SHE TAUGHT HIM TO PRAY WHEN NO ONE WAS WATCHING | Dag Heward-Mills

He starts with the secret sin nobody else can catch you in: not praying. Quoting Samuel's line, 'God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you,' he says quiet time has to be the very first thing in your day, not whatever's left after breakfast and the school run. Then it gets personal. He tells how his spiritual mother used to sit him at a table, open his Bible and say 'read here, read here, then you pray' - that's literally how he learned to have a quiet time. He contrasts that with parents who pack their kids' lunch and uniform but never check if they prayed, ending with a line that stings: a pastor who never prays can still be the one everyone calls 'Reverend.' CHAPTERS 0:00 She Taught Him to Pray When No One Was Watching 1:39 1 Samuel 12:23 - I Will Not Stop Praying For You 3:09 Quiet Time Must Come First, Not Last 4:14 1 Peter 2:2 - Desire the Spiritual Milk 5:14 Kids Ready For School, God Left Out 6:19 The Posh School With No Quiet Time 7:44 A Christian Family Prays Where No One Sees 8:44 The Spiritual Mother Who Taught Him To Pray 9:14 Read Here, Then You Pray KEY SCRIPTURES 1 Samuel 12:23 - "God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you" Psalm 1:2 - "His delight is in the law of the Lord" 1 Peter 2:2 - "As newborn babes desire the spiritual milk of the word" Full message:    • Identifying & Overcoming Secret Behaviors|...   If this spoke to you, subscribe for more. #DagHewardMills #SheTaughtHimToPrayInSecret #QuietTimeStory #SecretPrayerLife #ChristianSermon #Sermon2026