The Persistent Widow

Sermon from St Andrews Church given by our vicar Rev’ Cathy Pullinger on the 20/11/19 entitled “The Persistent Widow”. Download Mp3 HERE! Sermon starts at 4:10 Readings from Daniel 10 v 10-21 Daniel’s Vision of a Man 10 A hand … Continue reading →

Sermon from St Andrews Church given by our vicar Rev’ Cathy Pullinger on the 20/11/19 entitled “The Persistent Widow”.

Download Mp3 HERE!

Sermon starts at 4:10

Readings from Daniel 10 v 10-21



Daniel’s Vision of a Man

10 A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.



11 He said, “Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling.



12 Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.



13 But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.



14 Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come.”



15 While he was saying this to me, I bowed with my face toward the ground and was speechless.



16 Then one who looked like a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing before me, “I am overcome with anguish because of the vision, my lord, and I feel very weak.



17 How can I, your servant, talk with you, my lord? My strength is gone and I can hardly breathe.”



18 Again the one who looked like a man touched me and gave me strength.



19 “Do not be afraid, you who are highly esteemed,” he said. “Peace! Be strong now; be strong.”



When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, since you have given me strength.”



20 So he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece will come;



21 but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth. (No one supports me against them except Michael, your prince.

Luke 18 v 1-8



The Parable of the Persistent Widow



1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.



2 He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought.



3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’



4 “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think,



5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’”



6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says.



7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?



8 I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”