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  • Robert Sickler avatar

    Prayer - Why Prayer Seems Unanswered

    Contributed by Robert Sickler on Mar 6, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,586 views

    God loves us and wants to give us good gifts, but He is restrained by our lack of obedience and service.

    WHY GOD DOES NOT ANSWER PRAYER. ILLUSTRATION There were two widow women, each with only a single son. The two young men both got involved in drugs and they both ended up in prison. The women were devout Christians and both had been in constant prayer for many years. When their two boys were sent ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    1. Simple Prayer And Prayer Of The Ordinary Series

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Mar 4, 2020
     | 3,544 views

    I first put this Lenten address together in 2008, and when the Vicar's wife said she found it good and thought it should go on "Sermoncentral" - so who was I to disagree. I offer this series as a help and it is based on Richard Foster's excellent book Prayer

    Introduction. This series on Prayer is based on Richard Foster’s BRILLIANT book simply called "Prayer". If you want to study Prayer seriously it is a book you must read. Story: This series of studies came out a time of retreat at Mariastein, near Basle in Switzerland in October last ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Prayer Of Examen & Prayer Walking

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on May 16, 2022
     | 1,359 views

    God wants to hear from us and He wants us to listen closely to Him. Try some of these methods and see what a difference it makes in your prayer life.

    So far on Wednesday nights we have looked in detail at preparing ourselves to pray. We have looked at Breath Prayer, Contemplative prayer, Disciplined or Centering Prayer. Tonight, I want to take just a few moments and talk about the Prayer of Examen and then just a little bit about Prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Thy Kingdom Come" Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 6, 2002
    based on 298 ratings
     | 76,048 views

    "Thy Kingdom come" is a call for God to increase His Kingdom, to convert the hearts of unbelievers, to draw people to a saving knowledge of Christ.

    "Thy Kingdom Come" Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts Introduction: Astronaut James Erwin is one of but a few men to walk on the moon. As he stood upon the lunar landscape and looked up at the earth, he prayed for the first time in his life. He thought ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Rule Digal avatar

    Prayer: Talking With God(#1 Of Series On Prayer) Series

    Contributed by Rule Digal on Nov 25, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,900 views

    Prayer is a privilege. But what is prayer?

    PRAYER: TALKING WITH GOD Intro. A. Another vital activity or habit necessary to strengthen and deepen our relationship with God is prayer, If the Bible is our spiritual food, prayer is our vital breath as a Christian. No activity can we ever replace the important role of prayer in the Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • James Jackson avatar

    The Prayer Of Agur, Part 1: The Prayer Of Who? Series

    Contributed by James Jackson on Nov 10, 2020
     | 7,461 views

    This short prayer from Proverbs 30 is a key to living a life of balance and contentment.

    INTRO/WELCOME Good morning! I am so excited to begin a new series this week. Between now and Thanksgiving, we are going to look at a prayer in the book of Proverbs. It just so happens to be the only prayer in the book of Proverbs. And it comes from a guy that shows up in this one chapter and then ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Child Asked For

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 17, 2015
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,709 views

    As his name seems to suggest, Samuel was a child asked for. The destiny of the faithful was wrapped up in the birth of this child.

    A CHILD ASKED FOR. 1 Samuel 1:4-20. It was still the days of the judges, and still everyone did what they thought was right in their own eyes (Judges 21:25). Yet the LORD was at work, shaping man’s destiny according to His plan. The ‘man according to His own heart’ (Acts 13:22) had not yet ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Tender Mercy Of A Jealous God

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 3, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,556 views

    Let us pray for the whole state of the church of Christ.

    THE TENDER MERCY OF A JEALOUS GOD. Psalm 79:1-9. Despite what our first impression may have been, this is not a general lament about all the ills of the world but rather a particular lament about something afflicting the people of God. And even then, it is not just about ‘us’ but more so ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Had It Not Been The Lord.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Sep 7, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,043 views

    Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story.

    HAD IT NOT BEEN THE LORD. Psalm 124:1-8. Earlier in the book of Psalms, David had recognised the LORD as ‘my light and my salvation’, and asked, ‘whom shall I fear?’ Again, he acknowledged the LORD as ‘the strength of my life’, and asked, ‘of whom shall I be afraid?’. This was backed up with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Custom Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Mar 31, 2003
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,789 views

    Before Easter is a good time to re-evaluate your prayer life. Do you practice the custom of prayer? It is the key to your spiritual growth.

    Custom of Prayer Please read along with me the beginning of Daniel 6- especially v. 10, where we learn about Daniel’s custom of praying. Read on for a few verses to see the trouble that praying got Daniel into. Daniel had a custom of praying. He was known for praying and people even knew something ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Patrick O'Loughlin avatar

    The Importance Of Prayer

    Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on May 19, 2003
    based on 15 ratings
     | 12,138 views

    The cause of our fruitlessness is a lack of prayer

    Text: Mark 11:12-26 Title: The importance of prayer. Introduction (Mark 11:12-14) In order to set the stage concerning the importance of prayer let us begin by observing three things. 1.Jesus is identified as being hungry “The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.” (V12) ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Naveen Balakrishnan avatar

    The Prerogatives Of Prayer

    Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on May 19, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 2,806 views

    The Journalistic Inquisition to Prayer and Jehovah’s Illustration of such a Prayer

    “The Prerogatives of Prayer” 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 JOURNALISTIC INQUISITION 1. To WHOM should we Pray? We are to CONDUCT our prayers to God the Father. Matthew 6:9; John 15:16 2. WHAT is Prayer? It is COMMUNICATION with God. Isa. 55:6; Matt 7:7-8; Phil. 4:6; 1 Pet. 5:7 3. WHY Should We ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Guy Caley avatar

    Prayer And Leadership Series

    Contributed by Guy Caley on May 20, 2003
    based on 65 ratings
     | 5,884 views

    4th in the series "Patterns for Prayer." This sermon explores the link between prayer and leadership--prayer by and for leaders.

    In his "Diary and Remembrances" the Rev. Nathaniel Randolph Snowden recorded a conversation he had with a Quaker named Potts. Snowden recalled: "I was riding with Mr. Potts in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania near to the Valley Forge.. Mr. Potts was a Senator in our State & a Whig. I told him I ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Martin Field avatar

    A Prayer For The Family

    Contributed by Martin Field on Aug 7, 2001
    based on 24 ratings
     | 6,222 views

    The Lord’s Prayer is a model for prayer for those in the Christain family.

    My wife has been working diligently for many months to compile the genealogical histories of our families. She’s traced Fields, and Bendens, and Arbuthnots, and Delashmuts, and Cellas, and Cassarinos, and other lines too many to mention. She’s really “into it,” as they say. She’s found out that ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Timothy Peck avatar

    An Invitation To Prayer Series

    Contributed by Timothy Peck on Sep 6, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 15,407 views

    An examination of what the Lord’s Prayer is and three invitations we find from the Lord’s prayer.

    The Protestant Reformer Martin Luther once said, “Just as the business of the tailor is making clothes and the business of the cobbler is making shoes, so the business of the Christian is praying.” If that’s true, I have a question for us this morning: How’s business? If you’re like most ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational