For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,He wouldn’t for a while; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
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She came to him saying, get justice for me from my adversary. And he would not for a while. But afterward he said within himself, though I do not fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continually coming she weary me. I met that lady. then the Lord said hear what the unjust judge said and shall not God avenge his own elect to cry out day and night to him though he bears long with them and I tell you that he will avenge them speedily nevertheless when the son of man comes will he really find faith on the earth I know that this is a pretty well-known story and it ought to be because it's one of the times the Lord talked to people about prayer if you look at all the things the disciples could have asked Jesus to teach them the only thing I remember was they asked him to teach them how to pray. It has to be the result of them watching him engage with the Father and coming and capable, able to display heaven on earth is a term I'll use. They break through in this disease, that disease. We find him retreating, if you will, sending the crowds away, going up on a mountain to pray. …
… in that city there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying grant me justice against my accuser for a while he refused but later he said to himself though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant her justice, so she may not wear me out by continually coming to me. And the Lord said, listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God grant justice to God's chosen ones who cry to God day and night? Will God delay long in helping them? I tell you, God will quickly grant justice to them. And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth? This is the word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God. What a fall series we've had, friends. We have been taking seriously this challenge to imagine a new creation through the stories told by Jesus. We've been taking it seriously by inviting a clown into worship who juggled swords and showed our senior pastor how to twirl a plate on his head. …
… In that city, there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying, grant me justice against my opponent. For a while, he refused. But later, he said to himself, though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant her justice so that she may not wear me out by continually coming. And the Lord said, listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them? I tell you, he will quickly grant justice to them. And yet when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth? As we continue on in this series, When You're Angry With God, We've dealt with if, we've dealt with why. And today I want to ask another question. When? When? you recall that I've suggested to you over these past two weeks that it's okay to be angry with God that being angry with God is not a sin and despite whatever you were taught or told in life God can handle you being angry with him one of the things I love about Bible is that our Bible does not hide the reality of men and women of faith being upset and angry with God. …