In Sermon Illustrations: "Prayer Warrior" showing 421-440 of 3,008

Our Prayers Are Like A Child's Art, God Doesn't ...

Contributed by John Browning on Aug 6, 2007

Our prayers are like a child’s art, God doesn’t judge our words, but He sees the heart behind the ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

A Wise Mothers Prayer: May My Son Grow Up To Be ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

A wise mothers prayer: May my son grow up to be great enough to achieve world fameand big enough ...read more

Tags: Parenting

Morning Prayer: Good Morning, God, I Love You ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Morning prayer: Good morning, God, I love You What are you up to today? ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

I Believe We Get An Answer To Our Prayers When ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I believe we get an answer to our prayers when we are willing to obey what is implicit in the answer. I believe that we get a vision of God when we ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

I Have Lived To Thank God That All My Prayers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

Dont Put People Down Unless Its On Your Prayer ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Dont put people down unless its on ...read more

Tags: Prayer How To

E.m. Bounds In His Majestic Book On Prayer Says, ...

Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Apr 26, 2009

E.M. Bounds in his majestic book on prayer says, ‘To pray is the greatest thing we can do, and to do it well, there ...read more

Tags: Prayer Adoration, Prayer General

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

My Daughter, Jennifer, Once Sent Me A Prayer She ...

Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jun 25, 2010

My daughter, Jennifer, once sent me a prayer she wrote: “I pray for: • Wisdom – to understand my man; • Love – to forgive him; • Patience – for his moods; Because, ...read more

Tags: Prayer Persistence

Denomination: United Methodist

When Prayers Are Answered Just The Opposite Of How You Prayed!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 14, 2021

Found on the body of a Confederate Soldier during the Civil War: I asked for strength that I might achieve; I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health that I might do greater things; I was given infirmity that I might do better things. I asked for riches that I might be ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-3

Tags: Mysteries, Surprises, Prayer, Will Of God

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

I Cannot Say The Lord's Prayer If...

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 8, 2022

An unknown author put together an interesting (convicting) summary of how we cannot pray the Lord's Prayer, which should be actually referred to as the Disciples’ Prayer, for Jesus had no sin to confess. I cannot say “our” if I live only for myself. I cannot say, “Father” if I do not endeavor ...read more

Tags: Sermon On The Mount, Temptation, Prayer, Lord's Prayer, Kingdom Of God, Holiness, Forgiveness  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How We Stop God From Answering Our Prayers

Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 24, 2022

Recently, the Lord moved me from Arkansas to Louisiana. I was so happy to leave Arkansas and be released from it – it had felt like an overgrown prison to me. As I drove south on the interstate, I was thanking and praising God for a new start in a new place when He impressed upon me that I could ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:13, James 3:6

Tags: Preventing God, Power Of Words, Tongue, Unanswered Prayers, Words Stout Against Him  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Abraham Lincoln's Call To A National Day Of Prayer

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jul 17, 2023

I love how President Abraham Lincoln pointed out to Americans that our pride can cause our nation to suffer: “We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth, and power as no other ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:3, 2 Chronicles 7:14

Tags: Repentance, Revival, Nation, Prayer, Fasting  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Heart-Broken Little Girl Began To Kneel And ...  PRO

Contributed by Toby Powers on May 17, 2006

A heart-broken little girl began to kneel and pour out her heart to God in the altar at her local church. She did not know what to say. As she wept speechless, she began to remember what her Father had told her, "God knows your needs even before you pray, and he can answer when you don’t even know ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 34:17, Matthew 6:8

Tags: Prayer Answered, Prayer How To, Prayer

Denomination: Baptist

W. Graham Scroggie Once Said, "Pray When You ...  PRO

Contributed by Donn Heinrich on Feb 11, 2002

W. Graham Scroggie once said, "Pray when you feel like it, pray when you don’t feel like it, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Ephesians 6:18, Philippians 4:6-7

Tags: Prayer, Prayer How To, Prayer General

Denomination: Baptist

Ask Your Dad  PRO

Contributed by James Chandler on Mar 31, 2003

ASK YOUR DAD A father watched out the kitchen window as his 7 year old son played in the backyard sand box. He watched him moving several large rocks out of the sandbox. There was one very big rock that was giving his little boy a great deal of trouble. He watched his son move the rock to the ...read more

Tags: Prayer Supplication, Prayer How To, Prayer

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

First Things First  PRO

Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Nov 3, 2011

FIRST THINGS FIRST When Coach Bobby Bowden played baseball in college, he never hit a home run. His senior year at Howard College, he was the only player not to hit a home run. One day, he hit a line drive against Auburn. As he approached third, the coach was waving him on. As he made his turn, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:37-39, Matthew 6:6

Tags: Prayer, Prayer Closet, Secret Prayer, Private Prayer, Prayer General  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Story Begins In The Late 1980s When Thomas ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The story begins in the late 1980s when Thomas Muthee and his wife returned from Scotland to Nairobi, Kenya. He was serving as an itinerant evangelist and his wife as a school teacher. In 1988, the Lord spoke to him in a time of prayer and said, "I want you to plant a church in Kiambu." Numerous ...read more

Tags: Faith

Psa 17:1 A Prayer Of David. Hear, O Lord, My ...

Contributed by Steven Cannon on Feb 13, 2007

Psa 17:1 A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer-- it does not rise from deceitful lips. May my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right. Though you probe my heart and examine me at night, though you test me, you will find ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Today Our Prayer Could Be: Lord, You Were Neither ...

Contributed by Michael West on Sep 29, 2008

Today our prayer could be: Lord, You were neither disheartened nor crushed as You lived YOUR life. The Father upheld You in Your mission. We ask today to uphold us. Grant us new strength, restore our ...read more

Tags: Prayer Hardship

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Only Time Jesus Did Not Use "father" In Prayer!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 8, 2022

“Father” is probably the most common term we use in prayer, and rightly so, because that is how Jesus addressed His prayers, using the phrase more than 70 different times. The only prayer Jesus ever prayed without using the name, "Father", was when He was on the Cross and cried out, “My ...read more

Tags: Cross, Holiness Of God, Heavenly Father, God The Father, Prayer, Prayers Of Jesus  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational