Wrestling with God

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Wrestling with God

• Sunday, August 20th
• Grade 4-5

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Introduction

• When you really want something from your parents,
  and they say no at first, what do you do?
• Do you give up right away, or do you keep trying
  until you get what you want?
• Typically we all keep trying and asking until we
  get what we want.

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• Well God is no different and in this lesson we
  will talk about the importance of persistent
  requests of prayers to God.

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Persistent Prayers

• The importance of persistence is covered in
  several areas of the Bible, but in this lesson we
  will convey the message of Jacob wrestling
  through the night with God to bless him.
• Genesis 3222-32

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Things learned from the Reading

• The importance of being blessed from God.
• Jacob wrestled all night with God to make sure
  that he would get blessed.

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When Jacob prevailed, God blessed him and changed
his name to Israel.Israel means the one that
has struggled and/or persevered.
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• Jacob is also sometimes given the title The
  PRINCE OF GOD

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Contd

• The importance of persistent in our requests to
  God
• Jacob wasnt willing to let go of God until he
  was blessed.
• WHAT a GREAT Faith we all need to have!
• Jacob also asked foremost for unmaterialistic
  things. That is very important. We should not be
  overwhelmed with things of this world, but rather
  of God

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Another Example

• The importance of persistent prayer is also
  captured in the parable of the persistent widow
• Luke 181-8
• In this case, the widow was pleading in front of
  an unjust judge, and through persistence, the
  unjust judge avenged her of her enemies.

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Think about this.

• If the unjust judge listens through persistence,
  then what would our merciful God do when we
  continue to pray to him with our requests.

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• Christ said in Luke 1111-13,
• If parents who are sinful give their children
  the best, then, how much more would God the most
  wonderful, give us..!!

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Conclusion

• Christ commanded us to pray to the Father with
  faith and persistence
• God will always give us ALL what is best for us
  when we ask Him through the persistent prayers.
• We should ask God for spiritual things, not just
  materialistic things when we pray. Spiritual
  things like blessings, love, faith and the fruits
  of the spirit.

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Things to Try this week

• Ask God to bless you and come up with a spiritual
  request
• Have faith in God that He will always give you
  what is best, and whenever we need anything,
  quickly seek God in prayer.
• Prayer is one of the essential tools in a
  Christians life!!
• Ask God to bless others around you.

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Memory Verse

• And I say to you, ask, and it will be given to
  you seek, and you will find knock, and it will
  be opened to you
• (Luke 119)