Recorded sermons & Bible classes at Spring Warrior Church of Christ

"Possess Your Land," is a challenging sermon about the need for Christians to continue to obey God's word after conversion, and to remove the sins, temptations and obstacles from their lives so that they may grow spiritually. Two of the proof-texts are Deuteronomy 4:1-4 and Joshua 17:14-18.
Fasting & Prayer, a recorded sermon

Recorded Bible class study: Hebrews 11:1-7

Prayer: PowerPoint Sermons, Audio Sermons & Newspaper Articles

Now that Dan Chaney has finished his sermon series on prayer, I decided to publish one omnibus post on prayer consisting of content preached at, or published by, Spring Warrior. Dan Chaney’s Sermon Series:

1. Prayer Workshop: Introduction (PowerPoint)
2. Prayer Workshop: Conditions (Powerpoint)
3. Prayer Workshop: Types of Prayer, Part 1 – Worship & Confession (Powerpoint Audio)
4. Prayer Workshop: Types of Prayer, Part 2 – Petitions & Intercessions (Powerpoint Audio)
5. Prayer Workshop: Types of Prayer, Part 3 – Laser (focused) & Importunate (Powerpoint Audio)
6. Prayer Workshop: Types of Prayer, Part 4 – Healings & Salvation for Lost (Powerpoint Audio)

“An Evening of Prayer & Praise,” Spring Warrior’s song and scripture night PowerPoint agenda “Jesus Would Pray,” a newspaper article published by the church as part of the “What Would Jesus Do?” series.

Dan Chaney: Types of Prayer, Part 4

Fourth in a series on Types of Prayer and how to pray by Dan Chaney.

Types of Prayer

Dan Chaney preached two lessons today on types of prayer. He preached the morning lesson on prayers of worship and confession (audio Powerpoint), and preached this evening's lesson on prayers of petition and intercession (audio Powerpoint).


Worship - consists of Thanksgiving, Praise and Adoration

1. 1 Thess. 5:17 in everything we can be thankful
2. Psalm 33:1, Psalm 34:1-3, 2 Samuel 22:2-4, Psalm 100:1-4, Psalm 103, 104
3. 1 Timothy 1:17, Revelation 4:8-11, 5:11-14

Confession - literally means "to speak the same thing"

1. Psalm 32:3-5
2. Luke 18:13
3. Ezra 9, Nehemiah 9:32-36, Daniel 9

Petition - asking or making requests in prayer

1. Mark 11:34, John 15:7, Matthew 7:9-11
2. 1 Peter 5:7

Intercession - Praying on behalf of others

1. Exodus 32:10-14
2. Job 42:8ff
3. 1 Samuel 12:23

Pray for the unemployed and under-employed

I am praying for the growing number of brethren, friends and acquaintances who are either unemployed or under-employed.

CNN reports today that the "official," national unemployment rate rose to a 25-year high of 8.1%; that is nearly 1 out of every 10 persons.  Officially, 3.3 million workers in the United States is looking for a job.  This number does not include those who come off the unemployment rolls after benefits expire.

22 states have populations less than 3 million.  3.3 million people is approximately the same as the population of Alaska and Arkansas combined, or 1 city shy of the population of Connecticut.

Pray for our nation and the unemployed.

Rick Warren's prayer for President Barack Obama

Let us pray.

Almighty God, our father, everything we see and everything we can't see exists because of you alone. It all comes from you, it all belongs to you. It all exists for your glory. History is your story.

The Scripture tells us Hear, oh Israel, the Lord is our God; the Lord is one. And you are the compassionate and merciful one. And you are loving to everyone you have made.

Now today we rejoice not only in America's peaceful transfer of power for the 44th time. We celebrate a hinge-point of history with the inauguration of our first African-American president of the United States.

We are so grateful to live in this land, a land of unequaled possibility, where the son of an African immigrant can rise to the highest level of our leadership.

And we know today that Dr. King and a great cloud of witnesses are shouting in Heaven.

Give to our new president, Barack Obama, the wisdom to lead us with humility, the courage to lead us with integrity, the compassion to lead us with generosity. Bless and protect him, his family, Vice President Biden, the Cabinet, and every one of our freely elected leaders.

Help us, oh God, to remember that we are Americans, united not by race or religion or blood, but to our commitment to freedom and justice for all.

When we focus on ourselves, when we fight each other, when we forget you, forgive us. When we presume that our greatness and our prosperity is ours alone, forgive us. When we fail to treat our fellow human beings and all the Earth with the respect that they deserve, forgive us.

And as we face these difficult days ahead, may we have a new birth of clarity in our aims, responsibility in our actions, humility in our approaches, and civility in our attitudes, even when we differ.

Help us to share, to serve and to seek the common good of all.

May all people of good will today join together to work for a more just, a more healthy and a more prosperous nation and a peaceful planet. And may we never forget that one day all nations and all people will stand accountable before you.

We now commit our new president and his wife, Michelle, and his daughters, Malia and Sasha, into your loving care.

I humbly ask this in the name of the one who changed my life, Yeshua, Isa, Jesus, Jesus (hay-SOOS), who taught us to pray, Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.

Amen.