Go to God First
Matthew 7:7-11
Danny Lightner
November 23, 2019

7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or which one of 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 serpent? 11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! —Matthew 7:7-11

God wants to be your

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for what you need, not your
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Eight Encouragements from Jesus to “Go to God First”

  1. Jesus
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    us to come to God with our needs.

  2. Jesus makes
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    that the Father will give us good things when we ask Him.

  3. God makes Himself
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    to His children no matter how
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    we feel to Him.

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    who asks, receives!

  5. We are coming to our
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    .

  6. Our Heavenly Father is
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    than our earthly father.

  7. We can trust God’s
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    because He has already made us His
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    .

  8. Jesus
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    so we can
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    to the Father!

Does a child of God always get what he/she asks for?

Small Group Questions

  1. What did God teach you through this passage and sermon? Share the work of God in your heart with the group.

  2. What questions did this passage and sermon raise in your mind?

  3. Which of the “Eight Encouragements from Jesus to Go to God First” meant the most to you and why?

  4. What do you think: Is there anything “too small” to pray about? Why or why not?

  5. Tell the group about a time you prayed for something and God did NOT give you what you asked for, but now see it was GOOD that you did not receive it.