Trinity Missionary Church Podcast

Week three of our message series G.E.A.R.S. focuses on the word, "Ask." "Ask" is a simple three letter action we engage in every day. We "ask" our family questions. We "ask" for help at our places of work. We "ask" when we are in need. But, how often do we "ask" God for things? How do we "Ask" God for things? In Luke 11:5-13, Jesus shares a story of a man who "asks" his neighbor for food to entertain a visitor. The parable seems simple, until you realize the backstory. The timing of the request, the setting of the request, the very request for food itself was inconvenient and bothersome; therefore, the one neighbor told his friend, "No, I cannot help you. Come back tomorrow and I will help." To which Pastor Steve replied, "Aren't you glad God is not like our neighbor?" Jesus tells us to "Ask, Seek and Knock," even when it is inconvenient. The Apostle James writes, "You do not have because you do not ask. And when you do ask, you ask with the wrong motives" God not only wants us to ask for His h