Sermon Illustrations

Category: Jared Brock

  • What have you got to lose?

    What do you possibly have to lose? Only a fool would reject the possibility of a miracle. The man who prays receives more answers than the man who never bothers. As Mark Batterson writes, “The greatest tragedy in life is the prayers that go unanswered because they go unasked.” And “100 percent of the prayers…

  • Answered prayer

    Heaven is full of answers to prayers for which no one ever bothered to ask. Billy Graham Jared Brock – American authorClick to TweetFrom the book “A year of living prayerfully” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Greatest use of my words

    If you don’t see breakthrough right away, let it drive you into the secret place with God. Rick Warren Jared Brock – American authorClick to TweetFrom the book “A year of living prayerfully” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Secret place for breakthroughs

    If you don’t see breakthrough right away, let it drive you into the secret place with God. Brock, Jared; Buchanan, Mark. A Year of Living Prayerfully (p. 235). Steward Communications. Kindle Edition. Jared Brock – American authorClick to TweetFrom the book “A year of living prayerfully” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Failure

    “The secret of all failure is our failure in secret prayer.” ALBERT ERNEST RICHARDSON Brock, Jared; Buchanan, Mark. A Year of Living Prayerfully (pp. 234-235). Steward Communications. Kindle Edition. Jared Brock – American authorClick to TweetFrom the book “A year of living prayerfully” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Love miracles

    “All of us love miracles. We just don’t like being in situations where we need one.” MARK BATTERSON Brock, Jared; Buchanan, Mark. A Year of Living Prayerfully (p. 231). Steward Communications. Kindle Edition. Jared Brock – American authorClick to TweetFrom the book “A year of living prayerfully” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Long silences and deep ponderings

    “If we read the biographies of the great and wise, we shall find they were people of long silences and deep ponderings. . . . Their roots struck deep into the soil of spiritual silence.” BRIDGID HERMAN Jared Brock – American authorClick to TweetFrom the book “A year of living prayerfully” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Just show up

    Rule of Taize quote “There are days when the common prayer becomes a burden to you. Then just offer your body; your simple presence signifies your desire, momentarily unrealizable, to praise your Lord.” Sometimes you just need to show up. Jared Brock – American authorClick to TweetFrom the book “A year of living prayerfully” Available…

  • Inner stillness

    Inner stillness is the key to outer strength. Taize core principle Jared Brock – American authorClick to TweetFrom the book “A year of living prayerfully” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Attention

    If your attention wanders, return to prayer as soon as you notice your distraction, without lamenting over it. If you experience your weakness while actually praying, do not forget that the essential has already been accomplished in you. Brother Roger, Taize Jared Brock – American authorClick to Tweet