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  • Barnabas Park avatar

    "pray For All The Saints

    Contributed by Barnabas Park on Apr 28, 2025
     | 300 views

    Believers are encouraged to pray and love beyond their own group, reflecting Jesus's commandment to love and His prayer for unity and living the Kingdomg of God: righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.  

    "Pray for all the saints" Ephesians 6:18 “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” While in a Roman prison, the Apostle Paul wrote a letter to the church in Ephesus, and in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Cosper avatar

    Jesus Prayed For Future Believers Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 28, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,508 views

    We will see how Jesus prayed for future believers. These are those who would believe in Him from that moment to the end of the world. What He prayed is a precious thing for believers, but it is also an indictment against believers of every generation.

    We are in the third segment of Jesus’ prayer in John 17. He first prayed for Himself, then He prayed for the disciples. Tonight we will see how Jesus prayed for future believers. These are those who would believe in Him from that moment to the end of the world. What He prayed is a precious ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Wood avatar

    When We Should Not Pray

    Contributed by Ed Wood on May 26, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 6,374 views

    There are times when we should not pray. When are those times? Let’s look at them.

    WHEN WE SHOULD NOT PRAY Exodus 14:15 INTRO: The Sunday School teacher asked one of the boys in his class, “Do you say a prayer before you eat at your house?” “No,” the boy responded. “We don’t need to. My mother is a good cook!” In his somewhat misguided understanding, the youth man ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gordon Weatherby avatar

    Can Our Nation Return Back To God?

    Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on Jul 3, 2017
     | 8,197 views

    This was a Canada Day message from 2 Chronicles 7:14 giving God's prescription for out nation to come back to God again.

    CAN OUR NATION RETURN BACK TO GOD? 2 Chronicles 7:14 July 02, 2017 If you go to the following web address it will take you to an MP3 recording of this sermon http://chirb.it/kLKC3J INTRODUCTION: 1.) It ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Troy Borst avatar

    Healthy Church: One That Prays Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 9, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 4,452 views

    A sermon showing the pattern of prayer in the early church and that this pattern should be maintained in our lives, families, and church.

    A HEALTHY CHURCH: ONE THAT PRAYS ACTS 4:23-31 ACTS 12:11-17 INTRODUCTION... (from http://www.firstphx.org/sermons/habits03.htm) Perhaps you heard the story of the woman who stepped forward after an accident preparing to help the victim. She was asked to step aside by a man who announced, “Step ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Charles R. Peck avatar

    Lord Teach Us To Pray

    Contributed by Charles R. Peck on Mar 21, 2014
     | 4,738 views

    Prayer is the very life's breath for the true Christian.

    Lord teach us to Pray Luke 11:1/4 In verse nine Jesus said, “And I say unto you, ask, and it shall be given you; seek and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” Prayer is talking with God and taking the time to listen, He may speak in an audible voice, or through His ...read more

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  • Jerry Cosper avatar

    Jesus Prayed For His Disciples Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Sep 25, 2024
     | 537 views

    Jesus prayed for Himself. He asked that God would glorify Him so that He might glorify the Father. And He also asked that He be restored to His former glory. Jesus prays for His disciples.

    Jesus prayed for Himself. He asked that God would glorify Him so that He might glorify the Father. And He also asked that He be restored to His former glory. Jesus prays for His disciples. READ verses 9-10. Jesus says that He wasn’t praying for the world right now. He specifically said so. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Falwell avatar

    How To Pray For Our Nation

    Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Sep 22, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 41,348 views

    How to be more effective prayer intercessors.

    HOW TO PRAY FOR OUR NATION By JERRY FALWELL I want everyone to pray for our nation, so I thought about a sermon that would help people be more effective prayer intercessors for our nation. As I studied my Bible, I found two sources that instructed us how to pray for our nation. First, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Wake Up, Watch & Pray Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Apr 6, 2014
    based on 9 ratings
     | 47,661 views

    A sermon examining the importance of vigilance and devotion to Jesus.

    Wake Up, Watch & Pray Mark 14:27-40 Some people are natural early risers. They are up before the sun and ready to start their day. Somehow they do this without the assistance of an alarm clock. Not all of us are so fortunate! During the warmer months I like to get up early and walk 3 to 5 miles ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Duane Wente avatar

    Pray, Trust, Vote, And Rest Series

    Contributed by Duane Wente on Nov 4, 2024
     | 687 views

    As Election Day nears, Christians should do 4 things: Pray for peace and guidance, Trust God’s sovereignty like Daniel, Vote thoughtfully with biblical values, and Rest in God’s control, knowing He holds the future.

    ### ** Introduction** Video Ill.: Pray and Trust — Freebridge Media (Transcript of video:   Sometimes it’s difficult to see God in America. The principles on which we were founded Are no longer the principles by which we live. We have slowly forgotten Where our freedom came from. We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jerry Cosper avatar

    Jesus Prayed For His Disciples

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 28, 2012
     | 7,362 views

    This passage continues Jesus' prayer as He prays for His disciples.

    Last week we listened as Jesus prayed for Himself. He asked that God would glorify Him so that He might glorify the Father. And He also asked that He be restored to His former glory. Tonight’s passage continues that prayer as Jesus prays for His disciples. READ verses 9-10. Jesus says ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Charles Mallory avatar

    Shutting Our Doors To Pray

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Apr 25, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,002 views

    No matter how often we pray each day, we still need to have that time of solitary intimacy with our Heavenly Father.

    PRAYER! THE MOST UNIVERSALLY PRACTICED YET LEAST UNDERSTOOD OF HUMAN EXPERIENCES, PRAYER IS ONE OF THE GREAT MYSTERIES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. THE SIMPLEST DEFINITION OF PRAYER IS COMMUNICATION WITH GOD. THE EMPHASIS IS ON THE WORD “WITH” BECAUSE PRAYER IS NOT ONLY COMMUNICATION WITH GOD, BUT ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Steve Ely avatar

    Simple - Pt. 3 - Pray Series

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Jan 17, 2019
     | 2,686 views

    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

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jerry Cosper avatar

    Jesus Prayed For Future Believers Series

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Sep 30, 2024
     | 1,070 views

    Jesus prayed for future believers. These are those who would believe in Him from that moment to the end of the world. He prayed for us.

    If you read the 17th chapter of John, you will see that this is an actual prayer that Jesus prayed while He was still here on earth. In this prayer, Jesus first prayed for Himself, then He prayed for the disciples. Finally, Jesus prayed for future believers. These are those who would believe in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Reuben Bredenhof avatar

    Praying With Good King Hezekiah

    Contributed by Reuben Bredenhof on Feb 22, 2021
     | 4,673 views

    Looking back on the last few months, do you feel like you’ve been praying more, or is it less? Is this a practice that has been strengthened with you, or has it struggled? Has the seeking become less diligent, or the knocking not so confident? A praying Christian is a living Christian!

    In Luke 11:9 Jesus says these words to us, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Simple commands, yet astonishing. For his words reveal the great privilege that we have when we pray. This is the heavenly power that we access whenever we ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed