The Nothings of Prayer: Part 1 by Dr. Rod Mattoon

About this sermon

When missionary Hudson Taylor went to the country of China, he made the voyage on a sailing ship. As the ship neared the channel between the southern Malay Peninsula and the island of Sumatra, Taylor heard an urgent knock on his door. He opened it, and there stood the captain of the ship. The captain said, “Mr. Taylor, we have no wind. We are drifting toward an island where the people are heathen, and I fear they are cannibals.” How would you like to get a message like that? Hudson asked the captain, “What can I do? How can I help?” The captain responded, “I understand that you believe in God. I want you to pray for wind.” Taylor said, “All right, Captain, I will, but you must set the sail.” The captain was confused about setting the sail. He told Hudson, “Why, that's ridiculous! There's not even the slightest breeze. Besides, the sailors will think I "m crazy.” Nevertheless, the captain finally agreed to Hudson’s request. Forty-five minutes later the captain returned and found the missionary still on his knees. “You can stop praying now,” said the captain. “We've got more wind than we know what to do with!” God answered Hudson’s prayer because he asked in faith without wavering. In this message we will dig into James 1:6 and examine what it means to “ask in faith.” We will note some things we are to ask for in our lives. When you pray, ask in faith. We need this kind of faith in our lives: * Faith that sees the invisible, * Faith that withstands the invincible, * Faith that expects the incredible, * Faith that receives the impossible, * Faith that solves problems that make one irritable, * Faith to reach the unreachable, * Faith to fight the unbeatable, * Faith to remove the unmovable. May the Lord help us all to be people of prayer that live by faith. This 30-minute message was preached on Sunday morning, January 23, 2020 at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

Topics

• Prayer