As God’s child we can rest assured that God will not fail to respond to our prayers. It was an issue back in Jesus’ day and so Jesus teaches his disciples about prayer through parables and words of encouragement. I think that’s an analogy for how God answers our prayer. July 2019 What voices do we hear crying out for us? Jesus was in a hopeless situation, but he didn’t give in. Today in Luke 18 we hear Jesus’ teaching about prayer again. By putting the trailer back on the blocks, this youth group became an answer to this family’s prayer, which gave a whole new layer of meaning to the work they were about in serving this family. Do we hear the voice of those who are poor, those who have no homes, those who struggle with addiction, those who live with mental illness, those for whom we pray each and every week – do we hear their cries? Will he delay long in helping them? But such a reading ignores the fact that we have two very specific characters here in the story – the widow and the judge. If you think this is a particularly modern problem, think again. September 2016 And yet creation itself cries out with rising temperatures in our atmosphere, more extreme weather patterns, migrating wildlife and sealife, and droughts and famine across our planet. Are we - people who are followers of Jesus and are called to share that same care and concern for the silent ones around us - are we willing to be the answer to their prayers? Your email address will not be published. # Luke # CommonEnglishBible. 1 Thessalonians 4:17 (1) Romans 8:18 (1) Ephesians 2:8 (1) Matthew 24:13 (1) Psalm 91 (1) Matthew 6 (1) Luke 4:10 (1) 2 Timothy 1:7. June 2018 Luke 8:1-21. March 2020 The first point from Jesus’ parable on prayer for us is that prayer is important and nothing should keep us from praying. October 25, 2020 Today, our Director of Family Ministries Meredith Joubert gives the sermon. Sunday, October 18 8:30am online worship service due to the coronavirus situation. She has the ability to pester the judge. Even though the judge wants nothing to do with this woman, she doesn’t give up. July 2018 Do we hear the cries of their suffering – and if we do, what is our response as God’s people to be an answer to their prayers? June 2016 Required fields are marked *. Except when the Razorbacks are playing. Sam McGlothlin. Those are the ones where the star of the movie is the bad guy who is so lovable that the audience winds up pulling for him. 15:42 September 13, 2020 Often we focus on God answering our prayers as we have prayed them. God is nothing like an unjust judge, we quickly assert. By Dr. Randy L. Hyde. But she does have one thing, tenacity. Today we hear a sermon from Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson on John 21:1-8 from North Georgia's virtual annual conference gathering held on August 29. Current Sermon Series. Do we hear the voice of our African American sisters and brothers – and others who have been oppressed and abused because of their racial or ethnic background, particularly immigrants? Sermon on Luke 18:1-8 “Do. Tommy Sweeley. We’ll start with the judge. Prayer then becomes this laundry list of requests that we give to God to check off “yes, no, maybe later.” (Being a parent, the “maybe later” line is one that I use all too often). April 2020 Luke 16:1-13 The Dishonest Manager. March 2019 June 2019 Good morning brothers and sisters, I wish to share from the passage in Luke 18: 1-8. June 14, 2020 1 Corinthians 12:4-13 - Many Gifts, One Spirit. Amen. Jesus urges us not to lose faith but to “keep on praying” in spite of how things might look to us and how overpowering chaos and trouble are in our lives, and even when the situation appears hopeless. God answers out of goodness and kindness and grace. April 2019 When we think about this passage about prayer, we often cast ourselves as the widow and God as the judge - we are the ones who plaintively make our case before God day after day, night after night, and God, like a parent who has heard their child’s request for ice cream twenty thousand times, will begrudgingly give in just to stop the nagging. It’s not about the moral and ethical responsibility we have to our neighbors. Belle Meade UMC Sermons • By Belle Meade UMC • Dec 15, 2020. C.S. Watch Notes Download Date Title. First, the widow was in a helpless situation she could have easily lost heart and given up. So we have a widow – a silent one – who decides to use her voice to make a grievance and is asking for God’s judgment. The unjust judge is too wicked to even consider her case and just ignore her plead. 1x "Kairos" by Rev. Sam McGlothlin For the Week 2 of our January Sermon Series, "One Wild and Precious Life." She wants justice and she will do whatever it takes to get it. Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on Luke 8:26-39. She doesn’t have anyone to speak on her behalf. Jesus praying on the night of his arrest didn’t give up: “In great anguish he prayed even more fervently; his sweat  like drops of blood falling to the ground” (Luke 22:44). Copyright © 2021 Evansburg United Methodist Church. Do we hear the voice of Greta Thunberg, 16 year old activist from Sweden who has championed awareness of this threat, and the thousands of young people who have marched and protested for a dramatic change in how we treat our environment? [Return to clip - play until the end]. A magazine cartoon shows a little boy kneeling beside his bed for his bedtime prayer and saying with some measure of disgust, “Dear God, Uncle Jim still doesn’t have a job; Sis hasn’t gotten into a college; Grandma is still feeling sick – and I’m tired of praying for this family and not getting results.”. September 27, 2020; Round-table; Luke; Sunday, September 27 8:30am online worship service due to the coronavirus situation. Overruling The Unjust Judge – A Sermon On Luke 18:1-8. It begins with the introduction of the judge who neither fears God nor respects people. They were not allowed to inherit their deceased husband’s property, it going to the husband’s sons and brothers – and yet within the covenant, the community had a responsibility to take care of widows and orphans. By Dr. Mickey Anders. November 2019 Browse Sermons on Luke 8:26-39.      “My God, why?” Keep on praying even if the whole situation looks hopeless in our eyes. 2020. We need to rely on the graciousness of God as revealed over and over again in scripture. They were charged with listening to all cases, from the biggest to the smallest, with fairness and no impartiality. January 2018 Today, retired pastor Ed Denham gives the sermon. We must understand that our God by whom we are adopted at our baptism and who promises to walk with us throughout life’s journey, will never ignore our prayers, and will always answer them in the most beneficial way. Sam McGlothlin. Hymns for Luke 18 from Hymnary.org, an authoritative index of hymns and hymnals. 284: Truly I Tell You... - Words From the Cross Sermon Series Part 2 Don’t give up praying just because the times are hard’. Keep on praying because God is gracious and kind. December 2017 November 2016 This is the case with much of our praying. I just love it when the underdog wins, don’t you? Rather than lose heart and give up on God they persistently called out to him, “How long, O Lord?” Sermon on 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. It is my hope and prayer that we wrestle with this question and answer honestly where we believe God is inviting us to be an answer to somebody’s prayer - and that as we begin to hear the cries of those all around us, that we step into this holy and redemptive work so that we might be the church - emboldened by the Holy Spirit to love and serve our neighbors near and far together. Jesus obliges and gives us what we call today The Lord’s Prayer as a model for prayer. They’re really a mess up.” And you start to feel better about yourself. God Is Faithful. There is most likely something more to the background of this – perhaps like us one of the disciples had become frustrated with praying because it seemed that God didn’t hear or want to answer his prayers. With 1 Samuel 8:4-9 and Luke 6:36 in mind, he preaches on "Leadership: Character Counts". August 2020 Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. July 2020 Share 00:00. Mar 2, 2014 . Keep Asking – sermon on Luke 18:1-8. Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Children’s Sermons Hymn Lists. The scattered groups of believers were becoming discouraged. November 2020 If God’s answer depended on us, on how well we pray, on how well we have lived as God’s people, then we might not expect to have our prayers answered. 2 He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 18: December 1 Sermon 11:11am Service. Do we hear them as they live with economic injustice and disrespect each and every day? He prayed even harder. In the face of every difficulty we would not lose heart altogether, but persistently keep on going to God even though we have become discouraged. It requires us, as Ben shared a couple of weeks ago, to save each other’s lives each and every day - or at the very least be honest about the fact that we have other things to do. With Matthew 22:34-46 in mind, she preaches on "The Greatest … "The parable of the widow’s persistence is introduced as a parable about prayer and not losing heart, then moves into a story about justice, and ends with a question about faith." She gives him no respite. December 2019 Posted by Claude Methodist Church on Sunday, July 5, 2020. Perhaps we may be more like the judge than we care to admit - and the question asked to us through this parable is Do we hear the voices of the “widows” around us – the people who are crying out for God’s justice – and are we willing to listen and act? Her pleas fall on deaf ears, time and time and time again, until finally the judge, the one who is supposed to be representative of God’s compassion and mercy and shalom, gives in to her cries and her suffering and gives her justice. But what if what we are praying for isn’t what God knows is best? May 2018 WE RESPOND WITH OUR DEDICATION *Song of Response: "Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying" PsH 625, SFL 54, SWM 170, TWC 629, WOV 775, WR 489. Widows, on the other hand, were nobody. Things are looking bad, you’ve messed up-- but then you look over at that other person and you think, “I’m not as bad as they are. It is God, our creator, who has a deep and intimate concern with everything that happens in our lives, and has promised to answer our prayers. Commentary on Luke 18:1-8. It wasn’t that they didn’t know how but had seen something different in the way Jesus prayed and wanted to learn more. November 2015. The early church which first heard it may have been praying for many things. June 21, 2020 Isaiah 58:9b-12 - Repairing the Breach. Luke 18:1-8 (NRSV) Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. Simpsonwood UMC Sermons. By The Rev. She also blogs at Going on to Perfection. View Bible Text. Beware the storyteller who tells you the ending first. The judge becomes the answer to her pleading, persistent, prayer – even despite himself. Each week we will reflect on sermons Wesley preached as way of teaching the roots of the Christian faith through Scripture. What do we make, then, of this parable? In Jesus’ day there were judges who were notorious for accepting bribes, for being corrupt and perverting the course of justice. If she is without son or brother she has no standing in the society of the time. If we really believe our God is a God of love, forgiveness, compassion and gentleness; that God can change us, heal broken lives and restore damaged relationships, then we would get serious about praying all the time. Personally, I have never been one to peek at the last pages of a novel, though that last Harry Potter book was a little bit of a temptation. in prayer, but I cannot find comfort … I feel discouraged”. The appointed gospel is Luke 18:1-8. Zacchaeus seeks out Jesus– just to catch a glimpse of him. December 2020 We are sincere but when answers don’t come quickly or in the way that we expect we become half-hearted about what we are praying. February 2018 It requires us to show up for each other and for this island and for people we may never know - because we’ve chosen to be a church engaged in the holy, redemptive work of God. Praying Always (Luke 18:1-8) Prayer must be an important part of our lives. March 2017 The point in being an answer to prayer is to be steeped in a story far greater than our own, to be a part of God’s restoring and transforming work in the world and right here on our island, to give of ourselves to the people and places who are crying out for it the most - not because it’s a good thing to do….but because it is the holy thing to do. Passage: 1 Samuel 8:4-9, Luke 6:36. Join us in welcoming Mike and Marla Evans to Claude UMC. Or when Notre Dame is involved. Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Children’s Sermons Hymn Lists. Luke 1:26-38 "The King and the Kin-dom" Pastor Sandy Kim November 22, 20202. Browse Sermons on Luke 18:9-14. Two elements of the parable discourage easy interpretation. January 2021 Sermon: Embrace Grace, Part II (Luke 18:9-14) April 21, 2015 / Michael Precht. Lesson 81: Persevering in Prayer (Luke 18:1-8) ... And, thank God, almost every week as I prepare sermons, I hit a wall where I feel overwhelmed and I despair as to how I’m going to get the message together. Luke 18:1-8 The Squeaky Wheel. "Beaten, Battered and Burned before I am Helped," Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder, ON Scripture, 2013. Persecution had taken its toll, too. And it will continue to survive and flourish if we continue to be like the widow persistent in our prayers to God. Dr. James D. Kegel. Take a moment and listen to her story about leading a youth group mission trip. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. Sermon Luke 16:1-13 The Dishonest Manager. Feb 23, 2014 God Is Faithful. Sermon Luke 18:1-8 The Squeaky Wheel. There are also close parallels to 11:5-13. In what way is God like an unjust judge?1 Even the question seems inappropriate. Let’s return to the story we heard earlier about the kids on the mission trip. November 29. Do we hear the voice of our children, who live in a more complex world than the ones in which we grew up – our school kids who have organized because they are angry about school shootings and are well aware of the risks they take each day by going to school – who are weighed down by anxiety and depression at higher rates than ever before – who experience bullying and sexual harassment and self harm and navigating the pressures of being a teenager in this day and age and who are rightly worried about their future on this planet. October 2019 The reality here is that being an answer to prayer isn’t just about doing good work. Luke 18:1-8 Bothering God. Jesus said something similar to this following the parable about the man who persistently knocked on his neighbor’s door at midnight. November 2017 In the Psalms and the Book of Job the cries of bitter and angry people are recorded for us today. It would have been easy for the widow in Jesus’ story to give up because the odds were against her of ever moving the corrupt judge to do anything in her favor. Meet Me At the Cross. Luke 18: 1-8: October 13, 2013: The late Dr. Fulton Oursler used to tell of an old woman.. Luke 17: 11-19 : October 6, 2013 “Give us more faith,” they cried! Luke 4:14-30. 15:39. October 2020 Each person would have represented something very particular to the crowd of 1. Matthew 1:18-21 "In Need of a Savior" Rev. Rooted in Christ: A Return to the Basics that Ground Us. And if we do, what is our response as God’s people to be an answer to their prayers? Finally here’s a quote from author, Philip Yancey, ‘Persistent prayer keeps on bringing God and me together … Persistent prayer changes me by helping me see the world and my life, through God’s eyes. Watching the response her speech at the United Nations reminded me of how threatened those in power can feel as they dismiss the righteous protests of our youth. 1 Luke 18:1 One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. She brings her case before an unjust judge. The collect and readings for the Twenty-first Sunday After Pentecost, Proper 24C, may be found here. Luke 18:1-8 The Squeaky Wheel (Kegel) SW-Admin 2017-03-27T17:27:29-07:00. For a while he refused; but later he said to himself, ‘Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant her justice, so that she may not wear me out by continually coming.’”. [Answer to Prayer story; from beginning of clip to 2:01]. October 2018 That is at least part of what Jesus was teaching in this parable. They were to maintain harmonious relations and listen to disputes among members of the covenanted community. She seems quite helpless. And this is certainly true, that God hears us in our hour of need; that our hurts and pains are known to God and that God will move to respond. Do we hear the voice of creation crying out as we face the most significant global crisis of our time in climate change? He said, “Which of you, if his son asks for bread will give you him a stone? And even as Zacchaeus is… And if we do, what is our response as God’s people to be an answer to their prayers – and to be an answer to the prayers we lift up on their behalf? Posted by Claude Methodist Church on Monday, June 22, 2020. Earlier in Luke’s Gospel, one of the disciples asked Jesus, “Lord teach us to pray”. The Reading of New Testament Scripture: Luke 18:1-8 The Word of the Lord. This Sermon series will put a new spin on Wesley’s most classic sermons. Instead, it’s bracketed by Luke’s introductory … Continue reading "Commentary on Luke 18:1-8" It includes many printable activities. Sermon on 1 Corinthians 1:4-9. It says he was a ruler, a rich tax collector. Scripture Lesson: Matthew 4:18-23. Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. Keep on praying because God loves us and is waiting to answer our prayers in a way that will be for our greatest benefit. Jesus tells a parable of a widow who has a rival who mistreated her. Judges were tasked with keeping God’s peace – God’s shalom – among God’s people. February 2020 So with our judge in this passage – it would have been his religious duty to hear out the case of the widow, but because he is described as one who neither feared God nor had respect for people” it’s clear he is not fit for the job. Although the crowds prevent him from seeing Jesus, Zacchaeus perseveres, degrading himself by climbing a sycamore tree. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Luke 18:1-8 EXEGESIS: This week’s Gospel lesson has close ties to the scriptures that precede it (17:20-37) and follow it (18:9-14; 19:11-27). Jeb Archey. June 2020 Watch the Wesley UMC Greenville Sunday worship service from July 5, 2020, based on the scripture Romans 8:1-8. And when I read this passage of scripture for this morning, this parable Jesus tells about the widow and the judge, the story we just heard is the one that came to mind. January 2017 There is most likely something more to the background of this – perhaps like us one of the disciples had become frustrated with praying because it seemed that God didn’t hear or want to answer his prayers. Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? Matthew 25:14-30 "Enter the Joy" Rev. But even as we confess our deficiency in prayer, God answers out of love and reminds us that we are beloved children. The text today reassures us that God does hear our prayers, just as the judge heard the widow and her pleadings. In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Grant me justice against my opponent.’. Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on Luke 18:9-14. So Jesus tells a parable about a truly horrible judge who had no respect for justice and no concern for the suffering of others. First, the parable proper (verses 2-5) doesn’t stand alone. It requires us to make the space and intention to listen...and to respond. Redemptive work. The world labels him a sinner. And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. July 2016 Throughout scripture, God’s care and concern was consistently with these people – the orphan, the stranger, and the widow – and yet we read so often in the prophets God’s indictment of the people in failing to live up to this task as a community. Commentary, Luke 18:1-8, Meda Stamper, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013. Your email address will not be published. Details Watch Make a Difference—Children, Go Where I Send You. This parable of Jesus about the widow and the dishonest judge is a story about encouragement. There are two points that come out of Jesus’ parable. One issue in our praying is that we don’t come to God in helplessness and with an intensity like the widow. Tommy Sweeley. But it requires us to be attentive to the hurts and sufferings of those around us. Today in Luke 18 we hear Jesus’ teaching about prayer again. Pray.” Luke 18:1-8 October 21, 2007. We can take comfort in the knowledge that God is far more gracious than the dishonest judge. About being the church - because there will always be people who are more capable and more efficient at most things we try our hand at...but that’s not the point. And what is more she couldn’t count on the religious principles of the judge because he had none. To access the audio or video, click on the links below. May 2020 As the relationship progresses I realize that God has a clearer picture of what I need than I do.”. Judges in that day weren’t like our judges; there was no jury, no external laws that separated church and state. Where is the safe space for them? If this were a present day situation we can imagine her nagging persistence this way- message after messages on his answering machine, constantly appears in his office, writes him letter after letter, sends faxes and emails. September 2018 Jesus tell a story of a widow who has a case to bring to the judge, but since she is a widow she has nothing to offer as a bribe. They had expected Jesus to return quickly, but – so far – he hadn’t shown up. 10/11/2020 Pastor Eugene gives a sermon entitled "God Restores Our Brokenness" based on Luke 7:36-50. 15:26. Sadly, too often our earnestness and sincerity in prayer give way to disillusionment when we don’t get the answers we want and we give up. Sermons; Children’s Sermons; Hymns; Luke 18:1-8 SW-Admin 2019-05-24T08:40:38-07:00. ‘Keep on praying!’ in light of the relationship that we have with God as beloved children. January 2020 Obviously, I always pull for them. 2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge … Keep on praying because we have a God who is waiting to hear from us. Why do we find it so hard to set time aside everyday to spend with God in prayer? And survive it has right down to this present time. October 2016 Sermon by Rev. Luke 17:11-19 "Return Thanks" Rev. The Hebrew word for widow means “silent one” or “one unable to speak” – that gives us a sense of how little they were regarded in Biblical times. By: Rev. Pastor Melissa Yosua-Davis has been serving the community of Chebeague and its church since July 2015. God who is gracious and kind will lovingly answer our prayers. Pastor : Ed Denham. You’ve looked at your life and looked at your short fallings. This parable affirms the trustworthiness and generosity of God. Sermon on 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. Jesus prayed while the Spirit descended upon him in the form of a dove (Lk 3:21). The second point is what this parable says about the character of God. Sermon: Continuing to Pray Prayer Patterns 1. It doesn’t add items to our to do list. And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”. Do. Nor have I been one to search the house for my birthday or Christmas presents, even as a little child. Prayer is a problem for many modern people. The original twelve disciples were dying off, and even the second generation of followers were getting old. I tell you, he will quickly grant justice to them. Psalm 23 (1) Matthew 4:6 (1) Luke 14:25-33 (1) Matthew 10:27 (1) Matthew 12:45-50 (1) Mark 3:31-35 (1) Luke 8:19-21 (1) John 2:4 (1) John 19:26 (1) 1 Timothy 5 (1) Deuteronomy 6:4-9. I’m sure every one of us here could admit that prayer doesn’t have the place in our lives that it deserves. Details Watch Fail: Overcoming Paralyzing Fear after Failure . We could move beyond this initial reading and consider how this parable is less about our prayer and more about God’s nature – after all, if a unjust judge, someone who cares little for others or for God – finally grants this poor woman’s request, how much more will God, who us abounding in steadfast love and compassion, hear the suffering of God’s children and the cries of our hearts? Read here recent sermon excerpts, thoughts on life and faith, and current announcements for the church community. 13:26. Mar 2, 2014 Meet Me At the Cross. The Greatest Commandments . It received what it most needed: God’s loving presence and the strength, the resilience and fortitude it needed to survive and even flourish in a world that was hostile to say the least. The Bible records some of the prayers of people who have gone to God with their seemingly hopeless situations. They were the sole representatives of enacting God’s justice. Related Videos. She currently lives on the island with her husband and three year old son and 6 month old daughter, along with their yellow lab. Explanation: - Luke 18, Jesus tells the story of a widow who refuses to give up. Expository Sermon on Luke 18:1-8 | Praying Always to our God. 10/18/2020 Pastor Eugene gives a sermon entitled "God is with Us" based on Matthew 28:16-20. - The Explanation: - Luke 18, Jesus tells the story of a widow who refuses to give up. There’s a wonderful story that Kenda Creasy Dean shares – and if you happen to listen to Ben’s Podcast (Reports from the Spiritual Frontier) – you may recall this moment from their interview. Do we hear them as they are shot in their homes and in their places of worship, as they are turned away at the border, as even those who are here legally live in fear of being deported? Being an answer to prayer is about holy work. Sometimes we may doubt, we may be angry, we may be upset, we may question “why?” but God is already listening to us and creating the answers. May God bless us with the persistence we need to keep praying and grace us with answers as we carry on in conversation with God. Tommy Sweeley November 15, 2020. I always root for them to lose. January 12, 2021 "Another Road" by Rev. Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Children’s Sermons Hymn Lists. Do we hear it – and if we do, what is our response as God’s people to be an answer to their prayers? Lewis … Children's Sermons: Here is a great site for children's sermons. Pray. Perhaps we aren’t the widows then, in this story. God’s faithfulness, God’s mercy, God’s unfailing love are all there for us to read. This doesn’t take a committee decision. GRACE TO YOU AND PEACE FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND THE LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, AMEN.      “In times of trouble I pray to the Lord; all night long I lift my hands. 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