Participants: Jill Morikone (Host), Mollie Steenson, Idalia Dinzey, Jason Bradley, Tim Parton
Series Code: TDYFW
Program Code: TDYFW017016A
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00:01 I want to spend my life
00:07 Mending broken people 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Removing pain 00:23 Lord, let my words 00:29 Heal a heart that hurts 00:34 I want to spend my life 00:40 Mending broken people 00:45 I want to spend my life 00:51 Mending broken people 01:07 Hello, I wanna welcome you 01:08 to another 3ABN Today Family Worship. 01:11 It's always a joy, Mollie, just to come into our family, 01:15 you all, we consider you as part of our 3ABN family 01:18 and just to come into your homes on Friday night 01:20 as we sit around the table 01:22 and open up the Sabbath together. 01:24 We just want to thank you for your love, 01:26 for your prayers, 01:27 and for your financial support of the Ministry of 3ABN. 01:30 Because of you this ministry exists 01:32 and we can share the gospel, 01:34 the love of Jesus with the lost and dying world. 01:36 That's right, we do love you, and we thank you, 01:39 and we are so glad 01:40 that you're here with us tonight. 01:42 And I would like to introduce 01:44 the one's that are around the table. 01:46 We have Idalia Dinzey here to my left. 01:48 Idalia, it is so good to have you with us. 01:50 It's wonderful to be with you both, 01:52 and gentlemen. 01:55 And I want to wish all of you Happy Sabbath. 01:57 Happy Sabbath. Amen. 01:59 Jason Bradley, good to have you with us tonight as well. 02:01 Good to be here. And Tim Parton. 02:04 What a joy it is to have you here tonight. 02:06 Thank you very much. 02:08 You ladies are great, and your bright colors 02:10 and Jason and I are kind of the drab brown. 02:13 So hopefully our conversation will be bright. 02:17 So thank you for the invitation 02:18 for part of this wonderful Sabbath. 02:19 Amen. Amen. 02:21 I love gathering around, and learning, 02:22 and growing closer to you and to our precious Lord. 02:26 And welcoming the Sabbath hours. 02:27 Amen. 02:29 That's what family worship is all about. 02:30 It's spending time at the word of God 02:32 but especially with each other as brothers and sisters, 02:35 sharing and opening up our hearts to each other 02:38 and to you at home as well. 02:40 I feel a little lost. 02:42 I was telling Mollie just before we started. 02:44 I'm always sitting here with Greg. 02:46 I feel comfortable 02:47 but I'm comfortable with you too, 02:49 and it's a blessing 02:50 to be co-hosting together with you, Mollie. 02:51 We're just stretching you a little bit tonight. 02:54 That's right. 02:56 Our topic this evening is "Persistence in Prayer". 03:00 And I think if I look around the table 03:03 we could all say we have been at a time in our lives 03:06 where maybe God was stretching us 03:09 or we needed to persevere 03:11 or be persistent in prayer. 03:13 We're gonna look at some Biblical examples 03:15 and just share from our hearts tonight. 03:17 But before we do any of that, we wanna do some music 03:20 so, Tim, if you don't mind running over to the piano. 03:24 We're gonna do a song "In the Garden" 03:26 it is such a beautiful song 03:27 because it talks about spending time alone 03:32 with Jesus in prayer, 03:34 and what better place to be 03:36 then spending time in the garden with Him. 03:38 Amen. 03:53 I come to the garden alone 04:00 While the dew is still on the rose 04:07 And the voice I hear, falling on my ear 04:14 The Son of God 04:18 Discloses 04:22 And He walks with me 04:27 And He talks with me 04:31 And He tells me I am His own 04:39 And the joy we share 04:43 As we tarry there 04:48 None other 04:50 Has ever known 04:56 I'd stay in the garden with Him 05:03 Though the night around me befalling 05:10 But He bids me go 05:13 Through the voice of woe 05:17 His voice to me 05:21 Is calling 05:25 And He walks with me 05:30 And He talks with me 05:34 And He tells me I am His own 05:41 And the joy we share 05:45 As we tarry there 05:52 None other 05:54 Has ever known 06:03 Amen. 06:04 Amen. 06:06 The joy we share 06:09 as we tarry there with Jesus, 06:11 none other has ever known. 06:12 And I think so many times, 06:14 at least in my own experience as I look at my past, 06:17 I've tried to stuff that void inside, 06:21 that emptiness with things, with other stuff, 06:25 instead of the greatest joy 06:27 comes from being in the presence of Jesus 06:30 spending time with Him. 06:31 That quiet time and that is the hardest thing 06:34 I'll say for me to do is like 06:36 I've always got something else to do 06:39 and to set aside time to be alone with the Lord 06:43 to spend time with him, 06:45 it's contrary to my nature of wanting to do 06:48 always wanting to do. 06:50 And that's where you receive that, 06:54 develop the relationship with the Lord. 06:56 It is so vitally important that we spend time with Him. 07:00 That's right and oftentimes just like the chorus says, 07:03 "And He walks with me and He talks with me", 07:07 a lot of times we forget that we're not alone, 07:09 we're not walking alone, 07:11 God is right next to us and He talks with us 07:14 but we're too busy talking to Him 07:16 we forget to be still and listen, right? 07:20 So He talks with us, He talks to us 07:22 and He talks and He brings peace to my heart to my life 07:28 as we contemplate His word and His love. 07:31 And it's amazing how He can heal 07:34 whatever situation we may be in 07:38 with the peace that passeth all understanding 07:40 as we accept His company with us. 07:43 Yes, absolutely. 07:45 I love that, go ahead, J. 07:46 One of the beautiful things about prayer is 07:48 that it places us in the presence of the Lord. 07:51 When we pray we are placed in His presence. 07:55 And the fact that He takes the timeout 07:57 to have an individual relationship 08:00 with each and every one of us, 08:02 there's so many people in the world 08:04 and so many different prayers going up at the same time 08:07 and yet He's still just focused on each one of us 08:11 as if we're the only people in the world, 08:13 the only person in the world. 08:14 That's right. That's incredible. 08:16 I was just thinking we're beginning to discuss 08:18 but we didn't pray as we open up, 08:20 so let's do that, 08:22 and then we'll keep continue our discussion, 08:24 Tim, would you open and prayer for us. 08:26 Father God, what a privilege it is together 08:30 and to as we are talking about 08:32 in this session of just praying to you, 08:35 just communicating with you, 08:37 and letting you know how much we love you 08:39 and, and then waiting to hear what you would speak to us. 08:43 Father, I pray that as we study your word, 08:46 and as we converse 08:48 that we will draw closer to you, 08:49 and that we will just be reminded once again 08:52 how important it is 08:54 that when we are facing problems, or trials, 08:57 or just need wisdom in, in every situation, 09:02 to simply call on you 09:04 and you will hear us, and speak with us 09:07 so we give you this time 09:09 and pray that your kingdom come your will be done, 09:11 right you're around this table as it is in heaven. 