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[PRAYER 201] The "proskartereo prayer" being one of the essentials for church growth and plentiful

harvest of souls is prayed in at least three models of intensity in prayer.

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PRAYER 201(Acts 1:14; 2:42; 6:4)

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Sermon – Scorre

Subect:

!Pros"#rtereo$ %r#&er

'entr# *eme:

!Pros"#rtereo %r#&er$ #s one o+ t*e essent,# +or c*urc* -ro.t* #n/ %ent,+u

*#rest o+ sous

bect,e St#tement:

*e !%ros"#rtereo %r#&er$ be,n- one o+ t*e essent,#s +or c*urc* -ro.t* #n/

%ent,+u *#rest o+ sous ,s %r#&e/ ,n #t e#st t*ree mo/es o+ ,ntens,t& ,n

%r#&er

e& or/:

5o/es

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7R89'7

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ntro/uct,on:

“These all continued⁴³⁴² with one accord in prayer and supplication with the

women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.” (cts !"!# $J%&

*e e#r& c*urc* obe&e/ t*e or/ <esus '*r,st to .#,t #t <erus#em +or t*ecom,n- o+ t*e %rom,se/ =o& S%,r,t *e& /,/ not ,/e t*emsees #n/ /o

not*,n- *e& comm,tte/ t*emsees to %r#& t*e er& concentr#te/ %r#&er

t*#t cont,nue/ +or 10 /#&s ,n c*urc* *,stor&

7o one "no.s *o. on- t*e& %r#&e/ #s t*ere .#sn>t #n& recor/ ##,#be

*e #%ostes o+ %ost?resurrect,on .ere tot#& tr#ns+orme/ %ert#,n,n- to

%r#&er @ort& /#&s #-o t*e& .ere re%r,m#n/e/ b& <esus +or t*e,r sumber,n-

,n %r#&er #n/ t*e& .ere .#rne/ o+ +#,n- ,nto tem%t#t,on

*e& %r#&e/ # s%ec,# ",n/ o+ %r#&er t*#t turne/ t*e .or/ u%s,/e /o.n t ,s

c#e/:

!%ros"#rtereoBCBD %r#&er$ (Pronunc,#t,on: %ros?"#r?te?r#&?o*)

e %#t,ence ., eF%#,n t*e me#n,n- o+ t*,s Gree" .or/ #ter on

*#t .#s t*e e++ect o+ t*e,r %r#&erH

“Then they that 'ladly receied his word were bapti)ed" and the same day

there were added unto them about three thousand souls.” (cts *"#! $J%&

*e !%ros"#rtereo %r#&er$ brou-*t #bout c*urc* -ro.t* #n/ %ent,+u

*#rest o+ sous #s t*ree t*ous#n/ sous .ere conerte/

1st ccurrence o+ Pros"#rtereo Pr#&er #s

ne o+ t*e Essent,#s +or '*urc* Gro.t*

#n/ Pent,+u =#rest o+ Sous

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*e secon/ occurrence o+ !%ros"#rtereo %r#&er$ ,n",n- .,t* c*urc* -ro.t*

#n/ %ent,+u *#rest o+ sous ,s +oun/ ,n Acts 2:42:

nd they continued steadfastly⁴³⁴² in the apostles doctrine and fellowship,

and in the brea+in' of bread, and in prayers.” (cts *"#* $J%&

*e scr,%ture once #-#,n recor/e/ c*urc* -ro.t* #n/ %ent,+u *#rest o+

sous #n/ ,t ,s /escr,be/ /#,& coners,on o+ sous #//e/ to t*e c*urc*

“nd the ord added to the church daily such as should be saed.” (cts *"#-b

$J%&

*,r/ ccurrences o+ !Pros"#rtereo Pr#&er$ ,n" to '*urc* Gro.t* #n/

%ent,+u *#rest o+ sous:

