Context (11:1-4)

• Jesus was teaching His disciples a reliable model of prayer. (11:1-4)
• Jesus is teaching that God is holy yet approachable.

Content (11:5-8)

• A friend goes to his neighbor for food in the night.
• The neighbor does not want to be bothered by the friend.
• Because of the friends insistence, the neighbor meets his needs.
• Jesus is teaching his disciples to pray with persistence.

Concept (11:9-13)

• Persistent prayer involves, asking, seeking, knocking.
• We must never equate our heavenly Father to our earthly one.
• The greatest prayer the Lord will ever answer is Salvation.