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Jesus Stories: The Persistent Widow Luke 18

Jesus Stories: The Persistent Widow Luke 18

Week 12 of our Summer Series looking at the Parables of Jesus we focus on Luke 18 and the Parable of the Persistent Widow, Jesus teaching on the power of someone who persistently prays.

Locations & Times

Fellowship of the Crossroads

597 Haynes Rd, Victoria, TX 77904, USA

Sunday 10:30 AM

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Biblical meaning of "Heart"

World heart used ___________ times between the Old and New Testament.

Hebrew
heartלֵב {labe}
1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding
1a) inner part, midst
1a3) soul, heart (of man)
1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory
1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will)
1a6) conscience
1a7) heart (of moral character)

Greek
heart καρδία
1a) that organ in the animal body which is the center of the circulation of the blood, and hence was regarded as the seat of physical life
1b) denotes the center of all physical and spiritual life
2b1) the soul or mind, as it is the fountain and seat of the thoughts, passions, desires, appetites, affections, purposes, endeavors
2b2) of the understanding, the faculty and seat of the intelligence
2b3) of the will and character
2b4) of the soul so far as it is affected and stirred in a bad way or good, or of the soul as the seat of the sensibilities, affections, emotions, desires, appetites, passions
1c) of the middle or central or inmost part of anything, even though inanimate

Q: What is prayer?

A: Prayer is ______________________ with God.

A2: Prayer is __________________to the Christian life.
Prayer Builds ______________
Prayer opens the ___________of our ______________
Prayer gives us ______________and ________________
Prayer _____________ Lives
The Parable of the Persistent Widow
Luke 8:1-8
Who are these people in this parable?
Jesus shows us the ___________of God.
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