!ut we will 'ie ourseles continually to prayer and to the ministry of the

word.” (cts /"# $J%&

*e e#r& c*urc* e#/ers*,% sure& reco-n,Ie/ t*e ,m%ort#nce o+

!%ros"#rtereon %r#&er$ #n/ t*e& +et t*e nee/ to +ocus ,n !%ros"#tereo

%r#&er$ Seen men /e#con bo#r/ .#s +orme/ to t#"e oer t*e c*ore o+ t*e

c*urc* so t*#t t*e #%ostes cou/ +ocus on !%ros"#rtereo %r#&er$ #n/

m,n,str& o+ t*e .or/ *#t .#s t*e resutH

“nd the word of 0od increased and the number of disciples multiplied in

Jerusalem 'reatly1 and a 'reat company of the priests were obedient to the

faith.” (cts /"-&

2n/

ccurrence o+ Pros"#rtereo Pr#&er #s

ne o+ t*e essent,# +or '*urc* Gro.t*

#n/ Pent,+u =#rest ou Sous

3r/ ccurrence o+ Pros"#rtereo Pr#&er #s ne

o+ t*e Essent,#s +or '*urc* Gro.t* #n/

Pent,+u =#r*est o+ Sous

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@,n# .o t*er ccurrence o+ Pros"#rtereo Pr#&er ,n t*e E%,ste:

P#u ,n *,s .r,t,n- #/mon,s*e/ t*e '*urc* o+ 'oosse to !%ros"#rtereo ,n

%r#&er$ #s # comm#n/ #s t*,s .or/ ,s #%%e#r,n- #s !%resent ,m%er#t,e$

.*,c* # comm#n/ to %r#& t*e !%ros"#rtereo %r#&er$ As # comm#n/ ,t be#rs

t*e eKu# .e,-*t ,"e !to be +,e/ .,t* t*e =o& S%,r,t

!'ont,nueBCBD ,n %r#&er #n/ .#tc* ,n t*e s#me .,t* t*#n"s-,,n-$ (2ol. #"*

$J%&

n .r,t,n- to t*e Rom#ns P#u once #-#,n #/mon,s*e/ t*e c*urc* to

!%ros"#rteo ,n %r#&er$ =o.eer *e uses !%ros"#rtereo ,n %r#&er$ to

encour#-e '*r,st,#ns to en/ure # *#r/s*,% #n/ #++,ct,on

“3e4oice in hope, patient in tribulation1 continuin' instant BCBD in prayer.”

(3omans !*"!* $J%&

!Pros"#rtereo Pr#&er$ L '*urc* Gro.t*:

*rou-* eFtens,e stu/& on !%ros"#rtereo %r#&er$ ,n t*e boo" o+ Acts t*e

e#r& c*urc* tre#te/ t*e !%ros"#rtereo %r#&er$ #s ,m%ort#nt #n/ t*e& #re

comm#n/e/ to !%ros"#rtereo ,n %r#&er$ An/ .e #so e#rn t*#t

!%ros"#rtereo %r#&er$ ,s ,n"e/ to c*urc* -ro.t* #n/ %ent,+u *#rest o+

sous *us ,t +orms #s one t*e essent,#s +or c*urc* -ro.t* #n/ %ent,+u

*#rest o+ sous S,nce c*urc* -ro.t* #n/ %ent,+u *#rest o+ sous #re ,n"e/

.,t* !%ros"#rtereo %r#&er$ <' s*ou/ s*o. ,nterest ,n #s .e /es,re to +,

t*e em%t& c*#,rs o+ our ne. s#nctu#r& *#,n- 2M0 s,tt,n- c#%#c,t&

=o.eer .e *#e # %robem *ere *ere ,sn>t muc* ,n+orm#t,on ,n t*e b,be

or outs,/e t*e b,be te,n- us *o. t*e e#r& c*urc* %r#&e/ t*e !%ros"#rtereo

%r#&er$ =o. c#n .e e#rn +rom t*e e#r& c*urc* to %r#& t*e !%ros"#rtereo

%r#&er$H

e c#n summ#r,Ie/ t*e +,n/,n s #s +oo.:

1 !%ros"#rtereo %r#&er$ ,s t#"en #s # comm#n/ to obe&

2 !%ros"#rtereo %r#&er$ ,s one o+ t*e essent,#s +or c*urc*

-ro.t* #n/ %ent,+u *#rest o+ sous

3 H emer-e/ #s *o. e#r& c*urc* %r#&e/ t*e !%ros"#rtereo

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n or/er to +,n/ out *o. t*e e#r& c*urc* %r#&e/ t*e !%ros"#rtereo %r#&er$

su--est to m#"e # .or/ stu/& on t*e .or/ !%ros"#rtereo$ #n/ *o%e+u& .e

c#n +,n/ some cues s*o.,n- us *o. e#r& c*urc* %r#&e/ t*e !%ros"#rtereo

%r#&er$ o stu/& t*e .or/ !%ros"#rtereo$ recommen/ &ou # s%ec,# b,be

!*e 'om%ete or/ Stu/& 7e. est#ment$ b& No/*,#tes

#5#* is “pros+artereo” (pros6+ar6ter6eh7o& in 0ree+.

