10AM Sunday Service 7/19/2026

Speaker: Not provided

Shared by First Baptist Church of Glenarden
First Baptist Church of Glenarden

Summary

Main message: Pastor John K. Jenkins Sr. concluded his two-part series on "Reasons Why God Does Not Answer Your Prayers," urging listeners to repent, believe, forgive, and return to Scripture so their prayers will be heard and answered.

Key points:

  • He presented the final five reasons God may not answer prayer: chasing riches/greed, unbelief, unforgiveness, repaying evil for good, and turning away from hearing/obeying God's Word.
  • Chasing wealth: pursuing riches instead of God leads to spiritual emptiness and blocks God's blessing.
  • Unbelief: lack of faith prevents God from working (Jesus could not do many mighty works where people did not believe).
  • Unforgiveness/retaliation: refusing to forgive or repaying evil for good brings spiritual consequences and hinders answers to prayer.
  • Turning from Scripture: ignoring or rejecting God's Word makes one's prayer an abomination; hearing and obeying Scripture is essential.
  • He reminded listeners of Part 1 issues (breaking vows, marital strife, secret sin, pride, selfish motives), called people to faith/repentance, and encouraged students to be disciples and stay connected to the church.

Scriptures mentioned: Joshua 1:8-9, Proverbs 28:22, Matthew 13:58, Hebrews (unspecified), Matthew 6:14-15, Proverbs 17:13, Proverbs 28:9