Hi and welcome to day seven
of the, 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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If you're joining us
the first time tonight,
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this is a 30 minute
praise and prayer program
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that is going
through January 19th.
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And we're just
spending some time seeking God
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for a deeper
experience with Him.
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We long to be
drawn closer to Him,
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and so this is a
wonderful opportunity
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for us to pray together.
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And if you want to
follow along with the outline.
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that I will be reading from
tonight, you can find that at...
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And you can go to day
seven and download the outline.
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It's a wonderful
resource to follow along.
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And then even after
this program is through,
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you can continue to pray for
the needs that are on that list.
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And there's several other
resources on their website
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such as great scripture that we
will be ending the evening with.
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So this is a
wonderful, powerful time.
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And if you have,
again, just joined us,
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stick with us for the
next few days and just see what
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God can do through prayer.
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He wants to hear from you.
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Tonight I want to start
with just worshiping Him
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and praising God
through a wonderful song,
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Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee.
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So feel free to sing along.
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Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee,
God of glory, Lord of love;
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Hearts unfold like
flowers before Thee,
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hail Thee as the sun above.
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Melt the clouds
of sin and sadness,
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drive the dark of doubt away.
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Giver of immortal gladness,
fill us with the light of day.
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All Thy works
with joy surround Thee,
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earth and heaven
reflect Thy rays;
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Stars and angels
sing around Thee,
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center of unbroken praise.
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Field and forest,
vale and mountain,
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blossoming meadow, flashing sea,
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chanting bird
and flowing fountain
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call us to rejoice in Thee.
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What a
beautiful picture that is.
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Thou art giving and forgiving,
ever blessing, ever blest;
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wellspring of the joy of living,
ocean depth of happy rest.
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Thou the Father,
Christ our Brother,
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all who live in love are Thine;
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Teach us how to love each other,
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lift us to the joy divine.
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We're reading tonight,
we'll start with Matthew 25:40.
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"Assuredly, I say to
you, inasmuch as you did it
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to one of the least of these
My brethren, you did it to Me."
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One of my
favorite parts of scripture
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from Matthew 25,
the sheep and the goats.
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From, Steps to
Christ, page 77, we read,
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"That which selfish hearts would
regard as humiliating service,
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ministering to those who
are wretched and in every way
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inferior in character and rank,
is the work of sinless angels.
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The spirit of
Christ's self-sacrificing love
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is the spirit that
pervades heaven and is the
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very essence of its bliss.
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This is the spirit that
Christ's followers will possess,
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the work that they will do."
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"'Lord, I don't
think I can do this!
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You made a huge
mistake this time.
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I want to work for
You, but not here!'
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This was my cry to the
Lord after He placed me
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in an alternative high
school for teenagers who needed
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to complete their
education certificates
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and prepare for the work world."
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So this is a testimony
that is being written here,
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and I'm reading.
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"Many of these children
were homeless, victims of abuse,
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or involved in gangs,
drugs, and even prostitution.
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I had spent over 20
years teaching in a sheltered
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Christian school environment,
and this new assignment
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seemed like more
than I could ever endure.
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Students entered the
classroom on the first day
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holding up their
pants and wearing hoodies
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that covered their faces.
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Trouble broke out within
the first hour as one boy
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began to shout
threatening obscenities toward
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two other young men.
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Here I was, totally
out of my comfort zone,
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with a fight about to begin.
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I was intimidated.
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Their crude language, their
music, their explicit images
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displayed on their
computer screens made me long
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for my protective environment.
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I didn't belong here.
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I felt like a lamb among wolves.
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Like the disciples on the
turbulent sea, I cried out,
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'Lord, save me!'
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I had been reading
Jeremiah for my devotions,
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and the Lord
brought to mind these words,
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'Do not be
afraid of their faces,
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for I am with you to
deliver you,' says the Lord...
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'They will fight
against you, but they shall not
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prevail against
you, for I am with you,'
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says the Lord,
'to deliver you.'"
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That's found in
Jeremiah 1:18-19.
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"Sending up a prayer
for help, I pressed the Lord
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to fulfill His
word given to Jeremiah
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and to bring calm into the room.
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Then, with an unnatural
courage, I told the students,
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'I will not allow this kind
of behavior in this classroom.
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Each of you must take
your seats and quietly
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begin working on
your assignments.'
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Imagine my surprise
when they quietly complied.
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I glorified God in
my heart, praising Him
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for His goodness and mercy.
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Over the next few
weeks, I continued to plead
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with the Lord to take me
out of my work situation.
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I believed I
didn't belong there.
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He answered my
prayer in an unusual way:
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by showing me the
condition of my own heart.
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I was working with a
student at the computer
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when he asked me
a strange question,
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'Jodi, you came from a
Christian school, right?'
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When I answered, 'Yes,' he said,
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'Then why are you here with us?'
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His question pierced my heart.
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The Lord impressed
me, 'You are not ready
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to minister to the world.
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Not until you move beyond
your built-in prejudice and fear
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will you be able to reveal
My love to these children.
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You are here to make a
difference in their lives,
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to reveal My character to them.'
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God was right!
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I wasn't ready to minister
because I did not have love.
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Well I said, 'I
guess I just want to make a
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difference in your life.'
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Later that afternoon
the same scenario happened,
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this time with a young girl.
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What difference could I make?
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It began with little things,
such as providing a healthy
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breakfast so they
could start the day
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with at least one good meal.
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I won their confidence by
listening to their stories
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and entering
into their sufferings,
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and by becoming a
friend and a mentor.
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When the 2004 tsunami
struck Asia, the students
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wanted to find out what
I thought of the tragedy.
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I told them that the tsunami was
a sign of Jesus' soon return.
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One of my students, who boasted
that he was raised in church,
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said, 'Doesn't it talk
about that in Revelation?'
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I invited him to read a passage.
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The students were very
sober when I explained that
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Jesus was warning
the world to get ready.
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I added that if anyone
wanted to know how to prepare
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for Jesus' coming, I
would be happy to tell them.
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Later that day a girl
came into my office and said,
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'Please, I want to know.'
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So I told her of Jesus'
love for her and her son,
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and led her to
receive Christ as her Savior.
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Throughout that year I
had several opportunities
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to present Jesus to 'my kids'
and lead them to accept Him."
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From, Conflict and
Courage, page 278, we read,
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"God never leads His children
otherwise than they would
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choose to be led, if they could
see the end from the beginning,
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and discern the glory of
the purpose which they are
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fulfilling as
coworkers with Him."
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You see, God has a plan.
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And if we're willing to
surrender our lives to Him,
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then we have to be
willing to be put in any kind of
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situation that He sees fit.
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So when you pray
for that open door,
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you may not get to
choose what that door is.
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But be faithful to follow it.
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Walk through the door.
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Lord, I want to praise You
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that You are
sensitive to our sufferings.
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And I praise You
that You have given
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people into our lives who
have nurtured us in the faith,
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leading us closer to You
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and into a deeper
relationship with You, Jesus.
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Thank You for those people.
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And I praise You for Your
never-ending faithfulness to me,
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and to all of Your children.
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You are a faithful Father.
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I praise You, Lord.
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I praise You, Lord.
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I praise You, Lord.
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And now, Father, we ask
that You would please show us
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sins to confess openly
and sins to confess privately.
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Lord, there's
people that we need to
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openly go to and admit
that we have wronged them.
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Give us the boldness to
know who those people are.
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And give us the
boldness to admit.
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And for those sins that
are just between me and You,
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God, I'm sorry.
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I love You, and I never
want to break Your heart.
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You've been too good to
me for me to let You down,
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to sin against You.
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Lord, forgive us for
doubting Your leading.
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Forgive us for
trying to find our own way
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out of a challenging situation
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when You may have put
us there for a reason.
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Lord, I know I've called
the shots in several situations,
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and it hasn't turned out well.
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Because I didn't let you do it.
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So forgive us for doubting.
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You are leading us.
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Forgive us for not trusting
that You are leading us.
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Forgive us for
trying to find our own way
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out of a challenging situation.
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And God, forgive us for
when we allow fear or prejudice
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to keep us from
sharing Your love with others.
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God, I'm reminded of walking
the streets of Nashville and
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going to the other
side of the street to
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get away from a
homeless person, even,
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so I didn't have
to confront them.
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God, give me
another opportunity.
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Lead me, Lord, I will follow;
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Lead me, Lord, I will go.
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You have called
me, I will answer;
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Lead me, Lord, I will go.
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Lead me, Lord, I will follow;
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Lead me, Lord, I will go.
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You have called
me, I will answer;
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Lead me, Lord, I will go.
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Now we come to a time of
supplication and intercession.
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I pray that, I ask that you
would pray for the Holy Spirit
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to place actual
faces in your mind,
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that when you see
them, you will be reminded
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to pray for them.
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Lord, we pray for Your
protection for vulnerable
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children and teens.
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God, I ask that
You would guard them
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from those who
seek to exploit them.
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Lord, may those who are
caring for homeless children
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have hearts of compassion,
gentle hands, and kind words.
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Lord, I pray for the
family members of children
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who are in
rebellion against authority.
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God, give them Your
grace to deal with the
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situation compassionately.
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Lord, I know Your Word said,
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"Suffer the little
children to come unto Me."
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Fill us with compassion.
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For children, even when we
see that they are disrespectful,
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and we think, "Oh, they
need to be reprimanded,"
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God, remind us that maybe
they just need to be loved.
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Maybe they just need to
be grabbed up and hugged;
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reminded that they
are of great worth to You.
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Because that's what
You did for each of us.
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And now You call
us Your children.
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Thank You for Your love.
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Lord, I ask You to
raise up urban missionaries
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to plant churches for
the 806 people groups in the
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20 countries of
Inter-European Division.
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806 people groups, Lord,
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who are in need
of hearing about You.
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Raise up
missionaries for those people.
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God, I ask that you would please
raise up an army of workers
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to plant churches for
the 948 people groups in the
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38 countries of
Inter-American Division.
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Oh God, people
need to hear about You.
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And You've got people all
over the world that need You,
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but right here in America,
for those who are watching
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in America, we pray
for the inner cities,
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Lord, that You would
raise up an army of workers.
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And God, we pray
for the heart burdens
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of our own church members.
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Those who have
heavy hearts who are
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praying for a lost child,
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praying for one
who has gone astray,
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Lord, encourage us
and motivate us and
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enable us to love that child.
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Father, for the broken-hearted
mother and father tonight
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that are at their wits end,
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God, given them
strength to hold on.
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Not to give up, but
to trust that You are
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faithful to Your word.
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And as bad as they want to see
that child brought back to You,
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You want it even worse.
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Or even better.
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Thank You, God, for the
promise of eternal life,
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and for the
promise of Your love.
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Grateful, Lord, that You are
such a loving heavenly Father.
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Father, You alone
know every situation
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that those who are watching,
our friends, and our family,
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our co-workers, You
know every situation
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that they are experiencing.
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And You are
moved with our hurts.
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So God, I ask
that You would guide,
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guide those watching,
that are praying along,
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guide them in Your path
and bring them close to You.
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Rescue the
perishing, care for the dying;
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snatch them in pity
from sin and the grave.
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Weep o'er the erring
one, lift up the fallen;
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tell them of
Jesus, the mighty to save.
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Rescue the
perishing, care for the dying;
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Jesus is
merciful, Jesus will save.
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Rescue the
perishing, duty demands it;
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strength for thy
labor the Lord will provide.
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Back to the narrow
way patiently win them;
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tell the poor
wanderer a Savior has died.
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Rescue the
perishing, care for the dying;
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Jesus is
merciful, Jesus will save.
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Lord, now we thank You,
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for Your unfailing love
and Your compassion toward us
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that never ends.
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It's unfailing.
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Thank You for Your
unfailing love and compassion.
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Father, we thank You
for always watching over us
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with tender regard.
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Thank You for
understanding, oh Father,
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and pitying us in our weakness.
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Lord, You are so faithful.
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Thank You for
being the perfect example
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of what a father should be.
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Loving and compassionate,
always watching over us,
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full of pity and
full of understanding.
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Psalm 82:3-4 says,
"Defend the poor and fatherless;
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do justice to the
afflicted and needy.
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Deliver the poor and needy;
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free them from the
hand of the wicked."
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Isaiah 49:25 says,
"But thus says the LORD,
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'Even the captives of the
mighty shall be taken away,
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and the prey of the
terrible be delivered;
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for I will contend with
him who contends with you,
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and I will save your children.'"
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And the great promise
we have from James 1:27
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says, "Pure and
undefiled religion before God
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and the Father is this:
to visit orphans and widows
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in their trouble,
and to keep oneself
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unspotted from the world."
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So that's a great definition
of pure and undefiled religion.
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Do you find yourself
being a part of that?
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Visiting orphans and
widows in their trouble?
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And to keep oneself
unspotted from the world?
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There's more.
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More promises
for a changed heart.
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This is my prayer.
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From Jeremiah 24:7, "Then I will
give them a heart to know Me,
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that I am the Lord; and
they shall be My people,
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and I will be their God,
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for they shall return to
Me with their whole heart."
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Deuteronomy 30:6, "And the
Lord your God will circumcise
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your heart and the
heart of your descendants,
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to love the Lord your
God with all your heart
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and with all your
soul, that you may live."
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Ezekiel 36:26, "I
will give you a new heart
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and put a new spirit within you;
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I will take the heart
of stone out of your flesh
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and give you a heart of flesh."
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Philippians 1:6 says, "Being
confident of this very thing,
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that He who has
begun a good work in you
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will complete it until
the day of Jesus Christ."
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Thank You, Lord.
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And thank You, Lord, for 2
Corinthians 5:17 that says,
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"Therefore, if anyone is in
Christ, he is a new creation;
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old things have passed away;
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behold, all
things have become new."
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Galatians 2:20, "I have
been crucified with Christ;
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it is no longer I who
live, but Christ lives in me;
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and the life which I now live
in the flesh I live by faith
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in the Son of God, who loved
me and gave Himself for me."
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1 Thessalonians 5:23-24, "Now
may the God of peace Himself
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sanctify you completely;
and may your whole spirit,
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soul, and body be
preserved blameless
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at the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ."
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Is that not powerful?
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"Now may the God of peace
Himself sanctify you completely;
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and may your whole spirit,
soul, and body be preserved
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blameless at the coming
of our Lord Jesus Christ."
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Thank You, Holy God, for
Your Word, for Your promises,
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for moving in our lives, for
convicting us, for forgiving us,
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for accepting us, filling us
with grace to love each other.
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So for that one
that you're praying for,
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I just encourage you to call,
or email, or write them a note.
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Do something to let
them know that you are
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praying for them and
you're interceding for them,
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you care for them.
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It's important for
us to let others know
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that we're thinking about them.
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And if there's an organization
in your area that is helping
00:29:24.83\00:29:28.73
homeless people,
reach out to that
00:29:28.76\00:29:31.43
organization with a
check or volunteer some hours.
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Don't be afraid to get out
of your comfort zone and help.
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And be sure and
join us tomorrow night
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where we'll pray again.
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