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Call Unto Me
Text: Jeremiah 33:3
Intro: Prayer is the most powerful weapon or tool that God has given to His children. When Jeremiah penned this God given promise he "was still confined in the court of the guard" (33:1). The longed for restoration is beyond his grasp. There is nothing that he or the disposed inhabitants of Israel could do to restore the fortunes of Israel or th
e fortunes of Judah. I’m sure most of you will remember the sniper incident that terrorized the Washington area. Before they were apprehended the snipers killed 10 and wounded 3. What you may not know is, prayer played a vital role in bringing that ordeal to an end.
50 Christian truckers got together to pray that somehow the sniper terrorizing the Washington area would be caught. Ron Lantz was scheduled to retire in a few days and didn’t even live in the area, but he felt sure that God would answer their prayers. In fact, he told the others attending the prayer meeting that God was going to use him to catch the sniper. A few days after they began to pray Ron was listening to the radio as he was driving through the region and felt compelled to pull off the highway to a rest stop. It was just a couple of miles from where the initial prayer meeting had taken place. As he pulled in, he was shocked to see a car similar to what was being described on the radio. Carefully trying to read the license plate, a chill went up his back as the numbers matched. He quickly called 911 and remained there for what he said were the longest 15 minutes of his life, until the police arrived. He even pulled his truck across the exit, there would now be no escape for these elusive murderers. The rest is now history-the snipers were taken into custody without incident and the horrifying ordeal was over. The Call – Call unto me
Mat. 21:21 “Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. 22And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Confucious
3. Mohammed
4. Baal
5. The spirit of the forest
6. The force
7. Hari Krishna
8. Joseph Smith
9. Jim Jones
10. David Koresh
11. Or Anyone or anything else! Who Is The Me in this passage? It is God and none other! D. Earnest Prayer Can…
1. Save a lost sinner
2. Bring Healing to the sick
3. Change our world
4. Bring salvation to the lost
II. The Answer – I Will Answer thee
A. This is one of those verses that God promises to respond. B. Save
C. Blessings
D. Insight
E. Wisdom
F. Open Doors
G. Open Windows
III. The Results – and shew thee great and mighty things! God Gives Results
B. God Meets Your Needs - Phil. 4:19 “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
C. Saves Forever
D. Forgives
E. Heals
Conclusion: When is the last time you begged God for something!
