Sermon Notes April 13, 2014

I. Lesson number one is _______________ on God. (Matthew 7:7)
A. We have no right to ____________ anything of God.
B. We don’t do ____________ for God and then expect God to do ____________ for us in return.
C. Jesus’s instruction speaks of a ____________ made by a lesser to one who is greater.
II. Lesson number two is _______________ and ______________ prayer. (Matthew 7:7-8)
A. Progressive prayer simply means that there are degrees of ____________ through which we are invited to approach God.
B. Persistent prayer simply means that we ___________________ until we have an answer. (see Luke 11:8-9; 2 Corinthians 12:7-8)
III. Lesson number three is _______________ prayer. (Matthew 7:7-11)
A. God will ____________ answer our prayers.
B. We can pray with an ____________ of an answer. (Philippians 4:6)
C. We can be ____________ in our prayers because we know that God will give us “good gifts”. (Luke 11:13; Romans 8:32)
IV. Lesson number four is _______________ for others. (Matthew 7:12)
The Golden Rule is teaching that is __________ to Jesus.


Next Sunday’s Message … “The Promise of Easter” … Steve Lee preaching.