In Sermon Illustrations: "Pray Without Ceasing"

Pray As If Your Life Depends On ...

Contributed by Aurora Alonso on Sep 2, 2010

"Pray as if Your Life Depends on ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Tags: Faith, Hope, Prayer, Persistence

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Richard Foster: To Pray Is To Change

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 19, 2011

RICHARD FOSTER: TO PRAY IS TO CHANGE Richard Foster, in his book Celebration of Discipline, says, "To pray is to change. Prayer is the central avenue God uses to transform us. If we are unwilling to change, we will abandon prayer as a noticeable characteristic of our lives. The closer we come to ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14

Tags: Growth In Christ

Pray And Read Your Bible

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 29, 2012

PRAY AND READ YOUR BIBLE A man was in prison and was in need of some money. He wrote his mother and asked her to send five hundred dollars immediately. Soon after, he got a package in the mail. It was a Bible. On the top of the Bible, there was a letter that said, "Son, I love you. Pray and read ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:19

Tags: Men's Day

Denomination: Baptist

Pray With Me: An Intercession Story

Contributed by Davon Huss on May 31, 2014

In his book Stories for the Journey, William White tells of a European seminary professor and his wife, Hans and Enid. During WW2 they escaped to America, where Hans began teaching in a seminary. Students loved this Bible teacher, and they enjoyed observing the tender love that Hans and Enid ...read more

Scripture: John 16:20-22

Tags: Grief, Prayer Partner, Intercessory Prayer

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Let Me Pray For You

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 10, 2018

In their book Dangerous Intersections, Jay Dennis and Jim Henry write about a church in Phoenix that randomly chose 160 people from the phone book. Half of those names they had people in the church pray for daily; the other 80 names were just laid aside. At the end of 90 days of praying, the ...read more

Tags: Prayer, Intercession

Denomination: Baptist

Praying For Revival - John Wesley

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on May 24, 2018

I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment ...read more

Tags: Prayer, Revival

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Bible Characters Who Prayed

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 6, 2022

BIBLE CHARACTERS WHO PRAYED: * Abraham prayed and God gave him a son. • Moses prayed, and the Israelites were delivered from Egypt. • Joshua prayed and the sun stood still in the valley of Aijalon • Gideon prayed, and He defeated the Midites with three hundred men. • Hannah prayed, and God gave ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:3

Tags: Prayer, Miracles, Bible Characters, Answers To Prayer

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You Can Do More Than Pray, After You Have Prayed, ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 28, 2009

You can do more than pray, after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist

Without Time For Prayer, Nothing Can Be ...  PRO

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 23, 2003

- Without time for prayer, nothing can be accomplished. - Scroggie - He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day. - John Bunyan - When asked how much time he spent in prayer, George Mueller’s reply was, “Hours every day. But I live in the spirit of prayer. I ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist

True Union With God Is To Do His Will Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"True union with God is to do His will without ceasing, in spite of all ...read more

Tags: God The Father

If Tomorrow Starts Without Me  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 3, 2002

IF TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME If tomorrow starts without me, And I’m not there to see; If the sun should rise and find your eyes All filled with tears for me; I wish so much you wouldn’t cry The way you did today, While thinking of the many things, We didn’t get to say. I know how much you love ...read more

Tags: Time, Death, Compassion, Funerals Christian

Ghandhi—worship Without Sacrifice  PRO

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Feb 2, 2003

Ghandhi--Worship without Sacrifice In a conference with the British Government, Ghandhi said that human beings must take great care not to be molded by external forces that can destroy their lives, their families, their community, and their nation. He called these forces “The 7 social ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1

Tags: Fulfillment, Church Practices, Worship Definition

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Church In The Land Without The Spirit Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"A church in the land without the Spirit is rather a curse than a blessing. If you have not the Spirit of God, Christian worker, remember that you stand in somebody else’s way; you are a fruitless ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Christianity Without Discipleship Is Always ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without ...read more

Tags: Discipleship

To Be A Christian Without Prayer Is No More ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without ...read more

Tags: Prayer Persistence

Books Are The Carriers Of Civilization. Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Books are humanity in ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Books Are The Carriers Of Civilization. Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

Without Brotherliness There Can Be No Religion ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Without brotherliness there can be no religion ...read more

Tags: Family

Christianity Without Discipleship Is Always ...  PRO

Contributed by Warren Lamb on Aug 29, 2007

“Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Forgives Without Conditions

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 26, 2009

GOD FORGIVES WITHOUT CONDITIONS I once heard a story about Camelot when King Arthur was away. Guinevere, his wife, was unfaithful with Sir Lancelot. When King Arthur returned, he found out about the affair and had his wife placed in a convent for life. Towards the end of the story in a beautiful ...read more

Tags: Forgiveness In Jesus

Denomination: Wesleyan