Listen to the word of the
Lord from Exodus Chapter 17.
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"Now Amalek came
and fought with Israel.
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And Moses said to Joshua,
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'Choose us some men and go out,
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fight with Amalek.
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Tomorrow I will stand
on the top of the hill
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with the rod of God in my hand.
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So Joshua did as
Moses said to him
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and fought with Amalek.
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And Moses, Aaron and Hur
went up to the top of the hill.
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And so it was, when
Moses held up his hand
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that Israel prevailed,
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and when he let down
his hand, Amalek prevailed.
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But Moses' hands became heavy,
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so they took a stone
and put it under him,
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and he sat on it.
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And Aaron and Hur
supported his hands,
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one on one side, and
the other on the other side,
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and his hands were steady
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until the going down of the sun.
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So Joshua defeated
Amalek and his people
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with the edge of the sword.
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Then the Lord said to Moses,
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'Write this for a
memorial in the book
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and recount it in
the hearing of Joshua.'"
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Notice the
significance of each person.
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Moses on the
mountaintop praying,
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Joshua in the valley fighting.
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It took both to defeat Amalek.
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The
supernatural and the natural,
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but don't forget the
two supporting actors,
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Aaron and Hur
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who held up Moses'
arms when he got tired.
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They remind me of the power
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of lifting up
each other in prayer,
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knowing that someone
else is helping me pray,
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or in fact praying
for me when I'm too tired
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or overwhelmed to pray.
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It reminds me of
Jesus' words in Matthew 18:20,
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"For where two or three
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are gathered
together in My name."
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We cannot fight the
battle in our own power,
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no matter how strong or talented
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we may think we are.
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That's why I urge you to partner
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with a couple of
like-minded prayer warriors,
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believers who will share
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your sense of
urgency and concern.
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And won't stop praying
until the answer comes.
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Intersession for others
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can bring
victory to our own lives.
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Job 42:10 says,
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"And the Lord turned
the captivity of Job.
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He literally
restored Job's losses
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when Job prayed
for his friends."
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Are you weary?
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Are you heavy hearted?
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Tell it to Jesus
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Tell it to Jesus
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Are you grieving
over joys departed?
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Tell it to Jesus alone
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Tell it to Jesus
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Tell it to Jesus
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He is a Friend that's well known
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You've no other
such a friend or brother
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Tell it to Jesus alone
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And speaking of friends
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that we can
share our prayers with.
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It's a delight for
me to introduce to you
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Janelle Owen.
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She is into graphic
department, Janelle...
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No, in the
publishing department.
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In the publishing
department. Graphic designer.
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Graphic designer. Yes.
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I knew there was a
graphic in there somewhere.
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Yes, you got it.
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Most important, I
got the title of friend.
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There you go. That is important.
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It is. Thank you for that.
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I wanna thank you for being here
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and taking time
to Pause to Pray.
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Thank you for having me. Amen.
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It's a pleasure to be here.
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Thank you.
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Why don't you start us off
with a prayer of thanksgiving?
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Sure, I'll do that.
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Loving Father,
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thank You that You are even open
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to hearing my prayer.
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God, You are the
creator of the universe.
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You owe me nothing,
not even my next breath,
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yet You hear me and
are genuinely concerned
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about me and my concerns.
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I thank You for desiring
me and drawing me to You
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through Your
kindness and compassion.
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What a precious friend You are.
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Thank you Lord.
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Father, I just
wanna pause for a moment
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to ask that You would forgive me
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for times that
I've been ungrateful
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and my selfish unthankfulness,
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for all the times
that I have received
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such great blessing
and favor from You, God.
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And yet I have
failed to give you things.
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For the remarkable protection
where my life was spared
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for the wonderful turn of events
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that saved me from ruin,
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the times that You granted
Your goodness to all of us
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while we were still in sin.
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And for the uncountable
mercies that we've received
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since You so
mercifully saved us.
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Lord, open our eyes
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to comprehend
Your goodness, oh, God.
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Help us remember
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that every good and perfect gift
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comes from You.
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Yes.
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Lord, we ask for Your peace.
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We ask for Your protection.
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We trust that You
are fighting in ways
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that we can't always see.
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And we know that
we never fight alone,
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for You are always at work
on behalf of Your children.
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Shielding,
protecting, strengthening,
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and covering us
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from the attacks that we face
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even when we're unaware.
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Holy Father, we ask that
Your Spirit would lead us,
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that Your peace
would guard our hearts
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and our minds in You, dear God.
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Lord, we ask for
Your grace to cover us
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and for Your
blessing to surround us.
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We love You, Lord, we truly do.
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And we need You.
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Lord, we stand firm
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in Your great and powerful name.
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And we ask, Lord,
that You would help us
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to keep our eyes
on You in Jesus' name.
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Passionate Father,
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I ask You to give us
the passion that we need
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to devote ourselves
wholeheartedly to You.
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That You would
spark a passion within us
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to set us on fire,
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to pursue spiritual growth.
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Stir us to make our
relationship with You
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our top priority in life,
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to base all of our
decisions on it, Lord.
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Lord, I want to know You more,
to fall in love with You more,
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to keep growing closer to You,
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to become more like Jesus.
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Yes, Lord.
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There's a viewer
that has asked us to pray
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that God would grant wisdom
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to help follow the right path
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and, Lord, that's
my prayer for sure.
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So I joined with this one
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who is in
special need of wisdom.
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Holy Spirit, I pray that
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you would renew
our minds regularly.
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So we can think about everything
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from your perspective,
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empowering us to
avoid the wrong paths
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and focus on the right paths
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that lead us
closer to You, Jesus.
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Lord, teach us all
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how to test the
spirits, to discern
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which ones are from
You and which aren't,
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and to guard holy God,
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guard against fall, the prey,
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that we would fall
prey to evil deception.
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Lord, I pray that You
will guard against that
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in Jesus' name.
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Amen.
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God, I pray for
those desiring friends
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to accompany them in
the Christian journey.
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We all need friends.
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Please open
doors to connect them
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with some good friends
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who are also
pursuing spiritual growth,
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so they can encourage
and support each other.
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Yes, Lord,
thank You for friends.
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And, Creator God,
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You are well aware that
this earth is in turmoil
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with weather catastrophes
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and the after-effects.
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Lord, we have viewers
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who are overwhelmed
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with destroyed
homes and utility outages
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and even the loss
of family members.
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Lord, I pray that You
would meet their needs
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and that, Lord,
You would move mightily
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on their behalf,
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bringing restoration.
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Lord, help us all
to be on the lookout
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for an opportunity to
show ourselves neighborly
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in these
situations that we might love
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and show your
love in Jesus' name.
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Lord, we lift up
those needing deliverance
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from addiction
to drugs and alcohol
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and in all addictions, Lord,
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there's so many
addictions in this world.
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We're all
searching for something
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and we get caught
up in these addictions.
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Lord, I ask that You
would please deliver them
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and that You would
minister peace, love
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and support to
their family members
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who are grieving
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over the
destruction of addiction.
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God, You are our hope
and only You can restore.
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We trust You to have Your way.
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Thank you, Lord.
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Father, God, we acknowledge that
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wealth and the ability to work
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comes from You.
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Father, I pray for our
viewer's job situation.
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He has a boss
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who is trying to
hurt another man's career
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in his office.
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So he has reached
out for his friend
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and I pray that you will allow
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a chance for advancement in
this man's life and his job.
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And, Father, that You
will take away the depression
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that the man is facing
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because of this job situation.
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Lord, may we all speak boldly
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about You and for You
in our workplaces, Lord.
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Thank You, Lord, that we
have the privilege to work
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in a Christian atmosphere.
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In Jesus' name.
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Lord, I wanna thank
You for good health.
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And even if we're
not in great health,
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thank You for what we have.
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Amen.
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Thank You for every
need being supplied.
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Amen? Amen.
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The scripture says,
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"Again, I say to you that
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if two of you agree on earth
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concerning
anything that they ask,
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it will be done for
them by My Father in heaven."
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That's from Matthew 18:20.
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So again, thank you,
Janelle, for being my friend
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and for joining me in prayer.
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What an awesome
privilege we have, right?
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Amen. That's right.
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It is a privilege. Yeah, it is.
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So we can tell it to Jesus
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Tell it to Jesus.
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He is a friend
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That's well known
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You've no other such a friend
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Or brother
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Tell it to Jesus
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Alone
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So I just want to pray for you,
Janelle, and your department.
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Father, I pray for
the publishing department.
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Lord, what an awesome
opportunity that they have
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to spread the
gospel through literature
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and through graphic art.
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Father, I pray that
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You would just
give them creativity
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and that You
would give them wisdom
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in everything that they do.
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In Jesus' name I pray, amen.
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Lord, I also would
like to lift up Tim
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in the Praise Him Network.
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Thank you, Lord,
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that You've
raised this network up
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and thank You
that we can praise You
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with our mouths and with music
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and all of these
things you've given us.
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I just ask You to be with Tim
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and that You
would help to give him
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the strength and the courage
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to go through
these things in life
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that we all face and the trials.
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And I just ask
you to be with him
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and I thank you
for his friendship
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and thank you
for what you're doing
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through Him.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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