Luke 11:1-13
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
- The Qaddish. At (Rutgers University Dept of Religion) Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus companion to the historical study of Christian texts.
- "Ask, Seek, Knock," "Forgiveness for Forgiveness," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
- III.XIV.3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapters I - IX, Chapter X, On Prayer, Tertullian (c. 199)
- VII.13, VIII.1, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- Exegetical Fragments, (Scroll down to CHAP. 11. 7.) Hippolytus (c 210).
- IV.26, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter II, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
- Epistle VII -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 250)
- On the Lord's Prayer -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
- Commentary on the Petitions in the Lord's Prayer, from Martin Luther's Large Catechism.
- "The Lord's Prayer," from Luther's "Small Catechism."
- Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists, John Calvin, 1558:
- From the
Geneva Notes.
- "We must pray with faith."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
- "Lord, teach me what it is to pray; Lord, stir up and quicken me to the duty; Lord, direct me what to pray for; teach me what I should say."
- From
Wesley's
Notes. John Wesley
(1703-1791).
- "The Jewish masters used to give their followers some short form of prayer, as a peculiar badge of their relation to them. This it is probable John the Baptist had done. And in this sense it seems to be that the disciples now asked Jesus, to teach them to pray."
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- From
The
People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "Luke says instead of good things (Matthew) that the Father will give the Holy Spirit, the best possible gift."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- "Who Taught You How To Pray?" Matt Skinner, Dear Working Preacher, 2019.
- "Do not walk past an opportunity for intimacy with the Divine."
- Commentary,
Luke 11:1-13, Meda Stamper, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- "The prayer serves as an affirmation of the worldview Jesus teaches and embodies throughout Luke and suggests how the good news might be made manifest in us."
- "How Much More?" Karoline Lewis, Dear Working Preacher, 2016.
- "But 'how much more' in different contexts has very different meanings, doesn't it?"
- "Lord, Teach Us to pray...With Whom Shall We Pray?" Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2016.
- "What do you think? Does it make a difference who we actually pray with? Why or why not?"
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2016.
- Commentary, Luke 11:1-13 | Katie Savage | Writer | A Plain Account, 2016.
- "Prayer is easy; prayer is hard. It is both of these together. Sometimes words tumble out, one after another and on top of each other, and then sometimes prayers come only in groans and silence."
- "The Pray-er and the Pray-ee at Prayer," D. Mark Davis, Left Behind and Loving It, 2016.
- "Jesus is comparing us (evil though we may be, yet also capable of loving our offspring and giving them life-sustaining needs as opposed to deadly things) to God, who love for us is 'much more.'"
- Pulpit Fiction, with podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- "Prayer Mysteries," Melissa Bane Sevier, Contemporary Viewfinder, 2016.
- "There's not a person reading this who hasn't had a prayer go unanswered, or who hasn't struggled with what God is up to in the world. Yet prayer is still upheld by Jesus as a way to connect with God."
- "Everyone Who Asks," Alan Brehm, The Waking Dreamer.
- "What is more natural than to turn to our creator and redeemer to express the deepest desires of our hearts? But Jesus' approach to prayer suggests that the desires of our hearts ought to be shaped not by the values of our culture, or our own selfish interests, but by the principles of the kingdom"
- Commentary,
Luke 11:1-13, Elisabeth Johnson, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- "Jesus' prayer and the teaching that follows are mutually illuminating."
- Dear Working Preacher, David Lose, will be posted during the week, 2013.
- "Ask For It," sermon discussion from Frederick Buechner, Frederick Buechner Blog.
- "Pray to him, is what I am saying. In whatever words you have. And if the little voice that is inside all of us as the inheritance of generations of unfaith, if this little voice inside says, 'But I don't believe. I don't believe,' don't worry too much. Just keep on anyway. 'Lord, I believe; help my unbelief' is the best any of us can do really, but thank God it is enough."
- Edgy Exegesis, Alyce M. McKenzie, 2013 will be posted during the week.
- A Different Heresy, Peter Lockhart, 2013, will be posted during the week.
- The Lectionary Lab,the Rev'ds Dr. John Fairless and Delmer Chilton (aka "Two Bubbas and a Bible"), 2013. Lectionary Lab Live podcast.
- The Bite in the Apple, Nancy, Rockwell, 2013.
- Pulpit Fiction, podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2013.
- Rick Morley, 2013, will post early in the week.
- A Different Heresy, Peter Lockhart, 2013, will be posted during the week.
