“God doesn’t quit…” — Gospel and Sermon for October 16, 2022

Here is the manuscript of the Sermon in response to Luke 18:1–8:

I’ll be honest, for a long time, I didn’t like this parable. The parable didn’t make much sense to me. One of the most common questions that gets asked is — Who is God in this parable? The usual answer is — The unjust judge. That just seems kind of weird though doesn’t it? That doesn’t seem to fit the mold of who God is. It’s an unsatisfactory answer frankly. The unjust judge seems like a jerk. I just can’t link God with…