Podcasts about bold prayers

What does it look like to pray with bold faith when you're facing something bigger than you can handle? In this episode, Ivelisse welcomes Mark Batterson,  lead pastor of National Community Church and bestselling author of The Circle Maker,  for a conversation that will inspire you to keep circling your hardest prayers without letting fear have the final word.Drawing from the ancient story of Honi, who drew a circle in the sand and prayed boldly for rain, Mark shares what it means to bring God audacious, persistent prayers, especially in the face of illness. He opens up about his own healing from 40 years of asthma, his wife Lora's breast cancer journey, and how "circling your Jericho" can transform the way you face a diagnosis. You'll also hear how mindset, laughter, gratitude, nutrition, and community are all part of participating in your healing, and how to tune into the Holy Spirit's voice through Scripture, silence, and wise counsel.Whether you're in the middle of a health battle or walking alongside someone who is, this episode will remind you that God's dreams for your life are worth the wait, and worth the prayer.Learn more about Pastor Mark Batterson here.Suggested Resources:National Community ChurchEbeneezer's Coffee HouseThe Miracle TheatreThe DC Dream CenterCapital TurnaroundThe Dream CollectiveBOOK:  The Circle MakerBOOK:  Do It For A DayBOOK:  Whisper: How to Hear the Voice of GodBelieve Big Gratitude JournalYour donations power our podcast's mission to support cancer patients with hope, insights, and resources. Every contribution fuels our ability to uplift and empower. Join us in making a lasting impact. Donate now!

What do you do when you've prayed for something impossible... and God said no? In Matthew 21, Jesus makes a shocking promise: faith can move mountains. But what does that actually mean? And what happens when the mountain doesn't move? In this message, Pastor Carlos Lollett unpacks Jesus' teaching on mountain-moving faith and shows why faith isn't about positive thinking, manifesting, or trying harder. Real faith isn't confidence in yourself. It's wholehearted trust in God. You'll discover: - Why pretend Christianity can never produce real faith - The difference between faith in "faith" and faith in God - How to trust God when your prayers go unanswered - Why God invites us to keep praying for the impossible If disappointment, doubt, or unanswered prayers have caused you to stop believing God for big things, this message is for you.

Send us Fan MailJohnny reveals what it truly means to drop the anchor and cling to Jesus when everything feels like chaos. His story invites you to see your trials as divine invitations to encounter God's love and purpose.This episode is perfect for anyone feeling lost at sea—whether in personal struggles, career uncertainties, or spiritual dryness. If you're ready to step out of the boat and walk toward Jesus, this episode will ignite your faith and inspire you to live life to the fullest, with Christ as your anchor. Thanks for Tuning in to Yes Catholic!We're so grateful you joined us for this episode. If this story inspired you, be sure to like, share, and subscribe to keep saying Yes to Jesus with us.Stay connected with the Yes Catholic community on Instagram and subscribe on YouTube @yes.catholic for more powerful testimonies and faith-filled content.Your support helps us continue sharing stories and reaching people all over the world! Thank you in advance for your generosity!Thank you for being part of the Yes Catholic community—where real people share real stories, all for God's glory!Thank You to Our Sponsors!This episode of Yes Catholic is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors Truthly and Tabella. Your partnership helps us continue sharing powerful testimonies and inspiring stories of faith.

What does it mean to pray bold prayers when outcomes are uncertain? In Acts 9:32–43, Peter tells Aeneas to rise and calls Tabitha back to life—and many turn to the Lord. This talk explores how and why Christians can pray courageously for healing, drawing on Jesus' promise that his followers will continue his works (John 14:12) and his commissioning of the apostles (Luke 9:1–2). It also acknowledges that God does not always answer as we hope, and invites us to pray with humility, sensitivity and trust. This talk was given by Rachel Drake at St Jude's Church, Southsea on 3 May 2026. The reading was Acts 9:32–43; additional references include Luke 9:1–2 and John 14:12. With a warm, pastoral tone, Rachel reflects on Peter's story—his faith and his failings—and encourages us to take the next small step in boldness, perhaps just “10%” more than we pray now. She offers simple, practical ways to pray for healing: listen, ask clearly, believe in God's faithfulness, and give thanks. A personal testimony about praying for her son's health reminds us that God is at work even in the waiting. Listeners are encouraged to bring honest requests to God and to share answers that build up the church.

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If your children carried their biggest hopes, dreams, and deepest desires in their hearts, wouldn't you want them to come to you with those requests? So many entrepreneurs hesitate to bring their big asks to God, especially when it comes to money, business growth, or new opportunities. We convince ourselves it's selfish, silly, or too small to pray about. But God cares about every part of your life, including the vision He placed inside you. In today's video, I'm encouraging entrepreneurs to go to God boldly and honestly with every desire, no matter the size. Your business, your breakthroughs, and your future matter to Him, and you don't have to carry those dreams alone. Important Links: Lacking the tools to reach your goals in business? Try She's Equipt! 

Last week of our Powerful Prayers series. This week we dive into Acts 4 and Hebrews 13 and prayers of boldness and godliness. 

Pastor Amy challenges listeners to re-evaluate their prayer lives, emphasizing that the nature of our prayers directly reflects our belief in God's power and willingness to act. Drawing from Acts chapter 4, she highlights how the early church, facing persecution, prayed not for safety, but for greater boldness to speak God's word. This radical approach to prayer led to powerful manifestations of the Holy Spirit and transformed lives.Discover how shifting from small, self-focused requests to audacious, faith-filled petitions can unlock divine intervention and bring about profound change in your life, your community, and the world.If you're new to 7 City Church, we'd love to get to know you and help you take your next step. You can find our digital connect card and discover ways to get connected at 7city.info.Join us in person on Sundays at 9:30 or 11:00 AM at 2900 W Lancaster Ave, Fort Worth, TX.Connect with us throughout the week on social media:Facebook | YouTube: 7 City ChurchInstagram | TikTok: @7citychurch

Pastor Amy challenges listeners to re-evaluate their prayer lives, emphasizing that the nature of our prayers directly reflects our belief in God's power and willingness to act. Drawing from Acts chapter 4, she highlights how the early church, facing persecution, prayed not for safety, but for greater boldness to speak God's word. This radical approach to prayer led to powerful manifestations of the Holy Spirit and transformed lives.Discover how shifting from small, self-focused requests to audacious, faith-filled petitions can unlock divine intervention and bring about profound change in your life, your community, and the world.If you're new to 7 City Church, we'd love to get to know you and help you take your next step. You can find our digital connect card and discover ways to get connected at 7city.info.Join us in person on Sundays at 9:30 or 11:00 AM at 2900 W Lancaster Ave, Fort Worth, TX.Connect with us throughout the week on social media:Facebook | YouTube: 7 City ChurchInstagram | TikTok: @7citychurch

Grounded in Paul’s bold prayer in Ephesians 3, this message paints a compelling vision of the life God desires for His people. It begins with posture—Paul kneeling before the Father—and reminds us that what we bow to shapes what has power over us. In a culture filled with competing allegiances, the call is to humble ourselves before God as the starting point for spiritual transformation.  The prayer unfolds in four movements—strength, love, knowledge, and fullness—each revealing both God’s invitation and the shadows that often hold us back. God offers strength in our weakness, love that overcomes fear, knowledge that moves beyond information into lived experience, and fullness that replaces spiritual emptiness with His presence. The message invites us to unearth buried dreams, surrender self-reliance, and trust God to do what is impossible on our own, believing that when we come before Him with humility and faith, He fills us with everything we need to live out His calling.

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1/18/26 Sermon

Grounded in Paul’s bold prayer in Ephesians 3, this message paints a compelling vision of the life God desires for His people. It begins with posture—Paul kneeling before the Father—and reminds us that what we bow to shapes what has power over us. In a culture filled with competing allegiances, the call is to humble ourselves before God as the starting point for spiritual transformation. The prayer unfolds in four movements—strength, love, knowledge, and fullness—each revealing both God’s invitation and the shadows that often hold us back. God offers strength in our weakness, love that overcomes fear, knowledge that moves beyond information into lived experience, and fullness that replaces spiritual emptiness with His presence. The message invites us to unearth buried dreams, surrender self-reliance, and trust God to do what is impossible on our own, believing that when we come before Him with humility and faith, He fills us with everything we need to live out His calling.

Grounded in Paul’s bold prayer in Ephesians 3, this message paints a compelling vision of the life God desires for His people. It begins with posture—Paul kneeling before the Father—and reminds us that what we bow to shapes what has power over us. In a culture filled with competing allegiances, the call is to humble ourselves before God as the starting point for spiritual transformation. The prayer unfolds in four movements—strength, love, knowledge, and fullness—each revealing both God’s invitation and the shadows that often hold us back. God offers strength in our weakness, love that overcomes fear, knowledge that moves beyond information into lived experience, and fullness that replaces spiritual emptiness with His presence. The message invites us to unearth buried dreams, surrender self-reliance, and trust God to do what is impossible on our own, believing that when we come before Him with humility and faith, He fills us with everything we need to live out His calling.

Bold prayer isn’t reserved for perfect faith or polished words—it’s an honest response to real life. Rooted in James 5, this message reminds us that prayer is meant to be our first response in every season: trouble, joy, sickness, confession, and waiting. God works through ordinary people who come to Him with humility, trust, and expectation, believing that prayer truly is powerful and effective.

