Teaching Notes

Had any man in the quarter engaged in such activity,
he would have been shot at once.
Kenneth E. Bailey

Do you know why Jesus told the story?

Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them
that they should always pray and not give up.
Luke 18:1

Stories are:

Spiritual
Physical
Portable
Portals

Narrative Transporting

Ancestral
Communal
Neural

Active Anticipation
“Brain Echo”

Personal
Disruptive

...the popular perception of Jesus is that of a village rustic creating folktales for fishermen and farmers. But when examined with care, his parables are serious theology, and Jesus emerges as an astute theologian.”
Kenneth Bailey, Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes

The Storyteller…

1. Leverages “The Light to Heavy” Principle.

2. Invokes “The How Much More”… Motif.

And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. 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? 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?”
Luke 18:6-8

3. Chooses The Most Unlikely Hero.

In situations of extreme danger women
can do things that men dare not do.
Kenneth Bailey

4. Speaks To The Vulnerable - His Church.

Soon Jesus and his disciples will be in Jerusalem. That could mean disaster, even death, for Jesus and his followers. But within such perilous times, one should not lose heart. Gow will not only care for his own, even vindicate them. Therefore the disciples should persist in prayer and faith.
Arland Hultgren

Setlist

WFC Lenexa + WFC Anywhere
We Praise You- Brandon Lake
Worthy Of It All- CeCe Winans
The Cross Of Christ- The Collective KC
Resurrecting- Elevation Worship

WFC Speedway
My Testimony- Elevation Worship
Rest On Us- Maverick City
O Praise The Name- Hillsong
Reckless Love- Cory Asbury

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