Hi, welcome to day
seven of Ten Days of Prayer.
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A prayer plan from our friends
at revivalandreformation.org.
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Ephesians 6:18 says,
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"Praying with
always with all prayer
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and supplication in the spirit,
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being watchful to this
in with all perseverance
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and supplication
for all the saints."
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Prayer is challenging.
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We cannot see
God and most of us,
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seldom if ever hear
God, we cannot touch Him.
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And it sometimes seems like
answers are hard to come by.
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We also have many
questions about how prayer works
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or why it doesn't seem to work.
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Listen to this testimony
and see if you can relate.
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"I remember
praying as a young man
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and growing frustrated.
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I would often get drowsy
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praying with head
bowed and eyes closed,
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and sometimes my mind
wandered to a list of things
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I needed to do
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instead of
talking with the Lord.
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Songs like Sweet Hour of
Prayer were a mystery to me.
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How can anyone pray for an hour?
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I can hardly
pray for 15 minutes.
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In fact, one survey shows
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that the average time
pastors spend in prayer
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is around 7 to
10 minutes each day.
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I feel, I felt
guilty of all things
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that a pastor
should be committed to,
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prayer is the
most important of all.
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While thoroughly studying
the subject of the Holy Spirit,
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I came across
this text, Romans 8:26.
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'And the Holy Spirit
helps us in our weakness.
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For example, we don't know
what God wants us to pray for.
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But the Holy Spirit prays for us
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with groanings
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that cannot be
expressed in words.'
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I did not fully understand
this verse at the time
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but it was clear that
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the Holy Spirit
would help me with prayer.
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That one thought alone began
to transform my prayer life.
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God had
promised to help me pray.
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So I began to claim that promise
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with all my heart.
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When I got drowsy,
I claimed the promise.
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When my mind
wandered, I claimed the promise.
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Gradually, the
quality of my prayers
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and the quantity of time
I spent in prayer improved.
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Also, as I spent
more time in prayer,
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personal challenges improved
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or went away and
miracles began to happen.
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I can't explain why
but it seems to be true.
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The time spent in
prayer is just as important
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as the quality of what we say.
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Even though prayer
is still a challenge
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sometimes I find that
the time goes by more quickly
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and I don't have
trouble with sleepiness
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or mental wandering.
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I know God hears my prayers
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and I know He will
answer in His own good time
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and in His own way.
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So biblically speaking,
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I believe to pray in the Spirit
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means to put forth human effort
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to improve our time in prayer
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while trusting the Holy Spirit
to inspire and to empower us."
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Now perhaps you
struggle with your prayer life.
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Here are a few practical ideas
to improve your prayer life.
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Pray through Scripture,
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read a text and pray to the Lord
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about what you just read.
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The hymnal and other song
books contain many prayers.
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Use those
prayers to help you know
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what you want to say.
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Singing is
another form of praying.
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Journal your prayers,
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many people enjoy
writing out their prayers
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and they find that it
helps clarify their thoughts
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and express
themselves more thoroughly.
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Find a prayer partner
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that you can pray with in person
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or over the phone.
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If you want the
Holy Spirit to work,
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prayer is vital.
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Jude 20 reminds us
that we build up our faith
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by praying in the Holy Spirit
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and Ephesians 6:18 encourage
us to pray in the Spirit
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with all kinds of
prayer and requests.
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You may ask what is
praying in the Spirit?
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I would say in simplest terms,
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it's the opposite of
praying in the flesh.
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I think we all know
what it feels like to be dead
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in our prayers and
how difficult it is
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sometimes to pray
as we've talked about,
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to be tongue tied.
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I know that feeling.
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With nothing to say,
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having to force
ourselves to try to pray.
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Well, to the extent
that it's true of us,
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we are not
praying in the Spirit.
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You might recall
those conversations
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that you've had with
someone very special to you
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where the words just
flowed from your heart,
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right through your mouth.
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To me that's similar
to praying in the Spirit.
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Your heart and your
passion become evident.
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And it's like the Holy Spirit
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notices that you
really mean business.
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That's my take.
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The bottom line is
the importance of prayer.
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Luke 6:12 tells us that
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Jesus continued all
night in prayer to God.
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And 1 Timothy
2:1 reminds us that
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prayer is the most
important thing we can do.
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And Luke 18:1
says we will be blessed
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if we persist in
praying without losing heart.
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Sweet hour of prayer
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Sweet hour of prayer
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That calls me from
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A world of care
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And bids me at
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My Father's throne
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Make all my wants
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And wishes known
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In seasons of distress
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And grief
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My soul has often
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Found relief
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And oft escaped
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The tempter's snare
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By Thy return,
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Sweet hour of prayer
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Sweet hour of prayer
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Sweet hour of prayer
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The joys I feel,
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The bliss I share
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Of those whose anxious
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spirits burn
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With strong desires
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For Thy return
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With such I hasten
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To Thy place
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Where God my Savior
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Shows His face
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And gladly take
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My station there
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And wait for Thee,
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Sweet hour of prayer
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So let's take time to pray.
