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Sunday Flyer
Help serve groceries to refugee families, or host a craft/activity for kids while parents hope at the free clothing store at Bridge of Hope in City Heights.
This class is a prerequisite for anyone wanting to dedicate their child with Flood Church on Sunday, November 8. Child Dedication is a way for parents to (1) commit their children to God, and for the congregation to (2) commission parents to raise their children in the ways of Jesus. (Separate from Baptism, which is an expression of faith/trust that each person makes on their own will. It is an outward expression of an inward reality).
If you are new(er) to Flood, you are invited to this 15 minute party. Come meet the pastors and learn about Flood Church. We have a free gift just for you!
Connect with God and other men as we share a Friendsgiving together! Bring a side to share.
MESSAGE NOTES - October 18, 2026
Matthew 6:7-13
7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
hallowed be your name,
but deliver us from the evil one.
9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,as we also have forgiven our debtors.
but deliver us from the evil one.
"When I pray, coincidences happen; when I stop praying, the coincidences stop happening.”
- Archbishop William Temple
James 4:2b
“You do not have because you do not ask God.”
How do we learn to trust our heavenly Father for our everyday needs and discover the life that only He can give?
1. ASK: Bring Your Real Needs to Your Father
Pray: To ask earnestly, to entreat.
Matthew 6:8
Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
Matthew 6:11
Give us today our daily bread.
Mark 10:51a
"What do you want me to do for you? Jesus asked him."
Mark 10:51b
The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to see."
"Remember, asking is the rule of the kingdom. Remember this text—Jehovah says to His own Son, 'Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance' (Psalm 2:8). If the royal and divine Son of God cannot be exempted from the rule of asking, you and I cannot expect the rule to be relaxed in our favor. If you may have everything by asking, and nothing without asking, I beg you to see how absolutely vital prayer is."
- Charles Spurgeon
“God's response to our prayers is not a charade. He does not pretend He is answering our prayer when He is only doing what He was going to do anyway. Our requests really do make a difference in what God does or does not do.”
- Dallas Willard
What need have you been carrying, that you need to bring honestly before God today?
2. TRUST: Walk with God Today Rather Than Control Tomorrow.
Matthew 6:11
Give us today our daily bread.
Deuteronomy 8:3
"He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna. . . to teach you that man does not live on break alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord."
Matthew 5:25-26
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.Are you not much more valuable than they?
Matthew 7:7-12
7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."Father, give me what I need to live fully and faithfully with You today."
3. SHARE: God's Provision Flows Through Us, Not Just To Us.
“God has instituted prayer to impart to His creatures the dignity of causality”
- Blaise Pascal
John 4:31-35
31 Meanwhile his disciples urged him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
32 But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”33 Then his disciples said to each other, “Could someone have brought him food?”
34 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work. 35 Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. John 6:32-35
32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
Next Steps:
Each morning this week pray, "Father give us today our daily bread. . .
- ASK: Name one specific need you have for today. Be honest. What do you need from your Father?
- TRUST: Release one worry about tomorrow. Name what you're trying to control, and consciously place it in your Father's hands.
- SHARE: Ask, "Father, how can I be part of Your provision for someone else today?" Identify one concrete way to be generous with your time, resources, or encouragement.
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