09:14 We love you, Lord. 09:16 What a privilege it is to know you 09:17 and to be your children. 09:19 In Jesus name. Amen. 09:20 Amen. Amen. 09:22 We're talking this evening about persistence and prayer. 09:26 Before we go to our spring board, 09:28 discussion is Luke Chapter 18, 09:30 if you wanna open up your Bibles at home 09:32 and go to that, but before we read from there 09:35 that one of the parables of Jesus Luke Chapter 18, 09:38 I just wanna ask maybe a personal question 09:40 and I don't know if personal questions 09:42 are good to ask on this set 09:43 because I didn't tell everybody at the time. 09:46 So tell me if you were to, 09:49 we're talking about persistence and prayer, 09:52 has prayer ever become in your life rote? 09:55 Has it ever been like, I wake up in the morning, 10:00 I know I should pray, I am a Christian, 10:02 I spend that time, 10:04 and then I just go throughout my day. 10:05 And if it has ever felt like that in your life, 10:09 what have you done to change it? 10:11 Or what in your life has worked to change it from... 10:14 'Cause I know in my own experience, 10:17 sometimes I wake up 10:18 and Greg and I always have worship in the morning. 10:21 He goes in the study 10:22 and I stay propped up in bed with pillows 10:23 it's just our tradition, 10:25 and then we always come together and pray. 10:27 And so we have our time 10:28 but sometimes you're just, okay, 10:30 it's like what you do, does that make sense? 10:33 Like, okay, what part of who I am is 10:35 I get up every morning and I pray, 10:38 and I study God's word, 10:40 but you can almost do that as in a duty, 10:43 instead of delight. 10:48 It has come to that point that it becomes a delight 10:51 and sometimes I've not wanted to pray 10:54 because of the situation I am I'm not gonna pray 10:57 but, you know, the Holy Spirit is prompting my heart, 10:59 just speak to me, 11:01 and when I wake up 11:02 and when we all wake up in our family, 11:04 we automatically pray and we have the morning watch. 11:09 So we have that devotional 11:12 and then when we get together as a family 11:14 either we're having breakfast and then we have worship, 11:17 or in the car on our way to work 11:19 because, you know, we're running late 11:20 or what have you. 11:22 But it has never gone past us 11:23 to have worship before we start, 11:26 you know, the daily activities 11:28 it may have been school or not or at work. 11:31 But in my personal experience, 11:34 I have to teach myself 11:35 and I have to pray teach me to be willing to pray 11:39 because I have so much to do. 11:41 My head is just inundated with so many things 11:46 and that is exactly my prayer, 11:48 "Father, my head is so inundated with so many things 11:52 but I want you to speak to me, 11:53 I want you to give me your peace 11:55 and help me, Lord, to speak your words 11:57 and not mine." 11:58 That is a very, very frequent prayer of mine. 12:04 I think it's so important that... 12:07 Because it's a relationship with Christ 12:09 we that, we treat our prayer life 12:11 just like we treat our communication 12:14 with our spouse or friend 12:16 or whoever we're speaking to during the day. 12:20 It's difficult because there's not necessarily 12:23 a physical person there to speak to, 12:26 but I can't imagine, 12:28 you know, not talking to somebody in the room, 12:30 you know, it's so I've tried to make that part of 12:34 instead of making it just a habit, 12:37 I try to talk to God just like He's right there in the room 12:41 and I don't necessarily personally make it a 12:45 I'm not trying to be a reverend 12:46 but I don't make it a prayer as in, you know... 12:52 Like a specific time. 12:53 Yeah, well, not even necessarily a specific time 12:55 but just a purpose, 12:58 you know, because I try to make it 13:00 just very I'm conversing with Him 13:02 and that's why it's a dear thing to me 13:06 and that makes it easier for me not to make it a rote 13:09 or habitual thing, 13:11 as far as a negative habitual thing. 13:15 I like that practice in the presence of Jesus, 13:17 you know, and if you experience His presence 13:20 it becomes like you're just talking to Him. 13:22 I remember as a little girl I... 13:24 I don't know why when I think back on my childhood 13:27 I just had this burning desire to know God. 13:30 And then when I hit teen years, 13:31 I kind of went the other way and then God brought me back. 13:34 But when I was little, little a just burning desire, 13:37 "Jesus, I want you, I wanna know you." 13:39 And I remember I would always set a table for Jesus, 13:43 place, you know, at the table 13:45 and my parents were very gracious and just, okay. 13:48 And then when I would go to bed, 13:49 I remember I'd lay in bed and I'd hold my hand down 13:53 and I'd say, "Okay Jesus, I'll hold your hand tonight." 13:55 Oh! 13:57 And you just think, okay, 13:58 that that's just a little kid's perception. 14:00 But I think as adults God wants us to experience His presence 14:05 in the same fashion. 14:07 That's right. I've done as the child. 14:09 Yeah, prayer, I mean, there was a time 14:12 where I didn't pray like I just didn't, 14:15 you know, I didn't desire relationship with God 14:17 and I wasn't praying 14:18 and I mean I might say my blessing, 14:20 you know, I was raised in the church and everything 14:22 but I left for a long time. 14:24 And so now it's more along the lines of looking at 14:30 where I was in terms of what my life was like 14:34 without prayer, and without God, 14:36 and the decisions that I made without him, 14:38 and just staying focused on the fact that, 14:42 you know, me by myself without God is making... 14:46 I made poor choices. 14:48 you know, but with God, the choices are so much better 14:52 because I'm living for Him, 14:53 you know, so it's so important to commune with Him 14:56 and to seek His will 14:58 for our lives each and every day. 15:00 We have access to the Creator of the universe, 15:03 why wouldn't we plug into that? 15:04 If we could call Oprah, or Bill Gates, 15:08 or anybody else, 15:10 you know, who's like billionaires 15:12 or whatever, Mark Zuckerberg, 15:13 we'd be on the phone talking to them 15:16 and seeking advice 15:17 like, how can I make this business better? 15:19 How can I do this? 15:20 Why wouldn't we plug into a one with all the answers 15:23 for our lives individual lives? 15:25 This is why we've got God's cell phone number 15:29 programming into our phone 15:31 and we can get Him any time. 15:32 You know, and, Jason, you're making a good point 15:35 where you are in your life today. 15:37 That's right. 15:38 And I'm thinking there were times 15:39 when prayer was rote, 15:41 there were times when I didn't wanna pray, 15:43 there were times when I didn't pray. 15:45 But where I find myself today 15:47 and hopefully we do grow and mature 15:50 is did you ever catch yourself praying 15:52 and you didn't even know you were gonna pray, 15:54 only you're praying on the inside. 15:57 And anything come up where it's kind of, 16:00 how am I gonna deal with this 16:02 I find myself already in prayer about a situation 16:06 so I haven't arrived, 16:09 I don't think we ever will, 16:11 but I do know that that vital connection to God is there. 16:15 And that so many of us live beneath our... 16:20 where we should be with Him, 16:21 we live beneath where God has placed us. 16:25 And we don't take advantage of the fact that he says, 16:28 "Come onto me," 16:30 that He, you know, we can call on Him, 16:32 and if we call on Him, He's gonna hear us. 16:35 His ear isn't deafened, His arm isn't shortened, 16:38 but if we call on Him, 16:39 He will hear and He will answer. 16:41 Amen. 16:42 Or may be that somebody's prayer habits 16:45 now become a routine, 16:47 you know, and it's like, 16:48 "I'm doing it because I have to, 16:50 you know, it's the routine of the day 16:52 I would get up, pray, you have breakfast, 16:55 pray over your meals," and all, 16:57 but, you know, it's incredible 16:59 how just like Mollie was saying, 17:01 it's incredible how all of a sudden 17:03 you just you come to the point 17:05 that, "Oh my I'm praying over that person, 17:07 I'm praying over that situation." 17:09 So, yeah, let's not take that for granted, 17:12 prayer does bring peace. 17:13 Absolutely. Definitely. 17:15 It does. That's right. 17:16 And in terms of the answer to prayer, 17:18 you know, sometimes we just expect 17:19 like an immediate answer, 17:21 or we expect it to be, yes, like God's a genie. 17:24 Sometimes His no is the best answer 17:26 because what we're praying for could be harmful to us 17:29 and we don't see the end from the beginning 17:31 like He does. 17:32 So just be being mindful of the fact that when you pray, 17:35 God hears you, He's listening 17:37 and His answer might not be the one that you were seeking, 17:40 but it's the one that is best for your life 17:42 according to His will. 17:44 Amen. That's right. 17:45 I like to say no is also a yes. 17:47 You know, God's answer no is also His yes, 17:49 meaning "This is my will for your life". 17:52 Speaking of what you just said, 17:53 Jay, that moves us into persistence in prayer 17:55 so we're in Luke 18. 17:58 Luke 18, 17:59 and I think the parable is the first 8 verses here. 18:03 Mollie, you wanna take that? Okay. 18:05 "Then he spoke a parable to them, 18:07 That man always ought to pray and not lose heart saying, 18:11 therein was in a certain city a judge, 18:17 who did not fear God nor regard man." 18:20 Now there was a widow in that city 18:22 and she came to him saying, 18:24 "Get justice for me from my adversary, 18:27 and he would not for a while, 18:30 but afterward he said within himself, 18:32 "Though I do not fear God nor regard man, 18:36 yet because this widow troubles me, 18:38 I will avenge her, 18:40 lest by her continued coming, she weary me." 18:44 Then the Lord said, 18:45 "Hear what the unjust judge said. 18:49 And shall God not avenge His own elect 18:52 who cry out day and night to Him 18:54 though He bears along with them. 18:57 I tell you 18:59 that He will avenge them speedily. 19:01 Nevertheless, when the son of man comes, 19:04 will he really find faith upon the earth?" 19:09 Amen. 19:11 So we have here a lady 19:14 who is coming to an unjust judge. 19:17 And what does it indicate? 19:19 That how is she coming to him? 19:21 Is she just kind of coming and realizing, 19:24 oh, woe is me, or is she persistent? 19:27 She is extremely persistent. 19:29 So she continues to come 19:31 and, Idalia, what was the end result 19:33 of her continuing to come? 19:36 He gave in. 19:37 He avenged her, 19:39 you know, he gave her what she was asking for, 19:45 you know, he was avoiding her coming back and torturing him. 19:48 I don't have time for this, 19:49 you know, but praise the Lord 19:51 that our judge has time for us, you know. 19:54 So it is interesting to see 19:57 how we can identify myself in this story 20:01 because I do want justice to be served. 20:05 I say, "Lord, please, this is my petition. 20:08 Lord, please, I already prayed about this 20:10 I don't know why nothing has happened," 20:12 but the Lord is working not necessarily 20:14 in that other thing 20:16 but He's working in me, you know. 20:18 Sometimes we're looking for... 20:20 My prayer request is, Lord, for a glass of water. 20:25 But through that glass of water the Lord is teaching me, 20:27 I am the water you will never thirst again, 20:32 you know, so Lord and that water 20:35 it becomes interesting as you contemplate 20:37 your need for that water, 20:39 but yet you remember these stories 20:41 and everything you've read. 20:43 So it focuses back to Christ. Yes. 20:47 I find interesting 20:49 at the personality of this woman. 20:51 I don't know what her need was, it was, as she said, 20:53 in the Amplified it says, "Protect, and defend, 20:55 and give me justice against my adversary." 20:57 So apparently there was somebody else 20:59 that was involved in this situation too with her. 21:02 But her personality, I think, 21:08 combined with her need kept her coming. 21:12 I read where it's important for us 21:14 to pray like the salesman, like we're a salesman. 21:18 I am not a salesman. 21:20 In fact, I hate to go buy a car from a salesman 21:23 because I will pay double if you will leave me alone. 21:27 Just so you don't have to, don't badger me. 21:29 I don't wanna be badgered in anything. 21:31 And I get the same phone calls on my cell phone 21:34 from this company, 21:36 they keep calling, calling, and calling 21:38 and I finally have to put it on a do-not-call list 21:40 because of their persistence. 21:42 Right. 21:43 My personality is not like that to pray for something, 21:46 but I'm sure if I have something 21:48 that is so demanding 21:53 that I'm gonna put the pedal to the metal 21:56 and pray as often and repeatedly as I need to, 21:59 to get the response that at least I know, you know, 22:03 the end to the situation whether it be 22:06 what I've wanted or not. 22:08 So I believe that sometimes I let my own personality 22:11 get in the way of my persistence in prayer 22:14 because I'm kind of a just a shy guy. 22:16 And, okay, well, if this isn't what you want, 22:18 then I'll just settle for it. 22:20 So sometimes I don't know what do you feel about that 22:22 if when we pray, if we're not the type 22:26 to maybe pursue something and we, you know, 22:30 we just say a prayer one time and aren't persistent with it. 22:35 No, I agree I think personality definitely can play into it, 22:38 you know, some people are naturally forceful 22:40 or we could say pushy, you know. 22:43 Just like, okay, get this 22:44 and then other people would be 22:46 a little more retiring, I agree. 