You know, Please stand for the reading of God's Word. We're continuing our exegetical series through

the Gospel according to Matthew. Our text for today is Matthew chapter 7

versus 7 through 11. I'll read our text for us in its entirety. When I finish reading the text,

I'm going to say this is the word of the Lord, at which point I would appreciate very much

if you would respond by saying thanks be to God. Once more, our text for today is the gospel

according to Matthew chapter 7 verses 7 through 11.

The Bible says this, ask and it will be given to you.

Seek and you will find.

Knock and it will be opened to you.

For everyone who asks receives.

And to the one who seeks finds. and to the one who seeks finds and to the one who knocks it will be

opened or which one of you if his son ask him for bread will give him a stone or if he ask for a fish

will give him a serpent if you then who are evil know how to give good gifts

to your children how much more will your father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him

this is the word of the Lord.

All right, please be seated.

Two primary points that I hope by God's grace

to faithfully communicate from the text today.

One is the auto amorous.

The second is total depravity.

One, the auto amorous. The second, total depravity. One, the Ordo Amoros, the second, total depravity.

In other words, to say it simply, as a Christian,

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