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Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Genesis 32:6-12

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"PRAYER"
I. "MOTIVATIONS TO PRAY." "WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MOTIVATE?"
A. Some motivated by desperation.
1. These were troubling days for Jacob.
a. Laban had just departed.
b. Esau is on his way with 400 men.
2. There doesn't seem to be any human way out.
3. What does an extremely resourceful person do?
B. Some motivated by fear "I fear."
1. He feared for the safety of his family.
2. It takes frightening situations to prompt people to pray sometimes.
C. Some motivated by great needs.
1. They can't control a situation any more.
2. They have run out of money and credit.
D. Some motivated by love.
1. I wonder how shocked God would be if some day you would just say "Hello Father, I really don't need anything, but I just thought I would like to talk with You for a while."
E. Men should pray, God wants us to pray and He knows what it takes to motivate you. Why not make it easy on yourself?
II. WORTHINESS AND PRAYER, "I AM NOT WORTHY."
A. Jacob realized unworthiness, yet he came.
1. Some let their unworthiness keep them away.
2. God's answers to prayers not predicted upon your worthiness. His love and mercy.
B. The least of Thy mercies.
1. "With my staff I passed over this Jordan."
2. He realized present prosperity due to God's mercy.
a. Worked hard for 20 years.
3. Think of all of God's mercies to you. Which of them are you worthy of?
C. "Of all the truth, which you showed."
1. God had given to Jacob some glorious truths.
a. The greatest being, that he would be in the ancestry of the Christ child.
2. Think of the great truths God has shown to you today.
a. That He loves you.
b. He sent His Son to die for you.
c. That He will cleanse you from your sin and guilt.
d. That He will abide in your life.
e. That He wants you to dwell with Him forever.
f. Which of these truths are you worthy of?
III. THE BASIS OF PRAYER, "GOD'S WORD."
A. This must always be the basis, never my goodness.
B. vs. 9 The Lord which saidst.
1. Lord you got me into this mess vs. 12 "And Thou saidst."
2. Jacob was holding God to His Word.
C. God has said some pretty wonderful things about you and about prayer 33:4.
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