Sermon Illustrations on Prayer

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Lessons from Prayer - Quote

This truth has been expressed by many throughout history. Prayer isn't just a religious ritual—it's a lifeline to God. Consider the story of Michael, a father who began praying for his estranged son e...

2 Corinthians 5:17
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Lessons from Prayer - Contemporary Example

A contemporary example of the same concept Prayer isn't just a religious ritual—it's a lifeline to God. Consider the story of Michael, a father who began praying for his estranged son every day for t...

2 Corinthians 5:17
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Lessons from Prayer - Story

A story that demonstrates the same truth Prayer isn't just a religious ritual—it's a lifeline to God. Consider the story of Michael, a father who began praying for his estranged son every day for thr...

2 Corinthians 5:17
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Fasting: Feasting on God When Food Fails to Satisfy - Story

A story related to this content The Orthodox Church has preserved the ancient practice of fasting not as legalism but as spiritual medicine for souls addicted to consumption. Fasting reveals how much...

Matthew 4:4, Joel 2:12, Daniel 10:3
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The Armor of God: Dressed for Spiritual Battle - Contemporary Example

A contemporary example of this content Paul's description of spiritual armor in Ephesians 6:10-18 isn't metaphor—it's military manual for believers engaged in cosmic conflict. 'Our struggle is not ag...

Ephesians 6:10-18, 2 Corinthians 10:4, 1 Peter 5:8
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The Armor of God: Dressed for Spiritual Battle - Story

A story related to this content Paul's description of spiritual armor in Ephesians 6:10-18 isn't metaphor—it's military manual for believers engaged in cosmic conflict. 'Our struggle is not against f...

Ephesians 6:10-18, 2 Corinthians 10:4, 1 Peter 5:8
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Fasting: Feasting on God When Food Fails to Satisfy - Contemporary Example

A contemporary example of this content The Orthodox Church has preserved the ancient practice of fasting not as legalism but as spiritual medicine for souls addicted to consumption. Fasting reveals h...

Matthew 4:4, Joel 2:12, Daniel 10:3
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Via Media: The Anglican Middle Way - Story

A story related to this content Anglican tradition offers a via media—a middle way between the extremes of Roman Catholicism and Protestant fundamentalism. We embrace both Scripture and tradition, re...

1 Corinthians 14:40, Luke 1:46-55, Philippians 4:8
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Fasting from More Than Food - Story

A story related to this content Lent calls us to fast, but fasting is about more than skipping meals. True fasting is a spiritual discipline that reveals our attachments and redirects our hearts towa...

Matthew 6:16-18, Joel 2:12, Matthew 4:4
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When Kindness - Story

A story related to this content Like a mirror reflecting truth, kindness requires pray to see {result}.

Matthew 28:19-20
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When Kindness - Contemporary Example

A contemporary example of this content Like a mirror reflecting truth, kindness requires pray to see {result}.

Matthew 28:19-20
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Fasting from More Than Food - Contemporary Example

A contemporary example of this content Lent calls us to fast, but fasting is about more than skipping meals. True fasting is a spiritual discipline that reveals our attachments and redirects our hear...

Matthew 6:16-18, Joel 2:12, Matthew 4:4
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When Heaven Seems Silent: Wrestling with Unanswered Prayer - Contemporary Example

A contemporary example of this content Every honest believer has experienced the deafening silence of unanswered prayer. We cry out to God and hear only echoes of our own desperation. David captured this anguish in Psalm 13:1: 'How long, Lord?...

Luke 18:1-8, Matthew 26:39, Psalm 13:1
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A Story of Faith - Story

A story related to this content Like a river flowing to the sea, faith requires pray to see {result}.

John 3:16
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The Power of Salvation - Story

A story related to this content Like a compass pointing north, salvation requires pray to see {result}.

Hebrews 11:1
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A Story of Faith - Contemporary Example

A contemporary example of this content Like a river flowing to the sea, faith requires pray to see {result}.

John 3:16
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The Power of Salvation - Contemporary Example

A contemporary example of this content Like a compass pointing north, salvation requires pray to see {result}.

Hebrews 11:1
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A Story of Humility - Contemporary Example

A contemporary example of this content Like a anchor holding steady, humility requires pray to see {result}.

Isaiah 40:31
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Lessons from Prayer - Biblical Analogy

A biblical analogy that illustrates the same principle Prayer isn't just a religious ritual—it's a lifeline to God. Consider the story of Michael, a father who began praying for his estranged son eve...

2 Corinthians 5:17
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The Empty Chair

A young pastor visited an elderly man who was dying. Next to the man's bed was an empty chair. 'I see you were expecting someone,' the pastor said. 'No,' the man replied, 'that chair is for Jesus. Yea...

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