Sermons on Understanding Prayer:

Pt. 5 Jehoshaphat’s Cry For Help Series

Contributed by Steven Dobyns on Sep 19, 2013

part 5 of 7 series on prayer. looking at how people in the bible connected with God in prayer. feel free to use any and all of this!

Learning to Pray Pt. 5 Jehoshaphat’s Cry for Help Intro: His name was Colin, and I punched him in the face… why because he was a loud mouth punk, but that is not important, what happened after is. His father made it his personal task to verbally assault me and make my life miserable. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Lesson 2: Pray

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 29, 2012

What Happens when You Pray

Series: When You . . . Dr. Elmer Towns Lesson 2: Pray February 26, 2012 A. WHAT IS PRAYER? MATTHEW 6:5-15 1. Prayer is relationship with your heavenly Father. “For your Father knows” (6:8). “Our Father in heaven” (6:9). 2. Prayer is not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

Denomination: Baptist

Almighty God Redeem Our Land, We Pray

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Dec 15, 2019

God's redemption of Zion gives us HOPE

Message/Devotion December 15, 2019 Isaiah 35:1-10 Almighty God Redeem Our Land, We Pray The reading The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. The glory ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Getting Started, Part 2 Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 13, 2014

Becoming a Person of Prayer Getting Started

Becoming a Person of Prayer Getting Started Matthew 6:9-15; Luke 11:1-4 November 14, 2010 I am spending several weeks on prayer because part of our vision is to train us to be followers of Christ. The quality of our devotional life to a great extent determines the quality of our spiritual ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Getting Focused ‘hallowed Be Your Name’ Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 13, 2014

Becoming a Person of Prayer Getting Focused ‘hallowed be your name’

Becoming a Person of Prayer Getting Focused ‘hallowed be your name’ Matthew 6:9-15; Luke 11:1-4 November 21, 2010 Communication is said to be the lifeblood of the marriage relationship. The heartbeat of our faith is relationship and communication is central to any relationship. So ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Divine Intervention, Part 2 “your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done On Earth Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Mar 13, 2014

Becoming a Person of Prayer, part 5 Divine Intervention, part 2 “Your Kingdom Come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven”

Becoming a Person of Prayer, part 5 Divine Intervention, part 2 “Your Kingdom Come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” Matthew 6:9-15; Luke 11:1-4 December 5, 2010 Last week I was rushed and I was heavy on theology; not a good combination. This week I want to share how, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Storyteller - The Parables Of Jesus: Secrets To Praying With Power

Contributed by C Jordan on Aug 18, 2015

In Jesus’ trilogy of parables on prayer, we learn three secrets to praying with power: having an urgent boldness, a hopeful perseverance, and a humble attitude.

THE STORYTELLER: THE PARABLES OF JESUS #6: THREE SECRETS TO PRAYING WITH POWER OPENING HYMN: What a Friend we Have in Jesus JUST FOR FUN – CHILDREN’S PRAYERS: • Dear God, I went to this wedding and they were kissing right there in church. Is that OK? • Dear God, thank You ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13, Luke 18:1-14

Denomination: *other

Keep Your Old Tire Jack!

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 25, 2016

Pray shamelessly, pray persistently, pray expectantly (Outline taken from Sermon Central's David Taylor at: http://www.sermoncentral.com/print_friendly.asp?SermonID=183315; Last point adapted from Michael Mack from Small Group Vital Signs, pg. 142)

HoHum: It was a dark night. The traveler had a flat tire on a seldom used road. To complicate matters, he could not find his tire jack. The only solution lay in appealing to someone in the dark farm house down the road. As he approached the house, the traveler thought to himself, “I’m ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Pray

Contributed by Robert Poole on Feb 29, 2016

Luke 18-1-8. Persistence in prayer

Pray Luke 18: 1-8 There’s a magazine cartoon that shows a little fellow kneeling beside his bed for his bedtime prayer. He says with some measure of disgust, "Dear God, Uncle Jim still doesn’t have a job; Sis still doesn’t have a date for the social; Grandma is still feeling sick ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Praying With The Right Motives Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Oct 27, 2016

Christ says that a man who prays to be seen by men loves to pray, but he is a hypocrite

Introduction A. This come from Pastor Tim again, Part of my job as a public-health nurse is teaching new parents how to care for their infants. As I was demonstrating how to wrap a newborn, a young Asian couple turned to me and said, "You mean we should wrap the baby like an egg roll?" "Yes," I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-6

Denomination: Baptist

Show Concern For Your Fellow Travelers Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 6, 2016

God takes us into his confidence that we may warn others about sin, but that we may also intercede for them,

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that air travel is more about competition than cooperation. For example your goal when boarding the plane is to make sure you snag a spot for your carryon in the overhead bin. Let the other guy have to gate-check his bag because there’s no more ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

I Will Live In-Between #9 Bad News, Good News Series

Contributed by Robert Malcolm on Apr 19, 2017

We need to know that Satan is out to get us all ... but take heart God is on our side and is praying for us.

I Will Live In-Between #9 Bad News, Good News (Luke 22:31-34) ~ Intro: Have you ever had someone come up to tell you something and they say, I’ve got bad new and good new which do you want to hear? Bad news, Good news lines: Like your dentist coming out and saying, ‘The good news is that you will ...read more

Scripture: Luke 22:31-34

Denomination: Baptist

Because You Prayed

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Apr 25, 2017

The Power of Prayer

Because You Prayed (2nd Choron 7:11-14) Intro: Dodie Gadient, a schoolteacher for thirteen years, decided to travel across America and see the sights she had taught about. Traveling alone in a truck with camper in tow, she launched out. One afternoon rounding a curve on 1-5 near Sacramento ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:11-14

Denomination: Pentecostal

Pray Like This Series

Contributed by Jerry Owen on Apr 17, 2017

Jesus teaches us how to pray

PRAY LIKE THIS! MATTHEW 6:9-15 Mt 6:9a “Pray, then, in this way: In vs 5-8, Jesus told us “how not to pray.” * Wrong to call it “the Lord’s prayer”- Jesus never prayed it. Couldn’t. * He did not say “pray this”. He already said to not “recite prayers”. Here He is saying that we are to “pray ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-15

Denomination: Baptist

Lord, Teach Us To Pray

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 11, 2015

Lord, Teach Us To Pray

Matthew 6:9-13 Lord, Teach Us To Pray PRAYER IS ABOUT RESTING“Our Father Which Art In Heaven” I. THEY SPEAK ABOUT A RELATIONSHIP Our Father ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13

Denomination: Holiness