Sermon
I'm Not Sure Prayer Works
Center Church
Speaker: Josh Miller
February 1, 2026 · 47 min
Summary
Abraham's intercession for his nephew Lot demonstrates three principles of prayer: intimacy with God enables bold intercession, God actively seeks intercessors to stand in the gap, and effective prayer requires persistent contending. Listeners learn that prayer works through practice and faith in God's character.
Highlights
You learn that prayer works by praying. I know you're like, 'Well, Josh, I don't think prayer works. That's why I don't pray.' And I'm like, 'I don't know what to tell you. The only way you're going to learn that prayer works is by doing it.'
We are never more like Jesus than when we are interceding for others because that's what he's doing right now.
Often our belief in the goodness of God is measured by how long we contend in prayer when the answer doesn't come.