Parable of Widow & Judge
- 3. PARABLE OF Luke 18:1-8
- 4. Luke 18:1-8
- 5. What is the STORY of this parable? •Unjust judge Luke 18:2 “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought.”
- 6. What is the STORY of this parable? •Unjust judge •Widow pleaded for justice Luke 18:3 “Grant me justice against my adversary.”
- 7. What is the STORY of this parable? •Unjustjudge •Widow pleaded for justice •Judge refused Luke 18:4 “For some time, he refused”
- 8. What is the STORY of this parable? •Unjustjudge •Widow pleaded for justice •Judge refused •Widow kept bothering the judge Luke 18:3 “widow in that town who kept coming to him” Luke 18:5 “because this widow keeps bothering me”
- 9. What is the STORY of this parable? •Unjust judge •Widow pleaded for justice •Judge refused •Widow kept bothering the judge •Finally, the judge relented Luke 18:4-5 “…Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!”
- 10. What is the SETTING of this parable?
- 11. What are the LESSONS from this parable? 1. Always Pray, Don’t Give Up 2. Weare NOT like the Widow 3.God is NOT like Luke 18:1-8 the Judge
- 12. LESSON 1: Always Pray, Don’t Give Up 1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up
- 13. LESSON 1: Always Pray, Don’t Give Up Don’t give up? Not lose enthusiasm, don’t be discouraged Always pray? Constantly seeking the Lord
- 14. “Mr. Graham started praying when he got up this morning, he prayed while eating breakfast, he prayed on the way over in the car, and he'll probably be praying all the way through the interview.”
- 15. LESSON 1: Always Pray, Don’t Give Up Don’t give up? Not lose enthusiasm, don’t be discouraged Always pray? Constantly seeking the Lord Answers to prayer? Yes, No or Wait!
- 16. “The most difficult discipline in the Christian life, in my opinion, is waiting. But God used that to force us to lean on Him….to trust Him….to believe in Him…. to release our will and accept His. Words fail to describe the pain of that transfer of wills. Finally, when we made the transfer, empty-handed and totally dependent, Cynthia and I leaned hard on our God.”
- 17. LESSON 1: Always Pray, Don’t Give Up Don’t give up? Not lose enthusiasm, don’t be discouraged Always pray? Constantly seeking the Lord Answers to prayer? Yes, No or Wait! Why wait? Not ready? Timing?
- 19. LESSON 1: Always Pray, Don’t Give Up Don’t give up? Not lose enthusiasm, don’t be discouraged Always pray? Constantly seeking the Lord Answers to prayer? Yes, No or Wait! Why wait? Not ready? Timing? Never stop praying? We pray until ……
- 20. Dr. Ray Pritchard We’ve all wondered how long we should we pray for something. Here is the general rule I follow. You should pray for something until … • the answer comes, or • the circumstances change, or • God changes the burden on your heart
- 21. LESSON 2: We are NOT like the Widow Widow Us No access Constant access to God (Eph 2:18; 3:12) No right to speak God our Advocate & High Priest (1 John 2:1; Heb 10:19-22) Bother & nuisance Call unto Me (Jer 33:3) Court of Law Throne of Grace (Heb 4:14-16) Stranger Child of God (Luke 11:13; John 1:12; 1 John 3:1-2)
- 24. LESSON 3: God is NOT like the Judge Judge God Unjust Righteous and Just (John 17:25) God is good No regard for man God loves us (Ps 100:5; Nahum 1:7)
- 26. “There is a difference between a fleshly stubbornness and a godly perseverance. The former insists on getting one’s will done in heaven, and the latter determines to get God’s will done on earth”
- 27. LESSONS from this parable 1. Always Pray, Don’t Give Up 2. Weare NOT like the Widow 3.God is NOT like Luke 18:1-8 the Judge