Tag Archives: spontaneous prayer

Poverty In Spirit: “I Need Help” (Matthew 5:3 sermon)

Posted on 2021/01/17 by Shawn Thomas

A pastor who served in California for a number of years shared the testimony of a Hollywood celebrity he knew, who had struggled for years with a drinking problem. But one of the most difficult things they had to deal … Continue reading →

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“What To Do If The End Is Near” (I Peter 4:7-11 sermon)

Posted on 2019/11/25 by Shawn Thomas

Last Sunday morning I mentioned that there had been a survey in which the American people were asked what they would do if they knew the world would end in a week. Two of the top responses, sadly, were that … Continue reading →

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“The Discipline of Continual (Spontaneous) Prayer” (Nehemiah 2:4 Sermon)

Posted on 2015/05/18 by Shawn Thomas

(Preached at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, Morganton, NC 5-17-15) Some of us were eating out a few years ago, and one of our friends was asking the blessing for our food, and he prayed a fairly long prayer. When … Continue reading →

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Nehemiah’s Example of Spontaneous Prayer

Posted on 2014/10/03 by Shawn Thomas

There are times and places to pray a big, long prayer. Right after the king asks you an important question is NOT it! In Nehemiah Chapter 2, Nehemiah was distressed about Jerusalem when the king asked him why he was … Continue reading →

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“The Discipline of Spontaneous Prayer” (Nehemiah 2:4 sermon)

Posted on 2014/09/15 by Shawn Thomas

(Preached at First Baptist Pauls Valley, OK, 9-14-14 a.m.) Some of us were eating out a few years ago, and one of our friends was asking the blessing for our food, and he prayed a fairly long prayer. When he … Continue reading →

Posted in "The Disciplines of Disciples" series, Discipleship, Sermons | Tagged Charles Spurgeon, discipleship, I Thessalonians 5:17, Nehemiah 2:4, pray without ceasing, prayer, relationship with God, spontaneous prayer | 1 Comment