Lord's Day - Internationall KJV Sunday school Lesson

February 23

Lesson 13 (KJV)

Ever-Persevering Petitions

Devotional Reading: Psalm 13

Background Scripture: Luke 11:1–13

Luke 11:5–13

5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth, and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he [asks] a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Key Verse

I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.—Luke 11:9

Honoring God

Unit 3: Jesus Teaches About True Worship

Lessons 10–13

Lesson Aims

After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:

1. State the main lesson of the parable.

2. Explain how prayer is asking, seeking, and knocking.

3. Identify one reason for lacking persistence in prayer and make a corrective plan.

Lesson Outline

Introduction

A. Seeking a Blue Doorknob

B. Lesson Context

I. Persistent Request (Luke 11:5–8)

A. Inconvenience (vv. 5–7)

B. Yielding (v. 8)

Don’t Stop Believing

II. Tenacious Prayer (Luke 11:9, 10)

A. Asking, Seeking, Knocking (v. 9)

B. Receiving, Finding, Opening (v. 10)

III. Faithful Response (Luke 11:11–13)

A. Imperfect Givers (vv. 11, 12)

B. The Perfect Father (v. 13)

Good, Good Father

Conclusion

A. How Should I Pray?

B. Prayer

C. Thought to Remember

HOW TO SAY IT

Cornelius	Cor-neel-yus.
Gentiles	Jen-tiles.
Judea	Joo-dee-uh.
synagogues	sin-uh-gogs.