In Sermon Illustrations: "Pray"

Praying The 23rd Psalm  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2003

PRAYING THE 23rd PSALM Because Thou art my Shepherd, I commit my needs to Thee. Provide green pastures for me to lie in, Lead me beside still waters. Restore my soul when I’m empty, Lead me in right paths for Your name’s sake. Be with me in danger when I walk, Through the valley of the shadow of ...read more

Tags: People In Acts, Prayer How To

They Pray At A Level Americans Would Not ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

"They pray at a level Americans would not believe," says Chad Hammond, Busan Franklin Graham Festival director, who witnessed more than 325,000 Koreans fill Busan Asiad Stadium during the 10/07 evangelistic event. Throughout the weeks ahead of the event, more than 1,000 people gathered daily at ...read more

Tags: Revival

Really To Pray Is To Stand To Attention In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Really to pray is to stand to attention in the presence of the King and to be ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Pray Not For Lighter Burdens But For Stronger ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Pray not for lighter burdens but for ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Keep Praying, But Be Thankful That God's ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Keep praying, but be thankful that God's answers are ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

The Privilege Of Praying To God As Our ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010

The Privilege of Praying to God as Our Father The great preacher, teacher, and well-known speaker, Rev. Haddon W. Robinson, in his book entitled "What Jesus Said About Successful Living: Principles from the Sermon on the Mount for Today," writes, "In the Old Testament, the Israelites did not ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

Tags: Prayer General, Children Of The King

Lee Thomas On Praying For The Lost

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010

LEE THOMAS ON PRAYING FOR THE LOST Prayer is really the starting place for all of our evangelistic efforts. We need to be like Paul in Romans 10:1, when he said: "Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved." *Lee Thomas is a great teacher on praying for the ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:1

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

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

I Prayed Her Home  PRO

Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Dec 10, 2011

I PRAYED HER HOME Praying in Tongues From August 2002 to December 2010 my family suffered the affliction of brain cancer which was placed by Satan (2 Corinthians 12:7; Luke 13:10-17) upon my “helpmate,” (Genesis 2:18-25) Bonnie K. Laughlin. Just like many conservative preachers of the Word of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:18

Tags: Gifts Tongues

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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

Praying Is The Best School In Which To Learn To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Praying is the best school in which to learn to pray, prayer the best dictionary to define the ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

I Prayed For Faith And Thought That Some ...  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 9, 2001

“I prayed for faith and thought that some day it would come down and strike me like lightning. But faith didn’t seem to come. One day I read in Romans that “faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.” I had up to this time, closed my Bible and prayed for ...read more

Tags: Disciplines Scripture, Faith General, Bible Study

Denomination: Wesleyan

Praying For The Sick – Well, We’ve ...  PRO

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 16, 2001

Praying for the sick – well, we’ve got that one down. I recently saw a cartoon where an elderly woman is standing at the church door talking to the pastor. Her remark, as she hands a thick manila folder to him, “My doctor copied my chart, ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer How To, Gifts Healing

Denomination: United Methodist

But Paul Prayed A Third Thing For The Ephesians. ...

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 31, 2002

But Paul prayed a third thing for the Ephesians. He prayed that their hearts would be enlightened to know WHAT IS THE SURPASSING GREATNESS OF HIS POWER TOWARD US WHO BELIEVE. I looked up this word, “surpassing”. It means to throw over, or to run beyond. After reading that definition I was ...read more

Tags: Descriptions Of God, God The Father

Denomination: Orthodox