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Bother It

Dr Dharius Daniels·Change Church

Sunday, March 15, 2026

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Summary

In this teaching on Luke 18, Dr. Dharius Daniels demonstrates that spiritual success requires spiritual stamina, particularly in the practice of prayer. Using the parable of the persistent widow, Jesus teaches His disciples prevailing prayer—the resilience to continue seeking God through seasons of resistance, delay, and emotional weariness. Believers are encouraged to move past passivity and maintain prayer stamina by praying God's scripture, promises, principles, and names when their own words run out.

Key Scriptures

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Luke 18:1-5↗Galatians 6:9↗Luke 11:1↗Matthew 6:7↗

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Themes

Persistence in PrayerSpiritual Stamina & ResiliencePrevailing PrayerPraying ScriptureSpiritual Warfare & Assertiveness

Pastor's Points

1.1. Pray the promises of God
2.2. Pray the principles of God
3.3. Pray the names of God

Key Points

1.1. Pray the promises of God.
2.2. Pray the principles of God.
3.3. Pray the names of God.
4.Spiritual success requires spiritual stamina and durability, not just initial enthusiasm or emotional passion.
5.In God's kingdom, there is a 'due season' where believers reap the reward of resilience if they do not give up (Galatians 6:9).
6.Growth in discipleship transforms a believer into a kingdom asset, which naturally attracts spiritual resistance and targeted opposition from the enemy.
7.In Luke 18, Jesus initiates a lesson on prayer to teach His disciples prevailing prayer—the ability to pray through resistance rather than giving up.
8.The parable of the persistent widow highlights the need for spiritual assertiveness and urgency in prayer rather than spiritual passivity.
9.Believers must not interpret temporary silence or lack of immediate answers ('verse four' moments) as a final 'no' from God.
10.When personal words and human effort are exhausted, spiritual stamina in prayer is maintained by praying God's written Word back to Him.

Sermon Moments

“Spiritual success requires spiritual stamina.”

“In culture, we have four seasons: summer, fall, winter, spring. In the kingdom, we got five: winter, spring, summer, fall, and due season.”

“When you are an asset, you become a target... When the enemy is getting aggressive, you can't be passive.”

“Spiritual passivity is an indication that the devil has a revelation of your assignment that you don't.”

“You stop not because you heard no. You stop because you heard nothing. And you are interpreting nothing as no.”

“Lord, give this contemporary church old-school oil... that our grandmothers had who would pray with authority and say, 'I will not let you go until you bless me.'”

“God spoke to a whale, and the whale had to spit Jonah out because God speaks whale. God knows how to get through to whatever is consuming you.”

“When you run out of your words, use His words. Pray the promises, principles, and names of God.”

This Week

Identify an area in your life where you feel tempted to quit, and commit to persistently praying through until God answers.
Refuse to interpret seasons of divine silence as God saying 'no' to your faith-filled requests.
Reject spiritual passivity by actively matching the enemy's pushback with increased prayer, fasting, and Scripture reading.
Begin turning Bible verses directly into personal prayers when you feel at a loss for your own words.
Find a specific biblical promise that directly addresses your current life situation and pray it daily.
Apply general biblical principles in prayer when facing complex decisions that lack a explicit scripture text.
Pray the names and nature of God (such as Jireh, Nissi, or Shalom) to anchor your heart during trials.

Remember This

Spiritual success in prayer requires persistent stamina that refuses to mistake temporary silence for a final answer.

A Challenge for You

Chapter 11 prayer practices will not sustain you in this season; you must go to Luke 18 and learn how to pray through. Until God explicitly tells you no, keep pressing in and bother it.

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