Pastor Janneke's sermon, entitled "Ask!",Β is based on these words from the Epistle reading: "You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions." (James 4:2b-3) The sermon focuses on the privilege of prayer. Other passages referenced in the sermon include James 1:5-8; James 5:13-18; Matthew 5:7-11; and Hebrews 4:15-16.