Since God is Sovereign, What's the Point of Prayer? (4 of 6)
Series: Burning Questions
Jeff Schreve
Luke 11:1-13
Well, we started a series a few weeks ago on Wednesday night for the summer called "Burning Questions." And we're dealing with questions people have concerning the Christian life, concerning the Word of God. We talked about the will of God last time and how can I know God's will for my life? We talked about the doctrine of eternal security, once saved, always saved. We talked about what is God really like.
Well, today we want to talk about prayer. And the question that many people have concerning prayer is this: Since God is Sovereign, He is over all things, and He controls all things - a sparrow doesn't fall to the ground, Jesus said, unless God allows it - what's the point of prayer?
I got an e-mail the other day from a friend, and he said, "Why do we pray? What outcome should we expect from our prayers? Every Sunday we have the organ recital prior to class, and we e-mail a list of prayer requests out to the class, and during the week we all pray for the folks on the list." And he asked the question, "Why?" He said, "We ask God to heal this person, give this person comfort, ad nauseum. Is that how we should pray? Is He God of all, or not God at all?" He said, "If He's God alone, then He's in control of the outcome. His will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. I will agree with that 100%. Can prayers change His will? He knows everything before it happens, whether or not I pray and ask Him to heal Brother Bob's cancer, or whatever it might be. That's a pre-determined thing from God. So, if it's God's will for Bob to die, then Bob's going to die, no matter how much I pray, or even if a million righteous people pray for Him not to do it." He said, "I've abandoned prayer, praying for God to heal people, not because I don't believe He can, but because I believe His will is what it is. His will is His plan and so, I'm not goi ...
Series: Burning Questions
Jeff Schreve
Luke 11:1-13
Well, we started a series a few weeks ago on Wednesday night for the summer called "Burning Questions." And we're dealing with questions people have concerning the Christian life, concerning the Word of God. We talked about the will of God last time and how can I know God's will for my life? We talked about the doctrine of eternal security, once saved, always saved. We talked about what is God really like.
Well, today we want to talk about prayer. And the question that many people have concerning prayer is this: Since God is Sovereign, He is over all things, and He controls all things - a sparrow doesn't fall to the ground, Jesus said, unless God allows it - what's the point of prayer?
I got an e-mail the other day from a friend, and he said, "Why do we pray? What outcome should we expect from our prayers? Every Sunday we have the organ recital prior to class, and we e-mail a list of prayer requests out to the class, and during the week we all pray for the folks on the list." And he asked the question, "Why?" He said, "We ask God to heal this person, give this person comfort, ad nauseum. Is that how we should pray? Is He God of all, or not God at all?" He said, "If He's God alone, then He's in control of the outcome. His will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. I will agree with that 100%. Can prayers change His will? He knows everything before it happens, whether or not I pray and ask Him to heal Brother Bob's cancer, or whatever it might be. That's a pre-determined thing from God. So, if it's God's will for Bob to die, then Bob's going to die, no matter how much I pray, or even if a million righteous people pray for Him not to do it." He said, "I've abandoned prayer, praying for God to heal people, not because I don't believe He can, but because I believe His will is what it is. His will is His plan and so, I'm not goi ...
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