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Baptisms that created waves! Baptisms that created waves!

Baptisms in the River… Baptisms in the River on the way home…

“ASK, SEEK, KNOCK & GOD WILL” January 20 th 2008

Matthew 7:7 (NIV) “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.Matthew 7:7 (NIV) “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

All three verbs in verse 7 – Ask, Seek, Knock are imperatives (commands).

ASKING. 1. ASKING.

All three verbs in verse 7 – Ask, Seek, Knock are imperatives (commands). 1.ASKING. 2.SEEKING.

Romans 8:26-27 “…the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.”Romans 8:26-27 “…the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.”

All three verbs in verse 7 – Ask, Seek, Knock are imperatives (commands). 1.ASKING. 2.SEEKING. 3.KNOCKING.

1. GOD DOES NOT PROMISE TO ANSWER EVERYONE’S PRAYERS!

Truth: God Does Not Promise to Answer Everyone’s Prayers – Only His Children’s!

2. WE ARE EXPECTED TO ASK FOR THE THINGS GOD HAS PROMISED!

Matthew 7:7(NIV) “Ask and it will be given to you…Matthew 7:7(NIV) “Ask and it will be given to you…

2. WE ARE EXPECTED TO ASK FOR THE THINGS GOD HAS PROMISED! Matthew 7:7(NIV) “Ask and it will be given to you…Matthew 7:7(NIV) “Ask and it will be given to you… James 4:2 “… you do not have because you do not ask.”James 4:2 “… you do not have because you do not ask.”

Truth: We Are Expected To Ask for the Things God Has Promised!

3. GOD HEARS AND ANSWERS EVERY PRAYER!

Matthew 7:8 (NIV) For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.Matthew 7:8 (NIV) For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

There are two certainties when we pray.There are two certainties when we pray.

–God hears every prayer

There are two certainties when we pray.There are two certainties when we pray. –God hears every prayer –God WILL always answer

Truth: God hears and answers every prayer!

4. SOMETIMES GOD GIVES US WHAT WE NEED AND NOT WHAT WE ASK FOR!

Matthew 7:9-11 (NIV) “Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!Matthew 7:9-11 (NIV) “Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

Truth: Sometimes God Gives Us What We Need and Not What We Ask for!

5. NO PRAYER IS EVER WASTED!

Truth: No Prayer Is Ever Wasted!

What are the TRUTHS of Prayer revealed in these commands?

1. God Does Not Promise to Answer Everyone’s Prayers – only his children’s!

What are the TRUTHS of Prayer revealed in these commands? 1. God Does Not Promise to Answer Everyone’s Prayers – only his children’s! 2. We Are Expected To Ask for the Things God Has Promised!

What are the TRUTHS of Prayer revealed in these commands? 1. God Does Not Promise to Answer Everyone’s Prayers – only his children’s! 2. We Are Expected To Ask for the Things God Has Promised! 3. God hears and answers every prayer! God will!

What are the TRUTHS of Prayer revealed in these commands? 1. God Does Not Promise to Answer Everyone’s Prayers – only his children’s! 2. We Are Expected To Ask for the Things God Has Promised! 3. God hears and answers every prayer! God will! 4. Sometimes God Gives Us What We Need and Not What We Ask for!

What are the TRUTHS of Prayer revealed in these commands? 1. God Does Not Promise to Answer Everyone’s Prayers – only his children’s! 2. We Are Expected To Ask for the Things God Has Promised! 3. God hears and answers every prayer! God will! 4. Sometimes God Gives Us What We Need and Not What We Ask for! 5. No Prayer Is Ever Wasted!