God of Miracles - Part 3 - Miracle of an Invitation

 God of Miracles.   Part 3       Pastor David King

(Luke 14:23 NLT) So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full. 

Why Pray?

1. The lost ______________ and indeed ____________ be saved unless someone prays for them. 

–Lee E. Thomas

(2 Corinthians 4:3-4 NLT) 3 If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing. 4 Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. 

1. God’s __________ for them

(John 3:16 NIV) For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 

1. God’s __________ to pray for others

(1 Timothy 2:1-4 NLT) 1 I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf and give thanks for them. 2 Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. 3 This is good and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. 

How to Pray

1. To set ____________________ apart

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(2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 NIV) 13 But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

1. Lord, bless ____________________ 

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(Romans 2:4 NKJV) Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? 

1. Lord, convict ____________________ 

        ____________________

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(John 16:8 NLT) And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. 

1. Lord, illuminate____________________ mind to the truth                 

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        ____________________

(2 Corinthians 4:4-6) 4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

1. Invite _______________ to hear the Gospel

(Romans 10:14 NIV) How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 

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