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When nothing happens

When nothing happens. Memory Text. M en ought _______ to _____, and ____ to _____ . . . Luke 18:1. pray. not. faint. always. Always pray and faint not?.

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When nothing happens

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  1. When nothing happens

  2. Memory Text Men ought _______ to _____, and ____ to _____ . . . Luke 18:1 pray not faint always

  3. Always pray and faint not? God will have us to continue in prayer, not to weary us, but to exercise us; therefore we must fight against impatience so that a long delay does not cause us to quit our praying. Not to yield to afflictions and adversities as those do who have lost heart.

  4. Pray Again But what if nothing happens? Luke 11:5-8

  5. Holy Boldness She is a Canaanite a “Gentile” Biblical enemies of the Jews Disciples ask Jesus to send her away At first Jesus ignores/snubs her Children’s needs over their pets (dogs) Jesus is putting her off; testing her, providing an obstacle for her faith Gospel first to the Jews (children) She hails him as the “Son of David” She acknowledges Jesus' mission is first to the Jews then to the Gentiles Matthew 15:22-28 She knows Jesus has enough left over power (scraps) to heal her daughter Hebrews 10:19 Holy Boldness is by what?

  6. Persistent Petition A judge that fears not God nor respects man. The widow's earnestness prevailed even with the unjust judge. Judge was unmoved at the complaint Of the widow She was not afraid of turning the judge against her, making him mad. If the woman received what was rightfully hers with unjust judge, how much more will our prayers prevail before God . Luke 18:1-8 Earnest, importunate prayer is pleasing to God.

  7. Persevering Faith Constant in the execution of a purpose or enterprise. Resolutely persistent; steadfast Quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness.

  8. Faith or Presumption? For that ye ought to say (pray), If the ____ , ____ we shall live, and do this, or that. James 4:15 Lord wills

  9. Seeing It Through If you try just once or twice to learn algebra, and then give up, will you master algebra? • If you start a puzzle, but quit after connecting • two pieces, would you have a nice picture? • If you start to raise money for a mission trip • and quit after $20, will be able to go on the trip? If you give up on your prayers after asking once or twice, are you making the same mistake? Hebrews 11:6

  10. Quiz What should we do if we don’t get what we pray for, even though it we know it is God’s will and we have met the conditions? c. Keep praying, a. Give up, b. Try to make a deal with God, Complain that you must not have enough faith.

  11. Why is God delighted when we ask for something that is His will and will not take “no” for an answer? b. It shows that we have holy boldness, d. It shows that we have great faith. a. He likes to see us wait, He likes to see how long it will take before we give up,

  12. God is like the unjust judge in the parable, and only answers if we are importunate, Which are true? b. God is totally righteous and loves to answer our prayers, d. When we keep asking, God will give us the things he already wants to give us. If we ask God for something enough times, he must give it to us,

  13. Why doesn’t God always give us what we ask for the first time we ask? b. He wants to train us to have strong, persevering faith, a. He is busy with lots of things, c. He knows that as soon as he gives us on thing we will ask for something else, • d. Getting request approved takes is a • long process.

  14. What is it called when we expect that God will give us something that may not be his will? c. Presumption a. Faith b. Persistence d. Importunity

  15. Once we begin praying for something, we should never give up until: d. God makes it clear that it is not his will. a. We receive the blessing, b. We get tired, c. We want something else,

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