Prayer

The Planter of the Ear Must Hear

Psalm 94:9

… Does God hear prayer? Do you answer, "Yes"? Then let us pray as if we truly believed that He did. When we have done praying, let us expect …

Rough, But Friendly

Genesis 42:25

… of custom, perhaps that is well, but I believe there is no praying like the praying of a man who has got an errand—he who goes to …

Jesus and His Brethren

Genesis 45:1-5

… I have been praying and am still praying, and I am not alone in the prayer, that this very hour the Lord Jesus may be pleased to manifest …

A Holy Celebration

Exodus 12:42

… when you get there?" "Pray? Yes," she said, "I will never leave off praying." "And do you think you will praise God when you get there?" "Ah, yes …

Harvest Men Needed

Matthew 9:37

… Thirdly, that He directs us how to obtain the supply of laborers—by prayer. And, fourthly, He answers their prayers in a remarkable manner. I. First, our Lord …

A Voice With Four Messages

1 Kings 19:11-13

… Spurgeon upon this subject which ought to be widely circulated in these days of "arrested progress." See Sermon #2189, Volume 37—A CALL TO PRAYER AND TESTIMONY.] You …

Preparation Necessary for the Communion

1 Corinthians 11:28

… We would, when we come up to God's sanctuary, breathe a prayer the moment we enter it, crying out for the Holy Spirit to rest upon us …

Cured At Last!

Luke 8:43

… Thus do men waste their thought, their care, their prayer, their agony over that which is as nothing—they spend their money for that which is not bread …

The Mighty Arm

Psalm 89:13

… Only plead with the Most High till you can cry with Luther, "Vici!" and we have overcome, we have conquered in prayer, and conquered altogether! Let your cry …

Christ the Cause of Division

John 7:43

… them praying. What was that Brother who prayed just now? He was a Wesleyan. How do you know that? Why, because he prayed a Calvinistic prayer! Who was …

Psalm 123

Psalm 123

… We need not speak in prayer; a glance of the eye will do it all; for— "Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear …

Christ in Bonds

John 18:24

… Here in London people live in the street where there is a soul-saving ministry, yet many of them never cross the threshold of the House of Prayer …

An Earnest Entreaty

Psalm 17:7

… Now I take out of this Prayer Book this one short supplication. I know the children of God will join with me in praying it, and I trust …

Forts Demolished and Prisoners Taken

2 Corinthians 10:5

… While I am speaking of the war of the Gospel against sin within the heart of man, may you who have never felt its power be praying that …

An Old-fashioned Remedy

Psalm 107:20

… unto the Lord in their trouble." It would not be much of a prayer if it had been printed—you could not have read it. Indeed, you could …

Providence—as Seen in the Book of Esther

Esther 9:1

… It so essential that you will always find that when God delivers His people, His people have been praying for that deliverance! They tell us that prayer does …

Psalm 46

Psalm 46

… When at any time she has forgotten her dependence on the invisible intercession of her Head, and the gracious energy of his Spirit, she has found herself shorn …

God Has Spoken!— Rejoice!

Psalm 108:7

… And also that in the 57th Psalm we have prayer and praise and, in the 108th, we have praise and prayer. It is well that we should see …

Unparalleled Suffering

1 Peter 3:18

… The Psalmist has only just begun praising when he takes to praying—and that should be a Christian's double occupation—praising and praying! I have often said …

Christ's Indwelling Word

Colossians 3:16

… Yet there are many who fancy they cannot offer a proper prayer unless they have it in a book. And they cannot talk about the things of God …

The Power of Christ's Presence

John 21:7

… There have been Prayer Meetings in which I hope all of us have felt bowed down and humbled like Peter was when the Master was in his boat …

A Home Mission Sermon

Ecclesiastes 9:10

… Whenever we attempt to serve a loaf in the winning of souls, let us first begin with prayer. Let us seek his help. Let us go on with …

A Present Helper

Acts 18:10

… I trust we have often found Him so at the hour of prayer. Rising in the morning, it is sweet to find in those few minutes we give …

A Dirge for the Down-grade and a Song For Faith

Isaiah 66:10

… congregation he found it hard to make up a Prayer Meeting at all because he had so few praying men. It is a dreadful impeachment against the Churches …

Additions to the Church

… Oh, dear Friends who love the Lord, join in earnest prayer that the Lord would add to the Church daily the saved ones, for we long for such …

Scales Taken From the Eyes

Acts 11:18

… for, behold, he prays. [See Sermon #16, Volume Paul's First PRAYER.] He had been a praying man for most of his life, for he was a devout …

Concern For Other Men's Souls

Romans 9:1-5

… you much upon prayer. You will bring one and another before God, because you cannot help it. That is the right style of praying—when a man does …

A Test for True Seekers

Jeremiah 50:5

… But some of them, who were at least 40 years of age, told me that they never remembered praying or having a religious thought at all till the …

A Hasty Expression Penitently Retracted

Psalm 31:22

… Brothers and Sisters, never cease praying! What I have said before, I say again—continue in prayer. Call upon your God! Cry to Him! Cry to Him! While …

Warning and Encouragement

Genesis 27:38

… you were converted? Is anybody (except Satan) praying that you may not be saved? I never heard of a prayer of that sort—and I never shall—but …

Jesus At A Standstill

Mark 10:49

… of Grace, 50 Peters could not stop your praying! Irrepressible prayer brings assured answers. If there is a prayer in your soul that James and John could not …

Enquiring of God

2 Samuel 2:1

… to write such a prayer as that, you would say, "Oh, that is shocking! It is shocking for anybody even to thinkof praying there!" Ah, it is shocking …

Pleading Prayer

Psalm 119:49

… need of it." Now, Beloved, this is very legitimate praying. In fact, it is the very essence of prayer to put God in mind of what He has …

All At It

Acts 8:4

… Son of Man comes." I have been praying all the while that I have been speaking this morning—yes, praying more than preaching—that God may distinctly lay …

And Why Not Me?

Matthew 8:2

… With reverent, humble, importunate prayer he set forth his case and left it in the Savior's hands. Oh, that my Hearers would imitate him! I groan in …

The Yoke Removed and the Lord Revealed

Ezekiel 34:27

… When the bars of our yoke have been broken, it is often in answer to prayer and because that liberty has come in answer to prayer, we have …

A Straight Talk

Luke 14:20

… Did the Lord demand of you a month's retirement from business? Did we command you to spend two days a week in prayer? Did we tell you …

The Joyous Return

Hosea 14:1-3

… teach us the manner of praying, but to give us the desire, the faith, the love, the resolve which make up this prayer! Let your coming to the …

The Minstrel

2 Kings 3:15

… You ought to say, ‘Bring me a minstrel:’’find me some praying sister whom I may talk with, or find me some genial brother who rejoices in the …

Power With God

Genesis 32:28

… Another supposition is that the prayer is all the better for being offered by a certain individual who is ordained to that particular work, so those who are …