Yours for the asking – 1 John 5:14-15

Yours for the asking

The story of the hungry voyager

God’s good graces are ours for the asking.

1. God urges us to ask for ourselves
   1. God wants us to _____________________
   2. God wants us to ask for _____________________________
   3. God want us to _________________ asking.
   4. God wants us to ask “________________________”
   5. When we ask this way, we can ask with ___________________________
   6. Right asking entails ____________ and _____________ (James 1:6; 1 John 2:31:23)
2. God promises to grant our requests
   1. God promises to hear – _______________________________ – our  requests.
   2. Jesus taught that our heavenly Father would generously give _______________ to those who ask (Matthew 7:11)
   3. The graces God offers to give are extremely ________________
   4. God promises to give us the ______________ that we choose to have.
   5. We _____________ that we _____________ what we ask even before the answer comes.
   6. God always answers in his own ____________ and ______________.

** Asking is God’s way to the abundant life.