1 00:00:00,920 –> 00:00:04,540 Well, please open your Bible at Hebrews and chapter 11 2 00:00:04,540 –> 00:00:09,240 as we continue our series entitled, Living by Faith. 3 00:00:09,240 –> 00:00:12,640 We’ve been learning that faith is like a living tree 4 00:00:12,640 –> 00:00:16,240 that’s bursting with all kinds of good fruit. 5 00:00:16,240 –> 00:00:18,000 And we’ve been looking at the fruit 6 00:00:18,000 –> 00:00:21,799 that faith brings in the life of a Christian believer. 7 00:00:21,799 –> 00:00:24,000 We’ve seen that faith listens to God. 8 00:00:24,000 –> 00:00:26,420 We saw that from the life of Abel. 9 00:00:26,420 –> 00:00:28,920 We’ve seen that faith walks with God. 10 00:00:28,959 –> 00:00:31,780 We saw that from the story of Enoch. 11 00:00:31,780 –> 00:00:34,220 We’ve seen that faith fears God 12 00:00:34,220 –> 00:00:36,320 and we see that in the story of Noah 13 00:00:36,320 –> 00:00:38,540 and that faith obeys God. 14 00:00:38,540 –> 00:00:41,980 And we saw that in the story of Abraham. 15 00:00:41,980 –> 00:00:46,980 Now, today we are coming to something very wonderful indeed. 16 00:00:47,619 –> 00:00:52,619 We’re going to see that faith receives from God 17 00:00:53,340 –> 00:00:58,040 and we see that in the life of Sarah. 18 00:00:58,040 –> 00:01:01,040 Verse 11 of Hebrews and chapter 11, 19 00:01:01,040 –> 00:01:06,040 “‘By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive 20 00:01:09,160 –> 00:01:12,680 “‘even when she was past the age 21 00:01:12,680 –> 00:01:17,180 “‘since she considered him faithful who had promised.’” 22 00:01:17,180 –> 00:01:20,919 Now, notice the word received in this verse. 23 00:01:20,919 –> 00:01:23,120 That really is the key word, 24 00:01:23,120 –> 00:01:28,099 by faith Sarah herself received, 25 00:01:28,099 –> 00:01:31,500 faith receives from God. 26 00:01:31,500 –> 00:01:33,500 Faith in other words brings you 27 00:01:33,500 –> 00:01:35,860 into the possession of that 28 00:01:35,860 –> 00:01:38,959 which you did not have before. 29 00:01:38,959 –> 00:01:40,559 Now, today we’re going to look 30 00:01:40,559 –> 00:01:43,839 at Sarah’s remarkable story. 31 00:01:43,839 –> 00:01:47,080 We’re going to see how she received 32 00:01:47,080 –> 00:01:48,680 by faith from God, 33 00:01:48,680 –> 00:01:50,540 and then we’re going to look at 34 00:01:50,580 –> 00:01:53,419 how by faith we can receive 35 00:01:53,419 –> 00:01:55,019 from God today. 36 00:01:55,019 –> 00:01:57,260 And at the end of the message, 37 00:01:57,260 –> 00:01:59,260 we’re going to ask this question 38 00:01:59,260 –> 00:02:02,400 and it’s a really important question. 39 00:02:02,400 –> 00:02:06,980 Do you need to receive from the hand of God today? 40 00:02:06,980 –> 00:02:09,179 What do you need to receive? 41 00:02:09,179 –> 00:02:11,479 And may it be that by God’s grace 42 00:02:11,479 –> 00:02:13,179 and through faith, 43 00:02:13,179 –> 00:02:16,360 we will receive what we need 44 00:02:16,360 –> 00:02:18,660 according to his promise 45 00:02:18,660 –> 00:02:21,679 and by means of faith. 46 00:02:22,740 –> 00:02:25,279 Now, the story begins 47 00:02:25,279 –> 00:02:27,720 with a remarkable promise 48 00:02:27,720 –> 00:02:30,440 that God gave to Abraham. 49 00:02:30,440 –> 00:02:33,520 I will bless you, God said 50 00:02:33,520 –> 00:02:38,179 and through you all of the families of the earth 51 00:02:38,179 –> 00:02:39,979 will be blessed. 52 00:02:39,979 –> 00:02:41,860 And then God said to Abraham, 53 00:02:41,860 –> 00:02:45,300 your very own son 54 00:02:45,300 –> 00:02:47,539 will be your heir. 55 00:02:47,740 –> 00:02:50,660 And then God brought Abraham outside 56 00:02:50,660 –> 00:02:52,300 to look at the night sky 57 00:02:52,300 –> 00:02:54,679 and he said, look toward heaven 58 00:02:54,679 –> 00:02:57,539 and number the stars. 59 00:02:57,539 –> 00:02:59,779 If you are able to number them. 60 00:02:59,779 –> 00:03:01,860 And then he said to Abraham, 61 00:03:01,860 –> 00:03:05,960 so shall your offspring be. 62 00:03:05,960 –> 00:03:09,259 Now this was an extraordinary promise 63 00:03:09,259 –> 00:03:11,059 for two very obvious reasons. 64 00:03:11,059 –> 00:03:15,500 The first was that Abraham and Sarah had no children. 65 00:03:15,500 –> 00:03:17,259 The second was that Abraham 66 00:03:17,360 –> 00:03:20,160 was 75 years old 67 00:03:20,160 –> 00:03:22,740 and Sarah was just a few years behind him. 68 00:03:23,699 –> 00:03:26,100 Well, after God gave the promise, 69 00:03:26,100 –> 00:03:28,720 years passed 70 00:03:28,720 –> 00:03:31,539 and every month 71 00:03:31,539 –> 00:03:33,619 brought disappointment. 72 00:03:33,619 –> 00:03:36,740 God had given a promise 73 00:03:36,740 –> 00:03:40,500 and the fulfillment was nowhere in view. 74 00:03:41,580 –> 00:03:44,559 24 years passed. 75 00:03:45,500 –> 00:03:49,520 Then God appeared to Abraham again, 76 00:03:49,520 –> 00:03:54,160 now when he was 99 years old. 77 00:03:54,160 –> 00:03:55,520 God said to Abraham, 78 00:03:55,520 –> 00:03:57,600 the Lord appeared to Abraham 79 00:03:57,600 –> 00:04:00,160 by the oaks of Mamre, we read, 80 00:04:00,160 –> 00:04:03,220 and he sat at the door of his tent 81 00:04:03,220 –> 00:04:05,679 in the heat of the day. 82 00:04:05,679 –> 00:04:08,240 What Abraham saw 83 00:04:08,240 –> 00:04:10,300 was three men 84 00:04:10,300 –> 00:04:13,080 standing in front of him 85 00:04:13,119 –> 00:04:14,960 and one of them 86 00:04:14,960 –> 00:04:17,079 was the Lord 87 00:04:17,079 –> 00:04:20,339 appearing in a visible form. 88 00:04:20,339 –> 00:04:21,760 Now, Sarah 89 00:04:21,760 –> 00:04:23,600 had gone into the tent 90 00:04:23,600 –> 00:04:24,920 to prepare a meal 91 00:04:24,920 –> 00:04:27,779 for these unexpected visitors. 92 00:04:27,779 –> 00:04:30,260 And while she was in the tent, we read, 93 00:04:30,320 –> 00:04:32,399 The Lord said, 94 00:04:32,399 –> 00:04:34,980 I will surely return to you 95 00:04:34,980 –> 00:04:37,200 at this time next year, 96 00:04:37,200 –> 00:04:39,579 and Sarah, your wife, 97 00:04:39,579 –> 00:04:42,339 shall have a son. 98 00:04:42,339 –> 00:04:44,880 Now, the scripture records 99 00:04:44,880 –> 00:04:47,739 that Sarah, inside the tent, 100 00:04:47,739 –> 00:04:50,559 heard what the Lord had said. 101 00:04:50,559 –> 00:04:53,380 And Sarah laughed to herself, 102 00:04:53,380 –> 00:04:54,799 the scripture says, saying, 103 00:04:54,799 –> 00:04:57,019 After I am worn out 104 00:04:57,019 –> 00:04:58,820 and my Lord is old, 105 00:04:59,260 –> 00:05:02,519 shall I have pleasure? 106 00:05:02,519 –> 00:05:04,339 And then we read 107 00:05:04,339 –> 00:05:05,859 that the Lord said to Abraham, 108 00:05:05,859 –> 00:05:09,119 Now, why did Sarah laugh? 109 00:05:09,119 –> 00:05:12,899 Is anything too hard for the Lord? 110 00:05:14,459 –> 00:05:15,920 Well, one year later, 111 00:05:15,920 –> 00:05:18,640 Sarah was laughing again, 112 00:05:18,640 –> 00:05:21,279 but this time in a very, very different way. 113 00:05:21,279 –> 00:05:25,220 Tears of joy were streaming down her face 114 00:05:25,220 –> 00:05:27,279 because Isaac was born 115 00:05:28,100 –> 00:05:32,779 and God’s wonderful promise was fulfilled. 116 00:05:32,779 –> 00:05:36,500 Now, that’s the story in the book of Genesis. 117 00:05:36,500 –> 00:05:40,480 And our verse in Hebrews 11 and verse 11 118 00:05:40,480 –> 00:05:44,940 gives us this God breathed commentary on the story. 119 00:05:44,940 –> 00:05:49,940 By faith, Sarah herself received power to conceive 120 00:05:51,399 –> 00:05:54,019 even when she was past age 121 00:05:54,079 –> 00:05:59,079 since she had considered Him faithful who had promised. 122 00:06:00,019 –> 00:06:01,540 Now, I want you to notice first 123 00:06:01,540 –> 00:06:04,579 the very obvious fact from this verse 124 00:06:04,579 –> 00:06:09,380 that faith receives power from God. 125 00:06:09,380 –> 00:06:11,619 Faith receives power from God. 126 00:06:11,619 –> 00:06:16,619 By faith, Sarah herself received power to conceive 127 00:06:17,459 –> 00:06:21,440 even when she was past age. 128 00:06:21,459 –> 00:06:26,459 God gave Sarah the power to conceive in her old age. 129 00:06:27,040 –> 00:06:31,920 And I want you to notice that the special emphasis here 130 00:06:31,920 –> 00:06:36,920 is on the fact that the miracle took place in Sarah. 131 00:06:37,679 –> 00:06:42,679 It was Sarah herself who received this power. 132 00:06:43,059 –> 00:06:45,859 Now, later in the book of Genesis, 133 00:06:45,859 –> 00:06:49,619 we’re told that after Sarah died, 134 00:06:49,660 –> 00:06:51,540 Abraham married again. 135 00:06:52,519 –> 00:06:57,519 And in his even older age, he had six other children 136 00:06:58,119 –> 00:07:01,279 with his second wife, Keturah. 137 00:07:01,279 –> 00:07:03,399 So it’s very clear from that fact 138 00:07:03,399 –> 00:07:05,839 that although Abraham was old, 139 00:07:05,839 –> 00:07:09,640 he was not beyond becoming a father. 140 00:07:09,640 –> 00:07:13,619 The miracle of Isaac’s conception 141 00:07:13,619 –> 00:07:18,420 took place in the power that came to Sarah. 142 00:07:18,420 –> 00:07:23,420 And that is why the spotlight here is on Sarah’s faith. 143 00:07:23,440 –> 00:07:27,200 Sarah herself believed 144 00:07:27,200 –> 00:07:32,200 and by faith, she received power from God. 145 00:07:34,420 –> 00:07:37,440 Now notice this, that Sarah received something 146 00:07:37,440 –> 00:07:39,200 that she did not have before. 147 00:07:39,200 –> 00:07:41,820 Power came to her. 148 00:07:41,820 –> 00:07:44,500 And because power came to her, 149 00:07:44,500 –> 00:07:46,279 she was able to do something 150 00:07:46,320 –> 00:07:50,279 that she could not otherwise possibly have done. 151 00:07:50,279 –> 00:07:52,279 So here’s the principle that we’re learning 152 00:07:52,279 –> 00:07:54,839 and that we must apply to ourselves today. 153 00:07:54,839 –> 00:07:59,239 God is able to give you the strength you need 154 00:07:59,239 –> 00:08:02,440 to meet the challenge that you face. 155 00:08:02,440 –> 00:08:06,040 And this theme of receiving power 156 00:08:06,040 –> 00:08:10,140 runs all the way throughout the New Testament scriptures. 157 00:08:10,140 –> 00:08:12,700 You remember that the Lord Jesus commissioned 158 00:08:12,700 –> 00:08:17,459 the eleven men to make disciples of all nations. 159 00:08:17,459 –> 00:08:19,760 Well, that was something that was clearly 160 00:08:19,760 –> 00:08:22,459 beyond their ability and their capacity, 161 00:08:22,459 –> 00:08:23,839 but Jesus said to them, 162 00:08:23,839 –> 00:08:28,799 you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. 163 00:08:30,859 –> 00:08:33,460 Now, what did that look like in practice? 164 00:08:34,640 –> 00:08:37,179 Let me give you three illustrations 165 00:08:37,179 –> 00:08:41,619 from the life of the Apostle Paul. 166 00:08:41,619 –> 00:08:46,619 You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. 167 00:08:49,299 –> 00:08:54,020 Paul experienced power being given to him 168 00:08:54,020 –> 00:08:57,299 when his own energy was depleted. 169 00:08:59,020 –> 00:09:03,299 Colossians 1.28-29 170 00:09:03,299 –> 00:09:05,940 Paul says, him we proclaim 171 00:09:05,940 –> 00:09:10,419 that we may present everyone mature in Christ 172 00:09:10,419 –> 00:09:13,500 and for this I toil, how did he toil? 173 00:09:13,500 –> 00:09:15,419 How did he sustain his ministry? 174 00:09:15,419 –> 00:09:19,460 He tells us, struggling with all his energy 175 00:09:19,460 –> 00:09:24,299 which he so powerfully works within me. 176 00:09:25,780 –> 00:09:28,580 Now, when you take on responsibility 177 00:09:28,580 –> 00:09:32,140 there are going to be times when you ask the question, 178 00:09:32,140 –> 00:09:33,739 how do I keep going? 179 00:09:34,739 –> 00:09:37,140 How am I going to sustain this work 180 00:09:37,140 –> 00:09:38,760 that I’ve been given to do? 181 00:09:38,799 –> 00:09:41,119 And here’s your answer. 182 00:09:41,119 –> 00:09:46,119 The energy of the Holy Spirit working powerfully in you 183 00:09:48,280 –> 00:09:49,679 will sustain you. 184 00:09:51,299 –> 00:09:54,179 Then Paul knew the power of Christ upon him 185 00:09:54,179 –> 00:09:56,760 in situations of great pain. 186 00:09:57,599 –> 00:10:00,080 He tells us about a particular affliction, 187 00:10:00,080 –> 00:10:02,039 a painful affliction, 188 00:10:02,039 –> 00:10:04,979 that he endured for a long time in his life. 189 00:10:05,840 –> 00:10:07,200 And here’s what he found. 190 00:10:08,039 –> 00:10:12,020 He tells us that Christ worked powerfully 191 00:10:12,020 –> 00:10:14,679 in him, most powerfully, 192 00:10:14,679 –> 00:10:19,679 when the thorn in his flesh was at its very worst. 193 00:10:19,880 –> 00:10:22,239 He says, I will boast all the more gladly 194 00:10:22,239 –> 00:10:24,400 about my weaknesses, 195 00:10:24,400 –> 00:10:27,340 so that the power of Christ, 196 00:10:27,340 –> 00:10:29,559 the power of Christ, 197 00:10:29,559 –> 00:10:30,760 may rest on me. 198 00:10:32,640 –> 00:10:34,159 When you face pain, 199 00:10:35,039 –> 00:10:38,099 when you have a trial 200 00:10:38,099 –> 00:10:41,059 that life plunges you into, 201 00:10:41,059 –> 00:10:43,659 you may find yourself wondering, 202 00:10:43,659 –> 00:10:46,859 how can Christ possibly use me 203 00:10:46,859 –> 00:10:51,859 when I’m in the middle of facing all of this. 204 00:10:51,900 –> 00:10:53,239 And here’s your answer. 205 00:10:54,099 –> 00:10:56,419 It’s in your weakness 206 00:10:56,419 –> 00:10:59,599 that Christ’s power will rest on you. 207 00:10:59,780 –> 00:11:04,940 And Paul experienced the power of the Holy Spirit 208 00:11:04,940 –> 00:11:09,280 at a time when he faced intense loneliness. 209 00:11:10,799 –> 00:11:13,440 He tells us about an occasion 210 00:11:13,440 –> 00:11:16,739 when he was put on trial in a court of law 211 00:11:16,739 –> 00:11:20,119 because of his preaching of the gospel. 212 00:11:20,119 –> 00:11:21,559 And when he got to the court, 213 00:11:21,559 –> 00:11:24,200 he was entirely on his own. 214 00:11:24,200 –> 00:11:26,400 There wasn’t another single believer 215 00:11:26,400 –> 00:11:28,320 another friend, another person 216 00:11:28,340 –> 00:11:31,119 who was there to stand with him and give him support. 217 00:11:31,119 –> 00:11:32,820 He was all on his own. 218 00:11:33,679 –> 00:11:36,260 But he gives us this testimony. 219 00:11:36,260 –> 00:11:39,619 The Lord stood by me 220 00:11:39,619 –> 00:11:41,479 and strengthened me. 221 00:11:42,799 –> 00:11:46,559 And when you find yourself alone, 222 00:11:46,559 –> 00:11:48,440 when you find yourself asking 223 00:11:48,440 –> 00:11:51,559 how am I going to get through this? 224 00:11:51,559 –> 00:11:54,780 There are not the folks that I normally am able 225 00:11:54,780 –> 00:11:57,340 to lean on around me to help me. 226 00:11:57,419 –> 00:12:01,520 Here’s your answer as to how you’ll get through this. 227 00:12:01,520 –> 00:12:04,219 The Lord will stand with you 228 00:12:05,440 –> 00:12:09,059 and He will give you strength. 229 00:12:10,140 –> 00:12:13,479 Sarah received power. 230 00:12:15,020 –> 00:12:16,599 But I want you to notice now 231 00:12:16,599 –> 00:12:18,719 how this power came to her. 232 00:12:18,719 –> 00:12:23,440 How did she receive what God was able to give? 233 00:12:23,659 –> 00:12:28,059 The answer is that she received this power by faith, 234 00:12:28,059 –> 00:12:31,840 by faith, Sarah received power. 235 00:12:31,840 –> 00:12:35,979 God is able to give you all the strength that you need 236 00:12:35,979 –> 00:12:39,200 to meet all the challenges that you face, 237 00:12:39,200 –> 00:12:43,159 but you must receive this power by faith. 