How to Keep Praying and Not Give Up: Prayer, Lesson 6
By Steve Childers and Larry Kirk
In Luke 11, after Jesus gives us a pattern to follow in prayer, he calls us to be persistent in prayer by sharing a story, and then he ends his teaching on prayer by instructing us to have confidence when we pray–even we don't receive from God what we ask him to give us.
John Newton reminds us, that when our loving Heavenly Father doesn’t answer our prayers the way we want, it doesn’t mean he does not hear us or that he is not answering us. Newton writes,
“God works all things together for our good: everything is needful that he sends; nothing is needful that he withholds.”
In this lesson, you’ll learn that Christ calls you to consistent prayer, confident your prayers will be answered even if it is not how you initially want or expect.
Learning Goals
You’ll be equipped to:
Defend the biblical view of requiring persistence in prayer
Teach what true consistency in prayer looks like in practical ways
Illustrate examples from Luke for consistency and confidence in prayer
Explain why believers can have confidence their prayers will be answered
Demonstrate that God’s answers to prayer are always for our good
Show how Jesus modeled persistent and confident prayer
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