PARABLE OF

Luke 18:1-8

Luke 18:1-8

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.”

What is the STORY of this parable?

•Unjust judge

•Widow pleaded for justice

Luke 18:3 “Grant me justice against my adversary.”

What is the STORY of this parable?

•Unjust judge

•Widow pleaded for justice

•Judge refused

Luke 18:4 “For some time, he refused”

What is the STORY of this parable?

•Unjust judge

•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”

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!”

What is the SETTING of this parable?

Luke 18:1-8

1. Always Pray, Don’t

Give Up

2. We are NOT like

the Widow

3. God is NOT like

the Judge

What are the LESSONS from this

parable?

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

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

“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.”

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!

“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.”

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?

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 ……

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

LESSON 2:

We are NOT like the Widow

Widow

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)

Us

No access

LESSON 3:

God is NOT like the Judge

Unjust Righteous and Just (John 17:25)

No regard for man God is good

God loves us (Ps 100:5; Nahum 1:7)

Judge God

“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”

Luke 18:1-8

1. Always Pray, Don’t

Give Up

2. We are NOT like

the Widow

3. God is NOT like

the Judge

LESSONS from this parable