Praying To A God Who Decreed All Things - a podcast by Pastor Wei En Yi

Praying To A God Who Decreed All Things--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.--1 John 5-14-15---1. INTRODUCTION--a. Build our lives on a strong foundation. Luke 6-47-49--b. Focus - relationship between God's decree and prayer.---2. ANALYSIS--a. Context--i. 1 John 1-1 - 5-5-- Children of light - no fellowship with sin.-- Children of God - no love for the world, love God, love Man.-- False teachers - denies incarnation of Jesus.--ii. 1 John 5-6 - 15-- Assurance of eternal life.-- Assurance of answered prayers.---3. LESSONS --a. A Christian prays.--b. A Christian prays confidently. Basis---i. Children of God. Matt 7-9-11--ii. Jesus' name. John 14-14-15, 15-16, 16-24 - 26, 1 John 2-1, Rom 8-34, Heb 7-25--iii. Live in Obedience. 1 John 3-21-22--iv. Answered prayers. v15-- Condition - 'according to His will'. v14--4. APPLICATIONS--a. Continue to pray, even though God has decreed all things. --i. Duty of believers. Matt 12-25, Isa 45-19--ii. Beyond supplication. Job 27-10--iii. Strengthen our faith. Matt 6-11, Ps 145-16, Neh 6-14, Ps 5-4-6--b. Pray with humility since God has decreed all things.--i. Pray according to God's Word. Jas 5-16, Luke 18-1-8, Jas 1-6- BUT--ii. Prayers cannot change God's decree. 2 Sam 12-14-23-- God changes- The repentance of Nineveh. Jonah 3-- God changes- The extension of Hezekiah's life. 2 Kgs 20-1-4-- God changes- The prayer of Elijah for rain. Jas 5-17-18--iii. Answered prayers-- Prayer - ordained means

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