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Prayer isn’t meant to be passive or theoretical—it’s meant to work. Rooted in James 5, the focus is on how authentic faith produces action, and authentic prayer produces real impact in our lives and in the world around us. Scripture presents prayer as powerful and effective, not because of who we are, but because of who God is and how He invites us to participate in His work. The passage highlights the everyday moments when prayer matters most—when we’re suffering, when life is good, when we’re sick, and when we’ve sinned—revealing prayer and praise as the natural rhythms of a life anchored in God. By pointing to Elijah as an example, James makes it clear that the power of prayer isn’t reserved for spiritual elites, but for ordinary people who trust an extraordinary God. The invitation is simple but bold: believe that prayer truly works, and step into it with honesty, faith, and expectation.

Prayer isn’t meant to be passive or theoretical—it’s meant to work. Rooted in James 5, the focus is on how authentic faith produces action, and authentic prayer produces real impact in our lives and in the world around us. Scripture presents prayer as powerful and effective, not because of who we are, but because of who God is and how He invites us to participate in His work. The passage highlights the everyday moments when prayer matters most—when we’re suffering, when life is good, when we’re sick, and when we’ve sinned—revealing prayer and praise as the natural rhythms of a life anchored in God. By pointing to Elijah as an example, James makes it clear that the power of prayer isn’t reserved for spiritual elites, but for ordinary people who trust an extraordinary God. The invitation is simple but bold: believe that prayer truly works, and step into it with honesty, faith, and expectation.

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How bold are your prayers? As John Wesley crossed the Atlantic, he was reading in his cabin and became aware...

As we step into a new year, the invitation is to begin not with resolutions, but with bold, faith-filled prayer that reflects how big we believe God is. Rooted in Ezra 8, the teaching highlights a moment when God’s people faced overwhelming odds and chose humility, prayer, and fasting as their first response, trusting God to lead and protect them on a risky journey. Bold prayers aren’t about volume or performance—they’re about dependence, calling on God when the situation is beyond our control. The practice of prayer and fasting is framed as spiritual training rather than religious transaction—relational disciplines that shape our hearts, reorder our desires, and create space for God to move. Like training for a marathon, these practices prepare us to walk faithfully with God over time. As a church, we are invited into a season of intentional prayer—seeking God’s movement in our world, our community, and our own lives—believing that when we pray first, trust God along the way, and give Him the glory, He will faithfully lead us forward.

As we step into a new year, the invitation is to begin not with resolutions, but with bold, faith-filled prayer that reflects how big we believe God is. Rooted in Ezra 8, the teaching highlights a moment when God’s people faced overwhelming odds and chose humility, prayer, and fasting as their first response, trusting God to lead and protect them on a risky journey. Bold prayers aren’t about volume or performance—they’re about dependence, calling on God when the situation is beyond our control. The practice of prayer and fasting is framed as spiritual training rather than religious transaction—relational disciplines that shape our hearts, reorder our desires, and create space for God to move. Like training for a marathon, these practices prepare us to walk faithfully with God over time. As a church, we are invited into a season of intentional prayer—seeking God’s movement in our world, our community, and our own lives—believing that when we pray first, trust God along the way, and give Him the glory, He will faithfully lead us forward.

As we step into a new year, the invitation is to begin not with resolutions, but with bold, faith-filled prayer that reflects how big we believe God is. Rooted in Ezra 8, the teaching highlights a moment when God’s people faced overwhelming odds and chose humility, prayer, and fasting as their first response, trusting God to lead and protect them on a risky journey. Bold prayers aren’t about volume or performance—they’re about dependence, calling on God when the situation is beyond our control. The practice of prayer and fasting is framed as spiritual training rather than religious transaction—relational disciplines that shape our hearts, reorder our desires, and create space for God to move. Like training for a marathon, these practices prepare us to walk faithfully with God over time. As a church, we are invited into a season of intentional prayer—seeking God’s movement in our world, our community, and our own lives—believing that when we pray first, trust God along the way, and give Him the glory, He will faithfully lead us forward.

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Bold Prayers And Encouraging Perseverance Sermon By FBO Next Gen Pastor Will Spivey

This week, we finish up our series on "Bold Prayers." Join us as we learn that bold prayers begin when we allow our hearts to be aligned, we trust God with today, and we submit to His formation process.

This week, we finish up our series on "Bold Prayers." Join us as we learn that love must be sincere, and that being Christ-like requires sharing one another's burdens.

This week we continue our series on "Bold Prayers." Join us as we learn that bold prayers don't start with hype, they start with habit, and that bold prayers flow from a bold Gospel. 

This week we continue our series on "Bold Prayers." Join us as we learn that there is power in placing your hand on someone, and that we shouldn't take this power lightly.

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This week we continue our series on "Bold Prayers." Join us as we learn that bold prayers are not self-confident, they are God-confident.

This week we continue our series on "Bold Prayers." Join us as we learn that wartime habits are built on peacetime practices.

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This week, we start our new series, "Bold Prayers." Join us as we learn that Faith doesn't deny what you see; Faith decides who you will believe.

This week, we start our new series, "Bold Prayers." Join us as we learn that bold prayers show ownership, are shaped by Scripture, require faith, and require faithful obedience in the next steps.

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