Shameless Prayer

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

4.8 • 15K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

When Jesus is asked by his disciples, “Lord, teach us to pray,” he tells them a story and puts forth an approach that runs against common sense and against what other religions say about prayer. In the story, a man who’s in bed at midnight gives bread to another man who’s knocking and asking. Jesus says the man gives the bread not because the other man is his friend but because of the man’s boldness. Other ways to translate the word Jesus uses include shamelessness, rudeness, discourtesy, impertinence, and impudence. That’s what Jesus says is a model for our prayer. “Pray like that,” he says. “Bother God.” Why should we pray this way? Jesus gives the answer: 1) it’s a way to judge our hearts today, and 2) it’s a way to actually live our lives tomorrow in a different way. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on January 31, 1993. Series: Hard Sayings of Jesus (1993). Scripture: Luke 11:5-13. Today's podcast episode is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel in Life.
0:04.0	This may sound strange at first, but in many ways Jesus is an upside down Savior.
0:08.8	He came not in strength, but in weakness.
0:11.3	He came not to gain power, but to give away power.
0:14.6	As a teacher then, he spoke in a way that turned people's expectations on their heads, calling
0:19.6	people to lose their lives to gain them, to die to themselves so they can truly live.
0:25.0	Some of his teachings can be difficult to understand or accept.
0:28.6	Today Tim Keller is teaching through one of the hard sayings of Jesus, showing us that
0:32.9	while Christ's teachings aren't always easy, they provide the answers to having a meaningful
0:37.9	life and a relationship with him.
0:40.5	After you listen, please take a few seconds to rate and review our podcast.
0:44.1	Your review can help others to discover our podcast and experience the hope of the gospel.
0:49.3	Now here's today's teaching from Dr. Keller.
0:51.4	I'd like to call your attention to the words of Jesus in Luke chapter 11, but we're going
0:59.1	to look another week here at the hard sayings of Jesus.
1:03.2	There are many things Jesus said and taught that are difficult to understand, unless we
1:07.6	take some time to reflect and to think together about them.
1:11.1	I'm going to read from Luke chapter 11 verses 5 through 13.
1:21.4	Then he said to them, suppose one of you as a friend and he goes to him at midnight and says,
1:40.3	friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me
1:45.9	and I have nothing to set before him.
1:49.0	And the other one inside answers, don't bother me.
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