1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:01,760 Speaker 1: Let us pray. 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 2: For great is thy mercy toward me. Thou hast delivered 3 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 2: my soul from the lowest hell, Psalm eighty six thirteen. 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 2: My God and my Father, thank you for your steadfast love, mercy, 5 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 2: and grace towards me. You have protected me during many 6 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 2: storms and guided me when I couldn't find my way. 7 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 2: You have been everything, from my umbrella on days of 8 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 2: light rain to my storm shelter in devastating tornadoes. I 9 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 2: thank you and praise you for a new opportunity to 10 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 2: live by your word. Father, continue to lift me and 11 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 2: guide me to day. I am grateful for your compassion 12 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 2: and forgiveness because it has given me a new day 13 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 2: to share your joy with others. 14 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: Amen. 15 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to to day's daily prayer for 16 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 2: more inspiration and an incredible message from our feature pastor. 17 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 2: Stay tuned to pray dot COM's Sunday service. 18 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 3: Welcome to pray dot COM's Sunday service sponsored by altrua 19 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,839 Speaker 3: Health Share. Follow this podcast and listen weekly to receive 20 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 3: godly wisdom and practical advice for daily living. Stay tuned 21 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 3: for Sunday service coming up. After a quick word from 22 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 3: our sponsors, there's an innovative, better way to find healthcare. 23 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 3: We're our true a Health Share, an affordable and flexible 24 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 3: way to take care of your family. We're a community 25 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 3: of like minded, health conscious individuals who share in each 26 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,479 Speaker 3: other's medical needs, and you can customize your healthcare your way. 27 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 3: With OL true health Share. You can build your membership 28 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 3: based on your season of life and your family's needs. 29 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 3: Head to my share dot org to find out more. 30 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 3: That's my share dot org ol true health Share, where 31 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 3: we care for one another. 32 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to Skyline Radio right here on Prey dot com. Hey, 33 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: this is doctor Jeremy mcgarrity with Skyline Church. We are 34 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: a multi site church in San Diego. Do you want 35 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 1: to learn more about us, visit us at Skyline Church 36 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 1: dot org. Also, if you would like to receive notifications 37 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: every time I release new content, please tap follow on 38 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: my leader profile. Man, I sure appreciate it. Other than that, 39 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: let's dive into today's message. Hey, we're going to jump 40 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: into scripture here and we're going to read Psalm eighty six. 41 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: At Psalm eighty six one through seven, I'm going to 42 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: be in the New Living Translation, and as we stand 43 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: in the honor of God's word. I want to remind 44 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,399 Speaker 1: you that next week we're going to be taking communion 45 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,119 Speaker 1: together as part of our services. I'll have the two 46 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: part message today. We're going through part one and then 47 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: part two next week on I tried prayer didn't work, 48 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: and we'll talk about second part next week along with 49 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 1: having communion. So I want to make sure you are 50 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: where that. Sometimes people ask when are we having communion 51 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: next week? Eighty six Paul, this is a prayer of David. 52 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: He said this. Bend down, O Lord, and hear my prayer. 53 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: Answer me, for I need your help. Protect me, for 54 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: I am devoted to you. Save me, for I serve 55 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: you and trust you. You are my God. Be merciful 56 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: to me, Oh Lord, for I am calling on you constantly. 57 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:32,239 Speaker 1: Give me happiness. O Lord, for I give myself to you. 58 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: Oh Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, 59 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: so full of unfailing love for all who ask for 60 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: your help. Listen closely to my prayer. Oh Lord, hear 61 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: my urgent cry. I will call to you whenever I'm 62 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: in trouble, and you will answer me the reading of 63 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: the Word of God. Let's pray. Thank you, Jesus, Thank 64 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: you for your word. Thank you that as we jump 65 00:03:56,000 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: into scripture and we learn about prayer, what an incredible 66 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: opportunity prayer is, yet so many don't do it and 67 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: don't understand it and don't believe it. And so as 68 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: we think through this whole idea about prayer today in 69 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: the next couple weeks, we just ask for your blessing 70 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: as only you can do. Wohild You move in our 71 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: hearts and each person comes in here at a different 72 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: place in their spiritual walk, and only you, through your 73 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 1: Holy Spirit can touch them and speak to them so 74 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: that they have ears to hear. Open our hearts and 75 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: our minds. We pray it's in Jesus' name, and everybody 76 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: said amen. Well, prayer is foundational to the Christian faith. 77 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 1: It's foundational. It's foundational to a vibrant life as a believer. 78 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: I mean, it's huge. And we're in our teaching series 79 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:53,160 Speaker 1: on topics that you asked for. And the title to 80 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,679 Speaker 1: today's message is I tried prayer and it didn't work. 81 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: I tried prayer and it didn't work. The obvious question 82 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 1: after that is, well, why why didn't it work? And 83 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 1: so we're gonna look at that. Why doesn't prayer work 84 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: some times, Like you've probably had someone say to you, 85 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 1: you know, I prayed about that thing for a while, 86 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 1: nothing happened, and so I don't really believe in prayer anymore. 87 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 1: I don't really think it works. And maybe if we're honest, 88 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: we'd say there are times where we've felt that way. 89 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: Why is that what causes that? Is prayer just superstition? 90 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 1: You know? Is it something that it's just a farce 91 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: and we just kind of make it up to make 92 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: ourselves feel good, Like at the end of the day, 93 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: it doesn't really work, but boy, we sure feel good 94 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 1: when we do it, and we sure hope someone's out there. No, 95 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: that's not it at all? Is it? What is prayer? 96 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 1: And I think there's a deeper question than that. Does 97 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:52,040 Speaker 1: God promise to answer every prayer? And you can look 98 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: at that a couple different ways. Sure you can say yes, 99 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 1: because you say, you know, sometimes answers yes, Sometimes it's no, 100 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:00,359 Speaker 1: sometimes it's weight, sometimes it's I've got a better idea, 101 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 1: God says, But did you know there are some people 102 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: he completely ignores. Your prayers aren't going to get through. 103 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 1: He's not obligated to answer any of our prayers. Not 104 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 1: at all. In fact, the Bible says He's laid out 105 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: some conditions to answered prayer, and I want us to 106 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 1: look at these conditions because if you don't meet them, 107 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 1: your prayer life will never be effective and you'll be 108 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:27,479 Speaker 1: very discouraged and you might be like a lot of 109 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: people and just give up. So I want to make 110 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: sure we understand as we look at these conditions. To 111 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 1: be sure again, there are times that God will answer 112 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: the prayer regardless of whether we meet these conditions or not, 113 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: because He has a bigger plan and he can answer 114 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: if he wants to or not. We get that. But 115 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 1: as we look throughout scripture, what we want to see is, Okay, 116 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 1: if I'm meeting these conditions, then I can be absolutely 117 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 1: confident He's hearing me and my prayers can be answered. 118 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: So what are the conditions that must be fulfilled? There's 119 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 1: a ton of them, but honestly, I'm gonna get the 120 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 1: top ones, and today I'm only going to go through 121 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: four or so maybe five, but next week we'll get 122 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: we'll finish it off. Most of you know these, and 123 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: so what's gonna happen is you're gonna see these and 124 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: you're gonna go Okay, I'm doing that one. I'm doing 125 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: that one. Oh, that's the one. That's the one. And 126 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: some of you, you're sitting next to somebody, they're not 127 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: doing any of these, and just to be honest, right, 128 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:20,559 Speaker 1: you can tell them that you're not doing any of these, 129 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: so you know what are you doing? So no, we're 130 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: gonna go through those and make sure that we can 131 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: lay these out and really understand it so that, man, 132 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: if I'm doing all these things in my relationship with 133 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: the Lord, is that close. Number one, here's the first thing. 134 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: Number one conditions. I got to listen to God. First, 135 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: am I listening to God? John fifteen seven says it 136 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: like this, if you remain in me, in my words, 137 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: remain in you, ask whatever you wish and it will 138 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: be done for you. Now that is a powerful statement. 139 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: That's a great promise. But remember every promise has a premise. Okay. 140 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: The promise here is I'll give you whatever you ask 141 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: if you remain in me. And I want you to 142 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: see something in this particular note right here is the 143 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: word remain. Okay, this is a very important word, he says. 144 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: If okay, remember every promise has a premise. As I 145 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: just said, this word here in the original Greek. Okay, 146 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: Remember the New Testament was originally written in the Greek language. 147 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: This word here is the Greek word transliterated and me 148 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: and no men no, men no. What does that mean? 149 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: It means to consistently stay connected. So when we see 150 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: him say if you remain in me, what is he saying? 151 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 1: He's saying, if you consistently stay connected? May no, If 152 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: you will consistently be connected to me, you are remaining 153 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: in me, and you can ask anything you wish. My 154 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: words are remaining in you, and so you can ask 155 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,079 Speaker 1: anything you wish and it will be given to you. 156 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:07,079 Speaker 1: May know, stay connected. Here's things that happens so often 157 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: with people, and they get frustrated with their prayer life. 158 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: People kind of pop in with God every once in 159 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: a while, they pop into church, every once in a while, 160 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:18,839 Speaker 1: something comes up in their life. They throw a prayer 161 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: up and they get mad, like, whoa, we're God's an answer? Well, 162 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: you only call on God when you need something immediately. 163 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: You only beckon him as if he's a genie, and 164 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: you expect him to say, oh, okay, Jeremy, what do 165 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: you need? You want him to be right there, right 166 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: in the moment as if you've been connected to him 167 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: the whole time, and he's going, no, I'm not going 168 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: to do that. You're not listening to me, but you 169 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 1: want me to listen to you. That's not the way 170 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: it works. And so often, so many people see God 171 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: as this genie, that man. I said a prayer and 172 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:00,720 Speaker 1: he should answer it because I know best in my life, 173 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: and that's essentially what we're saying. But we're not. May know, 174 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 1: we're not. So how do you how do you may know? 175 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:12,720 Speaker 1: How do you stay in Well, he says it right here, 176 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:18,319 Speaker 1: and my words remain in you. That's a very important 177 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: part right there. My words remain in you. Okay, So 178 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: that's a big thing. How do my words remain in you? 179 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 1: How do you keep them in? That's how you remain 180 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:34,600 Speaker 1: in him? So what are we saying? God requires that 181 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: you listen to him first before he'll listen to us. 182 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:41,319 Speaker 1: If I don't pay attention to what God says in 183 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: his word, why in the world would I think he's 184 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 1: obligated to listen to me. I'm ignoring him my whole life. 185 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 1: I'm ignoring him. I'm not listening to a thing he says. 186 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 1: But I expect him to jump on it. Answer me 187 00:10:56,280 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 1: right now. So who's God in this relationship? All of 188 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: a sudden, I'm playing God in this relationship, aren't I. 189 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: I expect you answer me now, because here's the reality. 190 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 1: Most of our prayer requests are answered right here. If 191 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 1: you're in there, you're going to get the answers that 192 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: you're looking for. You're going to get the answers you seek. 193 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: And so he says, I have my word for a reason. 194 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: Every day. You could be in there every day. You 195 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 1: can be getting answers every day. You can be getting 196 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: understanding every day. You can be getting wisdom every day. 197 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 1: You can get in peace from my word. And he says, 198 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: as you get in there and remain in me, you're 199 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: going to have those answers. And it's not going to 200 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 1: be a whiney where are you God? It's not going 201 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:36,839 Speaker 1: to be a why aren't you listening to me? It's 202 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 1: not going to be that. And so how are you 203 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: about that? How are you in listening to God? First? 204 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 1: Are you in the word of God? Are you doing 205 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: more than just popping into church every once in a while. 206 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: Are you doing more than just getting a message once 207 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: a week? Are you doing more to stay and to 208 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 1: remain connected to him. And maybe someone would say, are 209 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: you saying that if I don't study my Bible, I 210 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:07,719 Speaker 1: won't have answered prayer? Now, what I'm saying is is 211 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 1: that your prayer life will never be more effective than 212 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 1: how much you understand scripture. And to be sure, there 213 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: are times when God will answer our prayer. We've drifted off, 214 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: we're not doing any of the conditions, but he'll answer it. 215 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:26,559 Speaker 1: He always answers the prayer of someone saying I'm sorry, 216 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: I want to come back. He always answers that prayer. Now, 217 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 1: the more the more you understand the Bible, the more 218 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: effective your prayer life will be. That's the first condition 219 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: I have to listen to God. First, I have to 220 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,079 Speaker 1: be willing to listen to him and do what He's 221 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:46,839 Speaker 1: already told me to do. And secondly, if I really 222 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 1: want my answers to prayer, I must confess my sins. Now, 223 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,719 Speaker 1: this one is an obvious one, but it's one that 224 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: we don't always do. So what am I saying? Well, 225 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 1: have I refused to admit something I've done wrong in 226 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:05,959 Speaker 1: the past? Have I refused to admit That's all confession is. 227 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: We say it all the time. God already knows, right, 228 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 1: he already knows what you've done. He already seen it. 229 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: But he just wants to know if you know, if 230 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: you know that thing was wrong, you got to confess it. 231 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,320 Speaker 1: We just sing a song A moment ago. I surrender all. 232 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: You sing it. I saw you singing it, and I 233 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: heard you singing it is beautiful. 234 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:35,840 Speaker 4: I surrender some some of you. I surrender none, some 235 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 4: to the right. 236 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 1: That's if we're being honest, that would be what we 237 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: would be singing, because at the end of the day, 238 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:45,559 Speaker 1: we're not giving it all the Lord. All right, we're 239 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: just saying I don't think so, I'll give you a 240 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: little bit. That's part of the process. But he says, 241 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: in order to have your prayer answered, you gott surrender 242 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: it all. I got to confess all of it. I 243 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: cannot have unconfessed sin and expect God to answer my prayer. 244 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: It may be an activity, it may be an attitude 245 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 1: to have it. When you go your own way, you 246 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: break that connection with the Lord, you break the prayer connection. See, 247 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: it's because there's a fake go, there's a fakeness. There, 248 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 1: there's a con that's happening there's this two lives we're living, 249 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 1: and God doesn't play that game. He refuses to play 250 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 1: that game. He says, just come to me again, and 251 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: don't get me wrong. Don't be like, oh I got 252 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: to live a perfect life where you saw it on 253 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: the sign. We know it's not about perfection, but it's 254 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: not about being fake either. Okay, it's not about this 255 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: two faced life either. Okay, well, no perfect people a lot. 256 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna go see in and do my thing 257 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: because I saw the sime. I don't know that's an invitation. 258 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: It's not a lifestyle suggestion. Okay, it's all right. I'm 259 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 1: welcome there and I can start to learn and I 260 00:14:57,280 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: can start to grow. But it's up to you to 261 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: start putting those things in practice and say, you know what, 262 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: I got to get serious about this faith thing. I 263 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: got to get serious about this relationship with the Lord. 264 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 1: So I need to confess. I'm going to confess this 265 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 1: stuff that I've been doing because I want that connection 266 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 1: to be strong. I don't want to live two different lives. 267 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: Pal'm sixty six eighteen says it like this, If I 268 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 1: had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord 269 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: would still be listening to me. What does I say 270 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: The Lord would not have listened. Not circle that in 271 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 1: your notes, not he would not listen. I mean, just 272 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 1: that verse alone tells you what we're talking about. If 273 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 1: I had not confessed. This is David saying I had 274 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: to confess. I had to get it off my chest 275 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: so that the Lord knew we're straight. The Proverbs twenty 276 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: eight thirteen says it like this. People who conceal their 277 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: sins will not prosper, But if they would confess yes 278 00:15:55,480 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: and turn from them, they will receive mercy. That's the difference. 279 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 1: We confess yes, Lord, then I turn the other direction. 280 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: I need to go the other way. I don't want 281 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: to keep doing that. I don't want to keep being 282 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: that person. Then he starts to listen, and again, it's 283 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: not about perfection. We're not saying that. It's about honesty. 284 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: It's about a real relationship with God. Okay, I'm not 285 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 1: saying you have to be perfect and never make a 286 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: mistake if you ever want your prayer answered, that would 287 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: mean none of us would ever get a prayer answer. 288 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: But are we honest with God? How soon do I 289 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 1: confess it? When I blow it? So the first one 290 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: I got to listen to God first. Second one, I 291 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 1: got to confess. Here's the third condition to our prayers 292 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: getting answered. I cannot ignore God's commands. I can't ignore 293 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: his commands. In other words, when God tells me to 294 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 1: do something and I don't do it, or when I 295 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: know God wants me to let go of something and 296 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: I don't do it, then listen. That breaks a prayer connection. 