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  • Steve Malone avatar

    People To Meet & Lessons To Learn Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Aug 9, 2005
    based on 55 ratings
     | 11,039 views

    In Luke chapter 18 five people will teach us some pretty awesome lessons.

    "PEOPLE TO MEET AND LESSONS TO LEARN" TEXT: LUKE CHAPTER 18 Today, we are going to be studying Luke chapter 18, and we are going to jump right into our text; because as the title for this message says, we have people to meet and lessons to learn. PRAY I. FIRST WE MEET A DEMANDING WIDOW WHO ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • David Ward avatar

    Why Bother To Keep On Praying?

    Contributed by David Ward on Aug 16, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,354 views

    We should persist in prayer because God’s justice is certain, but our faith is in question.

    “Why Bother To Keep On Praying?” Luke 18:1-8 INTRODUCTION: Do you ever feel as though your prayers are being returned unopened? Does it ever feel like you’re just getting heaven’s voice mail? Like you’re just getting a runaround and you wonder, “Is there anybody else up there I could speak to?” ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ryan Sato avatar

    God's Upsidedown Courthouse: A Lesson In Faithfulness

    Contributed by Ryan Sato on May 4, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,794 views

    Today’s passage challenges us to think about the Christian discipline of prayer. How is your prayer life? How is our church prayer life? How do we measure a faithful prayer life? Jesus’ parable from Luke 18 offers us some freedom from guilt…and a call

    Opener: Please allow me to rant…I often wonder if we Christians take time to reflect on what we look like to the unbelieving world that is outside the four walls of our church…Sunday after Sunday. Why go to church…why be a part of the church community? – This is a question that I have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Contrasts Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Nov 7, 2006
     | 4,201 views

    What are those things that bring your heart closer to God and what are those that drive you further away? We learn them from studying contrasts in people Jesus tells us about or encounters in this chapter.

    This is a chapter of contrasts. There are two kinds of people represented here: those that think they have it together, and those that know they don’t. Jesus gives us the contrast between them by showing us various different portraits. I think the idea is to give us a picture of what our approach ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Wes Humble avatar

    Prayer: Our God Connection

    Contributed by Wes Humble on Nov 10, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,989 views

    A very basic sermon on prayer

    Prayer: Our God Connection Men have always been in search of power. From the beginning of civilization, men and women have spent time and energy trying to figure out how to find and harness power. From the power of animals, fire, wind, sun, water, coal, steam, electricity, to nuclear energy, men ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Tony Searles avatar

    "Pray, Pray, Pray!"

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Nov 23, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 17,917 views

    This message emphasizes the need for prayer. However, it is not just about prayer itself, but about the need for us to continue in prayer. Being steadfast is a vital characteristic of our prayer lives.

    "pray, Pray, PRAY!" Luke 18:1-8 PRAYER… INTRODUCTION: ILLUSTRATION: There’s a magazine cartoon that shows a little fellow kneeling beside his bed for his bedtime prayer. He says with some measure of disgust, "Dear God, Uncle Jim still doesn’t have a job; Sis still doesn’t have a date for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Chip Monck avatar

    The Power Of Desperation Series

    Contributed by Chip Monck on Sep 11, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 15,060 views

    The first in a series corresponding to a 40 Days of Prayer campaign. This message focuses on the power found in prayers of utter desperation.

    (Video Clip – “It’s a Wonderful Life”, George’s Prayer of Desperation) Poor George. It’s a Wonderful Life, but George is at the end of his rope. Desperate, he admits he is not a praying man. Still he asks, that if God is there, to show him the way. Not that unusual of a circumstance. Whether ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Mark Haines avatar

    God Answers Prayer

    Contributed by Mark Haines on Mar 27, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 9,941 views

    A deductive exposition of the text introduced by statistics and stories of answered prayer.

