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The Night Shepherds Became Missionaries

Contributed by Pastor Dr. Tim Awotide on Dec 25, 2016

The first announcement of Christ 's birth was at night.

Text: Luke 2:7-18 INTRODUCTION A. The Hour of Ages. (1) History had been waiting for the hour of Christ 's birth. (2) The words of the prophets had been waiting fulfilment for centuries. (3) When Mary gave birth to Jesus, the long- awaited hour had arrived. B. Witness Called to ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

A King's Last Night On Earth

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 9, 2015

Belshazzar

Daniel 5:1-9. 17-31 A King's Last Night on Earth I. A NIGHT OF DRUNKENNESS - 1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. Pro 20:1; Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Pro 23:29 Who ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-31

Denomination: Holiness

Praying In Secret

Contributed by Nelson Emeonu on Aug 20, 2014

Prayer is necessary both in secret and in the public places or congregational gathering. When you pray in the secret, you are applying and observing scriptural principle in your life.

“But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for Himself. The Lord will hear when I call unto Him”.(Psalm 4:3) “You can be sure of this:The Lord set apart the godly for himself.The Lord will answer when I call to him”.(NLT) “...When thou prayest, enter ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 4:3

Denomination: Anglican

Revival Praying

Contributed by C.a. Mccracken on Mar 22, 2005

Revival only comes one way...through PRAYER! It’s time to go back to the basics of our spiritual heritage and make prayer our focus.

"Revival Praying" James 5:16 16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Jim Cymbala, pastor of Brooklyn Tabernacle, Brooklyn, New York, had the following to say about revival: "Revival is ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hot Topic Night: Music

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Feb 7, 2007

Should having a relationship with God affect what we listen to and how we listen to music?

***Start off with movie clip*** Tonight, we are going to be spending some time talking about music, which is something that is a really big part of most of our lives. Over the last twenty-five years, music, which was already a main focus in culture, has become an even bigger factor in our every ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pray For Us

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 2, 2009

What are we to pray about? 1- Pray for the spreading of the message 2- Pray for the deliverance from evil people 3- Pray for the strengthening of God’s Spirit

INTRO.- Prayer is the one of the great privileges that we have as Christians. People outside of Christ can only meditate, but we can talk to God, knowing He is there, listening, loving, etc. ILL.- A group of bats, hanging from the ceiling of a cave, discover a single bat STANDING upright below ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Praying With Power Series

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Jul 17, 2008

We will examine how to pray with power, and what role the Holy Spirit plays in that.

Praying with Power “The Role of the Holy Spirit in Prayer” Part 3 of Rules of Prayer Romans 8:26-27 One night a wife found her husband standing over their infant’s crib. As she watched him looking down at their very first baby, she saw on his face a mixture of emotions: …disbelief, doubt, delight, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26-27

Denomination: Wesleyan

Praying Church Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 19, 2008

We have an example in this text of the Local N.T. Church in Jerusalem in prayer during a time of crisis in their church. And we can see also in this text that their prayer was miraculously answered. Anytime a church is not experiencing souls being saved o

Illustration: There was a tenant in an apartment building who was a widow woman who loved God dearly. Her landlord on the other hand despised God and her faith. One day she ran out of food and money and with no one to help she turned to God in prayer. She prayed, “Oh dear God please help me in my ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:1-17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Pray? Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on May 27, 2021

David, the former king of Israel, writes a poem of praise to God. He tells us in verses one through four that God is worthy of our trust and He is worthy of our praise. David praises God for hearing our prayers.

Americans are on edge. Our stock market has taken a tremendous beating over the past two weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial average plunged 513 points on Thursday and gyrated violently on Friday. The recent debt ceiling negotiation of this past Tuesday has caused Standard & Poor to lower the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Hands That Pray

Contributed by Rev. Gordon T. Eldridge on Sep 8, 2012

The way we pray should reflect our own life in Christ toward others and ourselves.

The Hands that Pray When you pray, do not do as the pagans do. With their many words they seek to impress; yet when you pray, do so in secret as your Father is in secret. (Paraphrase of Matthew 6) Your hands were made by God as you were so when you pray take note of them. Your thumb is the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:7-8

Denomination: Methodist

Praying With Faith Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 29, 2003

Did you know that before this church had its first worship service, it had a prayer meeting? Prayer has under girded everything at PBC since the very beginning. This morning, we’re going to listen in on another Prayer Meeting that took place in the ea

Making an Impact: Praying with Faith If you’ve been here the last several weeks, you’ll know that we’re in a series called, Making an Impact: Snapshots from the Book of Acts. We’ve been looking at the 6 key lifestyle traits of the early church, using the acrostic IMPACT. I ­ Instruction in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42

Denomination: Baptist

Praying At Midnight

Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jun 10, 2003

We must pray as those who are desperate for bread.

Have you ever been in a situation where you needed to call someone for help in the middle of the night, at a time when you knew they would be fast asleep in bed? Perhaps a medical emergency of some kind – your wife is going into labor, or your husband is having chest pains and you need to drive ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

Praying For Revival Series

Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 2, 2012

our expectation for God to work in our midst can only be as high as the amount of time we have been willing to give to prayer. We may plan for a revival but only God can make revival happen. Revival is a GIFT FROM HEAVEN. We don’t work it up. God send

As of this morning we are two weeks out from our planned Revival. I shared last week how our expectation for God to work in our midst can only be as high as the amount of time we have been willing to give to prayer. We may plan for a revival but only God can make revival ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-8

Watch And Pray

Contributed by Clint Shrum on May 19, 2007

Pray, listen and watch. The coming of Christ is so much closer than some realize.

WATCH AND PRAY Matthew 26:41 Intro: In our reading we find Jesus has gone to the Garden of Gethsemane and has taken the inner circle with him. As he goes into the garden to pray he left Peter, James and John to watch and pray. When he returns from praying he finds all three of them asleep and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Praying With Power”

Contributed by Barry Edmondson on Nov 10, 2008

Of all the disciplines of the Christian walk, perhaps the most important, the least practiced and the least understood is prayer. Prayer is absolutely key in or success as children of God—both in the way we overcome the devil in battles we face.

Intro: Chorus: ”God answers prayer in the morning, God answers prayer at noon, God answers prayer in the evening, so keep your heart in tune. Of all the disciplines of the Christian walk, perhaps the most important, the least practiced and the least understood is prayer. Prayer is absolutely key ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:9

Denomination: Pentecostal