Yes, He is Listening (1 John 5:13-15)

The Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost, October 16, 2022

LORD, INCREASE OUR FAITH WORSHIP SERIES

Lord, Increase Our Faith Series: Faith Demonstrated Through Persistent Prayer

First Reading: Genesis 32:22-30. Jacob literally wrestles with
God in praying for God’s blessing.

Second Reading: 1 John 5:13-15. When we ask God for something that is according to his will, we can be absolutely confident we will receive it.

Gospel: Luke 18: 1-8. Jesus teaches us to be bold and persistent in our prayers..

Sermon: 1 John 5:13-15. Yes, He is Listening.

You and i don’t see what God sees, and we don’t know what God knows, so we pray with the confidence that he is listening because we are his children; we pray with the certainty that he is listening because we ask according to his will; we pray with the assurance that he is listening because he wants to answer us

There is nothing uncertain about this. It is a sure thing. God promises. Amen

Pastor Ron Koehler