22:47 And to me the other thing would be sometimes 22:50 I think if I'm not sure if God is gonna answer. 22:54 So maybe I'm afraid of persisting, 22:57 I'm just asking and hoping, but I'm not really sure. 23:01 I think persistence in prayer comes 23:02 when we realize we have no other option, 23:06 you know, like this widow I think had no other option. 23:09 There's nothing else, nowhere else to go. 23:11 So, you know, sometimes you think, okay God, 23:13 I'm praying for plan A. 23:15 But if plan A doesn't work out, okay, 23:17 I'm prepared to do plan B or plan C. 23:21 I'm prepared to do something. 23:22 But I think when we reach kind of, 23:25 what do you say, the end of your rope 23:26 where I have nowhere to go. 23:29 Okay, God, I think I would be more persistent. 23:34 I don't know if I'm making sense there. 23:35 John Knox, John Knox in Scotland, 23:38 the great reformer, and he prayed what did he pray? 23:40 "Lord, give me Scotland or I die." 23:45 That is persistence. 23:48 That is realizing I got nowhere else to go to. 23:51 "God give me Scotland or I die." 23:54 And what happened? 23:56 That huge revival broke out 23:58 and that spread to other countries. 24:00 And what was that? A result of his persistence. 24:03 So do I do that? 24:04 God, give me the soul of this person 24:08 or give me whatever or I'm gonna die. 24:11 What kind of prayer availeth much? 24:14 "Effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man." 24:16 What is effectual? 24:18 What is fervent? What is fervent? 24:21 That's with all your heart, isn't it? 24:22 Zeal? 24:23 That's not just gently asking 24:30 but getting intercession with groaning 24:33 that can't be uttered, that fervency 24:36 and it availeth much. 24:38 And there is a prerequisite to that though 24:41 and that is that righteousness. 24:43 But when we stand before the Father 24:45 you didn't think I'd get this in there. 24:48 Oh, I did. She always does. 24:51 You wanna stand before the Father 24:53 you got to have clean hands and a pure heart. 24:55 And it's the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man 24:58 so if you're out of that relationship with God, 25:01 there's 1 John 1:9, 25:04 "If we confess our sins, then we can stand behind, 25:07 He's faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us." 25:09 And there we stand before him in the condition 25:11 to pray effectually and fervently and God hears. 25:15 And just like here, God says, you know, 25:19 the unjust judge what answer a prayer 25:22 how much more will he, 25:24 He loves us and He's standing there waiting 25:27 to answer our prayers. 25:29 You know, in this story it doesn't say 25:30 how long she was nagging to the judge for, 25:35 I don't know how much time she did it. 25:40 There are some people that can tolerate high pitch voices 25:43 and to me high pitch voice 25:46 and my ears just don't get along. 25:48 So I am thinking, well, you said, 25:53 the gentleman that prayed over Scotland, 25:56 "Give me Scotland I'll give you my life". 25:58 John Knox. 25:59 Well, he sounds like he was gracious or calm 26:03 but, you know, deep, sincere, 26:07 and we have different tones 26:09 and colors of asking for things. 26:12 And the way my personality is, 26:14 "But, Lord, you know, please Lord," 26:17 and I would go before that judge. 26:19 Judge, please, look at this, please, judge, 26:22 please, you know. 26:24 And we forget that we don't have to kick and scream, 26:30 you know, into the courts of heaven 26:33 because Jesus has extended His hand and He's like, 26:37 "Just hold on to me and we'll walk together 26:39 and I'll present this before the judge", you know? 26:43 That's funny, I just... 26:45 This is funny. 26:46 It reminds me of, if you ever watched Lucy 26:49 and Ricky-Ricardo. 26:50 Ricardo. 26:51 And he would start speaking to her in Spanish 26:54 and I could just see you doing that with God. 26:57 And I just pray God, so you know that's... 27:00 You know, he speaks English, 27:01 but anyhow so when you're getting ferment with him 27:03 you go to speaking in Spanish with him. 27:05 Yes, and at times, you know, when I have such, 27:07 my heart is so heavy 27:09 and I've been praying over something, 27:11 the best place to go is to my car, you know. 27:15 Because I can voice it up out loud 27:17 and we can have it all out there, you know. 27:19 And then my family looks out the window, 27:24 "Oh, mom is having a moment." Right? 27:27 Or park by a river or stream or park 27:31 even I have gone to West Frankfort parks, 27:33 sit there or at Rend Lake and, you know, 27:35 whether I'm sobbing or cheering and just, 27:40 you know, nagging away it's like incredible 27:43 as you invite that spirit in, it just comes in 27:50 but you got to have your moment of 27:52 "I'm broken, so Lord, please start mending me", 27:56 so giving Him the permission to mend through prayer. 27:58 Persistence is so important because like sometimes 28:01 we let go of God's arm way to soon. 28:04 You know, we pray for something, 28:05 we pray for something, and then we just give up. 28:07 You know, and I've been guilty of that 28:09 I've prayed for stuff and then just, 28:11 well, you know, 28:12 I guess it's not gonna happen something like that. 28:15 But we have to pray with faith to believing, 28:19 you know, if we pray for deliverance, 28:22 as soon as we get up out of that prayer 28:24 we've been delivered, you know. 28:25 Act as though you have been delivered, 28:28 you know, believe that God is giving you 28:29 what you've asked for. 28:32 So, yeah, persistence in prayer, man, it's crucial. 28:36 I know persistence 28:37 because the kids are very persistent. 28:40 "Mom, can I do this? Mom, I need this." 28:42 That's right. 28:43 I think persistence is more for my own sake, 28:45 my own character, than it is for God. 28:47 'Cause God doesn't need to be asked 28:49 once or twice or three times... 28:50 He knows when he is going to do it His way. 28:52 That's right. 28:53 I think it has to do with me 28:54 and the transformation God wants to work in my life 28:57 I think it, it grows me. 28:59 Yes. 29:01 You know, coming before God and doing that persistence, 29:03 I like at the beginning, and I see you, Mollie, 29:05 at the beginning of that parable the first verse, 29:08 "He spoke a parable to them 29:09 that men always ought to pray and not lose heart." 29:12 In the Greek, lose heart is to faint or be weary. 29:15 And I think many times we might be faint, right? 29:18 We might be weary, we might be saying, 29:20 "God, I'm asking but I'm not sure." 29:23 And he says, "Don't lose heart. 29:25 Don't give up. Be persistent." 29:28 Well, I was gonna give an example of someone 29:31 that was persistent. 