297 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: Why because you're saying you don't trust God. If he's 298 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: told you to do something in his word and you 299 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: have not done it, he's not going to answer you 300 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 1: for something else. You already know. There's some things that 301 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 1: he's told you to do clearly, and if you're not 302 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: doing them, why would he say, Oh, Okay, I'm just 303 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:18,400 Speaker 1: gonna ignore that thing I told you to do over there. 304 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: You're asking for this over here. Let's go ahead and 305 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 1: give you that. He's not gonna do that. He's already 306 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:26,159 Speaker 1: told you to do some things and you have to 307 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:30,399 Speaker 1: do them in order to get those prayers answer. Okay, 308 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: He's just He's not that kind of God. He's going 309 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 1: to be very clear. The reason he told you to 310 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 1: do is help you grow spiritually and to the person 311 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: he created you to be. And so when he tells 312 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 1: you to do something in scripture, whether you like it 313 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: or not, he's doing it for your good mind. And 314 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 1: as we obey what he's already told us to do, 315 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: we grow. We grow. But what happens so often is 316 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:57,159 Speaker 1: we don't want that particular thing that he's telling us 317 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 1: to do because it's hard challenge. I want to do that. 318 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:04,879 Speaker 1: I want growth my way, which means I'm going to 319 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 1: go over here and ask for this and God saying 320 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: I'm not going to give that to you and tell 321 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 1: you do what I told you to do over here, 322 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 1: because this is your path to growth. But so many 323 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 1: people say I don't want that path. I want this path. 324 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: He says, I created you, and I want you on 325 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 1: this path because I know it's best for you. And 326 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: when we do that, man, it opens up so much 327 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: growth in our life if we just take that one 328 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:30,199 Speaker 1: step at a time to say God, I'll do what 329 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 1: you want me to do. Look at this verse. This 330 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: is such a powerful verse. Pay close attention to what 331 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:43,159 Speaker 1: you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you 332 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 1: will be given, and you'll receive even more. To those 333 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:50,399 Speaker 1: who listen to my teaching, and this is so important. 334 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: I want you to see this. Okay, to those who 335 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: listen to my teaching, that word right there. If you 336 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 1: haven't in your notes, would you circle that to those 337 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 1: who listen to my teaching. What Okay, more understanding will 338 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: be given. Now hold on this word right here. I'm 339 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 1: gonna go up here. This word in the Greek is 340 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:13,200 Speaker 1: transliterated okono. Now Here's why this is important because Akano 341 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: has the understanding that it's not just I hear you. 342 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: I hear you. It means I'm listening with the intent 343 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: to obey. That's the difference of what Jesus is saying. 344 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: When you look in the New Testament, you're reading true scripture, 345 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: you see a lot of him saying, you know, listen, listen. 346 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:34,680 Speaker 1: He'll say listen, and he'll continue to talk about listening. 347 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 1: Be careful how you listen. He says a lot. Listening 348 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: is a big deal because what he's saying is, don't 349 00:19:39,640 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: just hear me. Remember one time he said, be careful 350 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:45,119 Speaker 1: how you hear? He who has ears, let him hear. 351 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 1: What is he talking about? He's saying how you listen, 352 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: how you hear is really important because you could just 353 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:52,120 Speaker 1: hear something that matter. You hear something all day, You're 354 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:55,360 Speaker 1: only gonna remember about five percent of this message. That's 355 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:58,199 Speaker 1: just the stats. You're gonna hear a lot. You hear 356 00:19:58,240 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff. You hear you know, stuff on 357 00:19:59,880 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 1: the side, you hear someone next to you, you hear 358 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: all these things are going on. But the thing that 359 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 1: you really heard, you listened to, is what you do. 360 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:10,920 Speaker 1: And that's what he's saying. He's saying, listen, I kind 361 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 1: of I want you to listen with the intent to obey. 362 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 1: That's what that word means, he goes, So to those 363 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:18,679 Speaker 1: who listen with the intent to obey, they actually the 364 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 1: word do, they actually do my teaching, more understanding will 365 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 1: be given. But for those who are not listening listening, 366 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: those who are not listening with the intent to obey, 367 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:34,120 Speaker 1: even what little understanding they have will be taken away 368 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 1: from them. See that, right, You're gonna forget so much 369 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: because there's no intention there. There's no intention to obey 370 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,479 Speaker 1: what we're saying today. And if there's no intention to 371 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:47,360 Speaker 1: obey it, then you're going to forget it. And he says, 372 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 1: even what little you thought you had that moment, you're 373 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 1: in the service and you're listening to the word of 374 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 1: God and you're like, oh, that's cool. As soon as 375 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: you go out and you get your coffee and your latte, 376 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: and then you get in the parking lot and someone 377 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: cuts you off, you forget it. I don't have any 378 00:20:58,359 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 1: intention to obey that. I just got mad about the 379 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 1: in the car that you know cut me off. But 380 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 1: he tells A Kano is so important for us to 381 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: have this. When I listen to the Lord's words, when 382 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 1: I'm reading and I'm seeing his words and i'm hearing him, 383 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: I'm actually listening with the intent. Okay, Lord, this is 384 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:14,880 Speaker 1: what you said. I'm going to do it. And when 385 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:20,680 Speaker 1: I do it, he hears our prayers, he answers our 386 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:24,919 Speaker 1: prayers because I have that intent to obey his commands. 387 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: And again I'm not saying, you know, you have to 388 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 1: obey them perfectly. We certainly try, but we say all 389 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 1: the time here, it's not about perfection, right, It's about 390 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:37,399 Speaker 1: progress not perfection. I want you to write that down. 391 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: It's about progress, not perfection. We're not trying to be perfect. 