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Dear Father, make
me a person of prayer
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and use me to bless
the people in my life.
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Lord, please pour out
Your Holy Spirit on me
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and give me strength to,
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to pray without ceasing.
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Lord, please rebuke
Satan and the evil spirits that
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desire to keep me in bondage.
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Lord, remind me that I
have the victory over sin
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through the power of Your blood.
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With the strength
of the Holy Spirit,
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I will walk in that victory.
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Thank You for prayer, God.
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Thank You for
hearing our prayers.
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Father, I pray for our children.
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Lord, I ask that You
would save our grandchildren
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and our children.
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Lord, send every
angel heaven can spare
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to guide our children
into everlasting life.
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I ask, Lord,
that You would break
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Satan's power over them.
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Help them to see Your goodness
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and give them a
spirit of repentance.
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Lord, I ask that You
would bless our pastors,
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our teachers, our evangelists,
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members all over the world
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who are striving to serve You.
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Lord, remind them
of the power of prayer.
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May the united
force of Your people
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rise up to heaven
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in a mighty chorus of
praise and intercession.
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Lord, help us to realize
there is power in prayer.
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Lord, we pray
for Your protection
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for those who are vulnerable,
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especially for
children and for teenagers,
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God, we asked You to guard them
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from those who would
seek to exploit them.
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Those who satan uses
to harm our children.
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Lord, wrap a hedge of protection
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around the minds
of our children, God.
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Father, I ask
that You would raise up
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urban
missionaries to plant churches
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for the 806 people
groups in the 20 countries
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of the inter-European division.
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Lord, please raise up
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an army of
workers to plant churches
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for the 948 people
groups in the 38 countries
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of inter-American division.
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Father, as I read these numbers
and as I lift them up to You,
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it's impossible for me to fathom
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the number of people
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that need to know You.
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But, God, my greatest prayer,
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my greatest desire is that
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You would fill me with
compassion for the lost.
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Lord, give me a
hunger to spread the gospel,
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to pray for my fellow man.
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God, I lift up those who
are diagnosed with cancer.
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Lord, I ask that Your
healing would flow upon them
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and that Your grace
would be outpoured to them
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and that your peace
would saturate the very room
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that they are in right now.
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God, we know that treatment
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for disease
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can be financially devastating.
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So I ask that, God, You would,
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that You would do a
financial miracle, Lord,
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in the lives of those
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who are having to
pay for their treatment.
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Father, it's likely that
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there are those who are watching
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that have been hurt
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by family or by maybe
friends, even strangers.
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People who've
been hurt by co-workers
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and unfortunately,
even by church leaders.
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God, I asked that
You would grant us
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grace to forgive them,
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to forgive them
even if there hasn't
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even been an apology.
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Lord, we know the forgiveness
that we've received from You,
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so I ask that You will
help us to forgive others.
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Teach us to walk in mercy,
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not to be easily offended, Lord.
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May our words be encouraging.
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Help us to leave all
judgment in Your hands.
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Mainly for fear that
we would be found guilty
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of the very thing
that we accuse others of.
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Along with those
who have heard us,
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God, we pray for
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those that are
in abusive families,
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especially the children
that are in abusive homes.
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I ask God that You
would be their protection,
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for couples
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who are in
abusive relationships,
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abusive marriages.
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Oh, God, I pray that
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You would please
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give them the
wisdom to seek help,
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to find a way out of
this abusive situation.
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Help them find
freedom and safety, God.
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Lord, the pressures
of life are weighing
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a lot of people down these days
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so much so to the
place that some people have
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even developed a
case of insomnia.
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I lift these
people up to You, Lord.
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Show them that they
can go to You in prayer.
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As they're lying
there in bed awake at night,
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that they can turn
their cares over to You
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knowing that You care for them.
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And, Lord, remind us all that
if we pray, we shouldn't worry.
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And if we worry, then why pray?
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Sweet hour of prayer
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Sweet hour of prayer
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Thy wings
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Shall my petition bear
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To Him whose truth
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And faithfulness
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Engage the waiting soul
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to bless
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And since
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He bids me seek
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His face
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Believe His Word
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And trust His grace
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I'll cast on Him
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my every care
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And I'll wait on thee,
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sweet hour of prayer
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God, I have family
that need Your salvation.
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They don't need religion,
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they need a
relationship with You, Lord.
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Lord, I ask that
You would reveal to them
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that You are the way
and the truth and the life.
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Holy Spirit, I ask that
You will make us mindful
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of our need for You.