238 00:12:44,179 –> 00:12:47,440 Now, the Bible is very clear that faith 239 00:12:47,440 –> 00:12:50,340 is the means by which we receive 240 00:12:50,340 –> 00:12:52,679 from the very hand of God. 241 00:12:52,679 –> 00:12:54,880 James makes this especially clear, 242 00:12:54,880 –> 00:12:56,960 James chapter one and verse five. 243 00:12:56,960 –> 00:13:00,840 If any of you lacks wisdom, what have you to do? 244 00:13:00,840 –> 00:13:02,840 Let him ask of God. 245 00:13:03,760 –> 00:13:05,820 But then immediately after saying that, 246 00:13:05,820 –> 00:13:09,099 James says, but let him ask in faith 247 00:13:10,080 –> 00:13:12,340 with no doubting, 248 00:13:12,340 –> 00:13:14,820 for the one who doubts is like a wave 249 00:13:14,820 –> 00:13:18,520 tossed by the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 250 00:13:19,479 –> 00:13:22,400 That person must not suppose 251 00:13:22,400 –> 00:13:24,960 that he or she will receive anything 252 00:13:25,900 –> 00:13:27,739 from the hand of God. 253 00:13:28,919 –> 00:13:33,520 Now, do you see in order to receive, you must ask. 254 00:13:34,440 –> 00:13:38,640 And when you ask, you must ask with faith. 255 00:13:38,640 –> 00:13:40,460 That’s what James is saying to us, 256 00:13:40,460 –> 00:13:44,559 because without faith, you just won’t receive. 257 00:13:45,419 –> 00:13:49,719 Listen to these remarkable words of our Lord Jesus Christ 258 00:13:49,719 –> 00:13:53,119 from Mark 11 verse 24. 259 00:13:53,119 –> 00:13:54,159 Jesus said, 260 00:13:54,159 –> 00:13:57,580 therefore, I tell you, 261 00:13:57,580 –> 00:14:00,440 whatever you ask in prayer, 262 00:14:01,700 –> 00:14:05,280 believe that you have received it 263 00:14:05,280 –> 00:14:08,880 and it will be yours. 264 00:14:10,859 –> 00:14:13,940 Now, let me make a really honest confession here. 265 00:14:14,919 –> 00:14:18,479 When I read a verse like this, 266 00:14:19,479 –> 00:14:24,479 my very first instinct is to want to qualify it. 267 00:14:26,359 –> 00:14:27,460 And here’s why. 268 00:14:29,039 –> 00:14:34,039 These words of Jesus have been horribly abused 269 00:14:34,380 –> 00:14:39,520 by preachers who promise universal health and prosperity 270 00:14:40,599 –> 00:14:42,760 and encourage their hearers, 271 00:14:42,760 –> 00:14:45,239 therefore, simply to name what they want 272 00:14:45,239 –> 00:14:47,840 and to go ahead and to claim it by right. 273 00:14:49,520 –> 00:14:51,599 And it is really important 274 00:14:52,500 –> 00:14:55,359 to interpret scripture in the light of scripture. 275 00:14:55,359 –> 00:14:57,000 God doesn’t contradict himself. 276 00:14:57,000 –> 00:14:58,859 He’s not in confusion. 277 00:14:58,859 –> 00:15:01,440 So we need to ask, 278 00:15:01,440 –> 00:15:06,200 what else does scripture say in regards to our asking 279 00:15:06,200 –> 00:15:08,239 and in regards to our receiving? 280 00:15:08,239 –> 00:15:10,380 And we’ll come to that in just a moment. 281 00:15:10,380 –> 00:15:12,000 But here’s the problem. 282 00:15:13,619 –> 00:15:17,219 If our first response to any verse of scripture 283 00:15:17,219 –> 00:15:19,320 is to want to qualify it, 284 00:15:20,419 –> 00:15:25,419 then we may miss what we most need to hear. 285 00:15:27,020 –> 00:15:32,020 For example, when the Bible says God so loved the world, 286 00:15:34,500 –> 00:15:37,159 there are people who want immediately to say, 287 00:15:37,159 –> 00:15:40,080 Oh yes, but, we have to remember 288 00:15:40,320 –> 00:15:43,039 that the world is under the judgment of God, 289 00:15:44,179 –> 00:15:45,140 and that’s true, 290 00:15:46,520 –> 00:15:50,320 but you see, if you jump immediately to the truth 291 00:15:50,320 –> 00:15:52,739 that the world is under the judgment of God, 292 00:15:52,739 –> 00:15:57,739 what you miss is this marvelous truth 293 00:15:57,799 –> 00:16:01,619 that God really does love the whole world. 294 00:16:04,000 –> 00:16:07,880 The first thing to do with any verse of scripture 295 00:16:08,840 –> 00:16:12,940 is not to qualify it but to hear it. 296 00:16:14,359 –> 00:16:16,799 So when you read a verse of scripture 297 00:16:16,799 –> 00:16:20,400 if you find yourself saying yes but, 298 00:16:21,299 –> 00:16:23,000 well then stop yourself right there 299 00:16:23,000 –> 00:16:25,919 and ask what you might be missing. 300 00:16:25,919 –> 00:16:29,179 Jesus said, therefore, I tell you, 301 00:16:30,099 –> 00:16:32,979 whatever you ask in prayer, 302 00:16:32,979 –> 00:16:35,179 believe that you have received it 303 00:16:36,159 –> 00:16:38,219 and it will be yours. 304 00:16:39,559 –> 00:16:41,719 Now here’s how I’m trying to apply 305 00:16:41,719 –> 00:16:44,460 this to my life as I’ve been pondering 306 00:16:44,460 –> 00:16:46,200 it over these last days. 307 00:16:47,780 –> 00:16:52,140 How much more might we receive 308 00:16:53,559 –> 00:16:57,580 if we ask more and believe more? 309 00:16:59,359 –> 00:17:02,659 Scripture tells us that we do not have 310 00:17:02,659 –> 00:17:04,719 because we do not ask 311 00:17:05,900 –> 00:17:09,619 Scripture tells us that if we want to receive 312 00:17:09,619 –> 00:17:12,560 from the Lord, we must ask with faith 313 00:17:13,660 –> 00:17:16,819 and that if we ask with faith, 314 00:17:16,819 –> 00:17:18,020 we will receive. 315 00:17:18,979 –> 00:17:21,900 Ask and it shall be given to you. 316 00:17:22,719 –> 00:17:26,020 Seek and you will find. 317 00:17:26,020 –> 00:17:30,079 Knock and it will be opened to you. 318 00:17:31,040 –> 00:17:36,040 It was by faith that Sarah received power 319 00:17:36,239 –> 00:17:38,619 and by faith, we, too, 320 00:17:38,619 –> 00:17:42,219 can receive from the gracious hand of God. 321 00:17:43,300 –> 00:17:46,400 Brother, Sister in Christ, think about this. 322 00:17:46,400 –> 00:17:50,560 There is peace from God that you could enjoy. 