Burlington
Community Church
October
14, 2012
WHY—2
By
Roy Dowdy
WHY
DIDN’T GOD ANSWER MY PRAYER?
13 And
I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the
Father. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. John
14:13-14
WHY
DIDN’T GOD ANSWER MY PRAYER?
· MAYBE
YOU HAVE A BROKEN RELATIONSHIP.
Therefore
I tell you, whatever you ask for in
prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25 And
when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your
Father in heaven may forgive you your sins. Mark
11:24-25
Husbands,
in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs
with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers. 1
Peter 3:7
· MAYBE
YOU HAVE THE WRONG MOTIVES.
When
you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may
spend what you get on your own pleasures.James
4:3
All a
man's ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD. Prov
16:2
· MAYBE
YOU DON’T BELIEVE GOD WILL DO IT.
“But if you can do anything, take pity on us
and help us." "If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is
possible for him who believes.”
Mark 9:22-23
But
when he asks, he must believe
and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and
tossed by the wind. 7 That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord…
James 1:6-7
· MAYBE
GOD HAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
This is
the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears
us. 15 And if we know that he hears us-whatever we ask-we know that we have what we asked of him. 1 John
5:14-15
We know
that God does not listen to
sinners. He listens to the godly man who does his will. John
9:31
Father,
if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done. Luke
22:42-43
WHAT
DO I BELIEVE ABOUT PRAYER?
Prayer
is not as much about my wants—as God’s will.
If we
are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue
us… But even if he does not…we
will not serve your gods… Dan
3:17-18
·
I BELIEVE GOD CAN.
·
I BELIEVE GOD WILL.
·
EVEN IF HE DOESN’T, I STILL BELIEVE.
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