This week, lay-elder Connor Hensley preached on Persistent Prayer in Luke 18:1-8.

This week, lay-elder Connor Hensley preached on Persistent Prayer in Luke 18:1-8.
Christians must learn to meditate, but not like the pagans. There’s a massive difference between the two.
The Church has never had a monopoly on self-righteousness. A person can be religious and self-righteous, and a person can be completely pagan and self-righteous. In today’s culture, we have far more of the latter.
If Christ has not been raised then our preaching is both empty and a false witness against God. And if Christ is not raised our faith is empty and useless. It’s not going to do us any good. So what were these people in Corinth putting their faith in? They were like many people today who have faith that Jesus …
Like Jacob the Patriarch, real men wrestle with God. They don’t pick fights with someone half their size.
What was on the mind of Christ right before he came into the world?