323 00:17:51,599 –> 00:17:54,579 There is strength from God that you could receive. 324 00:17:55,520 –> 00:17:58,400 There is comfort from God that you could feel. 325 00:17:59,260 –> 00:18:01,959 There is grace from God that you could savor. 326 00:18:03,040 –> 00:18:07,640 There are victories from God that you could enjoy. 327 00:18:09,300 –> 00:18:11,400 Imagine arriving in heaven 328 00:18:12,680 –> 00:18:15,119 and being shown by an angel, 329 00:18:15,880 –> 00:18:18,979 a door with a sign on it that says, 330 00:18:19,319 –> 00:18:21,819 Unclaimed Treasures. 331 00:18:23,219 –> 00:18:25,260 You ask the angel, what’s behind that door? 332 00:18:26,199 –> 00:18:30,800 And the angel leads you through the door into a vast room 333 00:18:32,140 –> 00:18:35,500 where there are rows and rows of shelves 334 00:18:35,500 –> 00:18:38,260 stacked with boxes all piled high 335 00:18:38,260 –> 00:18:39,939 from the floor to the ceiling 336 00:18:39,939 –> 00:18:42,579 and all of them have a person’s name on them. 337 00:18:42,579 –> 00:18:46,040 You walk up and down the aisles between these boxes 338 00:18:46,040 –> 00:18:48,500 and eventually you come to a big box 339 00:18:49,660 –> 00:18:51,020 and it has your name on it. 340 00:18:51,140 –> 00:18:52,300 You open the box 341 00:18:56,219 –> 00:18:57,880 and you say, what is this? 342 00:19:00,500 –> 00:19:02,099 And the angel says to you, 343 00:19:03,520 –> 00:19:08,520 these are the gifts that could have been yours on earth 344 00:19:12,099 –> 00:19:17,099 but because you did not ask they remained up here. 345 00:19:17,760 –> 00:19:20,540 They remained up here. 346 00:19:23,219 –> 00:19:27,219 Oh, what peace we often forfeit. 347 00:19:29,180 –> 00:19:32,699 Oh, what needless pain we bear. 348 00:19:35,359 –> 00:19:40,359 All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer. 349 00:19:48,099 –> 00:19:53,099 Faith receives power from God. 350 00:19:55,680 –> 00:19:56,859 That’s the first thing. 351 00:19:56,859 –> 00:20:01,140 Here’s the second and it’s also of great importance. 352 00:20:01,140 –> 00:20:06,140 Faith rests on the promise of God. 353 00:20:07,739 –> 00:20:11,640 Now, there are two things here as we look at these words, 354 00:20:11,640 –> 00:20:14,619 By faith Sarah received power. 355 00:20:14,619 –> 00:20:15,439 How? 356 00:20:16,260 –> 00:20:21,260 Since she considered him faithful who had promised. 357 00:20:23,619 –> 00:20:27,920 So, how did she come to receive this power? 358 00:20:27,920 –> 00:20:31,699 Well, it was to do with her knowledge of God 359 00:20:31,699 –> 00:20:34,959 and it was to do with her trust in the promise. 360 00:20:35,900 –> 00:20:39,239 Now let’s think first about the promise. 361 00:20:39,239 –> 00:20:42,800 Faith rests on God’s promise. 362 00:20:43,780 –> 00:20:48,079 Now you will have met people who say, 363 00:20:48,079 –> 00:20:51,359 well, you know, all things are possible with God, 364 00:20:51,359 –> 00:20:55,439 Jesus says, ask anything in my name and I will do it. 365 00:20:55,439 –> 00:20:58,060 So what do you want, name it, claim it. 366 00:20:58,060 –> 00:20:59,640 Nothing is impossible with God, 367 00:20:59,640 –> 00:21:02,880 the only limitation is your faith. 368 00:21:02,880 –> 00:21:04,920 But what I want you to notice here 369 00:21:04,920 –> 00:21:09,920 is that Sarah’s faith rested on God’s promise. 370 00:21:10,920 –> 00:21:15,920 Biblical faith rests on God’s promise. 371 00:21:16,160 –> 00:21:19,959 God had made a particular promise to Sarah. 372 00:21:21,400 –> 00:21:25,520 That promise was that Sarah, in her old age, 373 00:21:25,520 –> 00:21:28,479 would have a child, that promise was given to Sarah. 374 00:21:28,479 –> 00:21:31,380 That promise is not given to every person. 375 00:21:32,800 –> 00:21:37,719 God has not promised that every woman will have a child. 376 00:21:38,719 –> 00:21:43,719 God has not promised that every sickness will be healed. 377 00:21:45,800 –> 00:21:50,800 So it would be cruel to say to a couple who long 378 00:21:51,439 –> 00:21:54,520 for a child, oh, well, Sarah believed, 379 00:21:54,520 –> 00:21:58,520 and so if you have faith, you can have children, too. 380 00:21:58,520 –> 00:22:01,619 No, faith in the Bible, and this is really important, 381 00:22:01,619 –> 00:22:05,380 faith in the Bible is not wish fulfillment. 382 00:22:06,339 –> 00:22:10,020 Faith in the Bible is not some kind of creative act 383 00:22:10,020 –> 00:22:12,619 by which, from some power inside of us, 384 00:22:12,619 –> 00:22:16,560 we bring in to being what we wished was. 385 00:22:16,560 –> 00:22:21,560 Faith in the Bible is the means by which we receive 386 00:22:21,959 –> 00:22:25,380 what God has promised to give. 387 00:22:26,619 –> 00:22:30,300 The Puritan writer Thomas Manton puts it this way. 388 00:22:30,300 –> 00:22:34,619 Wherever we put forth faith, 389 00:22:34,619 –> 00:22:37,339 we must have a promise, 390 00:22:37,339 –> 00:22:42,339 otherwise it is but fancy, not faith. 