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2006 - Touchet Baptist Church, Touchet, Washington - Pastor Mike Paulson - 2006
Expounding the way of God more perfectly - Acts 18:26 - with the Scriptures Rightly Divided - II Timothy 2:15
You Have Asked God...
...but you still have not received?

Did you not ask correctly?  Did you not believe strong enough?  Are you not in God's will?  Maybe you haven't obeyed ALL the commandments yet?  Why do others seem to have their prayers answered?  What have you done wrong for these things to happen to you - or to your children, etc.?

Well, once again, we see the serious need to rightly divide 'prayer.'


Praise the Lord for his spiritual blessings in our lives!
Praise the Lord for HIS increase in our lives, personal, home and church, etc.!
Praise the Lord for the gain that HE has given us!  (Remember how it comes about - II Corinthians 9:10-14 - from the brethren!)

Today, we look at the word 'ask.'

Notice again how rightly dividing the word of truth simply exposes the false application of prayer power!


To claim the following verses today only causes 'Christians' to lose faith and lose confidence in the truth of the Scriptures and puts forth a false testimony to truth - and sends folks over to the pentecostal side - where the devil is the one who will make these things appear to happen as we near the Tribulation (Revelation 16:14)!

What Does Paul Say About 'ASKING?'
Just one verse - Ephesians 3:20,21 - Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
Requests
Note that we can still make requests - because Paul tells us to make requests!

Philippians 4:6 - Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.


Cease Not
Note that  says that Paul CEASED NOT to pray for them AFTER he heard of their faith in the Lord Jesus, and heard HIS doctrine preached - II Thessalonians 3:6; 3:14 - our word by this epistle... etc.

Have you ceased?
(Tough Love is still coming for a sermon)


Romans 8:26, ... for we know not what we should pray for as we ought...
...but we still should make our requests known unto God!

Why?  Because Paul tells us to!
Now THAT is the rightly divided truth!

You trusted Him with your soul, now Trust Him with your life...
...talk to Him about it!

Don't our own children do the same with us as parents?
Or is that another thing of the past concerning parenting skills?


Pray for each other!  We Must!  We are family!
If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again,
that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.
II Corinthians 10:7