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  • Kevin Ruffcorn avatar

    Being A Pest Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Nov 18, 2010
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    The tenacious widow serves as a lesson about prayer for us. God doesn't mind if we are prayerful pests. He'd much rather have us pray for any reason or any occasion than have us remain silent.

    Luke 18:1-8 “Being a Pest” INTRODUCTION Prayer is one of the core spiritual disciplines of the Christian life. Billions of Christians have prayed throughout the millennia (along with those of other faith traditions). Thousands of books have been written on the subject of prayer, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    A Demanding Widow And A Deluded Pharisee

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 23, 2010
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    A Demanding Widow and a Deluded Pharisee (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Luke chapter 18 verses 1-14 Ill: • When a night club opened on the main street of a small American town; • The local Church held an all-night prayer meeting. • One member asked God to burn it down. • Within a few moments, lightning struck the club and it was ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    The Pharisee And Tax Collector Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Mar 22, 2010
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    The true “righteous” person is not someone who flawlessly observes all the “rules”, but someone who begs for mercy and is accepted by God--despite having plenty of human imperfections. To illustrate this, Jesus tells a story of two people who are polar o

    In preparation for this sermon, I did my taxes last week…so I have lots to say about that tax collector! How do we get to Heaven? By human effort? By keeping the rules? That works only if we could obey perfectly, which excludes all of us. Occasionally someone comes along who thinks ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Pray

    Contributed by Robert Poole on Feb 29, 2016
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    Luke 18-1-8. Persistence in prayer

    Pray Luke 18: 1-8 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 social; Grandma is still feeling sick ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Persistence In Prayer Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Feb 22, 2014
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    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

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    Denomination: *other

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    Persistence Pays Off

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Mar 20, 2015
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    Have you prayed, and prayed, and there still seems to be no answer? Does it seem as if God is asleep, and absent from your cry? Don't give up, don't lose heart, don't quit now, but just keep praying until the answer comes.

    A group of male seminary students were gathered in the chapel one day. The dean of the seminary was challenging the students in the area of prayer. He instructed them to be careful what they asked God for. He said, "Men, don't ask God for a big church, because of the stress, problems and worries ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Justice And Quickly Series

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jan 5, 2011
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    The Parable of the Persistant Widow. God does not judge like the human judge. He does what is right and quickly, there’s no back log and no need for a bribe!

    The Parable of the Persistent Widow; Luke18:1-8. Jesus taught his disciples how to pray, we have the Lords Prayer as an example of prayer. We also have in Luke’s gospel a little parable about prayer. Jesus uses the story of an un-just judge and a persistently annoying widow woman to make his ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    The Widow & The Judge

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Jan 18, 2008
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    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

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Persistence Of Prayer Series

    Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Jan 24, 2008
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    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

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Persistent Widow Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Jun 1, 2008
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    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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bob Joyce avatar

    Try A Little Harder

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007
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    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pray And Believe! Series

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Sep 7, 2007
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    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

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    Denomination: Mennonite

  • Clark Tanner avatar

    "Persistent Faith"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 4, 2008
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    It isn’t about praying for something God is slow to give. It’s about being steadfast and holding on to faith.

    “Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart, 2 saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man. 3 “There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me legal protection ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    Persistent Prayer

    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jul 17, 2012
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    Prayer is our privilege and our duty.

    Persistent Prayer January 7, 2009 Wednesday Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Prayer is our privilege and our duty. Focus Passage: Luke 18:1-8 Introduction: In his book Why Prayers are Unanswered, John Lavender retells a story about Norman Vincent Peale. When ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dean Morgan avatar

    What To Do While In The Waiting Room Of Life

    Contributed by Dean Morgan on Oct 10, 2011
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    How many like to wait. I mean it is hard to wait in a long line in Wall- Mart. You understand don’t you, you only have a few items and there are two or three people ahead of you who looks like they just bought enough for a year and all the other lines a

    TEXT: Luke 18:1-8 Wait - To stay in place in expectation of. To remain stationary in readiness or expectation.- How many like to wait. I mean it is hard to wait in a long line in Wall- Mart. You understand don’t you, you only have a few items and there are two or three people ahead of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal