8. . Ask

11:1-13

(House) certain disciple

"Our Father"

11:1-13 It happened when he was in a certain place praying, as he was finishing, a certain one of his disciples said to him. "Lord, teach us to pray, like John taught his disciples." He (Jesus) said to them "When you pray say, 'Father hallowed be your name. Let your kingdom come. Give us the bread we need each day. Forgive us our sins as indeed we forgive everyone who owes something to us. Lead us not into temptation.' And he said to them "Which of you having a friend will come to him at midnight and say to him "Friend lend me three loaves of bread. A friend of mine on a journey has arrived and I do not have enough to offer him." Then the one inside the house on answering may say. "Do not bother me. The

door has been locked. I and my children are in bed. I cannot get up to give you something." I tell you, even if he does not get up for the sake of friendship, yet on account of the nuisance of the one outside he will get up and give him what he needs. And so I tell you. Ask and it will be given to you. Seek and you will find. Knock and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Whoever seeks, finds. To the one who knocks, it will be opened. And who amongst you who is a father when his son asks for a fish will instead, hand him a serpent? Or if he (the son) asks for an egg, will hand him a scorpion? You, evil as you may be, know what good gifts to give to your children. Therefore how much more will the Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.

9. . Use spiritual power

11:14-26

the crowds

"The one not being with me against me is"

11:14-26 When he (Jesus) was expelling a demon which was dumb, as it came out, the dumb man spoke. The crowds marvelled. But some of them said. "It is by the power of Beelzebub the chief of the demons that he expels demons." Others on tempting Him sought a sign out of heaven from him. But he, knowing what they were thinking said to them "Every kingdom divided against itself is made desolate and when a house(hold) is against a house(hold) it falls. Also, if Satan was divided against himself how will his kingdom stand? You say it is by the power of Beelzebub that I expel demons. But if I expel demons by the power of Beelzebub, by whose power do your sons expel them. Therefore they (your sons) shall be your judges. But if I expel the demons by the power of God

then the kingdom of God has come upon you. When the strong man who is well armed guards his palace his goods are left in peace. But when a stronger one than he comes upon him and overcomes him he takes his armour on which the former had relied and he distributes his arms. The one who is not with me is against me. The one who does not gather with me scatters. When the unclean spirit goes out of a man he goes through dry places seeking rest. But not finding it, (the unclean spirit) says. "I will return to the house that I came out from." On coming back he finds it has been swept and furnished. Then he goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than himself and entering in, he dwells there. So the last state of that man is worse than the first."