SF211 - BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR YOU MAY GET IT (Luke 18 1-8)

@PAGE NUMBER = SF211

@TITLE = BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR

@TITLE = YOU MAY GET IT!

@LEVEL ONE = Luke 18:1‑8

@LEVEL ONE = INTRODUCTION

@LEVEL TWO = Have you ever gotten what you asked for, only to discover you did not really want it?

@LEVEL TWO = Vanilla Extract Story

@LEVEL TWO = The widow got her request because of her persistent asking.

@LEVEL THREE = We are told that God will respond to our persistent asking in the same way.

@LEVEL TWO = The Bible is full of examples of folks who got what they asked for and lived to wish they had not.

@LEVEL ONE = 1A. ABRAHAM WANTED A SON (GEN 16:2‑4)

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Grew Impatient With God

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Despised What He Got

@LEVEL ONE = 2A. SAMSON WANTED A WIFE (JUD 14:1‑3;19‑20)

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Wanted What He Saw

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. God Worked In It

@LEVEL TWO = 3B. Samson Lost What He Never Really Had

@LEVEL ONE = 3A. ISRAEL WANTED A KING (1SA 8:5‑6,18‑22; 1KI 12:3‑16)

@LEVEL TWO = What Seemed So Right Now Seemed So Wrong

@PAGE NUMBER = Page 2

@LEVEL ONE = 4A. THE PRODIGAL WANTED HIS INHERITANCE (LUK 15:11‑12,17‑19)

@LEVEL ONE = CONCLUSION

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Sometimes Our Good Is Not God's Best.

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Opportunity Does Not Necessarily Indicate God's Will.

@LEVEL TWO = 3B. Never Act On Anything Less Than A Definite "Yes!"

@LEVEL TWO = 4B. Be Careful Not To Mistake Your Desire For God's Direction.

@LEVEL TWO = 5B. Wait! Always Wait! When In Doubt Wait!!!

@LEVEL TWO = 6B. Often Getting What You "Want" Is More Painful Than Doing With Out.

@LEVEL TWO = 7B. Going Back While Possible Is Not Preferred. Better To Stay Than To Stray.

@LEVEL TWO = 8B. You Do Not Have To Go Into Gross Sin To Go To The "Far Country."

@LEVEL TWO = 9B. If You Find Yourself In The "Far Country!" Go Home!!!

@LEVEL TWO = 10B. While Things May Not Be The Same At "Home!"  It Is Always Better To BE In The "Father's House!"