Pray Like You’re Expecting a Reply 1208PODCAST

We all know the verse—ask and you’ll receive, seek and you’ll find—but what if we’ve been asking the same things over and over? In this message, we talk about what it really means to trust that God is a good Father who wants to respond to us. Sometimes he answers right away, sometimes not, and sometimes in ways we don’t see coming. You’ll be challenged to mix it up in prayer—start asking questions you haven’t asked before and see what God might say.

After a man calls Jesus, “Good Teacher,” he responds strangely: “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.” But Jesus is God, so why does he say this?

On a more personal note, do we recognize God’s goodness as Jesus did? How might it affect us if we don’t?

One response to “Why Do You Call Me Good?”

  1. […] There are many proposals as to why Jesus said this, one of my favorites being John Peter Lange’s old idea of Jesus more or less winking at the man: “If thou wouldst call Me good, thou must apprehend My unity with God, and My divine nature.” 😉 […]

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