The 3oot 8ord of “pros+artereo”

9ros : unto1 +artereo²;<⁴ : to be stron', firm1 to endure (*=># : ?eb. !!"*-&

8e+,n#t,on o+ Pros"#tereo

#5#* : 0ree+ @ictionary of the Aew Testament (Btron'&To be earnest towards, i.e. (to a thin'& to perseere , be constantly dili'ent, or

(in a place& to attend assiduously all the eCercises, or (to a person& to adhere

closely to (as a seritor&"Dattend ('ie self& continually (upon&, continue (in,

instant in, with&, wait on (continually&.

The nalytical 0ree+ eCicon by Bamuel a'ster

To persist in adherin' to a thin', to be intently en'a'ed in, to attend to

constantly

%ine ECpository @ictionary

To be stron' towards, to endure in, or perseere in, to be continually

steadfast with a person or thin'

Acts 1:14

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*rou-* t*e eF*#ust,e .or/ stu/& on !%ros"#rtereo$ t*e .or/ stu/& c#n

%ro,/e concrete cues o+ *o. t*e e#r& c*urc* %r#&e/ ,n t*e,r %r#&er

meet,n-s *e,r %r#&ers #re ob,ous& not t*e ,-*t c#su# #n/ %#ss,n-

%r#&ers nste#/ t*e& %r#&e/ e#rnest& %ers,stent& #n/ %erseer,n-&

*,s een,n- m& %re#c*,n- obect,e st#tement ,s #s +oo.:

The “pros+artereo prayer” bein' one of the essentials for church 'rowth and

plentiful harest of souls is prayed in at least three models of intensity in

prayer.

Pros"#rtereo Pr#&er

e,n- one o+ t*e

Essent,#(s +or

'*urc* Gro.t* L

P(ent,+u( =#r0est o+

Sou(s

Earnest

Prayer

Persevering

Prayer

Persistent

Prayer

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EAR7ES PRAYER

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E#rnest Pr#&er


plentiful harest of souls is prayed with earnestness.

EF#m%e o+ !Pros"#rtereo Pr#&er$ nter%rete/ #s !E#rnest Pr#&er$

“2ontinue earnestly in prayer, bein' i'ilant in it with than+s'iin'.”

(2olossians #"* A$J%&

,b,c# EF#m%es o+ E#rnest Pr#&er

1 <esus

E#rnest %r#&er .#s e,/ent ,n t*e %r#&er ,+e o+ <esus As <esus .#s %r#&,n- ,n

t*e G#r/en o+ Get*sem#ne be+ore *,s #rrest *e .#s %r#&,n- e#rnest&:

“nd bein' in an'uish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was li+e

