6:10). I had prayed for years that he would come to Christ. True, there is a place to ask God to meet our needs. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. In the Bible, miracles occur mostly in clusters, mainly at times when God’s message needed to be authenticated. He stopped by the man’s office and handed the card to a woman and asked if the man was in. D. A. Carson (, [Eerdmans/Apollos], p. 496) argues that the greater works are those done on the basis of Jesus’ death, resurrection, and exaltation. 12:7-10). 21:22 [parallels, Mark 11:24; Luke 16:6]). 7 If ye had aknown me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. A “yes” answer to that question was why the late John Wimber founded the Vineyard Christian Fellowship churches. 1 Let not your heart be atroubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. 10:1; cf. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. Jesus did all these things and more. But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Acts 9:41 (36–43); 4 Ne. TG God, Privilege of Seeing. 26 But the aComforter, which is the bHoly Ghost, whom the Father will send in my cname, he shall dteach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. But if things don’t go exactly as you had prayed, trust, The Net Pastor’s Journal, Eng Ed, Issue 37, Fall 2020. TG Commandments of God; Commitment; Good Works. Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me. From 1977-1992 he was the pastor of Lake Gregory Community Church in Crestline, California. 4:17 (16–17). And, although it would have freed him for wider ministry, Paul never claimed deliverance from prison or from execution by faith. But this is where it gets really difficult, because many of our prayers would seemingly further God’s kingdom and glory, but He has not done it. TG Eternal Life; Telestial Glory. Yes, but that wasn’t God’s will. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Is it wrong or is it okay to pray for things that would make life more comfortable (bigger house, newer car, etc.)? As I said, this isn’t a formula to tack onto your prayers, although there’s nothing wrong with closing your prayers, “in Jesus’ name,” as long as you think about what that means. The late Chinese Pastor Samuel Lamb spent 33 years in prison for his faith. I wonder whether John ever understood why God delivered Peter from prison, but allowed John’s brother James to be executed (Acts 12:1-17). He graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M., 1976 in Bible exposition) and Califo... More. 2:4), but He has not decreed the salvation of all (Acts 13:48; Rom. Why/why not? The context of “whatever you ask” is tied into doing Jesus’ works. 4:20), “Trophimus I left sick at. I have over two dozen books on prayer on my shelf, and only one acknowledges that these are difficult verses, but he doesn’t answer my questions. John 16:32; 2 Tim. The greater works point to the power of the gospel to transform lives as it spread through the apostolic witness. And I can’t say that whatever I ask Him to do, He does it every time. Countless Christians who have failed have been strengthened through Peter’s failure and restoration. 1:5 (5, 32–33). John the Baptist’s disciples probably never understood why God allowed a drunken king to execute a godly prophet like John. I go to prepare a place for you. JST John 14:30 … for the prince of darkness, who is of this world, cometh, but hath no power over me, but he hath power over you. Acts 19:11-12 reports, “God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out.” But later in his ministry, Paul advises Timothy to drink a little wine for his frequent stomach problems, but not to claim healing by faith (1 Tim. Acts 5:16 reports, “Also the people from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed.” Note, they were all being healed. I would have prayed that Peter be spared from denying Jesus, but Jesus didn’t pray that. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. How can we pray in faith if we can’t know God’s will of decree? My problem is compounded by the fact that of the 20 or more commentaries and sermons that I read on these verses, not one even mentions that there are any difficulties! 8:6). 2 My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? We pray for the gospel to spread, so God sends persecution. 5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. You ask what you think Jesus would want in terms of carrying out His work. the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. I go to prepare a place for you. Acts 5:16 reports, “, Also the people from the cities in the vicinity of, were coming together, bringing people who were sick or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed.” Note, they were. I read once about a businessman who picked up a hitchhiker and drove with him for several hours. You believe in God; believe also in me.

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