When You Pray

Troy Mills Christian Church

Sunday, November 3, 2024

Daniel 9:20-23a; Daniel 10:11-14

Scripture Reading: Hebrews 4:16 “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” (NIV)

Daniel 9:20-23a

          V23— “As soon as you began to pray….”

          V23b— “You are highly esteemed.”

Daniel 10:11-14

          V11- An angel shows up.

          V12— “Since the first day.”

          V13—Daniel’s prayer started a war in the heavenlies.

Four possible answers to our prayers.

#1—Yes!

#2—No.

#3—Wait.

#4—How about this?

Conclusion:

Hebrews 11:32-33

“obtained promises.”

Hebrews 11:39-40

God had something better in store.

When You Don’t Know What to Do

2 Chronicles 20:1-30

Sunday, May 17, 2020

          Bible Reading: Psalm 9:1-10

We have an enemy. John 10:10; 1 Peter 5:8 His intent is to destroy us. To cause us to doubt God; to cause us to put our trust in someone or something other than God.

One of the “schemes of the enemy” is to make us think we must always know what to do. All of us encounter this, pastors, parents, teachers, doctors, and all leaders. Truth is, we do not always know what to do. And that is fine with God. It is why He promised to never leave us or to forsake us. He will always be available to us with a plan for our lives no matter what we may face, even pandemics.

I would encourage you to read through 2 Chronicles 20:1-30. You will be challenged by how King Jehoshaphat handled the life or death situation he was facing. God was faithful; King Jehoshaphat was faithful; and God brought about a great victory.

Text: 2 Chronicles 20:6-12

We all encounter times when we do not know what to do. We all have an enemy who wants to destroy us

God has a plan—Jeremiah 29:11

God has our steps ordered–Psalm 37:23

God will never leave us—Deuteronomy 31:6

God is always at work on our behalf to bring about good—Romans 8:28

What is it that you need God’s help with today? Take a moment, as King Jehoshaphat did, admit you do not know what to do, ask God to tell you what to do, then do what God told you to do.