Sermons on Struggling In Prayer:

A Call For Prayer For Gender Justice

Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Jan 30, 2018

we must pray for the safety and security of all people

Scripture tells us in Galatians 3:28: There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female. For all are one in God’s eyes Very often, members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender community are the victims of hate, violence and rejection by government and our churches. ...read more

Denomination: Episcopal

Introductory Message On The Lord's Prayer Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 6, 2002

For many people, the Lord’s Prayer is simply a prayer to recite. But as we discover this prayer, we can find this model prayer to be a life-changing experience.

The Lord’s Prayer for His Disciples Introductory Message; reading-Luke 11:1-4 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts "Lord, teach us to pray." There was a program on British television about the state of religious experience among children. It told about a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-4, Genesis 1:1-2

Denomination: Congregational

A Time And A Place For Solitude & Prayer

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Feb 3, 2006

Jesus had a perfect relationship with his heavenly father. We can learn lessons from Peter and we can encourage each other to have a time and a place (like Jesus) for quiet prayer & solitude, with God.

Verse 32, “…when they climbed into the boat the wind died down.” In other words with Jesus on board there was peace and calm. When Jesus and Peter climbed on board, and when the wind died down, the disciples must have been reminded of that previous occasion when Jesus calmed a storm (Matthew ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Anglican

Man Vs Wild

Contributed by John Perry on Jan 12, 2011

The wilderness really reveals what we are. We see two different groups of people in our text facing the same conditions, environment & circumstances. One group of people is dying while the other group is thriving. What makes the difference?

Bunbury Wed pm 12/01/11 “Man Vs Wild” Intro: *** The survival expert & ex British SAS soldier Bear Grylls has b/co famous for his series of reality survival documentaries where he is dropped from the air into remote locations of hostile territory w/ the mission of surviving & finding ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 21:1-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

Press

Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Mar 25, 2025

Someone is going through right now and you are in a place where you are struggling with uncertainty, doubt, indecisiveness, and confusion. Your faith is being tested, your strength is being drained, your joy has been taken, you are trying to be strong, but you don’t know what to do!

PRESS By Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr. OPENING: - I want to encourage someone today. Someone is going through right now and you are in a place where you are struggling with uncertainty, doubt, indecisiveness, and confusion. Your faith is being tested, your strength is being drained, your joy ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14

Denomination: Apostolic

When God Makes Time Stand Still PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 18, 2025

God responds to bold, faith-filled prayers, meeting us in our struggles and making a way when we trust Him with the impossible.

Some days saunter. Others sprint. A calendar can feel like a carousel that won’t stop, deadlines whirling and daylight thinning. You’ve felt it, haven’t you? That wish for just a little more light, a few more minutes, a sliver of space to finish the task, to face the fight, to hug the child, to say ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 10:12-13

Topics: Paused Time, Miracles

Prayer: Our God Connection

Contributed by Wes Humble on Nov 10, 2006

A very basic sermon on prayer

Prayer: Our God Connection Men have always been in search of power. From the beginning of civilization, men and women have spent time and energy trying to figure out how to find and harness power. From the power of animals, fire, wind, sun, water, coal, steam, electricity, to nuclear energy, men ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: *other

Does Prayer Even Work

Contributed by Jeff Poor on May 11, 2017

Prayer isn't a wish list. Prayer isn't a formal conversation. Pray is a vulnerable, honest, and raw conversation with God. God doesn't want the information, He wants the conversation.

Title: Does Prayer Even Work? Text: Matthew 6:5-13 Bottom Line: Prayer isn’t a wish list, it’s the foundation to a relationship. Intro A couple years ago I was asked to be in a wedding in Iowa. An other buddy of mine was also in the wedding and we decided we would fly out a day or two early and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-13, Psalm 22:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Believer's New Prayer Helper Series

Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 18, 2004

We will learn of the Holy Spirit role in helping us to pray as we are expected to.

Believer’s New Prayer Helper His Identity and Indispensability His Intensity NCBC, 5/23/04, Romans 8:26-27 Knowing that intercessory prayer is our mightiest weapon and the supreme call for all Christians today, I pleadingly urge our people everywhere to pray. Believing that prayer is the greatest ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26-27

Denomination: Baptist

Stand Firm

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jun 2, 2021

As followers of Jesus we MUST stand firm in the struggle against evil just as Nehemiah did in his work of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.

Matthew 7:24-27 (ESV) 24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:1-23, Matthew 7:24-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In The Darkness Of His Cave, David Sought His Covenant God In Prayer.

Contributed by C. Bouwman on Feb 9, 2001

IN THE DARKNESS OF HIS CAVE, DAVID SOUGHT HIS COVENANT GOD IN PRAYER.

Beloved Congregation of the Lord Jesus Christ! The Lord God grants that today a number of young people may profess the faith. They declare before the Lord and His congregation that they love the Lord, and desire to serve Him every day of their lives. The day has been some time in the coming; it’s ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 142:1-7, 1 Samuel 24:1-22

A Prayer In A Time Of National Tragedy

Contributed by Tom Lawson on Sep 14, 2001

A prayer, rather than a sermon, that somehow seemed more fitting as a message for these days of brokenness and united sorrow.

A prayer in the wake of tragedy of September 11th, 2001 O God our help in ages past, We did not choose this time, this moment. Like generations before us we have lived in safety and ease, and have read of those beyond living memory who were awakened by the clarion call of a nation under attack. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 13:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Breakthrough Prayer For My City

Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 7, 2014

As people of faith we need to be people of prayer but even more than that, people of breakthrough prayer, asking God to break through in situations where there is nothing else we can do. We need breakthrough prayer in our cities.

It started out as a prayer meeting some forty years before. This prayer meeting was not without its detractors, at least not outside the Church of St. Nicholas in Leipzig Germany. Those who attended the prayer meeting were harassed and threatened on a fairly regular basis. Still, Monday night after ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-7

Denomination: Methodist

Breaking Free Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 6, 2009

WE need to break free from the parasites that will ruin a relationship!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Today we are going to address an issue that haunts many relationships. If we are not careful we can allow things to latch onto our relationships that can drain the life right out of them. • Have you heard of parasites? • The dictionary defines parasites as follows: a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Getting Your Prayers Answered

Contributed by Fernando Cabrera on Oct 27, 2004

The keys to getting your prayers answers.

Lesson Topic: Getting Your Prayers Answered (Matthew 7:7-11) Many Christians struggle in the area of prayer. There are many reasons why people claim that they don’t make time to pray. But the main reason can be summarized this way: OUR COMFORT KEEPS US FROM PRAYER. Jesus did give us ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational