In Sermon Illustrations: "Pray"

There Is Only Shame In Not Struggling To Rise. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

There is only shame in not struggling to rise. And also shame for not wishing to attain the better. Or not ...read more

Tags: Dreams

Sunday Is The Day When We Bow Our Heads. Some ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Sunday is the day when we bow our heads. Some of us are praying, and ...read more

Tags: Sports

Sunday Is Like A Stile Between The Fields Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Sunday is like a stile between the fields of toil, where we can kneel ...read more

Tags: Church General

Astronaut James Erwin Is One Of But A Few Men To ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jul 23, 2002

Astronaut James Erwin is one of but a few men to walk on the moon. As he stood upon the lunar landscape and looked up at the earth, he prayed for the first time in his life. He thought about the strife among nations, poverty, hunger, and rampant evil; and he thought to himself: "What is more ...read more

Tags: Kingdom Of God, God The Father

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

As You Wait To Build The Relationships With Those ...  PRO

Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 13, 2003

As you wait to build the relationships with those neighbors let me share with you something we learned a couple of years ago in our 50-Day Spiritual Adventure and that was how to pray for our neighbors using the acronym BLESS. BODY—we pray for their health, protection and strength. LABOR—for their ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

My Resolve For This Vision Is Reflected In The ...  PRO

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 23, 2003

My resolve for this vision is reflected in the prayer below: More than anything else in heaven or on earth, I pray for the power to love my fellow person, to break through the condemning bigotry, the crippling prejudice, the stifling self-centeredness that smothers God’s Spirit within me, and to ...read more

Scripture: John 16:24

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer Supplication

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

One Time, The Comic Strip Kudzu Featured This ...

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 7, 2007

One time, the comic strip Kudzu featured this country-style preacher. He was praying to God, and he said, "Oh Lord, You know I don’t ever ask for much, but, Lord, I pray that You would grant me just this one thing ... dignity. That’s all I ask, Lord." In the next frame, there was a lightening bolt ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Man, Charged With Stealing A Turkey, Appeared ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009

A man, charged with stealing a turkey, appeared in court. He told the judge that his action was an answer to prayer. When the judge asked him to explain, the man said: "Well, Judge, it was the night before Thanksgiving, and I didn’t have a turkey. I prayed for the Lord to send me one. At midnight I ...read more

Tags: Prayer Answered

The Sin Of Doing ...

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 28, 2010

THE SIN OF DOING NOTHING I was hungry and you formed a humanities club and discussed my hunger. I was imprisoned and you crept off quietly to your chapel and prayed for my release. I was naked and in your mind you debated the morality of my appearance. I was sick and you knelt and thanked God ...read more

Tags: Compassion, Do Good

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Little Faith Will Take You To Heaven, But I ...  PRO

Contributed by Howell Williams on Mar 12, 2007

"A little faith will take you to heaven, but I pray for the kind of faith that will bring ...read more

Tags: Devil, Ruler, World

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

J.c. Ryle Said . "God Has No Dumb Children, It ...

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Mar 14, 2007

J.C. Ryle said . “God has no dumb children, it is as much a part of their new nature to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Forbearance Should Be Cultivated Till Your Heart ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Forbearance should be cultivated till your heart yields a fine crop of it. Pray for a ...read more

Tags: Peace

We Must Alter Our Lives In Order To Alter Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to ...read more

Tags: Learning

Where's Your Faith?  PRO

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Oct 17, 2003

WHERE'S YOUR FAITH? Television interviewer and journalist Larry King describes three farmers who gather daily in a field during a horrible drought. The men are down on their knees, looking upward, and praying the skies will open and pour forth a much-needed rain. Unfortunately, the heavens are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13, Luke 11:1-13

Tags: Faith General, Becoming A Christian, Apologetics General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Not-So-Blessings  PRO

Contributed by Brian Atwood on Jul 23, 2008

NOT-SO-BLESSINGS Recently I was taking another turn teaching the children on Wednesday night. After opening with some conversation with the kids about what was going on in their lives I asked for any prayer requests. One girl asked that we pray for her because school would soon start and she was ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Tags: Gratitude

Denomination: Baptist

Prayer And President Lincoln  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2011

PRAYER AND PRESIDENT LINCOLN A clergyman from New York, during a call on President Lincoln at the White House, said: "I have not come to ask any favors of you, Mr. President; I have only come to say that the loyal people of the North are sustaining you and will continue to do so. We are giving you ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-4, Ephesians 3:20, Romans 1:8-17, Jeremiah 23:1-6, Philippians 1:1-11, 2 Timothy 1:5-8, Luke 15:11-32, Acts 3:1-10, Romans 8:22-27, Psalm 139:1-24, Isaiah 52:2-3, Luke 11:9-10, Luke 18:1-8  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Loyal, God Hears, Call Of God, Living Faith, Prayer Persistence  (view more)  (view less)

Huck Finn On Prayer

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 5, 2011

HUCK FINN ON PRAYER There’s an incident in Huckleberry Finn where Mark Twain has Huck make a very human observation. "Miss Watson took me into a closet and prayed, but nothing came of it. She told me to pray every day, and whatever I asked for, I would get. But it weren't so. I tried it. Once I ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Miracle Mandy

Contributed by Josh Hunt on Mar 5, 2012

MIRACLE MANDY The doctor told Marsha Mark and her husband they would never have biological children. In their disappointment, Marsha clung to a friend's words: "Somehow, God is going to use your struggle with infertility for his glory." Marsha began to pray for a glimpse of that glory. "I asked ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-20

Tags: Prayer Answered

Denomination: Baptist

A Teenage Boy, Who Stated Openly That He Didn't ...  PRO

Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 17, 2003

A teenage boy, who stated openly that he didn’t believe in God, was asked why. “Our family was going through a very hard time,” he explained, “and I prayed that God would help us—but nothing happened.” On the other hand, another family with a teenager was in great need. The father had been out of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14

Tags: Prayer Supplication, Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Pentecostal

Several Years Ago Newsweek Conducted A Survey On ...  PRO

Contributed by Victor Yap on Mar 20, 2003

Several years ago Newsweek conducted a survey on people’s prayer beliefs and habits and discovered that a high percentage - 87% - of the people believe that God answers prayers. 54% say they pray on a daily basis, that is, 25% pray once a day and 29% more than once a day. Then it gets revealing ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration

Denomination: Independent/Bible