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Our topic today is on assurance.
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In Matthew 28:19-20,
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Jesus told us to
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"Go and make
disciples of all the nations,
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baptizing them in
the name of the Father
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and of the Son and
of the Holy Spirit,
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teaching them to
observe all things
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that I have commanded you,
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and lo, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age."
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Known as our
Lord's great commission,
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it is also His great assurance.
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He will be with us
always as we proclaim His Word,
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as we proclaim
Him to those nearby
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and those who are far away,
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not necessarily in
just preaching and teaching,
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but also in actually living Him.
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How can we live Him?
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Well, the
biographies of Bible heroes
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show that He leads us
through life's circumstances
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to cause us to
surrender to His lordship.
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He led King David in victories
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and gave him great understanding
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through a personal
relationship with him.
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He was with Joseph and
Daniel building faithfulness,
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using them to save His people.
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He liberated Paul
and Peter from jail
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and used them to
convert the jailers.
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On and on He led people
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until they chose
to commit to Him.
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And He still does that today.
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Be assured,
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God will keep
working to win us to Himself
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because He loves us.
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And once that happens,
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you can rest
assured He will keep you
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and nothing can separate you
from Him and His love for you.
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Blessed assurance
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Jesus is mine
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Oh what a foretaste
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Of glory divine!
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Heir of salvation,
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Purchase of God
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Born of His Spirit
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Washed in His blood
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This is my story
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This is my song
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Praising my Savior
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All the day long
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This is my story
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This is my song
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Praising my Savior
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All the day long
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Dear heavenly Father,
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thank You for the assurance
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that through every
circumstance of our lives,
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You keep working on us,
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bringing us closer and closer
to understanding of Your Word
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and to surrendering
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to Your precious
saving will for our lives,
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Your will for the
salvation of all mankind.
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Based on Your assurance of
Your ever presence with us,
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we want and claim
to be strong, faithful,
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and peaceful in Your arms.
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Even in the midst of the storms
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that You allow
us to pass through.
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Thank You for assuring
us, of being with us always.
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In Your precious name we pray.
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Amen.
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Dear heavenly Father,
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we look for assurance
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in this world of
chaos and confusion,
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and sometimes very hard to
find that kind of assurance.
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But we know that God exists,
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for since the
creation of the world,
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God's invisible qualities,
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His eternal power, divine nature
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have been clearly seen
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being understood
from what He has made
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so that people
are without excuse.
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This is Romans 1:20.
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I think it's
wonderful to know You, Lord God.
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And to know that for by grace,
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we are saved through faith
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and not by ourselves
for it's a gift of God,
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not of works lest
any man should boast.
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Help us to remember
this as we try our best
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to grab on to the assurance
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and know that it comes from You.
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Amen.
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1 John 5:13,
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"These things I
have written unto you
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that believe in the
name of the Son of God,
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that you may know
that you have eternal life,
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and that you may believe in
the name of the Son of God."
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Lord Jesus, thank You so much
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for that
assurance that You give us
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that if we simply
believe upon Your name, Lord,
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and we follow in Your footsteps,
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You will take us
home to be with You.
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Perfect submission
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Perfect delight
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Visions of rapture
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Now burst on my sight
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Angles descending
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Brim from above
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Echoes of mercy
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Whispers of love
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This is my story
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This is my song
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Praising my savior
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All the day long,
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This is my story
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This is my song
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Praising my savior
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All the day long
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Heavenly Father,
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in these days we
find little assurance
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in the events around us.
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Children look to their parent.
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Parents look to their careers.
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Communities look to
their elected officials.
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The end events and situations
crumble our assurances.
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But praise the Lord,
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we have full assurance of faith
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that Jesus who
promises is faithful.
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Amen.
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Oh heavenly Father,
You are a loving God,
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a God that has given us
assurance of our future.
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Assurance, Lord,
that You love us.
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You sent Jesus here to
live with us and die for us
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and redeem us, Lord,
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and restore the
relationship with You.
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We have the
assurance of salvation
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because of that.
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Thank You, Lord,
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we have the
assurance of Your love
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and Your
protection and Your care.
