Asking For a Friend (Luke 11:5-8) | Dr. Hershael York

Name: Asking For a Friend (Luke 11:5-8) | Dr. Hershael York
Uploaded: 2024-06-16T21:37:30.000Z
Duration: 50 min 40 s
Description: Jesus' parable of the friend at midnight teaches that intercessory prayer for the lost people in our lives must be bold, stubborn, and desperate, because our Heavenly Father, unlike the reluctant neighbor, delights to answer such persistent asking with the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus' parable of the friend at midnight teaches that intercessory prayer for the lost people in our lives must be bold, stubborn, and desperate, because our Heavenly Father, unlike the reluctant neighbor, delights to answer such persistent asking with the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Stories told

the friend at midnight abraham pleading for sodom and gomorrah moses interceding after the golden calf jacob wrestling with god at peniel jesus' prayer for peter before his denial

Scripture referenced

Ephesians 6 Genesis 32 Exodus 4 Acts 8 Acts 8:4 Luke 11 Luke 11:2–4 Luke 11:5–8 Luke 11:5 Acts 11:19 John 17 Genesis 18

2 further passing references are in the index and searchable.