In Sermon Illustrations: "God Answers Prayer"

I Saw This Incredible Answer To Prayer For Healing

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 13, 2024

While pastoring a Southern Baptist church in Texas, one day I heard that one of our church members was in the hospital after being bitten by a brown recluse spider. It was a pretty serious situation. The doctor had told the young mom that they may have to amputate her hand if the swelling did not ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit, Healing, Satan, Prayer, Unity, Anointing, Testimony, Elders, Miracle  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Doesn't God Answer?

Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 13, 2022

The preacher's 5 year-old daughter noticed that her preacher father always paused and bowed his head for a moment before starting his sermon. One day she asked him why. The Pastor was so proud that his daughter was so observant of his mesages. He smiled and answered, "Well, honey, ...read more

Tags: Jokes, Fathers, Sermons, Preachers, Children, Prayer, Pastors  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I've Lived To Thank God That All My Prayers ...

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 8, 2002

“I’ve lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Answered

Denomination: Congregational

Answered Prayer Helps Persuade Agnostic While ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 28, 2010

Answered Prayer Helps Persuade Agnostic While F.B. Meyer on Oceanliner While crossing the Atlantic on an oceanliner, F.B. Meyer was asked to address the first class passengers. At the captain’s request he spoke on "Answered Prayer." An agnostic who was present at the service was asked by his ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Tags: Prayer Persistence

Our Prayers Are Answered Not When We Are Given ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Our prayers are answered not when we are given what we ask, but when we are ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Our Prayers Are Answered Not When We Are Given ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Our prayers are answered not when we are given what we ask but when we are ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Treat Each Other Like The Answer To A Prayer  PRO

Contributed by Dave Clark on Dec 11, 2012

TREAT EACH OTHER LIKE THE ANSWER TO A PRAYER I can still see one of the great provokers in my life. I met her on a work trip to Kentucky. Our youth group was working on a woman’s house, but it wasn’t very much fun. We hated where we were. Porches and front yards littered with old cars, sofas ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:43-48, Acts 10:30-33

Tags: Prayer Of Faith

Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

Grief: God's Answer To Overwhelming Grief

Contributed by Raymond Petzholt on Aug 25, 2025

What follows is a true account, which I (Stephen) was fortunate enough to witness firsthand in the spring of 2015. My wife was an only child raised by a single mom, and as such was very close to her mother. Thus, when her mother died after 90 years my wife was severely grief stricken and would ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-5, 1 Samuel 3:9-10

Tags: Death, Prayer, Listen, Grief, Loved One  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

A Little Boy Was Saying His Bedtime Prayers With ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005

A little boy was saying his bedtime prayers with his mother: "Lord, bless Mommy and Daddy, and God, GIVE ME A NEW BICYCLE!!!" Mom: "God’s not deaf, son. Boy: "I know, Mom, but Grandma’s in ...read more

Tags: Prayer Answered

The Prayer Cure: Several Recent Research Efforts ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

The Prayer Cure: Several recent research efforts have clearly demonstrated a relationship between good health and spirituality; especially prayer and worship. Now 70 of the nation’s 125 medical schools have begun offering ...read more

Tags: Prayer Answered

The Prayer Cure: Several Recent Research Efforts ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2006

The Prayer Cure: Several recent research efforts have clearly demonstrated a relationship between good health and spirituality; especially prayer and worship. Now 70 of the nation’s 125 medical schools have begun offering ...read more

Tags: Prayer Answered

Hope And A Prayer  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2002

HOPE AND A PRAYER 50 Christian truckers got together to pray to pray that somehow the sniper terrorizing the Washington, DC area would be caught. Ron Lantz would be retiring as a driver in a few days and didn’t even live in the area, but he felt sure that God would answer their prayers. In fact, ...read more

Tags: Prayer Of Faith, Prayer Answered, Prayer General

How Many Pray?  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

HOW MANY PRAY? An overwhelming majority of Americans believe in prayer and believe that God answers prayer. 54% said they pray every day 29% said they pray several ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer General

An Untapped Aspect Of Powerful Prayer Is Not So ...

Contributed by John Van Der Heide on Jun 9, 2009

"An untapped aspect of powerful prayer is not so much learning how to get what I want from God; it is rather learning from God how to want what I get." In ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:2-7

Tags: Prayer, Prayer Answered

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Role Of Prayer In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2009

The Role of Prayer in Revival A U.S. Lutheran bishop tells of visiting a parish church in California and finding a stirring red and orange banner on the wall. "Come Holy Spirit. Hallelujah!" it declared in words printed under a picture of a fire burning. The bishop was also interested in the sign ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26-27

Tags: Revival

Prayer Is Communicating With God For The ...  PRO

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Dec 15, 2003

Prayer is communicating with God for the purposes of knowing Him, seeking His heart, and doing His will. It is putting your ear ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer How To

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer Works  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on Oct 15, 2001

PRAYER WORKS The researchers at Columbia University conducted a study with 199 women at an in vitro fertilization clinic in Korea. Unknown to the patients and their doctors, groups of strangers from the US, Canada, and Australia were asked to pray for their success in getting pregnant. Pictures ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12

Tags: Gifts Healing, Prayer Answered, Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Our Prayers Will See Answers When We Believe In ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

Our prayers will see answers when we believe in what we ask for. ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer How To, Prayer Of Faith

24% Of U.s. Teens Say Their Prayers Are Answered ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

24% of U.S. teens say their prayers are answered all the time. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Our Prayers Will See Answers When We Believe In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Our prayers will see answers when we believe in ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To