How Not to Pray
Sermon: How Not to Pray
Text: Matthew 6:5-8
Focus: God promises to hear and answer our prayers.
Function: That they would not be bombastic or showy in their prayers.
Sermons tagged with ‘prayer’
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Giving Up Your Only Son
Imagine that all you ever wanted was a baby–and that, when God finally answered your prayer, you gave him up? What could motivate somebody to do such a thing? What motivated GOD to do that for you?
Do Whatever He Tells You
Sermon: “Do Whatever He Says”
Text: John 2:1-11
Focus: Jesus is God’s Son revealed in human flesh.
Function: That they would persist in prayer.
Praying with Jesus
Sermon: Praying with Jesus
Text: Luke 3:15-22
Focus: Jesus prays for us.
Function: That they would pray about their life decisions, big and small.
Blessed Are the Persecuted
Sermon: Blessed Are the Persecuted (Rejoice and Be Glad!)
Text: Matthew 5:10-12
Focus: God will bless and reward those persecuted for the name of Jesus.
Function: That they would persevere in faith and prayer for the persecuted Church.
Got Bread?
Sermon: Got Bread?
Texts: Exodus 16:2-15; John 6:22-35
Focus Statement: God provides for all of our needs—physical and spiritual.
Function Statement: That they would trust and be glad in God’s gracious provision.
A Lonely Place
Sermon: A Lonely Place
Text: Mark 1:29-39
Focus: Jesus found solitude in prayer to the Father.
Function: That they would set aside their busy schedules to seek the Lord in prayer.