Contributed by Gordon Pike on Dec 5, 2018
                    
                
                
                    Keep praying always and don’t lose heart. Today we’re going to listen in as Jesus explains to His disciples why it is so important to persist in prayer … and then we’re going to look at what we miss out on when we don’t spend dedicated time with the Lord each day.
                
                    
                        	As a courtesy, a guest preacher was asked to give the offertory.  Seeking to impress his captive audience, he went on and on … and on.  Finally, one man leaned over to his neighbor in the pew and said:  I don’t know about you but I’d double my offering right now if he’d just shut up!”
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