The Necessity of Prayer

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Jan 10, 2016 by: Dale Thiele | Series: Living in Grace Scripture: Luke 18:1-8 Tags: prayer, faith, widow, judge
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Living in Grace:
The Necessity of Prayer
Luke 18:1-8

  • Jesus Wants Us to Pray
  • The Character of God Encourages Prayer
  • Prayer is the Evidence of Faith

Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion

  1. Read Luke 18:1-8. Why does Luke give the introduction he does in verse 1? How does the parable accomplish this stated purpose?
  2. In what ways are we like and unlike the widow? In what ways is God like and unlike the judge? How does this story encourage us to not lose in heart in prayer?
  3. What does Jesus promise in verse 7 & 8? How do you understand the mysterious concluding sentence in verse 8? What does faith have to do with prayer?
  4. What has helped you become persistent in prayer? What hinders persistent prayer?

Memory Verse of the Week: Luke 11:9-10And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. (ESV)

 

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