Series: Bold Prayers – Week 2 Pastor Nestor Flores Sunday, August 17, 2025 “Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.” Psalm 2:8 (NIV) “You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it… Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.” James 4:2–3 (NLT) “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.” Psalm 139:23–24 (NLT) THE FOUR PETITIONS THAT OPEN THE WAY TO ANSWERED PRAYER 1. “Examine My Heart” - God, Reveal My True Motives “Search me, O God, and know my heart…” Psalm 139:23a (NLT “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.” Matthew 15:8 (NIV) 2. “Test My Thoughts” – God, Align My Mind with Your Truth “…test me and know my anxious thoughts.” Psalm 139:23b (NLT) “…take every thought captive to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 3. “Point Out My Sins” – God, Confront My Rebellion “Point out anything in me that offends you…” Psalm 139:24a (NLT) “It’s your sins that have cut you off from God. Because of your sins, he has turned away and will not listen anymore.” Isaiah 59:2 (NLT) “If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.” Psalm 66:18 (NLT) 4. “Guide Me on the Path of Life” – God, Direct My Steps “…and lead me along the path of everlasting life.” Psalm 139:24b (NLT) “I know, Lord, that people’s lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.” Jeremiah 10:23 (NIV)