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  • Larry Haynes avatar

    Connect With God The Father Series

    Contributed by Larry Haynes on Jun 15, 2005
    based on 19 ratings
     | 7,477 views

    This sermon helps people connect with God through a simple act of praying the Lord’s prayer.

    THE LORD’S PRAYER: PATH TO INNER PEACE Have you ever taken the time to teach someone to pray? For most of us are first prayer was: "Lord I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep, if I die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul to take." If you listen to that prayer, at a very ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Petitioning God For Our Needs Series

    Contributed by Anthony Seel on Jun 25, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,890 views

    Fourth sermon in a series on the Lord’s Prayer based on booklet by Partners in Ministry.

    THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST June 19, 2005 St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church The Rev. M. Anthony Seel, Jr. Matthew 6:11 "Petitioning God for Our Needs: Supplication and Divine Providence" After receiving a scolding from “old Miss Watson,” Huckleberry Finn recounts, Miss Watson she took me ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Nate Barbour avatar

    Wide Open

    Contributed by Nate Barbour on Oct 25, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,925 views

    Find out how to open the door to the supernatural in this sermon on Spirit-Led Prayer!

    Wide Open Opening the Door to the Supernatural 2/16/05 I. Introduction As a father and his five-year-old son were headed to McDonald’s one day, they passed a car accident. Usually when they see something terrible like that, they would say a prayer for those who might be hurt, so the father ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Thy Will Be Done" Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 6, 2002
    based on 96 ratings
     | 18,330 views

    Persistency in prayer keeps us from self-reliance.

    "Thy Will Be Done," Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts "Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth" When I was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, I often reported to V Corps Headquarters, which was located in the historic Abrams Bldg. To get upstairs there ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Tom Lawson avatar

    Plugging Into Power

    Contributed by Tom Lawson on Dec 22, 2000
    based on 205 ratings
     | 7,178 views

    Keys to the power of prayer from Nehemiah chapter one

    PLUGGING INTO POWER Nehemiah Chapter 1 ILLUSTRATION Back street in London is an old powerhouse that once shook all of England. You might be surprised at its size, no larger than a small bedroom. No generators, no nuclear reactors, just plain ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How To Pray For The Lost

    Contributed by Jennifer Casto on Jan 20, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,079 views

    Most of us owe our own conversion to friends and family who prayed us into The Kingdom. Prayer is the big weapon for the salvation of souls. Not arguing, debating ---seeking to see the lost saved is empty, dry, and fruitless without FERVENT prayer! Don’t

    Teaching: HOW TO PRAY FOR THE LOST Evangelist Jennifer A. Mears –January 2007 “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Buried Too Soon!

    Contributed by Mickey Bell on Feb 2, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,884 views

    Some people draw a line and when you cross that line that are finished with you. No matter how much they prayed for you to change, they now don’t accept the change since it didn’t happen in their time frame.

    Buried Too Soon! John 11:1-44 Do you have anyone in your life that you are praying for? Is it someone that needs a major change? · Are they lost? · Are they an alcoholic? · Are they just in need of a transformation? And they are so bad off that you are praying for them night and day. You have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Frank Martin avatar

    Faith; The Foundation Of The Human Experience

    Contributed by Frank Martin on Feb 5, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,222 views

    God is Love. Man is faith

    Faith, the foundation of the Human experience. By F. Martin Such a broad statement to begin discussion, yet one that is worthy of much explanation. Since my word is of ill effect, let us join spirits and intertwine with the Holy Spirit who will provide wisdom and insight to this text. He will ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Is The Proper Way To Pray?

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Oct 30, 2007
     | 4,027 views

    What Is the Proper Way to Pray? 1) Persistently 2) Confidently

    Some people hold their hands up to heaven when engaged in this activity. Others get down on their knees. Most fold their hands and close their eyes. Yes, I’m talking about prayer. While prayer has many postures there is only one proper way to pray. Let’s find out from Jesus what the proper way to ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Praying In The Name Of Jesus

    Contributed by Asiri Perera on Jun 15, 2006
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,522 views

    The privilege we have to pray in the name of Jesus

    Asking (Praying) in the Name of Jesus Reading Luke 11: 1-12 Very truly, I tell you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. John16:23-24(NRSV) Jn ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Clifton McKinley avatar

    Weakness, Waiting, & Other Things We Hate To Do

    Contributed by Clifton Mckinley on Oct 17, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,922 views

    Outline about waiting on the Lord and getting our strength renewed.

    Weakness, Waiting, & Others We Hate To Do 1 Samuel 30:1-6 Intro: Let’s face it we hate to wait. We also hate to show weakness. But Scripture is clear, it is the humble who receive grace, and those who wait get strength. Isaiah 40:28-31, “Have you never heard or understood? Don’t you know that ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • James Hardy avatar

    Why Christians Don't Pray Series

    Contributed by James Hardy on Feb 9, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,612 views

    Our greatest and our only hope to make a long-lasting difference for God is to learn how to pray. Prayer is not optional; it is essential.

    How many times have you said that you were going to become a better prayer warrior? Have you ever heard someone else say it? Even though many Christians have good intentions we often fail. It seems that one of the most apparent areas of poor performance in the Christian life is the area of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Donald McCulley avatar

    The Church's Worship Series

    Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Mar 18, 2019
     | 4,659 views

    Chapter 2 teaches us that we should properly “worship” the one from whom the message comes.

    THE CHURCH’S WORSHIP I TIMOTHY 2:1-15 Introduction: In Chapter 1 we learned that we should focus on the message. The message is about Jesus. Chapter 2 teaches us that we should properly “worship” the one from whom the message comes. Let me remind you that worship is not about the audience but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Gerald avatar

    Praying Expectantly

    Contributed by John Gerald on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 46 ratings
     | 13,559 views

    How to pray, and expect an answer.

    PRAYING EXPECTANTLY Rev. John W. Gerald INTRODUCTION One of the greatest hindrances to answered prayer is lack of faith, and since faith is difficult to fully understand, and its laws so complex, few people really know how to pray in faith. Ones own ethnic background may produce tremendous ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Roger Thomas avatar

    Praying Like Jabez Series

    Contributed by Roger Thomas on Jun 9, 2004
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,636 views

    Bold praying like Jabez --not praying Jabez’s prayer--will lead us closer to the center of God’s will for our lives.

    The Prayer of Jabez 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 Dr. Roger W. Thomas, Preaching Minister First Christian Church, Vandalia, MO Have you read the little book The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce Wilkinson? If you haven’t, you are one of the few who hasn’t. Dr. Bruce Wilkinson’s book has made Christian publishing ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