A Friend at Midnight

Syllabus: CBC * Grade 5 * Christian Religious Education * Strand 3.0 The Life of Jesus Christ * Sub-strand 3.9 A Friend at Midnight

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you should be able to:

• Narrate the parable of a friend at midnight (Luke 11:5-10).
• Outline lessons learnt from the parable.
• Apply lessons learnt from the parable in your day-to-day life.
• Desire to be persistent in prayer.

Summary

In this parable, a man persistently asks his neighbour for bread at midnight, and eventually receives it, not because of friendship, but because of his persistence. Jesus used this story to teach that persistent prayer is heard and answered by God.