2015-05-31: Luke-The Investigative Gospel – Persistent Prayer

Sermon Audio: Persistent Prayer
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Luke 11:5-13
Duration: 20:18
Size: 9.29 MB

Luke-The Investigative Gospel
Persistent Prayer
Luke 11:5-13

Now having given the disciples a pattern for prayer, Jesus continues his instruction by telling a story.

1. We Are To Pray Boldly

Jesus is asking each of his listeners, “which of you has the nerve to wake up his friend (and possible his family as well) in the middle of the night to ask for bread?”

Jesus is not comparing God to a sleepy, selfish and angry neighbor. He is contrasting the two.

But what gives us the right to come boldly or shamelessly to God with our needs.

2. We Are To Pray Passionately

There is a progression in this persistence, asking, seeking and knocking.

By a continued practice of asking, seeking and knocking we break the habit where prayer is just an option, or is for emergency use only.

As we keep on asking we are to keep on seeking and a part of this seeking is seeking to discover what the will of God is in this matter.

3. We Are To Pray Expectantly

He can be expected not only to answer our prayers, but in answering them in such a way that it is for our highest good.

God is eager to respond to his children who unashamedly ask, persistently seek and expectantly knock at His door with their needs and requests.