In Sermon Illustrations: "Prayer Partner"

John Wesley, The Founder Of The Methodists, ...

Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009

John Wesley, the founder of the Methodists, realized that if he went longer than 3 hours without praying to God and reading his word, then he began to think and act like the world rather than think and act like Jesus. So every three hours, he stopped what he was doing to be with God. This helped ...read more

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Denomination: Methodist

I ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009

I CHEATED... Davy Troxel said: My 8-year-old son came home from school with a stuffed animal he had won at the class Valentine party. "How did that happen?" I asked. "Well," he explained, "the teacher put all our names together, then picked one out. I cheated, though," he said, looking ...read more

Scripture: John 16:24

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Phillip Keller Visited A Potter In Pakistan A...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009

Phillip Keller visited a potter in Pakistan and gained the most understanding ever of the meaning found in "Your will be done in earth as it is in heaven." The words of the prophet came to mind: "Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear my words" (Jer. 18:2). ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:10

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On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009

ON PRAYER Dr. Lewis Sperry Chafer told a story on the subject of prayer. A certain minister was in the habit of profound prayers, oftentimes resorting to words beyond the understanding of his simple flock. This went on week after week, to the dismay and frustration of the congregation. At last, a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

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More On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009

MORE ON PRAYER Leonard Ravenhill - Prayer is not an argument with God to persuade him to move things our way, but an exercise by which we are enabled by his Spirit to move ourselves his way. Harry Emerson Fosdick - Prayer is putting oneself under God’s influence. Pope Pius XII - A man without ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

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Grant Us Grace, Almighty Father, So To Pray As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Grant us grace, Almighty Father, so to pray as to ...read more

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When Life Knocks You To Your Knees, And It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"When life knocks you to your knees, and it will, get up If it knocks you to your knees again, as it will, isn't ...read more

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If Man Is Man And God Is God, To Live Without ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If man is man and God is God, to live without prayer is not merely an awful thing; it ...read more

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The Best And Sweetest Flowers Of Paradise God ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The best and sweetest flowers of paradise God gives to His people when they are upon their ...read more

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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

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If You Have Ever Prayed In The Dawn You Will Ask ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

If you have ever prayed in the dawn you will ask yourself why you were so foolish as not to do it always: it is difficult to get into communion ...read more

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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

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Be Not Afraid To Pray To Pray Is Right Pray If ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Be not afraid to pray to pray is right Pray if thou canst with hope, but ever pray, Though hope be weak or sick with long delay; ...read more

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Most Of Us Have Much Trouble Praying When We ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Most of us have much trouble praying when we are in little trouble, but we have little trouble ...read more

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You Pray In Your Distress And In Your Need; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your ...read more

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We Carry Checks On The Bank Of Heaven And Never ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

We carry checks on the bank of heaven and never cash them at the window of prayerWe lie to God in prayer ...read more

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He Who Has Learned To Pray Has Learned The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He who has learned to pray has learned the greatest secret of ...read more

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The Time Of Business Does Not With Me Differ ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The time of business does not with me differ from the time of prayer, and in the noise and clatter of my kitchen, while several persons are at the same time calling for different things, I possess God in as ...read more

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How Often We Look Upon God As Our Last Resource ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"How often we look upon God as our last resource We go to him because we have nowhere else to go. And then we learn that the storms of life have driven ...read more

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Behind Every Work Of God You Will Always Find ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Behind every work of God you will always find ...read more

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