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  • Praying In God's Will For God's Will To Be Done. Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 21, 2023
     | 1,434 views

    Do we pray with the right motivation, well we need to for our prayers to be answered.

    Praying within God’s will. Tool of the faith is that in praying we hear God’s will, and as such, we long to live in his will and in doing so we check the motives for our prayers. When Jesus taught his disciples to pray he taught them this; Matthew 6:5-15. 5 “And when you pray, you must not be ...read more

  • How A Runaway Prays Series

    Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Sep 8, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,040 views

    2nd Message in a series from the book of Jonah.

    Series: Jonah, God’s Runaway How a Runaway Prays Jonah 1:17--2:10 Dennis the Menace was always one of my favorite cartoon characters. Of course, I was never like him!! One classic cartoon showed him sitting in his little rocker, facing the corner, his usual place of punishment. He says over ...read more

  • How We Should Celebrate Christmas

    Contributed by Melvin Myers on Dec 15, 2012
     | 4,121 views

    This sermon tells how we should celebrate Christmas with some reasons why

    How to Celebrate Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:1­20 Introduction: During this season of shopping and entertaining, let's remember why Christmas is celebrated in the first place. We decorate our homes, send out cards, visit friends, buy presents, and go caroling. There are a lot of stores that would ...read more

  • Pray Great Prayers Series

    Contributed by David Whitten on Aug 3, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,413 views

    Prayer is an activity that most Christians struggle with. Our challenge is to pray great prayers but admittedly most would be challenged to simply pray period.

    dsw@gbcc07-17-2011 Pray Great Prayers Matthew 6:9-13 Prayer is an activity that most Christians struggle with. Our challenge is to pray great prayers but admittedly most would be challenged to simply pray period. Thankfully There's an app for that! (show "Thy Phone" video from bluefish.tv) But ...read more

  • Revival-The Praying Series

    Contributed by Robert Rhodes on Nov 19, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,581 views

    It takes prayer to get the power for real revival.

    Several days ago I was walking and thinking about the pain of so many people. addiction-divorce-joblessness-financial difficulties and even some are homeless At that time I knew of two different families with no income and about to be evicted. The stress, depression and pain are everywhere. ...read more

  • How To Pray For The Lost

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 15, 2003
    based on 41 ratings
     | 3,706 views

    John Edmiston’s sermon teaches us a great deal about the power and efficacy of praying for the lost as an evangelistic strategy.

    How To Pray For The Lost (Sermon by John Edmiston) Many of us - if not all of us , owe our conversion to friends and family who prayed us into the Kingdom. Prayer is the big weapon for the salvation of souls. Argument and debate without prayer is dry and fruitless. Do not spend all your time ...read more

  • Teach Us To Pray

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Nov 2, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,704 views

    A message on Prayer.

    TEACH US TO PRAY Luke 11:1-10 INTRO: Nels Ferre’ wrote of a Christian convert from Hawaii who spoke about prayer to a seminary in America. “Before the missionaries came to Hawaii,” she said, “my people used to sit outside their temples for a long time meditating and preparing themselves before ...read more

  • Jonah: The Praying Prophet Series

    Contributed by David Nolte on Oct 24, 2018
     | 7,441 views

    Jonah comes to his senses inside the fish and he prays

    “JONAH: THE PRAYING PROPHET” Jonah 2:1-10 David P. Nolte Jonah disobeyed God’s command to go to Nineveh and cry against it. He ran to Joppa to take a ship to Tarshish. God was a step ahead of him, though, and caused a great storm. Jonah was cast into the sea where immediately a giant ...read more

  • What Jesus Prayed For

    Contributed by Dennis Deese on Aug 25, 2003
    based on 47 ratings
     | 4,419 views

    I believe the limited revelation of the content of Jesus prayer - that is, the content of His prayer limited, for the most part, to this passage, rather than it being recorded each time He prayed, - is to help us to understand that the most important fac

    “WHAT JESUS PRAYED FOR” By: Dr. Dennis Deese - www.dennisdeese.com JOHN 17:6-26 "The more I practice this discipline, the more assured I become that the time spent praying for the congregation is one of the most important activities of the day." Norman Pavey Five reasons we ...read more

  • Too Busy Not To Pray

    Contributed by Shaun Smith on Jul 29, 2003
    based on 84 ratings
     | 18,016 views

    Amidst the busyness of secular and Christian life, God is calling us to be still and know that He is God.

    ***It should be noted that parts of this sermon have come from the fantastic resource Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala.*** My prayer for today is that we would all be challenged. Not that we would come to church expecting to leave feeling warm and fuzzy. But that, at the end of our time ...read more

  • Pray For Your Wife Series

    Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Jul 3, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,592 views

    These are simple prayers that you can pray for your wife. There are 31, so you can choose one to pray for each day of the month.

    Pray For Your Wife: Ephesians 5:25-26 Introduction: While doing a mid-day devotion in the book of Ephesians, I came across a passage that struck my heart. Paul says, “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her; that He might sanctify her, having ...read more

  • Pray Lesson 2 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 15, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,512 views

    Seven Petitions of the Lord's Prayer

    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 getting God to do what you desire, but you changing to God’s desire. 3. Prayer is total confidence in God’s planned purpose for ...read more

  • Praying Isnt Enough

    Contributed by Dr. Keion Parrish on Jun 9, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,758 views

    There is more then just praying.

    Sermon Luke 13:11-13 Focus verse 13 Praying isn’t enough Introduction: We learn that this is Luke- a doctor (Colossians 4:14), a Greek, and Gentile Christians. He is the only known Gentile author in the New Testament. Luke was a close friend and companion of Paul. He also wrote Acts. So we see ...read more

  • Praying Before The Throne

    Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Sep 13, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 5,276 views

    Sermon on prayer

    PRAYING BEFORE THE THRONE HEBREWS 4:16 I want to read to you a quote from C.S. Lewis from his book “God in the Dock”. I have used this quote before but it is worth repeating. “Praying for particular things,” said I, “always seems to me like advising God how to run the world. Wouldn’t it be ...read more

  • Praying For Your Problems Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 30, 2008
    based on 38 ratings
     | 9,993 views

    This is a sermon on prayer. I. Who Should Pray II. How Should I Pray III. When Should I Pray

    Praying For Your Problems A very wise man once said: “Prayers offered by those who have God’s approval are effective.” James 5:16 (GW) Actually this is a quote for the Book of James chapter five and the second half of verse sixteen. We have been making our way through the book of James and ...read more