Pray The Word: Recent Episodes
Nicole Given
Hello, and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole and you are listening to Pray The Word.Today we are looking at several scriptures on the theme of worshiping in spirit and truth, and simply praying them out. My heart today is to pray for you, and where you are, so that together we are praying for our regions, in agreement. What a joy to pray with you today!𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱:𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝟹:𝟹𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝟺:𝟸𝟺𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘸 𝟷𝟻:𝟽-𝟿𝘗𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝟷𝟿:𝟷𝟺𝘗𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝟷𝟶𝟹:𝟸𝟶-𝟸𝟸𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝟺:𝟾𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝟺:𝟷𝟷𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝟻:𝟷𝟹𝟸 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝟹:𝟷𝟽𝘓𝘶𝘬𝘦 𝟾:𝟷𝟷-𝟷𝟻𝘗𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝟸𝟿:𝟸𝟷 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝟺:𝟷𝟷𝘑𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝟸𝟻--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicole-given/message
Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen.
You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. And He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction. (Malachi 4:5-6)
Prayer Points
Cry out for fathers you know to turn their hearts powerfully and clearly back to their children.
Seek God for children, especially wounded ones, to turn their hearts back to their fathers.
Ask God to provide spiritual fathers and mothers for children, youth, and young adults.
Pray that forgiveness, restoration, and healing would occur in homes across your region.
Believe God for a Jesus awakening in all the homes in your community.
Fathers, you can have your heart turned away from your children simply by ignoring them. By being so swallowed up in your work that all they get are the dregs of your life. - John Piper
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen.
You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
Therefor a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (Genesis 2:24)
Prayer Points
If you are married, ask Jesus to show you a specific reason you and your spouse have been brought together. Thank Him for His plan and pray for the next steps in bringing forth His work through your marriage.
If you are single, pray for the marriages in your community and ask Jesus to show you how you many encourage the couples you know.
Pray for the single men and women in your community to be led to and prepared by God for their future mate.
Ask forgiveness for every way you have not honored His plan for your marriage and the marriages of others. Ask Jesus to show you specific ways you may repent.
God created marriage. No government subcommittee envisioned it. No social organization developed it. Marriage was conceived and born in the mind of God. - Max Lucado
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen.
You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
For as in one body we have many members, and the members not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. (Romans 12:4-5)
Prayer Points:
Think of brothers and sisters in Christ who have various types of giftings and abilities, and take a moment to thank Jesus for them. Pray for them as God leads.
Ask Holy Spirit to bring to mind areas where you've failed to appreciate the diversity and variety in the body of Christ. Ask the Lord to show you ways you may encourage those who are unlike you in their gifts and callings
Pray for areas of prejudice and judgment in your heart toward those in the body of Christ. (Are you judging another church's expression, or are you harboring racial prejudice? Are you bitter toward a person or group who has not recognized your calling?) Now is the time to repent and ask Jesus to conform your heart and mind to His perfect will.
Ask God to bring to mind at least one specific person you may encourage in his or her giftings today. Pray for this dear one and write a note, send a text, or give them a call to encourage and pray for them.
In the church, we are to accept and not judge one another when we differ on matters where the Bible does not give specific commandments.
-Steven Cole
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen.
You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit - Just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call - one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. (Ephesians 4:1-6)
Prayer Points:
Seek God for a fresh work of love, humility, and gentleness to invade and consume His people.
Repent for the ways you have not walked in a manner worthy of your calling, especially in the areas of love and unity.
Pray that pastors, leaders, and Christians will know and understand there is only one body, buy many congregations. Ask that a visible unity of the one church would be displayed in your community.
Ask Holy Spirit to fill your congregation, and the area congregation, in a visibly and unifying way.
Contend for a brighter display of our seven-fold city of one Body, one Lord, one Hope, on Baptism, one Spirit, one Faith, and one God and Father over all.
Many Scripture passages could be called to witness that love is the real key to Christian unity. In the spirit of true humility compassion, consideration, and unselfishness, we are to approach our problems, our work, and even our differences.
- Billy Graham
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen.
You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages standing.efore th throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes with palm branches in their hands. (Revelation 7:9)
Prayer Points:
Envision the people mentioned in Revelation 7:9 and thank Jesus for bringing them to His throne of grace.
Think of a people group around th world and pray for their salvation and discipleship
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Ask God to bring to mind a people group in your own community that needs to be touched by his gospel. Pray for workers to be sent to them and for their hearts to be readied to receive the message of salvation. Ask Jesus what He would have you do for them.
Ask Holy Spirit to show you a group you have not loved. Repent and ask Him to give you his heart to love them.
Can you sense the heartbreak of God for the multitudes of lost people who have yet to know of His grace?
- Living the Way Ministries
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen.
You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
By this all people will know that you are y disciples, if you have love for one another. (John 13:35)
Prayer Points
Ask Jesus to bring to mind the ways you have lived selfishly and without love. Take a moment to repent for as many as come to mind.
Ask Holy Spirit to fill you with His love and to empower you to see your brothers and sisters in Christ through His eyes of compassion.
Let the Heavenly Father show you whom you need to forgive for any way they have failed to love you. Surrender your hurt to Jesus and forgive them now.
Prayerfully, make a list of anyone Jesus leads you to show tangible love to today. We are told to do good to everyone, especially to those in the household of faith (Galatians 6:10) Ask Holy Spirit to give you creative ideas and empowerment to put this love into action.
Do not waste time bothering whether you "love" your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. Whey you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him. - C.S. Lewis
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen.
You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the LORD has commanded the blessing, life forevermore. (Psalm 133)
Prayer Points:
Ask that visible unity would emerge in your community through prayer, compassion, worship, etc.
Repent over historic divisions that have taken root in your city between races, groups, churches, family, and friends.
,Intercede for churches to experience true biblical unity.
Seek God for an area wide blessing of unity and a canopy of God's presence in your town.
And an awareness of Go gripped the community such as hadn't been known for over 100 years. An awareness of God - that's revival, that's revival. - Duncan Campbell
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen.
You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as You, Father, are in me, an I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as You loved me. (John 17:20-23)
Prayer Points:
Pray for a work of oneness in your community that is rooted in the Father and Son's complete unity.
Cry out for healing of old and new divisions between Christians and congregations in your area.
Ask God to raise up pastors, prayer warriors, and Christians of all types to forge a practical and visibly unity between congregations in your town or city.
Intercede for the body of Christ to bring God great glory through forgiveness working together, and honoring one another above ourselves.
Plead with God for the demonic oppression ruling your area to be driven out as the people fo God experience the blood-bought oneness that Jesus purchased through His death, burial, resurrection, and outpouring of the Spirit.
Believers are never told to become one; we already are one and are expected to act like it. Joni Eareckson Tada
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen.
You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
Will You not revive us agin, that Your people may rejoice in You? (Psalm 85:6)
Prayer Points:
Ask Holy Spirit to give you the strength to continually abide in Him and to raise up many in your community who are living in close relationship with Him.
Pray for people in your city who are working diligently for Jesus that they may be overwhelmed with joy in their ministry.
Ask the Lord to show you areas of sin, apathy, and pain that you need to surrender to Him, so He may fill you with His joy.
Pray that the joy of the Lord will be your strength today as you believe for revival.
Ask Jesus to give you eyes to see the work that He is already doing toward revival in your city.
Revival is falling in love with Jesus all over again. - Vance Havner
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen.
You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
O LORD, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O LORD do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it know; in wrath remember mercy. (Habakkuk 3:2)
Prayer Points:
Ask for forgiveness for the sins that have brought about our need for judgment. Be specific as you remember your sins and the sins of your community.
Repent of every way you have failed to show God's mercy to those who need it most, whether it be through wrong actions or selfish apathy.
Ask Jesus to pour His mercy over your city today.
Ask Holy Spirit to guide you to find and do acts of mercy in your community today.
Commit to receiving and giving the mercy of Jesus today.
God's mercy is His goodness toward those in distress, His grace is His goodness toward those who deserve only punishment, and His patience is His goodness toward those who continue to sin over a period of time. - Wayne A. Grudem
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen.
You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
Many Samaritans from that town believed in Him because of the woman's testimony. "He told me all that I ever did." So, when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed there two days. And many more believed because of His word. They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world. " (John 4:39-42)
Prayer Points:
Repent for any and every way you have overlooked, judged, or ignored the lost in your community.
Ask Jesus to give you His perspective and His heart for what He wants to do though these dear ones.
Pray for groups in your city whom you have considered to be unlikely evangelists (the homeless, those of different religions, the very rich or the very poor). Ask Holy Spirit to draw them to Himself.
Pray for specific individuals in your sphere of influence who need to come to a saving knowledge of Jesus. Ask Holy Spirit to guide you as you pray for them.
Pray for ministries who are reaching out to specific groups (college ministers, ministries to immigrants, outreaches to the poor).
God sometimes uses very weak and unlikely instruments for beginning and carrying on a good work. Our Savior, by teaching one poor woman, spread knowledge to a whole town. - Matthew Henry
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen.
You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the Name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to Himself." And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation." So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. (Acts 2:37-41)
Prayer Points:
Pray for churches and pastors (by name) to preach powerfully the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Ask God for specific believers to be mighty evangelists.
Seek God for a great awakening in your community.
If the Lord tarries and there is no revival of pure Christianity, then the next span of years will be the worst history has every recorded
-Leonard Ravenhill
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen.
You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
O my God, incline Your ear and hear. Open Your eyes and see our desolations, and the city that is called by Your Name. For we do not present our pleas before You because of our righteousness, but because of Your great mercy. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. Delay not, for Your own sake, O my God, because Your city and Your people are called by Your Name. (Daniel 9:18-19)
Prayer Points:
Ask God to burden your heart to pray for your community to be transformed.
Seek God for a unified prayer movement to be established in your area.
Request that God empowered workers will be mobilized to see the lost saved, and your city healed.
Pray that the unique gifting of your city will be used to bring the utmost glory to Jesus.
The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history.
-Andrew Murray
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen.
You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, if My people who are called by My Name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:13-14)
Prayer Points:
Seek Jesus for a personal revival in keeping with 2 Chronicles 7:14
Intercede for believing family members to be set ablaze for Christ.
Ask God to send revival to your local church.
Request from God to send a revival that would impact your neighborhood.
Believe God for the church in your state to be ignited with Holy fire for God.
Cry out for God to send an historic awakening to your nation.
Plead with God to send revival to specific nations He puts on your heart.
Second Chronicles 7:14 is revival on God's terms.
- Dr. Walter Kiser, Jr.
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen.
You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. (Matthew 24:14)
Prayer Points:
Pray for a heart to love and share Jesus with the lost.
Pray for a change in priorities of time and wealth that would enable us to sacrificially give so that the Name of Jesus will be known.
Pray for God-ordained opportunities to go to every man, woman, and child with the message of Jesus.
Pray for hearts, civilizations, and cultures to be prepared to hear and receive Jesus.
We all have eternity to celebrate the victories, but only a few hours before sunset to win them.
-Amy Carmichael
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen.
You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, Who Is the image of God. For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, Who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shown in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (2 Corinthians 4:4-6)
Prayer Points:
Thank God that He is greater than all, including all the forces of the enemy.
Ask God to remove the spiritual blinders for specific people in your world.
Seek God for open doors to share the gospel, which has the power to deliver.
Intercede for believers to preach Christ, not ourselves.
Trust God that He will reveal His glory to the lost today.
I find myself praying more and more, Lord, fill our church with a passion to open the eyes of the blind. Fill us with a passion to do what God uses to bring about the new birth.
- John Piper
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen. You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. 2 Peter 3:9
Prayer Points:
Seek God's forgiveness for any and all distinctions you've made between those who seem to be reachable for Christ and those who do not.
Believe that Father God will give you His heart of love equally for all.
Ask today to see the lost repent and turn to Christ in saving faith.
Receive from God a fresh empowerment to display the fruit of the Spirit, including patience, as you interact with those far from God.
Pray specifically for those in your life who are hard to reach. Pray they will come to repentance.
Repentance is not a few hot tears at the penitent form. It is not emotion or remorse or reformation. Repentance is a change of mind about God, about sin, and about hell!
- Leonard Ravenhill
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen. You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. Romans 10:1
Prayer Points:
Take a moment and ask the Holy Spirit to show you happenings, activities and attitudes in your city that break His heart. Ask God to give you His compassion for people who are affected by the sin and lostness of your community.
Ask Jesus to show you where you have been apathetic and negligent in praying for and witnessing to the lost in your community. Repent of specific areas and situations where you have chosen to ignore the call to share Him with others.
Submit your heart and mind to the Holy Spirit and allow Him to give you a list of people for whom you will pray and with whom you will share.
Take the list you have made and commit to pray for them daily and to look for opportunities to share the love of God with them.
Break my heart for what breaks Yours; everything I am for Your Kingdom's cause
- Hossanna by Brook Fraser
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen. You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest." Matthew 9:37-38
Prayer Points:
Ask for forgiveness for letting fear and the world stifle your evangelistic fervor.
Seek God for a fresh filling of the Holy Spirit today to empower you with boldness.
Rejoice that God is for you and with you in this mission.
Intercede for family members, neighbors, and fellow church members to be mobilized as harvesters.
Pray specifically for lost family, friends, work associates, and neighbors As that you can be a clear and loving witness for Jesus Christ as soon as possible.
The missionary church is a praying church. The history of missions is a history of prayer.Everything vital to the success of the world's evangelization hinges on prayer.
-John Mott
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray the Word. In this season of Pray the Word we will be using a resource called Praying God's Word Over Your City; 40 Days of Prayer Toward a Transformed Community by Trey and Mary Anne Kent, an excellent resource that has more within each "day" than what we share here, and we highly recommend it for those of you called to be watchmen. You can find and purchase their resource here on prayershop.org
This podcast will be set up so that you can prayer walk with it, using the prompts for more extended and "onsite with insight" prayers. As always, let us know you are praying and the name of your town so we can join you and pray in agreement. At the end of each episode there will be Prayer Points for you to listen and pray through. Be free to pause the podcast at anytime to pray out what Holy Spirit is prompting.
Day 1, Thankful For My Community Prayer Points:
Reflect on the reason you ended up in your community and thank Jesus for the specific way He placed you in this town.
Think about the gifts your community gives to the world and thank Jesus for the impact your city holds.
What are some of the struggles I your community that God cold be using to draw people to Himself? Pray that He will use these to reveal His strength in the midst of need and his love in the middle of lack.
What opportunities for Jesus are built into the framework of your community? Ask God to raise up harvesters from all different sectors to shine His light in their realms of influence.
How might God want to use you in your community? Pray for wisdom, strategy, and strength to use your gifts and influence to bring revival to your city.
The greatest blessing God can send (to your city) is Jesus Christ, Who will turn people from their wickedness, and bring them salvation.
-Intercessors For America
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. You are listening to Pray The Word, and in this podcast we are declaring out our prayers for revelation. The Scriptures prayed out are listed below. Daniel 2:28 Daniel 2:22 Matthew 13:35 Daniel 12:9 Ephesians 1:17 John 3:12 Psalm 119:18 m Mark 4:11 1 Corinthians 14:6 Amos 3:7 Mark 4:22 Matthew 11:25 John 12:38 Deuteronomy 29:29 1 Samuel 3:7 Isaiah 40:5 Isaiah 56:1 2 Corinthians 12:1 2 Corinthians 12:7 1 Corinthians 4:1 Colossians 4:3 1 Corinthians 2:7 Psalm 119:19 1 Corinthians 2:7 Ephesians 6:19 Ephesians 1:9 Psalm 49:4 Proverbs 1:6 Psalm18:28 Isaiah 42:16 Isaiah 45:3 1 Corinthians 2:10 Psalm 92:5 Psalm 19:8 Luke 10:23 Acts 9:18 if Ephesians 3:18 Psalm 16:7 As always I welcome you to email me personally at 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺.
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Hello and welcome to the podcast. My name is Nicole, and you are listening to Pray The Word. Today we look at a few Scriptures and pray through appropriating faith. What is faith? How do we actively receive faith? How do we walk faith out? The Scriptures we are looking at are John 14:15-24 and Hebrews 11:1, with Galatians 2:20 and 1 John 1:9 The book I referenced is Fighting The Good Fight of Faith by Alan Vincent. As always, feel free to email me at 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole and you are listening to Pray The Word. Today we are praying through some principles found in Hebrews Chapter 2:14-18. A good resource to review these principles can be found in a work by Andrew Murray called the Holiest of All. You can find this book wherever you purchase books, and you can also find the free audio recording of this book on LibriVox. Jesus, I am again reminded how grateful I am that you are our high priest. Not only did you secure our atonement and you stand as advocate and intercessor personally, but also you have taken upon yourself to keep us in fellowship with you, understanding our suffering and rendering aid when we desperately cry out and are facing temptation. Not just the temptation of sin, but the temptation to forget your goodness, the temptation to look around us and feel the weight of the world and forget our hope. Jesus thank you for being our high priest, thank you that you understand our suffering because you became human like us. Thank you that we really are crucified with you Jesus and we no longer live but you live in us, and as we yield ourselves to the death of our own plans and purposes and desires, and become the conduit of your life in us and through us, we truly live, and you become once again the hope set before us, and you become our joy. Father I know this does not mean that we will not suffer, but it does mean it is unto a purpose, and we yield to your purposes and we extend to others the help that we experience in the peace of relationship with you. I pray this over each of my sisters who are walking in suffering, or are walking with others who are suffering. May we yield ourselves to you today, just today, and see the goodness of God in the land of the living. As always, please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com
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Hello and welcome to the podcast! My name is Nicole, and you are listening to Pray The Word. Today in the podcast we are starting a new series. We’re praying Scriptures over our relationships and over people in our lives. May you be encouraged, and may these Scripture prayers be useful to you as you intentionally intercede for those the Lord is laying on your heart. Scripture list prayed: Isaiah 54:17 Isaiah 54:14 2 Corinthians 10:4 Ephesians 6:16 Ephesians 6:17 Galatians 3:13 1 John 4:4 Ephesians 6:14–17 Colossians 1:13 Luke 10:19 2 Timothy 1:7 Ephesians 1:3 Isaiah 53:5 Genesis 49:8 Psalm 23:5–6 Romans 5:17 John 10:10 1 John 1:7 2 Corinthians 5:21 Deuteronomy 28:13 Job 22:28 Luke 2:52 Psalm 112:3 Psalm 91:16 Psalm 91:1 Psalms 91:10 Isaiah 54:13 Ephesians 3:16 Ephesians 3:17
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Hello and welcome to the podcast! My name is Nicole, and you are listening to Pray the Word. We are joining with 10days.net in their Global Upper Prayer Room in prayer and worship with repentance ( https://tinyurl.com/2hjuf6su ) through the next 10 days. You can join me here each day to pray with me, but I strongly encourage you to also register to join the Virtual Prayer Room (https://www.10days.net/virtual-2022 ) and pray with believers around the world (you can simply listen in) or find a local gathering (https://www.10days.net/locations-2022 ) and pray with other believers. Here ( https://tinyurl.com/2f9j9ye8 ) you will find the prayer guide if you'd like to follow along as we pray through the podcast. You can also find it in languages other than English here ( https://www.10days.net/10daysdocuments ). Fasting resources ( https://tinyurl.com/9cvv4uw3 )can be found here. Praying daily for one region of unreached people ( https://tinyurl.com/4u89pd5d ) groups can be found here. Today we are praying for the Urdu Muslims of North America / Caribbean. You can email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com and let me know if you are joining us on this 10 day prayer journey!
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Hello and welcome to the podcast! My name is Nicole, and you are listening to Pray the Word. We are joining with 10days.net in their Global Upper Prayer Room in prayer and worship with repentance ( https://tinyurl.com/2hjuf6su ) through the next 10 days. You can join me here each day to pray with me, but I strongly encourage you to also register to join the Virtual Prayer Room (https://www.10days.net/virtual-2022 ) and pray with believers around the world (you can simply listen in) or find a local gathering (https://www.10days.net/locations-2022 ) and pray with other believers.
Here ( https://tinyurl.com/2f9j9ye8 ) you will find the prayer guide if you'd like to follow along as we pray through the podcast. You can also find it in languages other than English here ( https://www.10days.net/10daysdocuments ).
Fasting resources ( https://tinyurl.com/9cvv4uw3 )can be found here.
Praying daily for one region of unreached people ( https://tinyurl.com/4u89pd5d ) groups can be found here. Today we are praying for the Chechen of Russia.
You can email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com and let me know if you are joining us on this 10 day prayer journey!
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Hello and welcome to the podcast! My name is Nicole, and you are listening to Pray the Word. We are joining with 10days.net in their Global Upper Prayer Room in prayer and worship with repentance ( https://tinyurl.com/2hjuf6su ) through the next 10 days. You can join me here each day to pray with me, but I strongly encourage you to also register to join the Virtual Prayer Room (https://www.10days.net/virtual-2022 ) and pray with believers around the world (you can simply listen in) or find a local gathering (https://www.10days.net/locations-2022 ) and pray with other believers.
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Praying daily for one region of unreached people ( https://tinyurl.com/4u89pd5d ) groups can be found here. Today we are praying for the Nigerian Fulanii of West and Central Africa
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Hello and welcome to the podcast! My name is Nicole, and you are listening to Pray the Word. We are joining with 10days.net in their Global Upper Prayer Room in prayer and worship with repentance ( https://tinyurl.com/2hjuf6su ) through the next 10 days. You can join me here each day to pray with me, but I strongly encourage you to also register to join the Virtual Prayer Room (https://www.10days.net/virtual-2022 ) and pray with believers around the world (you can simply listen in) or find a local gathering (https://www.10days.net/locations-2022 ) and pray with other believers.
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Fasting resources ( https://tinyurl.com/9cvv4uw3 )can be found here.
Praying daily for one region of unreached people ( https://tinyurl.com/4u89pd5d ) groups can be found here. Today we are praying for the Rahanwey of Somalia.
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Day Six: LIGHT (Walk/Live: Ephesians 4:17-24; 5:3-14) We Pray: May we walk as children of the LIGHT, putting off the old self and putting on the new.
Key Scripture: Ephesians 5:8
For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
Adoration: You are a God who dwells in unapproachable LIGHT (1 Timothy 6:15-16).
[Our Lord Jesus Christ] . . . is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
Repentance: Mark 8:34; 1 John 1:6,9
Jesus said, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” If we say that we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
We love darkness, rather than the light! Reveal our sins, bring them into the light, and help us to confess them!
Ephesians 4:22–24: . . . Put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and . . . be renewed in the spirit of your minds. . . Put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
[Take time for silent confession]. Intercession: Psalm 43:3
Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling!
Pray for the sources of light in your community.
- for churches, for Christian radio stations
- for schools, Christian schools, and home schools
- for Christian ministries, for podcasts, for Christian art and media producers.
- for web pages dedicated to sharing God’s word.
- for Christians who work in any type of job.
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for [fill in the blank], which is a source of light in our town.Interactive Exercise:
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Find another believer, or a group of believers, that you can encourage. Say, “I recognized the light of Christ in you this week (or tonight) when you . . .” Remember Paul’s words in 1 Thess. 5:11: “Encourage one another and build each other up.”Resource: Sign up to be a light for Christ in your neighborhood at https://BlessEveryHome.com.
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Hello and welcome to the podcast! My name is Nicole, and you are listening to Pray the Word. We are joining with 10days.net in their Global Upper Prayer Room in prayer and worship with repentance ( https://tinyurl.com/2hjuf6su ) through the next 10 days. You can join me here each day to pray with me, but I strongly encourage you to also register to join the Virtual Prayer Room (https://www.10days.net/virtual-2022 ) and pray with believers around the world (you can simply listen in) or find a local gathering (https://www.10days.net/locations-2022 ) and pray with other believers. Here ( https://tinyurl.com/2f9j9ye8 )you will find the prayer guide if you'd like to follow along as we pray through the podcast. You can also find it in languages other than English here ( https://www.10days.net/10daysdocuments ). Fasting resources ( https://tinyurl.com/9cvv4uw3 )can be found here. Praying daily for one region of unreached people ( https://tinyurl.com/4u89pd5d ) groups can be found here. Today we are praying for the Pashtun of Afghanistan: 𝗡𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵: The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 𝗨𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗘𝘆𝗲𝘀: The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 2 Corinthians 4:4 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁: He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Luke 10:2 You can email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com and let me know if you are joining us on this 10 day prayer journey
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We are joining with 10days.net in their Global Upper Prayer Room in prayer and worship with repentance ( https://tinyurl.com/2hjuf6su ) through the next 10 days. You can join me here each day to pray with me, but I strongly encourage you to also register to join the Virtual Prayer Room (https://www.10days.net/virtual-2022 ) and pray with believers around the world (you can simply listen in) or find a local gathering (https://www.10days.net/locations-2022 ) and pray with other believers.
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Today we are praying for the Shaikh of India. We are praying for more workers in the harvest field, (Luke 10:2) for abiding fruit, (Matthew 13:23) and for endurance in suffering for the believers (Romans 5:3-5)
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Hello and welcome to the podcast! My name is Nicole, and you are listening to Pray the Word.
We are joining with 10days.net in their Global Upper Prayer Room in prayer and worship with repentance ( https://tinyurl.com/2hjuf6su ) through the next 10 days. You can join me here each day to pray with me, but I strongly encourage you to also register to join the Virtual Prayer Room (https://www.10days.net/virtual-2022 ) and pray with believers around the world (you can simply listen in) or find a local gathering (https://www.10days.net/locations-2022 ) and pray with other believers.
Here ( https://tinyurl.com/2f9j9ye8 )you will find the prayer guide if you'd like to follow along as we pray through the podcast. You can also find it in languages other than English here ( https://www.10days.net/10daysdocuments ).
Fasting resources ( https://tinyurl.com/9cvv4uw3 )can be found here. Praying daily for one region of unreached people ( https://tinyurl.com/4u89pd5d ) groups can be found here. We will be doing this starting today.
You can email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com and let me know if you are joining us on this 10 day prayer journey! Today we are praying for the Uyghur of China. Ask the Lord to raise up many movement workers who are willing to help in the area of research. Pray for seasoned researchers as they train these workers to research CPM gaps in their regions, all the way down to the sub-district level.
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We are joining with 10days.net in their Global Upper Prayer Room in prayer and worship with repentance ( https://tinyurl.com/2hjuf6su ) through the next 10 days. You can join me here each day to pray with me, but I strongly encourage you to also register to join the Virtual Prayer Room (https://www.10days.net/virtual-2022 ) and pray with believers around the world (you can simply listen in) or find a local gathering (https://www.10days.net/locations-2022 ) and pray with other believers.
Here ( https://tinyurl.com/2f9j9ye8 )you will find the prayer guide if you'd like to follow along as we pray through the podcast. You can also find it in languages other than English here ( https://www.10days.net/10daysdocuments ).
Fasting resources ( https://tinyurl.com/9cvv4uw3 )can be found here. Praying daily for one region of unreached people ( https://tinyurl.com/4u89pd5d ) groups can be found here. We will be doing this starting today.
You can email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com and let me know if you are joining us on this 10 day prayer journey!
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Hello and welcome to the podcast! My name is Nicole, and you are listening to Pray the Word.
We are joining with 10days.net in their Global Upper Prayer Room in prayer and worship with repentance ( https://tinyurl.com/2hjuf6su ) through the next 10 days. You can join me here each day to pray with me, but I strongly encourage you to also register to join the Virtual Prayer Room (https://www.10days.net/virtual-2022 ) and pray with believers around the world (you can simply listen in) or find a local gathering (https://www.10days.net/locations-2022 ) and pray with other believers.
Here ( https://tinyurl.com/2f9j9ye8 )you will find the prayer guide if you'd like to follow along as we pray through the podcast. You can also find it in languages other than English here ( https://www.10days.net/10daysdocuments ).
Fasting resources ( https://tinyurl.com/9cvv4uw3 )can be found here. Praying daily for one region of unreached people ( https://tinyurl.com/4u89pd5d ) groups can be found here. We will be doing this starting Day Two.
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Hello and welcome to the podcast! My name is Nicole, and you are listening to Pray The Word. In this podcast you will hear an invitation to pray every day with me from September 25 through October 5 as I join 𝟭𝟬𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 in praying for the global body of Christ to walk in unity as Jesus prayed in John 17. I encourage you to go on to 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝟭𝟬𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀.𝗻𝗲𝘁 and read about what 𝟭𝟬𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 is, and how you can get involved locally in person, or virtually online. You can also check out this video created by the 10Days team: https://youtu.be/72tB4cTsOto On the website you will also find the prayer guide that I will be leading us through starting September 25th. To connect virtually to the global prayer room, click the link below and register as a participant. Rest assured, you can log on with no video and no mic! 𝘽𝙪𝙩, you can also have the joy of praying out with others through the prompts that are given. 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝟭𝟬𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀.𝗻𝗲𝘁/𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 Lastly I want to encourage you to officially sign up at 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝟭𝟬𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀.𝗻𝗲𝘁/𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 and let the team know and be encouraged that you are joining in prayer, whether in person with a local expression, online with the virtual prayer room, with me through the podcast or a combination of any and all. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me personally at 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺. I’m looking forward to praying with you starting Sunday!
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Hello and welcome to the podcast! My name is Nicole, and you are listening to Pray The Word. Today we are in Exodus 28 and in 1 Peter, thinking through and praying through the clothing that we wear as priests, and asking, “What does it mean to minister to the Lord?” So glad you could join me today, and as always if you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com
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Hello and welcome to the podcast! My name is Nicole and you are listening to 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱. In this segment we look at Hebrews 2:14–15: Since then the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death he might bring to naught him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and might deliver all them who through fear of death were all in their lifetime subject to bondage. 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘴𝘰 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘴. 𝘏𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩. 𝘉𝘺 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩. For a copy of 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, a Scripture based prayer of declaration for you to pray over yourself and those you love, please email me at 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 Thanks for tuning in today!
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Hello and welcome to the podcast! My name is Nicole, and you were listening to Pray The Word. In this podcast I mentioned a zoom call that I lead weekly for those who want to read the Bible in community with others. I would love to personally invite you to that, just shoot me an email at itsagiventhing@gmail.com and I will send you an invite! Thanks for listening!
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Hello and welcome to the podcast! My name is Nicole and you are listening to Pray The Word.
Today we are using a resource we've used in the past: Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King. If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com.
Here are the Scriptures we prayed through today:
Colossians 2:9–10 Ephesians 3:19 Ephesians 5:8–12 Colossians 2:2–3 Philippians 3:16 2 Corinthians 7:10 1 Thessalonians 2:12–13 Ephesians 4:13 Philippians 3:8–10 Romans 8:29
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Hello and welcome to the podcast! My name is Nicole, and you are listening to Pray the Word.
In today's episode, we pray through Hebrews 12:5-7a which is as follows in the ESV:
"My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor b weary when reproved by Him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom He receives." It is for discipline that you have to endure.
In the first segment, I mention some resources to look up Scripture in the original language. Here are a few to get you started:
https://biblehub.com
https://studylight.org
https://www.blueletterbible.org
For questions on anything I've shared, or for resources heard in past podcasts, you can email me directly at
itsagiventhing@gmail.com
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𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁! My name is Nicole, and you are listening to Pray The Word. Below you will find the Scriptures prayed through in today’s podcast. As always, if you have any questions please feel free to email me at 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 James 1:18 James 1:26 James 3:6 James 3:13
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Originally recorded last February. Here is a podcast that stayed in draft mode until I discovered it today. I often listen to these, realizing how much I need to remember these Scriptural truths. Thankful you are on the journey with me.
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Hello and welcome to the podcast, my name is Nicole. I’m glad you joined us at Pray the Word! We are using a resource called Face to Face: Praying the Scriptures for Spiritual Growth by Kenneth Boa. Every day there are 5 sections to pray through: The attributes of God The works of God My relationship to God The character I want to cultivate My relationship to others In between each section there is a pause where you can pray out the scriptures that we just read. May this podcast be an encouragement to you today, thanks for being an encouragement to me! Together let us keep praying for our local gatherings, our region, our nations, and the world as we love King Jesus. You can always reach me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com
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Hello and welcome to the podcast! I’m glad you listen today, and I hope to be posting more of these using the resource, Face to Face by Kenneth Boa. As always you can email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com with any questions. Thanks again for tuning in!
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We are on Day 31 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scriptures Prayed: Philippians 3:20 Titus 2:12–13 1 John 2:28 Luke 21:34 Psalms 73:25 Colossians 3:2 1 Peter 4:7 James 5:8 1 Peter 2:11 Luke 12:305–40
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We are on Day 30 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com.
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We are on Day 29 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com.
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Welcome to Day 28 of 31 Days of Prayer in 2022!
This one was rough friends.... lots of interruptions, lots of tech issues.... crazy! But JESUS. Here we are. It's a joy to pray with you. As always you can email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com
Here are the Scriptures we prayed today:
Ephesians 4:22
Psalm 46:10
1 Peter 2:24
Colossians 3:5
Romans 6:11
1 Peter 2:11
1 John 2:15-17
Hebrews 12:1
Romans 6:14
Galatians 5:1
Ephesians 4:1
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We are on Day 27 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com.
