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Our time in the book of James is coming to a close today. How have you liked it? Has it been convicting? Encouraging? It has been tough for me as I catch myself in situations addressed by James. James closes his letter as he began it, with a call to prayer. In 1:5, after an opening challenge about joy…

Jesus' disciples saw him perform signs and wonders. They also took notice of how He spent time alone with the Father. Making the connection between the two they boldly approached Him and asked Him to teach them how to pray. Let's discover Jesus' answer to that very important questions.

Do you ever find it difficult to pray? Don’t you wish that coming to faith in Christ would come with an automatic download of how to pray effectively? Have you ever felt like praying was a waste of time? Have you ever been asked to pray and didn’t know what to say? Have you ever looked at someone else’s…

Lord’s Prayer, components - Matthew 6 or Luke 11 FAITHFULNESS Talking “faithfulness” represents our relationship to the LORD Prayer is a key element to that relationship Prayer affects us and others The effectiveness to which we pray in faith-demonstrates to God and to ourselves the level of our faithfulness…

Our Special Weapon Intro: Picture with me for a moment, a Christian Soldier putting on all his armor and stepping out to battle. The Enemy begins marching toward the soldier, he digs in with his boots of peace, his heart racing. He adjusts his helmet of salvation, cinches up his belt of truth and breastplate…

Persistent prayer must never be proud; and humble praye must never be hesitant.

1. The Practice of Honesty 2. The Practice of Order in the Home 3. The Practice of Resolving Conflict Spiritually 4. The Practice of Peacefulness 5. The Practice of Bearing Holy Fruit e. The Christian is to bear the {fruit} of the Spirit in his daily walk. Gal. 5:22-23 G alatians 5:22-23 22 But the fruit…

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…

Greetings grace to you to be filled with grace to be humble and in need of grace grace to live the christian life the way God intends grace for every aspect of the christian life but it needs to be acquired by faith Paul is going to continue with thanksgiving and prayer for Philemon and the encouragement…

Luke 18:1 THE PLACE OF PRAYER Intro: From the beginning of time, men have prayed, Gen. 4:26 . In all types of places, at all times and in every conceivable situation, men have prayed. Christian and heathen alike have spent massive amounts of time in the pursuit of prayer. However, few people have made…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice…

EVERYONE PRAYING Luke 18:1 1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; While man and men in the Bible is a word that refers to a human adult male - it is also a word that is used as a plural encompassing word to include all men, women, children, etc.…

Do you give it enough thought? We do it, but do we give it enough thought? We pray, but do we think about what we pray, when we pray, why we pray, who we pray to? In it you can find Forgiveness of sins (Summarize or quote) 1Jn1:9 “9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our…

As there are some folks who are coming to our church and are new to the faith, as well as the rest of our congregation we must be firmly rooted in the fundamentals of the faith. Over the last several months we have been looking at the foundations of our faith, and making sure that we help believers build…

Reading 1 John 1:1-10 Introduction Today was going to be our last day in James but I have decided to break it up into two more sermons. We are going to finish out the the section of scripture we started last week by picking up where we left off in prayer and finish his thoughts on that. Next week we…

Over the last few weeks we’ve learned about how the new creation lifestyle of love, peace and focus on Christ’s word deepens our fellowship with other believers in the church, and makes an impact in our homes and workplaces. This week, we’re going to see how that new creation lifestyle is meant to lead…

Hate to Hope Text: Matthew 4:17-19 17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he…

There was a 5 year old boy, who told his dad he wanted a baby brother, and that he was willing to do whatever he could to have one. His father told him: “I’ll tell you what, if you pray every day for two months, I guarantee God will give you one!” The boy eagerly agreed, and began to pray every night…

Don’t Give Up This morning I just sense a different anointing. I just want to encourage you today. Some of you are fasting. You need God to move. You need God to answer. You are seeking a fresh vision of Jesus. You are hungry. You are desperate. You have been in a wilderness. But hear me, the wilderness…

Intro: Today’s passage asks the same type of question about the topic of prayer. This purpose of this passage is to instruct the follower of Jesus Christ on how to communicate to God in prayer. I want us to center our attention on 3 key elements to Effective prayer: Identity, Intimacy and Humility. I.…

What is one of the most important things we can do as Christians? We can think of all the “good things”, tithe, evangelize, be faithful to attend service, be a “good” person, treat others well, and we can go on and on. But in reality, should one of the most important things we do not be prayer? As I…

ADDING TO OUR PRAYER LIFE Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Prayer is something that every Believer should continue to improve and to become better at. Every marriage needs good communication…

Good morning guest and church family, As we begin to prepare our hearts to partake of communion this morning together I want us to consider the peace Christ brings to all those who belong to Him. My prayer this morning is that each and everyone of you belong to the Lord Jesus. Belong as in having been…

Intro: There is an old saying that goes something like this, “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care!” That is a true statement. Matter of fact, that is a statement of biblical proportions. 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. In the…

Announcements Need help with renovations. Much of them will start on September 11th. Offering, we don’t pass the plate for offering, but if you would like to worship God through giving, we have a table at the back. Introduction My family is pretty politically charged. At some point, at a Klahsen dinner,…