“7-Eleven”
February 18, 2024
7 “
, and it will be given to you.
, and you will find.
, and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks
, and the one who seeks
, and to the one who knocks, the door will be
. 9 Who among you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If
then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your
give good things to those who ask him.
-Matthew 7:7-11 (CSB)
Our Response:
What’s the catch?
Nothing ever happened
Why do I need to ask?
Challenges:
VIEW
FUNCTION
EXPERIENCE
8 Do not be like them, for your Father
what you need before you ask him. 9 Pray then like this…
-Matthew 6: 8-9
31 Therefore do not be
, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
-Matthew 6: 31-32
2 You
and do not have, so you murder. You
and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not
. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask
, to spend it on your passions.
-James 4: 2-3
“when I pray, coincidences happen, and when I don’t, they don’t”
-William Temple
Todd Camba Youth Pastor
