Jesus on Prayer: The How

Doctrine: Jesus wants you to pray with shameless and earnest persistence.

AN ILLUSTRATION OF PERSISTENCE (11.5-8)

1. An Impertinent Request (11.5-6).
2. An Initial Refusal (11.7).
3. An Impudent Rudeness (11.8).

THE PROMISE OF PERSISTENCE (11.9-10)

1. Implicit in the Illustration (11.9a).
2. Explicit in Three Sayings. A three-fold exhortation and promise (11.9b). The universality and certainty of this three-fold promise (11.10).