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OK, we are taking a minute to allow Holy Spirit to fill us up, to hear the voice of our Father for ourselves. Here are the questions mentioned in the podcast for you to journal today…. God is there a Scripture you would like to draw me to? Why that Scripture Lord? What would You like to say to me through it? God, what delights You about me? Why? See you on the next podcast. Rest well my friend. Nicole
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We are on Day 25 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scriptures Prayed: Isaiah 53:12 Hebrews 10:19–20 Jeremiah 33:3 Matthew 6:25–33 Ezekiel 22:30 Isaiah 62:6–7 Ezekiel 3:17 Luke 2:37 Luke11 5–9 Psalm 119:147 Jeremiah 23:29 Psalm 1:2 Colossians 4:2 Luke 18:1-6 Ephesians 2:6 Colossians 2:13–15 1 Corinthians 15:17 1 Corinthians 15:20 Colossians 2:9 Romans 8:37 Hebrews 11:1 Isaiah 29:13 2 Peter 1:3–4 2 Timothy 1:7 Ephesians 6:10 Romans 13:11–14 Matthew 16:18 1 Corinthians 15:57–58 Ephesians 6:12
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We are on Day 24 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scriptures Prayed Psalm 92:1–4 Acts16:25 Hebrews 7:25 Hebrews 7:27 Psalm 89:1–2 Ephesians 3:20 Psalm 100:4–5 Psalm 18:16–19 Zephaniah 3:17 Psalm 90:17 Psalm 115:15 Genesis 15:1 Philippians 4:13 John 15:5 Ephesians 1:19–20 Isaiah 28:6 2 Chronicles 20:12 1Thessalonians 3:13 1Thessalonians 4:31 Thessalonians 4:7 Ephesians 3:16 Psalm 127:1 Zachariah 4:6 Isaiah 31:1 Colossians 1:27 Matthew 11:12 Ephesians 6:10
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We are on Day 23 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scriptures Prayed Proverbs 16:30 1 Thessalonians 4:4 Romans 6:12 2 Peter 1:5 2 Peter 1:6 Daniel 1:8 1 Corinthians 6:19 James 1:26 James 1:19 Acts 17:28 Romans 9:21 Philippians 1:27 Colossians 2:13–14 Psalm 103:12 Acts 4:12 Romans 1:16 2 Timothy 1:7 1 Peter 3:15 1Corinthians 1:17 1Thessalonians 2:12 1Timothy 4:10 1Thessalonians 1:3 Romans 15:13 Galatians 6:9 1 Thessalonians 1:5
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We are on Day 22 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scriptures Prayed: Psalm 8 Isaiah 43:1 1 Peter 2:9 2 Timothy 1:9 1 Corinthians 1:2 1 Thessalonians 2:12 Ephesians 4:1 Ephesians 1:18 Philippians 3:14 1 Corinthians 1:8-9 2 Corinthians 12:9 Galatians 5:6 Psalm 86:5 1 Peter 3:18 Colossians 3:13 Matthew 6:14–15 1John 4:2 1 Corinthians 13:7 John 13:35 Galatians 5:13–14
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We are on Day 21 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scriptures Prayed: Luke 11:1 Philippians 2:2–4 Galatians 5:13 Galatians 6:2 Daniel 4:37 Psalm 25:9 1 Peter 5:6 Luke 10:25–37 Galatians 5:25 2 Corinthians 1:22 John 16:13 Psalm 51:12 Romans 2:4 Galatians 5:16–18, 22–23 Philippians 2:3–4 Mark 8:34 John 15:4–5 Ephesians 5:8
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We are on Day 20 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scriptures Prayed: Isaiah 33:6 1 Corinthians 3:19 Proverbs 3:7 Colossians 1:9 Ephesians 1:17 James 1:5 Colossians 2:8–9 James 3:17 Matthew 7:24–25 Colossians 2:9–10 Ephesians 3:19 Ephesians 5:8–12 Colossians 2:2–3 Philippians 3:16 2 Corinthians 7:10 1 Thessalonians 2:12–13 Ephesians 4:13 Philippians 3:8–10 Romans 8:29
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We are on Day 19 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scriptures Prayed: Luke 15: 20–24 Colossians 3:1 Hebrews 3:13 Hebrews 10:25 James 2:20 James 2:26 Matthew 25:4 Matthew 5:16 1 Corinthians 15:58 Psalm 1 03:8–19 Psalm 51:12–13 Philippians 1:9–10 2 Peter 1:32 Corinthians 1:22 James 1:5–8 James 3:17 Romans 12:1-2 Proverbs 2:1-6 Hebrews 5:14 1 Corinthians 2:10, 12, 15 Colossians 2:8 Colossians 2:2–3 Psalm 84:5
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We are on Day 17 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scriptures Prayed: Mark 12:33 2 Corinthians 3:18 1 Peter 3:15 Deuteronomy 30:14 Matthew 5:16 Mark 9:24 Romans 10:9–10 Philippians 2:11 Philippians 3:3 John 4:24 Matthew 15:7–9 Psalm 19:14 Psalm 103: 20–22 Revelation 4:8, 11 Revelation 5:13 2 Corinthians 3:17 Luke 8:11–5th Psalm 29:2 1 Peter 4:11 Jude 25
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We are on Day 17 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scriptures Prayed: Romans 8:2–17 Galatians 5:1 Isaiah 61:1 Luke 4:18 Luke 15:11–31 2 Corinthians 3:17 Galatians 5:13 1Corinthians 8:9 Romans 8:21 Galatians 6:9 Romans 12:21 Hebrews 12:2 Nehemiah 8:10 Psalm 90:17 Matthew 11:30 Psalm 68:19 Proverbs 22:6 Hebrews 13:4 Galatians 5:13 Psalm 71:17–18 Matthew 5:16 Psalm 19:8 Proverbs 6:23 Hebrews 4:12
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We are on Day 16 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scriptures Prayed Today: 1 Corinthians 3:16 Romans 6:13 Romans 8:6 Colossians 3:16-17 Romans 6:19 Acts 17:28 Ephesians 5:26–27 Jeremiah 17:8 Galatians 5:16, 25, 22–23 Ephesians 4:25 Psalm 51:6 Isaiah 29:13 Luke 6:45 Colossians 3:9 Ephesians 4:15 Hebrews 10:25 1Thessalonians 5:11
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We are on Day 15 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us! (I know I’m a day late…. Stay tuned for another episode today)
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scripture prayed today Isaiah 40:31 1Chronicles 29:12 Isaiah 41:10 Daniel 6 Isaiah 40:31 Isaiah 41:10 Colossians 1:17 Ephesians 3:16-17 2 Corinthians 12:9–10 Matthew 26:41 Romans 12:29 Psalm 51:7 Isaiah 12:2 Isaiah 26:8 Colossians 4:2 Luke 11:1 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Romans 12: 12 James 1:6–8 Matthew 6:14–15 Matthew 5:23 Psalm 66:18 1 Peter 3:7 Isaiah 56:7 Mark 11:17 Luke 18:1–8 Isaiah 62:6–7 1 Peter 4:7 Hebrews 11: 13–16 2 Chronicles 7:14 Romans 13:11–12 Hebrews 7:25
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We are on Day 14 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scriptures prayed today: Romans 12:2 Colossians 2:8 John 17:17 2 Timothy 2:15 Philippians 4:7–8 1 Peter 3:15 Isaiah 7:9 Hebrews 12: 7–11 Romans 8:28–29 James 1:2–3 John 16:33 2 Corinthians 12:9 1 Corinthians 10:13 Ephesians 6:10 2 Corinthians 1:24 1 Peter 1:7 2 Corinthians 1:3 Hebrews 12:2-3
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We are on Day 13 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scriptures prayed today: John 14:26 John 16:8 Romans 8:26–27 Ezekiel 36:26 Luke 11:13 Acts 1:8 Luke 12:12 Galatians 5:22–25 Ephesians 6:11 Acts 13:52 Acts 17:28 1Corinthians 6:19–21 Peter 3:15 Hebrews 5:12-13 Romans 8:29 Jeremiah 17: 7–8 Hebrews 12:2 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Philippians 2:14 Matthew 16:18
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We are on Day 12 our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
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We are on Day 11 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scriptures prayed today: John 16:33 2 Corinthians 4:17 Revelation 2:3 1 Peter 1:7 Isaiah 44:6 Psalm 20:7 Psalm 139:1-16 James 4:7 Exodus 17:12 Romans 15:13 Hebrews 11:1 Colossians 1:9–12 2 Thessalonians 1:11–12 Psalm 90:17 Psalm 86:17 1 Corinthians 16:15–16 Hebrews 13:17 Numbers 23:20–21 Zachariah 2:5 John 17:15 Hebrews 13:20
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We are on Day 10 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scriptures: Isaiah 35:1–6, Psalm 51:1–2 7 Psalm 51 10–15 Psalm 80:7 Habakkuk 3:2 Isaiah 57:14–15 Galatians 6:2 Philippians 2:3–4 1Peter 4:8–10 Romans 15:13 Romans 15:1 Galatians 6:1 Ecclesiastes 4:10 Ephesians 4:15 1Corinthians 12:26 2 Timothy 4:2
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We are on Day 9 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Scriptures Prayed: Romans 8:28 Isaiah 29:13 Isaiah 41:10 2 Timothy 1:7 Mark 9:24 Psalm 77:10–15 Daniel 3:16-18 Psalm 91:14–15 Isaiah 41:1–3 Psalm 9:1–2 Psalm 33:18 Romans 8:28 Galatians 5:1 Romans 8:2 Leviticus 26:13 2 Corinthians 6:18 Revelation 2:7 Romans 8:1 Isaiah 43:25 Isaiah 6:7 Philippians 3:16 Isaiah 61:1
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We are on Day 8 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴: Revelation 12:11 Colossians 2:9–10 Ephesians 6:10 Philippians 3:10 2 Corinthians 10:4 Psalm 125:2 Zachariah 2:5 Psalm 46:1–2 Psalm 20:7 Joshua 1:5, 9 1 Peter 5:8–9 Romans 8:37 1John 5:4 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁: Ephesians 1:17 2 Peter 1:3 Psalm 119:9 1 Peter 2:2 Hebrews 6:1, 5:4 Colossians 1:10, 2:2–3 Ephesians 4:15 Philippians 3:10 Psalm 84:5 2 Peter 1:5–8, 3:18
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Hello! Thanks for listening! We are on Day 7 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com.
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We are on Day 6 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com.
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We are on Day 5 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com.
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We are on Day 4 of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us!
These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon.
Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King
Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com.
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Welcome to the podcast! We are on Day of our 31 Days of Prayer to start off 2022. So glad you can join us! These are the resources we are using as starting points of prayer. You can find these on prayershop.org or Amazon. Pray The Word; 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart Of God by Tiece King Pray The Word For Your Church: 31 Prayers That Seek God’s Purpose And Power by Tiece King. If you have any questions please feel free to email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com.
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We are in Day 2 of 31 days of prayer as we begin 2022! The resources we are using can be found on prayershop.org Pray The Word: 90 prayers that touch the heart of God. Pray The Word For Your Church. Both resources are by Tiece King. Please email me with any questions or thoughts! itsagiventhing@gmail.com -Nicole
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𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮!! For the first 31 days of 2022, we will be praying daily for us as individuals and for the Body of Christ. In this episode we give a prophetic overview of what we perceive thus far for 2022, lead prayer for us as individuals, and finally for us corporately as the Body of Christ. ! The resources we used to enter into prayer today, and what we will be using all month are: 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱: 𝟵𝟬 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱 by Tiece King. Month 1 Day 1 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵: 𝟯𝟭 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 by Tiece King Day 1 Both resources can be found at prayershop.org For the Intercessors: please let me know what yiu are sensing in your own region, and if what I’m sensing resonates. I value your insight! -Nicole 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
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Daily Light For Everyday with Ann Graham Lotz Revive us, and we will call upon Your name. It is the Spirit who gives life. The Spirit also helps us in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God. (Pray)always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, being watchful to the end with all perseverance. I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have given me life. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. This is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. No one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. Psalm 80:18 John 6:63 Romans 8:26–27 Ephesians 6:18 Psalm 119:93 John 6:63 2 Corinthians 3:6 John 15:71 John 5:14 1 Corinthians 12:3
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Hi and thanks for listening! The resource used today was Pray The Word, 90 Prayers That Touch the Heart of God by Tiece King. Available on prayershop.org or Amazon. You can email me for resources on fasting or just to let me know you are listening : itsagiventhing@gmail.com Scriptures listed today: Psalm 108:8, 1; 1 Thessalonians 5:24, Psalm 119:5, Psalm 112:7, Psalm 145:13, Deuteronomy 10:17, Jeremiah 32:17, Genesis 14:19, Luke 8:12-15, Psalm 51:10, Isaiah 26:3, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Philippians 1:6, 1 Peter 5:9–10, Hebrews 12:2
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Hello and welcome to the podcast! Today we are praying through Hebrews 1:1–3. The app I mention is Libravox and on that app you can find many public domain audio books including much of Andrew Murray’s works. The book I’m working through is called The Holiest of All written by Andrew Murray. The Bible translation I quote from is ESV and the website I use to research the Greek and Hebrew of any text is biblehub.com Please feel free to email me directly with any questions! -Nicole itsagiventhing@gmail.com
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In this episode we go through a resource of Scriptural declarations compiled by Global Catalytic Ministries ( https://catalyticministries.com ) to help us align our souls (mind, will, and emotions ) with the Word of God 𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 we can get our eyes off of ourselves as we walk in health, and onto interceding and reaching the hurting and broken and lost. Every one of these declarations is taken from the Word of God so please contact me if you’d like the list at itsagiventhing@gmail.com It’s my joy to get this resource into your hands.
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Psalm 24:9-10 and a challenge at the end! Email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com to let me know you did it, and if you are interested in more free resources that will help you hear the voice of the Father
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Psalm 24:8 Isaiah 12 Revelation 19 https://tinyurl.com/Psalm-24-Playlist
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Welcome to the podcast! Today we pray through two verses of Psalm 24🙏🏼
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Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in His holy place? Psalm 24:3 ESV Psalm 15:1-15 TPT Hebrews 12:18-29 TPT https://tinyurl.com/Psalm-24-Playlist
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This supplemental podcast episode is for those who are feeling the heat as they fast, as they prepare to meet with the Lord on this 10 day journey through Psalm 24. May you be aligned, body, soul, spirit, as you continue to ascend the hill of the Lord. https://tinyurl.com/Psalm-24-Playlist
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Day 2 of 10 Days of Preparation Psalm 24:1–2 The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and all those who dwell there in. For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. Job 38:5-20, 22-27 NLT Psalm 104:1-24 TPT Proverbs 8:22-31 TPT https://tinyurl.com/Psalm-24-Playlist
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For the next 10 days we will be praying Psalm 24, one verse a day. You can bookmark this podcast and use the series to pray through a fast, to pray through a time of preparation, or simply to pray devotionally to realign yourself with who God says He is. https://tinyurl.com/Psalm-24-Playlist
If you want more information on how to take a psalm and find related scriptures to it, you can email me at the address below and I’d be happy to send you some resources. Scriptures prayed through today (all ESV): Psalm 24:1 The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and all those who dwell therein. Psalm 80:12 If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are Mine. Psalm 89:11 The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours, the world and all that is in it, You have founded them. 1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours oh LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty. For all that is in the heavens and the earth is Yours. Yours is the kingdom, oh LORD, andYou are exalted as head above all. Psalm 104:5 He set the earth on its foundations so that it should never be moved. itsagiventhing@gmail.com
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Philippians 4:13, John 15:5, Ephesians 1:19–20, Isaiah 28:6, 2 Chronicles 20:12, 1Thessalonians 3:13, 1 Thessalonians 4:3, 7, Ephesians 3:16, Psalm 127:1, Zechariah 4:6, Isaiah 31:1, Colossians 1:27, Matthew 11:12, Ephesians 6:10.
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Philippines 1:27, Colossians 2:13-14, Psalm 103:12, Acts 4:12, Romans 1:16, 2 Timothy 1:7, 1 Peter 3:15, 1 Corinthians 1:17, 1 Thessalonians 2:12, 1 Timothy 4:10, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, Romans 15:13, Galatians 6:9, 1 Thessalonians 1:5
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I started to record this for my own self as I walk in my town the next couple of weeks, and then I thought it might be a really good resource for you as well so I uploaded it here. If you would like copies of what I prayed through, just email me at the email below and I can send them to you so you can add in your own town, church etc. Please forgive the random sneeze:) this wasn’t originally intended for others :). itsagiventhing@gmail.com.
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You have been weighed in the balance is, and found wanting. The Lord is the God of knowledge; and by Him actions are weighed. What is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God. The Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. What profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? What things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts. You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and have found nothing. Daniel 5:27 1 Samuel 2:3 Luke 16:15 1 Samuel 16:7 Galatians 6:7–8 Matthew 16:26 Philippians 3:7 Psalm 51:6 Psalm 17:3
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This podcast episode is dedicated to praying for the underground church and the leaders around the world who resource them. 𝗥𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲. The hope which is laid up for you in heaven. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God. Whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. No one should be shaken by these afflictions: for you yourself know that we are appointed to this. Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory. Through Him also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Romans 12:12 Colossians 1:5 1 Corinthians 15:19 Acts 14:22 Luke 14:27 1 Thessalonians 3:3 Philippians 4:4 Romans 15:13 1 Peter 1:3, 1 Peter 1:8 Romans 5:2
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Resource Used Today: Pray The Word: 90 Prayers That Touch The Heart of God by Tiece King Philippians 2:2–4 Galatians 5:13 Galatians 6:2 Daniel 4:37 Psalm 25:9 1 Peter 5:6 Luke 10:25–37 Thanks for tuning in! If you have any questions please email me at 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
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Romans 5:5 Romans 12:1 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Colossians 2:8 Romans 8:29 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗾𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
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𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟭: 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 Today we are lifting up brothers and sisters around the world who are sharing the love of Christ within their own sphere, at great risk. 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟮: 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵. Isaiah 11-1-5 Revelation 15:4 2 Thessalonians 1:11-13 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟯: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴. Psalm 91 selected Isaiah 41:10 2 Thessalonians 3:3 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟰: 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩. James 1:5-8 Ephesians 1:17-19
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Welcome to the podcast! In this episode we talk about what’s been happening with some intercessors and prophetic people with the hope to give you encouragement and to help you press in. We look at Proverbs 3:5-6 in the Hebrew and then pray through it with more insight. Questions? Email Nicole at itsagiventhing@gmail.com
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In this podcast we are praying that the Lord will fill us with Living Water, both as individuals and in our regions, nations, world. The first segment is a welcome segment, the second segment is praying for ourselves to be filled with Holy Spirit, and the third segment is praying for our regions to be filled with Holy Spirit. 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟮 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 Romans 6:7 2 Corinthians 4:16 Galatians 5:1 Ezekiel 11:9 Romans 6:4 Ephesians 4:23 Colossians 3:9–10 Isaiah 43:18-19 Psalm 40:3 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟯 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 John 7:38 Isaiah 44:3 Isaiah 55:1 Isaiah 58:11 Ezekiel 47:1 Ezekiel 47:9b Ezekiel 47:12 Ezekiel 47:9 Revelation 22:1 As always, please reach out to me with any questions you might have, at 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
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Psalm 113:4 Proverbs 19:21 Colossians 1:18 Matthew 5:16 Matthew 6:23 1 John 2:16 Matthew 9:36 itsagiventhing@gmail.com
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲, written with blanks for you to put your own church name in, 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸. 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
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Praying for you today… Please email me at the address below with any specific requests I can pray for you. Scriptures in this podcast… 1 John 4:20 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 1 Corinthians 12:25–27 1 John 3:1 Hebrews 10:24 Romans 13:8–10 itsagiventhing@gmail.com
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Hello friends! I would love to know how working through the book of Colossians via the podcast has worked for you. What has worked? How has this way of engaging with the word and the Lord different from other ways you’ve tried? What have you seen in your life and in the lives of others around you as you have walked out your eye will statements? Is this something you would like to continue in your own sphere of influence, in person? Please email me at the email address below, and let me know! itsagiventhing@gmail.com
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Two Timothy 3:1; Psalm 119:152; Hebrews 4:12; Jeremiah 23:29; Psalm 119:9; James 1:22; Psalm 119:105; Romans 15:4; John 17:17; Ephesians 5:26; Job 23:12; Psalm 1:2-3; Romans 12:2; John 1:1.
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𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟭: 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 Hello and welcome! 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟮: 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀! in the segment, we share with you the story of what happened when we walked in obedience with Holy Spirit on the adventure of the day! 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟯: 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 In this segment, we read through Colossians 1:24-29 in two versions, the Amplified Version and The Passion Translation, as well as s𝘂𝗺 up in our own words what we read. 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟰: 𝟰 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 In this segment we ask 4 Questions: What do we learn about God What do we learn about man? If this is true how will I align my life? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝟸𝟺-𝟺𝟾 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴? 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟱: 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 In this segment we pray the Word. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:)
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Pray The Word: Colossians 1:21-23 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟭: 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 In this segment we remind you of our new format. 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟮: 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀! in the segment, we share with you the story of what happened when we walked in obedience with Holy Spirit on the adventure of the day! 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟯: 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 In this segment, we read through Colossians 1:21-23in two versions, the English Standard Version and The Passion Translation, as well as s𝘂𝗺 up in our own words what we read. 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟰: 𝟰 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 In this segment we ask 4 Questions: What do we learn about God What do we learn about man? If this is true how will I align my life? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝟸𝟺-𝟺𝟾 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴? 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟱: 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 In this segment we pray the Word. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:)
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Stories from March 27 through April 4 of an ordinary girl following the Spirit on the adventure of the day! 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
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Pray The Word: Colossians 1:15-20 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟭: 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 Welcome back to the podcast! 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟮: 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀! in the segment, we share with you the story of what happened when we walked in obedience with Holy Spirit on the adventure of the day! 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟯: 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 In this segment, we read through Colossians 1:15-20 in two versions, the English Standard Version and The New Living Translation , as well as s𝘂𝗺 up in our own words what we read. 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟰: 𝟰 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 In this segment we ask 4 Questions: What do we learn about God What do we learn about man? If this is true how will I align my life? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝟸𝟺-𝟺𝟾 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴? 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟱: 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 In this segment we pray the Word. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:)
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Hey friends! Just wanted to give you an update on what happened as I walked in obedience to what God led me to do. I’d love to hear any stories you might have about how you walked out what God led you to do, too! You can email me with your story at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. With your permission I’d love to read your story for others to hear. May you walk as one who has been transferred from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light!
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Pray The Word: Colossians 1:3-8 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟭: 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 In this segment we remind you of our new format. 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟮: 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀! in the segment, we share with you the story of what happened when we walked in obedience with Holy Spirit on the adventure of the day! 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟯: 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 In this segment, we read through Colossians 1:9-14 in two versions, the English Standard Version and The Passion Translation, as well as s𝘂𝗺 up in our own words what we read. 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟰: 𝟰 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 In this segment we ask 4 Questions: What do we learn about God What do we learn about man? If this is true how will I align my life? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝟸𝟺-𝟺𝟾 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴? 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟱: 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 In this segment we pray the Word. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴@𝗴𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:)
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Pray The Word: Colossians 1:3-8 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟭: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁 In this segment, we share with you how we are changing up the podcast a bit to give you more opportunities to engage with the Lord in Scripture. 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟮: 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 In this segment, we read through Colossians 1:3-8 in two versions, the English Standard Version and The Passion Translation 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟯: 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽 In this segment we sum up in our own words what we read. 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟰: 𝟰 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 In this segment we ask 4 Questions: What do we learn about God What do we learn about man? If this is true how will I align my life? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝟸𝟺-𝟺𝟾 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴? 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟱 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 In this segment we pray the Word
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Welcome back to Pray the Word! Our heart in this new season is to pray the word in about five minutes segments, focusing on one thing each time. May you be encouraged and filled and overflow with the love of Christ so that your sphere is impacted and Jesus is glorified!
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Proverbs 14 English Standard Version 1 The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down. 2 Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. 3 By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them. 4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox. 5 A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. 6 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding. 7 Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge. 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving. 9 Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance. 10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy. 11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. 12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. 13 Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief. 14 The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways. 15 The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps. 16 One who is wise is cautiousd and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless. 17 A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated. 18 The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 19 The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at the gates of the righteous. 20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends. 21 Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor. 22 Do they not go astray who devise evil? Those who devise good meete steadfast love and faithfulness. 23 In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. 24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly. 25 A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out lies is deceitful. 26 In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death. 28 In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined. 29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. 30 A tranquilf heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot. 31Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him. 32 The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing, but the righteous finds refuge in his death. 33 Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding, but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools. 34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. 35 A servant who deals wisely has the king’s favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.
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𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗕𝗦 𝟭𝟯 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘓𝘐𝘝𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘛𝘙𝘈𝘕𝘚𝘓𝘈𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 1 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline; a mocker refuses to listen to correction. 2 Wise words will win you a good meal, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence. 3Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything. 4Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper. 5The godly hate lies; the wicked cause shame and disgrace. 6Godliness guards the path of the blameless, but the evil are misled by sin. 7Some who are poor pretend to be rich; others who are rich pretend to be poor. 8The rich can pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor won’t even get threatened. 9The life of the godly is full of light and joy, but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. 10Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise. 11Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time. 12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life. 13People who despise advice are asking for trouble; those who respect a command will succeed. 14The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain; those who accept it avoid the snares of death. 15A person with good sense is respected; a treacherous person is headed for destruction. 16Wise people think before they act; fools don’t—and even brag about their foolishness. 17An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble, but a reliable messenger brings healing. 18If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace; if you accept correction, you will be honored. 19It is pleasant to see dreams come true, but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them. 20Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble. 21Trouble chases sinners, while blessings reward the righteous. 22Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly. 23A poor person’s farm may produce much food, but injustice sweeps it all away. 24Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their children care enough to discipline them. 25The godly eat to their hearts’ content, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
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Hey all! As promised here is the link to the advent devotional, you can find it on each preceding podcast up to this point. https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm Again please look at. January 1, 2020 or September 5, 2020 if this podcast to pray through the resource, Pray the Word: 31 Prayers that seek Gods Purposes and Power by Tiece King. You can also start at February 1, 2020 to pray through Pray the Word, 90 Prayers That Touch the Heart of God, by Tiece King. October 1 begins the series of The Return, a resource for repentance and revival, and October 12 begins the series of praying through the book of Hebrews. I will be back in February I believe to continue with new podcasts for 2021. For now I am seeking God‘s face for myself and asking Him for vision and direction for 2021. If you would like any personal prayer, you can email me at prayer@deeprivers.church May 2021 be the year we find our voice in prayer.
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Link to Love’s Pure Light Devotional here: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm Luke 1:46b-55 1 Samuel 1:19-28 He-brews 8:1-13 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 — 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯; 𝘣𝘦-𝘭𝘰𝘸, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯; 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩, 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴; 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘵𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥. –St. Athanasius One of the most beautiful prayers of the ancient church reminds us that God is “everywhere present and filling all things.” There is not a single spot in creation left unaffected or untouched by the glory of God, neither is there a corner of the human heart that does not long for God and to live in the light of his love. God’s love extends into every part of the world, and as St. Paul reminds us, he is reconciling it, and us, to him-self (2 Cor. 5:9). The author of Hebrews, quoting from Jeremiah, reminds us today that God has long promised to fill the hearts and lives of his people. As God reveals himself to his creation, he does so by filling it with his very presence, and this great promise is uniquely fulfilled in the birth of Jesus Christ. How, one might ask, does God go about writing his law “on their hearts” (Heb. 8:10)? Though couched in legal language, this is fundamentally a promise of intimacy, a promise of communion. “And they shall not teach one another or say to each other, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest” (Heb. 8:11). Jesus enters the brokenness of our existence so that we can know God in the depths of our being. He fills all things so that we can find our fulfillment and true home in him. As St. Irenaeus famously said, “The glory of God is man fully alive.” Christ’s birth reminds us afresh that we become truly and fully alive as we encounter God’s glory in all of life. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 The Incarnation reminds us that God loves our physical world and will redeem us, soul and body. As a reminder of the glory of God that fills all things, take time today to rejoice in God’s creation, giving thanks to God for the countless ways it speaks his name and draws forth praise.
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Link to Love’s Pure Light Devotional here: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm Luke 1:46b-55 1 Samuel 1:1-18 He-brews 9:1-14 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭. –Origen As we enter into the final days of our Advent journey, we arrive today at one of the most beloved hymns of praise in the whole of Scripture, the Magnificat. Here, with the Psalms and the Song of Hannah on her heart and mind, Mary embodies the hopes and dreams of the whole of Israel: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior” (Lk. 1:46-47). As we, thousands of years later, hear and receive these words, what does it mean for us to do the same? How do we, with Mary, magnify the Lord? Throughout the ages, Christians have often referred to the reflective quality of the human soul. At our best, we are meant to reflect the life of God in and through the way we live our lives. Another common way to speak of this same idea is through the lens of an icon. Yet at our best, we are not simply images to behold but are windows that open to a vast horizon beyond, or perhaps more helpfully, mirrors that reflect the light of God with each turn. One of the chief effects of sin upon the soul is it darkens and dirties that mirror, removing our ability to live lives that magnify the Lord. Is Mary an end or destination in and of herself? Of course not. Yet through a life of faithful living, of obedience to God and openness to his call upon her life, does the Lord clean the mirror of her soul and shine brightly through her witness in every generation? Undoubtedly! May we, like her, live lives that magnify and image God in and through our lives, for his glory and the salvation of the world. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 Though we all begin our journey of faith weighed down and darkened by sin, as we walk with the Lord, he is faithful to cleanse the mirror of our souls, freeing us to reflect his light. Today, take time to journal and recount the significant ways God has done this work in and through your life over the years.
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Link to Love’s Pure Delight here: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26 Romans 16:25-27 Luke 1:26-38 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥. 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵. –The Venerable Bede Do you have a private life with God? As we increasingly live every aspect of our lives on display, posted far and wide for the world to see, it becomes difficult to retain a hidden self, especially in a true and redemptive sense. We may be quick to hide things that cause us shame or guilt, yet do we know how to cultivate a life of holy silence and solitude, learning to hear the voice of God as we do? With Christmas just a few days away, everything in your life is likely ramping up. Nothing about this week feels settled, calm, or quiet! Yet this final week of Advent invites us to resist that chaotic impulse towards anxious hurry and instead listen and reflect upon the Word of God given to us. As Mary cultivated the life of a faithful follower of God, including regular times of private prayer and devotion, she found herself present and attentive, and therefore ready to receive the Word of God. Yet as this Word drew near, we see today that it left her disoriented, overcome by its weight and glory. What does she do? She ponders it in her heart (Lk. 1:29; see also Lk. 2:19). This Advent, the Lord is drawing near, speaking words of hope and love over his people. Resist the urge to fill the day with endless activities and external concerns, choosing instead to receive and prayerfully ponder the Word of God spoken to you. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 As we enter into this fourth and final week of Advent, each day brings its own unique practice, inviting us into a heightened anticipation and preparation for the glory of Christmas Day. Today, you are invited to ponder God’s word to you through the practice of silence and solitude. Carve out at least 15 minutes of uninterrupted and undistracted time with God. No people, no screens, no agenda. Simply present to God and his word spoken over you.
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Link to PDF Love’s Pure Light https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26 2 Samuel 6:12-19 Hebrews 1:5-14 𝘜𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯. –St. Justin Martyr In many ways, the Advent and Christmas seasons can be understood through the story of two births, Eve, who gave birth to death and sin, and Mary, who gave birth to life and hope. In both stories, we encounter a virgin woman living in the favor of God, each presented with a situation that demanded of them a response. For one, a temptation to seize forcefully that which can only be given as a gift. For the other, an announcement received with great joy and trust in the faithfulness of God. As such, while Eve is the mother of humanity that ushered sin into the world, Mary, through her “yes” to God, becomes the mother of our Lord, and the true mother of us all. The journey from Eve to Mary, understood through this lens, is one that every Christian must take. Through her response of faith, Mary models for us the way we also must respond as God draws near. In this way, Mary is one of the pivotal players of the Advent season, embodying the hopes of Israel as she receives and proclaims the faithfulness of God. Today we read Psalm 89, which is itself an inspiration for the Song of Mary found in Luke 1. “I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord, forever; with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations” (Ps. 89:1). Every follower of Jesus is invited to receive the word of God spoken to them, rejoice in his faithfulness, and proclaim his goodness to future generations. Though we, like Eve, alienate ourselves from our source of life, we all the more powerfully, with Mary, magnify the Lord and rejoice in God our Savior. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 Every single person has a God given talent that can be used to uniquely support and encourage others. What do you know how to do that can bless someone else today? Though caring for the poor is a central act of Christian charity, we also extend the mercy of God to others in countless ways, such as tutoring children, fixing a leaky pipe, or designing a website.
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Link to PDF Love’s Pure Light https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26 2 Samuel 6:1-11 Hebrews 1:1-4 𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 — 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵, 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵, 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵. –C.S. Lewis In a culture consumed with image and appearance, beauty is almost always thought of as something to see, rather than to encounter. Yet true beauty never leaves us unaffected, for it is active and engaging, taking hold of our deepest desires and longings. We are changed and profoundly affected simply by the presence of beauty, for all beauty ultimately points beyond itself and invites us to encounter God as its true source. Beauty, then, evokes a response, for it is impossible to remain passive in the presence of beauty. And once we have tasted it, we will pursue it with all that we have, for within it, we find our longings not only awakened, but fulfilled. As the psalmist says, “One thing I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD” (Ps. 27:4). In Jesus, the beauty of God is on full display. His mercy and kindness is neither distant nor abstract, but can be known, touched, and encountered. No longer do we hear and see from a distance as our ancestors did, but instead God speaks to us through his Son who is “the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being” (Heb. 1:1-3a). In Jesus, we encounter the “one thing” the psalmist sought after: the beauty of God. May we dwell with Christ as he daily transforms us by the beauty of his love. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 While financial gifts are a wonderful way to support people in need, they can never replace the gift of being face to face with others. Today, give the gift of your time and be physically present to someone in need, hearing their story and reminding them that they are dearly known and loved by God.
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Link to PDF Love’s Pure Light https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm Psalm 125 Malachi 3:16-4:6 Mark 9:9-13 𝘈 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘭𝘶𝘬𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘻𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵. –St. John Cassian When was the last time you were truly overcome by joy? Perhaps it was upon seeing a dearly loved friend or family member after months apart. Or, you received news of a long-desired promotion or acceptance into the school of your dreams. For others, it was when a prolonged illness found surprising relief and lasting healing. Whatever it may be, this type of joy, one that overpowers and comes upon us with great force, can never be contrived or conjured up. It surprises, overwhelms, and shines light into even the darkest moments of life. At Christmas, we are meant to be overcome by this kind of joy. The birth of Christ is nothing less than the very life of the world, hope and peace that meets us in our weak and weary state. As Malachi 4:2 reminds us today, “the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.” The joy of the Lord is stronger than your greatest fears. It can handle your greatest doubts. It is saving medicine that cures even the most cynical of souls. And though it comes upon us as a gift, it is a gift that must be accepted. We must open our hearts and lives to receive the saving medicine offered to our sin-sick souls. Let us not neglect the healing on offer! 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 You cannot give to others what you have not first received yourself. Prayerfully reflect today on the goodness of God in your life and ask him for the gift of joy in his presence, and the strength to share that gift with others.
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Link to the devotional Love’s Pure Light PDF here: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm Psalm 125 2 Kings 2:9-22 Acts 3:17-4:4 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. –St. Athanasius Christians often talk about living “on mission” or “transforming society” for Christ. And as good and beautiful as these visions undoubtedly are, we must never forget that outer transformation can never move faster than inward renewal. We cannot share with the world something we ourselves have not received and encountered in the depths of our soul. Acts 3 holds forth a vision of refreshment in and through the presence of God, yet it directly ties this refreshment to our own turning away from sin and towards our Lord in humility. This is the first and primary call of Christ given to every disciple, and though it is clear and easy enough to understand, it is far more difficult to receive and obey. Instead, we often prefer to direct the spiritual lives of others rather than tend to our own life with God! Tempting as this may be, this is not the missional call of God. We are not called to judge others, but to give our lives away in service as we seek their good (Mt. 7:1). A life free from the power of sin is never for our own benefit alone, neither is it meant to isolate us from those in need. Instead, our hearts are set free and are moved by a compassionate longing to enter into their weakness as fellow sinners in need of grace. As we do, the life of God is multiplied in others, and we together enter into the joy of our Lord. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 Charity requires an attentive preparation. We must be prepared and ready to give, anticipating the needs of others before they are even known to us. Today, purchase a few small gift cards from a local gas station or restaurant and place them in your car, ready to give one away to the next homeless person you encounter.
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Link to the devotional Love’s Pure Light PDF here: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm Psalm 125 1 Kings 18:1-18 Ephesians 6:10-17 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘴. John Wesley John Wesley devoted his entire life to God, preaching countless sermons, penning well-loved hymns of praise, and inviting everyone around him to live a life of holy devotion to Christ. Yet for all that can be said about his life and ministry, his final words, spoken with great effort as lay upon his deathbed, may be the most important he ever uttered: “Best of all, God is with us.” There are no easy answers to the suffering we see in our world or why God allows such evil to persist. Though we remain a joyful people of hope, we know all is not as it should be. Just as we reflect upon the first Advent of Christ, in this season we also long for his return, his second Advent, praying with Christians through the ages, “Come, Lord Jesus” (Rev. 22:20)! The second Advent reminds us that things will not always be as they are today, and that is very good news. All will one day be made right. Night will give way to day, darkness will yield to the light of Christ. As the Psalmist says, “Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning” (Ps. 30:5). Joy is found in the presence of God, not in the absence of pain. We are not promised a life free of suffering or loss, but are assured that God is with us in these places of great need. As Psalm 125:2 reminds us today, we are surrounded and comforted by a God who is with us and will never leave us. “As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, from this time on and forevermore.” 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 It is easy to be overcome by the weight of our own pain and suffering. And without discounting the reality of our own need for healing, if we are defeated by our own concerns, it becomes increasingly difficult to give our lives away for the sake of others. As a step in the right direction, take time today to call at least one friend and ask how they are doing and how you can pray for them this week.
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Link to Love’s Pure Light Advent Devotional here: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Psalm 126 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8, 19-28 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥. –Thomas Merton This time of year, gift giving is top of mind. Likely, you have been busily working through a list, making sure everyone is accounted for and that no one slips through the cracks. Similarly, we often speak of Jesus as the “gift of Christmas.” Rightly understood, we should celebrate this great truth. However, there is a danger before us if we too quickly think of him as a modern Christmas gift, wrapped in the manger and placed gently beneath the tree. In our culture, Christmas gifts are, by design, not essential to our well-being or daily life. In truth, you do not need a new gaming console, perfume, or an electric toothbrush, yet these are precisely the types of gifts we give and receive in this season. It is highly unlikely that you will ever wake up on Christmas morning to find a prepaid utility bill wrapped and waiting for you! No, Christmas gifts are meant to do the opposite: they distract from the otherwise difficult and often painful realities of “normal life.” As such, though they may bring momentary joy or delight, rarely do they bring with them lasting joy or genuine transformation of being. The gift of God in Jesus is not a momentary fix but is a lasting cure. He sees us as we truly are and offers himself as a gift of love to heal our greatest need. Love neither pacifies nor distracts, but always renews and restores. Isaiah reminds us of this, pointing to a day of unspeakable joy in which the broken-hearted are restored, mourners consoled, and captives set free (Is. 61:1-3). This is undoubtedly the greatest Christmas gift that could ever be given. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 As we take time this week to reflect upon the joy of Advent, we must remember that this joy is not simply for our own good but is a shared joy, one that we receive and extend to others. In this vein, this week we will enter into the historic practice of alms-giving, which in its most basic form is showing mercy to others in need. As we prepare for this practice, take time today to reflect upon your relationships and spheres of influence, identifying possible ways in which you can extend the mercy, and joy, of God this week.
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Link to Love’s Pure Light Advent Devotional here: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm Psalm 126 Habakkuk 3:13-19 Matthew 21:28-32 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘺𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. –St. Thérèse of Lisieux There stands before us today, and every day, an invitation into faithful obedience. This entry into the way of Jesus is for all who read these words, regardless of where you were yesterday, or where you may find yourself tomorrow. Though we may have failed countless times before, the gospel call to repentance can still be heard, received, and obeyed. In many ways, this is the gift of the Christian year. Advent is an annual reminder and encouragement to renew our commitment to hear and obey the commands of Christ. Though our Lord only once entered this world bodily, our need for him to be born anew within us is unending. Like a misaligned car that pulls to the left or right, we as humans face a lifelong temptation to deviate from the path that lies before us. We are, as an old hymn says, “prone to wander.” Jesus reminds us in Matthew 21 that faithfulness is found, not simply in the words we speak, but in and through the lives we live. The will of the father is done by the son who obeys, even though he first resisted the command given to him. It is not how you begin that defines you, but ultimately, how you end. As we read yesterday, we must forget what lies behind and instead strain forward to what lies ahead (Phil 3:13). To forget the past is not to pretend it didn’t happen but is to remove its power over your life. In Christ, your past is redeemed and transformed into a glorious future as you faithfully follow him in the present. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 Fasting is meant to cultivate a hunger for God by consuming less in other areas of life. In order to do this, we must fast from excess, learning to live with less and allow our hunger to move us into spaces of greater fidelity towards Christ. To do this today, as you prepare food to eat, consume half of the food you would typically eat.
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Link to Love’s Pure Light devotional from Dwell App here: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm 𝘗𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝟷𝟸𝟼 𝘏𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘬𝘬𝘶𝘬 𝟸:𝟷-𝟻 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝟹:𝟽-𝟷𝟷 𝘋𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺; 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺. –St. John Climacus In yesterday’s reflection we spoke of the necessity of attentiveness, faithfully waiting for our Lord to arrive. To extend this image further, what do we do when our guest seems delayed? Do we eat without him? Do we anxiously call or repeatedly send messages asking for an update? Or perhaps we cancel the meal entirely and head to bed. Rarely do we do the one thing we are meant to do: keep on looking! The inability to patiently wait and trust the Lord’s timing has plagued his people from the very beginning. What did the Israelites do when Moses was delayed on Mount Sinai? They took matters into their own hands and made a golden calf to worship as a god (Ex. 32). What do we do when our expectations and God’s timing seem out of sync? So often, we quickly assume God to be either uninvolved or uninterested in the cares and concerns of life, and therefore believe we must become masters of our own destiny. Extended seasons of waiting allow impatience, weariness, and even bitter resentment to take root in our hearts and lives. It is a daily struggle to keep watch amid such great pain and sorrow, and often we fail. Yet Advent is not a time to dwell upon our failures but to rejoice in the goodness and faithfulness of God. Hard as it may be, we press on courageously, looking for the day when God will finally set the world right. As he promises through the prophet Habakkuk, “(If that final day) seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay” (Hab. 2:3). 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 We struggle with unscheduled time, choosing to pursue constant distraction and stimulation rather than waiting attentively in the moment. In light of this, fast today from inattentiveness by using your phone only for essential tasks. Resist the urge to pull it out and scroll whenever there is a gap in your day or lull in the conversation. Reclaim that time and wait attentively for the Lord in prayer.
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Link to free Advent: Love’s Lure Light PDF by Dwell App: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟮𝟳 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶 𝟮:𝟭𝟬-𝟯:𝟭 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝟭:𝟱-𝟭𝟳 𝘐𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭. Rule of St. Benedict If you’ve ever hosted guests for a meal, you know the routine. For hours prior to their arrival, you diligently prepare the food, meticulously clean your home, and make yourself ready to welcome them when they arrive. If you succeed, all of this will 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳 effortless, as though you just happened to throw it all together at the last minute! The aim is to be ready and 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. With the preparation and hard work behind you, all that is left is to turn your attention fully to the guest of honor. In many ways, Advent is the cooking and cleaning that must be done to properly welcome our guest. This is not work for work’s sake, busy just to be busy, or a superficial concern with appearance. No, it is paradoxically the path to true freedom and rest. When proper preparations are made, we can live with a singular focus and devotion, not concerned with the weight of the world or duties of our lives. Preparation of heart and mind allows us to attend to Christ at his coming. We lay aside all earthly cares in order to offer him our full attention and devotion. Do not mistakingly conflate busyness with faithfulness, nor idleness with peace of soul. We must learn to be perfectly at rest while remaining fully attentive. Only then, in the words of Luke 1, will we be “a people prepared for the Lord” (Lk. 1:17). 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 It is impossible to focus on Christ and judge others at the same time! Today, fast from gossip and resist the urge to speak ill of your brother or sister. Instead, when you feel tempted to give voice to your criticism, pray The Jesus Prayer, remembering your own need for mercy and forgiveness. “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”
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Link to free Advent: Love’s Pure Light PDF by Dwell App: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟮𝟳 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝟰:𝟮-𝟲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝟭𝟭:𝟭-𝟭𝟴 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘏𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘏𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥; 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘎𝘰𝘥𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥. –St. Gregory of Nazianzus Repentance is a reminder that God loves to heal that which is sick and restore all that is disfigured. If there is no possibility for renewal, then why bother with repentance in the first place? To repent is not only to acknowledge one’s sin and shortcomings, but it is to look ahead with hope and the unshakable belief that God will not leave us as we are but will make us by grace what Jesus is by nature. In fact, this is one of the most helpful ways to reflect upon the Incarnation during this Advent season. Jesus did not enter our world because he was lonely, neither was he forced to do so by some divine decree. Love has been and always will be the only lens through which the birth of Christ can be properly understood. To truly love is to desire the good of the other. When God sees humanity suffering and lost in sin, he looks upon us with compassion, longing to free us from “the sin that clings so closely” (Heb. 12:1). Through our love of self and pursuit of comfort, we walk in alienation from God and one another. We are, like the Israelites of old, covered in filth and our hands are stained with blood (Is. 4:4). Harsh as this may sound, this realization is the beginning of true repentance. Only when we see our sickness for what it is can we begin to appreciate the healing medicine offered to us by our loving Lord. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 As today’s reflection reminds us, we must learn to be free from love of self. Choose today to fast from self-interest. It has been said that true humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking about yourself less. Put this into practice by going the entire day without looking at yourself in a mirror!
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𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟮𝟳 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝟮𝟲:𝟳-𝟭𝟱 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝟮:𝟯𝟳-𝟰𝟮 𝘈𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥. –St. Seraphim of Sarov As countless carols, films, and family customs fill the season, it is easy to pass through these weeks bathed in a warm, nostalgic glow. As we sing each year, “All is calm, all is bright.” And while we can joyfully celebrate this season as one of “heavenly peace,” we shouldn’t too quickly associate this peace with undisturbed tranquility. In truth, the Incarnation of Christ was anything but calm, with earthly powers immediately disturbed and outraged by the birth of this newborn king (Mt. 2). Peace is not the absence of conflict but is the presence of God in the midst of chaos. The psalmist reminds us of this, saying, “Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war rise up against me, yet I will be confident” (Ps. 27:3). They knew in their bones something we are daily prone to forget: peace is not circumstantial but is given freely by God as a gift. It is therefore possible to live in deeply painful and disorienting seasons and yet remain a person of profound peace. There is a persistent temptation to tie inner peace to outer calm. And while some chapters of life are simpler or less stressful than others, we can never guarantee a life free from all conflict or distress. As Jesus himself reminds us, “In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world” (Jn. 16:33)! It does us no good to anxiously worry about the challenges we face in life. Instead, we are invited daily to live free from all fear, not as a form of blind optimism, but instead deeply rooted in the victory of God won in Jesus. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 Often, anxiety manifests itself through a life of constant hurry. We are free from hurry when we learn to rest in the peace of God. So today, choose to fast from hurry. If you share a meal with others, make it a point to be the last to finish. Or, if making a purchase in a store, intentionally choose the longest line and learn to resist the urge to rush to the next thing!
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Link to the free devotional by Dwell App found here: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟴: 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 Isaiah 40:1-11 Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 2 Peter 3:8-15a Mark 1:1-8 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵; 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵; 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴, 𝘮𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. –Tertullian Have you ever looked at an ancient icon or historic Christian painting and struggled to tell what’s going on? If so, you’re in good company! While appreciating the beauty and reverence of these timeless works, the modern viewer is often left in the dark, unclear on who and what is depicted, and by extension, how to properly engage and appreciate such artwork. However, there is one figure that can always be easily identified: John the Baptist. How, you may ask? By his finger. Though commonly remembered for his unique diet and dramatic dress, John the Baptist’s finger is in many ways his most defining feature, for with it he fulfills his primary role in the story of salvation. John points us to Christ, showing us where to go when we are disoriented. He helps us look afresh to Christ when we are confused and cannot see a way forward. In short, he reminds us, often with great passion and urgency, where our focus is meant to be. In this second week of Advent, we focus on the themes of preparation and repentance. As Isaiah 40:3 reminds us, “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” In the busyness of this holiday season, your focus is likely scattered and pulled in a dozen different directions. Yet into this noise, each year Christians are invited again to tune their hearts to the ancient words of the prophet who proclaimed “a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins” (Mk. 1:4). Our Lord is coming. May he find us ready and waiting. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 It is impossible to give ourselves fully to multiple passions or pursuits. As such, we will take time this week to practice fasting, a timeless discipline that encourages attentiveness by eliminating distraction. To this end, consider today fasting from noise in a way that makes sense for your context. Perhaps you take a break from TV, music, or podcasts. Go for a walk. Drive in the car with the radio off. Be creative, but remember, we say “no” in order to say “yes” to something better!
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Link to Advent Devotional here: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 Ezekiel 36:24-28 Mark 11:27-33 𝘔𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺, ‘𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵.’ 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦-𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵. –St. Theophan the Recluse To live as a follower of Jesus is to believe that transformation is possible. It is to profess through word and deed that we are not finished products, neither has our journey reached its final destination. Whatever keeps you up at night or leaves you anxious during the day does not have to forever define who you are or who you will be, yet it is remarkably easy to fall into this way of thinking, is it not? “I’ve always been this way,” we say, throwing our hands up in defeat. Though common and understandable, we must begin to see that there is nothing inherently Christian about this way of viewing the world, or our place within it. It is possible to live your entire life and never become truly human. In many ways, this is one of the primary insights we are meant to glean from this season of preparation. Though we may eat, sleep, laugh, and cry, we are capable in the process of missing the end for which we were created, namely, to share in the very life of God. In taking on flesh and bones, Jesus condescends and speaks to us “at our level.” Yet the heart of his message was, is, and will forever be one of growth, becoming something we previously were not. As God promises in Ezekiel 36:26, “I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” Fundamentally, this is a promise of transformation. It is a reminder that one can live without being truly alive. In short, it is an invitation to become fully human. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 If you don’t have one already, consider beginning a prayer journal this Advent. As we journey through this life, it is important to remember where we’ve been along the way, and more significantly, who we have become in the process. A simple record of your life with God can serve as a source of encouragement and a reminder of his faithfulness in your life, especially in seasons when you may be prone to forget or doubt his goodness and love for you.
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Link to the free PDF by Dwell App: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟲: 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 Jeremiah 1:4-10 Acts 11:19-26 𝘐 𝘣𝘦𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥: 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺. –St. Isaac the Syrian In keeping with St. Paul’s words in Romans 12, Christians in every age are invited to be “transformed by the renewing of the mind.” Yet as people who live this side of the printing press, not to mention the internet or the iPhone, how are we to understand these ancient words when endless mental stimulation and information lies just a few swipes or clicks away? While the mind can and should be renewed, it must never be isolated from the holistic transformation of being that is envisioned in and through the Incarnation. Jesus took on the fullness of humanity so that humanity in its fullness might be re-deemed. We must never forget, God wants to be known! As the Psalms remind us today, though we have all gone astray and live in self-made exile, our Lord in his kindness speaks to us and makes us able to hear (Ps. 85:8). True knowledge of God is never the abstract acquisition of facts but is an embodied encounter with the living Christ. Cliché as it may sound, we must remember that it is possible to live with a wealth of information about God without ever encountering his living presence. Faith must never be reduced to a mental pursuit. Advent teaches us that God loves his creatures in our creatureliness, so much so that he takes human nature upon himself. Every sense given to you is a gift from God that is able to lead you closer to him as you journey from this life into glory. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 Sometimes in life we need physical reminders that draw us out of our minds and into the world around us. Find ways today to pray using your entire being. Perhaps you pray with a lit candle or image of Christ nearby that helps focus your thoughts and prayers. Or, consider going on a walk in nature, giving thanks to God as you do for the beauty and wonder of his creation.
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Link to free PDF here: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm Let Us Return 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟴𝟱:𝟭-𝟮, 𝟴-𝟭𝟯 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝟲:𝟭-𝟲 𝟭 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝟭:𝟮-𝟭𝟬 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘳𝘦-𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮, 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺. –Lancelot Andrewes To live as a Christian, one must learn to be comfortable with tension. Though it is not as simple as we might prefer, wisdom is found in holding seemingly contradictory ideas in proximity to one another. Take, for example, the ancient words given to us today from Hosea 6: “Come, let us return to the LORD.” Within this single phrase we are confronted with the reality of our own initiative and responsibility to tend to our life with God, as well as the fact that any genuine return to God is first made possible by his movement towards us. In Advent, as our Lord draws near, we must actively examine the condition of our lives. Are we ready to greet him upon his arrival? In this way, repentance always lies at the heart of faithful preparation. To repent is to not only to feel sorrow over the effect of sin in your heart and life, but it is equally an act of the will, purposefully turning away from sin and death and taking on habits that lead us into places of peace. You can passionately pursue God without falling into the trap of anxious toil or self-assured living. In fact, the Incarnation of God is the end of all striving. As we “press on to know the LORD” (Hos. 6:3), we do so knowing that it is God in Christ Jesus who heals us, raises us up, and makes us whole. Advent reminds us that we have work to do, inviting us to take seriously the call to holy and faithful living. Yet this way of life is not of our making, but is a gift to be received, like spring rain that falls to water the parched earth. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 While prayer is meant to be a conversation with God, so often it is a one-way monologue in which we rarely stop to simply listen to God. In many ways, a posture of listening is a physical embodiment of a life free from all striving. As you pray today, however long you spend speaking to God in prayer, take at least the same amount of time listening for his still small voice (1 Kings 19:11-12).
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Link to 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲’𝘀 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 reading here: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm. 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟳𝟵 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗵 𝟱:𝟭-𝟱𝗮 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝟮𝟭:𝟯𝟰-𝟯𝟴 A sublime being entering into a relationship with such a lowly being does no harm to his own reputation, yet raises that other being up from its lowness: this is precisely what was fulfilled in Christ. He did not diminish his divine nature in any way by this lowering of himself, yet we who had been living in darkness and disgrace were raised up to ineffable glory. –St. John Chrysostom At the heart of the Christian faith lies the belief that God sees, loves, and welcomes the forgotten, the marginalized, and the downhearted. In a world that values and celebrates the strong and powerful, time and time again, in word and deed, Jesus reminds us that weakness and humility are the way to glory and the path of lasting peace. In this way, Advent is a persistent reminder of the upside down nature of God’s kingdom. The lowliness of the Incarnation was foretold long ago. As Micah reminds us, it is from Bethlehem, “one of the little clans of Judah,” that the true king of Israel will come, one who “shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the LORD (Mic. 5:2, 4). From these humble origins, Jesus continues to invite us to tend to that which is often overlooked, neglected, and undervalued. Do not be weighed down by the worries of this life (Lk. 21:34), but learn to see the glory of God breaking in all around you. It is the mustard seed that grows to give shade and rest to all who draw near (Mt. 13:31-32). It is yeast, small and unseen, that leavens the entire loaf (Lk. 13:20-21). In a season filled with countless distractions and sources of potential stress, it is easy to ignore the humble hope of Advent and the tender compassion of our Lord. Similarly, we may be tempted to believe that the cares of life are of little interest to our Lord. Surely, he has more important things demanding his time and attention! Yet in the quiet humility of the manger in Bethlehem, we are reminded once again, there is not a single concern that goes unnoticed, nor any sorrow left unhealed. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 The words that we use in prayer reveal our assumptions about God and how we relate to him. It is for this reason that Jesus teaches us, first and foremost, that God is “Our Father.” While personal, spontaneous prayers are always appropriate and encouraged, take time today to also pray the words our Lord has taught us to pray (Mt. 6:9-13). M
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Written by a mentor in ministry when he and his family were under a season of spiritual attack. He is walking in healing and wholeness now. Dear Heavenly Father, I pray this prayer in the power of the Holy Spirit. In the name of Jesus Christ, I bind, rebuke and bring to no effect; all division, discord, disunity, strife, wrath, murder, criticism, condemnation, pride, envy, jealously, gossip, slander, evil speaking, complaining, lying, false teaching, false gifts, false manifestations, lying signs and wonders, poverty, fear of lack, fear of spirits, deceiving spirits, religious spirits, hindering spirits, retaliatory spirits, occult spirits, witchcraft spirits, spirits of antichrist and all familiar and territorial spirits. I bind all curses that have been spoken against me. I bless those who curse me, and pray blessings on those who despitefully use me. I bind all spoken judgments made against me, and judgments I have made against others. I bind the power of negative words from others, and I bind and render useless all prayers not inspired by the Holy Spirit; whether psychic, soul force, witchcraft, or counterfeit tongues that have been prayed against me. I am God's child. I resist the devil. No weapon formed against me shall prosper. I put on the whole armor of God. I take authority over this day, in Jesus name. Let it be prosperous for me, and let me walk in your love, Lord. The Holy Spirit leads and guides me today and fills me with all needed gifting and graces. I discern between the righteous and the wicked. I take authority over the Enemy and all his demons, and those people who are influenced by them. I declare the Enemy is under my feet and shall remain there all day. I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. I am God's property. Enemy, you are bound from my family, my mind, my body, my home, and my finances. I confess that I am healed and whole. I flourish, am long lived, stable, durable, incorruptible, fruitful, virtuous, full of peace, patience and love. Whatsoever I set my hands to do shall prosper for God supplies all my needs. I have all authority over the Enemy, all demons, and beasts of the field. God, I pray for the ministry You have for me. Anoint me God for all you have called me to do for You. I call forth divine appointments, open doors of opportunity; God ordained encounters and ministry positions. I claim a hedge of protection, by the Precious Blood of Jesus, around myself, spouse and children (names), throughout this day and night. I ask You God, in the name of Jesus, to dispatch angels to surround me, my spouse, my children, godchildren, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, today and everyday until Jesus returns, and to put them throughout my house and around our cars, souls and bodies. I call on Your holy angels to protect my house from any intrusion and to protect me and my family from any harmful demonic or other physical or mental attacks. I ask all of this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲’𝘀 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆𝘂𝗿𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝘆𝘆𝘀𝗷𝘃𝘄𝗷𝗺 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟯: 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟳𝟵 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗵 𝟰:𝟲-𝟭𝟯 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟴:𝟭-𝟭𝟬 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨? 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. –St. Augustine of Hippo 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 In the spirit of “heightened attentiveness,” take time today to be fully present to God in prayer. It is easy to squeeze prayer in alongside a dozen other activities. Instead, carve out undistracted time with God, learning to listen afresh for his still small voice (1 Kings 19:11-12)
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𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲’𝘀 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆𝘂𝗿𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝘆𝘆𝘀𝗷𝘃𝘄𝗷𝗺 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮: 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟳𝟵 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗵 𝟰:𝟭-𝟱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟱:𝟭-𝟴 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯; 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭. –Julian of Norwich 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 Today, take time to consider when you pray. Just like a healthy diet or exercise plan, you need a predictable routine in order to grow in the life of prayer. While we can and should pray anywhere and at all times, our life with God is strengthened when we establish intentional and predictable patterns of prayer.
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Welcome to Season 8 of Pray The Word. In this season we will be praying through Advent using a free resource link below. Though this podcast series has started late in the advent season, we will be caught up in just a few days. The intention is simply to read through the scriptures and the devotion and invite Holy Spirit to highlight for you what to pray through. In each episode’s notes there will be a reflection question for you to activate on your own. May Jesus be glorified as we seek to be still before him these next few days, anticipating the greatest gift we’ve ever been given. 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: Isaiah 64:1-9, Psalm 80:1-7; 17-19; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 Dwell App 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://tinyurl.com/yysjvwjm
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𝗛𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝟭𝟯:𝟮𝟬-𝟮𝟰 Now may the God who brought us peace by raising from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ so that He would be the Great Shepherd of His flock; and by the power of the blood of the eternal covenant may He work perfection into every part of you giving you all that you need to prepare your destiny and may He express through you all that is excellent and pleasing to Him through your life-union with Jesus the Anointed One Who is to receive all the glory forever! Amen! My dear brothers and sisters, I urge you to let your spirits flow through this message of love that I’ve written to you in these few words. I want you to know that our brother Timothy is free again and as soon as he arrives here we will come together to see you. We extend our greetings to all your leaders and all the holy believers. The Italian believers also send their greetings. Now may God’s wonderful grace be poured out upon you all! Amen!
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𝗛𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝟭𝟯:𝟭𝟳-𝟭𝟵 Obey your spiritual leaders and recognize their authority, for they keep watch over your soul without resting since they will have to give an account to God for their work. So it will benefit you when you make their work a pleasure and not a heavy burden. And keep praying for us that we continue to live with a clear conscience for we desire to live honorably and all that we do. And I especially ask you to pray that God would send me back to you very soon.
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Hebrews 13:16. We will show mercy to the poor and not miss an opportunity to do acts of kindness for others, for these are the true sacrifices that delight God’s heart.
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𝗛𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝟭𝟯:𝟴-𝟭𝟱 Jesus, the Anointed One, is always the same-yesterday, today, and forever. So don’t let anyone lead you astray with all sorts of novel and exotic teachings. It is more beautiful to feast on grace and be inwardly strengthened than to be obsessed with dietary rules which in themselves have no lasting benefit. We feast on a sacrifice at our spiritual altar, but those who serve as priests in the old system of worship have no right to eat of it. For the high priest carries the blood of animals into the holiest chamber as a sacrifice for sin, and then burns the bodies of the animals outside the city. And Jesus, our sin-sacrifice, also suffered death outside the city walls to make us holy by His own blood. So we must arise and join Him outside the religious “walls” and bear His disgrace. For we have no city here on earth to be our permanent home, but we seek the city that is destined to come. So we no longer offer up a steady stream of blood sacrifices, but through Jesus, we will offer up to God a steady stream of praise sacrifices, these are the “lambs” we offer from our lips that celebrate His name!
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Don’t be obsessed with money but live content with what you have, for you always have God’s presence. For hasn’t He promised you, 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳! 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦! So we can say with great confidence: 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦! Don’t forget the example of your spiritual leaders who have spoken God’s messages to you, take a close look at how their lives ended, and then follow their walk of faith. 𝗛𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝟭𝟯:𝟱-𝟳
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𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱, 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆. 𝗜𝘁 𝗜𝗦 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗦𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗻. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿@𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀.𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵. Honor the sanctity of marriage and keep your vows purity to one another, for God will judge sexual immorality in any form, whether single or married. Hebrews 13:4
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No matter what, make room in your heart to love every believer. And show hospitality to strangers, for they may be angels from God showing up as your guest. Identify with those who are in prison as though you were there suffering with them, and those who are missed treated as if you could feel their pain. 𝗛𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝟭𝟯:𝟭-𝟯
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Since we are receiving our rights to an unshakable kingdom we should be extremely thankful and offer God the purest worship that delights His heart as we lay down our lives in absolute surrender, filled with awe. For our God is a holy, devouring fire! 𝗛𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝟭𝟮:𝟮𝟴-𝟮𝟵
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Make very sure that you never refuse to listen to God when He speaks! For the God who spoke on earth from Sinai is the same God who now speaks from heaven. Those who heard Him speak His living word on earth found nowhere to hide, so what chance is there for us to escape if we turn our backs on God and refused to hear His warnings as He speaks from heaven? The earth was rocked at the sound of His voice from the mountain, but now He has promised, Once and for all I will not only shake the systems of the world, but also the unseen powers in the heavenly realm! Now this phrase “once and for all” clearly indicates the final removal of things that are shaking, that is, the old order, so only what is shakable will remain. Since we are receiving our rights to an unshakable kingdom we should be extremely thankful and offer God the purest worship that delights His heart as we lay down our lives in absolute surrender, filled with awe. For our God is a holy, devouring fire! 𝗛𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝟭𝟮:𝟮𝟱-𝟮𝟵
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Hebrews 12:16-17 tpt Be careful that no one among you lives in immorality, becoming careless about God’s blessings, like Esau who traded away his rights as a firstborn for a simple meal. And we know that later on when he wanted to inherit his father’s blessing, he was turned away, even though he begged for it with bitter tears, for it was too late then to repent.
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In every relationship be swift to choose peace over competition, and run swiftly towards holiness, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. Watch over each other to make sure that no one misses the revelation of God’s grace. And make sure no one lives with a root of bitterness sprouting within them which will only cause trouble and poison the hearts of many. Hebrews 12:14-15
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So consider carefully how Jesus faced such intense opposition from sinners who opposed their own souls, so that you won’t become worn down and cave in under life‘s pressures. After all, you have not reached the point of sweating blood in your opposition to sin. And have you forgotten His encouraging words spoken to you as His children? He said, My child, don’t underestimate the value of the discipline and training of the Lord God, or get depressed when He has to correct you. For the Lord’s training of your life is the evidence of His faithful love. And when He draws you to Himself, it proves you are His delightful child. Fully embrace God’s corruption as part of your training, for He is doing what any loving Father does for His children. For who has ever heard of a child who never had to be corrected? We all should welcome God‘s discipline as the validation of authentic sonship. For if we have never once enjoyed His correction it only proves we are strangers and not sons. And isn’t it true that we respect our earthly fathers even though they corrected and disciplined us? Then we should demonstrate an even greater respect for God, our spiritual Father, as we submit to His life-giving discipline. Our parents corrected us for the short time of our childhood as it seemed good to them. But God corrects us throughout our lives for our own good, giving us an invitation to share His holiness. Now all discipline seems to be more pain than pleasure at the time, yet later it will produce a transformation of character, bringing a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who yield to it. So be made strong even in your weakness. By lifting up your tired hands in prayer and worship. And strengthen your weak knees, for as you keep walking forward on God’s path all your stumbling ways will be divinely healed! Hebrews 12:3-13
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As for us, we have all of these great witnesses who encircle us like clouds. So we must let go of every wound that has pierced us and the sin we so easily fall into. Then we will be able to run life‘s marathon race with passion and determination, for the path has already been marked out before us. We look away from the natural realm and we fasten our gaze onto Jesus who birthed faith within us and who leads us forward in faith’s perfection. His example is this: because His heart was focused on the joy of knowing that you would be His, He endured the agony of the cross and conquered its humiliation, and now sits exalted at the right hand of the throne of God! Hebrews 12:1-2
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Come Closer To God And To One Another 𝗛𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝟭𝟬:𝟭𝟵-𝟮𝟱 And now we are brothers and sisters in God’s family because of the blood of Jesus and He welcomes us to come into the most holy sanctuary in the heavenly realm, boldly and without hesitation. For He has dedicated a new, life-giving way for us to approach God. For just as the veil was torn into, Jesus’ body was torn open to give us free and fresh access to Him! And since we now have a magnificent High Priest to welcome us into God’s house, we come closer to God and approach Him with an open heart, fully convinced that nothing will keep us at a distance from Him. For our hearts have been sprinkled with blood to remove impurity, and we have been freed from an accusing conscience. Now we are clean, unstained, and presentable to God inside and out! So now wrap your heart tightly around the hope that lives within us, knowing that God always keeps His promises! Discover creative ways to encourage others and to motivate them towards acts compassion, doing beautiful works as expressions of love. This is not the time to pull away and neglect meeting together, as some have formed the habit of doing. In fact, we should come together even more frequently, eager to encourage and urge each other onward as we anticipate that day dawning.
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But now the Anointed One has become the King-Priest of every wonderful thing that has come. For He serves in a greater, more perfect heavenly tabernacle not made by men. And He has entered once and forever into the Holiest Sanctuary of All, not with the blood of animal sacrifices, but the sacred blood of His own sacrifice. And He alone has made our salvation secure forever! Under the old covenant the blood of bulls, goats, and the ashes of a heifer were sprinkles on those who were defiled and effectively cleansed them outwardly from their ceremonial impurities. Yet how much more will the sacred blood of the Messiah thoroughly cleanse our consciences! For by the power of the eternal Spirit He has offered Himself to God as the perfect sacrifice that now frees us from our dead works to worship and serve the living God. So Jesus is the one who has enacted a new covenant with a new relationship with God so that those who accept the invitation will receive the eternal inheritance He has promised to His heirs. For He died to release us from the guilt of the violations committed under the first covenant. Hebrews 9:11-15 tpt
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Supplement: Hebrews Chapter 9 simply read, using the Passion Translation.
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So it is impossible for God to lie for we know that His promise and his vow will never change! And now we have run into His heart to hide ourselves in His faithfulness. This is where we find his strength and comfort, for He empowers us to see is what has already been established ahead of time-an unshakable hope! We have this certain hope like a strong, unbreakable anchor holding our souls to God Himself. Our anchor of hope is fastened (to the mercy seat) which sits in the heavenly realm beyond the sacred threshold, and where Jesus, our Forerunner, has gone on before us. He is now and forever our royal Priest like Melchizedek. Hebrews 6:18-20
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Now is the time for us to progress beyond the basic message of Christ and advance into perfection. The foundation has already been laid for us to build upon: turning away from our dead works to embrace faith in God, teaching about different baptisms, impartation by the laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. So with God’s enablement we will move onto deeper choose. It is impossible to restore an apostate. For once a person has come into God‘s light, and tasted the gifts of the heavenly realm, and has received the Holy Spirit, and feasted on the good Word of God, and has entered into the power of the age that is breaking in, if he abandons his faith, there is no use even trying to lead him to repentance. By their sin of apostasy they re-crucify the son of God, and have publicly repudiated Him. For men’s hearts are just like the soil that drinks up the showers which often fall upon it. Some soil will yield crops as God‘s blessing upon the field. But if the field continues to produce only thorns and thistles a curse hangs over it and it will be burned. Having said that beloved, we are fully convinced that there are more beautiful and excellent things, which flow from your salvation. For God, the faithful one, is not unfair. How can He forget the beautiful work you have done for him? He remembers the love you demonstrate as you continually serve His beloved ones for the glory of His Name. But we long to see you passionately advance until the end and you find your hope fulfilled, so don’t allow your hearts to grow dull or lose your enthusiasm, but follow the example of those who fully received what God has promised because of their strong faith and patient endurance.
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Hebrews 5:11-14 We have much to say about this topic although it is difficult to explain, because you have become too doll and sluggish to understand. For you should already be professors instructing others by now; but instead, you need to be taught from the beginning the basics of gods prophetic oracles! You are like children still needing milk and not yet ready to digest solid food. For every spiritual infant who lives on milk is not yet pierced by the revelation of righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who is spiritual senses perceive heavenly matters. And they have been adequately trained by what they’ve experienced to emerge with understanding of the difference between what is truly excellent and what is evil and harmful.
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Now God has offered to us the same promise of entering into His realm of resting in confidence and faith. So we must be extremely careful to ensure that we all embrace the fullness of that promise and not fail to experience it. For we have heard the good news of deliverance just as they did, yet they didn’t join their faith with the Word. Instead what they heard didn’t affect them deeply, for they doubt it. For those of us who believe, faith activates the promise and we experience the realm of confident rest! Hebrews 4:1-3a
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So search your hearts every day, my brothers and sisters, and make sure that none of you has evil or unbelief hiding within you. For it will lead you astray, and make you unresponsive to the living God. This is the time to encourage each other to never be stubborn or hardened by sins deceitfulness. For we are mingled with the Messiah, if we will continue unshaken in this confident assurance from the beginning until the end. For again, the Scriptures say, If only today you would listen to His voice, don’t make Him angry by hardening your hearts, as you did in the wilderness rebellion. The same people who were delivered from bondage and brought out of Egypt by Moses, were the ones who heard and still rebelled. They grieved God for 40 years by sinning in their unbelief, until they dropped dead in the desert. So God swore an oath that they would never enter into His calming place of rest all because they disobeyed him. It is clear that they could not enter into their inheritance because they wrapped their hearts in unbelief. Hebrews 3:12-19.
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And so, dear brothers and sisters, you are now made holy, and each of you is invited to the feast of your heavenly calling. So fasten your thoughts fully onto Jesus, whom we embrace as our Apostle and King Priest. For He was faithful to the Father who appointed Him, in the same way that Moses was a model of faithfulness in what was entrusted to him. But Jesus is worthy to receive a much greater glory than Moses, for the one who builds the house deserves to be honored more than the house he builds. Every house is built by someone, but God is the Designer and Builder of all things. Indeed, Moses served God faithfully in all He gave him to do. His work prophetically illustrates things that would later be spoken and fulfilled. But Christ is more than a servant, He was faithful as the Son in charge of God’s house. And now we are a part of His house if we continue courageously to hold firm to our bold confidence and our victorious hope. This is why the Holy Spirit says, If only you would listen to His voice this day! Don’t make Him angry by hardening your hearts, like your ancestors did during the days of their rebellion, when they were tested in the wilderness. There your fathers tested Me and tried My patience even though they saw My miracles for 40 years (they still doubted me)! This ignited My anger with that generation and I said about them, they wander in their hearts just like they do with their feet and they refuse to learn my ways. My heart grieved over them so I decreed: they will never enter into the calming rest of My spirit! Hebrews 3:1-11
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For now He towers above all creation, for all things exist through Him and for Him. And that God made Him, pioneer of our salvation, perfect through His sufferings, for this is how He brings many sons and daughters to share in His glory. Jesus, the Holy One, makes us holy. And as His sons and daughters, we now belong to His same father, so He is not ashamed or embarrassed to introduce us as His brothers and sisters! For He has said, “I will reveal who You really are to my brothers and sisters, and I will glorify You with praises in the midst of the congregation.” And, “My confidence rest in God!” And again He says, “Here I am, (one with) the children Yahweh has given me.” Since all his “children” have flesh and blood, so Jesus became human to fully identify with us. He did this, so that He could experience death and annihilate the effects of the intimidating accuser who holds against us the power of death. By embracing death Jesus sets free those who live their entire lives in bondage to the tormenting dread of death. For it is clear that He didn’t do this for the angels, but for all the sons and daughters of Abraham. This is why He had to be a man and take hold of our humanity in every way. He made us His brothers and sisters and became our merciful and faithful King-Priest before God; as the One who removed our sins to make us one with Him. He suffered and endured every test in temptation, so that he can help us every time we pass through the ordeals of life.
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Hebrews 2:1-9 For God will not place the coming world, of which we speak, under the government of angels. But the Scriptures affirm: What is man that you would even think about him, or care about Adam’s race. You made him lower than the angels for a little while. You placed your glory and honor upon his head as a crown. And you have given him dominion over the works of your hands, for you have placed everything under his authority. This means that God has left nothing outside the control of his Son, even if presently we have yet to see this accomplished. But we see Jesus, (who has a man), lived for a short time lower than the angels and has now been crowned with glorious honor because of what he suffered in his death. For it was by God’s grace that he experienced death’s bitterness on behalf of everyone!
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Praying through Hebrews. This episode Hebrews Chapter 1:4-14. The Passion Translation.
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Today we are praying through Psalm 107 in The Passion Translation. You can follow along using an online version (see link below) or your own. “Let everyone give all their praise and thanks to the Lord! Here’s why—He’s better than anyone could ever imagine. Yes, He’s always loving and kind, and His faithful love never ends.” Psalms 107:1 TPT https://www.bible.com/1849/psa.107.tpt
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𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: And now, Lord, take note of their threats and grant that Your servants may speak Your word with boldness while… signs and wonders take place through the name of Your holy servant Jesus. Acts 4:29-30. 𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: You are the God who grants boldness. Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His. And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. Daniel 2:20–21. Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past finding out! Romans 11:33 .… Christ, the faithful witness, the first born from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Revelation 1:5-6. 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘: Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping, believing that he would become the father of many nations… And Abraham’s faith did not weekend, even though… He figured his body was as good as dead, and so was Sarah‘s womb. Abraham never wavered in believing God‘s promise. In fact, his faith grow stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever He promises. Romans 4:18–21. Lord, Abraham first attempted to fulfill Your promise in his own timing and with his own resources. (Ishmael) There are times, in the same way, that we attempt to bring forth your purposes without discerning Your appointed time. Expose the deeper motivations that lead us into this error and fill us with great expectation and revelation of Your timing to accomplish every promise made in Christ! 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 The Lord shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies! Your people shall be volunteers in the day of your power… Psalm 110:2-3. Lord Jesus, the Father will give you millions of people who accurately discern the times, love the truth, and freely volunteer in the day of your power! Prepare us in devotion and empower us to walk in works of righteousness and mercy and to be a free will offering in service to you! 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: Is there any unfulfilled promise from the Lord in which you need to abound in faith? What doors of opportunity has got opened and is he waiting for you to act up on? What action steps has God put on your heart out of these 10 days question
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What is a Kairos moment? In this episode we talk briefly about that, and give you some Scriptures to look at before we launch into our final day of praying through The Return 10 day prayer plan. 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: “𝘕𝘰𝘸, 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥’𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘪𝘥. 𝘚𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘦? 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳! 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯!” 2 Corinthians 6:1-2 TPT https://www.bible.com/1849/2co.6.1-2.tpt “𝘛𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘶𝘱! 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥.” Romans 13:11 TPT https://www.bible.com/1849/rom.13.11.tpt
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𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: May God be gracious to us and bless us; look on us with favor, so that Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Psalm 67:1. 𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: You are the God who saves. For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift – not from works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9. For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16. If you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation. Romans 10:9–10. 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘: I will bless you, and you shall be a blessing. And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Genesis 12:2-3. We are blessed to be a blessing. We repent of our selfish hearts that seek only to be blessed instead of being a blessing. We repent of missing our call of making the gospel all about saving others, by making the gospel all about saving me instead. 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡: How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation… Isaiah 52:7. Father, fill us with compassion for the lost. Replace our self centered agendas with Your self giving sacrificial love. May we see each personal need through Your eyes. We pray for a great harvest of lost souls. Do a supernatural work of preparation in their hearts to receive you. Fill our hearts with boldness to share and declare who you are. 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: What are some hindrances you feel to sharing your faith? What is the boldest you have ever been for Christ? Why were you so bold in that situation?
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𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗣𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘: I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11. I am leaving you with a gift, peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give you is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. John 14:27 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘: Then Jesus said, Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Matthew 13:8-12. Forgive us for putting our hope in things other than you. We confess that by doing this we have lost our anchor of peace and confidence and welcomed in fear and anxiety. We come to you, exchanging are wearing this for your rest. We lay down any burden of fear at your feet, fear of the unknown, people, disease, the economy, war, or death. We set our minds on your perfect love that cast out fear. 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡: But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. Genesis 50:20 Fill our hearts with courage. May Your awesome power, Your comforting presence in any storm, and Your guiding wisdom replace our fear and timidity. Fill our hearts with optimism based on your promises. May we look at today’s broken world not in fear or despair, but in the light of your ability and purpose to work all things for good. 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: Corrie ten Boom once said: God has no problems, only plans… When I try, I fail. When I trust, He succeeds. Turn your thoughts to a hopeless situation in your own life… Is it possible for God to bring the situation from despair to hope?
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𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥. (Acts 3:19) 𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF REFRESHING 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘪𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺; 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝟸 Corinthians 𝟻:𝟷𝟽 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘰 𝘞𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘯. (Galatians 4:3-𝟻) 𝘛𝘰 𝘏𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘺 – 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺, 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦! (Jude 1:24-25) 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘏𝘪𝘮. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘮, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘴 𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘮 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦. (1 John 3:1-3) Father of mercies, we confess that we have sinned against you. By 𝘠our Holy Spirit, come and work repentance into our hearts. Help us to see Jesus, the friend of sinners, and to follow Him more faithfully. Gracious Savior, as a nation we have abandoned Your ways. As a Church, we have been timid and proclaiming Your holiness and righteousness. As a people we have worshiped idols because they demanded so little from us. Hear our cries and forgive our sins so that times of refreshing may come, and you may send Jesus. 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘐 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘐 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦. 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝟸:𝟸𝟶. Holy father, where I am weak, You are strong. Help me to abide in you that I may have faith to live according to the calling You have placed on my life. Jesus, wipe out all my transgressions. Eradicate every thought that is impure. Bind up the broken places in my heart and let Your peace refresh my soul. 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: What benefits or blessings are promised for those who turn to God? What would “times of refreshing” look like in my family?
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The Return: Day 2 An Upper Room Posture 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: These all with one mind were continually to building them selves to prayer. (Acts 1:14) 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 Your eyes will see the king in His beauty... (Isaiah 33:17) But we all, with unveiled face be holding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory… (2 Corinthians 3:18) But you have come to Mt. Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the General assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in Heaven and to God… (Hebrews 12:22-23) 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 I have heard of you by the hearing of the year; but now my eye sees you: therefore I retract, and I repent in dust and ashes. (Job 42:5-6) 𝘞𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺. 𝘞𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock: You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth! (Psalm 80:1) 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵. 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯! 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦! 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝟷𝟶 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴? 𝘈𝘮 𝘐 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘮? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵?
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For the next 10 days we will be praying through The Return 10 Day Prayer Guide. You can find this guide on 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻.𝗼𝗿𝗴 or email me at 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿@𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀.𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 for a copy. Below is how we will use this prayer plan. Every day we start with a prayer of adoration. Why do we pray this way? It’s been said that, “a picture is worth 1000 words”. When we are able to taste and see God (Psalm 34:8) our hearts are alive because we can both receive love from Him and give love to Him. 𝗜𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲: 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 His character. Acknowledge His attributes. 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 His beauty. 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 Him as Savior. In the Father’s redemptive plan, it is His intention for Jesus “the image of the invisible God” (Colossians 1:15) to be seen, known, and worshiped by every tribe and tongue throughout the nations of the earth. Praying the Bible and worshiping Jesus for Who He is, joins the prayer and worship in heaven (Revelation 4) that continually adores Jesus in this way. What makes adoration prayer unique? Adoration is He centered vs. We centered. Our focus is on who He is, not on how we are doing. Our focus is on His worth, not our circumstances. Adoration builds faith in who He is so we can have confidence when we make our requests, and open hearts when He speaks. As we pray, our hearts become positioned to “boldly come before the throne of grace” (Hebrews 4:16) in intercession. 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is agreement with who God is. 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 is our acknowledgment that we are not where He is but want to turn from our ways to align with Him. 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 is agreement with what God has promised to do. Why do we anchor our prayer and intercession in the Bible? The Bible is God’s language, the language of His heart, the language of heaven. The Bible is positive in nature and encouraging to our spirit and renewing to our minds. The Bible is faith filled and has no doubt or unbelief. The Bible creates unity in God’s people as we pray and worship from it. 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 focuses on our take away.
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Philippians 4:8 2 Corinthians 10:5, Romans 12:2, Proverbs 4:23, Luke 6:45, Colossians 2:8, 1 Corinthians 2:16, Hebrews 4:12, James 1:22, Psalm 19:14, Romans 8:6, Philippians 4:8.
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Philippians 4:13, John 15:5, Ephesians 1:19–20, Isaiah 28:6, 2Chronicles 20:12, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 4:3, 7, Ephesians 3:16, Psalm 127:1, Zachariah 4:6, Isaiah 31:1, Colossians 1:27, Matthew 11:12, Ephesians 6:10.
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Ephesians 2:6 Colossians 2:13-15, 1 Corinthians 15:17, 20, Colossians 2:9, Romans 8:37, Hebrews 11:1, Isaiah 29:13, 2 Peter 1:3–4, 2 Timothy 1:7, Ephesians 6:10, Romans 13:11-14, Matthew 16:18, 1 Corinthians 15:57-58, Ephesians 6:12.
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Phillipians 1:27 Colossians 2:13-14, Psalm 103:12, Acts 4:12, Romans 1:16, 2 Timothy 1:7, 1 Peter 3:15, 1 Corinthians 1:17, 1 Thessalonians 2:12, 1 Timothy 4:12, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, Romans 15:13, Galatians 6:9, 1 Thessalonians 1:5
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Galatians 5:6, Psalm 86:5, 1 Peter 3:18, Colossians 3:13, Matthew 6:14–15, 1 John 4:20, 1 Corinthians 13:7, John 13:35, Galatians 5:13-14.
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Galatians 5:25, 2Corinthians 1:22, John 16:13, Psalm 51:12, Romans 2:4, Galatians 5:15-18, Galatians 22-23, Philippians 2:3–4, Mark 8:34, John 15:4-5, Ephesians 5:8.
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Colossians 2:9–10 Ephesians 3:19, Ephesians 5:8-12, Colossians 2:2-3, Phillipians 3:16, 2 Corinthians 7:10, 1 Thessalonians 2:12-13, Ephesians 4:13, Philippians 3:8–10, Romans 8:29.
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Phillipians 1:9–10, 2 Peter 1:3, 2 Corinthians 1:22, James 1:5 -8, James 3:17, Romans 12:1-2, Proverbs 2:1 -6, Hebrews 5:14, 1 Corinthians 2:10, 12, 15, Colossians 2:8, Colossians 2:2-3, Psalm 84:5.
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Philippians 3:3 John 4:24, Matthew 15:7-9, Psalm 19:14, Psalm 103:20–22, Revelation 4:8, 11, Revelation 5:13, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Luke 8:11–15, Psalm 29:2, 1 Peter 4:11, June 25.
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Romans 12:21, Hebrews 12:2, Nehemiah 8:10, Psalm 90:17, Matthew 11:30, Psalm 68:19, Proverbs 22:6, Hebrews 13:4, Galatians 5:13, Psalm 71:17-18, Matthew 5:16, Psalm 19:8, Proverbs 6:23, Hebrews 4:12.
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Ephesians 4:25 Psalm 51:6, Isaiah 29:13, Luke 6:45, Colossians 3:9, Ephesians 4:15, Hebrews 10:25, 1 Thessalonians 5:11.
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Colossians 4:2 Luke 11:1, one Thessalonians 5:17, Romans 12:12, James Colossians 1:6-8, Matthew 6:14–15, Matthew 5:23, Psalm 66:18, 1Peter 3:7, Isaiah 56:7, Mark 11:17, Luke 18:1-8, Isaiah 62:6-7, 1 Peter 4:7, Hebrews 11:13-16, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Romans 13: 11–12, Hebrews 7:25.
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Hebrews 12:7-11, Romans 8:28-29, James 1:2-3, John 16:33, 2Corinthians 12:9, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Ephesians 6:10, 2 Corinthians 1:24, 1 Peter 1:7, 2 Corinthians 1:3, Hebrews 12:2-3.
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Colossians 2:6–7, Acts 17:28, 1 Corinthians 6:19–20, 1 Peter 3:15, Hebrews 5:12-13, Romans 8:29, Jeremiah 17:7-8, Hebrews 12:2, 1Thessalonians 5:18, Philippians 2:14, Matthew 16:18.