drops of blood fallin' to the 'round.” (u+e **"## AF%&

<esus encountere/ seere %ressure ,n *,s %r#&er t*#t boo/ een -us*e/ out

+rom *,s s.e#t %ore ,"e -re#t /ro%s o+ boo/ +#,n- to t*e -roun/

2 E#r& '*urc*

E#r& '*urc* %r#&e/ e#rnest& n Acts c*#%ter 12 t*e e#r& '*urc* .#s

%ersecute/ #n/ <#mes t*e brot*er o+ <o*n .#s mur/ere/ b& ,n- =ero/

*en *e s#. t*#t t*e ",,n- o+ <#mes %e#se/ t*e <e.s *e #rreste/ Peter

#n/ Peter ., be t*e neFt ,n ,ne to be mur/ere/ =o.eer t*e '*urc*

res%on/e/ .,t* e#rnest %r#&er +or Peter

“Bo 9eter was +ept in prison, but the church was earnestly prayin' to 0od for

him.” (cts !*"= AF%&

*e e#r& '*urc* %r#&er e#rnest& ,t me#nt t*e& %r#&e/ ser,ous&

,ntent,on#& %ur%ose& %#ss,on#te& +erent& #n/ const#nt& E#rnest

%r#&er ,s not ,-*t %r#&er t ,s t*e %r#&er cr&,n- out to Go/ #n/ be,e,n- Go/

t*#t *e ., /o somet*,n- ,n t*e s,tu#t,on *e e#rnest %r#&er brou-*t #bout

m,r#ce #s #n-e c#me #n/ set Peter +ree

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3 E%#%*r#s

Anot*er occ#s,on t*e b,be /escr,be/ %r#&,n- e#rnest& .#s ,n 'ooss,#ns

4:12:

“Epaphras, a member of your own fellowship and a serant of 2hrist Jesus,sends you his 'reetin's. ?e always prays earnestly for you, as+in' 0od to

ma+e you stron' and perfect, fully confident that you are followin' the whole

will of 0od.” (2ol. #"!* AT&

E%#%*r#s .#s %r#&,n- e#rnest& +or t*e '*urc* o+ 'oosse t*#t '*r,st cou/

+orm ,n t*em #n/ be m#ture/; t*#t t*e& .ou/ not be ,n+uence/ b&

Gnost,c,sm %re#,,n- ,n t*e +,rst centur& =,s %r#&er .#s no or/,n#r& %r#&er

#n/ *e #boure/ #n/ tr##,e/ t*#t 'ooss,#ns .ou/ -ro. #n/ m#ture

s%,r,tu#& #n/ not tosse/ b& .,n/s o+ /octr,nes:

“Epaphras, who is one of you, a serant of 2hrist, saluteth you, always

labourin' ferently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and

complete in all the will of 0od.” (2ol. #"!* $J%&

4 E,#*

n t*e boo" o+ <#mes E,#* .#s #not*er Go/>s ser#nt .*o %r#&e/ e#rnest&:

“Eli4ah was a human bein', een as we are. ?e prayed earnestly that it wouldnot rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 'ain he

prayed, and the heaens 'ae rain, and the earth produced its crops.” (James

="!-6!G AF%&

E,#*>s %r#&er .#s not t*e *#+?*e#rte/ or mec*#n,c# #s",n- but e#rnest

#n/ +erent %r#&er *,s cou/ be seen +rom *,s %osture o+ %r#&er #s

/escr,be/ ,n 1 ,n- 1M:42:

“Bo hab went off to eat and drin+, but Eli4ah climbed to the top of 2armel,

bent down to the 'round and put his face between his +nees.” (F $in'

!G"#*AF%&

=,s %r#&er .#s #so # %r#&er o+ %ers,stenc& .,t* ,ntens,t& #s *e %r#&e/ seen

t,me unt, t*e ser#nt c#me b#c" #n/ re%orte/:

“ cloud as small as a man7s hand is risin' from the sea.” (F $in' !G"## AF%&

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5& @,n/,n- o+ EF#m%e o+ E#rnest Pr#&er ,n '*urc* =,stor&

Ernest Pr#&er – <o*n =&/e (7o O 1M6 – @eb 1J 1O12)

<o*n =&/e .#s #n Amer,c#n m,ss,on#r& .*o %re#c*e/ ,n t*e Pun#b =e .#s

t*e son o+ # Presb&ter,#n m,n,ster .*o %r#&e/ t*#t Go/ .ou/ r#,se u% more

m,ss,on#r,es

=,s most remembere/ stor& .#s *o. e#rnest& *e %r#&e/ +or sous to be

s#e/ ,n *,s m,n,str&:

n 1O0M <o*n =&/e st#rte/ %r#&,n- +or one sou to be s#e/ /#,& ,n *,s

m,n,str&; #n/ m#n& cons,/ere/ suc* reKuest #s ,m%oss,be reKuest =o.eert*ree *un/re/ s,Ft& +,e %eo%e conerte/ b#%t,Ie/ #n/ %ub,c& con+ess,n-

<esus #s t*e,r S#,or

A &e#r #ter *e ,ncre#se/ *,s reKuest to t.o sous to be s#e/ eer& /#&

E,-*t *un/re/ coners,ons .ere recor/e/ t*#t &e#r #n/ st, =&/e s*o.e/ #n

unKuenc*#be %#ss,on +or ost sous

n 1O10 2 &e#rs be+ore *e /,e/ *e %r#&e/ # +#mous %r#&er #s +oo.:

H0ie me souls, oh 0od, or F dieIH (uote John ?yde&

=e t*en /oube/ *,s -o# o+ coners,on to +our + t*ere .eren>t +our

coners,ons +or t*#t /#& <o*n =&/e .ou/ not e#t or see% unt, *e *#/

%r#&e/ t*rou-* .,t* Go/>s #ssur#nce to ,ctor&

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PERSSE7 PRAYER

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Pers,stent Pr#&er


plentiful harest of souls is prayed with persistency.

EF#m%e o+ !Pros"#rtereo Pr#&er$ nter%rete/ #s !Pers,stent Pr#&er$:

“e persistent in prayer, and +eep alert as you pray, 'iin' than+s to 0od.”

(2olossians #"* 0ood Aews Translation : !>>* merican ible Bociety&

u"e 11:?M (7)= Then, teachin' them more about prayer, he used this story" “Buppose you

went to a friend7s house at midni'ht, wantin' to borrow three loaes of

bread. Kou say to him,/

L friend of mine has 4ust arried for a isit, and F hae nothin' for him to

eat.7- nd suppose he calls out from his bedroom, L@on7t bother me. The door is

loc+ed for the ni'ht, and my family and F are all in bed. F can7t help you.7G ut F tell you thisthou'h he won7t do it for friendship7s sa+e, if you +eep

+noc+in' lon' enou'h, he will 'et up and 'ie you whateer you need

because of your shameless persistence.Na O

Gos%e o+ u"e cont#,ns muc* o+ t*e te#c*,n- o+ %r#&er

• u"e 11:1?4 te#c*es t*e b#s,c %r#&er 101 on .*#t to %r#&

• u"e11: ?M bu,/s +urt*er on %r#&er to te#c* t*e /,sc,%e *o. to %r#& #n/

terme/ ,t #s !Pr#&er 201$ =e t#u-*t t*e /,sc,%e to %r#& %ers,stent&

=e t#u-*t t*e /,sc,%es to %r#& %ers,stent& us,n- t*e %#r#be o+ &ou .ent to

&our ne,-*bour m,//e o+ t*e n,-*t to #s" +or t*ree o#es o+ bre#/ /ue to

&our ,s,t#t,on b& # +r,en/ .*o .#s *un-r& n,t,#& &our ne,-*bour re+use/to -et u%; &ou /,/ not -,e u% #n/ &ou "e%t "noc",n- on t*e /oor #n/

eentu#& &our ne,-*bour -#e ,n #n/ -#e &ou t*e bre#/ /ue to &our

s*#meess %ers,stence (re#/ u"e 11:M)

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“ut F tell you thisthou'h he won7t do it for friendship7s sa+e, if you +eep

+noc+in' lon' enou'h, he will 'et up and 'ie you whateer you need

because of your shameless persistence.” (u+e !!"G AT&

!S*#meess %ers,stence$ ,n ,n- <#mes Qers,on ,s !,m%ortun,t&$

“F say unto you, thou'h he will not rise and 'ie him, because he is his friend,

yet because of his importunity he will rise and 'ie him as many as he

needeth.” (u+e !!"G $J%&

ebster>s 1M2M 8,ct,on#r& /e+,nes !,m%ortun,t&$ #s:

“9ressin' solicitation1 ur'ent rePuest1 application for a claim or faour, which

is ar'ued with troublesome frePuency or pertinacity.”

