God Loves Selfish People

Matthew 7:7

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

 

Matthew 18:19

Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

 

Matthew 21:22

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

 

Luke 11:9

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

 

Self·ish (sµl“f¹sh) adj. 1. Concerned chiefly or only with oneself:

 

• Know anyone that is selfish?
• Their only concern is with themselves
• They rarely put someone else ahead of themselves
• Taught to share toys
• Team work

 

Matthew 15:22-28

22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.

27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.

28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

 

• Had no right to ask
• Heal my daughter
• Ignored
• Worshipped Him
• Help me
• Vocal rejection
• Dog food was crumbs
• She was going to get something from Jesus
• “Great is thy faith”

 

Are you satisfied with the condition that you are in?

 

Are you willing to go home today with the problem not resolved?

 

TODAY JESUS IS IN THE HOUSE!!!

 

What are you going to do?

 

A message only leads you to a place of decision, or commitment!

 

GOD LOVES SELFISH PEOPLE!!!

 

• Blind Bartimaeus
• Mary at the wedding of Cana

 

Their action demanded action from God

 

Mark 5:25-34

25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

 

• 12 yrs.
• 144 months
• 4380 days
• 105,120 hours
• 6,307,200 minutes
• 378,432,000 seconds
• Spent all that she had (yard sales…)
• Suffered many things
• Many physicians
• Grew worse
• Death was creeping closer with every passing day
• Heard that it was Jesus
• OPPORTUNITY
• Became selfish with her thoughts and actions
• Time was her enemy not her ally
• Longer you go the easier it will be to accept the problem as never getting solved
• Press behind
• Touched the hem of His garment

GOD LOVES SELFISH PEOPLE!