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  • James Powell avatar

    How We Should Pray

    Contributed by James Powell on Dec 22, 2006
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    Example of how the Pray

    W.Maynard Pittendreigh A few years ago I was in a conversation with some folks and we started talking about Sunday morning worship and each of us began sharing what was his or her favorite part. One person said it was the Apostles’ Creed, because it was at that moment that he was able to stand up ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Benjamin Utomo avatar

    "our Father In Heaven, Hallowed Be Your Name" Series

    Contributed by Benjamin Utomo on Aug 18, 2020
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    This is the first part of the Lord's Prayer (Matt 6:9)

    Illustration: A strange event happened in a small Kentucky town some years ago. It seems that there were two churches in the town and one distillery owned by an atheist. The churches were always doing battle with the atheist owner of the distillery. They had tried several times to get it closed. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    Prayer

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 11, 2001
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    How we should pray

    What is PRAYER? 1.0 INTRODUCTION: There may be some of you here today who have never prayed in your life to the One and True God. You may ask yourself: . Is there a God who cares about me? Yes, so much so that Jesus came to die for us. . How can I know about Him? Well the Bible reveals Him ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Mark Armstrong avatar

    Teach Me To Pray Series

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Apr 26, 2009
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    The purpose of prayer complemented by a model on how we should pray.

    I hope you remember the Peanuts cartoons. One day Lucy and Linus had a chicken wishbone and were going to pull it to make a wish. Lucy was explaining to Linus that if he got the bigger half his wish would come true. Linus said to her, ‘Do I have to say the wish out loud?’  Lucy said, ‘Of course, if ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • KERMIT REAVES avatar

    How Should We Pray Series

    Contributed by Kermit Reaves on Jul 17, 2007
    based on 27 ratings
     | 9,109 views

    P.U.S.H.PRAY UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS

    HOW SHOULD WE PRAY P.U.S.H. MATTHEW 6:5-7 I WANT TO ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS CONCERNING PRAYER:FIRST,WHAT IS PRAYER? SECOND,WHY PRAY? THIRD,WHAT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESSFUL PRAYING? WHAT IS PRAYER? FIRST PRAYER IN IT’S SIMPLEST FORM IS NOTHING MORE THAN JUST ASKING FOR THINGS.ASK AND IT SHALL BE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John McCormack avatar

    How Should We Pray?

    Contributed by John Mccormack on Jan 26, 2011
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    FOCAL POINT: MODELING HOW WE PRAY

    HOW SHOULD WE PRAY? LUKE 11: 1-4 FOCAL POINT: MODELING HOW WE PRAY INTRODUCTION: SHOULD SPIRITUAL ISSUES TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER PHYSICAL ISSUES AND OTHER ISSUES? INTRODUCTION: LUKE 11: 1-4 AND MATTHEW 6: 5-13 REFERENCES THE LORD’S PRAYER. ONE DISCIPLE ASKED JESUS HOW TO PRAY! ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Opperman avatar

    How Should We Pray?

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 5, 2012
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    Prayer is one of the most important activities of a Christian’s life. It is our lifeline! We won’t get far without it. We tend to complicate it sometimes, so I wanted to give some attention to it today with the hope that we will all engage in talking with

    How Should We Pray? Matthew 6:5-15 5 "And now about prayer. When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I assure you, that is all the reward they will ever get. 6 But when you pray, go away by ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • MELVIN NEWLAND avatar

    For What Should We Pray? Series

    Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 5, 2001
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     | 13,789 views

    The natural response when we see someone who is sick, or going through tough times, or marital difficulty, or financial reversals, is to say, "We’re praying for you." But for what should we pray? (PowerPoints available - #148)

    MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Powerpoints used with this srmon are available at no charge. Just email me at mnewland@sstelco.com and request #148.) ILL. In Tony Campolo’s book, "The Kingdom of God Is a Party," he tells of an event that took place when he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Sherm Nichols avatar

    Praying When It Hurts

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 25, 2016
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    A look at a psalm and how we should pray during times that are hard in life

    We’ve sung this song by Matt Redman called "Blessed Be Your Name." The first verse says, Blessed Be Your Name, in the land that is plentiful, where Your streams of abundance flow. Blessed be Your name. The 2nd verse starts out: Blessed be Your name, when the sun's shining down on me, when ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Financial Praying

    Contributed by Chris Talton on Mar 11, 2003
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    Based on the prayer of Agur, this sermon gives some suggestions on how we should pray in regard to our finances.

    March 9, 2003 Proverbs 30:7-9 “Financial praying” INTRODUCTION The message today will be the last installment in our series on biblical finances. I think that after today, we will have gained enough information to chew on for a while. Like the messages that we have received up to this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Should The Church Pray?

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 27, 2005
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     | 12,861 views

    When the early church prayed it involved 3 things I ASKING II ANSWERING III. ACTING

    Sun. Jan. 29/95 Acts 4:22-33 Should The Church Pray? ********************** Obituary of Mrs. Prayer Meeting "Mrs. Prayer Meeting died recently at the First Neglected Church, on Worldly Ave. Born many years ago in the midst of great revivals, she was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Derrick Tuper avatar

    This Is How You Should Pray Series

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Oct 10, 2017
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    I'm starting a series on the different prayers of the bible. In looking at why they prayed, how they prayed and what they prayed, we'll gain insight into how we should conduct our prayers. We start our journey with the most popular prayer-the Our Father.

    THIS IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY Matt. 6:5-13 Series on specific prayers in the bible. We start out with the most familiar one-the Lord's prayer. The Our Father has become a standardized prayer that many of us learned from childhood. But have we ever taken the time to consider what we're actually ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Do We Learn From Jesus' Prayer?

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Apr 17, 2008
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    Jesus is also in quite a difficult situation. How did He handle it? How did He pray? We can learn from Jesus’ example of how we should pray in difficult, hard, and emotional wrenching times.

    What Can We Learn from Jesus’ Prayer? Matthew 26:36-46 ILLUSTRATION… Children’s Prayers http://www.bible.org/illus.php?topic_id=1145 Dear God: Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much. - Debbie, 7 Dear God: Who did you make smarter? Boys or girls? My sister ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    How Failures Should Pray Series

    Contributed by David Scudder on Jun 3, 2009
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    What should we do when we don’t feel worthy to come to God? What should we do when we come face to face with our own failures? The problem is that we don’t want to come to Jesus when we feel dirty.

    Purpose: To describe what godly repentance is. Aim: I want the listener to pray properly when they sin. INTRODUCTION: We have all failed God. We have all felt like failures. What should we do when we come face to face with our own failures? Jesus said we should come to Him: Matthew 11:28-30 28 ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    We Learn To Pray By Praying Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 19, 2008
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    What the Church needs today is not more machinery or better,... From the beginning of time, men have prayed, Genesis 4:26. In all types of places, at all times and in every conceivable situation, men have prayed. Christian and heathen alike have spent mas

    Illustration: A heart-broken little girl began to kneel and pour out her heart to God in the altar at her local church. She did not know what to say. As she wept speechless, she began to remember what her Father had told her, "God knows your needs even before you pray, and he can answer when you ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational