Welcome to day three
of, Ten Days of Prayer;
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a prayer strategy from
the Revival and Reformation
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initiative of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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Thank you for being here.
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I invite you to join me for the
next eight days for 30 minutes
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of praise and prayer as we seek
God for a deeper experience.
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Now you can follow the prayer
outline that I'm using at...
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There you will find prayer
resources and ways to continue
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an effective prayer ministry
after these ten days are over.
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So I really encourage you
to check out that website.
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It's a really great
place to get some information.
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Now maybe like me, you
have prayed for an opportunity
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to be the hands
and feet of Jesus;
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to serve someone in
some capacity in Jesus' name.
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It was a selfless request that
I thought would be simple enough
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to carry through,
given my desire to show the
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love of Christ to my fellow man.
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And then I was forced into
an uncomfortable, inconvenient,
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difficult situation
that, even though I had prayed
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for opportunities
to be used by God,
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and even though I knew in
my heart that God could use
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the situation to
make me more like Him,
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I found myself so
overwhelmed and frustrated,
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feeling as if I were
being taken advantage of.
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The task took so
much time and resources
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that I began to pity myself,
and almost I even regretted
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ever asking God for an open door
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for an opportunity to serve Him.
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From the, Ministry
of Healing, we read,
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"Many who sincerely consecrate
their lives to God's service
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are surprised and
disappointed to find themselves
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as never before
confronted by obstacles
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and beset by
trials and perplexities.
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They pray for
Christ's likeness of character
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for a fitness of the Lord's
work, and they are placed in
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circumstances that seem
to call forth all the evil
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of their nature.
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Then God gives them opportunity
to correct these defects
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and to fit
themselves for His service."
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From, Steps to Christ, we read,
"The whole heart must be yielded
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to God or the change
can never wrought in us,
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by which we are to be
restored to His likeness.
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The warfare against
self is the greatest battle
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that was ever fought."
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Wow, that's a powerful line.
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"The yielding of self,
surrendering all to the
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will of God, requires a
struggle, but the soul must
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submit to God before it
can be renewed in holiness."
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As they say, the
struggle is real.
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But so is the power of Christ
and the Holy Spirit to conquer
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our flesh so that we
can do whatever it takes
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to lead and love
people to Christ.
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A great prayer in song is,
"Live Out Thy Life Within Me."
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You can find this on page
316 in the Adventist hymnal.
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Sing along with me.
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Live out Thy life within
me, O Jesus, King of kings;
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Be Thou Thyself the
answer to all my questionings.
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Live out Thy life within
me, in all things have Thy way;
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I, the transparent
medium Thy glory to display.
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The temple has been
yielded and purified of sin;
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let Thy Shekinah glory
now shine forth from within.
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And all the earth keep
silence, the body henceforth be;
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Thy silent, gentle
servant, moved only as by Thee.
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Its members every moment
held subject to Thy call;
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ready to have Thee use
them, or not be used at all.
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Held without restless longing,
or strain, or stress, or fret,
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or chafings at Thy dealings,
or thoughts of vain regret.
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But restful, calm, and
pliant, from bend and bias free,
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awaiting Thy decision,
when Thou hast need of me.
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Live out Thy life within
me, O Jesus, King of kings!
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Be Thou the glorious
answer to all my questionings.
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Lord, we praise You
that You give us strength
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and You uphold
us when we are weak.
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And we praise You
that when we fall,
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you don't give up on us.
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You don't forsake us, Lord.
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And Lord, I praise
You that You cast our sins
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into the depths of the sea
and You remember them no more.
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Not because You
don't have a good memory,
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not because You can't remember,
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but because You
choose to forget.
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You don't hold them against us.
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Thank You, Father, for that.
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And I praise You, God, that You
are my strength and my shield.
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Lord, You have
taught me to trust in You,
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and I am helped.
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Therefore, my
heart greatly rejoices,
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and with my song
I will praise You.
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Sing this with me.
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Rejoice ye pure in heart;
rejoice, give thanks and sing.
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Your festal banner wave on high,
the cross of Christ your King.
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Rejoice, rejoice,
rejoice, give thanks and sing.
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Praise Him who reigns on
high, the Lord whom we adore;
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the Father, Son and Holy
Ghost, one God forevermore.
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Rejoice, rejoice,
rejoice, give thanks and sing.
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And now we come into
a time of confession.
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I encourage you, as I
pray, that you take time to
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bring things
before the Lord that
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you realize you need
to ask forgiveness for.
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And pray that the Holy
Spirit will convict you.
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Convict you of sin of omission;
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things that you
have forgotten to do.
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Maybe willingly,
willfully forgotten to do.
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Sins of commission;
things that you have
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willingly done that you
knew you shouldn't have.
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Take this time to
confess your sins to the Lord.
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He loves you.
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Lord, I pray that You would
forgive us when we've allowed
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self to gain the mastery
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instead of us being
able to master ourself,
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to control ourself.
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Holy Spirit, we want You
to be the ultimate control.
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So forgive us when we
don't allow that to happen.
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Please forgive us when,
Lord, we've misrepresented
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You to others.
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Oh Lord, what a
stumbling block that can be.
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I never want to do anything that
would offend the name of Jesus,
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and that would keep anyone from
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desiring to give their
life to You by the way I acted.
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So Lord, I pray that
You'll forgive me when I have
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misrepresented You,
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when it was totally
nothing You would have done.
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It was me, I messed it up.
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Forgive me.
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Lord, forgive us
when we've clung to sin
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instead of allowing You
to remove it from our lives.
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Why are we like that?
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Lord, I know that we're human,
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but God, I don't
like this sinful nature.
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I don't like my
propensity to hold onto my sin.
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Forgive me when I do that.
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Lord, remove our sin from us.
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Forgive us of our sin, oh God.
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And Lord, please
search our hearts.
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See if there is
any wicked way in us.
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Lord, lead us in
the way everlasting.
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God, thank You
that You have that power
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to forgive us.
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Thank You for the
blood that washes us clean.
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Nothing but the
blood of Jesus can do that.
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What a powerful cleansing
agent the precious blood is.
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Thank You.
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And Lord, please
hear our confessions
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before we intercede.
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Lord, please forgive us.
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We need Your forgiveness.
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We need Your mercy, Lord.
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Please forgive us, Lord,
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and heal our land.
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Now Lord, we pray that You will
help us to be patient and kind,
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showing Your love and pity to
those who annoy and accuse us.
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Lord, dealing with each
other, that's hard sometimes.
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But we've got to love.
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You tell us You want us to love.
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So Lord, we ask that You'll
give us the strength to do that.
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Lord, please help us to
persevere through hardship,
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especially when
love is inconvenient.
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Lord, we pray for
those who care for elderly
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and sick family members.
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Lord, that's a hard job.
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Give them
patience, give them strength,
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give them love.
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Give them love, Lord.
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Lord, help us to just
love each other so that
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we can endure each other.
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It's even more than
enduring each other.
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That love will really make
us want to be around each other.
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And Lord, I pray, God,
that You would please ease
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the anxiety of those who
are facing terminal illnesses.
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God, it just doesn't seem
fair sometimes when I see these
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precious loved ones and
friends who are going through
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such physical battles,
emotionally disturbing them,
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frustrating them, and
spiritually making them question
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Your existence, God.
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I pray in Jesus'
name that You would heal.
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I know we live
in a hurting world
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and there will
always be sickness,
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there will always be poor.
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Ease the anxiety
of those who are under
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such stressful situations.
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Grant them
courage and peace, oh God.
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Lord, I pray for the 202 million
people in the 41 least reached
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cities of the
Southern Asia Pacific Division.
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202 million people who
need to know You, Jesus.
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Lord, the only
difference between them and me
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is that I was born in Missouri
here in the United States.
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So they need to know You.
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I pray for the Sabbath School
Personal Ministries department
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of each local church
as they seek Your plan
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and they reach out to their
communities with loving service,
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with Bible study, and
with personal witnessing.
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Lord, what an awesome
opportunity to be involved
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in a local church and
to be Your hands and feet
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to that community.
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Lord, I pray that these churches
will rise up to be lighthouses.
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And Lord, I pray that You will
put it in the hearts of those
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in the communities to even
seek help from those churches,
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to attend the churches,
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that they might find the answer
to what they're looking for.
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And I pray for Adventist
Development and Relief Agency
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as they meet practical
needs around the world.
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For, Lord, I know that
people don't care how much...
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Well they want to
know how much we care.
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And so in practical ways
I pray that You will help us
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to show Your love.
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Meet those needs, oh God.
