Luke 18 1 8 Persistence and Prayer Luke

Luke 18: 1 -8 Persistence and Prayer

Luke 18: 1– 8 One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. “There was a judge in a certain city, ” he said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people. A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy. ’ The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, ‘I don’t fear God or care about people, but this woman is driving me crazy.

Luke 18: 1– 8 I’m going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!’ ” Then the Lord said, “Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith? ”

Luke 18: 1 One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. Encouragement

Luke 18: 2 “There was a judge in a certain city, ” he said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people. Bad dude

Vulnerable Persistent Luke 18: 3 A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy. ’ Psalm 68: 5 Father to the fatherless, James 1: 27 defender of widows Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.

Luke 18: 4– 5 The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, ‘I don’t fear God or care about people, but this woman is driving me crazy. I’m going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!’ ”

If the evil judge would hook this widow up, how much more will our Heavenly Father hook up his children? Luke 18: 6– 8 Ephesians 1: 5 God decided in advance to adopt us Then the Lord said, “Learn a lesson from this unjust into his own family by bringing us to judge. Even he rendered a just decision in the end. himself through Jesus Christ. This is So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his what he wanted to do, and it gave chosen people who cry out to him day and night? him great pleasure. Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Luke 12: 32 Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith? ” “So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.

Galatians 4: 5 God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that Hebrews 10: 19– 20 he could adopt us as his very own And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can children. 1 boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place John 2: 1 because of the blood of Jesus. By his death, My dear children, I am writing this to you so Jesus opened a new and life-giving way that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, John 1: 12 through the curtain into the Most Holy we have an advocate who pleads our case But to all who believed him and accepted him, Place. before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the he gave the right to become children of God. one who is truly righteous.

Luke 11: 9– 13 “And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you James 4: 2 will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be …You do not have because you do opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. not ask. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. “You fathers—if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him. ”

Daniel 10: 12– 14 Then he said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer. But for twenty-one days the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the archangels, came to help me, and I left him there with the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia. Now I am here to explain what will happen to your people in the future, for this vision concerns a time yet to come. ”

John 15: 15 I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my Matthew 6: 7– 8 friends, since I have told you everything the “When you pray, don’t babble on and on as Father told me. people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!

Practical Ideas 1. 2. 3. 4. Keep a prayer list Prayer journal Pick a good time and place Pray and read the bible.

Luke 18: 1 One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.