THE PRAYER THAT PLEASES GOD (2 OF 9)
by Brad Whitt
Scripture: Luke 18:9-14
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Title: The Prayer that Pleases God (2 of 9)
Series: Amazing Stories-The Parables of Jesus and the Lessons They Teach
Text: Luke 18:9-14
Author: Brad Whitt
Introduction
If you have your Bible with you this morning, and I hope you do, turn with me to Luke chapter 18. We're in a really exciting and practical series of sermons at Abilene that I've entitled, "Amazing Stories: The Parables of Jesus and the Lessons They Teach."
Last week we kicked off our series with the first and foundational parable Jesus told - the parable of the Sower, the seed, and the soils. And we saw in that parable -
- The Sower is the Lord.
- The seed is the Word - the Gospel.
- The soils are human hearts, the ways people hear and respond to the good seed that's sewn into their lives.. Some have -
- Wayside hearts - It's like a seed hitting the concrete and birds coming by and taking it away.
- Stony hearts - The seed gets in, but it doesn't get down, and then when persecution or hard times comes it dries up and blows away.
- Thorny hearts - The seed gets in, and gets down, but as soon as it starts to come up the cares and concerns and charms of this world choke it out.
- Receptive hearts - The seed gets in, it gets down, it gets out, and it gets up! It grows and produces tons of fruit.
That's the story of the Sower, the seed, and the soils.
This morning I want us to look for just a few minutes at what I think is a rather odd and unusual parable that Jesus told about a Pharisee and a tax collector that went to the Temple to pray. And in this parable we learn a really important lesson about "The Prayer That Pleases God."
Quote: John MacArthur, "This parable was a poignant lesson about God's grace towards the humble, carefully calculated to puncture the self-righteous pride of the Pharisees."
Listen to this parable that Jesus told in Luke 18:9-14, "Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: ...
Series: Amazing Stories-The Parables of Jesus and the Lessons They Teach
Text: Luke 18:9-14
Author: Brad Whitt
Introduction
If you have your Bible with you this morning, and I hope you do, turn with me to Luke chapter 18. We're in a really exciting and practical series of sermons at Abilene that I've entitled, "Amazing Stories: The Parables of Jesus and the Lessons They Teach."
Last week we kicked off our series with the first and foundational parable Jesus told - the parable of the Sower, the seed, and the soils. And we saw in that parable -
- The Sower is the Lord.
- The seed is the Word - the Gospel.
- The soils are human hearts, the ways people hear and respond to the good seed that's sewn into their lives.. Some have -
- Wayside hearts - It's like a seed hitting the concrete and birds coming by and taking it away.
- Stony hearts - The seed gets in, but it doesn't get down, and then when persecution or hard times comes it dries up and blows away.
- Thorny hearts - The seed gets in, and gets down, but as soon as it starts to come up the cares and concerns and charms of this world choke it out.
- Receptive hearts - The seed gets in, it gets down, it gets out, and it gets up! It grows and produces tons of fruit.
That's the story of the Sower, the seed, and the soils.
This morning I want us to look for just a few minutes at what I think is a rather odd and unusual parable that Jesus told about a Pharisee and a tax collector that went to the Temple to pray. And in this parable we learn a really important lesson about "The Prayer That Pleases God."
Quote: John MacArthur, "This parable was a poignant lesson about God's grace towards the humble, carefully calculated to puncture the self-righteous pride of the Pharisees."
Listen to this parable that Jesus told in Luke 18:9-14, "Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: ...
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