Sermons on The Hour Of Prayer:

What Are You Hearing?

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jan 15, 2004

life on earth is of no value without God

Eccles. 1:2 3-9 13-14 WHAT ARE YOU HEARING? It was found written on the walls of a library at a university “apathy Rules.” Apathy could mean indifference, boredom, laziness, lack of interest or concern. Do we get excited about what God is doing in this world? Are we passionate for the ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-14

Denomination: Wesleyan

Who's Your Daddy Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jan 20, 2004

Fatherhood of God and the foundation for all our prayers

Richard Nixon enjoyed family dinners with his daughters Tricia and Julie; JFK enjoyed having his children play in the Oval Office while he worked. FDR and Eleanor had six children; President Harding had a daughter with Nan Britton and President Van Buren had four sons. Yet all of these “fathers” ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-12, Hosea 11:1-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Praying For My Brothers

Contributed by Timothy Archer on Jan 29, 2004

A study of Ephesians 1:15-21 can help us to understand how to pray for our brothers.

Introduction: How many times do we find that our prayers for the church don�t go beyond: �Lord, Be with this church�? There are many times when we don�t know the particular struggles of each of our brothers. How can we pray for them? We can learn some from studying Ephesians 1:15-21. I. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Talking To Your Father

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Feb 8, 2004

Examinatiion of the "Lord’s Prayer" in its context. Our prayers should be unselfish, our forgiveness unlimited, and ourattention undivided.

Talking To your Father Matt. 6:6-18 INTRO.: Jesus very frequently referred to God as "Fa ther." In this short passage, He uses the term 8 times to describe God. Further, He is not calling God His Father, but ours. As Father, He is the source of our life, our protector, and our provider. He also ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:6-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lord Teach Us To Pray Series

Contributed by Jimmy Giffin on Feb 14, 2004

The Lord’s teaching on prayer.

LORD TEACH US TO PRAY Text: Luke 11:1; Matthew 6:9-13 Introduction: Teach us to pray. Why do you suppose they asked this? They had seen Jesus pray and the results They knew they needed to know how. They were shown the don’ts first. Don’t seek to be seen of men. v 5 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1

Denomination: Church Of God

Challenging The Challenges

Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 15, 2004

When faced with challenges, prayer is the answer.

CHALLENGING THE CHALLENGES EXODUS 17:1-16 INTRODUCTION Throughout their journey to the promised land the Children of Israel would face challenge after challenge to their faith. We still face challenges today in our lives. 1 Peter 1: 6-7 “ In this you greatly rejoice though for a little while you ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:2, Exodus 17:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Do You Need? Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Feb 19, 2004

Semon on the issue of needs and determing what "needs" are.

Did you see the clip before worship from Bruce Almighty? I would imagine that this is just how most of us would respond if we were faced with answering all the prayers of…say North Portland between I-5 and Portsmouth. If you didn’t see it Bruce gets fed up with answering millions of prayers and so ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Importance Of Being Forgiven Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Feb 19, 2004

Forgiveness and the need we have to give and recieve God’s forgiveness

Ernest Hemingway starts his short story, “Capital of the World” by describing Madrid Spain. He says, there is a Madrid joke about a father who took out an add in a local paper which asked his son, Paco, to meet him in front of the newspaper office. And told him that “all was forgiven”. According to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35, Matthew 6:12-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Long Live The King Series

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Feb 19, 2004

The Kingdom of God--it’s presence and it’s coming theme

onsider the power of words. Two little words can change your life and many of us have discovered this truth when we said, “I do.” Hopefully we haven’t heard the power of the word pronounced in a court, “guilty as charged”. There are those who have even experienced the power of an oath such as: I, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Abba

Contributed by Eric Sellgren on Mar 2, 2004

Jesus taught us to call God "Daddy"! - A Sermon for Lent on "The Lord’s Prayer"

"ABBA - FATHER" Before the coming of Jesus the Jews saw God only as a figure of majesty and awe. Their normal reaction towards Him was an attitude of fear and trembling. But, when Jesus came, He brought a totally NEW concept - a QUITE STARTLING ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-4

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Your Will Be Done

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Mar 7, 2004

How to pray in God’s will

Matthew 6:10 Your WILL BE DONE I want to remind you that God has a wonderful plan for your life. I want to remind you that God has a wonderful plan for your family and friends. I want to remind you that God’s will is "good, acceptable and perfect" Romans 12:2. Prayer has much to do the will of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:10

Denomination: Wesleyan

Sex, Lies And Confession

Contributed by Gary Bennett on Feb 25, 2003

Psalm 51 is, in a sense, the redemption of 2 Samuel 11 and 12. So too, confession is one of the significant steps in our redemption.

SEX & LIES What do Bill Clinton, Shane Warne and I/you have in common? It’s not our cricketing prowess - after all, Bill has probably never played the game. We all smoke - that certainly qualifies as an addiction and so fits in with the theme of this weekend, but it’s not what I have in mind, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 51:1-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

When You Pray Series

Contributed by Paul Durbin on Mar 1, 2003

a "how to pray" message based on the directions Jesus gave in Matthew 6.

One night a father heard his young daughter speaking, although she was alone in her room. The door was cracked just enough so that he could see that she was kneeling beside her bed in prayer. Interested to find out what subjects a child would bring before God, he paused outside her door and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8, Matthew 6:5-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Don't Just Stand There, Do Something

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Mar 3, 2003

Though God wants us to ask for unbelievable things from Him, often there are requirements, on our part, that need to be met in order to receive by faith.

March 2, 2003 Evening Service Text: Genesis 25:23-31:55 Subject: Blessing Title: Don’t Just Stand There; Do Something We hear much in the church world about faith. We know about saving faith - trusting in Christ alone for your eternal life. I have personally been encouraging you to take steps of ...read more

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Be Intentional #7-How To Have An Effective Prayer Life (Pt. 2) Series

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 3, 2003

Second message on prayer, within larger series on being intentional.

Be Intentional #7 – How to Have an Effective Prayer Life (Part 2) Matthew 7:7-12 March 2, 2003 Introduction During last week’s message, I went through a scenario of God using a computerized answering service to handle all our prayers. It was humorous, and I used it to point out that God has no ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-12

Denomination: Wesleyan