29:33 And I know I ask around the table 29:35 if y'all are familiar with a preacher from, 29:40 I think, it was the early 1900s, 29:43 his name was Smith Wigglesworth, 29:45 and you all are familiar with him. 29:48 Tim, you were familiar with Smith Wigglesworth, 29:50 a powerful preacher and effective preacher. 29:53 Many souls came out of darkness 29:55 into light as a result of his preaching. 29:58 But he wasn't always a preacher. 30:01 He was a plumber, that's what he was 30:04 and he wasn't a good man. 30:06 He was mean on a little rattlesnake 30:09 and he was mean to his wife. 30:11 Well, let me tell you about his wife, 30:13 she was a godly woman. 30:14 Amen. 30:16 Fortunately for him, he had a godly wife. 30:19 "He didn't want her to go to church," 30:21 I'll just read this, "but she went anyway. 30:24 When she did, he'd lock her out of the house 30:27 and when she came home, 30:28 she'd have to sleep on the back porch. 30:31 In the morning he'd unlock the door 30:33 and should come in and say, 30:34 'good morning, Smitty' and make his breakfast." 30:38 She was a godly example for him. 30:41 She prayed for him and God gave her the grace 30:45 to be good to him in spite of his behavior. 30:48 She was the word 30:50 we're talking about here, persistent. 30:53 "And because she continued to be so good to him, 30:56 he eventually came to know the Lord 30:59 and was radically changed." 31:01 I don't know anybody 31:04 that doesn't need to be radically changed. 31:06 Now I remember when I came out of the darkness 31:08 and into light I was a second grade 31:10 Sunday school teacher in the Baptist Church 31:13 and I tell people I didn't smoke, drink, curse, 31:15 or run with wild man. 31:16 Except for Hal. Except for my husband. 31:22 But I needed to be radically changed 31:25 just as surely as the drunk on the street 31:28 or this mean plumber. 31:30 It goes on to say, "As a result, he became 31:34 one of the greatest preachers who ever lived". 31:36 Now what was the platform for him coming out of darkness 31:42 and into light, 31:43 and becoming such a powerful preacher 31:45 that brought so many others the power of his message 31:49 out of darkness and into light? 31:51 A praying wife, a persistent wife, 31:54 a wife that stood by him. 31:55 Now, that was an example or illustration 31:58 in a Sabbath school class that I was going to use. 32:02 But because the point of that was, stay in there, 32:06 be persistent, don't turn loose of, 32:10 we call atheist, the horns of the altar. 32:12 You ever heard that terminology? 32:14 Absolutely, yes. 32:15 Stay in there because... 32:17 Remember the example that we have in the Bible 32:21 where the man prayed and prayed and we find out later, 32:26 oh, I sent the answer to the prayer... 32:29 Daniel. Daniel. 32:30 But the answer got held up but he stayed persistent 32:35 and that answer comes through. 32:37 Don't give up. 32:38 God wants to answer your prayers 32:41 more than you want your prayers answered. 32:44 He wants that outcome for you. 32:46 And, you know, that's just so interesting 32:49 because how many people do you know, 32:51 how many women that you know, 32:54 that would be advised to seek counseling, 32:59 get marital dissolution, 33:02 you know, in a situation like that. 33:04 And going back to even, like you were saying, 33:08 to for the man who said, "Give me Scotland or I die", 33:13 when you have a cause that you're not sure of, 33:17 even if it's a righteous cause, and that's one thing about, 33:21 you know, being so close in a relationship to God that, 33:26 you know, that you believe in your cause enough 33:30 to keep at it and not give up before the answer, you know, 33:35 knowing the answer is on its way 33:37 but that's one thing I think that in my life 33:41 I struggle with 33:43 and maybe I give into my personality, 33:48 giving up too early, you know. 33:49 But I think, okay, well, 33:50 maybe this wasn't really God's plan for me 33:54 but even better yet, you know, like I say, 33:56 if it's was a situation that they would be 33:58 advised differently by the world. 34:01 And I think that that's where we allow friends or Dr. Oz 34:08 or Dr. whoever to get in our business 34:12 before we take it to the throne, 34:14 and believe, you know, just hold on to God. 34:17 And that's what prayer does. 34:19 Prayer opens up the door. 34:21 It's you inviting God into your business 34:23 to deal with your business. 34:24 That's right. Amen. 34:26 And that's an excellent thing. 34:27 Yeah we do our part God will do his part. 34:29 Jason? Yeah. 34:31 That's excellent because I just posted something 34:33 the other night on Facebook. 34:35 I just saw something and shared it. 34:36 And it was saying something along the lines of, 34:38 "Stop consulting human beings 34:41 for what God's gonna do for your life." 34:43 God is gonna bless you. 34:45 He doesn't consult man to see what He can do for you. 34:48 He determines 34:50 what He's gonna do for your life, 34:51 so take it to God. 34:53 You know, there are a lot people 34:54 that will kill your dreams, they will crush your dreams 34:57 because of their negative reality 34:59 within themselves, you know. 35:01 They don't see it as possible for themselves 35:03 or they don't see it possible, 35:05 and they don't want you to make it happen either. 35:07 So God will strengthen you 35:12 and will bring you the blessings, not man. 35:14 Amen. 35:15 I wanna thank Mollie for sharing that story 35:19 about that plumber 35:20 because there are so many believers 35:23 that call 3ABN for prayer 35:25 because your spouse is a nonbeliever, 35:28 whether it'd be the husband or the wife. 35:30 And I'm listening and sometimes they call desperate, 35:35 "Please, I need peace in my home. 35:37 This is not a peace of heaven in my home." 35:41 So I mean they're desperate. 35:42 So then I said, 35:44 "Well, what are you doing to make a difference?" 35:47 You're the Christian so we as the Christian, 35:50 as the believer, have a great responsibility. 35:54 But He puts that loud music and it's worldly. 35:58 And I said, 'Then you put your headphones on 36:00 and you get some godly music in your ear 36:03 so that godly message can get to your heart 36:05 and you can do a gesture of love to the person 36:08 that is offending you in your home". 36:11 Because the Lord doesn't want your home to fall apart, 36:14 He wants to bind it together. 36:16 But if you're not gonna take the lead and show, you know, 36:20 that mercy, that kindness, that gesture of love, 36:24 He's not gonna see Christ so he has to see it in you 36:28 or she has to see it in you. 36:30 So... 36:31 How many of you have ever prayed, 36:32 "God change Jill"? 36:36 You know, I need it. 36:37 And God says, "Oh, I believe I'll change you." 36:40 Exactly. 36:42 And that's what you're saying, dear. 36:43 Definitely. 