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Oh, Lord, You
are a wonderful God.
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And thank You for the assurance
that You are with us always,
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even to the ends of the world.
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Thank You for the Word
that gives us this assurance.
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That gives us the certainty
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of the faith
that we have in You.
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Thank You, Lord.
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We pray in Jesus' name.
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Amen
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Our loving Father in heaven,
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we thank You for
the privilege of prayer.
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We come to You today.
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We lift up this
thing called assurance,
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Lord, we have this
assurance based upon Your Word.
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We have this assurance
based upon what You said.
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You said,
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"I'll never leave You.
I'll never forsake You."
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You said,
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"I've gone to
prepare a place for You
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and I will come and
receive you unto Myself,
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that where I am,
there you may be also."
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Thank You for the
assurance of Your Word.
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You said,
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"I love You with
an everlasting love.
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I'll never leave You,
I'll never forsake You."
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During this stressful
time that we're living in
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we need that assurance,
assurance based upon Your Word,
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based upon Your promises
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that You've left
for each and every one.
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I pray today that
every precious individual,
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the sound of my voice
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will reach out
and claim a promise
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based upon Your Word today
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You promised to
hear and to answer.
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May we look to Jesus now,
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the author and the
finisher of our faith,
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help us to be
faithful until the very end
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till Jesus shall come.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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So many scripture in the
Bible to give us assurance.
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1 John 5:13,
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"These things I
have written to you
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who believe in the
name of the Son of God,
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so that you may know
that you have eternal life."
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Hebrews 10:22,
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"Let us draw near
with a sincere heart
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in full assurance of faith."
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2 Timothy 1:12,
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"I know whom I have believed,
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and I am convinced
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that he is able to guard
what I have entrusted to him
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until that day."
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1 John 5:11-13.
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"And the testimony is this
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that God has
given us eternal life
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and this life is in His Son.
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He who has the Son has the life.
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He who does not
have the Son of God,
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does not have the life.
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These things
have I written to you
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who believe in the
name of the Son of God,
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so that You may know
that you have eternal life."
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And finally John 6:47. Yeah.
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"Truly, truly, I say to You,
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he who believes
has eternal life."
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Thank You God for assurance.
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It's not a guess so,
think so, hope so, may be so,
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it's a know so.
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Thank You, Father,
that You are our God.
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Thank You, Father,
that You are ruler overall
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that You'll hear our prayer
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and, Lord, we trust You
to be answering prayer, God.
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Lord, I thank You
for our viewers who are,
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who have assurance
that You are their father.
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Lord, I pray for those
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who are battling
cancer and disease.
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Who are battling brain tumor,
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other distortions in their body.
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Father, I ask for Your
healing, heal as only You can.
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Lord, I pray for healing
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for those who have recently
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been involved in accidents.
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God, I pray for workers,
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I pray for safety for
those who work on the highways,
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the construction and,
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Lord, for those
who are traveling,
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God, traveling
mercies all around.
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Lord, I pray for
doctors and hospital staff
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for Your protection
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and Your hedge of
protection to wrap around them.
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I ask for prayer for caretakers
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of those who are
close to the sick,
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Father, that You would give them
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a special protection,
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then a special strength
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and a special
patience and tolerance.
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God, a special touch.
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So many needs salvation,
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a move of Your Holy Spirit.
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Father, I just pray for those
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who are watching that are
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needing an assurance from You.
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God, I pray that
You will just reach down
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and may Your
Spirit rest on them.
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Give them the assurance.
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If You are unsure
that you are a child,
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all you have to
do a child of God,
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all you have to
do is just ask Christ
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to be the ruler of your life
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and follow Him in His way.
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And then you can know
without a shadow of a doubt
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that You will have assurance.
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This will be your song.
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This will be your story,
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praising your
savior all the day long.
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I love John 10:28 that says,
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"And I give eternal life to them
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and they will never perish,
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and no one will
snatch them out of My hand."
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You can have that assurance.
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You can know that
you are His child.
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He is your father,
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and what a wonderful gift
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to walk in that assurance.
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Amen.
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