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  • Brian La Croix avatar

    Hannah Prayed

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 15, 2002
    based on 255 ratings
     | 43,956 views

    Mother’s Day sermon applicable to anyone!

    Hannah Prayed 1 Samuel 1:1-20 Mother’s Day – May 12, 2002 Introduction Happy Mother’s Day! I hope that this will be a blessed day for all of you, particularly those of you who have weathered the challenge of child-rearing. We’ve added a few new faces since our last Mother’s Day visit, so I ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    Pray First

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Feb 10, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 10,764 views

    We are never stronger than when we bow our hearts and heads in prayer. It is to be our first option, not our last resort.

    PRAY FIRST 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 • For this month I have prayed that, collectively and individually, we might get a ‘FRESH START’ in our walk with God and His ministry for us. Even though I am a part of the older generation, I don’t want to be ‘stuck’ nor do I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Perry Greene avatar

    Praying People

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 10, 2023
     | 1,180 views

    Effective people are praying people.

    In a recent morning devotional, I read Daniel 9 and focused on his prayer for my prayer in verses 1-19. He read Jeremiah’s prediction of the seventy-year captivity and calculated that the time was near for the Jews to return home. He prayed earnestly with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. Let’s make ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Greg Bond avatar

    "How To Pray" Series

    Contributed by Greg Bond on Dec 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,285 views

    A simple study on the basic elements of prayer, including - A weapon, Movement, Communication (Giving), Communication (Receiving), Action - suitable for the new or advanced Christian.

    5 Weeks of Prayer - Week One - Lesson One Super Power through Super Prayer When you were young, did you ever tie a towel around your neck, or have your mom make you a cape and then go running around the house screaming at the top of your lungs, jumping on and over furniture, throwing ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bob Hunter avatar

    Praying Dangerously

    Contributed by Bob Hunter on May 21, 2002
    based on 86 ratings
     | 13,722 views

    The Bible is full of dangerous prayers. Search me, stretch me and send me are examined. Each prayer has an oject lesson to go with it.

    "Praying Dangerously" Pastor Bob Hunter Springwater Church (A similiar, but not identical message is available at Willowcreek.com by the title, "Dangerous Prayers.") Objects needed for message: 1 flashlight, 1 suitcase, 1 stretchy cord I want to talk to you about praying dangerously. ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • John Gerald avatar

    Praying Expectantly

    Contributed by John Gerald on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 46 ratings
     | 13,411 views

    How to pray, and expect an answer.

    PRAYING EXPECTANTLY Rev. John W. Gerald INTRODUCTION One of the greatest hindrances to answered prayer is lack of faith, and since faith is difficult to fully understand, and its laws so complex, few people really know how to pray in faith. Ones own ethnic background may produce tremendous ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Don Baggett avatar

    Effective Praying

    Contributed by Don Baggett on Nov 2, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,576 views

    The very instant that we turn our hearts to God in humility, sincerity, and faith, we are on praying ground! It is also true, that as Christians, who love God and want to know Him more, we can grow in our understanding of prayer.

    People sometimes say that they don’t feel like their prayers get any higher than the ceiling. The truth is, they may not get any higher than the ceiling. There are some conditions under which God will not even hear one’s prayers. The question as to how can one pray effectively is certainly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roger Thomas avatar

    The Praying Church Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 7, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 6,463 views

    The sermon examines the prayer faith and praying practice of the New Testament as a model for today’s church.

    A Praying Church Acts 1:13-26 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO This is a New Testament church. We are part of a heritage commonly known as the Restoration Movement. This means that among our core value is the view that the Apostles Doctrine, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Brad Rigney avatar

    Motivation To Pray

    Contributed by Brad Rigney on Nov 28, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,342 views

    Prayer is often hard to follow through. We want to pray - we know the importance of prayer. But have you ever considered what it is needed to motivate you to pray?

    Our Need for Prayer Matthew 5:1-12 Intro.: A. This passage is a classic teaching about “What it means to be a Disciple – a Follower of Jesus.” Matt. 5-7 Jesus sits down with the crowd following Him and began to Teach them. - vs. 1-12 – the Beatitudes; Jesus teaches them and us how we can be ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

  • Rev. Samuel Arimoro avatar

    Praying In The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Feb 19, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 499 views

    Praying in the Spirit is a gift and privilege available to all believers. It strengthens our faith, builds intimacy with God, and equips us for spiritual warfare.

    PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Jude 1:20 "But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit." Supporting Texts: Romans 8:26-27, 1 Corinthians 14:14-15, Ephesians 6:18, Acts 2:4 INTRODUCTION: Praying in the Spirit is a ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Why Pray? Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 12, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 16,710 views

    We need to understand the importance of prayer and the impact of prayer in our lives. The song you heard reflects the importance of prayer and really how natural it is to pray.

    Why Pray? Series:"Why?" Opening Illustration: Song and clip from "Jesus take the wheel." This little clip we just heard reveals how prayer is only a breath away. It’s really more natural to pray than not to pray. Thesis: We need to understand the importance of prayer and the impact of prayer in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • James Jackson avatar

    Pray With Expectancy Series

    Contributed by James Jackson on Jan 6, 2020
     | 15,491 views

    Prayer that Works takes work, along with persistence, risk, and righteousness before God. In this sermon, we're going to try to close the gap between what we say about prayer and what we practice.

    Good morning. I invite you to turn in your copy of God’s Word to James chapter 5, but also to put a bookmark in 1 Kings chapter 18, because we are going to spend some time there as well. The story is told of the western town that had experienced a hard drought. One of the local churches announced ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rodney V Johnson avatar

    Praying With Purpose

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Mar 19, 2020
    based on 2 ratings
     | 10,365 views

    In these uncertain times it is important that Christians begin praying with a purpose. This is my first "remote" message to my congregation in light of not being able to worship together because of COVID-19.

    Praying With Purpose Scriptures: Matthew 6:5-8; 25-34; 7:7-8; Luke 22:44-46 As you know, I have been doing a series on the word “IF” and how it is used in Scripture to show some of the conditions that we must meet as we walk in fellowship with God. I will continue this series next week, but this ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Edward Hardee avatar

    Praying Effectively Series

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Nov 14, 2007
     | 3,327 views

    Show how to pray effectively according to the book of James

    Title: How to pray effectively Theme: To help people to understand how to pray effectively. Text: James 1:6 James 1:6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. As I read this verse I began to think about ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • David Butcher avatar

    Praying To Change

    Contributed by David Butcher on Jan 27, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,452 views

    PRAYER:- What are we praying for, personal success or the desert blossoming?

    James 5:16b-18 NLT The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. 17 Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for the next three and a half years! 18 Then he prayed for rain, and down it poured. The grass ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal