Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 9, 2001
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Illus.: Prayer Life of General Stonewall Jackson
General Stonewall Jackson had in his service a man who had become so accustomed to his ways that he was able to discern whenever the General was about to start on an expedition. Someone asked him how he knew the General was about to depart without
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2008
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PRAYER FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
In Point Man, Steve Farrar tells the story of George McCluskey. When McCluskey married and started a family, he decided to invest one hour a day in prayer, because he wanted his kids to follow Christ. After a time, he expanded his prayers to include his grandchildren
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 24, 2002
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GENERATION TO GENERATION
A little girl called out, "Mommy, you know that vase china cabinet, the one that’s been handed down from generation to generation?"
Yes, dear, I know which one you mean, what about it?
"Well, Mommy, I’m sorry, but this generation just dropped it!"
Now some earthly
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Contributed by Perry Greene on May 28, 2013
PRAYING TO PEOPLE
Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents. At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs. "I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE... I PRAY FOR A NEW PLAYSTATION... I PRAY FOR A NEW VCR..."
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001
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On Hampton Plantation in coastal South Carolina there used to live an elderly sharecropper, illiterate but very wise. One of his favorite sayings was this: If you ain’t in
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Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 24, 2016
Chris Jeffries tells the story of Roy who was feeling frustrated that he was not able to do what he felt he was born to do. So he prayed for Our Father to change something. Then there was a knock at the door and they met two strangers, a married couple. They invited them in and sat them down at
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Methodist
Contributed by Martin Scarce on Nov 10, 2002
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The Generals of Insignificance
In the Berlin art gallery there is a painting by the famous artist Mengel that is only partially finished. It is supposed to be a painting of King Frederick of Germany talking to his generals. Mengel painstakingly painted the generals first around the outside of the
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
THE GREATEST GENERATION
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny."
The year was 1940, and it would be called the fulcrum of America in the 20th century. The nation was balanced precariously between the darkness of the Great Depression on one side and
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Contributed by Billy Nale on Oct 18, 2009
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GENERATIONS AND THE BIBLE
A new research report from the Barna Group examines recent nationwide studies on how different generations of American adults view and use the Bible. For the purposes of this research, the Mosaic generation refers to adults who are currently ages 18 to 25; Busters are
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Baptist
Contributed by Tim Zingale on Oct 14, 2001
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Prayer
"I am so busy now that if I did not spend three hours each day in prayer, I could not get
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 22, 2008
PRAYER: IT IS TAKEN
John Oxtoby, who was affectionately known as "Praying Johnny" was sent to hold a revival in Filey. He stopped under a hedge and he wrestled in prayer for the success of his mission. A passer-by heard Johnny Oxtoby’s prayer: "Will thou make a fool of me, God? I told them at the
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Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 12, 2020
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This statement is many times use as a stand alone statement without regards to the actual meaning. When the context has to be considered and an understanding of who God is and his teachings are most important.
A famous Bible scholar John Gill puts it this way: For whatever is asked in faith,
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009
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Prayer for Compassion
Then we can pray a prayer like David Mains prayed years ago. He was once pastor of the Circle Urban Church, an inner city church in Chicago, and one day, in the course of his ministry among such great need, he prayed, “Lord, let me see the world as you see it, and break my
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Contributed by Dan Steadman on Jun 11, 2004
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"A young man was apprenticed to a master artist who produced the most beautiful stained glass windows anywhere. The apprentice could not approach the master’s genius, so he borrowed his master’s tools, thinking that was the answer. After several weeks, the young man said to his teacher, ’I’m not
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2007
"Our prayer will be most like the prayer of Christ if we do not ask God to show us what is going to be, or to make any particular thing happen, but
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