Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on Lucas 18:2:

showing 76-90 of 263
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Clear Scripture Filters

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • The Widow & The Judge

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 18, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,380 views

    Its obvious what this is all about – yes, no. Another challenging way of reading this passage.

    The widow & the judge Its obvious what this is all about – yes? Actually just in case we didn’t get it, Luke tells us Jesus gave His own interpretation. So, its a story about persistence in prayer and God’s compassion and responsiveness. Isn’t it? Well let’s just think a little about it. There ...read more

  • When You Pray, Never Give Up

    Contributed by Ray Pritchard on Jul 3, 2007
    based on 40 ratings
     | 21,173 views

    It is good and important that we not give up. God is greatly glorified when we do not give up.

    When You Pray, Never Give Up Luke 18:1-8 My goal in this sermon is very simple. I hope to convince you of the importance of persistence in prayer. I want you to see that God is greatly glorified when we continue in prayer over a long period of time. Or to say it another way, I want us to ...read more

  • Try A Little Harder

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,585 views

    This passage is a call to pray with our bodies and our actions as well as with our hearts, minds, and mouths.

    There is an old Japanese saying that if a person makes one thousand folded paper cranes, then he/she will be made well. Lots of people believe that prayer works that way: If enough people pray enough prayers to God, then God is bound to grant their request. Prayer is a way of getting God to do what ...read more

  • Pray And Believe! Series

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Sep 7, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,565 views

    Based on the Parable of the Persistent widow, this sermon encourages people to pray and pray and pray again. We preached these sermons in conjunction with the Pray 21 project that brings youth and adults together to pray for 21 days.

    BELIEVE AND PRAY! Believe and pray! This may sound backwards. Should we not pray believing that God will answer our prayers? Yes, but this simple little exercise of semantics puts the foundation of faith before the act of prayer. Many of us pray but few of us believe that our prayers will be ...read more

  • Pray Persistently Series

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Oct 12, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,772 views

    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

  • Why People Decide Not To Pray?

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Jan 11, 2005
    based on 105 ratings
     | 8,887 views

    But why people decide not to pray? There are some reasons: 1. Prayer Takes Time and Effort, 2. Prayer Needs a Reason, 3. Prayer Requires Passion, and, 4. Prayer Demands Faith

    Why People Decide Not to Pray? (Luke 18:1-8) Introduction ILLUSTRATION. During the lunch our, the president of a large factory wanted to talk to his company’s manger about an urgent matter, but the manager’s secretary said, “He can not be disturbed for he is in conference—as he is everyday at ...read more

  • Never Ever Give Up! Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 1, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,154 views

    God answers prayers so that we might express and encourage our faith.

    Scripture Introduction Jesus teaches us today by parable, “an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.” Our English word derives from the Greek, para-bolae,, which itself consists of two words, para- meaning “beside” and -ballo meaning “throw or cast.” A parable is, literally, a story thrown or ...read more

  • Pray... Until Jesus Returns

    Contributed by Nathan Lozada on Jun 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,343 views

    Shows how Jesus taught the church to pray in the face of injustice and discouragement.

    Pray . . . Until Jesus Returns (Luke 18:1-8) 1. Consistent praying is our primary weapon against discouragement. (v.1) We ought to pray consistently because we are weak without prayer. Lesson: Rely on God’s weapon! 2. ...read more

  • Real Prayer = Real Revival

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jul 5, 2008
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,870 views

    If you could pray only one prayer what would you pray?

    Real Prayer = Real Revival Text: Luke 18:1-8 If you could pray only one prayer what prayer would you pray? 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 ...read more

  • Persistence Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Jan 24, 2008
    based on 97 ratings
     | 14,825 views

    Prayer is important to the Christian. There are 5 Reasons for Delay.

    Persistence of Prayer Lu. 18:1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray and not to faint 2 Saying There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: 3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying Avenge me of mine ...read more

  • A Nudge For Your Prayer Life

    Contributed by Bryan Fink on Feb 15, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,492 views

    Task: To nudge people back to praying.

    This Christmas I traveled to Sun City Center, FL to spend time with my parents and my brother’s family. I love going to see my folks in FL. My wife and I love the beach, the warmer weather, and I always get to go fishing in the bay. I bet you have a favorite place or two as well. Don’t you? ...read more

  • We Learn To Pray By Praying Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 19, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,425 views

    What the Church needs today is not more machinery or better,... From the beginning of time, men have prayed, Genesis 4:26. In all types of places, at all times and in every conceivable situation, men have prayed. Christian and heathen alike have spent mas

    Illustration: A heart-broken little girl began to kneel and pour out her heart to God in the altar at her local church. She did not know what to say. As she wept speechless, she began to remember what her Father had told her, "God knows your needs even before you pray, and he can answer when you ...read more

  • Prayer That Gets Results

    Contributed by Mike Turner on Oct 9, 2004
    based on 74 ratings
     | 14,804 views

    Is our praying just routine or simply a ritual ? This message deals with "Prayer That Gets Results"

    Prayer That Gets Results Luke 18:1-8 Joke: A woman invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to her six-year-old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?" "I don’t know what to say," the little girl replied. "Just say what you hear Mommy say," the woman said. The ...read more

  • Dark Night Of The Soul

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Oct 10, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 5,202 views

    A sermon for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost

    20th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 24 Genesis 32:22-31 Luke 18:1-8 "The Dark Night of the Soul" "The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. He took them and sent them across the stream, and likewise ...read more

  • The Cry Of My Heart Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Oct 14, 2004
    based on 27 ratings
     | 3,634 views

    Parables of Christian Living, Pt. 6

    THE CRY OF MY HEART (LUKE 18:1-8) Prayer is a way of life and inseparable from life for most people. A Newsweek poll several years ago (“Is God Listening?” Newsweek 3/31/97) indicated that 54 percent of those the magazine surveyed prayed on a daily basis; 25 percent said they pray to God once a ...read more