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"prayer" Tagged Sermons (Page 2)
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline 1. Stuck knowing what to Pray for others? 2. Praying … to know God better! – The Spirit of wisdom and revelation … (v17) – Purpose … – knowing our hope (v18) – knowing the wealth of God’s inheritance(v18) – knowing the surpassing greatness of his power(v19) – in…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline A world awash with sin and pain – are there any advantages to being a Christian? 1. We have the ‘first fruits’ of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:23) – what we have now – what we don’t have yet we ‘groan’ now – confident hope – some peddle false…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline 1. Jesus’ prayer for himself 2. Jesus’ prayer for his disciples a. Protection b. Sanctification c. Unity d. Eternal Company
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Plastic surgery prayers? A model of prayer: Experience and knowledge – v1-10 A simple request – v11-21 Remarkable confidence – v22-31 The model fulfilled: Matthew 27:27-46
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Praying big little prayers… This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Give us this day our daily bread’ ‘Forgive us our debt as we forgive our debtors’ ‘Lead us not into temptation’ ‘Deliver us from the evil one’ For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, now…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Prayer and the danger of familiarity… How not to pray “This, then is how you should pray”… Our Father in heaven hallowed by your name your kingdom come your will be done on earth as it is in heaven “Grant your people grace to love what you command and…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Prayer and the restless search for perfection Perfection in prayer: The Father loves to hear his children The Son makes every prayer pleasing to God The Spirit helps us as we pray God’s precious gift: Praying to the Father, in the Son, by the Holy Spirit
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Why not pray? The journey into cynicism: “Did God really say?” (Genesis 3) The progress of cynicism: Worthless idols, broken cisterns (Jeremiah 2) An age of cynicism: Praying in the 21st century Learning to trust again
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline A touchy subject? Our approach: Prayer in the big picture Beloved dust: Created to live with God (Genesis 1:26-2:7) All things new: Redeemed to live with God (Revelation 21:1-22:5) Prayer in the push and pull: Glorifying God, enjoying him forever