In Sermon Illustrations: "Prayer General" showing 41-60 of 9,047

Prayer's Best Position  PRO

Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 20, 2002

PRAYER'S BEST POSITION Three ministers were talking about prayer in general and the appropriate and effective positions for prayer. As they were talking, a telephone repairman was working on the phone system in the background. One minister shared that he felt the key was in the hands. He always ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 5:1-8, John 17:1-26

Tags: Prayer How To, Prayer General, Strength

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Answered Prayer—with Cattle  PRO

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 4, 2002

“Answered Prayer—With Cattle” Shortly after Dallas Theological Seminary was founded in 1924, it almost came to the point of bankruptcy. All the creditors were going to foreclose at noon on a particular day. That morning they met in the president’s office for prayer that God would provide. In ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 50:10

Tags: Prayer Answered, Prayer General

Denomination: Wesleyan

Our Failure To Think Of Prayer As A ...  PRO

Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 8, 2001

“Our failure to think of prayer as a privilege may be partly due to the fact that we can pray any time. The door to prayer is open so continuously that we fail to avail ourselves of ...read more

Tags: Prayer Persistence, Prayer General

Denomination: Church Of God

The Definition Of Prayer Found In The Devils ...  PRO

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Oct 31, 2000

The definition of prayer found in the Devils Dictionary, written by Ambrose Bierce around the turn of the century-- "To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Supplication

Denomination: Wesleyan

Here Is A Prayer That Was Used To Challenge ...

Contributed by Chad Moore on Aug 24, 2009

Here is a prayer that was used to challenge married couples to begin praying with each other. Prayer below: Thank you God for ________________. He/She is a gift from you. Thank you for our marriage and for the way you have blessed us. Help us understand love. I pray that we may both be filled with ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Answered Prayer

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Powerful Prayer Is Not So Much Learning How To ...

Contributed by John Van Der Heide on Jun 25, 2009

"Powerful prayer is not so much learning how to get what we want from God; it is learning from God how to want what we ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7

Tags: Prayer, Prayer General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

An Answered Prayer  PRO

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 26, 2002

AN ANSWERED PRAYER John Maxwell writes in his book, Partners in Prayer; "In the summer of 1876, grasshoppers nearly destroyed the crops in Minnesota. SO in the spring of 1877, farmers were worried. They believed that the dreadful plague would once again visit them and again destroy the rich ...read more

Tags: Prayer Supplication, Prayer General, Prayer Answered, God's Omnipotence

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Little Girl's Prayer  PRO

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Oct 15, 2001

A LITTLE GIRL’S PRAYER One night I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all we could do she died, leaving us with a tiny premature baby and a crying two-year-old daughter. We would have difficulty keeping the baby alive, as we had no incubator (we had no electricity ...read more

Scripture: James 5:17, Hosea 6:2

Tags: Prayer, Prayer Answered, Prayer General, Faith

Denomination: Lutheran

Prayer Is Not An Old Woman's Idle Amusement. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001

Prayer is not an old woman’s idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent ...read more

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer Adoration

In Prayer It Is Better To Have A Heart Without ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To, Prayer General

Prayer Is Exhaling The Spirit Of Man And Inhaling ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

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

Tags: Prayer General, Prayer In The Spirit

Andrew Murray Said, "God's Child Can Conquer ...

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 23, 2002

Andrew Murray said, “God’s child can conquer everything by prayer. Is it any wonder that Satan does his utmost to snatch that weapon from the Christian or hinder him from the use of it” (Sammy Tippit, ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (German Hung By Nazi's At The ...  PRO

Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 4, 2003

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (German hung by Nazi’s at the age of 35) in his book life together has a chapter on confession – it is one of the most powerful discussions on biblical confession that I have ever read…. Bonhoeffer writes Why is that it is often easier for us to confess our sins to God than ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

In "The Matrix," Keanu Reeves Plays A Character ...  PRO

Contributed by Randy Bennett on Aug 17, 2004

In “The Matrix,” Keanu Reeves plays a character named Thomas Anderson. He is also a computer hacker that goes by the name “Neo.” He is introduced to the Matrix and Morpheus tries to convince Neo that he is “the one.” Neo spends the entire movie denying that he is the one, a denial that is fueled by ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

John R. W. Stott Once Admitted The Truth That ...

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 17, 2004

John R. W. Stott once admitted the truth that many of us have felt but failed to confess: "The thing I know will give me the deepest joy -- namely, to be alone and unhurried in the presence of God, aware of His ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Norman Grub Said Something Similar To Henry ...

Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004

Norman Grub said something similar to Henry Blackaby: - Pray this prayer when you get up every morning. Good morning Christ. I love you! What are you up ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist

Jim Cymbala States, "The World Has Yet To See A ...

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 9, 2005

Jim Cymbala states, “The world has yet to see a Christlike, victorious, fruitful believer who was ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Hope That They Are Praying As Well Just As Two ...  PRO

Contributed by Brent Baker on Sep 13, 2005

I hope that they are praying as well just as two men did on September 11, 2001. I read this story in this week’s lookout. Two men were on the 81st floor of tower #2 of the World Trade Center, desperately trying to avoid the fate that was claiming so many that day. Stanley Praimnath, an ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Dwight L. Moody Was A Poorly Educated, ...

Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 10, 2006

“Dwight L. Moody was a poorly educated, unordained, shoe salesman who felt God’s call to preach the gospel. Early one morning he and some friends gathered in a hay field for [prayer]. His friend Henry Varley said these words: ‘The world has yet to see what God can do with and for and through and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14

Tags: Prayer General

Quote: D.j. Kenyon:

Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Mar 29, 2009

QUOTE: D.J. Kenyon: “It does not take much in the way of carelessness and disobedience to turn our prayers into confession sessions to clear ourselves with God rather ...read more

Tags: Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist