Sermons on Holy Persistence:

The Persistent Widow Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Jun 1, 2008

Sermon on Parable of the Persistent widow

Tell Me a Story The Persistent Widow Luke 18:1-8 God wants me to pray persistently Persistent prayer helps me keep focus… …on who God is (v. 6-7a) …on who I am (v. 7b) …on what’s important Persistent prayer helps me produce fruit (v. 5-7)(John 15:7-8) Persistent prayer helps me demonstrate ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Praying Persistently

Contributed by Curt Cizek on Oct 16, 2007

Why should we pray? A few reasons.

(I got this illustration from Sermon Central) -A young man went into a drugstore to get 3 boxes of chocolate: small, medium and large – pharmacist asked - small if hold hand, medium if peck on cheek, large is serious kissing -At dinner the boy prayed for five minutes -You didn’t tell me you were ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

Pray Persistently Series

Contributed by Todd Stiles on Oct 12, 2006

This odd parable about a widow and a judge shows us why we’re to pray persistently as the end approaches -- so we won’t give up!

¡§Pray Persistently¡¨ (Luke 18:1-8) Who knows what this picture is? Yep, you guessed it ¡V it is my fire pit! [SHOW PICTURE] And if you recall, a few months back I taught you how to pray (from Luke 11) and I used this fire pit as an example, remember? You¡¦re saying, ¡§Who could forget!¡¨ The ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Persistence In Prayer

Contributed by James Powell on Dec 24, 2006

Persistence in our asking to God, and seeking his will.

Matt 7:7-11 We are sorry to announce the passing of Mrs. Prayer Meeting. She died recently at the First Neglected Church on Ho-Hum Avenue. Born many years ago in the midst of a great revival, she was strong and healthy as a child, fed largely on testimony and Bible study she grew into world-wide ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11

Denomination: Holiness

Praying With Persistence

Contributed by Erik Estep on Oct 20, 2011

Today in our passage of Scripture we’re going to see a demonstration of the power of prayer that comes w/persistence. And thru a man named Daniel, we’re going to see how we can begin to take steps that will help us pray w/persistence.

“Praying with Persistence” Daniel 10: 1-14 May 16, 2010 Intro: There was a lady who lived way out in the country in Wales. And she went to a great deal of trouble and expense to have electricity brought to her home. However, after a couple of months, the electric company noticed ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 10:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Persist In Prayer

Contributed by Carl Willis on Oct 12, 2005

A message from Luke 18:1-8. The parable of the persistent widow and evil judge.

Luke 18:1 (NLT) One day Jesus told his disciples a story to illustrate their need for constant prayer and to show them that they must never give up. 2 Needs • Prayer – Our direct link to God • Persistence – A “won’t quit” state of mind Luke 18:2-3 (NLT) "There was a judge in a certain ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Persistency In Prayer

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Oct 17, 2013

This sermon says that Christians should be persistent in prayer.

PERSISTENCY IN PRAYER Luke 18:1-8 INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION Prayer delights God’s ear, it melts His heart, it opens His hand: God cannot deny a praying soul.—Thomas Watson May this statement encourage us to pray. Let us open our bible to Luke 18:1-8 and listen to what the Lord ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Persistence In Prayer Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Feb 22, 2014

Jesus tells us to pray and not give up-He already taught the content of prayer-Persistence in the Lord's Prayer is required if we are to see God work.

Luke 18 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, 2 saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. 3 Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: *other

Persistent Obedience Series

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jun 11, 2013

God's faithfulness and action in seasons of change

When I mapped out our sermon series post-Easter, I had an idea that it might lead us into a season of transition coinciding with my forthcoming handing over the leadership of our church to the next person God is preparing already to come and lead us into a new thing. I didn’t know for sure, ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 28:1

Denomination: Baptist

Persistence In Prayer Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 3, 2014

Your prayers are heard by your heavenly Father, who loves you & cares about you supremely.

LUKE 18: 1-8 [PARABLES IN LUKE] BE PERSISTENCE IN PRAYING [Hebrews 11:1-6] In order to be recipients of the abundant blessings Jesus has for us we need to be constantly walking with God. Prayer is an essential component of life with God. Prayer involves asking God for what you need, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Persistent Prayer

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Nov 4, 2014

Prayer can change circumstances and prayer can change us. The Lord has told us to pray and never give up, both of these things are very hard when you are going through a hard time.

Persistent Prayer Luke 18:1-18:6 Introduction- We will continue to look at Jesus parables and how we can apply his teachings to our life. Last week we looked at honoring God with our lives and make sure that God gets the glory. This week we look at prayer-persistent prayer of the widow. Luke ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Nazarene

Power Of Persistence

Contributed by Bola Folakemi Praise on May 18, 2020

Persistence is the ability to maintain action regardless of your feelings; it is the ability to continue even when you feel like quitting.

21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.” 23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28

Denomination: Pentecostal

Persistence In Praise Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 18, 2021

In the literature of success the theme you will confront most often is the theme of persistence. The athlete who didn't have a chance, but who by perseverance and persistence became the best. The Bible is loaded with this theme as well.

Captain Eddy Richenbacker was in an airplane crash in Atlanta and was rushed to the hospital. He was going in and out of consciousness. It was thought that he would not survive. The most famous radio commentator in the U.S. then was the late Walter Winchell. He said in his broadcast, ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:15-21

Persistence In Prayer Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 19, 2021

We fail in prayer as we do in every other area of life, and we are often frustrated, but Jesus says that we are to never give up, but keep trying and keep learning. Persistence will make you a winner in the long run.

A fisherman's experiment is described in a tract. It tells of how he caught a large black bass and instead of putting it in the frying pan he put it in a glass tank. Each morning he would bring a minnow to the tank and drop it in. The bass would make a dash for the minnow and soon finish him ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Persistent Prayers

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 21, 2021

Jesus often taught in parables. Among his many listeners, some folks understood their meaning and some folks didn't. And that is still true today, because we all tend to hear what we want to hear.

The Lord used these parables to convey a truth to the listeners then, and to His listeners now, by taking a physical situation to teach a spiritual truth. Luke 18:1-8 is a parable about prayer. This is made clear in the first verse of this parable, look at Luke 18:1, we read, “And he spake a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Baptist