Twisted: Ask Anything

Calvary Grace Assembly of God
Jan 8 – 15, 2017

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Twisted
The Bible is full of wisdom. People love to quote their favorite verses to encourage and inspire each other—but sometimes, those verses get taken out of context. What happens when the most important message of all gets Twisted?

In this four-week message series starting this Sunday, we will cover four of the most misused verses in the Bible. Learn the context of the verses, what they really mean, and how to find the richness God actually meant to show us through them. Verses in this series include “for I know the plans I have for you…” in Jeremiah 29:11, “ask anything in my name” in John 14:14, and others.
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Series: Twisted
Message: Ask Anything
Text: John 14:13-14
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Pastor Tom Cogle

And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. John 14:13-14

HOW DO YOU TRANSLATE THE BIBLE?

1. Understand the context.
2. Interpret scriptures with other scriptures.
3. Apply what you learn.

And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. John 14:13

WHAT MATTERS TO GOD WHEN YOU PRAY?

1. YOUR RELATIONSHIPS MATTER.

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”Mark 11:24-25

Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers. 1 Peter 3:7

2. YOUR MOTIVES MATTER.

When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives…James 4:3

All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.Proverbs 16:2

3. YOUR FAITH MATTERS.

But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.James 1:6-7

Then [Jesus] touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”; 30 and their sight was restored …Matthew 9:29-30

4. GOD’S WILL MATTERS.

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
1 John 5:14-15

You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.John 14:14

John 14:13-14
And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.