TOPIC: GREAT FOLLOW - THROUGH
TEXT: Matthew 15:21-28; Luke 17:11-19
MEMORY VERSE: John 16:24
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.(KJV)
>>Getting Started
We live in an era when almost everything seems to come automatically with the punch of a button or the click of a computer mouse. Fast food joints are littered all over the place. Growing up in such an era could make people to expect God to respond the same way - quick and instantaneous in everything every time. As such, when prayer is delayed, such people may find. Yet, the truth remains that there are enduring benefits and rewards that our perseverance and thankfulness in the place of prayer command, even when there seems to be a delay. Don't give up!
>>Goals
- To know that God responds to perseverance and thankfulness.
- To know how we can develop persistent faith and passion for praise;
- And the need to persevere in prayer and practice thankfulness.
>>Discussion Question
1. Have you ever felt like God was ignoring your prayers? What did you do at such instance, and why?
2. How can this woman's example encourage us when it seems our prayers are going unanswered? (Matt 15:21-25)
3. What lessons are there in the woman's response to Jesus discouraging remarks? (Matt 15:26-28)
>>Note: As we press on in faith when the answer to our prayer seems delayed, God searches our hearts and tests our motives to prove whether we understand who Jesus is - and who we are.
4. What lessons are there in the obedience of the lepers to Jesus instruction, even before they saw evidence of healing? (Luke 17:11-17)
5. What excuses do you think the nine lepers who didn't return would give for their behaviour? (Luke 17:18-19) and how do you think Jesus feels about ingratitude?
6. What can we learn from the actions of the grateful laper?
>>Note: There will be times of distress, sickness, or loss in all of our lives. But hard times shouldn't exempt us from giving thanks. We can continually give thanks for those things in our lives that are unaffected by the adverse circumstance, even as we persist in prayers for His intervention.
>>Conclusion
Though God may sometimes seem temporarily silent in response to our prayers, His silence isn’t meant to taunt or discourage us. At the proper time, He will bring the answer, allowing persistence to build our faith, sift our motives, and even reveal sins that may be the hindrance (though unanswered prayer isn’t necessarily an indication of sin). Let's keep persistence in our prayers and praises.
>>Invitation Option
The greatest miracle anybody can receive is salvation. If you are yet to receive this greatest miracle, go to the ABC OF SALVATION and follow the instructions; you'll be glad you did.
>>Daily Dew Drops
Mon -Prayer: A Duty of All -1 Chron 6:11; 28:9
Tues -Beyond vein repetition -Matt 6:7-8
Wed -God is not insensitive -Luke 18:1-8
Thurs -Why Some Prayers Will Not Get to God - Prov 28:9; Psa 66:18
Fri -The Answer Is In Your Hands -Mark 11:20-25
Sat -Blessed Fellowship -Psa 17:15
SOURCE: TEENS SOLUTION DEPARTMENT, ASSEMBLIES OF GOD NIGERIA
POSTED BY: VICTOR CHINONSO EKE
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