    Topic: Prayer Theme: Answered Prayer Purpose: to be the Holy Spirit’s second witness calling God’s people in my care to pray with persistence and humility. Response: Individuals will ponder God’s grace in answering our prayers. Pattern: A deductive exposition of the text introduced by statistics ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • David DeWitt avatar

    The Power Of Persistence Series

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Dec 21, 2000
    based on 161 ratings
     | 32,629 views

    God calls us to a life of persistence for Him

    The Power of Persistence Luke 18.1-8 September 7, 1997 Morning Service Introduction I. The story of John Wycliffe: The first key leader in producing an English Bible, translated the Bible into English rather than Latin, done from Greek and Hebrew and was considered a traitor to the church, even ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Dr. Stanley Vasu avatar

    If Anyone Of You Is Afflicted Let Him Pray

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jun 22, 2001
    based on 19 ratings
     | 5,589 views

    This sermon reveals the keys to get answers to prayer

    IF ANYONE OF YOU IS AFFLICTED LET HIM PRAY OUTLINE 1.PRAY PERSISTANTLY 2.PRAY WITH PRAISE 3.PRAY POSITIVELY 4.PRAY WITH A PLEASING LIFE 5.PRAY WITH A PURE HEART 6.PRAY ACCORDING TO THE PLAN OF GOD 7.PRAY AND POUR OUT YOUR HEART THE MESSAGE IF ANYONE OF YOU IS AFFLICTED LET ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dr. Stanley Vasu avatar

    Keys To Deliverance From Difficulties And Problems

    Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jun 22, 2001
    based on 88 ratings
     | 10,948 views

    This sermon is about the Keys that will help a beleiver to be delivered from his problems and difficulties.

    KEYS TO DELIVERANCE FROM DIFFICULTIES AND PROBLEMS OUTLINE 1.PERSISTANCE 2.POSITIVE ATTITUDE 3.PROGRESSIVE THINKING 4.PATIENCE 5.PRACTICAL APPROACH 6.PLANNING 7.PLEASING BEHAVIOUR THE MESSAGE KEYS TO DELIVERANCE FROM DIFFICULTIES AND PROBLEMS. 1.PERSISTANCE. Luke 18;1-7 , ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Larry Brincefield avatar

    Why God Wants Us To Pray

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on May 17, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 12,461 views

    God really does want us to pray. This sermon tells us why.

    May 18, 2003 Title: Why God Wants Us to Pray Text: Luke 18:1-8 Introduction We continue to focus on our global mission: Loving God...Reaching Families...Making Friends. This year, our vision to accomplish our mission is... Christ First The "I" in Christ stands for Intercessory Prayer ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Greg Nance avatar

    Positives Of Persistence And Perils Of Pride In Prayer

    Contributed by Greg Nance on May 18, 2003
    based on 124 ratings
     | 7,016 views

    How we pray and what we pray have a big connection. Jesus’ gives us great insight into what God wants in a good prayer.

    Praying Outside the Box Do you remember your first prayers? As a child, learning to pray, I never remember having a class or hearing a list of instructions about prayer, do you? I do remember being told to say, “In Jesus Name, Amen.” But most of what I learned about praying as a child came from ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Maurice Lamb avatar

    The Widow's Might

    Contributed by Maurice Lamb on Aug 22, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,893 views

    To encourage believers and to challenge unbelievers

    We are familiar with the Widow’s Mite in Luke 21 and Mark 14; This is a parable in which Jesus illustrates a widow’s might; who, against all odds, won her lawsuit against a dishonest, well-connected adversary, and through a heartless, unscrupulous judge! THE PURPOSE THAT it is Important, Necessary, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Persistent Widow

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Aug 30, 2002
    based on 53 ratings
     | 19,030 views

    This sermon is about prayer, our frequency of prayer and how God answers prayer.

    THE PERSISTENT WIDOW Text: Luke 18:1-8 There is the story of a woman who prayed for one of her bride’s maids salvation for fifty-three years before her prayer was answered. (Kelly Douglas. If God already Knows Why Pray? Brentwood: Wolgemuth and Hyatt, Publishers, Inc., 1989, p. 159). ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist