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Persistent Prayer

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Oct 21, 2019

Jesus teaches us to pray always, never give up, and keep the faith until he returns. This kind of prayer keeps the line open with God throughout the day.

Luke 18:1-8 Persistent Prayer George Mueller prayed for a man for 63 years to come to Christ, and finally the man did so. When Mueller died, he had documented 50,000 answers to prayer! 5,000 of those were answered on the day he prayed for them, which means that about 90% of the time he had to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8, Ephesians 6:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Job 1:21, 2 Peter 3:8-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Got Persistence?

Contributed by Clair Sauer on Oct 20, 2016

Christ is looking for faithfulness on earth. Our faithfulness is shown when we pray continuously and when we persist in seeking God's justice in the world.

A few weeks ago, Pam Brooks loaned me her copy of the book Accused. As Pam promised, it was an absorbing book, and despite a full time job and a toddler, I finished it up earlier this week. The book is the autobiography of Tonya Craft, and specifically the events of her life in the years around her ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: United Methodist

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

Pray Persistently Series

Contributed by David Welch on May 16, 2018

Message 38 in our exposition of Romans. This message considers the instruction to persistently pray during times of turbulence.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Navigating Turbulent Times with Persistent Prayer” Romans 12:12 Review D. Think and live wisely through turbulent times 12:12 Paul offers three anchors of stability that do not prevent the storm but offer the saint a means to survive the storms of ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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

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

Sermon On Persistence

Contributed by William Meakin on Jul 12, 2021

Persistence is defined as: "The fact of continuing in an opinion or course of action despite difficulty or opposition."

Roy T. Bennett, the author of “The Light in the Heart: Inspirational Thoughts for Living Your Best Life” once remarked: "Keep going. Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end." Luke 18:1-5 states: ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:9-10, Philippians 3:14, James 1:2-4

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

Persistently Patient Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 31, 2021

Those who do not learn this lesson, and who just cannot accept their limitations, can never become mature adults, let alone mature Christians. Maturity is directly dependent upon one's patience.

All our lives we are being tested on our ability to wait. Those who fail to learn early become candidates for insanity. Nothing is more frustrating than to have an impatient mind in a world where you cannot control all that is necessary to fulfill all your desires and dreams. Gutzon Borglum, who ...read more

Scripture: James 1:3-4

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

Persistent Prayer Youth Sermon

Contributed by Youth Sermons on Sep 5, 2023

Prayer is an important part of our faith, and Jesus encourages us to pray more like the widow in Luke 18 who was patient, precise, and persistent.

Today, we're gonna talk about something important in our lives as Christians - prayer. You know, that thing we do when we talk to God. Sometimes, we might feel like our prayers aren't being answered, or we just forget to pray altogether. So, let's dive into a story Jesus told about a persistent ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Topics: Faith, Spiritual Discipline, Divine Communication, Prayer Life

Persistent Prayer Premium Sermon

Contributed by PRO Premium on Oct 9, 2023

This sermon will explore the importance of prayer in the Christian faith, emphasizing the need for patience, precision, and persistence, as exemplified by the widow in Luke 18.

Welcome church! We’ve got an important message today about one of the fundamental aspects of the christian faith. And, as you can probably tell by the title graphics, we’re going to be talking about prayer. We all know that prayer is an important part of our faith. In fact, many of us will commit ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Topics: Persistent Prayer, Faith, Patience