True Fiction: The Parables of Jesus - week 4

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“Prayer” Parables – Luke 18

In these parables we can see how to pray and how not to pray.

Parable of the Persistent Widow
– Luke 18:1-8
Prayer is a discipline

There was a Judge.
There was a widow.
- Hebrews 4:14-16
What is prayer?
- Matthew 6:5-13
The point is to be persistent.

Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector
– Luke 18:9-14

There was a Pharisee.
- I Samuel 16:7
- Luke 6:45
This parable is about our attitudes.
- Luke 14:7
The Pharisee’s prayer.
- He stood by himself.
- His prayer was of pride.
The tax collector’s prayer.
- He stood at a distance.
- His prayer was of humility.
- Romans 7:14-20

Overview

Prayer is a discipline.
Know the will of God.
Be persistent in prayer.
Check your heart and attitude.
Understand your position.

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