Jun. 02, 2024

“Persistent Prayer”
Luke 11:1-13
Central Idea: We need to persist in praying.
I. Context (1-4)
• ___________ (2)
• The glory of God’s name and the advancement of God’s
kingdom are the _____________ concerns of prayer.
• ________________ (3-4)
• physical & spiritual _________
II. Parable (5-8)
• Situation
Jesus gives us _________________ to be persistent.
Parable
• Two choices: be a poor ________ or go and seek food from an
already ___________ friend.
• Sleeping friend won’t _______.
• Solution
• Not friendship, but _____________________ pays off
• The point of comparison:
• not between the reluctant neighbor and ______
• but the bread seeker and ____ as people who pray
III. Persistence in prayer (9-13)
• Our persistence is commanded (9-10)
#1 - All three verbs are _______________.
#2 - All three verbs are present tense = ________________ action.
#3 -There will be the appropriate ______________.
• God is a father who gives good gifts (11-13)
• “how much more” - from the _________ to the ____________
• God does not give us what is _____________ (snake, scorpion).
• God is more willing to give what we need than the best human
father — that's the ____________.
The disciples had to wait for the Holy Spirit, but now all who
trust in Jesus receive the Holy Spirit ___________________.
Application:
1. God is ___________________, so be encouraged to pray.
• God is awesome, but is still ______________ about you.
• God is busy, but still has ________ for you.
2. God knows you and loves you, so you never need to be afraid
of the ___________ He gives you.
• Trust God with all ____________.
• Trust His answers to your _____________.
• God is a __________ father to you.
3. Don’t stop praying for ________________.
• Whatever you have on your ________ term prayer list,
be persistent in prayer to God about it.