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Luke 18:1 THE PLACE OF PRAYER Intro: From the beginning of time, men have prayed, Gen. 4:26 . In all types of places, at all times and in every conceivable situation, men have prayed. Christian and heathen alike have spent massive amounts of time in the pursuit of prayer. However, few people have made…

We are reminded that God graciously pursues us with His call to grace. We are reminded to listen for God's call.

Our text begins on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee in Gennesaret (14:34), to which Christ and the disciples had traveled after the events recorded in the Gospel from the last couple Sunday’s. Jesus draws opposition from unbelieving Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem. He then proceeds northwest…

Persistent prayer must never be proud; and humble praye must never be hesitant.

Jesus told his disciples what they should expect upfront. Jesus used this parable to teach his disciples about their need to pray continually and not lose heart. Luke wrote to believers who had experienced a delay in the Second Coming of Christ. There would be some time between Jesus’ death, ascension,…

Introduction Dogs, Pearls & Pigs 6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Love Requires DISCERNMENT 46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God…

Intro Play Rocky Theme if possible. If not then explain the intro and most people in the audience will understand. Then proceed to paint the picture using the movie description below. Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a small-time boxer from working-class Philadelphia, is arbitrarily chosen to take…

1. You need to take _the first step_ Ruth 2:2 (ESV) 2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” 1. You need to take the first step Ruth 2:3 (ESV) 3 So she set out…

We are better together—together with God and together with fellow believers in Christ. The Sermon on the Mount ( Matthew 5-7 ) addresses the ethical practices of life in God’s Kingdom. It answers the question: What is ethical in our relationship with others and our relationship with God? When we examine…

Courage and confidence in approaching God and also other people.

Last week we began a series called Prayer that Works. We looked Elijah’s prayer and how we can pray like a righteous man. Today we are going to look at the prayer of Daniel. How many of you pray a prayer and then you feel like giving up? Supposedly this is a true story. There was a Welsh Woman who lived…

Hod wants to give good gifts to his children. J esus calls us to ask, seek and knock with commitment and persistence

When life is difficult, what do you hold on to?

Sermon Summary: Jesus grants mercy to those who are pushed into the sidelines of society, the greatest going to the least. Introduction Who are the most marginalized in our society? The people who society tries to beat into silence? The people we think “the world would be better off without?” We know…

This week we spent a lot of time in persistent prayer: for Jonah’s hearing, for Tim, and Heather’s family. Prayer that makes a request of God. Matthew 7:7–11 (NIV) 7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the…

Do it Again, watch God work things out

Injustice We have all experienced that feeling from time to time After all, we live in an unjust world - an unfair world. I worked in the elementary school in Reading as a teacher’s aide. I noticed in this time how very attuned young children are to what is fair and unfair. They pick up on inconsistencies…

Never give up on grace

Introduction Prayer is defined as the communication between mankind and God. It’s purpose is to have fellowship with God. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. The practice of…

EPHESIANS 6:1 - 4 The last 2 weeks we have been talking about what a biblical family looks like. For two weeks we looked at the parents of a family – the husband and the wife. The husband and wife through marriage complete the image of God – As God is head of the church The husband is head of the family…

Pursue the Lord with all you have and you will be blessed and healed.

How many people know that prayer changes things? Prayer changes things. There is a living and all powerful God who answers prayer. Here is the arrangement; the God who created everything allows us to access Him as long as we would ask. We don’t simply recite words into the air. We don’t just speak words…

INTRO: FRUSTRATION As a military family, moving is a regular occurrence. With frequent moving, you tend to get use to doing one thing at one home, but doing something different at another home. In one house we lived in, the house sat on about two and a half acres, and lawn maintenance was left to me…