Believing Prayer and Persisting Problems

Mark 9:14-29

J. Gresham Machen – 

“No emergency can possibly be so pressing as to permit us to postpone attention to the unseen things.” J. Gresham Machen

1. The to believing prayer (14-22)

Three Groups

• The – the ones who
• The – the ones who
• The – the ones who

Jesus identifies the .

“O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” (19)

2. The of believing prayer (23-27)

“And Jesus said to him, ‘If you can! All things are possible for one who believes.’ Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, ‘I believe; help my unbelief!’” (23-24)

3. The of believing prayer (28-29)

“This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.” (29)

Application:

1. The ones who – This story undermines our .
2. The ones who – This story undermines our .
3. The ones who – This story undermines our .