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Me and My Prayer Life by Ken Trivette
Someone has said that seven days without prayer makes one weak. The weakness of our Christian lives can largely be traced to our poor prayer habits. Charles Spurgeon said, "Nothing brings such leanness into a man's soul as lack of prayer."... ( read more )

Just Keep on Praying (21 of 22) by Jerry Vines
Church tradition says that James was known as "Old Camel Knees." They say he was known by that name because he spent so much time in prayer that his knees became hard and calloused like a camel... ( read more )

Prayer Life of a Spiritual Champion (7 of 8) by Stan Coffey
We are going to talk today about the "Prayer Life of a Spiritual Champion." We could not leave this subject of how to be a spiritual champion without talking about the subject of prayer. For all the spiritual champions that we read of in the Bible were men and women of prayer... ( read more )

The Golden Key To Prayer by James Merritt
THIS MAY WELL BE THE GREATEST PRAYER PROMISE IN ALL OF THE BIBLE. NOTICE CAREFULLY EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE TOLD. WE ARE TOLD THAT THERE IS A WAY IN WHICH CERTAIN PEOPLE CAN PRAY SO AS NOT ONLY TO GET THE VERY THING THAT THEY ASK BUT SO AS TO KNOW BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY GET IT THAT GOD HAS HEARD THEIR PRAYER AND THAT THEREFORE THE THING WHICH THEY HAVE ASKED HE HAS ALREADY GRANTED TO THEM, IF YOU WANT TO GET YOUR PRAYERS ANSWERED, HERE IS THE KEY. ( read more )

Six Keys to Answered Prayer by Adrian Rogers
Tonight I want to speak to you on a subject that I never get tired of speaking about, a subject that you need to always hear about and something that I need to learn continually about and that is the matter of prayer. Now, one of the greatest privileges that we have is the privilege of prayer. ( read more )

When The Church Prays by Ron Dunn
f you study the history of revival, you will discover this undeniable fact: In the recorded history of the church there has never been a mighty outpouring of the Spirit in Revival which did not begin in the persistent, prevailing prayer of a desperate people. Revival has never come because men "planned" it and put it on the calendar... ( read more )

Listening To God In Prayer (6 of 8) by Rick Ferguson
Question: How is your prayer life today? * Is it exciting? * Is it consistent? * Is it exhilarating? * Is it fulfilling? (Some of you are thinking, "Yeah, praying is about as exciting as watching paint dry!) ( read more )

Tuning Up our Prayer Life (1 of 6) by Ernest Easley
Now with our Bibles opened to Luke 11... I want to ask you a question: How is your prayer life? I mean... if you could grade your prayer life on a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest... what score would you get? ( read more )

The Prayer Of Respect (2 of 8) by Chuck McAlister
1- Summer time -- a great time to slow down and depressurize your life ... a great time to work on gaining personal peace ...something we all need! ( read more )

What Happens When A Church Prays (10 of 10) by Roger Thomas
Introduction: Acts is the story of the church from birth to powerhouse. Dr. Luke records how a handful of frightened believers rocked the mighty Roman Empire. If Acts is the story of the church then Acts 12 is the story of the church in crisis. The Jerusalem church had grown rapidly. They had faced persecution... ( read more )