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What does ask, seek, knock mean? In Matthew 7:7-8 (KJV) Jesus says ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you.
Sermon on the Mount Pt 33: Matt Hepner and TopLobsta show why continual fellowship with God is how you discern people and live.
After Pt 32 on dogs, swine, and walking away, verse 7 is the door hinge: you do not judge by your own intellect. You ask, seek, and knock. Matt reads Matthew 7:7-8 (KJV), then walks how that posture shapes friendships, work, and going after God first, through Colossians 2, Proverbs 8, Jeremiah 29, Psalm 10, Psalm 40, Solomon's ask in 1 Kings 3, Genesis 2-3, Judges, Paul's conscience in Acts, and Isaiah 53. Next the series still has Matthew 7:9-12 ahead.
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Primary passage: Matthew 7:7-8 (KJV)
Also in this episode: Matthew 7:1-6 · Psalm 24:3-4 · Revelation 3:20 · Colossians 2:1-3 · Proverbs 8:17-21 · Jeremiah 29:1-14 · Psalm 10 · Psalm 40:16-17 · Genesis 2:16-17 · 1 Kings 3:5-15 · Genesis 3 · Judges 21:25 · Acts 22 · Acts 26 · Acts 23:1 · Psalm 119:169-176 · Matthew 18:12-14 · Romans 3:20 · Isaiah 53:1-6 · Mark 6:1-6
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:49 How Ask, Seek, Knock Follows Judge Not (Matthew 7:1-6)
1:26 Clean Hands and a Pure Heart (Psalm 24:3-4)
3:15 Reading Matthew 7:7-8 (KJV)
3:52 Ask, Seek, Knock With People
12:18 Nothing Was Going to Fall in My Lap
13:55 Behold I Stand at the Door and Knock (Revelation 3:20)
21:10 Cultivate Ask, Seek, Knock in All Things
26:52 Hid All the Treasures of Wisdom (Colossians 2:1-3)
29:07 Those That Seek Me Early Shall Find Me (Proverbs 8:17)
31:08 Jeremiah 29 in Context
38:57 Seek Me With All Your Heart (Jeremiah 29:11-13)
42:34 Why Hidest Thou Thyself? (Psalm 10)
48:11 He Hides His Face (Psalm 10:11)
49:34 Let All Those That Seek Thee Rejoice (Psalm 40:16-17)
52:20 The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (Genesis 2:16-17)
52:41 Solomon Asks for Wisdom (1 Kings 3:5-15)
58:29 The Serpent and the Tree (Genesis 3)
1:03:17 Seek, Knock, Find: What's Behind the Door
1:06:51 Every Man Did That Which Was Right (Judges 21:25)
1:08:55 Paul's Good Conscience (Acts 22-26)
1:14:53 I Lived in All Good Conscience (Acts 23:1)
1:15:40 Let My Cry Come Near (Psalm 119:169-176)
1:17:17 The Lost Sheep (Matthew 18:12-14)
1:18:31 By the Law Is the Knowledge of Sin (Romans 3:20)
1:21:09 He Was Wounded for Our Transgressions (Isaiah 53:1-6)
1:21:57 Isn't This the Carpenter? (Mark 6:1-6)
Questions answered
- How does ask, seek, knock follow "judge not" and "give not that which is holy unto the dogs"? (0:49)
- What does ask, seek, knock mean in everyday life with people? (3:52)
- What does "those that seek me early shall find me" mean? (29:07)
- What does Jeremiah 29:13 mean by seeking God with all your heart? (38:57)
- Why was Solomon's ask for wisdom good when Adam's grab for knowledge was sin? (52:41)
Related Straight Bible studies
• Previous, Part 32: They Turn Again and Rend You (Matthew 7:6): https://youtu.be/IW-KUTU2yPk
• Part 31: Never Cast Your Pearls Before Swine (Matthew 7:6): https://youtu.be/EQIKVAoJ8pk
• Sermon on the Mount playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAQ3_IDPWdo9p_rDxwgSEaEuZ_UxOXO2J
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