This document is a sermon about why God does not always answer prayers. The sermon outlines four truths about prayer: 1) Relationship with God is needed, 2) Proper attitude is needed, 3) Proper direction toward God is needed, and 4) Proper access through Jesus' name is needed. The sermon uses Bible verses like John 16:23 to explain that believers should pray to God the Father in Jesus' name. When prayers are made this way, with the right relationship and attitude, God will answer in order to fulfill the believer's joy.

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Do you know why our
prayer was not answered
by our God sometimes?
John 16:23-24
Sermon by:
Rev. Juanito D. Samillano Jr.

2. 23 And in that day ye shall
ask me nothing. Verily,
verily, I say unto you,
Whatsoever ye shall ask
the Father in my name, he
will give it to you.
John 16:23-24

3. •24 Hitherto have ye
asked nothing in my
name: ask, and ye
shall receive, that
your joy may be
full.

4. “Prayer”
Theme:

5. Introduction
•How many of you here who
experience that your Prayer
was not answered?
•Did you asked your self
why?

6. •“God does
nothing
except in
answering
our
Prayers.”John Wesley

7. Why God
didn’t
answered my
prayers?

8. •When you buy a
book about prayer or
ask some body, they
will tells you “do you
know how to pray”?

9. •1st truth: In
prayers,
“Relationship to
God is needed”

10. •23 And in that day ye
shall ask me nothing. Verily,
verily, I say unto you,
Whatsoever ye shall ask the
Father in my name, he will
give it you.
John 16:23

11. “In that day” refers
to!
•The death and
resurrection of
Jesus Christ!

12. …………………………………………
•1 Timothy 2:5
•5 For there is one God, and
one mediator between God
and men, the man Christ
Jesus;
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After His resurrection

13. The word Mediator
means!
•to intervene in
order to bring into
an agreement of
two parties

14. •You are reconciled
to God.
•You have peace
with God.
•Your sin was
forgiven.
•God consider you
as special creation.

15. Now that we are
reconciled!
Do you think God will
listen when His Children
will call on Him?
•Will He withhold his
answers to us?

16. 2nd truth: In
prayers, “proper
attitude is
needed”

17. …………………………………………
•23 And in that day ye shall ask
me nothing. Verily, verily, I
say unto you, Whatsoever ye
shall ask the Father in my
name, he will give it you.
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John 16:23

18. Two important truths
from this phrase!
•A: Good news- God waits you
to come and asked something
from Him.
•B: Problems- Man never
asked God.

19. Jesus Repeated the word
“ask” why?
• 23 And in that day ye shall ask me
nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in
my name, he will give it to you.
24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my
name: ask, and ye shall receive, that
your joy may be full.

20. Question to Ponder!
•How many times you
ask God?
•Did you come to God
in small in big
matters?

21. 3nd truth: In
prayers “Proper
Direction is
needed”

22. …………………………………………
•23 And in that day ye shall ask
me nothing. Verily, verily, I say
unto you, Whatsoever ye shall
ask the Father in my name,
he will give it you.
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John 16:23

23. Question to Ponder
•To whom did you address
your Prayer?
•A: Angels
•B: Jesus
•C: Spirit

24. …………………………………………
•10 And I fell at his feet to worship him.
And he said unto me, See thou DO IT
NOT: I am thy fellow servant, and of
thy brethren that have the testimony
of Jesus: WORSHIP GOD: for the
testimony of Jesus is the spirit of
prophecy.
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Revelation 19:10

25. 4th truth: In
prayers, “proper
access is
needed”

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23 And in that day ye shall ask
me nothing. Verily, verily, I say
unto you, Whatsoever ye shall
ask the Father in my name,
he will give it you.
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John 16:23

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10 That at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow,
of things in heaven, and
things in earth, and
things under the earth;
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Philippians 2:10

28. The verse tells
us!!
•My name (Jesus
Christ) is big enough
before the father to
give you anything!

29. …………………………………………
•5 While he yet spake, behold, a
bright cloud overshadowed
them: and behold a voice out of
the cloud, which said, This is
my beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased; hear ye him.
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Matthew 17:5

30. Truths
•God declared that in
the name of Jesus all
creation in the earth
will listen to him!

31. Illustration
•Observe this prayers
•Lord God, “I know I am not
worthy”
•Yes, you are not worthy and
undeserving but Jesus took your
place, he died for you”

32. •What are the
possible benefits
if we apply this
message today?

33. …………………………………………
23 And in that day ye shall ask me
nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father
in my name, he will give it you.
24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in
my name: ask, and ye shall receive,
that your joy may be full.
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John 16:23-24

34. Quotation
•Somebody said “pray a
powerful prayer for me. The
facts is that, there are no
powerful prayer but there are
powerful people who uttered
powerful prayers”.

35. Application
•The world needs a man and
woman today who are willing
to bow their knees in prayers!
•Do you want to be a man and
woman of prayer?