A Christian without prayer is just as impossible as a living person without a pulse. The pulse is never motionless; it moves and beats constantly, whether one is asleep or something else keeps one from being aware of it.
– Martin Luther
Sermon Title: The Parables of Jesus: The Persistent Friend
Sermon Text: Luke 11:1-13
Secondary Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 4:25-31
A Prayer for Today: Grant to us, Lord, we beseech you, the spirit to think and do always such things as be rightful; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (The Ninth Sunday after Trinity – BCP 1662)
Music: “Ten Thousand Reasons”