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🌿 "You Have Not Because You Ask Not" Unlocking God’s Fullness Through Prayer Key Text: James 4:2 🎯 Main Theme: God has many blessings and purposes ready for His children, but they remain out of reach simply because we do not ask Him. Prayer is the key that unlocks His storehouse. 📖 Introduction: Imagine a loving father preparing a table full of gifts for his children. But the children never come in to receive them. That’s how many Christians live — missing out on God’s blessings because they never ask. 🧱 Outline with Examples: 1. God's Nature Is to Give Matthew 7:11 “How much more shall your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him?” ✅ Example – The Prodigal Son’s Father (Luke 15:11–32): Even when the son wasted everything and came back broken, the father ran to him, embraced him, and restored him . God is like that — ready to bless us even when we’ve failed. ✅ Real-life Example: A poor widow once prayed for daily bread. Her atheist n...

"Ask, and Your Joy Will Be Full" John 16:24 (NKJV) “Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.” 🟡 Introduction: Many of us live with spiritual poverty, not because God is unwilling to give, but because we never ask . Jesus Himself says — “You have asked nothing in My name.” This is not a rebuke, but an invitation — a loving reminder that our Heavenly Father is ready to answer , if only we ask in faith, in the name of His Son. 🟠 1. The Privilege of Asking in Jesus’ Name Jesus says, “Until now you have asked nothing in My name.” Under the Old Covenant, people could not approach God freely. But now, because of Jesus’ sacrifice, we have direct access to the Father. Asking in Jesus’ name is not a formula — it means asking: In alignment with His will By His authority Trusting in His character 🧎 How many blessings are left unreceived simply because we have not asked in His name? 🟢 2. The P...