11th December – Luke 11

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Luke 11

Matt Bentley

 Matt is the Fusion Youthworker for Wallasey. This is a pioneer role where three local churches from different denominations have committed to working and providing together for a youthworker to help them share the gospel with young people in Wallasey. Matt is from Liverpool and when he isn’t playing a keen football supporter.
Teachers can have a very big impact on us. We can learn so much from a teacher’s knowledge and this can develop us. Here in Luke 11 we see that Jesus is the teacher, but not no ordinary teacher, he was one that changed and challenged people’s lives with what he said.
The disciples asked Jesus a very crucial question which was, how do we pray? Jesus responds saying, “‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation” (vs. 1-4). This prayer is extremely well known and is still used throughout the world today. This shows that Jesus’s words were powerful and had great impact on many people!
Jesus goes on to challenge people to use action as well as prayer too, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened” (vs. 9-10). We see here the words ‘knock’, ‘seek’ and ‘ask’, these words imply that there has to be action also from our part.
In versus 37 to 53 Jesus is challenging the leaders of that time that if they do not obey his way then they go against him. We have an opportunity especially around Christmas time to display Jesus’s ways to the people around us. Explaining to people the true meaning of Christmas may be one way we do this.
Jesus was an incredible teacher and he is straight to the point when he says:
“Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it” (vs. 28).
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