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5 KEYS to ANSWERED PRAYERS
(Part 1)
by Pastor Charles Omofomah I want to teach you about the keys that
44 And he who had died came out
to teach on that word alone. The ;irst
will help you leave the state you are
bound hand and foot with grave
key is to know that God is not just the
now and move to where God wants you
clothes, and his face was wrapped
Almighty, He is not just the All-‐
to be.
with a cloth. Jesus said to them,
powerful, He is not just the All-‐
“Loose him, and let him go.”
suf;icient or the King of kings and Lord
39 Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of him who was
John 11:39-‐44
of lords, but He is your Father. He is not
dead, said to Him, “Lord, by this time
an unapproachable Father. If you say He
there is a stench, for he has been
Even though there are more than ;ive is unapproachable, then He is no longer
dead four days.”
keys to answered prayers, I want to a Father to you. Yet the moment you say,
40 Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to
concentrate on these ones because if “Father,” one thing stands out and that
you that if you would believe you
you can learn about them, beyond the thing is relationship.
would see the glory of God?”
sky will be your limit and you will
41 Then they took away the stone
always have your prayers answered.
wants to talk to me about something
from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes
Can you even imagine that my child
Know That God Is Your Father
intimate or something that concerns
and said, “Father, I thank You that You
41 Then they took away the stone
him, and he would come to me and say,
have heard Me.
from the place where the dead man
“Pastor” instead of “Dad,” because I am
42 And I know that You always hear
was lying. And Jesus lifted up His
a pastor? A son who came out of my
Me, but because of the people who
eyes and said, “Father, I thank You
own loins won’t do that.
are standing by I said this, that they
that You have heard Me.”
may believe that You sent Me.”
John 11:41
The moment a child calls his father
43 Now when He had said these
daddy, there is a chord that that child
things, He cried with a loud voice,
The ;irst thing Jesus said as He prayed strikes within him. It brings intimacy was the word “Father.” There is so much and makes the father responsible, ex-‐
“Lazarus, come forth!”
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cept he is a super irresponsible father. The second key to answered prayers is come to your help when you are in That name immediately creates a sense to always have a thankful heart. One of need, but must you do that always? If of responsibility and gives the child the greatest PRs you can have with your the only time you go to God is when you another status. Why? Because without Father is to have a thankful heart. Can have problems, then you are ful;illing that child, he is not a daddy or a father.
you imagine a child saying to his that end time prophecy that says men mother, “Mom, I really love you. You are would have an unthankful heart (2
The prodigal son said, “I will arise and the best mom that happened to planet Timothy 3:1-‐3). go to my father, and will say to him, earth.” As he says that, the mom would “Father, I have sinned against heaven wonder about where that is headed.
Learn To Be Grateful
and before you, and I am no longer
Ten lepers were healed; only one came
worthy to be called your son…” (Luke When the child ;inishes his accolades, back and Jesus said, “Were there not ten 15:18-‐19). Look at that, there was imagine he leaves and does not make a cleansed? But where are the nine? Were already a contradiction in that request. After a while, the mom would there not any found who returned to give statement. Even when he went to his be forced to ask him what he wants. glory to God except this foreigner” (Luke father, his father ran towards him when Even if the child has forgotten about it 17:17-‐18). Even among Christians, one he saw him from afar, because they had and tries to remember if he needs Christian may have done something for a relationship!
something, the mom would give him another, instead of being grateful, all more than enough money to get they do is try to justify why it was done
If you recognise God as your Father, you anything he wants and ask him to keep for them. You should learn to be will be able to get anything Scriptural the balance.
thankful and to say, “Thank you, I
from Him. Listen: God is not an old
appreciate,” and pray for that person or
bearded man with a rod in His hands to Yet a lot of us go to God and He starts bless the person in return. Learn to be bang your head at every mistake you saying within Himself, “Oh, this child is grateful to one another. make. No! Even if that is the picture of a here again.” Why? Because the only father you have, that doesn’t describe time you remember to go to God is Remember the lepers ate to the point of the Father we have. He is touched by when you are in trouble or when there belching before they remembered that the feelings of your in;irmities. He is a calamity or problems. I am not they had not done well (2 Kings understands you. Do you know that He saying don’t go to God with your 7:1-‐10). So too some are not doing well has gone through all that you could ever problems, because He has promised to or acting right, especially in the go through? So recognise God as a
comments they make. Some are hard
Father because He is your Father.
and not spiritual or soft and not
Have A Thankful Heart 41 Then they took away the stone
If you recognise God as your Father, know that
from the place where the dead man
you can get anything
was lying. And Jesus lifted up His
Scriptural from Him.
eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.”
spiritual. If you are soft or hard, be spiritual, because your spirituality will balance your softness or hardness. Be thankful! To Be Continued
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