Teachings/Prayer/Three Parables on Prayer

Prayer and Worship is a major theme in the Gospel of Luke:

Luke’s Gospel begins (1:8) and ends (24:53) with scenes of worship.

Three Parables on Prayer:

Reference	Parable
11:5–8	The Friend at Midnight
18:1–8	The Persistent Widow (and the Unjust Judge)
18:9–14	The Pharisee and the Publican (or Tax Collector)

Liturgical material:

Reference	Passage
1:46–55	Magnificat
1:68–79	Benedictus
2:14	Gloria in Excelsis
2:29–32	Nunc Dimittis

Jesus at prayer:

Reference	Passage
3:21	at his baptism
5:16	in deserted places
6:12	on choosing his disciples
9:18	alone, with disciples nearby
9:28–29	at his transfiguration
11:1	in presence of his disciples
22:41, 44–45	in the garden

Instructions/Encouragements regarding Prayer:

Reference	Passage
11:2–4	instruction in prayer (Lord's Prayer)
6:28; 18:1; 21:36; 22:40,46	encouragement to pray