<esus +urt*er ,ustr#tes %ers,stent %r#&er s*ou/ #ccom%#n& .,t* ,ntens,t& o+

our reKuest:

“nd so F tell you, +eep on as+in', and you will receie what you as+ for. $eep

on see+in', and you will find. $eep on +noc+in', and the door will be opened

to you.”(u+e !!">&

*us t*e %ro-ress o+ !#s"see""noc"$ ree#s t*e ,ntens,t& #n/ ur-enc& o+

our reKuest *us .e s*ou/ #s" .,t* s*#meess %ers,stence e s*ou/ see"

.,t* ,ns,stent +ocus e s*ou/ r,se m,//e o+ t*e n,-*t .,t* bo/ %ers,stence

o+ "noc",n-

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5& @,n/,n- o+ EF#m%e o+ Pers,stent Pr#&er n '*urc* =,stor&

Geor-e 5uer (2J Se%t 1M0 – 10 5#rc* 1MOM)

Geor-e 5uer # '*r,st,#n e#n-e,st #n/ 8,rector o+ t*e As*e& 8o.n

or%*#n#-e ,n r,sto En-#n/ =e c#re/ 10024 or%*#ns ,n *,s ,+e =e .#s

.e "no.n +or %ro,/,n- #n e/uc#t,on to t*e c*,/ren un/er *,s c#re =e tes

# stor& o+ %ers,stent %r#&er ,n *,s /,#r&:

“Fn Aoember !G##, F be'an to pray for the conersion of fie indiiduals. F

prayed eery day without a sin'le intermission, whether sic+ or in health, on

the land, on the sea, and whateer the pressure of my en'a'ements mi'ht be.

Ei'hteen months elapsed before the first of the fie was conerted. F than+ed

0od and prayed on for the others.

Qie years elapsed, and then the second was conerted. F than+ed 0od for the

second, and prayed on for the other three.

@ay by day, F continued to pray for them, and siC years passed before the

third was conerted. F than+ed 0od for the three, and went on prayin' for the

other two. These two remained unconerted.”

Thirty6siC years later he wrote that the other two, sons of one of Mueller7s

friends, were still not conerted. ?e wrote"“ut F hope in 0od, F pray on, and loo+ for the answer. They are not conerted

yet, but they will be.”

Qifty6two years after he be'an to pray daily, without interruption, for these

two men, they were finally conertedbut after he diedI”

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Perseer,n- Pr#&er


plentiful harest of souls is prayed with perseerance.

EF#m%e o+ !Pros"#rtereo Pr#&er$ nter%rete/ #s !Perseer,n- Pr#&er$:

“Fn the hope re4oicin'1 in the tribulation endurin'1 in the prayer perseerin'1”

(3om. !*"!* Koun'7s iteral Translation : Translated by 3obert Koun'&

8hat is 9erseerin' 9rayerR

“Sn perseerin' prayer" F loo+ at a stone cutter hammerin' away at a roc+ a

hundred times without so much as a crac+ showin' in it. Ket at the !!st

blow it splits in two. F +now it was not the one blow that did it, but all that

had 'one before.” (nonymous uote&

u"e 1M:1?M (7)

USne day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray

and neer 'ie up.* “There was a 4ud'e in a certain city,” he said, “who neither feared 0od nor

cared about people.5 widow of that city came to him repeatedly, sayin', L0ie me 4ustice in this

dispute with my enemy.7#

The 4ud'e i'nored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, LF don7t fear

0od or care about people,= but this woman is driin' me cra)y. F7m 'oin' to see that she 'ets 4ustice,

because she is wearin' me out with her constant rePuestsI7”/ Then the ord said, “earn a lesson from this un4ust 4ud'e.-

Een he rendered a 4ust decision in the end. Bo don7t you thin+ 0od will

surely 'ie 4ustice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and ni'htR

8ill he +eep puttin' them offRG F tell you, he will 'rant 4ustice to them Puic+lyI ut when the Bon of Man NaO

returns, how many will he find on the earth who hae faithR”

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Perseer,n- ,n %r#&er ,s one o+ t*e most /,++,cut #s%ects o+ %r#&er re#sons:

• t seems Go/ ,s not #ns.er,n-

• Pr#&er +or t*e s##t,on o+ our oe ones &e#rs *#e %#sse/ un#ns.ere/

• 8e#& #ns.er,n- %r#&er – oss o+ *o%e or een -,e u% %r#&,n-

*e or/ <esus "ne. our .e#"nesses #n/ .e #re %rone to ose *e#rt n ,-*t

o+ t*#t =e encour#-es us to %erseere ,n %r#&er:

!S*ou/ #.#&s %r#& #n/ neer -,e u%$ (u"e 1M:1b)

<esus .#nts us to e#rn +rom t*e .,/o. o+ *er %erseer#nce ,n subm,tt,n-*er %et,t,on ,n s%,te o+ be,n- t*ro.n out +rom court /ue to *er re%e#te/

