Auburn SDA Church
Confidence and Compassion in Prayer
  • Marvelous Grace

      • 1 John 5:14-15ESV

      • 1 John 5:16-17ESV

  • There are two sections
    in this sermon.
    Confidence in Supplication
    The sin that leads to death.

    Section 1

    read 14 and 15:
    1 John 5:14–15 ESV
    And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
    There is an
    over-simplistic way of
    understanding this verse.
    Pray to God
    He will hear.
    He will fulfill request.
    Under further inspection
    there is more to it.
    1 John 5:14 ESV
    And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
    Confidence
    We should have
    confidence in prayer.
    Why?
    Because we believe.
    Believe in who/what?
    We believe in a Go
    Almighty God.
    Compassionate God.
    Providing God.
    God is almighty,
    there is nothing to
    complex
    impossible
    for him.
    No problem to big
    for him to solve.
    God is Compassionate
    He is not just strong.
    He is also caring.
    Other God’s in bible:
    arbitrary
    wrathful
    must be appeased
    sensual
    earthly
    Our God is like
    none of those things.
    He is just
    and caring!
    Our God is a:
    Providing God!
    Countless times in scripture
    God calls himself
    Philippians 4:19 ESV
    And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
    He wants to
    take care of us.
    God is
    Almighty
    Caring
    A Proving God.
    This is why
    we can have
    confidence in prayer.
    Let’s move on
    to the next point
    in the verse.
    We must ask:
    According to His Will
    1 John 5:14 ESV
    And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
    What does it mean?
    According to His Will?
    Is this just
    another catch-phrase
    we should throw
    into our prayers
    without much meaning?
    Certainly Not!
    God only does things
    with meaning and purpose.
    This passage
    puts the story
    behind the meaning.
    Matthew 26:39 ESV
    And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”
    Jesus’ human side
    did not want
    to go to the cross.
    Crying out:
    Is there another way?
    I don’t want to do it!
    Your Will Father!
    Your Will!
    By the way,
    What Was
    What Is
    the Father’s will
    according to passage?
    Our Salvation.
    1 Thessalonians 4:3 ESV
    For this is the will of God, your sanctification...
    What is God’s will?
    Our salvation.
    With Jesus,
    there were many things
    He did not want to do
    but had to
    for our salvation.
    The same is true
    for us!
    Many people ask
    why did God
    allow XXX thing...
    Better question is
    Lord,
    do I have to drink this cup???
    Nevertheless,
    not as I will
    but as you will.
    Lord,
    I don’t want to
    accept this from you hand
    but I will if
    it is helpful for
    my salvation
    other’s salvation
    great controversy.
    I accept Your will.
    An excuse not to be
    persistent and earnest?
    Some have used
    “if it is your will”
    as an excuse
    for half-hearted prayer...
    If our situation
    is desperate and
    we need God’s help
    we usually don’t
    stop praying quickly.
    But when other ask
    please pray for me...
    it is easy to
    not persist in prayer
    for their needs...
    There is a quick out...
    I prayed,
    “if it is your will.”
    The ball is in
    God’s court now.
    That is somewhat true.
    But not completely.
    Jesus was clear
    it is God’s will
    for us to pray persistently.
    The Parable of the
    Persistent Widow
    starts with these words.
    Luke 18:1 ESV
    And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
    We need persistent prayer
    not to convince God
    not to remind God
    but for ourselves.
    Persistent prayer
    provides time for
    our own hearts to
    prepare to align our
    desires with the desires
    of our Loving God.
    Let’s move to
    the last part
    of the verse
    where it promises
    that:
    He Hears Us
    1 John 5:14 ESV
    And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
    This is a promise
    what do we have
    confidence in?
    Not just that we
    serve a
    powerful
    compassionate
    God.
    We serve a God
    who longs to listen
    to the cry of our heart!
    He is waiting
    for us to
    talk to Him!
    Let’s move on
    to the next verse.
    1 John 5:15 ESV
    And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
    With a
    quick
    cursory
    reading...
    Sounds like
    we get anything
    we ask in prayer.
    Of course we
    already have
    the condition from
    the prior verse;
    We must ask
    according to His will.
    This verse adds more.
    It says:
    If He Hears Us
    1 John 5:15 ESV
    And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
    The next few verses
    talk about people
    we should/should not
    being praying for.
    I’ll get into that shortly.
    Here is point,
    there are people
    that we should not prayer for.
    This implies,
    there are certain types
    of intercessory prayers
    God will not listen to!
    Joshua
    Defeat at Ai
    Joshua crying out
    asking God why...
    Joshua 7:6–11 ESV
    Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they put dust on their heads. And Joshua said, “Alas, O Lord God, why have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to give us into the hands of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would that we had been content to dwell beyond the Jordan! O Lord, what can I say, when Israel has turned their backs before their enemies! For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it and will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. And what will you do for your great name?” The Lord said to Joshua, “Get up! Why have you fallen on your face? Israel has sinned; they have transgressed my covenant that I commanded them; they have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen and lied and put them among their own belongings.
    God said,
    stop praying
    stop interceding
    deal wit the situation!
    other verses:
    Isaiah 1:15 ESV
    When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.
    Zechariah 7:13 ESV
    “As I called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear,” says the Lord of hosts,
    There is a condition
    for God to hear our prayers.
    We must be
    sincere
    not willfully hypocritical.
    Let’s move to
    the most controversial
    part of the verse.
    We have the Request
    1 John 5:15 ESV
    And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
    What does this mean?
    Name it!
    Claim it!??
    If not,
    what does it mean?
    If it meets
    the conditions...
    According to God’s Will
    Good for my salvation
    Good for other’s salvation
    Good for Great Controversy
    Sincere Prayer
    From repentant heart
    Not hiding sin
    Open to God’s leading
    If our prayers
    do meet these
    2 conditions
    then we can
    be confident...
    We will receive,
    what we ask.
    Here’s the problem,
    You cannot know
    for absolute certainty
    if answering your prayer
    is good for
    your salvation
    other’s salvation
    the great controversy...
    What we can know
    God is doing His best
    to make us
    eternally happy!

    Section 2

    1 John 5:16–17 ESV
    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.
    The passage is trying
    to differentiate between
    sin that leads to death
    sin that DOES NOT lead to death.
    This is quite confusing.
    I hear people say,
    “Is this a salvation issue?”
    I think this is
    close to what
    John is saying.
    When and what sin
    is a salvation issue?
    Let’s dig deeper.
    the fist part talks about
    whether someone
    Sees His Brother
    committing a sin...
    Let’s read it again:
    1 John 5:16 ESV
    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.
    He is accountable to God?
    The first point is
    if you see one
    of your fellow
    brother or sister
    making wrong choice
    you are on the hook.
    You cannot:
    ignore it
    pretend you didn’t see!
    Brother’s Keeper
    Like Cain,
    we cannot
    claim innocence with
    these words:
    Genesis 4:9 ESV
    Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?”
    Let us be clear,
    You Are Your Brother’s Keeper!
    Moving on...
    Let’s get to
    part of passage
    that speaks of
    Sin That Leads To Death
    vs.
    Sin that DOES NOT
    lead to death...
    Let’s read it again:
    1 John 5:16 ESV
    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.
    Two Types of Sin
    Sin that Leads to Death
    Sin that DOES NOT lead to Death.
    What death are we
    talking about here?
    Temporal?
    Eternal?
    The Bible is clear:
    Sin = Death
    Romans 6:23 ESV
    For the wages of sin is death...
    James 1:14–15 ESV
    But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
    These verses suggest
    ALL SIN
    leads to death.
    But John talks about
    sin that does not...
    How can we
    tell the difference
    between these sins.
    What Sin Leads To Death?
    This question
    is simple to answer:
    1 John 1:9 ESV
    If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
    If we
    confess
    repent
    that sin is
    gone.
    not held against us.
    blotted out.
    Therefore,
    that sin did not lead to death.
    The only sin
    that leads to death
    is the unpardonable sin...
    which is the sin
    left
    unconfessed
    unrepented.
    Let’s go back to
    our key passage.
    1 John 5:16–17 ESV
    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.
    The main thought
    of the passage is
    actually about prayer
    (not sin).
    First question:
    Who Is Praying?
    Who is praying
    the sinner?
    brother who saw?
    1 John 5:16 ESV
    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.
    Who is he?
    Who is asking?
    Who is praying?
    The one who is sinning?
    The one who saw him sinning?
    The answer is simple...
    The passage is addressed
    to the one who saw
    the brother sinning.
    This passage is
    a call to pray
    for one another’s
    Spiritual Needs.
    The final question is:
    Who Deserves Our Prayers?
    We are praying for
    our fellow sinners.
    But which sinners
    should we pray for?
    1 John 5:16–17 ESV
    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.
    Who should we
    be praying for.
    Those whose sin
    does not lead to death.
    Unconfessed
    Unrepented.
    How could we
    possibly know
    how sincere
    fellow sinner is?
    WE DON’T!
    We can
    tell tree
    by fruit.
    But we don’t know
    when a person
    hits bottom and
    cries out to God.
    We don’t know
    when someone has
    committed unpardonable sin.
    Solution
    keep praying for
    all fellow sinners.
    But we must be
    honest with each other
    about God’s conditions
    for restoration.
    Ministry of Healing The Care of the Sick

    To those who desire prayer for their restoration to health, it should be made plain that the violation of God’s law, either natural or spiritual, is sin, and that in order for them to receive His blessing, sin must be confessed and forsaken.

    During anointing,
    we must be clear
    there are conditions
    for answered prayer.
    We cannot
    in good conscience
    pray for God to heal a person
    whose lifestyle of sin
    created the problem
    and they won’t surrender
    that lifestyle.
    Passage about paralyzed man.
    Jesus forgives sins.
    Instead of just healing.
    Why?
    Spiritual healing
    Physical healing.
    We are too focused on
    physical
    temporal
    We need to celebrate
    more frequently
    spiritual healing!

    Appeal

    Pray Boldly
    Pray Persistently
    Pray God’s Will
    Pray for Each Other.

      • 1 John 5:14–15ESV

      • 1 John 5:14ESV

      • Philippians 4:19ESV

      • 1 John 5:14ESV

      • Matthew 26:39ESV

      • 1 Thessalonians 4:3ESV

      • Luke 18:1ESV

      • 1 John 5:14ESV

      • 1 John 5:15ESV

      • 1 John 5:15ESV

      • Joshua 7:6–11ESV

      • Isaiah 1:15ESV

      • Zechariah 7:13ESV

      • 1 John 5:15ESV

      • 1 John 5:16–17ESV

      • 1 John 5:16ESV

      • Genesis 4:9ESV

      • 1 John 5:16ESV

      • Romans 6:23ESV

      • James 1:14–15ESV

      • 1 John 1:9ESV

      • 1 John 5:16–17ESV

      • 1 John 5:16ESV

      • 1 John 5:16–17ESV

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      • 1 John 5:14-15ESV

      • 1 John 5:16-17ESV

  • There are two sections
    in this sermon.
    Confidence in Supplication
    The sin that leads to death.

    Section 1

    read 14 and 15:
    1 John 5:14–15 ESV
    And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
    There is an
    over-simplistic way of
    understanding this verse.
    Pray to God
    He will hear.
    He will fulfill request.
    Under further inspection
    there is more to it.
    1 John 5:14 ESV
    And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
    Confidence
    We should have
    confidence in prayer.
    Why?
    Because we believe.
    Believe in who/what?
    We believe in a Go
    Almighty God.
    Compassionate God.
    Providing God.
    God is almighty,
    there is nothing to
    complex
    impossible
    for him.
    No problem to big
    for him to solve.
    God is Compassionate
    He is not just strong.
    He is also caring.
    Other God’s in bible:
    arbitrary
    wrathful
    must be appeased
    sensual
    earthly
    Our God is like
    none of those things.
    He is just
    and caring!
    Our God is a:
    Providing God!
    Countless times in scripture
    God calls himself
    Philippians 4:19 ESV
    And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
    He wants to
    take care of us.
    God is
    Almighty
    Caring
    A Proving God.
    This is why
    we can have
    confidence in prayer.
    Let’s move on
    to the next point
    in the verse.
    We must ask:
    According to His Will
    1 John 5:14 ESV
    And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
    What does it mean?
    According to His Will?
    Is this just
    another catch-phrase
    we should throw
    into our prayers
    without much meaning?
    Certainly Not!
    God only does things
    with meaning and purpose.
    This passage
    puts the story
    behind the meaning.
    Matthew 26:39 ESV
    And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”
    Jesus’ human side
    did not want
    to go to the cross.
    Crying out:
    Is there another way?
    I don’t want to do it!
    Your Will Father!
    Your Will!
    By the way,
    What Was
    What Is
    the Father’s will
    according to passage?
    Our Salvation.
    1 Thessalonians 4:3 ESV
    For this is the will of God, your sanctification...
    What is God’s will?
    Our salvation.
    With Jesus,
    there were many things
    He did not want to do
    but had to
    for our salvation.
    The same is true
    for us!
    Many people ask
    why did God
    allow XXX thing...
    Better question is
    Lord,
    do I have to drink this cup???
    Nevertheless,
    not as I will
    but as you will.
    Lord,
    I don’t want to
    accept this from you hand
    but I will if
    it is helpful for
    my salvation
    other’s salvation
    great controversy.
    I accept Your will.
    An excuse not to be
    persistent and earnest?
    Some have used
    “if it is your will”
    as an excuse
    for half-hearted prayer...
    If our situation
    is desperate and
    we need God’s help
    we usually don’t
    stop praying quickly.
    But when other ask
    please pray for me...
    it is easy to
    not persist in prayer
    for their needs...
    There is a quick out...
    I prayed,
    “if it is your will.”
    The ball is in
    God’s court now.
    That is somewhat true.
    But not completely.
    Jesus was clear
    it is God’s will
    for us to pray persistently.
    The Parable of the
    Persistent Widow
    starts with these words.
    Luke 18:1 ESV
    And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
    We need persistent prayer
    not to convince God
    not to remind God
    but for ourselves.
    Persistent prayer
    provides time for
    our own hearts to
    prepare to align our
    desires with the desires
    of our Loving God.
    Let’s move to
    the last part
    of the verse
    where it promises
    that:
    He Hears Us
    1 John 5:14 ESV
    And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
    This is a promise
    what do we have
    confidence in?
    Not just that we
    serve a
    powerful
    compassionate
    God.
    We serve a God
    who longs to listen
    to the cry of our heart!
    He is waiting
    for us to
    talk to Him!
    Let’s move on
    to the next verse.
    1 John 5:15 ESV
    And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
    With a
    quick
    cursory
    reading...
    Sounds like
    we get anything
    we ask in prayer.
    Of course we
    already have
    the condition from
    the prior verse;
    We must ask
    according to His will.
    This verse adds more.
    It says:
    If He Hears Us
    1 John 5:15 ESV
    And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
    The next few verses
    talk about people
    we should/should not
    being praying for.
    I’ll get into that shortly.
    Here is point,
    there are people
    that we should not prayer for.
    This implies,
    there are certain types
    of intercessory prayers
    God will not listen to!
    Joshua
    Defeat at Ai
    Joshua crying out
    asking God why...
    Joshua 7:6–11 ESV
    Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they put dust on their heads. And Joshua said, “Alas, O Lord God, why have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to give us into the hands of the Amorites, to destroy us? Would that we had been content to dwell beyond the Jordan! O Lord, what can I say, when Israel has turned their backs before their enemies! For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it and will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. And what will you do for your great name?” The Lord said to Joshua, “Get up! Why have you fallen on your face? Israel has sinned; they have transgressed my covenant that I commanded them; they have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen and lied and put them among their own belongings.
    God said,
    stop praying
    stop interceding
    deal wit the situation!
    other verses:
    Isaiah 1:15 ESV
    When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.
    Zechariah 7:13 ESV
    “As I called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear,” says the Lord of hosts,
    There is a condition
    for God to hear our prayers.
    We must be
    sincere
    not willfully hypocritical.
    Let’s move to
    the most controversial
    part of the verse.
    We have the Request
    1 John 5:15 ESV
    And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
    What does this mean?
    Name it!
    Claim it!??
    If not,
    what does it mean?
    If it meets
    the conditions...
    According to God’s Will
    Good for my salvation
    Good for other’s salvation
    Good for Great Controversy
    Sincere Prayer
    From repentant heart
    Not hiding sin
    Open to God’s leading
    If our prayers
    do meet these
    2 conditions
    then we can
    be confident...
    We will receive,
    what we ask.
    Here’s the problem,
    You cannot know
    for absolute certainty
    if answering your prayer
    is good for
    your salvation
    other’s salvation
    the great controversy...
    What we can know
    God is doing His best
    to make us
    eternally happy!

    Section 2

    1 John 5:16–17 ESV
    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.
    The passage is trying
    to differentiate between
    sin that leads to death
    sin that DOES NOT lead to death.
    This is quite confusing.
    I hear people say,
    “Is this a salvation issue?”
    I think this is
    close to what
    John is saying.
    When and what sin
    is a salvation issue?
    Let’s dig deeper.
    the fist part talks about
    whether someone
    Sees His Brother
    committing a sin...
    Let’s read it again:
    1 John 5:16 ESV
    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.
    He is accountable to God?
    The first point is
    if you see one
    of your fellow
    brother or sister
    making wrong choice
    you are on the hook.
    You cannot:
    ignore it
    pretend you didn’t see!
    Brother’s Keeper
    Like Cain,
    we cannot
    claim innocence with
    these words:
    Genesis 4:9 ESV
    Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?”
    Let us be clear,
    You Are Your Brother’s Keeper!
    Moving on...
    Let’s get to
    part of passage
    that speaks of
    Sin That Leads To Death
    vs.
    Sin that DOES NOT
    lead to death...
    Let’s read it again:
    1 John 5:16 ESV
    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.
    Two Types of Sin
    Sin that Leads to Death
    Sin that DOES NOT lead to Death.
    What death are we
    talking about here?
    Temporal?
    Eternal?
    The Bible is clear:
    Sin = Death
    Romans 6:23 ESV
    For the wages of sin is death...
    James 1:14–15 ESV
    But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
    These verses suggest
    ALL SIN
    leads to death.
    But John talks about
    sin that does not...
    How can we
    tell the difference
    between these sins.
    What Sin Leads To Death?
    This question
    is simple to answer:
    1 John 1:9 ESV
    If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
    If we
    confess
    repent
    that sin is
    gone.
    not held against us.
    blotted out.
    Therefore,
    that sin did not lead to death.
    The only sin
    that leads to death
    is the unpardonable sin...
    which is the sin
    left
    unconfessed
    unrepented.
    Let’s go back to
    our key passage.
    1 John 5:16–17 ESV
    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.
    The main thought
    of the passage is
    actually about prayer
    (not sin).
    First question:
    Who Is Praying?
    Who is praying
    the sinner?
    brother who saw?
    1 John 5:16 ESV
    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that.
    Who is he?
    Who is asking?
    Who is praying?
    The one who is sinning?
    The one who saw him sinning?
    The answer is simple...
    The passage is addressed
    to the one who saw
    the brother sinning.
    This passage is
    a call to pray
    for one another’s
    Spiritual Needs.
    The final question is:
    Who Deserves Our Prayers?
    We are praying for
    our fellow sinners.
    But which sinners
    should we pray for?
    1 John 5:16–17 ESV
    If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.
    Who should we
    be praying for.
    Those whose sin
    does not lead to death.
    Unconfessed
    Unrepented.
    How could we
    possibly know
    how sincere
    fellow sinner is?
    WE DON’T!
    We can
    tell tree
    by fruit.
    But we don’t know
    when a person
    hits bottom and
    cries out to God.
    We don’t know
    when someone has
    committed unpardonable sin.
    Solution
    keep praying for
    all fellow sinners.
    But we must be
    honest with each other
    about God’s conditions
    for restoration.
    Ministry of Healing The Care of the Sick

    To those who desire prayer for their restoration to health, it should be made plain that the violation of God’s law, either natural or spiritual, is sin, and that in order for them to receive His blessing, sin must be confessed and forsaken.

    During anointing,
    we must be clear
    there are conditions
    for answered prayer.
    We cannot
    in good conscience
    pray for God to heal a person
    whose lifestyle of sin
    created the problem
    and they won’t surrender
    that lifestyle.
    Passage about paralyzed man.
    Jesus forgives sins.
    Instead of just healing.
    Why?
    Spiritual healing
    Physical healing.
    We are too focused on
    physical
    temporal
    We need to celebrate
    more frequently
    spiritual healing!

    Appeal

    Pray Boldly
    Pray Persistently
    Pray God’s Will
    Pray for Each Other.

      • 1 John 5:14–15ESV

      • 1 John 5:14ESV

      • Philippians 4:19ESV

      • 1 John 5:14ESV

      • Matthew 26:39ESV

      • 1 Thessalonians 4:3ESV

      • Luke 18:1ESV

      • 1 John 5:14ESV

      • 1 John 5:15ESV

      • 1 John 5:15ESV

      • Joshua 7:6–11ESV

      • Isaiah 1:15ESV

      • Zechariah 7:13ESV

      • 1 John 5:15ESV

      • 1 John 5:16–17ESV

      • 1 John 5:16ESV

      • Genesis 4:9ESV

      • 1 John 5:16ESV

      • Romans 6:23ESV

      • James 1:14–15ESV

      • 1 John 1:9ESV

      • 1 John 5:16–17ESV

      • 1 John 5:16ESV

      • 1 John 5:16–17ESV

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