Mike Novotny - Using The Greatest Weapon: Prayer

November 3, 2025 | 29:5

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Time Of Grace With Mike Novotny | Mike Novotny - Using The Greatest Weapon: Prayer | November 3, 2025

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>> it might be
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>> it might be an intellectual thing,
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An intellectual thing, a personal thing,
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Might be an emotional thing,
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Might be an emotional thing, but for some reason,
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But for some reason, lots of us haven't become
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Lots of us haven't become true people of prayer.
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True people of prayer. well, whatever your
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Well, whatever your situation is today,
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I'm so glad that you're here.
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I'm so glad that you're here. i'm so glad that i get to share
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I'm so glad that i get to share this message from my own heart.
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This message from my own heart. because today, the apostle paul,
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Because today, the apostle paul, a famous christian from
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A famous christian from the first century wants to push
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The first century wants to push you to become a prayer warrior.
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He wants to persuade you
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He wants to persuade you and convince you, and teach me,
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And convince you, and teach me, and remind me, no matter what
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And remind me, no matter what the past has been,
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The past has been, no matter how messy
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No matter how messy the present might be
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The present might be and the future,
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And the future, paul wants to turn you into
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Paul wants to turn you into a true person of devout prayer.
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A true person of devout prayer. here at church, we've being
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Here at church, we've being studying ephesians 6.
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Studying ephesians 6. it's the part of the bible
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It's the part of the bible that talks about these
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That talks about these spiritual battles that we fight.
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Spiritual battles that we fight. you know, fighting
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You know, fighting against temptation,
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Against temptation, fighting to be good people,
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Fighting to be good people, fighting to trust in god.
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Fighting to trust in god. and what's so curious
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And what's so curious is that in this section,
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Is that in this section, paul spends most of his time
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Paul spends most of his time talking about the power
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Talking about the power of prayer.
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Of prayer. you could look it up
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You could look it up in your own bibles.
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In your own bibles. in ephesians 6:10-20,
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In ephesians 6:10-20, paul spends 30% of his words
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Paul spends 30% of his words talking about prayer.
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Talking about prayer. the most repeated word
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The most repeated word he uses in this section
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He uses in this section on the armor of god,
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On the armor of god, is not the armor itself.
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Is not the armor itself. that shows up twice.
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That shows up twice. it's not the idea of standing
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It's not the idea of standing firm in your faith.
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Firm in your faith. that's shows up four times.
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That's shows up four times. what does he mention six times
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What does he mention six times in this section?
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In this section? to pray.
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To pray. paul seems to believe that you
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Paul seems to believe that you will never be as spiritually
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Will never be as spiritually strong as you could.
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Strong as you could. you'll never have the closest,
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You'll never have the closest, tightest relationship with god
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Tightest relationship with god unless you spend quality
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Unless you spend quality and quantity time in prayer.
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And quantity time in prayer. so, today,
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So, today, with the blood of jesus
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With the blood of jesus forgiving us for past sins,
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Forgiving us for past sins, paul wants to push us
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Paul wants to push us into a new phase and stage
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Into a new phase and stage of our prayer lives.
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Of our prayer lives. it's what we're going
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It's what we're going to learn as we read
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To learn as we read and digest the beautiful words
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Of ephesians 6:18.
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Of ephesians 6:18. here's what
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Here's what the apostle paul wrote.
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The apostle paul wrote. he said, "pray in the spirit on
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He said, "pray in the spirit on all occasions with all kinds
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All occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
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Of prayers and requests. with this in mind, be alert
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With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying
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And always keep on praying for all the lord's people."
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And then, he says
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And then, he says three specific things
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Three specific things about prayer that i want
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About prayer that i want to share with you today.
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To share with you today. first of all, paul says
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First of all, paul says to pray on all occasions
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To pray on all occasions with all kinds of prayer,
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With all kinds of prayer, and always keep on praying
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And always keep on praying for all the lord's people.
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For all the lord's people. if you're taking notes,
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If you're taking notes, paul is very all inclusive
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Paul is very all inclusive in his prayer.
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In his prayer. he's trying to turn us from,
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He's trying to turn us from, like, people who occasionally
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Like, people who occasionally pray or talk to god
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Pray or talk to god when it's cancer,
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When it's cancer, or we have college exams.
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Or we have college exams. he wants to transform us from
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He wants to transform us from that into a true prayer warrior.
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That into a true prayer warrior. someone who frequently fights
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Someone who frequently fights spiritual battles on their knees
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Spiritual battles on their knees through the power of prayer.
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Through the power of prayer. you know, it's kind
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You know, it's kind of interesting.
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Of interesting. i was raised by a christian mom
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I was raised by a christian mom who always taught me to pray
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Who always taught me to pray before we would eat dinner.
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Before we would eat dinner. how many of you were raised
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How many of you were raised in families like that?
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In families like that? like, if you reach
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Like, if you reach for your hamburger,
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For your hamburger, you might get a fork in
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You might get a fork in the hand if you haven't
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The hand if you haven't prayed just yet.
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Prayed just yet. alright.
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Alright. so, my mom, from very little,
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So, my mom, from very little, she kind of built into my heart
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She kind of built into my heart this trigger where when
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This trigger where when i sit down to eat a meal,
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I sit down to eat a meal, my brain thinks "i should pray."
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My brain thinks "i should pray." did you know that there's no
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Did you know that there's no special bible passage
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Special bible passage that says that?
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That says that? it's just we've taught ourselves
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It's just we've taught ourselves culturally to think food
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Culturally to think food comes from god, thank you,
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Comes from god, thank you, this is a moment that
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This is a moment that i should pray.
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I should pray. here's my question,
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Here's my question, what if you built in this year
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What if you built in this year an extra trigger for
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An extra trigger for your prayer life?
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Your prayer life? just like some
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Just like some of us were taught,
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Of us were taught, you sit down before you
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You sit down before you take the first bite you pray.
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Take the first bite you pray. what if we built in a trigger,
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What if we built in a trigger, before we stepped into school,
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Before we stepped into school, or got out of our car
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Or got out of our car to go to work,
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To go to work, or step back through
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Or step back through the doors of our home
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The doors of our home to parent our children,
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To parent our children, and be good husbands and wives,
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And be good husbands and wives, what if we just decided,
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What if we just decided, "hey, this is an area
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"hey, this is an area of my life where i really need
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Of my life where i really need and want god's blessing."
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And want god's blessing." what if this becomes
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What if this becomes my trigger to pray?
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My trigger to pray? now, i don't want
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Now, i don't want to impose that on you,
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To impose that on you, but i want you to think
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But i want you to think about that this week.
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About that this week. let's say you really
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Let's say you really want to be a patient,
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Want to be a patient, good parent and partner.
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Good parent and partner. what if you pull into the garage
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What if you pull into the garage in your car and literally,
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In your car and literally, like, put it in park
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Like, put it in park is your trigger to pray?
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Is your trigger to pray? before you reach for the handle
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Before you reach for the handle you're going to say,
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You're going to say, "god, i'm going
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"god, i'm going to step into something.
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To step into something. it might be chaos in there.
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It might be chaos in there. it might be happiness
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It might be happiness and blessing.
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And blessing. but i want to bring your
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But i want to bring your blessing into this space.
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Blessing into this space. give me self-control.
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Give me self-control. give me patience.
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Give me patience. give me kindness.
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Give me kindness. help me to be like jesus."
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Help me to be like jesus." what if the garage was
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What if the garage was your trigger to pray?
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Your trigger to pray? or, what if walking into
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Or, what if walking into school was your trigger?
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School was your trigger? school can be crazy terrible.
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School can be crazy terrible. it can be crazy awesome.
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It can be crazy awesome. what if god today,
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What if god today, start to bring the light
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Start to bring the light and the love of jesus?
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And the love of jesus? what if, like, before church
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What if, like, before church started and you sat down,
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Started and you sat down, like --
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Like -- man, there's so many times
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Man, there's so many times where you can just build in that
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Where you can just build in that little trigger to pray so that
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Little trigger to pray so that you end up a little bit closer
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You end up a little bit closer to what paul is talking
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To what paul is talking about here.
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About here. not just to pray on occasion,
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Not just to pray on occasion, but instead to pray on all
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But instead to pray on all occasions with all kinds of
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Occasions with all kinds of prayers and to keep on praying
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Prayers and to keep on praying for all the lord's people.
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For all the lord's people. like, what does that mean
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Like, what does that mean to pray in the spirit?
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To pray in the spirit? well, it's not that mystical.
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Well, it's not that mystical. it's actually very
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It's actually very practical and important.
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Practical and important. so, when paul says here,
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So, when paul says here, "pray in the spirit,"
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"pray in the spirit," he's trying to warn us
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He's trying to warn us about a prayer life that
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About a prayer life that is just me, me, mine, mine.
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Is just me, me, mine, mine. look at my last hundred prayers,
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Look at my last hundred prayers, is it just about,
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Is it just about, "god, cure my cancer.
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"god, cure my cancer. make this headache go away.
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Make this headache go away. give me the guy.
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Give me the guy. give me the girl.
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Give me the girl. help us have the baby.
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Help us have the baby. give me a better job.
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Give me a better job. give me the promotion."
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Give me the promotion." with --
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With -- if prayers are just about me,
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If prayers are just about me, i'm praying in the flesh
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I'm praying in the flesh and i'm using god instead
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And i'm using god instead of using prayer to love god.
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Of using prayer to love god. and so, contrast is
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And so, contrast is where paul says here,
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Where paul says here, "no, don't pray like that.
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"no, don't pray like that. pray in the spirit."
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Pray in the spirit." if you're taking notes,
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If you're taking notes, i'd summarize it this way.
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I'd summarize it this way. praying in the spirit is when
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Praying in the spirit is when the holy spirit helps us
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The holy spirit helps us to pray holy prayers.
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To pray holy prayers. when -- for sure you're going
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When -- for sure you're going to pray about your health,
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To pray about your health, and your job, and your family,
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And your job, and your family, but not just that.
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But not just that. you're going
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You're going to pray about other people.
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To pray about other people. you're going to pray about god.
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You're going to pray about god. you're going to pray about
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You're going to pray about the message of jesus spreading.
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The message of jesus spreading. you're going to pray
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You're going to pray about your church family
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About your church family or your congregation.
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Or your congregation. it's one of the reasons why
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It's one of the reasons why historically many christians
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Historically many christians have tried to connect
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Have tried to connect the bible with prayer,
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The bible with prayer, if we start with the bible,
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If we start with the bible, this is the way that
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This is the way that god speaks to us.
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God speaks to us. then we kind of know what's on
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Then we kind of know what's on god's heart and what god wants.
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God's heart and what god wants. and when we use the bible
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And when we use the bible to craft our prayers,
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To craft our prayers, it saves us from
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It saves us from praying in the flesh.
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Praying in the flesh. so, for example, if i'm reading
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So, for example, if i'm reading a bible passage that
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A bible passage that talks about being patient,
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Talks about being patient, and i just pause, and i pray,
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And i just pause, and i pray, "oh, wow, god,
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"oh, wow, god, i want to be patient
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I want to be patient when i'm driving,
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When i'm driving, when something
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When something doesn't go my way,
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Doesn't go my way, when so and so at work
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When so and so at work shows up or sends me
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Shows up or sends me six too many emails.
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Six too many emails. like, help me
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Like, help me to respond to your word.
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To respond to your word. help me to be patient."
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Help me to be patient." if you're reading the passage
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If you're reading the passage about jesus' forgiveness,
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About jesus' forgiveness, instead of just reading it
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Instead of just reading it you could pause and pray
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You could pause and pray in the spirit,
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In the spirit, and say, "oh man.
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And say, "oh man. jesus, thank you so much that
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Jesus, thank you so much that you died for a person like me.
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You died for a person like me. thank you, that you sacrificed
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Thank you, that you sacrificed yourself for my good.
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Yourself for my good. help me to leave the shame
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Help me to leave the shame and the memories behind
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And the memories behind and believe that i'm really
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Loved and accepted by god."
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You can use, like,
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The conversation that god starts
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In his word and complete it
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By responding in prayer.
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This is what i learned
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From snapchat.
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From snapchat. how many snapchat users
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How many snapchat users in the house today?
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In the house today? hands nice and high.
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Hands nice and high. now, some of you are, like,
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Now, some of you are, like, embarrassed, like you can't
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Embarrassed, like you can't admit that you use
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Admit that you use snapchat in church.
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Snapchat in church. "is this a bad thing?"
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"is this a bad thing?" no, i don't have
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No, i don't have snapchat just yet.
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Snapchat just yet. my wife and my daughters do.
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My wife and my daughters do. and whenever i grab
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And whenever i grab my daughter's phone,
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My daughter's phone, and she has, like, you know,
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And she has, like, you know, 75 snaps from
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75 snaps from all of her friends.
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All of her friends. and i click it,
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And i click it, and i open it, it's --
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And i open it, it's -- by the way, i don't get this.
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By the way, i don't get this. it's always like a half
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It's always like a half of a person's face
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Of a person's face and the ceiling behind them.
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And the ceiling behind them. after church, someone tell me
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After church, someone tell me why people do this.
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Why people do this. but anyway, i open it and,
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But anyway, i open it and, like, i don't get that.
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Like, i don't get that. and i open it, and i open it,
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And i open it, and i open it, open it, open it, open it,
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Open it, open it, open it, and my daughter will panic.
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And my daughter will panic. she will say,
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She will say, "dad, you're leaving
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"dad, you're leaving my snaps on opened."
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My snaps on opened." do you know this phrase?
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Do you know this phrase? it's like you opened the message
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It's like you opened the message but you didn't take a snap
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But you didn't take a snap and complete the conversation.
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And complete the conversation. it's like someone
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It's like someone communicated with you,
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Communicated with you, but you didn't
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But you didn't communicate right back.
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Communicate right back. you can't do that
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You can't do that because it's just messing
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Because it's just messing with the relationships.
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With the relationships. you can't leave
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You can't leave a snap on opened,
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A snap on opened, you have to complete it.
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You have to complete it. and i think that's exactly
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And i think that's exactly what the bible is like.
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What the bible is like. i think the scriptures are god,
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I think the scriptures are god, like, snapping us.
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Like, snapping us. not that useless
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Not that useless picture of the ceiling,
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Picture of the ceiling, but of the glories
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But of the glories and the truths of heaven.
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And the truths of heaven. so, god's, like, send the snap
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So, god's, like, send the snap and he's waiting.
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And he's waiting. and he's saying,
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And he's saying, "don't leave me on opened."
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"don't leave me on opened." say, "you can talk back.
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Say, "you can talk back. like, you can continue
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Like, you can continue this conversation.
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This conversation. you could talk back
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You could talk back to me in the word."
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To me in the word." so, if your prayer life
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So, if your prayer life is struggling,
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Is struggling, maybe that's a simple
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Maybe that's a simple place to start.
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Place to start. read a bible passage
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Read a bible passage and pray about it.
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And pray about it. you don't have to read
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You don't have to read a thousand pages,
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A thousand pages, just read a verse
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Just read a verse or two and talk to god.
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Or two and talk to god. a prayer of confession,
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A prayer of confession, a prayer of praise,
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A prayer of praise, a prayer for his help.
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A prayer for his help. paul doesn't just
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Paul doesn't just want us to pray,
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Want us to pray, he wants us to pray
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He wants us to pray in the spirit, and the bible
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In the spirit, and the bible is the best way to do it.
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Is the best way to do it. now, the last thing i want
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Now, the last thing i want to point out is something that
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To point out is something that our church family needs.
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Paul says this.
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Paul says this. he said, "pray in the spirit
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He said, "pray in the spirit on all occasions with all kinds
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On all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests."
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Of prayers and requests." like, don't just pray
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One kind of prayer, paul says,
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One kind of prayer, paul says, but all different kinds
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But all different kinds of prayer.
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Of prayer. about ten years ago, i think,
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About ten years ago, i think, right after i become
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Right after i become the pastor of this church,
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The pastor of this church, i don't know why,
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I don't know why, but i gave myself
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But i gave myself a personal research project
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A personal research project to figure out how people prayed
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To figure out how people prayed in the new testament.
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In the new testament. so, here's what i did.
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So, here's what i did. i read through the entire
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I read through the entire new testament from
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New testament from matthew to revelation with
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Matthew to revelation with two highlighters in my hand
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Two highlighters in my hand and i marked every single prayer
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And i marked every single prayer in the whole book.
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In the whole book. when people prayed to jesus,
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When people prayed to jesus, when jesus prayed to his father,
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When jesus prayed to his father, when the apostle paul requested
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When the apostle paul requested prayers in his letters.
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Prayers in his letters. i marked down
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I marked down every single prayer
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Every single prayer in the whole new testament,
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In the whole new testament, and i categorized them
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And i categorized them just into two columns.
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Just into two columns. one where people would pray
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One where people would pray for physical things,
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For physical things, "give us today
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"give us today our daily bread," physical.
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Our daily bread," physical. "jesus, heal my daughter
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"jesus, heal my daughter who's sick," physical.
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Who's sick," physical. "my servant is suffering
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"my servant is suffering and needs your help, jesus,"
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And needs your help, jesus," physical.
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Physical. and with another
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And with another highlighter i marked all
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Highlighter i marked all the spiritual prayers.
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The spiritual prayers. "hallowed be your name.
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"hallowed be your name. your kingdom come.
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Your kingdom come. forgive us our sins.
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Forgive us our sins. lead us not into temptation."
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Lead us not into temptation." father, sanctify them
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Father, sanctify them by the truth.
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By the truth. your word is truth.
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Your word is truth. and do you know what
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And do you know what i found out after reading
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I found out after reading the whole new testament?
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The whole new testament? write this down.
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Write this down. i learned that the crowds,
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I learned that the crowds, the people who are not yet
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The people who are not yet followers of jesus christ,
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Followers of jesus christ, the crowds mostly prayed about
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The crowds mostly prayed about their bodies, for healing,
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Their bodies, for healing, for health, for wealth,
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For health, for wealth, for here, for now,
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For here, for now, for this life.
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For this life. but i also discovered that once
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But i also discovered that once a person became a christian,
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A person became a christian, they sometimes prayed
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They sometimes prayed for their bodies,
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For their bodies, but they mostly prayed
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But they mostly prayed about their souls.
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About their souls. it was almost a 75/25 split
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It was almost a 75/25 split that flipped once a person
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That flipped once a person became a christian.
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Became a christian. and so, christians didn't
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And so, christians didn't stop praying for daily bread
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Stop praying for daily bread or the needs of this life,
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Or the needs of this life, but they just prayed
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But they just prayed about four times more
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About four times more for spiritual things, like
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For spiritual things, like forgiveness, and salvation,
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Forgiveness, and salvation, and a relationship with god.
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And a relationship with god. paul is a great example of this.
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Paul is a great example of this. we're not going
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We're not going to cover it today.
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To cover it today. but in the next verses,
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But in the next verses, he's asking the ephesians
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He's asking the ephesians to pray for him.
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To pray for him. he's in jail, by the way,
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He's in jail, by the way, when he writes these words.
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When he writes these words. and instead of saying,
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And instead of saying, "pray that i get out of jail,
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"pray that i get out of jail, or pray that i get
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Or pray that i get a merciful judge, he says,
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A merciful judge, he says, "pray that i may proclaim
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"pray that i may proclaim the message of jesus
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The message of jesus fearlessly as i should."
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Fearlessly as i should." his instinct was
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His instinct was to think of spiritual
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To think of spiritual and not earthly things.
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And not earthly things. so, here's the question,
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So, here's the question, how do you think we do
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How do you think we do when it comes to praying
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When it comes to praying all kinds of prayers?
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All kinds of prayers? if i could look at your last
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If i could look at your last 100 conversations with god
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100 conversations with god and get the transcript,
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And get the transcript, what would the breakdown
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What would the breakdown be between here, now,
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Be between here, now, help for the body and then
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Help for the body and then and there help with the soul?
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And there help with the soul? well, i found out.
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Well, i found out. some of you know that we take
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Some of you know that we take prayer requests at our church.
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Prayer requests at our church. some people write them on
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Some people write them on our communication cards.
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Our communication cards. there are people
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There are people who submit them online.
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Who submit them online. i copied and pasted an
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I copied and pasted an entire month of prayer request
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Entire month of prayer request from our church.
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From our church. every person, every prayer.
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Every person, every prayer. i got out my two highlighters
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I got out my two highlighters and i learned that in one month
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And i learned that in one month you, as a church family,
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You, as a church family, asked for 207 separate
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Asked for 207 separate prayer requests, 207.
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Prayer requests, 207. you want to guess how many
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You want to guess how many of them were physical,
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Of them were physical, for job, for cancer,
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For job, for cancer, for treatment for healing,
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For treatment for healing, and how many were spiritual?
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And how many were spiritual? one hundred sixty-seven
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One hundred sixty-seven of the 207 prayers were
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Of the 207 prayers were for physical things,
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For physical things, and 40 were for
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And 40 were for the things of the soul.
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The things of the soul. even more than the crowds
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Even more than the crowds in the biblical accounts
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In the biblical accounts we have been focused on
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We have been focused on the things of the body.
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The things of the body. so, i need to say
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So, i need to say something really clear.
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Something really clear. it's not bad to pray
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It's not bad to pray for your body.
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For your body. when my acl went
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When my acl went earlier this year,
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Earlier this year, i was so grateful
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I was so grateful for your prayers.
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For your prayers. if my daughter was sick
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If my daughter was sick and my parents were dying,
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And my parents were dying, i would want you to pray.
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I would want you to pray. there's nothing we need to be
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There's nothing we need to be ashamed of or embarrassed of
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Ashamed of or embarrassed of when it comes to praying
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When it comes to praying passionately for the things
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Passionately for the things of this life.
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Of this life. keep at it.
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Keep at it. but what i would suggest
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But what i would suggest is that we need to remind
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Is that we need to remind ourselves that this life
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Ourselves that this life is not all that there is.
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Is not all that there is. that the health of our spirits
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That the health of our spirits and our souls to god is
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And our souls to god is so much more important than
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So much more important than the fitness of our body.
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The fitness of our body. what happens in your bank
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What happens in your bank account is important to god,
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Account is important to god, but not nearly as important
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But not nearly as important as what happens in your head
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As what happens in your head and in your heart.
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And in your heart. so, maybe paul, with
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So, maybe paul, with this phrase is pushing us
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This phrase is pushing us to not forget character,
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To not forget character, and faith, and a great church,
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And faith, and a great church, and a close relationship
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And a close relationship with god, and forgiveness,
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With god, and forgiveness, and temptation.
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And temptation. when we find out it's cancer,
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When we find out it's cancer, we almost instinctively
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We almost instinctively ask for prayer,
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Ask for prayer, but when we're fighting
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But when we're fighting battles against selfishness,
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Battles against selfishness, or moodiness, or fear,
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Or moodiness, or fear, we often don't think of that
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We often don't think of that as a thing to pray about.
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As a thing to pray about. but god's opening his arms
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But god's opening his arms and he says, "pray."
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And he says, "pray." let me put it this way.
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Let me put it this way. as your pastor, i would much,
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As your pastor, i would much, much rather you have cancer
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Much rather you have cancer and character than have
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And character than have neither of either.
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Neither of either. i would much rather as a pastor
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I would much rather as a pastor have someone who is like this
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Have someone who is like this with god even if their body
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With god even if their body is falling apart and they're
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Is falling apart and they're sleeping on the streets,
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Sleeping on the streets, than someone who is happy,
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Than someone who is happy, healthy, and wealthy
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Healthy, and wealthy and distant from the heart
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And distant from the heart of our father in heaven.
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Of our father in heaven. that's why if you join
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That's why if you join one of the life groups
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One of the life groups at our church,
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At our church, you're going to find out that
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You're going to find out that one of the values that we have,
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One of the values that we have, which actually came out
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Which actually came out of my research,
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Of my research, is to pray for each other
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Is to pray for each other spiritual and not
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Spiritual and not just physical things.
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Just physical things. our instinct is to pray
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Our instinct is to pray for safe travels,
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For safe travels, and good surgeries
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And good surgeries for grandma.
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For grandma. what most of us need
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What most of us need is more prayers for patience,
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Is more prayers for patience, faith, forgiveness, and love.
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Faith, forgiveness, and love. so, let me evangelically,
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So, let me evangelically, hopefully humbly,
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Hopefully humbly, give your soul
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Give your soul a two-handed shove and say,
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A two-handed shove and say, "your god wants to talk
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"your god wants to talk to you about the things
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To you about the things that endure forever."
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That endure forever." let's stop imitating
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Let's stop imitating the crowds and starts imitating
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The crowds and starts imitating the example of the christians
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The example of the christians of the new testament as we pray.
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Of the new testament as we pray. so, let's make this practical.
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So, let's make this practical. i want you to grab your pens
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I want you to grab your pens because i'm going to give you
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Because i'm going to give you a list of different ways
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A list of different ways that many christians
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That many christians around these places
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Around these places or around this place have
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Or around this place have learned to pray.
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Learned to pray. okay.
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Okay. if god's nudging you,
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If god's nudging you, convicting you, inviting you
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Convicting you, inviting you to pray more often,
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To pray more often, how do you do it?
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How do you do it? now, i want to warn you,
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Now, i want to warn you, what i'm about to share is not
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What i'm about to share is not a list that i want you to do
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A list that i want you to do every single thing of.
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Every single thing of. instead, i'm just going
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Instead, i'm just going to list these things,
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To list these things, have you write them down,
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Have you write them down, and i want you to pick
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And i want you to pick one of these ways to try
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One of these ways to try to pray more this week.
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To pray more this week. so, here's my list.
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So, here's my list. you could start with
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You could start with the s.o.a.p method.
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The s.o.a.p method. the s-o-a-p, s.o.a.p method.
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The s-o-a-p, s.o.a.p method. you ever heard of it?
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You ever heard of it? it stands for scripture,
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It stands for scripture, observation, application,
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Observation, application, and prayer.
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And prayer. scripture, observation,
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Scripture, observation, application, and prayer.
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Application, and prayer. that sounds fancy.
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That sounds fancy. here's what it means.
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Here's what it means. it means you grab a bible,
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It means you grab a bible, and you read scripture.
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And you read scripture. you observe it,
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You observe it, you think about it,
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You think about it, you apply it to your life.
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You apply it to your life. "oh, this is how this connects
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"oh, this is how this connects to this week."
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To this week." and then, you pray.
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And then, you pray. so, back to snapchat.
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So, back to snapchat. scripture sets the agenda,
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Scripture sets the agenda, observation, application,
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Observation, application, then we pray and don't leave
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Then we pray and don't leave god on opened.
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God on opened. that's a great way
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That's a great way to pray in the spirit,
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To pray in the spirit, the s.o.a.p method.
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The s.o.a.p method. number two, you could try
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Number two, you could try an outline of prayer that
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An outline of prayer that i call sorry, please, thanks.
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I call sorry, please, thanks. if you ever get asked to pray
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If you ever get asked to pray in public, by the way,
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In public, by the way, and you start to sweat,
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And you start to sweat, panic, like,
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Panic, like, "oh, no, i'm going
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"oh, no, i'm going to look so dumb."
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To look so dumb." it's actually
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It's actually a really way to pray --
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A really way to pray -- easy way to pray.
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Easy way to pray. just start your sentence with,
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Just start your sentence with, "sorry god, please god,
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"sorry god, please god, thanks god,"
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Thanks god," and finish the sentence.
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And finish the sentence. sorry god, for saying that.
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Sorry god, for saying that. please forgive me and bless me.
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Please forgive me and bless me. thank you so much for jesus
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Thank you so much for jesus and for hearing this prayer
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And for hearing this prayer in his name.
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In his name. amen.
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Amen. so, if you're a
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So, if you're a brand-new novice to prayer,
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Brand-new novice to prayer, just breakdown your prayers
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Just breakdown your prayers in those three categories
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In those three categories and god will give you more
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And god will give you more than enough to talk about.
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Than enough to talk about. or, you could have
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Or, you could have a prayer list.
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A prayer list. you could get a prayer journal,
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You could get a prayer journal, you could take a prayer walk,
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You could take a prayer walk, you could try a prayer break,
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You could try a prayer break, or you could utilize
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Or you could utilize a prayer app.
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A prayer app. all great ideas.
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All great ideas. it's easy to forget about
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It's easy to forget about the things to pray about,
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The things to pray about, so maybe you could keep a list,
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So maybe you could keep a list, notes file on your phone.
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Notes file on your phone. maybe keep a prayer journal
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Maybe keep a prayer journal like i do.
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Like i do. when you ask me to pray,
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When you ask me to pray, i write it down in the journal.
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I write it down in the journal. i love checking boxes,
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I love checking boxes, it motivates me to get up
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It motivates me to get up and think about you,
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And think about you, pray for you.
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Pray for you. you could take a prayer walk.
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You could take a prayer walk. any of you have like a route
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Any of you have like a route that you walk around
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That you walk around in your neighborhood?