392 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: That'll happen in heaven. Until then there're still a human being. Okay, 393 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:54,480 Speaker 1: this is the thing when we when we have this intention, 394 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: when we are a kano, we have an intention to obey. 395 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: Then this is one of the reasons why I produce 396 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: notes for you. Not everybody's a note taker. I get that, 397 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,439 Speaker 1: not everybody's going to heaven. But I'll say this with that, 398 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: is that notes are so important because it takes that 399 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:20,160 Speaker 1: next step. You may be saying, I'm an audible learner. Okay, 400 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: that's a good step, but every single research study shows 401 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:28,119 Speaker 1: that when you write stuff down, you have about a 402 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 1: seventy five percent more chance of remembering something you heard. 403 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:36,880 Speaker 1: And so we produce the notes, even though it's inconvenient. 404 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 1: It takes more time, it takes more staff, it takes 405 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:43,439 Speaker 1: more money, it takes all these things so that you 406 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 1: have a chance to oconnell one more chance. Later, when 407 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 1: you think what was he talking about with that? Oh 408 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,640 Speaker 1: well it was point number two, and you go back 409 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,120 Speaker 1: and you see your notes, You're like, yes, that's it. 410 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 1: I'm going to do that what he said right there, 411 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 1: because it comes from the word of God, and so 412 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 1: we do that. It's an important thing. Again, not about perfection, 413 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: following the Lord perfectly. I mean I think of that 414 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 1: with my kids. If I tell one of my boys 415 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 1: to rake the leaves in the yard. I tell them, 416 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: rake the leaves. I don't expect every leaf to be raked. 417 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 1: We have a hillside, we have a bunch of trees, 418 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:22,200 Speaker 1: and I don't expect every single leaf. I'm not going 419 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:25,119 Speaker 1: around going you're in perfect. Ninety nine point nine percent 420 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 1: was good, but get out of no, I'm not going 421 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: to do that right. What I want to see I 422 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:33,439 Speaker 1: want to see them obeying doing the job. Just do 423 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: the job right. They're out raking them, They're doing the job. 424 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:38,359 Speaker 1: They got a good attitude about it. That's that's what 425 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:40,960 Speaker 1: I want to see. That's They're not going to be 426 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 1: perfect with that effort, but they're they're trying right, they're 427 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 1: going after it. Now. It's different if I say go 428 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: rake the leaves and they don't do it, and later 429 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 1: I come out and leaves are everywhere, and then I go, 430 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: why didn't you go rake the leaves? And they have 431 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: some excuse, this, excuse, that excuse, whatever it might be. 432 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:03,199 Speaker 1: And then later they come to me and say, hey, 433 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:07,720 Speaker 1: can I have such and such? Hey, Dad, can I 434 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:09,159 Speaker 1: go with my friends and do this? Can I have 435 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:11,639 Speaker 1: some money go to in and out? Can I what 436 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,360 Speaker 1: am I gonna say. I'd be foolish to say yes, 437 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:18,119 Speaker 1: wouldn't I That'd be foolish because what I just did 438 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: was I just encourage their disobedience. I just encourage them 439 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:24,440 Speaker 1: to not listen to me. You don't have to listen 440 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 1: to me. I'm gonna give you whatever you want anyway, 441 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: don't listen to me. It doesn't matter. Do you see 442 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:31,520 Speaker 1: how it works in our relationship with the Lord too. 443 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:34,919 Speaker 1: God's told us some things to do, we refuse to 444 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: do them, and yet God give me this. God. I 445 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 1: need that. God. I want this, and God's going to 446 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 1: just do what I've already told you to do. You're 447 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: not even doing that. Tell of you know what I'm 448 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: talking about very specifically, there's something he's told you to do, 449 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:54,719 Speaker 1: and you're not doing it. Maybe for some of you 450 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:57,560 Speaker 1: it's consistent church attendance. Maybe for some of you it's 451 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 1: it's giving. Maybe it's giving that's a big one. People 452 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 1: don't like that one. It's tithing. And it's just amazing 453 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 1: to me. It's like God makes all these promises about 454 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 1: giving more than anything in the Bible because he knows 455 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:12,360 Speaker 1: how we can hold on the money. We worship money 456 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:15,560 Speaker 1: and all that, and so people get upset and they think, oh, 457 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: don't talk about money. Oh, he's talking about money, and 458 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 1: it's just interesting me. One of it's exactly what the 459 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 1: devil wants you to believe. He doesn't want us to 460 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: talk about it because everyone's so sensitive to it. Yet 461 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: God in his word says it's so often and it's 462 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: one of the number one things that keeps you from growing. 463 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 1: You won't give. You don't give. Now, many of you do, 464 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:40,399 Speaker 1: but some of you don't. And it's like, why is 465 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:42,400 Speaker 1: my prayer life? I feel like I'm hitting this prayer 466 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: roof because you're not generous and he's not gonna say, Okay, 467 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:48,359 Speaker 1: I'm going to answer you and all these other things. 468 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: But you refuse to tithe, You refuse to be a 469 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 1: generous person. So no, so he's not gonna answer. You 470 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 1: just need to know that he's just not because this 471 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: is one of the things he doesn't want a reward 472 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:03,240 Speaker 1: disobedient behavior, just like you, as a parent wouldn't want 473 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 1: to do that. It's not wise. On the other hand, 474 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:07,439 Speaker 1: if we listen and do what he says is what 475 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: it says in First John three twenty two, and we 476 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 1: will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him. 477 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: A Kano. We listen with the intent to obey him, 478 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 1: and we do the things that please him. We don't 479 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 1: just think about the things. We do the things that 480 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:31,920 Speaker 1: please him, so we know we're gonna receive whatever we ask. 481 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: It's a powerful reminder of what he's talking about. So 482 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:39,120 Speaker 1: we ask, am I doing what God wants me to do? 483 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:41,720 Speaker 1: At this point? Am I obeying his commands? When he 484 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:43,840 Speaker 1: tells me something in his word? There's a principle from 485 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: his word? Or I learned something? Am I doing it? 486 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: Am I following through on that? Some of you it's serving. 487 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:50,200 Speaker 1: Let's just be honest. You've been a Christian a long 488 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:54,160 Speaker 1: time and you don't volunteer, you don't serve. That's blocking. 489 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 1: He's told you to get involved, and some people don't. 490 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:00,679 Speaker 1: And so a big reason a lot of people's prayers 491 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: are not answered is because they're ignoring God in other areas, 492 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: and so therefore God is ignoring them. We have to 493 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 1: understand that, all right, So we listen to God, we 494 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 1: confess our sins. We have to obey what he's already said, 495 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:16,680 Speaker 1: obey his commands. And here's the fourth one. We'll talk 496 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:20,200 Speaker 1: about today. I must want to be in God's will. 497 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 1: I must want to be in his will. First John 498 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: five fourteen fifteen says it like this. This is the 499 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: confidence we have and approaching God that if we ask 500 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 1: anything according to his will, he hears us. And if 501 00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:43,640 Speaker 1: we know that he hears us whatever we ask, we 502 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:49,360 Speaker 1: know that we have what we asked of him. Okay, 503 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 1: we know we can be confident He's answering when we 504 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:55,919 Speaker 1: ask according to his will. We have that confidence, we know. 505 00:27:57,080 --> 00:28:01,720 Speaker 1: And most Christians make a common mistake in prayer. Okay, 506 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 1: they go around and they think they have to ask 507 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 1: for God's will on every little thing. At a restaurant, God, 508 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: should I have the salad or should I have the steak? 509 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 1: What is your will? That's an easy one. It's always 510 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: the stake. And so you just need to know that 511 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: that's not difficult to know kale salad or the steak? 512 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 1: You know, but we go around, should I turn? It's like, 513 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:26,880 Speaker 1: that's not it. What you want to do is get 514 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 1: in God's will. Like sometimes we prefer over every specific circumstance, 515 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:34,399 Speaker 1: and what we have to ask is not what is 516 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 1: God's will in this particular situation but am I in 517 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:42,640 Speaker 1: God's will as a person? If my life is it 518 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 1: in harmony with God, then here's what I'm saying is 519 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 1: if my life is in God's will, then my desires 520 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 1: will line up more with God's will. Saint Augustine was 521 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 1: one of the early church fathers and he lived from 522 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 1: three fifty four to four thirty and he did some 523 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: incredible He has some incredible writings in the early Church. 524 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:10,240 Speaker 1: And he said a famous quote. He said, love God 525 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 1: and do as you please. And I think that's a 526 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:19,040 Speaker 1: really important statement because what is he saying there. He's saying, 527 00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: if you really love God, then you're not going to 528 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 1: be doing things that displease God. If you really love God, 529 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 1: you're going to be figuring out his will and you're 530 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: going to be constantly trying to live within his will. 531 00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:31,959 Speaker 1: And so it's not like you're going to be asking 532 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:34,959 Speaker 1: for these desires that are outside his will. If I 533 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 1: love God, I'm going to be plugging into him more 534 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 1: and more to find out God, am I staying within 535 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 1: your will? 536 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:40,560 Speaker 5: Here? 537 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 1: I want to make sure I'm doing exactly what you 538 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 1: want me to do. We don't have to ask him 539 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:48,720 Speaker 1: on every little item like that, because what happens. You 540 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:50,960 Speaker 1: don't hear the answer, you get more frustrated, more frustrated, 541 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 1: more frustrated. But he's saying, just love God, love him 542 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 1: and do what you will right, and you get in 543 00:29:57,280 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 1: his will. You get God in your life the best 544 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 1: of mine. Al Lord, I'm trying to do what's right. 545 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 1: I want to live for your will. Then you ask 546 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: according to your desires. The Bible's very clear, he will 547 00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 1: give you the desires of your heart. Every promise has 548 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:14,600 Speaker 1: a premise. As long as I'm in his will, if 549 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 1: I'm doing what He's already asked me to do, I 550 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 1: can be confident of that. And how do I know 551 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:21,200 Speaker 1: the answer to that question? Do I really want God's 552 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 1: will for my life? How do I know? It's really simple? 553 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: How eager are you to read the Bible? How eager 554 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 1: are you to listen to the Bible? Watch the Bible? 555 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 1: You can watch it now, all the videos that are 556 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 1: out there on the Bible app How eager are you 557 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: for that? Honestly? Why? Because God's word tells you God's will. 558 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: God's word tells you God's will. God, I don't know 559 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:49,760 Speaker 1: your will on this. Get in the word. He'll tell 560 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:52,360 Speaker 1: you how eager are you to be part of a 561 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: church body? How eager are you to be baptized? How 562 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:58,280 Speaker 1: eager are you I'm going to go through the list 563 00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 1: right saying do you have that eagerness? I mean, we 564 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 1: have a meet and greet at our campuses right after this, 565 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:10,600 Speaker 1: and it's a great way to figure out if this 566 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:13,480 Speaker 1: is a church for you and answer some question. Then 567 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:16,440 Speaker 1: you can come to membership our membership dinner coming up, 568 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: because you should want to know about the church and 569 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 1: where we're headed and what the vision is. But God 570 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:25,680 Speaker 1: says very clearly in his word that you need to 571 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:28,640 Speaker 1: be part of a local church body, a body of believers. 572 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:31,400 Speaker 1: And we tell you all the time, even if it's 573 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:34,840 Speaker 1: not ours, we want to help you find one because 574 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 1: that your growth is our goal. Whether it's here or 575 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:41,400 Speaker 1: somewhere else, We really want you to grow because we 576 00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: know all the peace, all the happiness, all the joy 577 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 1: comes when we're connected to a church family and we're growing. 578 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 1: We're growing, and so we want to encourage you. How 579 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 1: eager are you to become a member of a church. 