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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:12.0cm'><span
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Warren D. Carter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:12.0cm'><span
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Wien, Österreich<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:12.0cm'><span
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:13.0cm'><span
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><b
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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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10.0pt;text-transform:uppercase'>Principles of Prayer</span></b><span
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style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>–<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>from:<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Anatomy
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of the Christian Life – <span style='text-transform:uppercase'>Prayer</span></i></span><span
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
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normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>1)<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Prayer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>reflects<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and helps<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>refine<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>our image of God<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Ps 86 [excerpts]<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>Hear O Lord, and answer me,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>for I am poor and needy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Guard<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>my life, for I am devoted to You.<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Bring joy<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift
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up my soul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>You are<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>kind and forgiving, O Lord,<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>abounding in love<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>all<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>who call to You.<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Among the gods there is<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>none like You, O Lord;<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>no deeds can compare<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>with Yours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>All the nations<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You have made<span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>will come and worship before You, O Lord;<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>For You are<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>great<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>You<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>alone<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>are God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Teach me Your way, O Lord,
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and I will walk in Your truth;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>give me an undivided heart,
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that I may [reverence] Your<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>name.<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>I will praise You, O Lord my
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God, with all my heart;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I will
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glorify Your name forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
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0cm;margin-left:70.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-34.9pt'><span
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>For<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>great is Your love<span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>toward me;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You
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have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>delivered<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>my soul from the depths of the grave.<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>You, O Lord, are a<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>compassionate & gracious God, slow to
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anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>You, O Lord, have<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>helped<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>me<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>comforted<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
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normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>2)<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If we need to<span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>know<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the Lord’s<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>will,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>we can<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>determine<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>it in prayer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoBlockText>James 1:5<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>If
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any of you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>lacks wisdom, he should<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>ask God,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>who gives generously to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>all<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>without finding fault</p>
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>3)<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Holy Spirit often uses prayer to<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>guide<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>direct<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>us<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Neh 2:4-5<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>The
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king said to me,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“What is it you want?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Then<span
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style='text-transform:uppercase'>prayed</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>to the God of heaven,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span
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style='text-transform:uppercase'>answered</span><span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>the king,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>“If it pleases the king and
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if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>to the city in Judah where
|
||
my fathers are buried so that I can rebuild it.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
||
normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>4)<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>When life seems dreary or depressing, a<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Godly response<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>is to<span style='text-transform:uppercase'> pray</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
|
||
0cm;margin-left:35.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-35.45pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Neh 1:4<span
|
||
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>When I heard<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>these things [the desolation of Jerusalem –
|
||
v.3]<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I sat down<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>wept.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>For some days I<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>mourned and fasted<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>and prayed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>before the
|
||
God of heaven<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
||
normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>5)<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>need help<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in what to say to
|
||
God,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>His Word can<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>teach us<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>how<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to pray<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Matt 6:9-13<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>the<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“Lord’s prayer”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Ps 69:30<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>I
|
||
will<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>praise<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>God’s name in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>song<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>glorify<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Him with<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>thanksgiving<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
||
normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>6)<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>draw<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>near<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to the Lord in prayer<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>and He will<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>always listen<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
|
||
0cm;margin-left:35.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-35.45pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>I Peter 3:12<span
|
||
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>For the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>eyes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of the Lord<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>are on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>the righteous,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>His<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>ears<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>are<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>attentive<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>to their prayer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
|
||
0cm;margin-left:35.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-35.45pt'><b
|
||
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
|
||
10.0pt'>7)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It’s<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>almost<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>unbelievable that the God of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>entire<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>universe<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>listens<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>to each one of our prayers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>but<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>even<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>more remarkable<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>is that He<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>answers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>each<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>prayer!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
|
||
0cm;margin-left:35.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-35.45pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Ps 81:6-7<span
|
||
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>[God is speaking, and] says,<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“I removed the burden from their
|
||
shoulders;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>their hands were set free
|
||
from the basket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In your distress you
|
||
called [to Me,] and I rescued you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>I answered you out of a
|
||
thundercloud;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
||
normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>8)<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>God<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>enjoys<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>it when we pray<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Pr 15:8b<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>the
|
||
prayer of the upright<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>pleases<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Him<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
||
normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>9)<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>But to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>really<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>please Him, we must try
|
||
to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>come clean<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>before Him<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Ps 66:18-20<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>If
|
||
I had cherished<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>sin<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in my heart, the Lord would<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>have listened;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>but God<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>has<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>surely<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>listened<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>heard<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>my voice in prayer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Praise be to God, who
|
||
has<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>not<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>rejected my prayer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>withheld His love from me!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
||
normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>10)<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We can speak to the Lord<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>without<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>fear and trembling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>–<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He is your<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>friend<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Phil 4:6<span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>Do
