SermonCentral Logo SermonCentral Logo Sermon Central
Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on Purpose For Prayer:

showing 1,381-1,395 of 143,949
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

Popular Preaching Resources

New Sermon Series Now Available

Everything you need for your next series

AI Sermon Generator

Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.

Biblical Sermon Calendar

Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching

Sermon Research Assistant

Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!

Topical Sermon Calendar

Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year

Funeral Sermon Generator

Create a personalized, heartfelt funeral sermon

Sermon Kits for Preaching

Faithful to the Finish

Peter's final call to a young and growing church

Grace and Glory

A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter

Entrusted

Gifts, risk, and the return of the King

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • Mark Eberly avatar

    The Prayer Chair

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 12, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,316 views

    The Mercy Seat or Atonement Cover represented the throne of God and the source of mercy. Here is where prayers were answered. The Prayer Chair is an interactive adaptation of this idea.

    The Prayer Chair From Exodus 25:16-18 Atonement Cover as Mercy Seat A. Throne of God B. Power of Prayer Ill. Bob the insurance saleman. 1. New Christian 2. The Bet 3. The Dinner 4. The Kenyan Orphanage 5. Medical Supplies 6. The Celebration 7. The ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Power Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 19, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,812 views

    This is perhaps the only instance in which any man has been told exactly how long he would live. Why God specified the time cannot be known now. It was, however, a full answer to the prayer of Hezekiah, and the promise is a full demonstration that God is

    Power of Prayer (Isaiah 38: 1 – 8; Ref. 2 Kings 20: 1 – 11) Illustration: A boy prays / writes a letter to God. God is not a man who will answer in a small way or partially. God answers in a big way – so that you are challenged and bear a testimony for Him in your life. My own life holds ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Answer To Prayer Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 19, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,265 views

    God is not some kind of celestial slot machine. You don’t pop in a quarter or two’s worth of prayer, hit a button, and expect to receive exactly what you want. God is not a genie in a bottle. You don’t rub the bottle with your prayer, and expect God to

    Introduction: A fifth grade boy who had heard a sermon on persistence in prayer was praying by himself in his room one night. As his dad passed his door, he heard the boy praying over and over again, "Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo." The next day, the dad asked his son what we were doing. The boy replied that ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    The Importance Of Prayer

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Feb 21, 2008
    based on 45 ratings
     | 24,808 views

    This is a valuable word on the importance of prayer! Good for the whole church.

    The Importance of Prayer Text: Acts 19: 11-17 Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, 12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them. 13 Then some of the itinerant Jewish ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rick Brown avatar

    Praise Prayer Series

    Contributed by Rick Brown on Mar 5, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,394 views

    First in 4 part series on prayer acrostic P.R.A.Y. PRAISE ALLOWS US TO SEE THE END OF THE JOURNEY WE HAVE BEGUN IN PRAYER.

    PRAISE PRAYER 1 PETER 2:9-10 INTRO: P.R.A.Y. ACROSTIC ON BACK OF NOTES. BETWEEN NOW AND PRAYER REVIVAL LOOKING AT THESE FOUR PARTS OF PRAYER. TODAY PRAISE PRAYER. ILL: PRAISE PRAYER LIKE WHEN I WORKED ON OLD CARS. MOST OF THEM JUNK. WHAT WAS MORE IMPORTANT WORK ON THE CAR OR DRIVE IT? CAN ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Guarantees In Prayer

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Mar 5, 2008
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,732 views

    sevens steps in answered prayer

    Intro: in advertising we see many things that are guaranteed to work. Some will even add, if you aren’t completely satisfied we will refund your money back. I wonder, if it is guaranteed, why would there be the need for a money back policy? In the Word of God we find that God is willing to give us ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • T.J. Conwell avatar

    Prayer For Revival

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Mar 9, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,798 views

    Beginning of Easter season -- seeking God for revival in our church.