580 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 1: How eager are you to serve all these things? That 581 00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:02,720 Speaker 1: is what he tells us in his word disobeying his 582 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:08,120 Speaker 1: will in one area and obeying in another cancels it out, 583 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 1: cancels out him hearing us. And so we want to 584 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 1: make sure we're doing exactly what He's told us to do. 585 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:17,240 Speaker 1: We want to be in his will. We want to 586 00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:19,320 Speaker 1: read the word, we want to study it, we want 587 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:21,479 Speaker 1: to memorize it and make sure we're doing everything that 588 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:23,680 Speaker 1: God tells us to do. And you might say, do 589 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 1: you mean eagerness has something to do with God hearing 590 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 1: my prayer? At some levels? Yeah? How eager are you 591 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:36,360 Speaker 1: to follow His will? How eager do you want to 592 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 1: see this come to fruition? And then we'll stop at 593 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:43,400 Speaker 1: number five today, But I'm gonna tell you number five 594 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 1: and then we'll close up. Number five is I must 595 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 1: not hold grudges? Uh oh, some of your like I 596 00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 1: wish you would have stopped at number four. This is 597 00:32:56,680 --> 00:33:01,640 Speaker 1: a big one, big one. I can't hold grudges. You're 598 00:33:01,640 --> 00:33:03,760 Speaker 1: telling me my prayer life is blocked because I'm mad 599 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:09,880 Speaker 1: at that idiot. Yeah, yes, yes, it's exactly what it is. 600 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:14,240 Speaker 1: He tells us very clearly. Mark eleven, twenty four and 601 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:17,040 Speaker 1: twenty five says it like this, I tell you can 602 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 1: pray for anything, and if you believe that you've received, 603 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:26,280 Speaker 1: it will be yours. Wow. Powerful statement. But when you 604 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:31,000 Speaker 1: are praying, first forgive anyone you're holding a grudge against. 605 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: Look at it says it right, dear, forgive anyone you're 606 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:37,840 Speaker 1: holding regiment, so that your father in heaven will forgive 607 00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 1: your sins too. Do you see the promise and you 608 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:46,320 Speaker 1: see the premise this, This is such a powerful reminder. 609 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: This is a major key for a great prayer life. 610 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:55,600 Speaker 1: Over and over and over again. Jesus when he talks 611 00:33:55,760 --> 00:34:00,960 Speaker 1: about prayer, he talks about forgiveness. It's like, oh, some 612 00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:03,720 Speaker 1: of you thinking about those people in that person right now, 613 00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:08,320 Speaker 1: you're thinking about that. Who do I have to forgive? 614 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:11,839 Speaker 1: Why is it so important? Why is forgiveness? Because nothing 615 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:15,600 Speaker 1: will kill your prayers faster than resentment. When you hold 616 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:18,200 Speaker 1: a grudge, when you allow bitterness to grow in your life, 617 00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:22,959 Speaker 1: it knocks off your prayers. Maybe you're praying and you're 618 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:26,520 Speaker 1: not getting an answer because you're holding a grudge against someone. 619 00:34:27,840 --> 00:34:31,279 Speaker 1: They did something to you, they said something, you name 620 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:35,480 Speaker 1: it okay, and it's just been something that's just stayed there. 621 00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:37,960 Speaker 1: Maybe you don't even think about it too often. Until 622 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:40,719 Speaker 1: that person or that situation comes up, and then you're like, oh, 623 00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:45,840 Speaker 1: it's just a grudge. You haven't forgiven them. And remember, 624 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:49,799 Speaker 1: forgiveness isn't about them so often, it's just about us. 625 00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:52,719 Speaker 1: We don't need to carry that weight around. We don't 626 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:54,719 Speaker 1: have to carry that with it. Yeah, because you don't 627 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:58,600 Speaker 1: know what they did. You don't, it doesn't even matter, 628 00:34:58,719 --> 00:35:02,680 Speaker 1: and some of it's horrible, But you can't carry it. 629 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:06,600 Speaker 1: You can't keep carrying that baggage. You can't keep holding 630 00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:08,640 Speaker 1: that grudge. Because here we think the grudge is like 631 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:11,080 Speaker 1: a tiny little thing we're carrying. We can keep it 632 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:15,480 Speaker 1: in our pocket. Here's the reality. That thing grows and 633 00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:18,359 Speaker 1: it starts to take over. If we don't get rid 634 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:21,840 Speaker 1: of it, it starts to take over our lives. And 635 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:27,120 Speaker 1: if we're holding grudges, our prayer life is blocked. And 636 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:29,600 Speaker 1: Matthew five, Jesus has given the Sermon on the Mount. 637 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:31,160 Speaker 1: He says, when you go to church, you're going to 638 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 1: offer a gift to the Lord, but you remember somebody 639 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:35,959 Speaker 1: has something against you, or you have something against somebody else. 640 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:40,560 Speaker 1: He says, go take care of it, find that person, 641 00:35:41,719 --> 00:35:45,120 Speaker 1: get that right, and then come back and worship isn't 642 00:35:45,160 --> 00:35:47,000 Speaker 1: that a powerful state when you think about that? Like, really, 643 00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:50,400 Speaker 1: I need to go track that down. Yeah today you 644 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:52,720 Speaker 1: can text right, you can text right now, text that person, 645 00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:56,040 Speaker 1: you can. I mean, it's just needs to be taken 646 00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:59,000 Speaker 1: care of. Why Why because you can't say you love 647 00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:05,560 Speaker 1: God and you hate people. You cannot. And Hebrews reminds us, 648 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:09,799 Speaker 1: look what it says, watch out that no bitterness takes root. 649 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:11,840 Speaker 1: Remember I said it starts small. It's like a seed, 650 00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:17,399 Speaker 1: but it once it takes root, it takes over. Make 651 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:18,960 Speaker 1: sure it takes no root among you. Well, how do 652 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:21,920 Speaker 1: you get rid of it? Forgiveness? Forgiveness got to have 653 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:25,880 Speaker 1: a good forgiver. Make sure it takes no root among you. 654 00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:30,000 Speaker 1: For as it springs up, it causes deep trouble, hurting 655 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:34,640 Speaker 1: many in their spiritual lives. As it goes on, it 656 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:41,719 Speaker 1: just absolutely takes over. Unforgiveness. It's like cutting yourself and 657 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:45,000 Speaker 1: waiting for the other person to bleed. Just make any sense, 658 00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:50,040 Speaker 1: You're only hurting yourself. So what do you pray? Every 659 00:36:50,040 --> 00:36:54,160 Speaker 1: time you pray? The Lord's prayer? You know the Lord's prayers, 660 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:56,959 Speaker 1: the most famous prayer. Do you know that one part 661 00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:02,319 Speaker 1: where it says Father forgive us our sins as we 662 00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:06,520 Speaker 1: forgive those who have sinned against us. You know what 663 00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:10,560 Speaker 1: that's saying, right, father, I want you to forgive me 664 00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:13,520 Speaker 1: as much as I forgive other people. Do you really 665 00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:18,000 Speaker 1: want to say that forgive? Don't hold in grudges, let 666 00:37:18,080 --> 00:37:21,000 Speaker 1: him go, let them go. That might mean somebody needs 667 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:23,840 Speaker 1: to have a conversation with somebody. Maybe you need to 668 00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:28,759 Speaker 1: have a lunch, a coffee, a conversation on the phone, 669 00:37:29,160 --> 00:37:32,640 Speaker 1: because bitterness and resentment and grudges will absolutely block your 670 00:37:32,680 --> 00:37:36,719 Speaker 1: prayer life. One Peter three seven says why sometimes you 671 00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:39,319 Speaker 1: haven't had answer to prayer. Peter's talking about marriage. He 672 00:37:39,360 --> 00:37:41,520 Speaker 1: goes through a section on the wives, and then he 673 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:43,279 Speaker 1: comes to the husbands, and he says, husbands in the 674 00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:47,120 Speaker 1: same way, be considerate as you live with your wives 675 00:37:47,239 --> 00:37:52,319 Speaker 1: and treat them with respect. Watch this. Want to emphasize this, 676 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:56,680 Speaker 1: He says, sow that remember that is so important. Promises premises, 677 00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:04,719 