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Hey there BCUFam! Lately, we have been talking about "importunity" ----the importance of boldly and persistently coming before the Lord in prayer. Today, let's wrap up our series by exploring Daniel's persistence in prayer, even when it could have cost him his life. After you've finished listening, please head down the comments section here, or over to the comments section at www.BlenCouragesU.com so we can continue our conversation! Thanks everyone and God bless you! Yours in faithful service, Blen
What is the meaning of importunity? Is importunity the same thing as persistence / perseverance?
Happy New Year BCU Fam! As we start of 2026, the Lord impressed on me the importance of persistence in prayer. Luke 11 introduces that concept with the word, "importunity". Let's talk about it! After you've finished listening, please head down the comments section here, or over to the comments section at www.BlenCouragesU.com so we can continue our conversation! Thanks everyone and God bless you! Yours in faithful service, Blen
The sermon emphasizes the importance of persistent prayer, drawing on scriptural examples like Jacob wrestling with God and the Canaanite woman's unwavering faith to illustrate the power of importunity. It highlights that urgent, helpless, and consistent petitions, rooted in a recognition of dependence on divine guidance, are key to receiving God's blessings and direction, particularly in seeking a pastor and navigating life's challenges. The speaker encourages listeners to emulate the unwavering faith demonstrated in these narratives, believing that God responds to those who persistently seek His will.
God loves to answer the prayer requests of His children. But He is too loving to give us just anything—He only wants to give us His best. Check out the video version of this sermon. If you've missed any of the other messages in this series, you can find them all here. ►► Would you please prayerfully consider supporting this ministry? My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎
Just as parents and grandparents are thrilled when young children continue to look to them to supply all their needs, Jesus tells us our Heavenly Father is even more delighted to be our perfect Supplier. Check out the video version of this sermon. Check out all of the other messages in this prayer series by clicking here. ►► Would you please prayerfully consider supporting this ministry? My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎
Alpha Hour Exhortation
Alpha Hour Exhortation
A new MP3 sermon from The Narrated Puritan is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: God's Answer To Delayed Prayer Comes Only After Diligent Importunity. Subtitle: Jonathan Edwards's Sermons Speaker: Jonathan Edwards Broadcaster: The Narrated Puritan Event: Audiobook Date: 11/3/2024 Bible: Genesis 32:24-26 Length: 32 min.
The Burros follow up on Episode 202 where Rick Welch shared a message about prayer. They did in a little deeper to the lesson of prayer given by Jesus Christ to His disciples found in Luke 11 and then dive into Jesus's prayer in John 17. What we discover is that it is by the disciples "importunity" and consistent, persistent prayer that they receive the Holy Spirit. If you'd like to support this podcast and become a patron, please visit our Patreon page at: www.patreon.com/theburrosofbereaIf you'd like to learn more about us, please visit our website at: www.burrosofberea.comCheck out the webpage of this episode's sponsor at their website at: www.supplychainsolutions3pl.comThanks for listening!
Elder Joel Hart & Bishop Larry Schoonover
(1) DANIEL had the RIGHT PREPARATION. He studied the Word and the Promises of God before praying (Daniel 9:2,3, Jeremiah 29:10, Matthew 24:35, Psalm 119:89). (2) DANIEL had the RIGHT PERSPECTIVE. He recognised God's righteousness and man's sinfulness (Daniel 9:4-5,16,18) (3) DANIEL had the RIGHT PURPOSE. He desired for God to be glorified and honoured above all else, that God would answer His prayer for His own sake (Daniel 9:17,19, Isaiah 48:11). (4) DANIEL had the RIGHT PERSISTENCE. He continued steadfastly until the answer was manifest (Daniel 9:16-19). James 5:16: "The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." AMP: The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]." Luke18:1: Then He spoke a Parable to them, that men ALWAYS OUGHT TO PRAY and NOT LOSE HEART."
(1) DANIEL had the RIGHT PREPARATION. He studied the Word and the Promises of God before praying (Daniel 9:2,3, Jeremiah 29:10, Matthew 24:35, Psalm 119:89). (2) DANIEL had the RIGHT PERSPECTIVE. He recognised God's righteousness and man's sinfulness (Daniel 9:4-5,16,18) (3) DANIEL had the RIGHT PURPOSE. He desired for God to be glorified and honoured above all else, that God would answer His prayer for His own sake (Daniel 9:17,19, Isaiah 48:11). (4) DANIEL had the RIGHT PERSISTENCE. He continued steadfastly until the answer was manifest (Daniel 9:16-19). James 5:16: "The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." AMP: The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]." Luke18:1: Then He spoke a Parable to them, that men ALWAYS OUGHT TO PRAY and NOT LOSE HEART."
So… we're supposed to ask God for things with shameless audacity?! Yeah! Humble submission to God's command comes with the confidence of His strength on our side. From May 19, 2024
Luke 11.11
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God puts Himself in a place where we can find Him when we are praying. We must tenaciously pursue Him in prayer! Check out this video where I talk more in-depth about this persistent mother. To check out the others messages in this series on prayer called Praying Circles, please click here. ►► Would you please prayerfully consider supporting this ministry? My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎
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Prayer is our life, we learn to pray and we pray to learn. Prayer is more of a fellowship than it is of a request. The secret of praying is to pray in the secret. Praying with importunity keeps our focus on God and not on our ability to resolve the situation. When we seek Him with all our hearts, He promises that we will find Him. We don't stop praying until we get the result. In this teaching, Pastor Ransome teaches on the doggedness of prayer and why saints must persist in prayer because our lives depends on it. The only power that God yields to is the power of prayer. We trust this teaching will be a huge blessing to you. Kindly subscribe to this podcast and help us spread the message. One word from God will change your life forever. Kindly support us financially, to help us spread the gospel of God's grace, kindly click https://flutterwave.com/pay/charistribe For more information, kindly visit www.charistribe.com
Continuing from where we left off, we set the dinner table and tonight's course meal is perseverance, perseverance in prayer to be exact. ---------------------- Email Us: bmglive4@gmail.com Website: bmg.disha.page Instagram: @bmg.global Twitter: @bmg_global ----------------------- Intro/Outro Music: Slowly by Smith the Mister --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bmglive/message
#3. Desperation and Importunity for Success Ministering: Rev Kayode Tadese
Here in 2 Kings 13 are vital lessons on the Importunity of Faith, over and against an -apparent faith- as seen in Joash.
Sunday Morning- Pastor Larson- Luke 18:1-8
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Sally Abed and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week. Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon —Presidential Importunity— President Herzog addressed the nation, looking like he'd just seen a ghost. Many say it was the most important speech of Herzog's life, but was it the speech we need to hear and will it do a damn thing? —A Protest of All its Protestors!— In demonstrations demanding democracy, why does one hear so few Palestinian voices? —How We Holdin' Up?— For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: Kafka would say, Lighten up, dudes! All that and the music of sing-songwriter-Mensch Bradley Burston!
Series: "The Necessity of Prayer" Lesson: "Prayer & Importunity Pt 1" Pastor Seth Wilkerson
Series: "The Necessity of Prayer" Lesson: "Prayer & Importunity" Pastor Seth Wilkerson
Well, hey there! Thanks for checking out The Burt (Not Ernie) Show & this special episode with a release from the vault! I hope it blesses and encourages you today & reminds you that the Lord's promises to you are sure, certain, steadfast and guaranteed. Be sure to sign up for my email list at my website, JanLBurt.com, and get "The Runway" in you inbox as a way to be encouraged, renewed & refueled. I'm cheering you on as you live out God's good plans for your life! Enjoy this special episode from the vault! ~ Jan L. Burt ~ ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES FOR EPISODE 32 ~ Acts 2:39 - The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off - for all whom the Lord our God will call. When God gives us something that we can grab hold of & hang on to & believe Him for individually (as in, just for us as His dearly loved child) it's terribly comforting. It's very personal. When God gives us as His whole body, His whole Church, a promise, that's just plain beautiful. And when God gives us promises that are generational - as in, for those who will come after us (specifically our children and our grandchildren and so on) --- well, that is something else entirely! When you spend time in prayer for your children - which I hope happens every single day - don't fail to utilize and make the most of the promise from this New Testament verse. I want to encourage you to use this verse in your beseeching (and if your prayers aren't exactly "beseeching" the Lord for specific things for your offspring, I guess this is your challenge to make sure they become "beseeching" prayers!). Please be willing to pray God's Word back to Him on behalf of your loved ones. Don't miss this!! It delights Him when His children know His Word and speak His Word in prayer. Praying in this manner reveals that we believe His Word is true. It reveals our faith in Him when we pray His promises in belief. Ask God to give you specific promises for your children. And be sure to write those promises down where you will see them often and pray them often. Be sure to put them down in ink, not with a pencil. God's promises are not able to be altered or erased, so don't treat them as if they might be "erase-able" by writing them down with lead rather than with ink, if you get my meaning. Have you ever met a kid who just sort of keeps on this type of rant: "But you promised! You said you would do that! You said! But you said...!!!" Believe it or not, we need to behave a bit more like this in our prayer lives and a whole lot less timidly. (God's Word tells us to come boldly to the throne of grace to find help in our time of need --- check out Episode #1 of The Burt (Not Ernie) Show to hear more about that verse from the book of Hebrews). We need to become more importunate in our praying. Let's look at these words from Jesus when He taught His disciples about prayer: Luke 11:5-10 (NLT) - Then, teaching them more about prayer, He used this story: "Suppose you went to a friend's house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him, 'A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.' And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, 'Don't bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can't help you.' But I tell you this - thought he won't do it for friendship's sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence. And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you as for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened." Luke 18:1-8 (NLT) - One day Jesus told His disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. "There was a judge in a certain city," He said, "who neither feared God nor cared about people. A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying 'Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.' The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, 'I don't fear God or care about people, but this woman is driving me crazy. I'm going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!' " Then the Lord said, "Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don't you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will He keep putting them off? I tell you, He will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?" Definition of IMPORTUNITY: persistence, especially to the point of annoyance --- shamelessness --- lack of modesty --- urgent request In the King James Version, Luke 11:8 uses the word IMPORTUNITY where the NLT uses the phrase "shameless persistence". This is, my friend, how the Lord Jesus TAUGHT His disciples to pray. And it is how He wants us to pray. *** Quick Side Note for Those Who Do Not Have Children *** You are a child of God. There is nobody - and I do mean absolutely nobody! - on the outside looking in when it comes to the Kingdom of God. I want you to take it from me - take this from me right now and don't set it down somewhere...take it and hold on to it, please! - You are not an outsider. You are absolutely and insider in God's Kingdom. You matter. Did you hear me? I said, YOU MATTER!!! Having or not having children does not mean you matter more or less - and this podcast episode is a promise for those who don't have children just as much as it is for those who are parents. Remember, you matter! There are no outsiders in God's family. You truly do matter. Ask the Lord to lead you to godly friendships, to places where you will not feel as if you are on the outside looking in, but are on the inside inviting others in to join you. Don't give up hope - pray to the God of all hope to give you a place where you can know you belong and not feel as if you are merely tolerated. Don't resign yourself to staying on the outside and looking in longingly...that is not what Jesus died for. Never forget, you matter! Now, let's take a look at the remainder of the promise in this verse. This promise is for all whom the Lord our God will call. There is a sense of the future tense in this verse. This is for all who will ever be called by the Lord. And we know that He wants everyone, as in all of mankind, to be saved and none to perish, so He is calling out to everyone. We can pray big prayers based on this promise! Pray God's promises and pray them again tomorrow and then the next day and just do not stop praying!! God's promises are for you ... & for your family... & for your circle of influence. So pray that way, believe this promise because it is 100% the truth.
