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Jabez: Praying for Blessing and Expansion

Discover the powerful prayer of Jabez and learn how to seek God's blessings and expand your boundaries. Join our congregation for Sunday Bible class and worship services. Turn off your cell phones and be reverent as we worship God together.

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Jabez: Praying for Blessing and Expansion

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  1. This Congregation meets at: Sunday Bible Class at 10:00 am. Sunday Worship Service at 11:00 am. Sunday Night Worship service at 6:00 pm. Wednesday Night Bible Class at 7:00 pm. Please be so kind to turn off your cell phone. Let’s be reverent. We are worshipping God.

  2. 1 Corinthians 10:1111  Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

  3. James 5:17... 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.

  4. Who was Jabez in the Bible? • Was Jabez a He or She? • Have you heard the name before? • [Jā'bĕz]–he makes sorrow or height. • A man of Judah named Jabez by his mother because she bore him in sorrow. • He was noted for his honorable character and in his vow there is a play upon the meaning of his name (1 Chron. 4:9, 10).

  5. 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

  6. Bruce Wilkinson wrote The Prayer of Jabez in 2000 which started a religious marketing phenomenon (website, clothing, mugs, etc.)

  7. The prayer of Jabez might be overlooked because it is located within a “dry mass of dead names” found in 1 Chronicles 1-9 What can we learn from this brief biography … the four petitions of Jabez’ prayer?

  8. 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 (NKJV) 9  Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain." 10  And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, "Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!" So God granted him what he requested. Jabez

  9. Some difficulty surrounding his birth caused his mother to name him “Jabez” (he causes pain); yet, Jabez was “more honorable” (a man of weight) than his brethren People who come from past difficulties and hardships can live honorably in the sight of God Repent of the past (Lk. 15:17; 1 Cor. 6:9-11) Forget the past (Phil. 3:13-14) Be different from the past (Acts 17:11) 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (NKJV) 9  Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10  nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 11  And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. Philippians 3:13-14 (NKJV) 13  Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14  I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Acts 17:11 (NKJV) 11  These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. Luke 15:17 (NKJV) 17  But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

  10. The honorable life was a life of prayer (Phil. 4:6; 1 Thess. 5:17-18) Jabez prayed for specific things; he prayed with boldness and confidence in God 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 17  pray without ceasing, 18  in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Philippians 4:6 6  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

  11. The first petition: “bless me…” Jabez asked to be blessed by God We need to ask God to bless us physically(Phil. 4:19; Jas. 1:17) and spiritually (Acts 3:26; Eph. 1:3) James 1:17 17  Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. Acts 3:26 26  To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities." Ephesians 1:3 3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, Philippians 4:19 19  And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

  12. The second petition: “enlarge my border…” Jabez was not making a selfish, covetous request (Jas. 4:3), but a request for the promise of God’s land inheritance (Ex. 34:24; Deut. 12:20; 19:8; Isa. 26:15) We need to ask God to “enlarge” what he promises Christians:opportunities,talents,service, responsibilities, etc. Deuteronomy 19:8 8  Now if the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as He swore to your fathers, and gives you the land which He promised to give to your fathers, Deuteronomy 12:20 20  "When the LORD your God enlarges your border as He has promised you, and you say, 'Let me eat meat,' because you long to eat meat, you may eat as much meat as your heart desires. Exodus 34:24 24  For I will cast out the nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither will any man covet your land when you go up to appear before the LORD your God three times in the year. Isaiah 26:15 15  You have increased the nation, O LORD, You have increased the nation; You are glorified; You have expanded all the borders of the land. James 4:3 (NKJV) 3  You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.

  13. The third petition: “thy hand might be with me…” Jabez asked God for his providential hand of protection and guidance (Ezra 7:9) We need to ask God to providentially protect and guide us through life (Psa. 37:23-24; 119:173; Jn. 10:28; 1 Pet. 5:6-7) Psalm 119:173 173  Let Your hand become my help, For I have chosen Your precepts. 1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV) 6  Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, 7  casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. Ezra 7:9 9  On the first day of the first month he began his journey from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. Psalm 37:23-24 23  The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way. 24  Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD upholds him with His hand. John 10:28 28  And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.

  14. The fourth petition: “keep me from evil…” Jabez asked God to be kept from the evil which leads to sorrow (Prov. 23:29; Gal. 6:9) Proverbs 23:29 29  Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Galatians 6:9 9  And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

  15. The fourth petition: “keep me from evil…” We need to ask God to keep us from… Evil influences (Deut. 31:20; Prov. 30:8-9) Proverbs 30:8-9 8  Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches-- Feed me with the food allotted to me; 9  Lest I be full and deny You, And say, "Who is the LORD?" Or lest I be poor and steal, And profane the name of my God. Deuteronomy 31:20 (NKJV) 20  When I have brought them to the land flowing with milk and honey, of which I swore to their fathers, and they have eaten and filled themselves and grown fat, then they will turn to other gods and serve them; and they will provoke Me and break My covenant.

  16. The fourth petition: “keep me from evil…” We need to ask God to keep us from… The evil one (Mt. 6:13; Jn. 17:15) John 17:15 15  I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. Matthew 6:13 13  And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

  17. The fourth petition: “keep me from evil…” We need to ask God to keep us from… Evil knowledge (Rom. 16:19) Romans 16:19 (NKJV) 19  For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil.

  18. The fourth petition: “keep me from evil…” We need to ask God to keep us from… Evil works of men (2 Thess. 3:2; 2 Tim. 4:18; 2 Pet. 2:5-9) 2 Peter 2:5-9 5  and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly; 6  and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly; 7  and delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked 8  (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)-- 9 then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment, 2 Timothy 4:18 18  And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen! 2 Thessalonians 3:2 (NKJV) 2  and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith.

  19. God Answers Prayer “And God granted that which he requested” (1 Chron. 4:10)

  20. God Answers Prayer God stands ready to hear and answer the honorable follower (Mt. 7:7-11; Eph. 3:20; 1 Jn. 5:14-15) Matthew 7:7-12 7  "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8  For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9  Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10  Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11  If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! 12  Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

  21. God Answers Prayer God stands ready to hear and answer the honorable follower (Mt. 7:7-11; Eph. 3:20; 1 Jn. 5:14-15) • Ephesians 3:20 20  Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

  22. God Answers Prayer God stands ready to hear and answer the honorable follower (Mt. 7:7-11; Eph. 3:20; 1 Jn. 5:14-15) • 1 John 5:14-15 14  Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, 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 the petitions that we have asked of Him.

  23. God Answers Prayer God gave Jabez blessing rather than sorrow Will He give us the same to us?

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