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And, Jesus, as we lift You up,
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You said You would
draw all men unto Yourself.
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Be magnified, oh Lord,
and save our loved ones.
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Lord, I pray for
those who are persecuted,
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the persecuted Christians.
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I ask that they would understand
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and find peace in
Your sufficient grace,
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even in their
times of persecutions.
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Those who are
facing physical threat,
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who are put into scenarios
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where they must make
instantaneous choices
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under great pressure.
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Lord, I asked You to help them
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understand the
promise of 2 Corinthians 12:9,
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which says, "My grace
is sufficient for you.
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For my power is made
perfect in weakness."
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Lord, help the persecuted
to look to You in those times
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and to find that grace.
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May they find peace
and that promise that
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they will go on
and boast more gladly
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of their
weaknesses so that Your power,
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Christ, will rest upon them.
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Again, Lord, as,
as we have already
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so many times in
these past few days
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we pray for our world leaders,
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God, we know that
healthy relationships
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are key to solving problems.
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And around the world
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we know that it's
easy for tensions to build
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when dealing with politics.
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So we pray, Lord, that
those who are in authority
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would have the wisdom to
approach the relationships
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that they have
with, with kindness
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and with an
attitude of openness.
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God, guide their conversations
with Christ-like love,
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with humility,
give them the ability
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to understand each
other, to disagree agreeably,
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as to not make matters worse.
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For those countries
who are under different,
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less democratic
forms of government,
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God, I ask that You would
grant wisdom to their leaders,
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turn their hearts to You
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and give them a
hunger to serve godly.
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We know that there is
nothing impossible with You.
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Jesus,
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You're my firm foundation
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I know I can stand secure
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Jesus,
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You're my firm foundation
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I put my hope in Your holy Word
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I put my hope in Your holy Word
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I have a living hope
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I have a future
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God has a plan for me
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Of this I'm
sure, of this I'm sure
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Jesus,
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You're my firm foundation
00:23:15.16\00:23:19.16
I know I can stand secure
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Jesus,
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You're my firm foundation
00:23:25.90\00:23:29.80
I put my hope in Your holy Word
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I put my hope in Your holy Word
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And Your Word is faithful
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And mighty with power
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You will deliver us
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Of this I'm
sure, Of this I'm sure
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For Jesus,
00:24:02.70\00:24:05.17
You're my firm foundation
00:24:05.21\00:24:09.44
I know I can stand secure
00:24:09.48\00:24:14.15
Jesus,
00:24:14.18\00:24:16.35
You're my firm foundation
00:24:16.38\00:24:20.29
I put my hope in Your holy Word
00:24:20.32\00:24:25.76
I put my hope in Your holy Word
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Father, thank You for
being that firm foundation
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in an otherwise shaky world.
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We know we can
count on You, God.
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And I want to lift
up a shout of praise.
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Shout of praise to You, oh, God.
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For the way that You
are working in our lives,
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for the victories
that You're winning,
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for the lives
that You are healing
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through the
prayers that we have prayed
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over these days,
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for the
blessings and the miracles.
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God, I glorify You for
being the lifter of our head,
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the joy in our hearts.
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Thank You, Lord, for
bringing us through trials.
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For the lonely nights
that You have seen us through.
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For the torment
and the weary battles
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that You have
brought us through, God.
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You are our strength.
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And Your name
is matchless, Lord.
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We lift Your name high.
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We bless You, Father.
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Isaiah 54:17 says that,
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"'No weapon that is
formed against you will succeed.
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And every tongue
that rises against you
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in judgment, you will condemn.
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This peace, righteousness,
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security and
triumph over opposition
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is the heritage of
the servants of the Lord.
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And this is their vindication
from Me,' says the Lord."
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And in 2 Peter 2:9, it says,
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"The Lord does not
slack concerning His promise
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as some men count slackness,
but He is long suffering.
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He's not willing
that any should perish,
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but that all should
come to repentance."
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So don't give up praying.
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Don't stop praying
for your loved ones.
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Don't stop believing for that
need in your life to be met.
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Put your hope in God.
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He is your firm foundation.
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Let faith arise in your soul.
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For His Word is faithful
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That He is mighty in power
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We have His Word.
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It says...
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God will deliver us
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Of this you can be sure
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Of this I'm sure
00:27:22.87\00:27:24.37
Oh, Jesus,
00:27:24.41\00:27:26.94
You're my firm foundation
00:27:26.98\00:27:30.88
I know I can stand secure
00:27:30.91\00:27:34.98
Oh, Jesus,
00:27:35.02\00:27:37.59
You're my firm foundation
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I put my hope in Your holy Word
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I put my hope in Your holy Word
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Be sure and join
us again tomorrow
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for day eight of
our Ten Days of Prayer.
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