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In your neighborhood? yeah, maybe this
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Yeah, maybe this block i'm, you know,
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Block i'm, you know, i'm praying for myself.
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I'm praying for myself. this block i'm praying
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This block i'm praying for the church.
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For the church. this block i'm praying
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This block i'm praying for my soul.
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For my soul. this block i'm praying
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This block i'm praying for my body.
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For my body. you're, like, building
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You're, like, building those triggers and rhythms.
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Those triggers and rhythms. the youversion bible app
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The youversion bible app has an amazing prayer feature.
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Has an amazing prayer feature. it'll help you just
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It'll help you just to catch your breath,
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To catch your breath, to meditate on scripture,
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To meditate on scripture, and to respond to god in prayer.
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And to respond to god in prayer. you can take a prayer break.
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You can take a prayer break. if you work at a job where
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If you work at a job where you have to sit at a desk,
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You have to sit at a desk, i would encourage you --
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I would encourage you -- some people take a smoke break.
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Some people take a smoke break. you could take a prayer break.
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You could take a prayer break. and if you smoke you could
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And if you smoke you could take a smoking prayer break,
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Take a smoking prayer break, i guess, so you can just
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I guess, so you can just get up off your feet.
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Get up off your feet. i love to do that, just walk
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I love to do that, just walk around the building a little bit
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Around the building a little bit and stretch your legs,
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And stretch your legs, refresh your brain, and talk
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Refresh your brain, and talk to our father in heaven.
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To our father in heaven. you don't have to do
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You don't have to do all those things.
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All those things. but i hope that you
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But i hope that you do one of those things,
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Do one of those things, because here's my challenge.
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Because here's my challenge. it's a big one.
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It's a big one. are you ready?
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Are you ready? i'm challenging you this week
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I'm challenging you this week to take 15 straight minutes
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To take 15 straight minutes of prayer.
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Of prayer. part of my ministry
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Part of my ministry is i get to write books.
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Is i get to write books. and as part of being an author,
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And as part of being an author, i try to spread the message
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I try to spread the message through podcasts and stuff.
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Through podcasts and stuff. do all of you know
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Do all of you know the really big, like,
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The really big, like, nationwide, amazing podcasts
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Nationwide, amazing podcasts i've been on?
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I've been on? you don't because
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You don't because i haven't been on any.
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[laughter]
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We've tried.
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We've tried. and they're like, "nope, sorry."
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[laughing]
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Like, little, little,
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Like, little, little, very little fish
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Very little fish in the author world.
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In the author world. like, we're not a big enough
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Like, we're not a big enough deal to have a conversation
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Deal to have a conversation with big people like that.
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With big people like that. so, think about god.
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So, think about god. god is the biggest deal.
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God is the biggest deal. and you might be
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And you might be the biggest mess in this room,
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The biggest mess in this room, but god literally wants
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But god literally wants to hear your voice.
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To hear your voice. it's insane to me.
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It's insane to me. maybe you have a friend or
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Maybe you have a friend or a family member who just talks
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A family member who just talks on and on about their day
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On and on about their day and you kind of zone out,
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And you kind of zone out, stare at your phone.
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Stare at your phone. god never does that ever.
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God never does that ever. when i'm talking about
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When i'm talking about being a good dad,
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Being a good dad, god listens to every word.
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God listens to every word. when i talk to --
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When i talk to -- about trying to be
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About trying to be a good follower of jesus,
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A good follower of jesus, he hears every syllable.
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He hears every syllable. because of what jesus did
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Because of what jesus did for us at the cross,
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For us at the cross, you're not bothering god
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When you pray.
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His arms are
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Stretched wide open.
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Remember what that guy
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Said just an hour ago?
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He said, "i feel
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Too ashamed to pray."
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He's like, "what do you
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Do with that?"
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And i just said, "jesus."
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If jesus really removed
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All of your sin,
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It means there's no static
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In your conversation with god.
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It means the door to the throne
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Room is never locked.
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It means that you could pray
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About your job, your health,
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Your faith, your family,
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The country, anything,
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And god will give you
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His full attention.
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His full attention. you are not
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You are not a telemarketer to god.
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A telemarketer to god. you're a beloved daughter
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You're a beloved daughter and a treasured son.
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And a treasured son. and god in his
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And god in his amazing grace says, "so pray.
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Amazing grace says, "so pray. i might not answer the way
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I might not answer the way you expect or at the time
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You expect or at the time that you prefer,
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That you prefer, but i hear every word
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But i hear every word that you say in jesus' name."
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That you say in jesus' name." it might feel like
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It might feel like a little thing to you,
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A little thing to you, but in jesus' name,
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But in jesus' name, a little prayer is a big deal.
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A little prayer is a big deal. let me leave you with
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Let me leave you with a picture of this guy.
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A picture of this guy. that is a little
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That is a little costa rican frog,
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Costa rican frog, who has the adorable nickname
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Who has the adorable nickname the blue jeans frog.
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The blue jeans frog. look at those little jeans.
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Look at those little jeans. he's tiny.