Charles Spurgeon points us to Psalm 5 as a prime example of David's prayer preparation, and I share six takeaways for our daily prayer time. ►► Would you please prayerfully consider supporting this ministry? My Patreon supporters get behind-the-scenes access to exclusive materials. ◀︎◀︎
In your King James Bible, the word 'importunity' appears in the gospel of Luke in connection with one friend coming to another friend with an urgent request, only to have that request denied for fairly good reasons. Yet, the need is so great, that the person asking the favor refuses to take "no!" for an answer, and continues to ask until resistance is finally worn away, and the request is granted. When's the last time that you came before the Lord with importunity in your prayer? Now, let's define some terms. Importunity is not coming before the Lord and demanding anything. I cringe every time I hear Charismatic preachers talk about telling God to do this or that, or talking about putting their boot on the Devil's neck, all that junk is just foolishness. Webster's 1828 dictionary defines 'importunity' as a "Pressing solicitation; urgent request; application for a claim or favor, which is urged with troublesome frequency or pertinacity." Christian, let me ask you, does that define your prayer life? Well, it should because 'importunity' is in your King James Bible as an example of how to get your prayers through with God. Have you ever look to see the very next verse that follows it? Why it's the Ask - Seek - Knock triple threat combination that, according to the Lord, should come after a generous application of importunity. On today's Sunday service, I'd like to help you with your a life hack for your prayer life that really works.
Our text conveys a story about an unexpected midnight visit. Midnight is important because the hour does not determine His response. God wants to help us at any time, no matter what the hour. The urgency of the need called for determination and persistence at that late hour. We may be in a midnight hour situation, but that is no challenge to God. Our text is not a story about a man and his friend. Those characters do appear in the text, but the message is much larger. The message of this text is not of God responding to a need to save His honor. The story is about a man with a desperate need who comes to the door. The story underscores the action of the one making the request. Jesus tells the story from our perspective. He said, “suppose that WE go to our friend’s house at midnight. How would WE feel if we were in the situation to be in such need that we would abandon typical protocols and customs to address it? The essence of the story is the man’s persistence knocking, even after being rebuffed. The answer came because of his importunity. If we are going to get what we need to survive our current world, we must demonstrate some importunity, break some protocols, and get out of our comfort zones. The hour in which we live demands people who have the audacity to continue knocking.
Jesus said, *Men ought always to pray and not lose heart*. Let us pray over you. Declaring God's promises again. They never can fail. Even when it seems lost, dead. The grain of corn will bud. New Life is coming. For those who wait. Let not your heart fail. Be encouraged. God sees all. Be stirred in your Spirit. These troubles are birth pangs. In the dark womb, Life is waiting to unleash. Pray with *Importunity*. Believe.
Acts 2:39 - The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off - for all whom the Lord our God will call. When God gives us something that we can grab hold of & hang on to & believe Him for individually (as in, just for us as His dearly loved child) it's terribly comforting. It's very personal. When God gives us as His whole body, His whole Church, a promise, that's just plain beautiful. And when God gives us promises that are generational - as in, for those who will come after us (specifically our children and our grandchildren and so on) --- well, that is something else entirely! When you spend time in prayer for your children - which I hope happens every single day - don't fail to utilize and make the most of the promise from this New Testament verse. I want to encourage you to use this verse in your beseeching (and if your prayers aren't exactly "beseeching" the Lord for specific things for your offspring, I guess this is your challenge to make sure they become "beseeching" prayers!). Please be willing to pray God's Word back to Him on behalf of your loved ones. Don't miss this!! It delights Him when His children know His Word and speak His Word in prayer. Praying in this manner reveals that we believe His Word is true. It reveals our faith in Him when we pray His promises in belief. Ask God to give you specific promises for your children. And be sure to write those promises down where you will see them often and pray them often. Be sure to put them down in ink, not with a pencil. God's promises are not able to be altered or erased, so don't treat them as if they might be "erase-able" by writing them down with lead rather than with ink, if you get my meaning. Have you ever met a kid who just sort of keeps on this type of rant: "But you promised! You said you would do that! You said! But you said...!!!" Believe it or not, we need to behave a bit more like this in our prayer lives and a whole lot less timidly. (God's Word tells us to come boldly to the throne of grace to find help in our time of need --- check out Episode #1 of The Burt (Not Ernie) Show to hear more about that verse from the book of Hebrews). We need to become more importunate in our praying. Let's look at these words from Jesus when He taught His disciples about prayer: Luke 11:5-10 (NLT) - Then, teaching them more about prayer, He used this story: "Suppose you went to a friend's house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him, 'A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.' And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, 'Don't bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can't help you.' But I tell you this - thought he won't do it for friendship's sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence. And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you as for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened." Luke 18:1-8 (NLT) - One day Jesus told His disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. "There was a judge in a certain city," He said, "who neither feared God nor cared about people. A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying 'Give me justice in this dispute with my enemy.' The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, 'I don't fear God or care about people, but this woman is driving me crazy. I'm going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!' " Then the Lord said, "Learn a lesson from this unjust judge. Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don't you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will He keep putting them off? I tell you, He will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?" Definition of IMPORTUNITY: persistence, especially to the point of annoyance --- shamelessness --- lack of modesty --- urgent request In the King James Version, Luke 11:8 uses the word IMPORTUNITY where the NLT uses the phrase "shameless persistence". This is, my friend, how the Lord Jesus TAUGHT His disciples to pray. And it is how He wants us to pray. *** Quick Side Note for Those Who Do Not Have Children *** You are a child of God. There is nobody - and I do mean absolutely nobody! - on the outside looking in when it comes to the Kingdom of God. I want you to take it from me - take this from me right now and don't set it down somewhere...take it and hold on to it, please! - You are not an outsider. You are absolutely and insider in God's Kingdom. You matter. Did you hear me? I said, YOU MATTER!!! Having or not having children does not mean you matter more or less - and this podcast episode is a promise for those who don't have children just as much as it is for those who are parents. Remember, you matter! There are no outsiders in God's family. You truly do matter. Ask the Lord to lead you to godly friendships, to places where you will not feel as if you are on the outside looking in, but are on the inside inviting others in to join you. Don't give up hope - pray to the God of all hope to give you a place where you can know you belong and not feel as if you are merely tolerated. Don't resign yourself to staying on the outside and looking in longingly...that is not what Jesus died for. Never forget, you matter! Now, let's take a look at the remainder of the promise in this verse. This promise is for all whom the Lord our God will call. There is a sense of the future tense in this verse. This is for all who will ever be called by the Lord. And we know that He wants everyone, as in all of mankind, to be saved and none to perish, so He is calling out to everyone. We can pray big prayers based on this promise! Pray God's promises and pray them again tomorrow and then the next day and just do not stop praying!! God's promises are for you ... & for your family... & for your circle of influence. So pray that way, believe this promise because it is 100% the truth. And a quick FYI - at the very tail end of July/start of August I am going to be hosting an online prayer retreat. It will take place via a Facebook group and all the prayer sessions will be there to watch & rewatch & members will be able to invite friends to join. And it will be totally, completely free. Stay tuned for more info or follow me on Instagram or Facebook to keep up with updates. Lots going on the next few weeks - I would love your prayers as I work overtime to get done in about 10 days what normally has about a 3 month runway...it's gonna be wild! Lord bless you - see you back here next time! JanLBurt.com JanLBurt@outlook.com on Instagram @janlburt
Blessings Everyone ! Have a Blessed, Safe and Victorious Morning, Afternoon and Evening. Here are the Scriptures from this Episode: Luke 11: 13 (MSG) Luke 11:1-13 (KJV) Matthew 6:9-13 (KJV) James 5:16 (KJV) Homework>>> Luke 11, Matthew 6, James 5 in their entirity. Importunity: (noun)-persistence, especially to the point of annoyance. P.S. Don't forget to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, & SHARE ! Also hi t up the tip jar on messy.fm and give your best monthly gift today...God is going to bless you and bless you indeed !!!! I hope to see you tonight for the Cora Jakes Coleman Prayer Challenge. Please see info on Facebook and Instagram for Deets.
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