Lucas 11

Lucas 11

From Jensen's Survey of the NT by permission John MacArthur's Introduction to the Gospel of Luke Charles Swindoll's Introduction to Luke Luke Overview Chart by Charles Swindoll Click chart to enlarge LIFE OF CHRIST IN GOSPEL OF LUKE (See Shaded Areas) Chart from recommended resource Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission Ryrie Study Bible -Borrow Source: ESV Global Study Bible Luke 11:1 It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples." (NAS 1995) KJV Luke 11:1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. BGT Luke 11:1 Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐν τόπῳ τινὶ προσευχόμενον, ὡς ἐπαύσατο, εἶπέν τις τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ πρὸς αὐτόν· κύριε, δίδαξον ἡμᾶς προσεύχεσθαι, καθὼς καὶ Ἰωάννης ἐδίδαξεν τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ. NET Luke 11:1 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." CSB Luke 11:1 He was praying in a certain place, and when He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples." ESV Luke 11:1 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." NIV Luke 11:1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." NLT Luke 11:1 Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples." It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place Luke 6:12; 9:18,28; 22:39-45; Heb 5:7 Lord, teach us to pray Ps 10:17; 19:14; Ro 8:26,27; James 4:2,3; Jude 1:20 Luke 11 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Luke 11:1 Jesus' Pattern for Every Prayer - John MacArthur Related Passages: Luke 18:10-14+ (CONTRASTING A PRAYER OF PRIDE WITH A PRAYER OF HUMILITY) Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 “The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 ‘I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’ 13 “But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ 14 “I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.” Matthew 6:7-8 “And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. 8 “So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. Luke 5:33+ And they said to Him, “The disciples of John often fast and offer prayers, the disciples of the Pharisees also do the same, but Yours eat and drink.” James Tissot's "The Lord's Prayer" THE DISCIPLE'S REQUEST FOR PRAYER PRINCIPLES Prayer Outline: Luke 11:2–4 Lord’s instruction on prayer. Luke 11:5–8 Lord’s eagerness to hear prayer Luke 11:9 -10 Lord’s certainty to answer prayer Luke 11:11–13 Lord’s desire to give best to those who pray Graham Scroggie - Luke's Gospel has more emphasis on prayer than any other Gospel. In fact Luke has been called the "Gospel of Prayer" because of his emphasis, not only on our need to pray, but also on Jesus’ prayer life. Nine times Luke tells of prayers that Jesus offered in the crises of His life, and seven of these are unique to Luke. Gene Brooks helps set the context for Luke 11 - From the first chapters of his Gospel, Luke has pointed toward the importance of trusting Christ and warning against unbelief. After revealing Jesus as the “Christ of God” (Luke 9:20+), Luke’s Gospel shifts (Luke 9:51+) to calling for a response. Jesus turns his attention from ministry in Galilee to a resolute focus towards Jerusalem and His coming suffering (Luke 9:51-18:14+). Despite opposition (Luke 9:51-56+), Jesus calls for personal sacrifice, even of family responsibilities, in order to concentrate fully on serving the Lord (Luke 9:57-62+). As Jesus moves toward Jerusalem, He sends 70 disciples ahead with a warning that God’s Kingdom is near (Luke 10:1-12+). Despite his sadness over those who reject the Kingdom, (Luke 10:13-16+), Jesus rejoices over those who have received salvation (Luke 10:17-24+). Questioned by a Torah expert on eternal life, Jesus defines authentic spiritual life through the story of the Good Samaritan. Authentic spiritual life is defined by love for God and others (Luke 10:25-37+), by the high priorities of God’s Presence (Luke 10:38-42+) and of prayer (Luke 11:1-13). (Lk 11:1-13 The Priority of Prayer) It happened that while Jesus (Iesous) was praying (proseuchomai in present tense) in a certain place - The Name Jesus is not in the Greek, so it literally reads "while He was praying." The introductory phrase (literally "it happened that") is very common in Luke (69x) and Acts (54x). This is the fifth time that Luke referred to Jesus praying (Lk 3:21+; Lk 5:16+; Lk 6:12+; Lk 9:18+, Lk 9:28+; cf. Lk 22:32+, Lk 22:40-44+; Lk 23:46+). The disciples must have seen and heard Him praying and finally their heart is stirred to ask Him to teach them to pray. It is surprising that this is the only time in the Gospels where someone asked Jesus for a specific teaching. It is fascinating that we don’t hear the disciples asking the Lord to teach them to Preach, Prophesy, Cast out demons, Worship, Witness, Find their ministry, Start up home fellowships, Grow a church, How to be a user friendly church, but How To Pray! Surely from watching Jesus' practice of prayer, they came to realize that this practice was absolutely vital to the "success" of any and every ministry! THOUGHT - If the Lord Jesus prayed often, what does that say about our desperate need for prayer! In so doing Jesus modeled for us a life of total dependence on the Father. Prayer is vital for the success of every ministry of every age! Do you believe this? Does your prayer life back up your profession? There is a lesson in Jesus' example of prayer for all us (all of us are to be disciple makers) because when others see us actually doing what we have been talking about, and especially if we do it over and over (like Jesus did), our example is more likely to get through to those we are teaching. After He had finished (ceased - pauo), one of His disciples (mathetes) said to Him, "Lord (kurios), teach (didasko aorist imperative-conveys urgency) us to pray (proseuchomai in present tense) just as John also taught (didasko) his disciples (mathetes)." - Apparently John the Baptist had taught his disciples how to prayer and Jesus' disciples had heard them pray and noted they sounded like the prayers Jesus prayed. Where had he learned? He had godly parents Zacharias and Elizabeth ("they were both righteous in the sight of God") and in Lk 1:13 the angel Gabriel appeared to him and told him his "petition has been hear and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son." So clearly John's father knew how to pray! And also John had time alone in the wilderness, which surely contributed to his pattern of prayer, for who else could he converse with in the wilderness but God! And you might also be asking why would teaching on prayer be necessary for Jesus' disciples? Surely every Jew knew how to pray. No, that is not necessarily the case (see Mt 6:7,8+)! The religious leaders had so corrupted the truth that the people were not taught how to pray. How could the Pharisees teach them to approach God the Father, for their father was the Devil, not Jehovah. They had no right to enter into the presence of God the Father and so for the most part their prayers were meaningless as in Lk 18 (See passage above). Exceptions are found as in the case of the man praying next to the Pharisee in the temple who cried out ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ (Lk 18:13+) Notice that the disciple did not ask "teach us A prayer" (one that we can repeat), or “teach us HOW to pray”, but “teach us to pray”. Jesus answers not with a rote ritual to follow but with a persistent pattern to practice! So Jesus does not give them a "how to" pray, but just says to pray, because the best way to learn how to pray is to pray (not attend a seminar on prayer, etc). And remember prayer in its basic form is not religious jargon but simply speaking to our best Friend.