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  • Ralf Bergmann avatar

    The Priority Of Prayer

    Contributed by Ralf Bergmann on Jun 26, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 7,390 views

    Who are we to pray for? Why are we to pray? How are we to pray? These are three questions that we must answer if we are going to make a difference for the kingdom of God.

    Sermon Title: The Priority of Prayer Sermon Text: 1 Timothy 2:1-8 Sunday Evening, July 2, 2000 Scripture Introduction: 1 Timothy 2:1-8 Before we begin this evening let’s take a look at what the purpose of this letter by Paul to his beloved Timothy was. Timothy was a favorite pupil of Paul. ...read more

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    The Habit Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Dec 28, 2003
    based on 29 ratings
     | 7,964 views

    This sermon discusses the need for Prayer and the mthods to revitalize our prayer life.

    THE HABIT OF PRAYER Rom 12:12, Mat 6:5, 6, 7-8, Mat 6:9, Psa 100:4, Mat 6:10, 11, Phi 4:19, Rom 8:32, Jam 4:2 Phil 4:6, Mat 6:12-13, Psa 139:23-24, Pro 28:13, Mat 5:23-24, Jam 1:9, 1 Tim 2:1, Mat 6:14, 1 John 4:4, November 18, 2003 I. (Rom 12:12 NIV) Be joyful in hope, patient in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Study On Prayer Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Sep 14, 2011
     | 8,711 views

    Prayer is crucial to the life of the believer, but so many believers have many, many questions about prayer... so much so that they tend to NOT pray because they are unsure about prayer... Let's look at prayer, what it is and various other questions...

    A Study on Prayer: [read Matthew 6:5-13] Have you struggled with prayer? Does prayer seem like an exercise in eloquent speech that you just don't possess? Does prayer seem to you something reserved for the super spiritual or those called into the ministry of God? What is prayer? Why do we pray? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Power Of Prayer

    Contributed by Amar Chandnani on Dec 8, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 524 views

    Prayer is an expression of sincere desire including praise, thanksgiving, lament, confession and requests. Prayer is our unique opportunity to talk to God, to converse with him which means that Prayer also is a way of God talking to us. Every believer needs the prayers of other believers.

    It is the year 44AD. Around 12 years from the death and resurrection of Jesus. So we can perhaps conclude that the growth of the church has already span 12 years and believers now included a vast number of Jews and Gentiles. With growth comes challenges, strife, arguments and even misunderstanding ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Prayer Power Series

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Feb 13, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 863 views

    James is going to end his book with a call to pray in all circumstances and encourage us to confess our sins to each other

    James: Practical Faith (Part 2)  James 5:13-20 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church  02-09–2025 Gumball Theology I love gum balls. If we are somewhere that has gumboil machines, Maxine will make sure to have quarters for me. But what if I just stood there, staring at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Partnering In Prayer

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 8, 2001
    based on 395 ratings
     | 8,862 views

    God moves in mighty ways when we partner in prayer

    PARTNERING IN PRAYER Selected Passages from Acts October 31, 1999 Morning Service INTRODUCTION I. The Power of Prayer A. San Francisco General Hospital study 1. Cardiology Dept. – Dr. Randy Byrd a.) Patients were divided into two groups 1.) 192 patients were in the Prayed for group 2.) 201 ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Run With Prayer Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 20, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,511 views

    A look at prayer in the life of Jeremiah.

    Illustration: We want to know what makes people ¡§tick¡¨. What do they do when not in the public eye? I.e. election campaigns, tabloids. For Jeremiah, the answer is obvious. Seven different times in the book of Jeremiah, we see what happens in the life of Jeremiah when he¡¦s alone and we find that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Principle Of Prayers

    Contributed by Dan Santiago on Aug 19, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,135 views

    Prayer is a privilege given to us as a result of our relationship with God.

    Prayer is an important Christian discipline. But how do we pray? The disciples requested to the Lord Jesus Christ to teach them how to pray. When it comes to prayer, Christians were reminded not follow the ways of the religious people like Pharisees nor the way of the pagans. 1. Pray ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dimensions Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Mar 22, 2021
     | 8,497 views

    Jesus talked about the dimensions of prayer referring to the Lord's Prayer, Night Prayer, and the desirable prayer in our lives.

    Theme: Dimensions of Prayer Text: Luke 11:1-13 Introduction to the Prayer: Jesus was praying in a certain place. Something motivated the disciples to come closer to the Lord. They could have astonished, amazed, and desired to pray like Jesus. Disciples learned many things from the lifestyle of ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Disciplined Prayer

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on May 10, 2022
     | 1,284 views

    Disciplined prayer is a prayer method that began in the 4th century and is used to quiet the static in our mind, reduce the mental noise and improve the receptivity of our communication with God.

    Tonight we're going to take a look at yet another type of Prayer. This prayer is known as disciplined prayer. I know as we are looking at different types of Prayer you're going to hear a lot of repetition because as I said before, these techniques tend to overlap each other. But think of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Model Prayer

    Contributed by Jeff Simms on Oct 9, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,456 views

    On how Jesus prayed focusing on the Father and warnings that he gave us about prayer

    SBC Philippi 10/5/05 am Rev. Jeff Simms The Model Prayer1 Matthew 6:5-13 Primary Purpose: Jesus encouraged us to pray focused on him and to pray for his kingdom This story about the Lord’s prayer is told in both Matthew and Luke 11:1-4. They differ in what comes before Jesus teaches his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Persistency In Prayer

    Contributed by Dan Santiago on Oct 17, 2013
     | 14,228 views

    This sermon says that Christians should be persistent in prayer.

    PERSISTENCY IN PRAYER Luke 18:1-8 INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION Prayer delights God’s ear, it melts His heart, it opens His hand: God cannot deny a praying soul.—Thomas Watson May this statement encourage us to pray. Let us open our bible to Luke 18:1-8 and listen to what the Lord ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Prayer Is Power

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 25, 2017
     | 5,373 views

    Prayer is powerful

    PRAYER Illus: The year was 1820 and Peter Richley was a grateful man. He had survived one of the strangest and most harrowing events known to mankind. The ship which he had been traveling on sank. He was rescued. By some strange twist of circumstance, however, this ship sank. He was rescued ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Persistent Prayer Premium Sermon

    Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 8, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,292 views

    This sermon will explore the importance of prayer in the Christian faith, emphasizing the need for patience, precision, and persistence, as exemplified by the widow in Luke 18.

    Welcome church! We’ve got an important message today about one of the fundamental aspects of the christian faith. And, as you can probably tell by the title graphics, we’re going to be talking about prayer. We all know that prayer is an important part of our faith. In fact, many of us will commit ...read more

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    Healing Prayer Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Mar 24, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 6,963 views

    Practical teaching about healing ministry

    James 5:13 –18 March 23, 2003 The Prayer of Faith 13Is any one of you in trouble? You should pray. Is anyone happy? Sing songs of praise. 14Is any one of you sick? Call the elders of the church to pray over you and anoint you with oil in the name of the Lord. 15And the prayer offered in ...read more

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