Drawing Closer to God: Perfect Prayer

August 12, 2007
Michael Schmidt

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2006 Lectureship Series (Building Proven Character)

2007 Lectureship Series (Drawing Closer to God)

2008 Lectureship Series (A Closer Look at Romans 12)

2009 Lectureship Series (Building Character from Bible Characters)

2010 Lectureship Series (He Still Moves Stones)

2011 Lectureship Series (Refreshed: Revive Your Faith)

2012 Lectureship Series (Escaping Ordinary)

2013 Lectureship Series (Building Lives)

2014 Lectureship Series (Discover Jesus)

2015 Lectureship Series (Following The Followers of Jesus)

2016 Lectureship Series (Grow in Godliness)

2017 Lectureship Series (Follow Me)

2018 Lectureship Series (A New View of Life)

2019 Lectureship Series (Hope is Here)

2021 Lectureship Series (Influence)

2022 Lectureship Series (Growing Stronger)

2023 Lectureship Series (Recenter: How Jesus’ Words and Ways Change Everything)

2024 Lectureship Series (Encourage)

2025 Lectureship Series (Living For His Glory)

New Testament Book Studies

1 & 2 Thessalonians (Living in the Light of Eternity)

1 Corinthians (Correcting Corruption)

1 John 2024 (Complete Joy)

1 Peter (Hope In Hard Times)

1 Thessalonians 4 (Called To More)

1 Timothy (Faith Foundations)

2 Corinthians (God's Power Made Perfect in Our Weakness)

2 Peter (Building Faith)

2 Timothy (Faith in Uncertain Times)

Acts (Moving Forward with Jesus)

Colossians (What's So Great About Jesus)

Ephesians (Your True Identity)

Epistles of John 2011 (Security)

Galatians (Set The Captives Free)

Hebrews 2008 (The Superior Christ)

Hebrews 2018 (Hold Firm)

James 2010 (Constructing A Godly Life)

James 2023 (Authentic: Real Faith When Suffering)

John (That You May Believe)

Jude (Guardrails: Keeping Yourself in God's Love)

Luke (Journey with Jesus)

Mark (The King's Cross)

Matthew (The Gospel of the King and the Kingdom of Heaven)

Philemon (Forgiven, To Forgive)

Philippians (To Live Is Christ, To Die Is Gain)

Revelation (The Book of Revelation Made Clear)

Revelation Bible Class 2022

Romans 2010 (The Righteousness of God Revealed)

Romans 2025 (Foundations of Faith)

Titus (Ready For Every Good Work)

Old Testament Book Studies

1 & 2 Kings 2020 (Hope Beyond Human Failure)

1 & 2 Samuel (The Rise of the Anointed)

1 Chronicles (Restoring the Fallen)

1 Kings 2014 (The Decline of God's People)

2 Chronicles (Turn)

Amos (The Lord Roars)

Daniel (Hope in Hopeless Times)

Deuteronomy (Preparing to Enter Glory)

Ecclesiastes 2008 (Chasing The Wind)

Ecclesiastes 2024 (Don’t Waste Your Life)

Esther (Living Courageously)

Exodus (God Saves)

Ezekiel (A New Heart)

Ezra and Nehemiah (Return, Rebuild, Renew)

Genesis (God's Grace To Overcome)

Habakkuk 2011 (Faith Under Fire)

Habakkuk 2024 (When I Don't Understand)

Haggai (Renew the Vision)

Hosea (Unfailing Love)

Isaiah (The God Who Saves)

Jeremiah (Rise After the Fall)

Job 2016 (Seeing God in the Storm)

Job 2026 (God in the Storm)

Joel (More Than Enough)

Jonah 2011 (The God of Second Chances)

Jonah 2023 (Relentless Grace)

Joshua 2006 (Faithful Service To God)

Joshua 2019 (Strong and Courageous)

Judges 2014 (Right In Their Own Eyes)

Judges 2026 (The Unsung King)

Lamentations 2016 (Faith in Great Grief)

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Leviticus (Atonement)

Malachi 2007 (Consider Your Ways)

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Micah (Walk Humbly)

Nahum (Just Love)

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Psalms (Worshiping God)

Ruth (The Blessing of Redemption)

Zechariah (Return to Me)

Zephaniah (Hope Remains)

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Anxious For Nothing

Becoming a Person After God's Own Heart

Behold Your God

Blood of the Covenant

Called (Finding Your God-Given Purpose)

Concrete (Foundations for Godly Living)

Deconstructing and Reconstructing Faith

Different By Design

Discipleship (Journeying Toward Sanctification)

DNA: The Core of the Local Church

Don't Go To Church

Don't Waste Your Life

Faith in the Furnace

Getting To Know The Bible

God in the Midst of Suffering

God's Grace To Overcome

Having The Fruitful Life Now

Help My Unbelief

Hope For Facing Storms

Hope Starts Here

Invitation to Love

Jesus Is: Pictures of Atonement

Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross

Killing the Old Man

Lessons From The Dead Sea Scrolls

Life on the Altar

Messy Lives of the Bible

Miscellaneous Sermons

Overcoming Life's Vices and Temptations

Should’ve, Could’ve, Would’ve

The DaVinci Code Examined

The Day Before Christ Died

The Marriage Rules

The Old You (Leaving the Past Behind)

The Sermon on the Mount

The Ten Commandments

Transformed (How God Changes You Through His Grace)

Transforming Jacob

Visions of the Savior

Why? Finding Missing Pieces for Faith