Copyright © Simon G. Harris Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission Prayer Unanswered Prayer

Matthew 26:40 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. Prayer: a great struggle

Matthew 7:7 "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Prayer: a great promise

Matthew 7:11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

Matthew 18:19 "Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.

Matthew 21:22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."

Matthew 21:22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." The Journey Something we learn

James 4:2 You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. Unanswered prayer Are we actually praying? !

Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Unanswered prayer Are we actually praying? !

James 4:2 You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. Unanswered prayer Are we actually praying? !

Unanswered prayer No – Slow – Grow – Go!

Matthew 17:4 Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters-- one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah." When God says “No!” (i) We are asking for the wrong thing

James 4:3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. When God says “No!” (ii) We are asking with the wrong motive

2 Cor. 12:8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. When God says “No!” (iii) It’s a mystery (to us)

Isaiah 61:1 …He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, When God says “No!” (iii) It’s a mystery (to us) 1. God is close to the broken-hearted

Rev. 21:4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." When God says “No!” (iii) It’s a mystery (to us) 2. It’s not the end of the story

James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. When God says “No!” (iii) It’s a mystery (to us) 3. We are taught to expect “yes!”