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Jan 4, 2022 · Does God answer prayers? Answer. The short answer to this question is, “Yes!”. God has promised that, when we ask for things that are in accordance with His will for our lives, He will give us what we ask for (1 John 5:14–15). However, there is one caveat to add to this: we may not always like the answer. We pray for a lot of things ...
Oct 18, 2024 · Few of us would say we didn’t learn something new about God or grew spiritually by waiting for God to answer a prayer. Riggleman also made an excellent point when she said, “The best example of setting aside your desires and praying God’s will is found in Luke 22 where Jesus withdrew from his disciples to pray.
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The most important thing to do when it comes to thinking about prayer is to let God speak. Our approach to prayer (and our practice) is often an amalgam of platitudes, folk religion, and basic biblical truths, rather than an exegetically rigorous and theologically rich account of the teaching of the Bible. When we actually look at what the Bible te...
The core of the gospel is that we have nothing, contribute nothing, bring nothingto God. Prayer, which is made possible by the gospel and shaped by the gospel, works the same way. God gives to us; we don’t give to God. We ask; he gives. Prayer depends on what he has done in us and for us, and on what he will do in us and for us. Jesus teaches us to...
But our everyday expressions of need are not the burden of the New Testament when it comes to prayer. While Scripture encourages us to pray for all manner of things, God also clearly exhorts us to focus our prayer lives. God hears and answers every prayer, but there are a precious few to which he always says, “Yes.” The prayers always answered posi...
If we want to grow and mature in prayer, we don’t need to set a timer. We don’t need to learn new contemplative methods, or build a prayer closet in the woods. But we do need to become better ask-ers. We need to realize that we are all walking disasters apart from grace, men and women who need God every step of every day. We would all make a shipwr...
Jul 11, 2014 · The Unexpected Answers of God. In John 16:23–24, Jesus makes a stunning, sweeping, glorious promise to us: “In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.”.
Jan 8, 2020 · The answer is because God does not intend to save them. They have crossed a line. They are like Esau in Hebrews 12:17, who had sinned in such a way that he could not repent and find forgiveness. In other words, it is not God’s will to save those who have sinned in a way that “leads to death.”.
Oct 12, 2024 · Matthew 21:22. “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”. Jesus teaches that our faith plays a crucial role in receiving answers to our prayers. When we truly believe and trust in God’s power and provision, we can expect to receive what we ask for in prayer.
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Oct 20, 2006 · Purpose: This second session on the subject of prayer is to help you understand God and what He does in hearing us and answering our prayers. The material is to bring encouragement and help you trust God explicitly when you call upon Him. It should help you understand what kind of God we serve and how He loves us to come before Him. Objectives. 1.