- Dancing with the Word, Janet H. Hunt, will be published early in the week..
- The Hardest Question, 2013.
- Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
-
"First
Thoughts on Year C Gospel Passages in the Lectionary," Pentecost 10,
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
- "God is like the mum or dad who really cares (and confronts us with reality), who is holy and makes you feel holy. So prayer is an activity of intimacy and awe and thus a model for all relationships; it is the language of the kingdom. It brings the gift of the Spirit."
-
Exegetical Notes
by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
- "First of all, we need to admit that prayer is not "putting coins in a vending machine." It is not putting our prayer in the right slot, pushing the right button, and waiting for the vending machine God to spit out exactly what we want. God is not a vending machine."
- The Lord's Prayer, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2010.
-
"Shameless," David Lose, Working Preacher, 2010.
- "If you're going to preach on the gospel reading from Luke this Sunday, I have some advice for you: clear some time on your schedule for additional pastoral counseling in the coming weeks."
-
Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours,
Luke 11:1-13, David Ewart, 2010.
- "Up till this point who has said anything about asking for the Holy Spirit? Up till now, it's all been about bread and forgiveness and not being tested and asking and seeking and knocking. But now all of a sudden it's about the Holy Spirit. What are we to make of this?"
-
"Bugging
God, Irritated Christ," Russell Rathbun, The Hardest Question,
2010.
- "Is the Lord?s Prayer a compromise for the Disciples who value recitation and repetition over relationship with the living God through the Holy Spirit?"
-
"Our Daily (Zucchini) Bread," Melissa Bane Sevier, Contemplative
Viewfinder, 2010.
- "When we ask God to give us each day our daily bread, the word 'our' is more than just a filler."
-
Lectionary Blogging, John Petty, Progressive Involvement,
2010.
- "The stunning conclusion is that the disciples' future is now tied to that of Jesus himself. As Jesus received the Holy Spirit (3:21-22), so will his followers."
-
Dylan's Lectionary Blog,
Proper 12C. Biblical Scholar
Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary
of the Episcopal Church.
- "As Jesus teaches us to pray, with our lives as well as our lips, we are invited to see the world as Jesus sees -- the world's wounds as opportunity for healing and reconciliation, the world's needs as opportunity to experience God's generosity afresh by participating in its expression toward the poor, a account of deserving as a measure of just how much God's love exceeds such reckoning."
- "Learning to Pray," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Prayer," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2009. Focus articles: "Learning to Pray," "Lord, Teach Us To Pray," "Exploring the Forms of Prayer."
- Laterally Luke, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
-
Wellspring of
the Gospel, Ordinary 17, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
- "How does thinking about Jesus in His prayer - its joys and its pains help you with your prayer?"
-
"Jesus' Teaching on Prayer," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
- "How does this passage answer the problem of unanswered prayer?"
- The Our Father/Lord's Prayer in 31 languages plus 290 other languages/dialects.
- "Pray This Way: A Study of the Lord's Prayer," by Mark G. Vitalis Hoffmann. Includes links to study and worship materials on the Lord's Prayer.
- The Lord's Prayer sung in Syrian-Aramaic - YouTube.
- The Lords Prayer by Jack Kilmon. Extended treatment of Aramaic/language and textual issues.
- "Who Taught You How To Pray?" Matt Skinner, Dear Working Preacher, 2019.
- Articles & Background:
- "Lord's Prayer," "The Friend at Night," wikipedia.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes
direct links).
- van Bruggen, Jacob, "The Lord's Prayer and Textual
Criticism," Calvin Theological Journal, 1982.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Bandstra, Andrew J.,
"The Original Form of the Lord's Prayer," Calvin Theological Journal,
1981.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Binau, Brad A., "'Holding On' and
'Letting Go': the Dynamics of Forgiveness," Word & World, 2007.
(See Word & World 27.1
Forgiveness)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Brown, Ramond E., S.S.,
"The Pater Noster as an Eschatological Prayer," Theological Studies,
1961.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Burghardt, Walter J., SJ, "Without Contemplation, the
People Perish," The Living Pulpit, 1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Byargeon, Rick W.,
"Echoes of Wisdom in the Lord's Prayer," Journal of the Evangelical
Theological Society, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Curkpatrick, Stephen,
"Parable Metonymy and Luke's Kerygmatic Framing," Journal for the
Study of the New Testament, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Frey, Stephanie, "On God's Case," The Christian
Century, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Harrisville, Roy A., "God's Mercy -- Tested,
Promised, Done! An Exposition of Genesis 18:20-32; Luke 11:1-13;
Colossians 2:6-15," Interpretation, 1977.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hinson, E. Glenn, "Persistence in Prayer in
Luke-Acts," Review & Expositor, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Jacobson, Karl N., "A Word in Season: Preaching the
Lord's Prayer," Word & World, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Johnson, Alan F., "Assurance for Man: The Fallacy of
Translating ANADIDEIA by 'Persistence' in Luke 11:5-8," Journal of
the Evangelical Theological Society, 1979.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Keller, Jack A., "On Providence and Prayer,"
The
Christian Century, 1987.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Leaney, Robert, "The Lucan Text of the Lord's
Prayer," Novum Testamentum, 1956.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - North, J. Lionel,
"Praying for a Good Spirit: Text, Context and Meaning of Luke 11.13,"
Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Roth, S. John,
"Jesus the Pray-er," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Snodgrass, Klyne, "ANAIDEIA and the Friend at
Midnight (Luke 11:8)," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Stortz, Martha E., "The Practice of
Forgiveness: Disciples as Forgiven Forgivers," Word & World,
2007. (See Word & World 27.1
Forgiveness)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Strome, Joy Douglas, "Prayer Power," The Christian
Century, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Waetjen, Herman C.,
"The Subversion of 'World' by the Parable of the Friend at Midnight,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wakefield, Andrew
H., "What Happens When We Pray?" Review & Expositor, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wright, N.T.,
"Thy Kingdom Come: Living the Lord's Prayer," The Christian Century,
1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- van Bruggen, Jacob, "The Lord's Prayer and Textual
Criticism," Calvin Theological Journal, 1982.
- Sermons:
- "Praying in a Certain Place," Alyce McKenzie, Patheos, 2010.
- "Praying with Persistence," Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson, Dim Lamp, 2010.
- "Fish and Eggs, Snakes and Scorpions," The Rev Dr Graham Walker, Jr, Day 1, 2010.
- "How To Pray," Pentecost +9, 29 July 2007, Luke Bouman, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
- "Salvation in a Heartbeat," the Rev. Patti Davis, Day 1, 2006.
- "I Wonder Why My Prayers Go Unanswered," the Rev. Charles Reeb, Day 1, 2005.
- "To Whom Do We Pray?" the Rev. Dr. John Claypool, Day 1, 2004.
- "Pushy in Prayer," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
- "The On-Going Conversation," the Rev. Robert M. Holmes, Day 1, 2001.
- Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Proper 12, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2013.
- "The Lord's Prayer," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
- "AMEN," Talks to Children, Rev. Donald McCorkindale, Dalgety Parish Church, Fife, Scotland.
- "Lord, Teach Us How to Pray," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- "Just Do It!" children's sermon, coloring page. Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons 4 Kids.
- "Forgive," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
- Luke 11:1, memory verse activity, MSSS Crafts and Resources for Bible Stories.
- Drama:
- "Our Daily Bread," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
- "My Prayers Are Not Working," Edgar Mayer, dramatix.
- "The Lord's Prayer," Andy Lund, dramatix.
- "Prayer Clinic," Andy Lund, dramatix.
- "The Prayer Restaurant," Cliff Hunse, dramatix.
- "I Need to Hear From You," Peter France, dramatix.
- "I Know," Ryne Mimbs, dramatix.
- "The Lord's Prayer," Matthew Pole, Christian Drama and Mime.
- "Jesus the Man of Prayer," Michael English, Milton Parish Church Drama Resources.
- Worship Resources:
- "The Lord's Prayer and Creation Care: A Litany of Confession," Bruce and Carolyn Winfrey, Limestone Presbyterian Church.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Luke 11:9, Luke 11:13, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Clip Art Images: Luke 11:1-13, Luke 11:1-13 #2, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
- Luke 11:1-4, Luke 11:1-4, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
- Luke 11:1-13 at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
- Hymns and Music:
- When You Are Praying (Jesus? Teaching on Prayer), Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, NEW BRITAIN (CM 8.6.8.6) (Amazing Grace) or CRIMOND (CM 8.6.8.6) (The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want) with links to helpful books on the Lord?s Prayer.
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- "The Power of Prayer," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, a new, relevant hymn set to traditional tunes.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Luke 11:1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 13. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Luke
- Find Worship Resources & Suggested Other Readings for use with this text:
