Pastor Stuart McAlpine presents a sermon on the parable of the friend at midnight (or of the Importunate Neighbour) in obedience to Luke 11:5–8 (ESV). A friend eventually agrees to help his neighbor due to his persistent demands rather than because they are friends, despite the late hour and the inconvenience of it.
“Hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast…” Hebrews 6:19 (ESV)
“Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”...
Ruth is the person after whom the Book of Ruth is named. She was a Moabite woman who married an Israelite. After the death...