391 00:22:44,859 –> 00:22:47,739 In other words, what is given to us 392 00:22:47,739 –> 00:22:50,479 and what faith rests on 393 00:22:51,660 –> 00:22:56,099 is not an opportunity 394 00:22:56,099 –> 00:22:59,579 for us to assume that we can dictate to God 395 00:22:59,579 –> 00:23:01,239 anything that we want. 396 00:23:02,040 –> 00:23:07,040 It is that God has given to us certain precious promises 397 00:23:08,280 –> 00:23:13,280 and like Sarah, we are able to receive 398 00:23:13,280 –> 00:23:15,280 what He has promised to us. 399 00:23:15,280 –> 00:23:18,000 She received what was promised to her 400 00:23:18,859 –> 00:23:21,180 and by faith in the same way, 401 00:23:21,180 –> 00:23:25,760 we will receive what God has promised to us. 402 00:23:25,760 –> 00:23:30,760 So faith is not trusting God to fulfill your dreams. 403 00:23:31,760 –> 00:23:36,560 Faith is trusting God to fulfill his promises. 404 00:23:36,560 –> 00:23:39,599 Faith is tied to the promise. 405 00:23:40,520 –> 00:23:43,280 Now, here’s the question that comes up next, 406 00:23:43,280 –> 00:23:46,560 how then did Sarah come to believe the promise? 407 00:23:46,560 –> 00:23:49,040 Because remember from the story in Genesis, 408 00:23:49,040 –> 00:23:50,640 she didn’t believe it straight away. 409 00:23:50,640 –> 00:23:52,599 In fact, the first time she heard the promise, 410 00:23:52,599 –> 00:23:53,439 what did she do? 411 00:23:53,439 –> 00:23:54,560 She laughed. 412 00:23:55,540 –> 00:23:58,160 So how did she come to believe the promise 413 00:23:58,160 –> 00:23:59,819 and thereby receive the power 414 00:23:59,819 –> 00:24:02,219 by which this wonderful miracle took place? 415 00:24:02,219 –> 00:24:04,920 And the answer is that faith rests 416 00:24:04,920 –> 00:24:06,739 on the promise of God. 417 00:24:06,739 –> 00:24:08,180 She came to know God 418 00:24:08,180 –> 00:24:11,880 and that’s why she came to believe the promise. 419 00:24:11,880 –> 00:24:13,979 By faith, Sarah received power. 420 00:24:13,979 –> 00:24:14,800 How? 421 00:24:14,800 –> 00:24:18,239 Since she considered him faithful 422 00:24:19,180 –> 00:24:21,660 who had promised. 423 00:24:22,819 –> 00:24:26,520 Very obviously, the strength of any promise 424 00:24:26,520 –> 00:24:29,319 depends entirely on the person who makes it. 425 00:24:30,479 –> 00:24:34,540 Someone says, I give you my word. 426 00:24:34,540 –> 00:24:35,880 Well, how valuable is that? 427 00:24:35,880 –> 00:24:38,979 Well, it all depends on the person, doesn’t it? 428 00:24:38,979 –> 00:24:40,959 If the person is known to be a liar 429 00:24:42,359 –> 00:24:45,119 then his or her word is not worth very much at all. 430 00:24:46,040 –> 00:24:48,439 But if a person is known to be true 431 00:24:49,339 –> 00:24:51,619 then their word is worth a very great deal. 432 00:24:51,619 –> 00:24:56,619 Now, God is always true to his word 433 00:24:57,040 –> 00:25:01,160 and Sarah believed God’s promise 434 00:25:02,160 –> 00:25:05,540 because of what she came to know about God himself. 435 00:25:06,739 –> 00:25:08,979 And Genesis tells us very wonderfully 436 00:25:08,979 –> 00:25:11,459 about how this happened. 437 00:25:11,459 –> 00:25:14,339 You see, when God appeared to Abraham 438 00:25:14,339 –> 00:25:16,819 and gave him this marvelous promise 439 00:25:16,819 –> 00:25:19,020 that Sarah would bear a son, 440 00:25:19,020 –> 00:25:22,400 Sarah was inside the tent, hidden from view. 441 00:25:23,619 –> 00:25:28,000 And Genesis tells us that when God gave this promise, 442 00:25:28,000 –> 00:25:30,859 speaking outside the tent to Abraham, 443 00:25:30,859 –> 00:25:35,680 Sarah inside the tent laughed to herself. 444 00:25:36,819 –> 00:25:39,500 In other words, no sound was heard 445 00:25:40,459 –> 00:25:43,739 and because she was in the tent, no smirk was seen. 446 00:25:44,859 –> 00:25:47,219 She laughed within herself, but God knew. 447 00:25:48,180 –> 00:25:51,140 And the Lord said to Abraham outside the tent, 448 00:25:51,140 –> 00:25:54,819 so of course Sarah heard this, why did Sarah laugh? 449 00:25:56,219 –> 00:26:00,819 And Sarah realized the person who made 450 00:26:00,819 –> 00:26:04,319 this promise knows everything about me, 451 00:26:05,660 –> 00:26:10,640 even my secret, private, unbelieving thoughts. 452 00:26:12,699 –> 00:26:14,699 And he’s making a promise to me. 453 00:26:15,660 –> 00:26:17,880 Robert Bruce says, 454 00:26:19,040 –> 00:26:23,979 it was not a mere man who was dealing with her. 455 00:26:25,500 –> 00:26:29,880 Neither was it an angel for angels cannot see 456 00:26:29,880 –> 00:26:31,780 our innermost thoughts. 457 00:26:32,780 –> 00:26:36,280 Therefore at once it dawned on her that this man, 458 00:26:36,280 –> 00:26:39,760 remember God was appearing in a visible form, 459 00:26:39,760 –> 00:26:43,579 that this man speaking to her was the living God. 460 00:26:45,680 –> 00:26:49,199 And it was at this point that she knew 461 00:26:50,119 –> 00:26:53,939 that nothing was impossible for such a God. 462 00:26:55,319 –> 00:26:58,640 Now there’s something very, very beautiful here. 463 00:26:58,640 –> 00:27:00,060 Do you see what’s happening? 464 00:27:00,060 –> 00:27:05,060 God knew that Sarah was finding it really hard 465 00:27:05,140 –> 00:27:07,060 to believe this promise that had been given 466 00:27:07,060 –> 00:27:09,219 several times years before. 467 00:27:10,459 –> 00:27:14,260 And so knowing that she found it so hard 468 00:27:14,380 –> 00:27:17,020 to believe the promise, what did God do? 469 00:27:17,020 –> 00:27:18,040 He appeared. 