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When We Find It Hard To Pray

Contributed by Wayne Lawson on Jan 26, 2021

Prayer is not a mood. It is our lifeline to all that is good and must be chosen above our feelings.

TITLE: WHEN WE FIND IT DIFFICULT TO PRAY SCRIPTURE: ROMANS 8:26 / ROMANS 15:30 (This is not an original sermon, it is a combination of various ministers with my own adaptations throughout) Richard Dehaan told of a soldier who was doing guard duty on the front line in WWI. After being relieved ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26

Denomination: Baptist

Contemplative Prayer

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on May 10, 2022

Contemplative prayer is much like two lovers in love with each other. In contemplation we use new approaches or tools, if you will, to hear God more completely, intimately, or thoroughly.

Mark 1:35 – “35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he got up, went out, and made his way to a deserted place; and there he was praying.” This verse reminds me of how important it is to get away by myself and totally focus on God as I pray. Two weeks ago, we spent some time talking ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:35

Denomination: Baptist

I Don't Have A Prayer

Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 18, 2021

Sometimes we have trouble praying. What shall we do? This lesson was motivated by the Daniel Henderson article, “Four Reasons You Don’t Feel Like Praying and Four Keys to Breakthrough,” at Strategic Renewal.com/four-reasons-you-dont-feel-like-praying-and-four-keys-to-breakthrough/

1. Frontline Prayer: Richard Dehaan told of a soldier who was doing sentry duty on the front line in WWI. After being relieved of duty, as a Christian, he wanted to pray, to thank God for protecting him, & to ask for His continued protection. But the enemy lines were very close, & he ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

When We Make A Mess Of Our Lives…

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 17, 2022

An extraordinary thing has happened in this passage of Scripture concerning Jacob.

Sometimes when we get together with others and they tell us of some unusual thing that has happened to them, we feel almost compelled to share some unusual thing that has happened to us. Illus: For example, little Johnny was talking to a couple of boys in the school yard. Each was bragging about ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32

Denomination: Baptist

The Key To Intimacy With God

Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Sep 12, 2021

How do we stay close to God? How do we develop a more intimate relationship with Him?

The Key to Intimacy with God 1 Thessalonians 5:14-17 Introduction: The importance of this letter and its companion from Paul cannot be over overstated. We do not know for certain that the Apostle was ever able to visit them personally. He intended for it to be read by the churches and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22

Denomination: Baptist

Transgressors And Intercessors Series

Contributed by Bright Adeyeye on Aug 27, 2020

There is an urgent need for intercessors today.

TRANSGRESSORS AND INTERCESSORS “30 So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one. 31 Therefore I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 22:30-31, Acts 12:5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Prayer Of Jabez

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Jan 28, 2022

Using the Prayer of Jabez as a means of drawing closer to God

Drawing Closer to God The Prayer of Jabez 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 For the past few weeks we’ve been looking at the Lord’s Prayer as a prayer to help us move closer to God and experience His grace and power. As I’ve said, most of us struggle with experiencing that power and presence of God. So, It’s ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

Keep On Praying! Series

Contributed by Marlou Javier on Oct 5, 2020

- This parable teaches us that God is not an unjust judge but a loving Father. - Don’t stop praying. - “When life is rough pray, when life is great pray.” Anonymous

What will happen when we fail to pray? 1. When we fail to pray, we will FAINT. V. 1 Luke 18:1 One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. Explanation: - Luke 18, Jesus tells the story of a widow who refuses to give up. - The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

"Tell Me I Can’t Pray”

Contributed by Sean Dees on May 2, 2021

Prayer is not the last result but the last word in the situation.

I. Prayer is under attack! A. 1 Timothy 2:5 For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; B. John 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do [it]. II. There is something about prayer. A. Matthew 18:19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 6:3-10

Forgiven People Forgive People Series

Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Jul 30, 2020

This morning, we come to the fifth petition – forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. This is the only petition with a human response and the only one that Jesus actually elaborates on. The first part of this verse is incredible news. The second part is terrifying.

Forgiven People Forgive People Matthew 6:12 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams First Baptist Church of Chenoa 3-24-19 Drama: Hey, I’m praying here! Review Each week, I’ve been reviewing all that we have studied in these last few weeks. This morning, I’m going to just encourage you to go to Chenoa ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:12

Denomination: Baptist

Paul’s Prayer For The Church

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 10, 2022

In this passage of scripture we are going to deal with a prayer that Paul prayed for the Ephesians. This prayer is considered by some as the second most important prayer ever prayed.

Folks have some strange ideas about prayer. Some folks do not have the slightest idea of what prayer is. Illus: This reminds me of Karin Wotten of Ocala, Florida who tells about the opening exercises of their Vacation Bible School, when they asked for volunteers to pray. One morning, a first ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21

Denomination: Baptist

Persistence In Prayer Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 19, 2021

We fail in prayer as we do in every other area of life, and we are often frustrated, but Jesus says that we are to never give up, but keep trying and keep learning. Persistence will make you a winner in the long run.

A fisherman's experiment is described in a tract. It tells of how he caught a large black bass and instead of putting it in the frying pan he put it in a glass tank. Each morning he would bring a minnow to the tank and drop it in. The bass would make a dash for the minnow and soon finish him ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Help! I Can't Pray Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 19, 2021

Paul knew what he was saying when he said we know not how to pray as we ought. We can't depend upon prayer. We need to depend upon God. Prayer is not the answer, but God is. Prayer can even be a danger to the best in life.

One of the perplexing of all life's paradoxes is the fact that God often answers our prayers by refusing to answer our prayers. One of the greatest examples of this in history is that of Monica praying for her son Augustine. All night in a sea side chapel on the North African coast she pleaded ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26-27

The Prayer Of Thanksgiving Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 19, 2021

We need to see that the only way to be a happy Christian, who can even make prayer time a fun time, is to forget the bad past, and remember those things that fill our minds with a sense of gratitude.

My earliest childhood memories of being in church are of the rope that I could ride. The thick rope hung down through the ceiling in the church entry way. I was so little that when the rope was pulled to ring the bell in the belfry, I could hang on to it and get a ride as it would pull me up off ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:3-6

Three Keys To A Better Prayer Life Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 19, 2021

It seems as if God has designed prayer to be a promoter of unity, fellowship and brotherhood. He has promised to answer more effectively those prayers that come from a partnership.

Dietrich Bonhoffer was a leader in the church of Germany at the time of Hitler's rise to power. He opposed Hitler and was imprisoned in 1943. He did not cease to influence people, however, even in prison. He inspired others by his courage. The guards were supposed to be his enemies, but they ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:3