The Continuing Church of God is pleased to announce this sermon from its ContinuingCOG channel:
28 Tips on Prayer
People talk a lot about prayer. Many pray in public. Does God listen? What does the Bible teach about prayer? Can what you do or do not wear be a factor? How can your prayers be more effective? Why doesn’t God seem to answer all prayers? How should you deal with the difficult? How should you deal with ‘the impossible’? Here is a listing of the 28 tips that Dr. Thiel goes over in this sermon: 1. Pray to God the Father 2. Worship God in Truth 3. Believe God 4. Obey God: Do More than the Demons 5. Worship God in Spirit 6. Resist Satan 7. Don’t Fight God 8. Pray for Others 9. Pray for Your Needs 10. Remember God’s Will and Have Your Priorities in Order 11. Praying Positions from the Bible 12. Pray Every Day 13. Forgiveness 14. Recognize God’s Spirit 15. Pray for What the Bible Says to Pray For 16. Ask for Spiritual Gifts 17. Don’t Pray for Show 18. Obey the New Testament About Head Coverings 19. Ask Often, Do Not Use Vain Repetitions, But Be Fervent 20. If You Are Suffering or Sick, Pray About It 21. Pray for Church Leaders 22. Pray for Secular Leaders 23. Put Jesus in Your Prayers 24. The Difficult: Remember Fasting 25. Pray With Thanksgiving 26. Deal With ‘Secret Sins’ 27. Change Can Make the Impossible, Possible 28. Close with Amen.
Some items of possibly related interest may include:
Prayer: What Does the Bible Teach? People talk a lot about prayer. Many pray in public. Does God listen? What does the Bible teach about prayer? How can your prayers be more effective? Does the Bible give particular positions to pray in? What does God want you to pray for? What if what you want is difficult? What if what you want is humanly impossible? Why doesn’t God seem to answer all prayers? This free booklet answers all those questions and more. This contains 28 biblically-based tips on improving the effectiveness of your prayers. This is a pdf. A related two part sermon is available: What Does the Bible Teach About Prayer? and What does the Bible Teach About Prayer (& Healing)? There is also a single sermon available: 28 Tips on Prayer.
What Should I Pray About? An old article by Lynn Torrance on prayer.
Does God Heal Today? This historical article is by Herbert Armstrong and provides his views circa 1952, which he seemed to later modify, at least to some degree.
Ten Simple Rules that Lead to Health Herbert Armstrong gives his opinions on this.
Importance of Fasting An old article by Herbert W. Armstrong on this subject.
Faith for those God has Called and Chosen What is faith? Can faith be increased? Are you saved by faith? What about works? Do Christians need to keep the Ten Commandments? What is the ‘faith chapter’? How do the just live by faith? Is faith one of the weightier matters of the law? How does faith come? Here is a link to a pdf. booklet titled Faith for Those God has Called and Chosen. Marque aquí para ver el pdf folleto: Fe para aquellos que Dios ha llamado y escogido.Here is a link to a related sermon titled: Faith for the Called and Chosen. Here is a link to shorter version of the written article in Mandarin Chinese 一篇关于信仰的小文章
Christians: Ambassadors for the Kingdom of God, Biblical instructions on living as a Christian This is a scripture-filled booklet for those wishing to live as a real Christian. A related sermon is also available: Christians are Ambassadors for the Kingdom of God.