Persistent and Humble Prayer
October 17, 2021 Speaker: pastor dave Series: The Gospel according to Luke - Certainty for Believers
Topic: Praying, Prayer that Exalts God, Humility, Luke, 1-AM Sermons Passage: Luke 18:1-14
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Luke continues his gospel with another account of Jesus instructing his disciples, this time in regards to prayer and his return. As believers, there is often opposition to all Jesus said and did and this opposition can turn to suffering or persecution for us. Jesus instructs his disciples to call out to God with the confident expectation that he absolutely will respond. God cares about our struggles, he cares about our hurts and trials. God can and will give grace that we might endure. As followers of Jesus, we can pray confidently certain that God will respond, but our assurance must be in God’s mercy not our virtues. May God give us grace to be persistent and humble as we approach him in prayer.
Luke writes to strengthen believers, to address misperceptions of unbelievers, while emphasizing the divine and perfect human aspects of Jesus’ life! Jesus alone is the Lord and Redeemer of all humanity! He offers us the assurance that God is at work, accomplishing his purposes, that Jesus is God incarnate and that true followers of Jesus are in reality the people of God, that the Holy Spirit is essential for our every response and action and that no matter who you are or where you’re from Jesus died to rescue you! Jesus is the fulfillment of all the promises of God and though every promise is not yet realized, we can be certain that one day they will be! Luke writes to give certainty and assurance to believers – you can be certain that everything about Jesus is true!
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