A pastor discusses seven types of people whose prayers are not answered by God, as reported in the Bible. These include:
1. The unbelieving person: Those who lose faith in God's power and murmur in the face of difficulties.
2. The unrepentant sinner: Those who do not repent of their sins and choose to live a life of sin.
3. The disobedient person: Those who ignore God's advice and do not obey His commands.
4. The unhelpful person: Those who do not help others in need and fail to show compassion.
5. The dishonoring spouse: Those who do not honor their spouse and live in discord.
6. The hypocrite: Those who pretend to be something they are not, living by appearances rather than sincerity.
7. The selfish person: Those who pray for selfish reasons and ask for things that are not in line with God's will.
The pastor emphasizes the importance of living a life of faith, obedience, and sincerity in order to have one's prayers answered by God.
1. King David wrote in Psalm 33 that God sees all humanity from his throne.
2. The people of Israel were sent 12 spies to recognize the territory that the lord would hand over to them.
3. Ten of the spies were scared because the place was inhabited by the Amorites.
4. The people of Israel stopped believing in the Lord's promise and started to murmur.
5. God guaranteed that none of those people except Joshua and Caleb would enter the promised land.
6. The people of Israel repented and tried to reconcile, but it was already too late.
7. The Lord closed his ears even to the prayers of those people.
8. Isaiah wrote that the Lord's arm is not so short that he cannot save, and his ear is not so deaf that he cannot hear.
9. The wickedness of the people of Israel separated them from their God, and their sins hid his face from them.
10. King Solomon wrote in Proverbs that God will not answer the prayers of those who ignore his advice and despise his wisdom.
11. Proverbs chapter 21 says that if you do not listen to the cry of the poor, you will also cry and not have an answer.
12. The apostle Peter said that husbands should be wise when interacting with their wives and treat them with honor.
13. If a husband or wife lives disrespecting or humiliating their spouse, their prayers to the other are interrupted.
14. The prophet Isaiah said that God hates the new moon festivals and fixed festivals of the Israelites.
15. God rejected the offers of the Israelites and said that he would not listen to their prayers because of their hypocrisy.
16. James said that many times people's prayers are not answered by God because they ask for the wrong reasons, to spend on their pleasures.
17. Jesus prefers people to be sincere and seek to improve rather than pretending to be someone they're not.