I. Doing Good Things Rather than the Best Thing 10:38-42 1. Hard-working Martha 38-40a 2. Martha's rebuke of the Master 40b 3. Christ's Gentle rebuke of Martha 41-42
II. Our Model for Prayer 11:1-4 1. Father 2. Hallowed by Your name 3. Thy Kingdom Come 4. Bread 5. Forgiveness
III. The Promise for Persevering Prayer 11:5-8 This parable is often misunderstood. It must be understood in the context of v. 9-13
IV. The Fatherhood of God in Prayer 11:9-13 1. Ask – Seek – Knock v. 9 2. Human fathers do good for their children v. 10-12 3. If sinful fathers are willing to do good for their children, how much more will our Heavenly Father do His children good?
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“ Insightful Sermon! ” I appreciate Pastor Steve's insight. Never before have I heard these verses of Scripture preached together, always, they have been separated and taught alone. It's usually the Mary/Martha sermon, the Lord's prayer sermon, and the sermon on persistence in prayer. It's beautiful to see how all these verses actually go together to give as a better understand of what God desires of us in prayer. This is also the best Mary/Marth teaching I've ever heard before and I've heard a lot of them. This is an outstanding sermon!
Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...