|
||
not be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>anxious<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>about<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>anything, but in everything,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>by<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>prayer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>petition, with thanksgiving, present your
|
||
requests to God<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
|
||
0cm;margin-left:35.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-35.45pt'><b
|
||
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
|
||
10.0pt'>11)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In fact, prayer can be<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>God’s vehicle<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>for over-coming<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>fear<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>for combatting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>spiritual attack<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Neh 6:9 + 16b<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>They
|
||
were trying to frighten us, thinking,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>“Their hands will get too
|
||
weak for the work, and it will not be completed.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>But<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I prayed,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>“Now strengthen my hands.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
|
||
0cm;margin-left:35.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-35.45pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>[v 16b]<span
|
||
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>our
|
||
enemies lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had
|
||
been done<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>with the help of our God.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
||
normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>12)<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>God’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>peace<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>is available thru prayer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
|
||
0cm;margin-left:35.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-35.45pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Phil 4:7<span
|
||
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>[when you present your requests to
|
||
the Lord<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>–<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>in v.6] … the peace of God, which transcends<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>all<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>understanding,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>will guard your
|
||
hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Ps 94:18b-19<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Your
|
||
love, O Lord, supported<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>me.<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>When anxiety was great within me,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Your <span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>consolation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>brought<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style='text-transform:
|
||
uppercase'>joy</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to my soul.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
|
||
0cm;margin-left:35.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-35.45pt'><b
|
||
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
|
||
10.0pt'>13)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is through prayer that
|
||
we express<span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'> our</span> devotion to the
|
||
Lord </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>… much of Psalms is devoted to this type of
|
||
worship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Ps 63:1-8<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>O
|
||
God, You<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>are my God, earnestly<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I seek You;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>my soul<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>thirsts<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>for You<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>my body<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>longs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>for You, in a dry and weary land where there is<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>no water.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>I have<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>seen<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>You in the sanctuary, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>beheld<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Your power and Your
|
||
glory.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
|
||
0cm;margin-left:35.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.55pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Because<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Your<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>love is better than life,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>my
|
||
lips<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>will<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>glorify<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>I will<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>praise<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>You as long as I live, and in Your name I will<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>lift<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>up my hands.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
|
||
0cm;margin-left:2.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-20.7pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>My<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>soul<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>will be<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>satisfied<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>as with the richest of foods;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>with singing lips my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>mouth<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>will<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>praise<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>On my bed I remember
|
||
You;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I think of You through the watches
|
||
of the night.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
|
||
0cm;margin-left:2.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-20.7pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Because You are my help,<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I sing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>in the shadow of Your wings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I
|
||
stay close to You;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Your right hand
|
||
upholds me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
||
normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>14)<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We humans are rather<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>forgetful<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>though, and need to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>develop a
|
||
discipline<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>prayer;<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>just like an athlete or
|
||
body-builder needs to develop a discipline<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>of exercise and proper diet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Rom 12:12<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Be
|
||
joyful in hope, patient in affliction,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>faithful<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in prayer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:4.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>The body-builder’s discipline in<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>occasional<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>work-out … but a<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>commitment to regular<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>exercise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
|
||
0cm;margin-left:35.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-35.45pt'><b
|
||
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
|
||
10.0pt'>15)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Paul reminds us to be in
|
||
an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>attitude<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>of prayer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>all the
|
||
time<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>especially<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>ready<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to pray for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>others.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Eph 6:18<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Pray
|
||
in the Spirit on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>all occasions,
|
||
with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>all kinds<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of prayers and requests<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>be<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>alert<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>always<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>keep on praying<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>for<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>all<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>the saints<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
|
||
0cm;margin-left:35.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-35.45pt'><b
|
||
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
|
||
10.0pt'>16)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We can<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>encourage<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>others<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>with our prayers too,
|
||
& we can figure out<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>new ways to
|
||
encourage people<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>through<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>prayer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
|
||
0cm;margin-left:2.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-2.0cm'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>II Tim 1:3-7<span
|
||
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>[excerpts]<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>I thank God,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>as. night and day I constantly remember you
|
||
in my prayers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Recalling your tears, I long
|
||
to see you,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>I have been reminded of your sincere faith,<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>For this reason I remind you
|
||
to fan into flame the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>gift<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of God,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>which is in <span style='text-transform:uppercase'>you</span><span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
|
||
0cm;margin-left:2.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-20.7pt'><span
|
||
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>For God did<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>give us a spirit of timidity,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>but<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a spirit of<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>power, of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>love, and of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>self-discipline.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:4.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>I’m sure Timothy’s breast was beating with
|
||
excitement and encouragement as he read the words of Paul in this letter, but
|
||
one of the key words here is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>self
|
||
discipline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We all need to take<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>caution, however, since it would be very
|
||
easy to fall into a legalistic, dry, empty prayer habit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
|
||
mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;margin-bottom:
|
||
0cm;margin-left:35.45pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-35.45pt'><b
|
||
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
|
||
10.0pt'>17)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Lord wants you to
|
||
be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>joyful<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>in your prayer life<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>–<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Life<span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>is just that –<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>living,
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alive, dynamic – prayer is not dull!!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'><span
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Eph 5:18b-20<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>be
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filled with the Spirit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Speak to one another
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with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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0cm;margin-left:2.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-20.7pt'><span
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Sing and make music<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in your heart to the Lord, always giving
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thanks to God the Father for everything, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Ps 67:3a + 4a<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>May
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the peoples praise You, O God<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…May the
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nations be glad and sing for joy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>PrayerPrinciples<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>19.1.97</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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