Matthew Part 27: Me Help Me! You Go Away!

Me Help Me! You Go Away!
Matthew 7:7-11

by Mike Deguzman

2 Peter 1:12-13

We Pray Because:

1. We Are Needy

John 15:5

2. We Are Invited

Matthew 11:28-30

3. God is Available

Hebrews 4:15-16

4. God Answers Prayer

James 2:2b (You do not have because you do not ask)
James 2:3
1 John 5:14
Proverbs 29:15

5. God Gives Good Things

Romans 5:7-8
Romans 8:31b-32 (If God is for us...)
Ephesians 3:20-21
Luke 11:5-13

Application:

1. Joyfully Receive His Gifts

     a. Salvation Through His Son

John 3:16

     b. Sanctification Through His Spirit

2. Persistently Respond With Prayer