36:44 You know, prayer is verbal, it doesn't have to be verbal, 36:47 you don't have to be on your knees, 36:49 you don't have to have your hands folded, 36:52 but there is a biblical principle way down in the word 36:54 and I wanted to just go over this. 36:57 Something's 36:58 Of being verbal, about words, of us speaking, 37:01 there's power in the word and this is Mark 11. 37:04 I'm gonna read 22 through 24. 37:07 Give me just a second. Mark 11. 37:09 Mark 11:22-24. 37:13 "So Jesus answered and said to them, 37:16 "'Have faith in God. 37:19 For assuredly I say to you, whoever says 37:24 that words to this mountain, be removed, 37:27 and be cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart 37:31 but believes that those things he says will be done, 37:36 he will have whatsoever he says."' 37:39 So see words are vitally important, 37:42 but verse 24, 37:44 "Therefore I say," 37:46 and this is Jesus speaking it's in red, 37:48 "Therefore, I say to you, 37:51 whatever things you ask when you pray", 37:54 when you do what? 37:56 "When you pray believe that you received them 37:59 and you will have them." 38:02 Them things which you say, them things, poor English, 38:06 which you will pray for, 38:09 that's what this scripture is telling. 38:11 You know, I love verse 24, "Whatever things you ask 38:14 when you pray, believe that you receive them." 38:17 Now in the Greek the word 'receive' 38:19 is an act of receiving. 38:21 It's not like Idalia says, "Okay, Jill, 38:23 I'm gonna give you something" 38:24 and I just sit there, "Thank you". 38:26 This means accepting what is offered, 38:29 it emphasizes the assertiveness of the receiver. 38:32 So it emphasizes that when you pray, you ask, 38:36 whatever things you ask when you pray, 38:38 believe you receive them. 38:39 In other words don't just sit back. 38:41 "Okay, God, I received this in Jesus' name." 38:43 No, reach out and actively and receive it. 38:46 Okay, if you ask me for $20 and I say, 38:50 "Okay, Jill, here's $20," 38:52 you're not gonna say thank you, 38:53 you're gonna say give me the money. 38:55 Show me the money. Exactly. 38:58 And you're gonna ask for it. 39:01 I love the fact that you mentioned 39:03 the verbal aspect. 39:05 Again, it's such an important realization to know 39:09 that God wants to have that communication, 39:11 that real relationship with you. 39:14 I have a pastor friend who will get in my car 39:17 and we were going out to lunch after church 39:20 and he started immediately speaking 39:24 and I thought he was talking to me, 39:26 but he was praying. 39:27 He was just thanking the Holy Spirit 39:29 for the ministry time. 39:32 And I love that, the ease with which he 39:38 and when anybody who I hear pray out loud, 39:42 it's not the kind that they would say 39:44 that the Pharisees wanted to be heard by the person, 39:47 by the people, it just makes me, 39:51 I immediately want to start praying too. 39:54 Because you know, I love it 39:55 when anybody has a conversation, 39:56 you know, when you tell your spouse 39:58 that you love them, I like to hear, 39:59 I like to be around couples 40:01 who are very verbal with their communication 40:03 and with each other, it's not my business, 40:05 but I like to be, you know, 40:07 because this reminds me, you know, 40:09 how much you love somebody, you know, 40:12 are you willing to share it 40:13 or do you make them just read your mind, 40:15 you know, mental telepathy 40:16 or whatever to and think and wonder if they love me. 40:19 You know, if you tell. 40:20 And so I like the spoken word, that's so powerful to me. 40:23 Yes. So I wanna do that more. 40:25 And, you know, sometimes it made me think 40:27 of a verse in Psalm 37 40:28 when you were reading that, Mollie, 40:30 because sometimes we think that verse now I know 40:33 maybe I'm getting into dangerous water here, 40:35 but we could say, okay, that means anything. 40:38 Oh. 40:39 Anything I ask God, I receive it 40:41 because I assertively receive it 40:43 in Jesus' name, right? 40:44 Now we know that all of His promises are yes 40:47 and Amen in Christ Jesus. 40:49 And I believe with all my heart 40:51 that any request for spiritual healing, 40:56 deliverance, redemption, cleansing, 40:59 those promises are immediate. 41:01 And I believe that. 41:03 Now if I say, "God, I need a new car." 41:07 Sometimes the answer is I'm gonna keep the old car 41:10 working a little longer, right? 41:11 That's right. 41:13 Sometimes the answer is "Yes, I'm gonna bless you 41:14 with a new car or a good used car." 41:18 So I think in that case it reminds me of Psalms 37:4, 41:24 says, you know the scripture, "Delight yourself in the Lord 41:26 and He will give you the desire of your heart." 41:29 So I think the key is as we, 41:31 with some of those physical things, 41:33 as we come into His presence and as I delight in Him, 41:37 He changes my desire. 41:39 That's right, He puts his desire. 41:40 To line up with His desires, right? 41:42 And then when I come in 41:44 I'm asking in accordance with His will 41:46 so whatever I'm asking 41:47 is already in line with His will. 41:49 You're now asking amidst to consume it 41:50 upon your own lust 41:52 you're asking in alignment with God's will. 41:54 That's right. 41:55 We had a conversation with Samuel, 41:56 he called from Papey 41:58 and he was facing a very difficult moment 42:05 and he says, "Mother, I'm gonna have to do this, 42:09 I'm gonna have to do that, and this got to be done" 42:11 and yada, yada. 42:13 I'm like, "Have you prayed about it? 42:15 You have to pray about it, son." 42:16 "Yes, I'm praying about it," he said. 42:18 "You're praying about it 42:20 and doing something about it at the same time, 42:21 let's take more time to pray." 42:24 It may not be A, B, C, it may be W, X, Y, Z, you know. 42:30 So I refuse to give the devil his satisfaction 42:34 of shaking me up. 42:37 "I'm not gonna do that, Samuel, 42:39 and in Jesus' name you're not doing that either, 42:41 so take time to pray and breathe. 42:44 Breathe and wait." 42:46 So that was one evening and then the following morning 42:52 he had an opportunity to speak to his father. 42:55 And so they talked 42:57 but I was not able to get a hold of him 42:59 and I had been praying and praying. 43:01 I said, "Lord, please," you know, "intervene" 43:04 and so all of a sudden the following day, 43:09 the following morning I said, 43:10 "John Dinzey, has Samuel Dinzey contacted you at all?" 43:15 He says, "Yes, he did." 43:17 "Did he tell you about that situation?" 43:19 "Yes, he did. 43:21 But he called me again." "He did? 43:24 Oh, wow, he didn't call me the second time, 43:27 what happened?" 43:28 He says, "It was W, X, Y, Z. 43:31 It was not A, B, C" like he thought it was. 43:34 I was like, "Thank you, Jesus," so you know, big hallelujah. 