470 00:27:19,000 –> 00:27:24,000 He took a visible form and came to her 471 00:27:24,380 –> 00:27:27,939 knowing that after years of disappointment 472 00:27:27,939 –> 00:27:32,939 this woman was afraid of being disappointed again, 473 00:27:32,939 –> 00:27:36,280 God appears to her in a visible form 474 00:27:36,280 –> 00:27:40,060 in order to lead Sarah to faith in the promise. 475 00:27:41,680 –> 00:27:43,979 And that of course is a perfect picture. 476 00:27:44,979 –> 00:27:48,540 Of what God has done for us in the Lord Jesus Christ. 477 00:27:48,540 –> 00:27:49,359 Think about it. 478 00:27:50,339 –> 00:27:54,699 The God who appeared for a few moments 479 00:27:54,699 –> 00:27:59,699 in a visible form actually took flesh 480 00:28:01,579 –> 00:28:04,180 and came to us in Jesus Christ. 481 00:28:04,180 –> 00:28:05,959 And why did he come into us? 482 00:28:06,819 –> 00:28:11,420 Well he came to reveal the father to us 483 00:28:12,420 –> 00:28:15,979 so that in coming to know God through Jesus Christ 484 00:28:15,979 –> 00:28:18,739 we may be able to believe the promise 485 00:28:18,739 –> 00:28:20,780 and therefore that we may receive 486 00:28:20,780 –> 00:28:23,579 all that he has promised to us. 487 00:28:25,439 –> 00:28:30,439 Faith is born in coming to know the son of God 488 00:28:31,540 –> 00:28:34,300 who already knows us completely 489 00:28:34,300 –> 00:28:38,420 and in whom we come to know the Father 490 00:28:38,420 –> 00:28:40,979 who is revealed to us fully in him. 491 00:28:41,959 –> 00:28:45,500 So, here’s what we’re learning in this remarkable story 492 00:28:45,500 –> 00:28:49,719 and this amazing verse from Hebrews in Chapter 11. 493 00:28:49,719 –> 00:28:54,719 Faith receives power from God. 494 00:28:54,819 –> 00:28:59,819 Faith rests on the promise of God. 495 00:28:59,939 –> 00:29:01,040 And here’s the third thing. 496 00:29:01,040 –> 00:29:05,859 Faith advances the purpose of God. 497 00:29:06,719 –> 00:29:08,000 Notice verse 12. 498 00:29:09,040 –> 00:29:10,160 Therefore. 499 00:29:11,079 –> 00:29:14,640 No, the therefore means because of Sarah’s faith. 500 00:29:15,560 –> 00:29:18,780 Because Sarah received power to conceive 501 00:29:18,780 –> 00:29:21,699 even when she was past age. 502 00:29:21,699 –> 00:29:24,979 Therefore, because of Sarah’s faith, 503 00:29:24,979 –> 00:29:27,560 from one man, and him as good as dead 504 00:29:27,560 –> 00:29:30,780 were born descendents as many as the stars of heaven 505 00:29:30,780 –> 00:29:34,739 and as many as the innumerable grains of sand 506 00:29:34,739 –> 00:29:35,819 on the seashore. 507 00:29:36,380 –> 00:29:40,479 Think about what came from Sarah’s faith. 508 00:29:41,579 –> 00:29:44,680 By faith, Sarah received power to conceive. 509 00:29:45,619 –> 00:29:50,420 So Sarah’s faith led to the birth of Isaac. 510 00:29:51,780 –> 00:29:55,719 And from Isaac came Jacob 511 00:29:55,719 –> 00:29:59,219 and from Jacob came Joseph and his brothers. 512 00:30:00,260 –> 00:30:03,560 From Sarah, came this line of descent 513 00:30:03,560 –> 00:30:07,079 into which the Lord Jesus Christ was born. 514 00:30:08,199 –> 00:30:13,199 And Jesus Christ will gather a great company of people 515 00:30:14,000 –> 00:30:17,699 from every tribe and every nation. 516 00:30:17,699 –> 00:30:22,000 They will glorify God and they will enjoy him forever 517 00:30:22,000 –> 00:30:26,079 in the new creation that will be the home of righteousness 518 00:30:26,079 –> 00:30:30,479 and there will be as many as the stars of heaven 519 00:30:30,479 –> 00:30:35,479 and they will be as many as the innumerable grains of sand 520 00:30:37,000 –> 00:30:38,020 on the seashore. 521 00:30:40,180 –> 00:30:45,180 God advances his purpose by means of people 522 00:30:46,199 –> 00:30:48,959 who receive from his hand 523 00:30:50,520 –> 00:30:54,060 because they believe his promise. 524 00:30:56,560 –> 00:30:59,599 Now here’s then what I’m taking from God’s words today 525 00:30:59,640 –> 00:31:01,319 and I hope that you will join me 526 00:31:01,319 –> 00:31:04,319 in seeking to take it to heart yourself as well. 527 00:31:05,479 –> 00:31:09,359 I need to ask more from God. 528 00:31:10,719 –> 00:31:15,719 I need to give greater weight to what God has promised. 529 00:31:17,239 –> 00:31:22,239 I need to receive what I do not have from his hand 530 00:31:24,199 –> 00:31:28,959 and so let me ask you then in these last moments, 531 00:31:29,000 –> 00:31:34,000 what do you need to receive from the hand of God today? 532 00:31:34,119 –> 00:31:37,479 Really, what do you need to receive? 533 00:31:38,839 –> 00:31:41,560 What is it that you don’t have 534 00:31:42,920 –> 00:31:46,280 that is in the hand of God and could be yours 535 00:31:47,599 –> 00:31:51,319 if you would ask and if you would look to him 536 00:31:52,319 –> 00:31:54,579 and if you would trust his promise 537 00:31:55,540 –> 00:31:59,000 and receive what he has promised by faith? 538 00:32:00,339 –> 00:32:04,579 Are you facing an overwhelming challenge? 539 00:32:06,020 –> 00:32:08,140 Here’s a promise of God for you. 540 00:32:08,140 –> 00:32:13,060 Nothing shall be impossible with God. 541 00:32:13,979 –> 00:32:16,359 Here’s what God has called you to do 542 00:32:17,260 –> 00:32:21,619 and he’s given to you a great and a very precious promise. 