Belief in Prayer
IllustrationStory★★★★A little boy came to the preacher and asked him to have the folks in prayer meeting pray
that the Lord might cause his sister to read the Bible. The preacher made the request
known, but as soon as someone began to pray about it, little Johnny got up and left.
Everyone thought him very rude, and the next day the preacher scolded him for it. But
Johnny said, “Sir, I wanted to go and see my sister read the Bible for the first time.”
The point
A boy's bold faith that his sister would read the Bible at a prayer meeting demonstrates that genuine belief compels action, not mere words.
Scripture
2 Corinthians 5:7James 2:26
Audience
AdultsChildren
Tone
Touching · Convicting · Hopeful
To tell aloud
under a minute · 85 words
Subjects