIFE HAPPENS “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.” James is drawing his brief, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wilderness Or Promise Land

    Contributed by David Azbell on Sep 2, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 12,409 views

    How many times have you found yourself in this spot? A spot commonly referred to as, between a rock and a hard place?

    How many times have you found yourself in this spot? A spot commonly referred to as, between a rock and a hard place? Here God had freed His children from Egypt using Moses as the messenger and deliverer. He brought them out of Egypt and into the path of the Red Sea with the Egyptian army hot on ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • James Jackson avatar

    Sleep In Heavenly Peace (Simeon And Anna) Series

    Contributed by James Jackson on Jan 6, 2023
     | 2,764 views

    A good night's sleep is hard to come by. What does it mean to "sleep in heavenly peace."

    Good morning! Please turn in your Bibles to Luke chapter 2. I’d like you guys to think about the last time you went shopping for a mattress. It’s kind of a big deal. When Trish and I first got married, the mattress on our bed was the first major purchase we made together. I remember the sales ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Times They Are A Changing

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on May 8, 2007
     | 3,473 views

    God can make hard time come out fot the good. God can use unbleievers to establish a safe place.

    Times they are a changing Acts 18:12-23 Have you ever had some event that changed your life? When you think about it, all kinds of things can change out lives. Going from middle school to high school, getting out of school, getting a job. How about getting married? That was a biggie. ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Johnny Creasong avatar

    When Praise Becomes A Sacrifice

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Nov 18, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 7,328 views

    Shouldn’t praise be an easy thing for us to do? How can we praise the Lord when life gets hard?

    When Praise Becomes a Sacrifice Hebrews 13:15-16 Hebrews 13:15-16 15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise-- the fruit of lips that confess his name. 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Doth This Offend You? Series

    Contributed by Richard Papafio on Sep 17, 2017
     | 4,949 views

    When Jesus offered His body and blood and the disciples said, this is an hard saying and He asked them "doth this offend you?"

    May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: DOTH THIS OFFEND YOU? John 6:60-61King James Version (KJV) 60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? 61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Jonathan Kruschel avatar

    Get A Glimpse Of Jesus' Glory

    Contributed by Jonathan Kruschel on Mar 28, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,508 views

    On Transfiguration Jesus gave his disciples a glorious experience that would help them get through some pretty hard things until finally arriving at Easter Sunday morning. Jesus continues to show his glory to us today, a glory that helps us through the hard times of our lives.

    Supper is still about an hour and a half away. Lunch seems like an eternity ago. Your stomach is calling, “Feed me!” What do you do? If you’re like me, you grab a snack. Something that will help hold you over until the next of the three major meals of the day. Maybe it’s a cookie or some ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Darryl Klassen avatar

    Passion's Prayer: Your Will Be Done Series

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Aug 26, 2005
    based on 51 ratings
     | 15,471 views

    Lessons on prayer from Jesus as he prayed the night before his crucifixion.

    PASSION’S PRAYER: “YOUR WILL BE DONE” What does it mean to become a people of the Passion? I don’t think that I have explained what that means fully. I just assumed you knew. To become a people of the Passion is to have, not only the person of Jesus Christ as central in your life and thinking, ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Pat Damiani avatar

    Assessing The Situation Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Apr 6, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,909 views

    Building God's people requires both dependent praying and deliberate planning

    Our mission as a church is to develop mature disciples who follow, serve and proclaim Jesus as Messiah. And since that mission statement was developed based on a careful consideration of the Scriptures, it ought to be something that we all agree on. But when it comes to how to actually accomplish ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Troy Borst avatar

    Minor Prophets Major Message: Fear Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 30, 2024
     | 1,128 views

    Amid physical, emotional, and spiritual fear, Jonah prayed first and was thankful.

    Minor Prophets Major Message: Fear Jonah 1:1-2:10 #minorprophets INTRODUCTION… Jesus on Jonah READ MATTHEW 12:38-41 (ESV) “Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from You.” 39 But He answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