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Lord, I pray for
those that You've placed on
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the hearts of those
who are praying with me.
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We long to see our
loved ones won to You.
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God, I pray that You
would be moving in the lives
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of the lost.
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Move, Holy Spirit,
move among Your people.
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Lord, when we're tired,
remind us not to give up.
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Holy Spirit, help us to
reach down and pull up our boots
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and to keep marching
on, to keep fighting on,
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to keep praying on.
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Lord, we need You to
give us that strength.
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So right now take a few
moments to pray for someone
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that God has
placed on your heart.
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And I continue to
pray, Father, for those
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who have joined me who
have needs of their own,
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Father, that You
would meet the needs,
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according to
Your riches and glory.
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Whether those needs
be physical, spiritual,
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mental, emotional,
financial, relational.
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Father, for those who are
looking for work who need a job,
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who need employment,
Lord, to help meet their bills
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so that they're
not relying on others.
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Lord, You've given us an
ability and a pride in our work.
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So now for that one who is
needing work who is willingly,
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willing to work, God, I ask that
You will open a door for a job.
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Thank You, Lord.
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Thank You for the
answer that's on the way.
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God sent His Son,
they called Him Jesus;
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He came to love,
heal and forgive.
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He lived and
died to buy my pardon;
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an empty grave is there
to prove my Savior lives!
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Because He lives,
I can face tomorrow;
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because He
lives, all fear is gone.
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Because I know, I
know, He holds my future,
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life is worth the living,
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just because He lives.
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Aren't you
thankful that He lives?
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Amen.
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God, I thank You that You will
set a watch before our mouths
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and keep the doors of our lips.
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Now we need that.
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And I thank You for it.
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I'm believing You for that.
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Thank You, Lord, for the
Christ-like love You give us
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for those who are
difficult to love.
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Yeah, thank You for that.
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And thank You that as Your
character is formed in my life,
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others will see that, be
attracted to it, drawn to it,
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and will inquire,
"How are you like you are?"
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"Why are you like you are?"
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Lord, I thank You
that Your Spirit in me is
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making me more like You.
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Precious Lord, thank You
that a Christ-like character
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is being formed in my life.
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And Lord, I thank
You for hearing us
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and for answering
our prayers, oh God,
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and for working behind the
scenes to accomplish Your will
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in ways that we
can't understand.
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But we know that
You're working it.
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You've got a
plan, and we thank You.
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We're going to leave
it in Your hands now.
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We thank You that
You are able to do above,
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far above, exceedingly
above, all that we ask or think.
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You are able, God. Thank You.
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Psalm 37:23-24 says,
"The steps of a good man
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are ordered by the LORD,
and God delights in his way.
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But though he should fall, he
shall not be utterly cast down;
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for the LORD
upholds him with His hand."
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Yeah.
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I'm so thankful, Lord.
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Thankful that
You've ordered my steps.
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Thank You that You
delight in my way, oh God.
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And yet, when I
stumble and I fall,
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You don't cast me down;
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for You uphold
me with Your hand.
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So I thank You.
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Thank You.
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Lord, yes I thank You.
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Thank You, Lord.
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Continue, I pray...
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I ask you actually, I ask
that you would continue to
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be in a spirit of prayer
over this next several days
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through the 19th of January.
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Prayer is a powerful
thing, because again,
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we serve a powerful God.
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So don't stop praying.
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Take prayer with
you wherever you go.
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Pray in your car.
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Pray as you're working.
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The Word of God encourages
us to pray continually.
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This is just a special time
that we can pray out loud and
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maybe have some
structure to our prayer.
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But you don't have to pray
out loud when you're at work.
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Just pray in your spirit.
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Be in an attitude of prayer
where you're broken before
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the God of the universe.
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And again, imagine what an
awesome opportunity it is to
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bring our needs,
our hurts, before God.
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And I pray for your
witness to be strong.
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Remember to love one another.
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Don't get so easily
frustrated or irritated
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by that co-worker.
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Pray for him. Pray for her.
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And let them know
you're praying for them.
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There's nothing wrong in that.
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Who knows, but the Lord
might open a door for you to
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witness to them through the fact
that you're praying for them.
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So, don't forget...
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And don't forget to
come back tomorrow night
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at 7:00 pm, the same time,
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as we continue to pray
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that God will heal our land.
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God bless you.
Have a good night.
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