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He's tiny. i saw a bunch of them, like,
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I saw a bunch of them, like, hopping across the sidewalk
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Hopping across the sidewalk when i was in costa rica
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When i was in costa rica a while back.
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A while back. they're about the size
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They're about the size of your thumb nail.
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Of your thumb nail. but our tour guide,
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But our tour guide, this little guy
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This little guy would come hopping across,
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Would come hopping across, said, "oh, watch out!"
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Said, "oh, watch out!" because the blue jeans frog
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Because the blue jeans frog contains toxins which can
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Contains toxins which can cause in humans convulsions,
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Cause in humans convulsions, paralysis, and death.
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Paralysis, and death. literally, a whole line of big
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Literally, a whole line of big humans like me stopped when
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Humans like me stopped when a thumb nail frog went on his
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A thumb nail frog went on his journey across the sidewalk.
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Journey across the sidewalk. our tour guide said, "watch out.
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Our tour guide said, "watch out. that little guy could kill
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That little guy could kill about eight of you.
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About eight of you. welcome to nature
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Welcome to nature in costa rica."
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[laughing]
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I thought about that.
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I thought about that. he looks so small,
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He looks so small, but it turns out
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But it turns out he is a very big deal.
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He is a very big deal. and that's what i think
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And that's what i think about prayer.
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About prayer. it might seem small,
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It might seem small, a prayer break, a prayer walk,
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A prayer break, a prayer walk, 30 minutes, a prayer party,
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30 minutes, a prayer party, what's that going to change?
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What's that going to change? but i'll tell you this.
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But i'll tell you this. when you bathe
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When you bathe your life in prayer,
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Your life in prayer, the devil will
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The devil will watch where he steps.
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Watch where he steps. a line of demons will stop
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A line of demons will stop in their tracks.
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In their tracks. because whenever you go
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Because whenever you go to the throne in jesus' name,
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To the throne in jesus' name, a little prayer is a big deal.
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A little prayer is a big deal. so, let's pray.
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So, let's pray. oh god, thank you so much for
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Oh god, thank you so much for the honor and the privilege
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The honor and the privilege to pray to you.
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To pray to you. man, i hope we never
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Man, i hope we never get used to this,
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Get used to this, that we're talking to god
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That we're talking to god and god is listening to us.
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And god is listening to us. we haven't earned it.
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We haven't earned it. we don't deserve it.
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We don't deserve it. we're not worthy of it,
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We're not worthy of it, but you've invited us to do it,
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But you've invited us to do it, and so here we are.
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And so here we are. father, help us.
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Father, help us. in our time of need,
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In our time of need, we certainly pray for good work
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We certainly pray for good work that we enjoy,
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That we enjoy, and great friendships,
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And great friendships, and a good school year.
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And a good school year. but a million times more, god,
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But a million times more, god, we pray for your love to cover
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We pray for your love to cover our hearts and convince us
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Our hearts and convince us that we're forgiven,
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That we're forgiven, to inspire us to treat people
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To inspire us to treat people with patience and kindness.
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With patience and kindness. god, you know that's not easy.
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God, you know that's not easy. there are a million traps
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There are a million traps and temptations waiting for us
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And temptations waiting for us this week, but we believe,
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This week, but we believe, god, that you can help us
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God, that you can help us with all of it.
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With all of it. so, when that moment comes,
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So, when that moment comes, help us to forgive,
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Help us to forgive, to take a deep breath,
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To take a deep breath, not to think of ourselves.
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Not to think of ourselves. instead, may your holy spirit
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Empower to stand firm in our
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Faith and love people with
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That love that we first
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Received in jesus.
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God, i pray for every couple
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That's here today.
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Maybe in their whole
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Relationship they'd
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Never prayed together.
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Maybe they prayed individually
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But never communally
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As a couple.
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I pray that would change
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For at least one couple.
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That we could put a hand around
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Each other's shoulders and they
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Could talk to the father
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About their marriage,
00:24:44.406 --> 00:24:46.207
The very marriage that god
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Instituted and brought together.
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I'm praying for every student,
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God, the generation where
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It's hard to walk with jesus.
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I pray that their light would
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Shine brightly this school year
00:24:55.984 --> 00:24:57.819
That they would bring
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All of the truth of jesus
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And all of his love
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Into many more classrooms,
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Places, and spaces.
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God, thank you and your love
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For hearing this prayer.
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We can't wait
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To see how you answer,
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Because you promised
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You would.
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We're praying today
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In jesus' name.
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And everyone said amen.
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>> thanks pastor mike
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>> thanks pastor mike for teaching us to use
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For teaching us to use triggers to pray,
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Triggers to pray, to pray for spiritual things,
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To pray for spiritual things, and giving us
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And giving us practical tips for adding
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Practical tips for adding prayer to our day.
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Prayer to our day. in addition to prayer,
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Do you know what else would be a wonderful
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Mike Novotny - Using The Greatest Weapon: Prayer

November 3, 2025 | 29:5

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