%et,t,on – /#& 1 +#,e/ cont,nue /#& 2

=er %erseer,n- reKuest eentu#& /roe t*e .,c"e/ u/-e cr#I& #n/ *e .#s

.e#r,e/ b& *er const#nt reKuests (u"e 1M:b) #n/ eentu#& *e t#"e/ to

*,mse+:

! /on>t +e#r Go/ or c#re #bout %eo%e but t*,s .om#n ,s /r,,n- me cr#I&

#m -o,n- to see t*#t s*e -ets ust,ce bec#use s*e ,s .e#r,n- me out .,t* *er

const#nt reKuests$ (u"e 1M:4b?)

*e .,c"e/ u/-e eentu#& -#e ,n to *er const#nt %erseer,n- reKuest #n/

-r#nts *er t*e %et,t,on

*,s ,s #not*er %#r#be o+ us,n- ne-#t,e eF#m%e +or te#c*,n- # -oo/ esson

o+ %erseer,n- ,n %r#&er *e ,/e# ,s ,+ t*e .,/o. c#n -et ust,ce +rom t*,s

*#r/ene/ #n/ unc#r,n- u/-e *o. muc* more ., not t*e o,n- #n/ c#r,n-*e#en& @#t*er #tten/,n- to our %r#&ers .*en .e %erseere ,n our reKuest

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5& @,n/,n- o+ EF#m%e o+ Perseer,n- Pr#&er ,n '*urc* =,stor&

'*#res @,nne& An/ @#t*er 7#s*

'*#res Gr#n/,son @,nne& (Au-ust 2O 1JO2 – Au-ust 16 1MJ) .#s t*e e#/er

t*#t s%#r"e/ o++ t*e Secon/ Gre#t A.#"en,n- ,n t*e 9n,te/ St#tes *e @,rst

Gre#t A.#"en,n- .#s ,n,t,#te/ b& <on#t*#n E/.#r/ 9n/er *,s m#ss r#&

oer one m,,on %eo%e .ere conerte/ to '*r,st Eer&.*ere *e .ent;

+#mes o+ re,# .ere %our,n- /o.n #n/ ,es .ere touc*e/ #n/ sous .ere

conerte/

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=o.eer t*e success o+ '*#res @,nne& m#ss r#& er& muc* /e%en/e/ on

t*e %erseer,n- %r#&er o+ *,s %r#&er %#rtner none ot*er t*#n @#t*er 7#s*

@#t*er 7#s* %#sture/ # sm# c*urc* ,n t*e b#c".oo/s o+ 7e. Yor" +or s,F

&e#rs A+ter t*#t %#rtnere/ .,t* e#n-e,st '*#res @,nne& #s *,s %r#&er

%#rtner tr#e,n- #n/ %r#&,n- +or '*#res @,nne& e#n-e,st,c meet,n-s +orseen more &e#rs unt, *e /,e/

*en *e sere/ #s t*e %r#&er %#rtner +or @,nne& 7#s* .ou/ come Ku,et&

,nto to.ns t*ree or +our .ee"s ,n #/#nce o+ # meet,n- -#t*er t*ree or +our

,"e?m,n/e/ '*r,st,#ns .,t* *,m #n/ ,n # rente/ room st#rt %oun/,n- t*e #n/

.,t* %erseer,n- %r#&er unt, *e .on t*e b#tte ,n t*e s%,r,tu# re#m

'*#res @,nne& "ne. .,t*,n *,s *e#rt t*#t *,s success o+ t*e m,n,str&

/e%en/e/ on t*e #no,nt,n-:

Vnless F had the spirit of prayer, F could do nothin'. (uote 2harles Qinney&

A+ter @#t*er 7#s* /,e/ t*e %erseer,n- %r#&er t*#t too" t*e enem& b& storm

.#s -one '*#res @,nne& %r#ct,c#& sto%%e/ *,s m#ss r#& +our mont*s #+ter

@#t*er 7#s* /,e/ #n/ *e %#sture/ # c*urc* ,n 7e. Yor" +or t*e rest o+ *,s ,+e

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'oncus,on

0od does nothin' eCcept in response to beliein' prayer.(uote John 8esley&

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