Speaker 1: nothing will hinder your prayers. Hold on a second, you're 678 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:07,400 Speaker 1: telling me if I'm having an argument with my spouse 679 00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:14,360 Speaker 1: that God's not gonna listen to me. So he said, 680 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:16,600 Speaker 1: he said, harmony in the home is key to a 681 00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:21,160 Speaker 1: strong prayer life. Harmony in the home. That means you 682 00:38:21,239 --> 00:38:26,760 Speaker 1: gotta forgive quickly. There have been times we've been married 683 00:38:26,880 --> 00:38:29,560 Speaker 1: twenty five years and there have been times in our 684 00:38:29,600 --> 00:38:31,640 Speaker 1: marriage where I want to bring something to a Lord, 685 00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:39,640 Speaker 1: but I know, like we've just had a miscommunication or 686 00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:45,320 Speaker 1: we've had a disagreement, right, and it's like, I gotta 687 00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:48,600 Speaker 1: get that right before I go to the Lord with this. 688 00:38:49,640 --> 00:38:53,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I need her to apologize to me or 689 00:38:53,960 --> 00:39:02,120 Speaker 1: this isn't good. He's like, no, right, we gotta get 690 00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:06,480 Speaker 1: this right. But it's true, like the harmony in the home. 691 00:39:06,520 --> 00:39:11,440 Speaker 1: It's why the Bible talks about church leaders. As church leaders, 692 00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:15,080 Speaker 1: they have to have unity and harmony in their home. 693 00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:19,719 Speaker 1: Why because if their home is a mess constantly, they're 694 00:39:19,719 --> 00:39:22,040 Speaker 1: supposed to be leading the church in prayer. They're supposed 695 00:39:22,080 --> 00:39:24,960 Speaker 1: to be leading, and yet they can't even lead their 696 00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:27,319 Speaker 1: own home. And so the Bible is very clear they 697 00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:28,920 Speaker 1: can't be a church leader if they can't lead their 698 00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:33,799 Speaker 1: own home. Disharmony at home blocks our prayers. So we'll 699 00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:35,920 Speaker 1: close up with who do you need to forgive? Who 700 00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:37,440 Speaker 1: do you need to call or text? Who do you 701 00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:40,239 Speaker 1: need express forgiveness to? Who do you need to say 702 00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:43,880 Speaker 1: I'm sorry too. If you're really feeling like your prayers 703 00:39:43,920 --> 00:39:46,840 Speaker 1: are not being answered, if you're really feeling like prayer 704 00:39:46,920 --> 00:39:50,080 Speaker 1: does not work, then which one of these that we 705 00:39:50,200 --> 00:39:52,759 Speaker 1: just went over five? Which one of these are causing that? 706 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:57,160 Speaker 1: Would you say? Maybe it's multiple ones. These are just 707 00:39:57,200 --> 00:39:59,600 Speaker 1: the first five conditions that we have to work on. 708 00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:02,560 Speaker 1: That's I need to work on this week. And we'll 709 00:40:02,560 --> 00:40:05,239 Speaker 1: come back next week. We'll get three more and we 710 00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:09,320 Speaker 1: will have communion together and we'll have a fresh start 711 00:40:09,760 --> 00:40:18,000 Speaker 1: and that will be a powerful time as well. All right, amen, Yeah, 712 00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:22,640 Speaker 1: let's pray together. Thank you Lord, Thank you for your church, 713 00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:25,279 Speaker 1: and we give you the praise. And Lord, we want 714 00:40:25,320 --> 00:40:28,399 Speaker 1: to ask for your blessing on each person and we 715 00:40:28,440 --> 00:40:30,359 Speaker 1: ask that you would guide and direct them to what 716 00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:32,959 Speaker 1: they need to do this week. I think we all 717 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:35,640 Speaker 1: know one of them or more that we really got 718 00:40:35,680 --> 00:40:40,160 Speaker 1: to work on. They're just not easy. But again, you're 719 00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:42,320 Speaker 1: not expecting us to be perfect, but you are expecting 720 00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:44,120 Speaker 1: us to progress in our faith, and so we thank 721 00:40:44,160 --> 00:40:47,320 Speaker 1: you for that. And it starts with a step towards Jesus. 722 00:40:47,320 --> 00:40:50,160 Speaker 1: Some of you don't know Christ, you're not a believer 723 00:40:50,239 --> 00:40:52,080 Speaker 1: in Christ yet, And I want to give you that 724 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:56,080 Speaker 1: opportunity to say yes to Him today, and you simply 725 00:40:56,120 --> 00:41:01,279 Speaker 1: do that by admitting. That's a we call the ABC's 726 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:03,960 Speaker 1: the salvation. You need to admit you're a sinner, that 727 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:06,640 Speaker 1: you've done some things wrong, you have not lived a 728 00:41:06,640 --> 00:41:11,200 Speaker 1: perfect life. B you got to believe that Jesus paid 729 00:41:11,239 --> 00:41:14,439 Speaker 1: for those things you've done wrong. It's called sin. He's 730 00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:18,560 Speaker 1: paid for them all past, present, and future. And thirdly, 731 00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:20,279 Speaker 1: you got to choose to follow him from this day 732 00:41:20,320 --> 00:41:23,120 Speaker 1: forward with the rest of your life. And if that's 733 00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:24,840 Speaker 1: you and you haven't said that prayer yet, follow me 734 00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:26,279 Speaker 1: in this prayer, in the silence of your heart. He 735 00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:29,960 Speaker 1: can hear you. So, Dear Jesus, today I admit I'm 736 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:34,360 Speaker 1: a sinner. I believe you paid for all my sins, past, present, 737 00:41:34,520 --> 00:41:38,399 Speaker 1: future by your death on the cross. You conquered death 738 00:41:38,440 --> 00:41:41,840 Speaker 1: by rising again on the third day. Today, I choose 739 00:41:41,880 --> 00:41:43,839 Speaker 1: to follow you from this day forward for the rest 740 00:41:43,880 --> 00:41:46,480 Speaker 1: of my life. If you said that, welcome to the family. 741 00:41:47,239 --> 00:41:49,359 Speaker 1: Others have used time to recommit your life to Christ. 742 00:41:49,400 --> 00:41:52,359 Speaker 1: Maybe you would see something we talked about today you say, yeah, 743 00:41:52,360 --> 00:41:54,359 Speaker 1: I'm definitely not there, but I want to be there. 744 00:41:54,719 --> 00:41:57,480 Speaker 1: Maybe you'd recommit your life to Christ today follow me 745 00:41:58,000 --> 00:41:59,680 Speaker 1: in this prayer and the silence of your heart. He 746 00:41:59,680 --> 00:42:04,239 Speaker 1: can hear you say, Dear Jesus, today I recommit my 747 00:42:04,360 --> 00:42:07,040 Speaker 1: life to you. Thank you for giving me another chance 748 00:42:07,080 --> 00:42:10,080 Speaker 1: and being patient with me. Give me the strength to 749 00:42:10,120 --> 00:42:13,160 Speaker 1: follow you more closely from this day forward. If you 750 00:42:13,239 --> 00:42:16,640 Speaker 1: said that, we praise God for you, Lord, thank you 751 00:42:16,680 --> 00:42:19,200 Speaker 1: so much. And hey, by the way, let us know 752 00:42:19,320 --> 00:42:22,440 Speaker 1: by marking the connection card, whether in the seat back 753 00:42:22,480 --> 00:42:25,360 Speaker 1: in front of you or the digital one online, or 754 00:42:25,440 --> 00:42:27,040 Speaker 1: we love you, we praise you, We give you all 755 00:42:27,080 --> 00:42:31,120 Speaker 1: the thanks. It's in Jesus' name. And everybody said amen, Amen, 756 00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:35,480 Speaker 1: all right, please stand before I dismiss you, I'll read 757 00:42:35,520 --> 00:42:42,040 Speaker 1: the doxology. Benediction also known as comes from Numbers. Chapter 758 00:42:42,080 --> 00:42:45,120 Speaker 1: six says, May the Lord bless you and protect you. 759 00:42:46,200 --> 00:42:48,960 Speaker 1: May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. 760 00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:52,400 Speaker 1: May the Lord show you his favor and give you 761 00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:56,799 Speaker 1: his peace. And all God's children said amen, Hey, thank 762 00:42:56,800 --> 00:42:59,680 Speaker 1: you so much for listening to Skyline Radio on pray 763 00:43:00,640 --> 00:43:03,280 Speaker 1: where you matter to God and you matter to us. 764 00:43:03,520 --> 00:43:05,279 Speaker 1: I want to let you know you can find more 765 00:43:05,360 --> 00:43:09,319 Speaker 1: content and resources just like this at Skyline Church. Dot 766 00:43:09,400 --> 00:43:11,359 Speaker 1: org and if you wouldn't mind, would you give us 767 00:43:11,360 --> 00:43:14,640 Speaker 1: a follow if you enjoyed the message, And also please 768 00:43:14,680 --> 00:43:17,719 Speaker 1: consider sharing this message with someone else. We say it 769 00:43:17,760 --> 00:43:21,160 Speaker 1: all the time, an invite can absolutely change a life. 770 00:43:21,840 --> 00:43:24,680 Speaker 5: The podcast The Bible in a Year with Jack Graham 771 00:43:24,920 --> 00:43:28,279 Speaker 5: is a moving and inspiring Biblical audio experience that will 772 00:43:28,280 --> 00:43:31,360 Speaker 5: help you master wisdom from the world's greatest book. In 773 00:43:31,400 --> 00:43:35,480 Speaker 5: each episode, you'll learn to apply Biblical principles to everyday life. 774 00:43:36,040 --> 00:43:39,080 Speaker 1: Each cinematic episode is a journey through the Bible's most 775 00:43:39,120 --> 00:43:42,600 Speaker 1: profound stories that will strengthen your appreciation of the Word 776 00:43:42,880 --> 00:43:45,520 Speaker 1: and inspire you to keep learning. 777 00:43:46,120 --> 00:43:48,320 Speaker 5: Listen to The Bible in a Year with Jack Graham 778 00:43:48,440 --> 00:43:51,480 Speaker 5: on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.