43:39 And so we need to pray 43:42 and it's so easy for a situation to shake us 43:46 or to shaken me and we have learned 43:50 that when we enter into the gates with prayer 43:54 that peace a little bit will come 43:56 because a little bit I'm accepting 43:57 but I have to claim it 43:59 as it is done just like sweet red. 44:01 Are we seeing an example sitting here before us, 44:04 about the prayers of a mother? 44:06 Yes. 44:07 Oh, mother's prayers are powerful prayers, 44:09 Miss Dinzey. Amen. 44:12 I love that because with that example I started thinking 44:15 about how sometimes we can go to other people or whatever 44:19 and we ask for advice or, hey, what should I wear? 44:22 Shall I wear this tie or shall I wear that tie? 44:24 You should wear that tie. No, wear this tie. 44:27 You know, people come to you with these questions 44:29 like what should I do about this? 44:30 And then they just go just automatically 44:32 with the opposite thing. 44:33 How often do we do that with God? 44:35 We ask Him for something 44:37 and then we've already come up with our own solution, 44:40 like you're saying. 44:41 I was just like, wow. I mean, I've done that. 44:45 Well, I am guilty I did too but, you know, 44:48 as we continue in prayer and our experiences, 44:52 our personal experiences 44:53 where the Lord has dug our lives out of, 44:58 with our experiences, then we can, 45:01 but it comes with practice, of course, 45:02 it doesn't come overnight. 45:04 And the Lord has promised 45:06 to give us the desire of our heart 45:07 and it is our desire to have 45:09 His peace in His transformation. 45:11 Amen. 45:12 Let's look at Luke, Chapter 11. Luke 11. 45:15 We were in Luke 18, our first parable. 45:18 This is Luke 11. 45:19 Now we have the Lord's Prayer. 45:21 And you know what I find fascinating? 45:22 That the disciples came in verse 1 45:26 and said, "Lord, teach us to pray." 45:28 And you know what's so interesting to me? 45:29 I never, at least I haven't found it yet, 45:31 in the Gospels, I never found 45:33 the disciples say, "Lord, teach us how to preach." 45:37 Yeah. "I wanna know how to preach." 45:39 I wanna know how to... 45:40 The only request, "Teach us to pray". 45:43 It's just interesting. 45:44 And then we have the Lord's Prayer, 45:46 and then as we move through there's another example here, 45:49 so let's... 45:51 What do you think if we each take a couple verses 45:52 and go around? 45:54 Sure. You want to start, Mrs. Dinzey? 45:55 Where are we at? We are in Luke 11. 45:59 You got English or Spanish? 46:01 It's both. 46:03 Are we reading the whole chapter then? 46:04 We're just going till verses nine or ten I guess. 46:07 So just do couple of verses, we'll go around. 46:08 Okay. Couple of verses, 11:1. 46:12 "And it came to pass that 46:13 as He was praying in a certain place 46:16 when He ceased, 46:18 one of his disciples said unto Him, 46:20 "Lord, teach us to pray 46:21 as John also taught His disciples. 46:25 And He said unto them, when ye pray say, 'Our Father, 46:30 which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, 46:33 thy kingdom come, thy will be done, 46:38 as in heaven so is on earth.'" 46:42 "Give us this day our daily bread 46:44 and forgive us our sins, 46:46 as we forgive those who sin against us. 46:49 For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us 46:53 and do not lead us into temptation 46:55 but deliver us from the evil one." 46:58 And he, verse five, "And he said to them, 47:00 'Which of you shall have a friend 47:02 and go to him at midnight and say to him, 47:04 friend, lend me three loaves for a friend of mine 47:07 has come to me on his journey 47:09 and I have nothing to set before him."' 47:11 Verse seven, "And he will answer from within and say, 47:15 'Do not trouble me the door is now shut 47:17 and my children are with me in bed, 47:19 I cannot rise and give to you."' 47:22 "I tell you although he will not get up 47:24 and supply him anything because he is his friend, 47:28 yet because of his shameless persistence and insistence, 47:31 he will get up and give him as much as he needs." 47:34 Verse nine, "So I say to you, ask and keep on asking 47:39 and it shall be given you. 47:40 Seek and keep on seeking, and you shall find. 47:43 Knock and keep on knocking, 47:45 and the door shall be open to you." 47:47 Can we do one more? 47:49 Verse ten, "For everyone who asks 47:51 and keep on asking receives, 47:53 he who seeks and keeps on seeking, finds. 47:57 To him who knocks and keeps on knocking, 47:59 the doors shall be opened." 48:00 Amen. 48:02 Well, that is scriptures that really show you 48:05 the significance particularly in the Amplified Bible, 48:08 the importance of being persistent. 48:11 Amen. 48:12 I love that the, ask and keep on asking, 48:15 seek and keep on seeking, and knock and keep on knocking. 48:18 You know, it's beautiful. I'm sorry. 48:21 I had to identify with calling a friend, 48:24 you know, when I go to someone's house 48:26 and I know you're there, 48:28 I'm gonna knock I'm gonna knock harder, 48:30 and harder. 48:31 Well, maybe they are in the laundry room 48:34 and their dryer, you know, 48:36 it's got some German shoes in there 48:38 and making all that thump, thump, thump. 48:39 I gotta make sure that they hear me 48:42 so I'm knocking, knocking 48:44 if we were just that persistent to be at the Jesus' feet 48:48 at the foot of the cross, you know, 48:49 insisting and that being persistent, 48:53 our lives would be so much better, right? 48:55 So spending time at the foot of the cross 48:58 is the best place to be, persistently. 49:00 And I think also the times that I asked 49:02 as a child for things 49:04 that something I saw on a TV advertisement, 49:08 a toy or something, 49:09 and I forgot that I had asked for it, 49:11 you know, just a few days later 49:13 and so it didn't seem important. 49:15 But, Mollie, the idea of speaking 49:19 for something and being persistent with it 49:22 but then not knowing if that was really a cause 49:25 that God would stand for, 49:27 and you mentioned something about intercession. 49:31 Yeah. 49:33 If you can find it in the word, 49:36 then you've got something to stand on. 49:38 You stand on that. 49:39 And you're now thinking about the gentleman 49:45 that was mourning, was it Ireland? 49:48 Scotland. Scotland. 49:50 The scripture that says 49:52 that he will make the heathen... 49:54 Psalm 2:8. 49:57 That is our inheritance. 49:59 So we have scripture to stand on and so we can... 50:03 God is looking for intercessors. 50:05 He is looking for those that He can use because, of course, 50:10 He wants the whole world to come 50:12 into the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. 50:14 So let's say that 50:16 we get a burden for Thompsonville, Illinois, 50:20 and we go before God, "God, I will die." 50:23 Now what have to be coming out of your spirit 50:25 not out of your head, for Thompsonville, Illinois, 50:29 God is saying, "I was waiting for someone 50:32 that would have their heart's desire 50:34 for Thompsonville, Illinois," because He would above all 50:38 let these people would come into the saving knowledge 50:40 of the Lord Jesus Christ. 