Sermons on prayer persistence:

Try A Little Harder

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007

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

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Pray And Believe! Series

Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Sep 7, 2007

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

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Mennonite

Don't Pray

Contributed by Dr. Ronnie Grizzle on Sep 14, 2007

There are commands throughout the Bible to pray continually. There are times however, that we don’t need to pray, because we already know it is God’s will for us to do.

TIMES WHEN WE NEED NOT PRAY EXODUS 14:1-16 April 30, 2003 Parkersburg Baptist Church PAUL TELLS US TO PRAY ABOUT ALL--"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God." (Phil 4:6 KJV) PAUL TELLS US TO PRAY ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Unity

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Apr 28, 2008

A sermon for the 7th Sunday of Easter

7th Sunday of Easter John 17:1-11 Unity 1* ¶ When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son that the Son may glorify thee, 2* since thou hast given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom thou hast ...read more

Scripture: John 17:1-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Always Pray And Never Give Up

Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Oct 23, 2007

Jesus told his disciples the story so that they would "Always Pray and Never Give Up." This sermon uses story and scripture to emphasize that point.

Luke 18:1-8 (NLT) 1 One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. 2 “There was a judge in a certain city,” he said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people. 3 A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, ‘Give me justice in this ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Persistence In Prayer

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 17, 2001

God is looking for people who are persistent prayers; people who are prepared to be changed through prayer and people who have time for Him.

21-10-01 Briningham/Binham Luke 18:1-8 – Persistence in Prayer Father, we pray this morning that you will reveal more about the nature of prayer to us. We ask this in Jesus’ Name Amen. Story: At the turn of the century in Switzerland, a small ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Anglican

Persistance In Prayer

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 10, 2001

Pray without ceasing

Text: Matthew 7:7-11 Subject: Prayer Theme: God answers prayer. Prop: Persistence in prayer pays. T.S.: Let us look at what it takes to get an answer to our prayer. INTRODUCTION We are sorry to announce the passing of Mrs. Prayer Meeting. She died recently at the First Neglected Church on Ho-Hum ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:7-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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

Persistent Prayer Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Aug 19, 2002

Now having given the disciples a pattern for prayer, the Lord continues his instruction by telling a story. But why does he give us this parable? In the text we are going to see three principles about prayer.

A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 29 “Persistent Prayer” Luke 11: 5-13 Do you ever feel impatient with God? Does He seem late in answering your requests or meeting your needs? Certainly all of us as believer’s have had ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

Persistence Of Prayer Series

Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Jan 24, 2008

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

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God

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 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

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

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Feb 28, 2021

She had nowhere else to turn, she had no other resources, this is a wonderful reminder that in our circumstances, our situations, our troubles, we have nowhere else to turn but to God!

Luke 18:1-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 adversary.’ 4-“And he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

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