In Sermon Illustrations: "Daily Prayer"

Prayer Is The Strongest Form Of Abiding That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008

Prayer is the strongest form of abiding that there is. A retired teacher was giving her little nephew some help with his schoolwork. He was normally a good, attentive child, but on this occasion he could not fix his mind on his work. Suddenly he said, "Aunt Sally, may I kneel down and ask God to ...read more

Tags: Faith

One Of The Greatest Secrets To Prayer Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008

One of the greatest secrets to prayer is persistence. Some fishermen were caught in a sudden storm on Lake Superior. It seemed that unless something happened, their boat would be swamped. One of the men were experienced at prayer, so they selected one of theme to pray. The one selected to pray ...read more

Prayer Is The Language Of A Man Burdened With A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Prayer is the language of a man burdened with a sense of need. It is the voice of the beggar, conscious of his ...read more

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Prayer Is A Shield To The Soul, A Sacrifice To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and ...read more

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Prayer Is Not A Substitute Of Work, Thinking, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Prayer is not a substitute of work, thinking, watching, suffering, or giving; prayer is a ...read more

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Prayer To Us Is Not Practical; It Is Stupid, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Prayer to us is not practical; it is stupid, and until we do see that prayer is stupid, that is, stupid from the ordinary, natural, common sense point of view, we will never pray. It is absurd to think that God is going to alter things in answer to prayer. But that is what Jesus says He will do. ...read more

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Prayer Is The Key Of The Morning And The Bolt Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Prayer is the key of the morning and the ...read more

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Prayer Is The Slender Nerve That Moves The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the ...read more

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Certain Thoughts Are Prayers. There Are Moments ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the ...read more

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Prayer Is Exhaling The Spirit Of Man And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Prayer is exhaling the spirit of man and inhaling ...read more

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The Privilege Of Prayer, To Me, Is One Of The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The privilege of prayer, to me, is one of the most cherished possessions, because faith and experience alike convince me that God Himself sees and answers, and His answers I ...read more

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For A Successful Season Of Prayer, The Best ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"For a successful season of prayer, the best ...read more

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The Prayers Of Jesus Verbally Reported In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The prayers of Jesus verbally reported in the Gospels are not many in number and are few in words; but the indications of his habit ...read more

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Invalids' Prayers Bring Revival  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2011

INVALIDS' PRAYERS BRING REVIVAL Max Lucado told of a church in Scotland back in the 1940s that was struggling to keep the doors open. A couple of its members were two older ladies who were invalids and couldn’t get out for worship any longer. But these ladies refused to allow their infirmities to ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-20

Tags: Prayer Persistence, Serving

The Ant, The Prayer, And The Contact Lens  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2011

THE ANT, THE PRAYER, AND THE CONTACT LENS A true story: Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing. Although she was scared to death, she went with her group to a tremendous granite cliff. In spite of her fear, she put on the gear, took a hold on the rope, and started up the face ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:17, Matthew 7:7, Revelation 2:8

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Miss Bettye And The Power Of Prayer

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 2, 2012

MISS BETTYE AND THE POWER OF PRAYER A 2009 article in the Chicago Tribune told the story of Bettye Tucker, a Christian cook who works the night shift at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She has been doing her job for 43 years--28 of them on the night shift. She sees a steady ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Weak Prayer, Weak Faith  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 7, 2013

WEAK PRAYER, WEAK FAITH Bill Hybels, "I used to make excuses for my faint-hearted prayer life. I don’t have any good models of persevering prayer, I told myself. I have too many responsibilities to fulfill, so I don’t have the time to pray properly. But God convinced me that I was not being honest ...read more

Scripture: James 4:2

Tags: Prayer Persistence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Take It First To The Lord In Prayer  PRO

Contributed by Palitha Jayasooriya on Apr 3, 2017

Take it to the Lord in prayer My mobile phone crashed a few months ago and I had to switch to my wife's old one as a temporary measure. On the first day of using the phone, there was one particularly important feature that neither I nor my wife could grasp, though we tried to figure it out for a ...read more

Scripture: John 16:24

Tags: Prayer, Trusting God, Trusting Christ

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Prayer And Revival - Jonathan Edwards

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 24, 2018

Here are only a few examples: It is God’s will through his wonderful grace, that the prayers of his saints should be one of the great principal means of carrying on the designs of Christ’s kingdom in the world. When God has something very great to accomplish for his church, it is his will that ...read more

Tags: Prayer, Revival History

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Prayer For Revival - Charles Spurgeon

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 24, 2018

Oh! men and brethren, what would this heart feel if I could but believe that there were some among you who would go home and pray for a revival: men whose faith is large enough, and their love fiery enough to lead them from this moment to exercise unceasing intercessions that God would ...read more

Tags: Prayer, Revival

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed