18 January 2026
In this sermon on Luke 11, the pastor says Jesus’ teaching on prayer is meant to encourage steady, trusting prayer even when answers do not come as hoped. He warns against three obstacles: a low view of God that doubts the Father’s goodness, a high view of self that treats prayer as something earned by sincerity or effort, and a narrow view of the gospel that only turns to God for earthly help. In response, he urges the church to remember the Father’s goodness, grace, and love.
He explains that God gives what is truly good and never what is ultimately harmful, even when his wisdom is hard to understand. Prayer is possible by grace, not performance, because God welcomes needy people who do not deserve him. Most of all, the Father’s greatest gift is the Holy Spirit, who makes believers God’s children and brings the love of the Father into their hearts. The sermon ends by calling the church to keep asking, seeking, and knocking—not just for gifts, but for God himself.
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