The Vineyard Church
Pastor Steve Huffman
September 26/27, 2020
Question:
What's our reaction when we don't get the response we want?
1 Samuel 14:37 NIV
Psalm 22:2 ESV
2 Corinthians 12:7-8 NIV
Matthew 15:21-28 NIV
Main Point #1
God's response to prayer...
Is not always what we expect.
Luke 22:42 NIV
John 10:10 NIV
Judges 6:13-14 NIV
Matthew 15:25-26 NIV
Potential reasons for unanswered prayer:
•Unrepentant sin - Micah 3:4, Isaiah 59:2, and Psalm 55:18
•Unforgiveness - Mark 11:25
•Your potential response - James 4:3
•God's got a plan (and it's not yours)- 2 Corinthians 12:7-9
•The enemy is real- 1Thessalonians 2:18, Daniel 10:12-14
Main Point #2
God's response to prayer...
Is moved by faith that contends.
Quote:
"I think Christians fail so often to get answers to their prayers because they do not wait long enough on God. They just drop down and say a few words, and then jump up and forget it and expect God to answer them. Such praying always reminds me of the small boy ringing his neighbor's door-bell, and then running away as fast as he can go."
-Edward McKendree Bounds
Matthew 7:7 NIV
James 1:5-7 ESV
Matthew 21:21 NIV
Exodus 14:13-16 ESV
Question:
What am I contending for in prayer?