We read Luke 18:9–14 and confront the gap between outward virtue and interior truth. We share how humility opens space for grace, why comparison starves identity, and how an honest confession heals at the root.

• the parable as a mirror for our prayer and life
• dangers of comparison, pride and image management
• God fills an empty, porous and honest heart
• adult preparation for confession and examen
• pride vs false humility and a balanced path
• integrity in small things shaping daily life
• mercy over perfectionism restoring identity

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We read the Pharisee and the tax collector as a mirror for the inner life, moving from performance to surrender. We share why honest prayer and confession open space for grace, and how humility frees us from comparison and shame.

• The parable as a psychological mirror of prayer
• Vanity in religious clothes versus true holiness
• The tax collector’s simple plea and why it works
• Confession as honesty, not performance
• Clay hearts versus marble hearts as images of grace
• Two faces of pride and the invitation to look up
• Humility as liberation and the promise of reversal
• A practical prayer: “God, be merciful to me, a sinner”

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Churchill’s three-word charge meets Moses’ raised arms to reveal why the fiercest battles are fought in the heart and won through persevering prayer. We trace Amalek’s modern faces, the power of intercession, and how community keeps our tired hands lifted.

• Amalek as a symbol of resistance to God
• The heart as the primary battlefield
• Moses, Aaron and Hur as a model of intercession
• The church at prayer across the world
• How community sustains perseverance
• “Never give up” reframed as “never give up praying”
• Practical ways to keep praying when tired

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