543 00:32:21,739 –> 00:32:25,099 Now, by faith, ask and receive 544 00:32:26,319 –> 00:32:30,140 and go in the strength that he will give to you. 545 00:32:31,739 –> 00:32:33,859 Do you need to receive forgiveness? 546 00:32:35,420 –> 00:32:37,979 Listen to this wonderful promise from God. 547 00:32:37,979 –> 00:32:39,660 He says to you in Christ, 548 00:32:39,660 –> 00:32:44,660 your sins and your iniquities I will remember no more. 549 00:32:46,900 –> 00:32:48,380 Now, that’s a promise. 550 00:32:49,339 –> 00:32:54,339 And by faith, you can ask and you can receive 551 00:32:56,140 –> 00:32:59,000 and know yourself by faith to be forgiven. 552 00:33:01,380 –> 00:33:03,119 Do you need to receive strength? 553 00:33:04,459 –> 00:33:07,040 Are you finding yourself in some situation of life 554 00:33:07,040 –> 00:33:08,280 simply wearied? 555 00:33:09,560 –> 00:33:11,859 Let me give you this promise of God today. 556 00:33:12,819 –> 00:33:17,660 Those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, 557 00:33:17,660 –> 00:33:21,160 they shall mount up on wings like eagles. 558 00:33:21,160 –> 00:33:22,359 It’s a promise. 559 00:33:23,560 –> 00:33:27,400 By faith, you can ask and you can receive. 560 00:33:28,640 –> 00:33:30,819 The Lord is able to strengthen you 561 00:33:30,819 –> 00:33:33,180 for what you face this week 562 00:33:33,180 –> 00:33:36,979 and he will stand with you as he stood with the apostle Paul 563 00:33:36,979 –> 00:33:38,839 Do you need to receive provision? 564 00:33:40,140 –> 00:33:42,280 Let me give to you this promise from Philippians 565 00:33:42,280 –> 00:33:44,640 in chapter four and verse 19, 566 00:33:44,699 –> 00:33:48,819 my God shall supply all that you need 567 00:33:49,880 –> 00:33:53,000 according to his riches in glory. 568 00:33:53,000 –> 00:33:57,180 That’s a promise and by faith, 569 00:33:57,180 –> 00:34:01,099 you can ask and you can receive. 570 00:34:02,520 –> 00:34:04,359 Do you need to receive peace? 571 00:34:05,540 –> 00:34:09,199 Listen to this promise, Isaiah 26 and verse three. 572 00:34:10,639 –> 00:34:14,459 You keep him in perfect peace 573 00:34:15,300 –> 00:34:19,959 whose mind is stayed on you. 574 00:34:19,959 –> 00:34:21,760 That’s a great promise. 575 00:34:22,879 –> 00:34:26,919 And you can stay fixed your mind on God 576 00:34:26,919 –> 00:34:29,260 in his sovereign power 577 00:34:29,260 –> 00:34:33,820 who has become your Savior in the Lord Jesus Christ. 578 00:34:33,820 –> 00:34:36,479 And as you rest and trust in the assurance 579 00:34:36,479 –> 00:34:37,520 that he is your life 580 00:34:37,520 –> 00:34:38,699 and all that concerns you, 581 00:34:38,699 –> 00:34:40,959 holy in his hands, 582 00:34:40,959 –> 00:34:43,699 there will be a peace that you can ask for 583 00:34:43,860 –> 00:34:44,800 and receive. 584 00:34:44,800 –> 00:34:47,840 It’s a promise and by faith it can be yours. 585 00:34:49,739 –> 00:34:51,699 Do you need to be made right with God? 586 00:34:53,419 –> 00:34:56,260 Well here’s a wonderful promise of God for you. 587 00:34:57,280 –> 00:35:00,860 God has revealed righteousness 588 00:35:00,860 –> 00:35:03,439 that he is ready to give you 589 00:35:04,580 –> 00:35:08,040 and he says in Romans chapter three and verse 22 590 00:35:08,040 –> 00:35:11,580 that this righteousness is yours through faith 591 00:35:12,580 –> 00:35:14,239 in the Lord Jesus Christ. 592 00:35:14,239 –> 00:35:15,699 That’s his promise. 593 00:35:16,699 –> 00:35:20,159 By faith you can ask, you can receive 594 00:35:20,159 –> 00:35:23,820 and you can come into a right relationship with God today. 595 00:35:23,820 –> 00:35:27,939 The very righteousness of Jesus Christ can become yours. 596 00:35:29,360 –> 00:35:30,959 Why would you go away today 597 00:35:30,959 –> 00:35:32,020 and it be said of you, 598 00:35:32,020 –> 00:35:33,100 “‘Well, you do not have 599 00:35:33,100 –> 00:35:34,899 because you do not ask.’” 600 00:35:36,100 –> 00:35:37,260 Ask and receive. 601 00:35:38,219 –> 00:35:40,540 Ask in faith. 602 00:35:40,540 –> 00:35:44,000 That is how you receive from the hand of God 603 00:35:44,879 –> 00:35:47,780 his marvelous promise 604 00:35:47,780 –> 00:35:50,560 and all his promises are yours 605 00:35:51,620 –> 00:35:55,659 in and through Christ Jesus, our Lord. 606 00:35:55,659 –> 00:35:56,699 Let’s pray together. 607 00:35:57,639 –> 00:36:00,040 Our Father in heaven, 608 00:36:00,040 –> 00:36:04,939 how marvelous that you have made such promises to us 609 00:36:05,939 –> 00:36:09,479 and how marvelous that you would have come to us 610 00:36:09,479 –> 00:36:11,639 in your Son Jesus Christ 611 00:36:11,639 –> 00:36:14,600 because we find promises hard to believe 612 00:36:14,600 –> 00:36:18,199 but you came in order to bring us to faith 613 00:36:18,199 –> 00:36:24,439 by revealing you our Father to us. 614 00:36:26,379 –> 00:36:30,060 Thank you for your grace and for your mercy. 615 00:36:31,080 –> 00:36:34,199 Strengthen us in faith, we pray. 616 00:36:35,260 –> 00:36:38,060 Grant that we may ask more of you, 617 00:36:40,060 –> 00:36:41,659 receive more from you 618 00:36:43,580 –> 00:36:47,500 because we trust more in you 619 00:36:48,540 –> 00:36:51,340 through Jesus Christ our Lord 620 00:36:51,340 –> 00:36:53,540 in whose wonderful name we pray. 621 00:36:53,540 –> 00:36:56,540 Amen.