50:42 Amen. 50:43 That's, I think, is the key of being persistent 50:45 is knowing that what you are praying for 50:49 is something that is dear to God's heart 50:53 and 'cause there is so much fluff 50:55 that we can pray for out of our own selfishness 50:58 that I want it to be what God would pray for 51:01 if He were praying to himself, you know. 51:04 I wrote at the top of my paper "Persistence and submission" 51:07 'cause to me that two go hand in hand. 51:09 We persist and we come before Him 51:12 in persistence and knowing that 51:13 anything that's in His word we can claim, 51:16 we can stand upon. 51:17 But I think we also come in submission 51:19 when you think of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane 51:21 He was persistent. 51:23 He asked three times, "Father, if it's possible, 51:27 my soul and spirit 51:29 shrink from going to the cross, please, 51:31 but nevertheless not my will but yours be done." 51:35 Persistence coupled with submission 51:38 and in this case God said, "No" 51:40 because if Jesus hadn't gone to the cross, 51:45 where would we be? 51:46 We'd be lost and alone without hope, 51:49 and peace, and salvation. 51:51 So praise the Lord the answer was no in that case, 51:55 and He went to the cross. 51:57 So we just wanna encourage you, 51:58 we were gonna go to a time of prayer. 52:00 But we just want to encourage, each one of you at home, 52:03 I don't know what you are dealing with, 52:05 I don't know what's in your heart, 52:07 but know that the Lord Jesus loves you, 52:09 that He died to save you, 52:12 and that He wants you to be persistent in prayer 52:15 for the salvation of your family, 52:18 or those in your community, or whatever else 52:20 He is putting on your heart, come before Him in submission, 52:24 but with persistence 52:26 and watch the incredible results, 52:28 watch what He's going to do in your heart and life. 52:30 So let's spend some time, we'll go around the circle, 52:32 and spend some time in prayer. 52:34 Jay, you wanna start? Sure. 52:36 Dear heavenly Father, we thank you 52:37 for the opportunity to worship you together, 52:41 and we ask that you would please strengthen 52:42 all of our prayer lives, Lord, 52:44 and help us to not let go of your arm too soon, 52:48 help us to be persistent in prayer 52:50 and to seek your will for our lives. 52:54 In Jesus' name we pray. 52:55 amen. Amen. 52:57 Father, I know that it's easy for me to turn to other sources 53:02 and turn to people for my needs to be met, 53:07 but, Lord, I just ask that you will help me 53:09 to always be mindful to run to you first. 53:13 You can use other people 53:14 and other things to supply my need, 53:17 but I want to know that I have spoken to you, 53:22 and given you my heart, 53:23 and I know you know what I need. 53:26 But I want to be so close to you 53:30 that that is my very first step I take is to talk to you, 53:35 to take it to Jesus alone. 53:37 I love you so much, Lord, and I thank you 53:40 for what you have taught me in these moments 53:42 and I thank you for giving these dear friends 53:44 that can speak into my life. 53:46 And I pray, Lord, for our audience 53:49 that you will draw them closer to you, 53:52 and that you will give them that community of believers 53:56 to spend time with, and then share, 53:58 and drawing closer to you getting to know you better, 54:01 Lord, I love you. 54:03 And, Father, we thank you 54:05 because the invitation is an open invitation 54:09 to come unto me all you who are heavy laden 54:14 and you will give us rest. 54:16 At times we may not feel 54:18 that we deserve the beauty of the rest in Christ, 54:22 but we thank you because your grace is sufficient, 54:25 and because you died on the cross for us, 54:28 for our salvation. 54:30 Help us to embrace this gift. 54:33 And thank you, Father, for never being too busy 54:36 to listen to our what some may call nagging 54:40 as we seek you in prayer with our passionate hearts, 54:44 and our hurts, and our tears, and our praises to you. 54:49 So thank you, Father, for listening. 54:52 Thank you for what you have done, 54:53 what you're doing, and what you will do. 54:56 Amen. 54:58 Thank you, Holy God, for giving us a way 55:00 to communicate with you, thank you for your plan for us 55:04 that we can pray that we can come boldly 55:06 before your throne of grace to receive help 55:09 in our time of need. 55:10 Father, I pray now for everyone 55:12 that is listening for all of us, 55:14 Lord, that you would just touch our hearts, 55:18 draw us closer to you, oh, God. 55:20 Fill us with your Holy Presence 55:22 and, Father, prompt us in our time 55:24 of need to turn to you. 55:26 Father, let us never be negligent 55:28 of the great opportunity you've given us, 55:31 to come right into your very presence 55:34 to bring our heartaches and our problems. 55:38 Thank you, Father, 55:39 that you hear and answer the prayer 55:41 of faith in Jesus' name. 55:43 Oh, Father, as I continue in prayer 55:46 with my brothers and sisters here 55:47 and those at home, 55:49 we just thank you for the gift of salvation. 55:51 Thank you, Lord. 55:53 Lord, I thank you 55:55 that you were willing to go to the cross for me 55:58 and for each one of us. 56:00 We accept and receive that gift. 56:03 Yes, Lord. 56:04 Father, we want to bring before you our petitions 56:08 and I know our brothers and sisters at home 56:11 have some heavy burdens to carry. 56:13 And, Lord, I ask that as they turn them to you 56:17 that you would make your yoke is easy 56:19 and your burden is light and we thank you for that. 56:22 We ask that He would bring them 56:25 courage, and strength, and joy, 56:27 and the sunshine of your presence. 56:29 And, oh, Father, 56:31 that every day we would learn just a little more 56:33 about who you are and your goodness 56:36 and love toward us. 56:37 We just thank you and give you praise and glory. 56:40 In the precious and holy name of Jesus, amen. 56:43 Amen. Amen. 56:46 Thank you all so much for sharing. 56:48 It's such a blessing to come together 56:50 and to open up God's word and share. 56:52 So Mrs. Dinzey... 56:54 Mrs. Morikone, thank you so much. 56:56 And brother Parton, and neighbor Jason, 57:01 and Miss. Mollie. 57:03 What a joy it has been to share about prayer. 57:06 Amen. Amen. 57:07 And we just thank you so much for joining us. 57:09 Hope that you have a wonderful Sabbath 57:11 as you spend time with your family 57:13 as you spend time with like-minded 57:14 brothers and sisters in Jesus as you spent time in His word. 57:17 And most importantly set aside time 57:20 to spend in prayer just talking to Jesus, 57:24 getting to know Him more 57:25 and listening to what He has to say. 57:28 We'll see you next time. Bye-bye. |
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