Until You Become Like a Widow You Will Never Pray | Dag Heward-Mills

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills teaches that until a person becomes like a widow in their heart - stripped of all earthly alternatives and human hope - they will never pray the way Jesus expects. He explains that some people only developed a prayer life because of marital problems or a devastating medical diagnosis, and that our prayer grows strongest when we lose hope in ourselves and our own efforts fail. He shares a striking statistic that eighty percent of pastors in America pray only fifteen minutes a day. Bishop Dag confronts the reality that churches have become houses of fashion rather than houses of prayer, where people feel they cannot attend without the right clothes and shoes. He tells the story of a missionary who went to a village and taught converts to wear suits, until someone concluded that wearing a suit made you a Christian. He challenges the church not to let outward dressing mislead people, and calls believers back to being a house of prayer above all else. CHAPTERS 0:00 Until You Become Like a Widow You Will Never Pray 0:31 Until You Become Like a Widow in Heart 1:01 Some Only Pray Because of Problems 1:41 My Prayer Grows When I Lose Hope 2:31 Let That Doctor Tell You You Are Dying 3:31 Jesus Said There Was a Widow 4:01 80 Percent of Pastors Pray 15 Minutes 5:01 By His Grace Alone You Are Alive 6:01 Church Has Become a House of Fashion 7:01 The Missionary and the Village 7:41 We Must Be a House of Prayer Full message:    • SUNDAY SERVICE   - THE WIDOW'S PRAYER   If this spoke to you, subscribe for more. #DagHewardMills #PrayLikeAWidow #HouseOfPrayer #PrayerLife #ChristianSermon #Sermon2026