    Praying for Revival Psalm 85:1-13 Introduction Turn with me to Psalm 85 tonight - Pray We live in a nation that often refers to itself as “Christian” – but as we continue to press through time I have begun to really wonder, “Where is the evidence of the fruit”? Jesus said that if he is the vine ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Neil Richardson avatar

    Prayer: Why?

    Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 12, 2008
     | 3,015 views

    Why do anything- why pray, why don’t we pray?

    ‘Prayer: why?’ (James 5:13-20) Brunel Runnymede, 13/11/02 1. Why do anything? Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus “It happens that the stage sets collapse. Rising, streetcar, four hours in the office or the factory, meal, streetcar, four hours of work, meal, sleep, and Monday Tuesday Wednesday ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Eric Hanson avatar

    United In Prayer Series

    Contributed by Eric Hanson on Aug 6, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,972 views

    Clear and preachable outline, so that you can make the importance of united group prayer come alive to your church people.

    UNITED IN PRAYER Pastor Eric J. Hanson May 4, 2008 Biblical Basis 1. Acts 1:14 reveals that the Church was birthed in a continuing prayer meeting. a. They knew that they didn’t know what was what. b. They prayed until the breakthrough came. 2. Acts 4:29-31 reveals that they prayed once more and ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Andy Grossman avatar

    "Knight Of Prayer"

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Aug 26, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,031 views

    Shows the importance of prayer and enlist the hear to be a "Knght of Prayer"

    “A Knight of Prayer” August 31, 2008 "When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Holiness

  • Jerry McKee avatar

    The Bold Prayer Series

    Contributed by Jerry Mckee on Sep 18, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,047 views

    When teaching youth, I always get the same answers when I ask a question. I’ve dubbed them "Church Answers." In this series, we take a look at 4 of the primary answers given when asking a question. In this message, we look at Jabez’s prayer and teach

    Church Answers The Bold Prayer 9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: *other

  • Greg Nance avatar

    Courage In Prayer

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jan 25, 2009
     | 3,579 views

    God’s people have found courage through prayer throughout history. There is no time like the present to reach up and be recharged with God’s blessings through prayer.

    Courage in Prayer How do you handle being hated for your Christian faith? What do you do? In a minute we will look at Acts 4. We’ll see what God tells us about courageous praying here. (Acts 4 records how opposition arose during the early days of the church and how the early disciples handled ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rodney Burton avatar

    Barriers To Prayer

    Contributed by Rodney Burton on Jan 27, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,399 views

    What things in our lives stand in the way of our prayers?

    WE HAVE TALKED A LOT LATELY ABOUT THE NEED FOR THE CHURCH TO ARISE TO A PLACE OF WARFARE AND BATTLE AGAINST THE WORKS OF DARKNESS THAT PREVAIL IN OUR SOCIETY. THE ALARM OF GOD IS SOUNDING LOUD AND CLEAR TO RALLY THE TROOPS TO THE BATTLE AT HAND. OUR GREATEST WEAPON AS BELIEVERS IS PRAYER. IT IS ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • John Eldridge avatar

    Maturing Prayer

    Contributed by John Eldridge on Feb 6, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,799 views

    Prayer provides the opportunity for us to have conversations with God that will transform our lives. We must increase our prayer lives: individually and corporately if we want to obtain the promises that God has made us. We will be intentional about

    Maturing Prayer Kitten Prayer - The story is told of a young girl who was saying her bedtime prayers while her parents knelt beside her. “Dear God, bless Mommy and Daddy and my little brother, Tommy. God, I would really like a pony, but if You can’t get me a pony, a kitten would do. Amen.” Get ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ben Thomas avatar

    Prayer Of Jeremiah Series

    Contributed by Ben Thomas on Nov 19, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,931 views

    Jeremiah came and pray to the Lord who is the covenant God.....

    Prayer of Jeremiah. Jeremiah 14:8 (AMP) 8 O Hope of Israel, her Savior in time of trouble, why should You be like a sojourner in the land and like a wayfaring man who turns aside and spreads his tent to tarry [only] for a night? 1. The person addressed. Jeremiah 14:8 (AMP) 8 O Hope of Israel, ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Church Of God