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Text: Matthew 6:5-15 Main Point/FCF: Oftentimes, our prayers are self-centered and treat God like a cosmic vending machine or spiritual Santa Clause who exists merely for our pleasure and happiness. In the war between the kingdoms, the kingdom of this earth is always pulling at our attention, demanding…

God Calls All Men Everywhere to Repent 30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, 31 because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him…

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach…

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. I. The Benefits of a Consistent Prayer Life: A. A consistent life of prayer contributes to our spiritual strength. a. *Prayer…

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. I. The Benefits of a Consistent Prayer Life: A. A consistent life of prayer contributes to our spiritual strength. a. *Prayer…

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. I. Introduction: Just as it is necessary to maintain the physical man through the proper diet and exercise, there are things…

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. Not just death, but a death that draws men upward toward him as he ascends,…

Intro: Prayer before the Royals game. How are we? Doing well? If you have your Bibles, go ahead and grab those. Matthew, chapter 6, is where we're going to camp out. If you don't have a Bible with you, there should be a hardback black one somewhere around you, as always. I want you to see that I'm not…

Introduction Me We 1 Samuel 28:1-20 1 In those days the Philistines gathered their forces to fight against Israel. Achish said to David, “You must understand that you and your men will accompany me in the army.” 2 David said, “Then you will see for yourself what your servant can do.” Achish replied,…

GETTING BACK TO PRAYER Acts 12:1-5 I want us to become a praying church. This is something that we talked about last week. I would like to start prayer bands so that we can mutually encourage each other to pray. Prayer bands take people that are willing to pray and leaders of them that will help others…

Intro: We live in a culture of boredom. We do. We have more available to us in this day and age than ever in history, yet we are so bored. Here's an example. Somehow, we've gotten bored with food. No longer is just eating a taco normal. We now have to go… We have the option to eat a taco that is wrapped…

There have been several occasions over the years where we’ve - DOVE DEEPLY into - Prayer. Today we come to a man of God - that I’m sure we’ve all heard of... Elijah As is with most all of the prophets in Scripture…little to nothing is known of Elijah’s former life... Prior to his prophetic activities....…

Luke 22:31–34 (ESV) — 31 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, 32 but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” 33 Peter said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and…

Intro: My first prayer retreat after coming to the faith. I complicated it. 24 hours of staring. I asked how to do it, and Allen told me to “Pray the Psalms.” I don't know what it was like for you growing up, or coming into a relationship with Jesus, but the idea of praying, especially in the early stages…

God invites us as his people to connect our hearts with his heart; a well-rounded rhythm of prayer with God helps us as disciples of Jesus to remain connected to God’s heart.

Intro: Last week I preached on “Our Perspective of God” , with the hope that we would realize that how we view God will determine the actions of our faith. Perception - the way we view things; a way of regarding, understanding or interpreting something; a mental impression formed This morning I want…

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are : for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut…

Intro; Last week when we started our doctrinal study on Prayer, we asked the question, “What Is Prayer”? Prayer is more than just fellowship and communication with God, it’s the growing love story between God and man. Prayer is Asking, Seeking and Knocking that we can Receive, Find and have the door…

If you have your Bibles go ahead and flip on over to Matthew 7:7-12 . Today we are going to be looking at the end of the main body of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. The next few weeks we’ll look at how he wraps up the sermon and calls both his disciples and the crowds to follow him. Before we jump into…

If you have your Bible’s go ahead and flip them on over to Matthew 6 . Today we’re going to be looking at what is probably the most widely quoted passage of Scripture outside of John 3:16 : The Lord’s Prayer. I don’t know if you’ve ever had one of those days where you show up to work and you know that…

Briefly recap where we’ve come: · 4 weeks in January working through ekklesia and koinonia · The last 7 weeks has been on Ephesians 6:10-20 , Take Your Stand. Identifying and using the armor of God and the importance in relation ekklesia and koinonia. · Today we’re looking at the thing that holds it…

Practice makes perfect? Do you think there is such a thing as a perfect prayer? Last week we looked some characteristics of acceptable prayer, obstacles to prayer and answers to prayer Today we will look at some suggestions on the practices of prayer ( Ps55:17 ) - Says David was a man after God’s own…

John 14:1 0 -14 Proposition: God wants us to know that we will see the power of prayer when we pray in submission to His will, and to both the power and purpose of God. Read the text John 14:1-14 . Proposition: God wants us to know that we will see the power of prayer when we submit to His will to both…

Intro; In the fast paced times in which we live, it is no doubt a challenge to the believer to set some time aside every day to pray. Yet Jesus has already preached on spending some private time in prayer to strengthen our relationship with God and watch God so willing to hear our prayers and reward…

Life is hard! There are times when it feels like it couldn’t get any worse, and yet you know it will get worse. There are times when you feel like giving up, even though you know you can’t. There are times when you have something very hard to do in the near future, and you are anxious about the unknown.…