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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:326.05pt'><span
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style='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:326.05pt'><span
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>Filipino Fellowship – Wien<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:326.05pt'><span
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>27.Nov.99<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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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-align:center'><b
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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
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style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Real</span></i></b><b
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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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10.0pt'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Thanksgiving<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyTextIndent style='margin-top:0cm;margin-right:111.15pt;
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margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:180.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>read<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Ps 50:7-15 + 23</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>“O My people, listen as I
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speak.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>I am God, your God!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I
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have no complaint about your sacrifices or the burnt offerings you constantly
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bring to My altar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>But I want no more
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bulls from your barns;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I want no more
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goats from your pens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For all the
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animals of the forest are Mine, and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Every bird of the mountains and all the
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animals of the field belong to Me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If I
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were hungry, I would not mention it to you,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>for all the world is Mine and everything in it.<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I don’t need the bulls you sacrifice;<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I don’t need the blood of goats.<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i
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style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>What I want instead is your true thanks to God</i></b>;<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I want you to fulfill your vows to the Most
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High.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Trust Me in your times of
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trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give Me glory.<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>But <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
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normal'>giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors Me.</i></b><span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If you keep to My path, I will reveal to you
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the salvation of God.”</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></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'>So what can we give thanks to
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God for here and now?</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'>Probably<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>1000’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>of praise reports and words of thanks could be found today …</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt;text-indent:36.0pt'>but let’s
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look at just a few simple items that we can all be thankful for:</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'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></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:20.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>T</span></b><span
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style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>he<span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>Body<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Christ</span><span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>Rom 1:8-9a+12</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></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:20.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>H</span></b><span
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style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>appenings/ events/
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circumstances<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>life</span><span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>I Thess 5:16-18</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></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:20.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>A</span></b><span
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style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>nswers<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>prayer</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Ps 116:1-2/
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91:14-15</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></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:20.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>N</span></b><span
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style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>ever<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>leaving<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>nor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>forsaking<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>us</span><span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>Heb 13:5/ Deut 31:6+8</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></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:20.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>K</span></b><span
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style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>indness<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>goodness<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>mercy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>God</span><span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Ps 111:1-10</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></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:20.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>S</span></b><span
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style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>alvation</span><span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Eph 2:1-10</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></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'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>Thanksgiving ‘99<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'>27.Nov.99<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></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:20.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>T</span></b><span
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style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>he<span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>Body<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Christ</span><span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>Romans 1:8-9a+12 </p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>Let me say first of all that your faith in God is becoming
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known throughout the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><b
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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>How I
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thank God through Jesus Christ for <u>each</u> one of you.</i></b><span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>God knows how often I pray for you.<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Day and night I bring you and your needs in
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prayer to God<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I’m eager to encourage you in your faith,
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but I also want to be encouraged by yours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>In this way, each of us will be a blessing to the other. </p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></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:20.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>H</span></b><span
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style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>appenings/ events/
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circumstances<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>life</span><span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>I Thess 5:16-18</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>Always be joyful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Keep
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on praying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
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normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>No matter what happens, <u>always</u>
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be thankful,</i></b> for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
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</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
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style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>nswers<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>prayer</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Ps 116:1-2/ 91:14-15</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>I love the Lord because <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i
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style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>He hears and answers my prayers.</i></b><span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Because He bends down and listens, I will
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pray as long as I have breath! </p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love Me.<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I will protect those who trust in My
|
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name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
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normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>When they call on Me, I will
|
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answer;</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I will be with them in
|
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trouble.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I will rescue them and honor
|
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them. </p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></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:20.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>N</span></b><span
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style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>ever<span
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>leaving<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
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</span>nor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>forsaking<span
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||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>us</span><span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>Hebrews 13:5/ Deut 31:6+8</p>
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||
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||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
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||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style="mso-spacerun:
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yes"> </span>Stay away from the love of money; be satisfied with what you
|
||
have. For God has said,</p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
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||
normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>“I will never fail you.<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I will never forsake you.”<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>Be strong and courageous!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>Do not be afraid!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Lord your God will go ahead of you.<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i
|
||
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>He will neither fail you nor forsake you.</i></b><span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Do
|
||
not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord is the one who goes before you.<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He will be with you;<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i
|
||
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>He will neither fail you nor forsake you.</i></b></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
||
normal'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>K</span></b><span
|
||
style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>indness<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>goodness<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>mercy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>God</span><span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Ps 111:1-10</p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>Praise the Lord!</p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>I will thank the Lord with all
|
||
my heart as I meet with His godly people. </p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>How <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
||
normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>amazing are the deeds</i></b> of
|
||
the Lord!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>All who delight in Him should
|
||
ponder them. </p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>Everything He does reveals His
|
||
<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>glory
|
||
and majesty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>His righteousness</i></b>
|
||
never fails. </p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>Who can forget the <b
|
||
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>wonders</i></b>
|
||
He performs?</p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>How <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
||
normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>gracious and merciful</i></b> is
|
||
our Lord! </p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>He <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
||
normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>gives food</i></b> to those who
|
||
trust Him;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
||
normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>always remembers</i></b> His
|
||
covenant. </p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>He has shown His great <b
|
||
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>power
|
||
</i></b>to His people by giving them the lands of other nations. </p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>All He does is <b
|
||
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>just
|
||
and good</i></b>, and all His commandments are <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
||
normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>trustworthy.</i></b> </p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>They are <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
||
normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>forever true</i></b>, to be
|
||
obeyed faithfully and with integrity. </p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>He has paid a full ransom for
|
||
His people.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>He has guaranteed His covenant
|
||
with them forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>What a <b
|
||
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>holy</i></b>,
|
||
awe-inspiring name He has! </p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>Reverence for the Lord is the
|
||
foundation of true wisdom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The rewards
|
||
of wisdom come to all who obey Him.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>Praise His name forever!</p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
|
||
normal'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>S</span></b><span
|
||
style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>alvation</span><span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Eph 2:1-10 </p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>Once you were dead, doomed forever because of your many
|
||
sins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You used to live just like the
|
||
rest of the world, full of sin, obeying Satan, the mighty prince of the power of
|
||
the air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He is the spirit at work in
|
||
the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>All of us used to live that way, following the passions and desires of
|
||
our evil nature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We were born with an
|
||
evil nature, and we were under God’s anger just like everyone else.<span
|
||
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>But God is so rich in mercy,
|
||
and He loved us so very much, that even while we were dead because of our sins,
|
||
He gave us life when He raised Christ from the dead.<span style="mso-spacerun:
|
||
yes"> </span>(It is only by God’s special favor that you have been
|
||
saved!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For He raised us from the dead
|
||
along with Christ, and we are seated with Him in the heavenly realms — all
|
||
because we are one with Christ Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>And so God can always point to us as examples of the incredible wealth
|
||
of His favor and kindness toward us, as shown in all He has done for us through
|
||
Christ Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:111.15pt'>God saved you by His special
|
||
favor when you believed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And you can’t
|
||
take credit for this; it is a gift from God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
|
||
</span>Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of
|
||
us can boast about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For we are God’s
|
||
masterpiece.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He has created us anew in
|
||
Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.</p>
|
||
|
||
<p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></p>
|
||
|
||
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