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Galatians 4:7, John 3:1, Romans 8:17, Isaiah 61:3, Hebrews 7:25, Hebrews 6:19–20, Hebrews 4:14–16, Galatians 4:6, Galatians 3:27-29, 1 Thessalonians 5:5, Matthew 12:50.
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Exodus 17:12, Romans 15:13, Hebrews 11:1, Colossians 1:9 - 12, 2Thessalonians 1:11, 12, Psalm 90:17, Psalm 86:17, 1Corinthians 16:15–16, Hebrews 13:17, Numbers 23:20–21, Zechariah 2:5, John 17:15, Hebrews 13:20.
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Galatians 6:2, Philippians 2:3–4, 1 Peter 4:8–10, Romans 15:13, Romans 15:1, Galatians 6:1, Ecclesiastes 4:10, Ephesians 4:15, one Corinthians 12:26, 2 Timothy 4:2.
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2 Peter 1:3, Psalm 119:9, 1 Peter 2:2, Hebrews 6:1, Hebrews 5:4, Colossians 1:10, Colossians 2:2-3, Ephesians 4:15, Philippians 3:10, Psalm 84:5, 2 Peter 1:5-8, 2 Peter 3:18.
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Ephesians 1:17, 2 Peter 1:3, Psalm 119:9, 1 Peter 2:2, Hebrews 6:1, Hebrews 5:4, Colossians 1:10, Colossians 2:2-3, Ephesians 4:15, Philippians 3:10, Psalm 84:5, 2 Peter 1:5-8 , 2 Peter 3:18.
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Ephesians 1:8, 1 John 3:1, Romans 12:13, Matthew 10:8, 2 Corinthians 9:6, Mark 8:34, Malachi 3:10, Matthew 6:20, Luke 12:34, Luke 6:38, Proverbs 22:9, 1 Chronicles 29:14, 2 Corinthians 8:9.
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Ephesians 3:14-21, Hosea 10:12, Psalm 103:11–12, Acts17:28, Jeremiah 32:17, Psalm 136
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Ephesians 6:10, Ephesians 1:19–20; Jeremiah 17:5; Ephesians 6:11-18, Hebrews 12:2, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Peter 3:15, Acts 4:12, Matthew 16:16, Colossians 3:16, Isaiah 55:11, Hebrews 4:12, John 1:14, Matthew 4:4–10, Ephesians 1:22, Ephesians 2:6, Romans 8:37.
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Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “brothers, what shall we do? “And Peter said to them, “repent and be baptized everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself. “
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I saw the Lord always before me, for He is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoices; my flesh also will dwell in hope. You have made known to me the path of life; You will make me full of gladness with your Presence. 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝟸:𝟸𝟻, 𝟸𝟼, 𝟸𝟾.
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The year of Jubilee was a year of Rest, The Year of Jubilee was a time of rest from labor, a time for grace, and a time to celebrate freedom set forth by God. It was a time of deliverance and restoration. We live today in the year of Jubilee.
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The Lord is my best friend and my shepherd. I always have more than enough. He offers a resting place for me in His luxurious love. His tracks take me to an oasis of peace, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴. That’s where He restores and revives my life. He opens before me pathways to God’s pleasure and leads me along in His footsteps of righteousness so that I can bring honor to His name. Lord, even when Your path takes me through the valley of deepest darkness, fear will never conquer me, for You already have! You remain close to me and lead me through it all the way. Your authority is my strength and my peace. The comfort of Your love takes away my fear. 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳. You become my delicious feast even when my enemies dare to fight. You anoint me with the fragrance of Your Holy Spirit; You give me all I can drink of you until my heart overflows. So why would I fear the future? For Your goodness and love pursue me all the days of my life. Then afterward, when my life is through, I’ll return to Your glorious presence to be forever with You!
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Welcome to Pray The Word podcast! Each episode contains prayers directly from the Wird of God and exhortation inspired by His Word and His Spirit. May you be encouraged and may you walk according to Holy Spirit today, in a manner worthy of your calling! If we can encourage you any way, drop us a message. We’d love to pray for you.
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Welcome to Pray the Word! A podcast for prayer and exhortation through the Word of God. Today’s portion comes from 2 Corinthians 2:14ff God always makes His grace visible in Christ, who includes us as partners of His endless triumph. Through our yielded lives He spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere we go. We have become the unmistakable aroma of the victory of the Anointed One to God, a perfume of life to those being saved and the odor of death to those who are perishing. The unbelievers smell a deadly stench that leads to death, but believers smell the life giving aroma that leads to abundant life. And who of us can rise to this challenge? For unlike so many, we are not peddlers of God’s word who water down the message. We are those sent from God with pure motives, who speak in the sight of God from our union with Christ. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
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Excerpts from Psalm 42 :2 My soul thirsts, pants, and longs for the living God. I want to come and see the face of God. :5b For no matter what, I will still sing with praise, for living before His face is my saving grace! :7a my deep need calls out to the deep kindness of Your love. :8 Yet all day long God’s promises of love pour over me. Through the night I sing His songs, for my prayer to God has become my life. :11a So I say to myself, “Don’t be discouraged. Don’t be disturbed. For I know my God will break through for me.” :11b Then I’ll have plenty of reasons to praise Him all over again. Yes living before His face is my saving grace!
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Here are kingdom revelations, words to live by, and words of wisdom given to empower you to reign in life, written as Proverbs by Israel’s King Solomon, David’s son. Within these sayings will be found the revelation of wisdom and the impartation of spiritual understanding. Use them as keys to unlock the treasures of true knowledge. Those who cling to these words will receive discipline to demonstrate wisdom in every relationship and to choose what is right and just and fair. These Proverbs will give you great skill to teach the immature and make them wise, to give you the understanding of their design and destiny. For the wise, these Proverbs will make you even wiser, and for those with discernment, you will be able to acquire brilliant strategies for leadership. These kingdom revelations will break open your understanding to unveil the deeper meaning of parables, poetic riddles, and epigrams, and to unravel the words and enigmas of the wise. How then does a man gain the essence of wisdom? We cross the threshold of true knowledge when we live in obedient devotion to God.
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Psalm 103 using The Passion Translation
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You can find a copy of this prayer at https://www.prayerleader.com/a-scripture-based-covid-19-prayer/ Matthew 6:21, Philippians 3:20, Romans 12:1-2, 1 Thessalonians 5:19, 1 John 2:6, Philippians 4:6, Romans 12:21, Luke 1:37.
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1 Corinthians 3:16, Romans 6:13, Romans 8:6, Colossians 3:16-17, Romans 6:19, Acts 17:28, Ephesians 5:26–27, Jeremiah 17:8, Galatians 5:16, 25, 22–23.
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Isaiah 40:31, one Chronicles 29:12, Isaiah 41:10, Daniel 6, Isaiah 40:31, Isaiah 41:10, Colossians 1:17, Ephesians 3:16- 17, 2 Corinthians 12:9–10, Matthew 26:41, Romans 12:29, Psalm 51:7, Isaiah 12:2, Isaiah 26:8.
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Romans 12:2, Colossians 2:8, John 17:17, 2 Timothy 2:15, Philippians 4:7–8, 1 Peter 3:15, Isaiah 7:9.
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The audio is terrible on this one, sorry:/ You can listen to a better recording on my YouTube channel, Nicole Given 🙏🏼The others are far better. John 14:26, John 16:8, Romans 8:26–27, Ezekiel 36:26, Luke 11:13, Acts 1:8, Luke 12:12, Galatians 5:22–25, Ephesians 6:11, Acts 13:52. Video format on YouTube (Nicole Given) and Facebook (Nicole Chapin Given) 🙏🏼
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Friends if you need prayer, you can email me at itsagiventhing@gmail.com. Also, you can take time to look up these Scriptures and craft your own prayer ... if you do, shoot me an email, it would be super encouraging! Scriptures praying today from the book were: Romans 5:5, Romans 12:1, 1Corinthians 9:24–27, Colossians 2:8, Romans 8:29.
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John 16:33, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Revelation 2:3, 1 Peter 1:7, Isaiah 44:6, Psalm 20:7, Psalm 139:1-16, James 4:7
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Isaiah 35:1-6, Psalm51:1-2, Psalm 51:10-15, Psalm80:7, Habakkuk 3:2, Isaiah 57:14-15
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Romans 8:28, Isaiah 29:13, Isaiah 41:10, 2 Timothy 1:7, Mark 9:24, Psalm 77:9-15, Daniel 3:16-18, Psalm 91:14–15, Isaiah 41:1-3, Psalm 9:1-2, Psalm 33:18, romans 8:28.
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Revelation 12:11, Colossians 2:9–10, Ephesians 6:10, Philippians 3:10, 2 Corinthians 10:4, Psalm 125:2, Zachariah 2:5, Psalm 46:1-2, Psalm 20:7, Joshua 1:5, Joshua 1:9, 1Peter 5:8-9, Romans 8:37, 1 John 5:4.
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Psalm 103: Psalm 66:3, Psalm 100:3, Ezekiel 11:19, Psalm 51:12 - 15, Ezekiel 37:3-5, Psalm 134:2, Psalm 136:1, Luke 19:40, Psalm 29:1-2, Isaiah 26:8.
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This podcast is a little different today, it is prayed straight through without any extra prayers for me :) may you use it as a declaration of praise whether you find yourself on the mountaintop, or in the valley. Made it strengthen you for the journey ahead. ///Psalm 103, Psalm 66:3, Psalm100: 3, Ezekiel 11:19, Psalm 51:12-15, Ezekiel 37:3-5, Psalm 134:2, Psalm 136:1, Luke 19:40, Psalm 29:1-2, Isaiah 26:8.
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Psalm 27:13, Acts 4:23–31, Isaiah 6:3, Jeremiah 17:5, Jeremiah 17:7-8, Psalm 55:22, Acts 4:29, Habakkuk 3:17–19, Isaiah 49:23, Luke 1:27.
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Psalm 145:3, Psalm66:1, Psalm 103:10, Psalm 34:1, Psalm 103:2, Psalm 33:4, Psalm 46:1-2, Psalm 33:16, Psalm 147:11, Psalm 86:11, Mark 9:24, Psalm 29:1-2.
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James 4:8, Psalm 34:10, Isaiah 29:13, Jeremiah 29:13, John 15:4-5, Hebrews 11:6, Acts 17:28, Jeremiah 4:3, Matthew 13:18–23.
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James 4:8, Psalm 34:10, Isaiah 29:13, Jeremiah 29:13, John 15:4, John 15:5, Hebrews 11:6, Acts 17:28, Jeremiah 4:3, Matthew 13:18–23.
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Psalm 105:1-5, Psalm 136:1-9, Psalm 136:23–24, Romans 5:6, Psalm 103:12, Psalm 63:4, 2 Chronicles 6:14, 1 Chronicles 20:10–13.
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An introduction to season two of prey the word! A new focus for the coming weeks. We are so glad to pray with you!
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Titus 2:12-13, 1 John 2:28, Luke 21:34, Psalm 73:25, Colossians 3:2, 1 Peter 4:7, James 5:8, 1 Peter 2:11, Luke 12:35–40.
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Psalm 79:13, Psalm 95:7, Psalm 136:1-4, Psalm 71:16-19, Psalm 119:171, Psalm 145, Joshua 4:4-7, Philippians 4:19, Psalm 34:7, Isaiah 61:1, Joel 2:25, Romans 8:28, 1 Chronicles 16:29.
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2 Corinthians 5:17, Isaiah 25:7–8, Romans 8:1, 1 John 1:7, Isaiah 43:18, Isaiah 61:1-3, Hebrews 12:1-2, Romans 8:37, Philippians 3:16, Romans 12:1-2, Psalm 147:3, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Isaiah 43:19, Philippians 3:13-14.
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2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Matthew 16:16-18, Acts 4: 12, John 14:6, Ephesians 6:12, Psalm 60:4, Isaiah 7:9, Revelation 12:11, 1 John 5:4, 1 Peter 5:8, John 10:10, 1 John 4:4, Isaiah 62:10, Proverbs 16:17, Isaiah 54:17, Psalm 95:7.
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2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Matthew 16:16-18, Acts 4:12, John 14:6, Ephesians 6:12, Psalm 60:4, Isaiah 7:9, Revelation 12:11, 1 John 5:4, 1 Peter 5:8, John 10:10, 1 John 4:4, Isaiah 62:10, Proverbs 16:17, Isaiah 54:17, Psalm 95:7.
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2Corinthians 10:5, Romans 12:2, Proverbs 4:23, Luke 6:45, Colossians 2:8, 1 Corinthians 2:16, Hebrews 4:12, James 1:22, Psalm 19:14, Romans 8:6, Philippians 4:8.
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Colossians 2:13-15, 1 Corinthians 15:17, 20, Colossians 2:9, Romans 8:37, Hebrews 11:1, Isaiah 29:13, 2 Peter 1:3–4, 2 Timothy 1:7, Ephesians 6:10, Romans 13:11–14, Matthew 16:18, 1 Corinthians 15:57–58, Ephesians 6:12.
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John 15:5, Ephesians 1:19, 20, Isaiah 28:6, 2 Chronicles 20:12, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 1 Thessalonians 4:3, 7, Ephesians 3:16, Psalm 127:1, Zachariah 4:6, Isaiah 31:1, Colossians 1:27, Matthew 11:12, Ephesians 6:10,
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Colossians 2:13, 14, Psalm 103:12, Acts 4:12, Romans 1:16, 2 Timothy 1:7, 1 Peter 3:15, 1 Corinthians 1:17, 1 Thessalonians 2:12, 1 Timothy 4:10, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, Romans 15:13, Galatians 6:9, 1 Thessalonians 1:5.
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Psalm 86:5, 1 Peter 3:18, Colossians 3:13, Matthew 6:14, 15, 1 John 4:20, 1 Corinthians 13:7, John 13:35, Galatians 5:13, 14.
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2 Corinthians 1:22, John 16:13, Psalm 51:12, Romans 2:4, Galatians 5:16-18, Galatians 5:22-23, Philippians 2:3–4, Mark 8:34, John 15:4-5, Ephesians 5:8.
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Ephesians 3:19, Ephesians 5:8-12, Colossians 2:2-3, Philippians 3:16, 2 Corinthians 7:10, 1 Thessalonians 2:12-13, Ephesians 4:13, Philippians 3:8-10, Romans 8:29.
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2 Peter 1:3, 2 Corinthians 1:22, James 1:5-8, James 3:17, Romans 12:1-2, Proverbs 2:1-6, Hebrews 5:14, 1 Corinthians 2:10, 12, 15, Colossians 2:8, Colossians 2:2-3, Psalm 84:5.
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John 4:24, Matthew 15:7-9, Psalm 19:14, Psalm 103: 20–22, Revelation 4:8, 11, Revelation 5:13, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Luke 8:11–15, Psalm 29:2, 1 Peter 4:11, Jude 25
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Romans 12:21, Hebrews 12:2, Nehemiah 8:10, Psalm 90:17, Matthew 11:30, Psalm 68:19, Proverbs 22:6, Hebrews 13:4, Galatians 5:13, Psalm 71:17 Dash 18, Matthew 5:16, Psalm 19:8, Proverbs 6:23, Hebrews 4:12.
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Psalm 51:6, Isaiah 29:13, Luke: 45, Colossians 3:9, Ephesians 4:15, Hebrews 10:25, 1 Thessalonians 5:11.
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Luke 11:1, one Thessalonians 5:17, Romans 12:12, James 1:6 Dasheight, Matthew 6:14–15, Matthew 5:23, Psalm 66:18, 1 Peter 3:7, Isaiah 56:7, Mark 11:17, Luke 18:1-8, Isaiah 62:6-7, 1 Peter 4:7, Hebrews 11:13-16, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Romans 13:11–12, Hebrews 7:25.
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Hebrews 12:7–11, Romans 8:28–29, James 1:2-3, John 16:33, 2Corinthians 12:9, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Ephesians 6:10, 2 Corinthians 1:24, 1 Peter 1:7, 2 Corinthians 1:3, Hebrews 12:2-3.
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1 John 3:1, Romans 8:17, Isaiah 61:3, Hebrews 7:25, Hebrews 6:19–21, Hebrews 4:14-16, Galatians 4:6, Galatians 3:27-29, 1 Thessalonians 5:5, Matthew 12:50.
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1 John 3:1, Romans 8:17, Isaiah 61:3, Hebrews 7:25, Hebrews 6:19–20, Hebrews 4:14-16, Galatians 4:6, Galatians 3:27-29, 1 Thessalonians 5:5, Matthew 12:50.
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Exodus 17:12, Romans 15: 13, Hebrews 11:1, Colossians 1:9-12, 2 Thessalonians 1:11–12, Psalm 90:17 Psalm 86:17, 1 Corinthians 16:15–16, Hebrews 13:17, Numbers 23: 20–21, Zachariah 2:5, John 17:15, Hebrews 13:20.
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Phil 2:3-4 1 Peter 4:8-10 Romans 15:13, Romans 15:1, Galatians 6:1, Ecclesiastes 4:10, Ephesians 4:15, 1 Corinthians 12:26, 2 Timothy 4:2
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Romans 8:2, Leviticus 26:13, 2 Corinthians 6:18, Revelation 2:7, Romans 8:1, Isaiah 43:25, Isaiah 6:7, Philippians 3:16, Isaiah 61:1.
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2 Peter 1:3, Psalm 119:9, 1 Peter 2:2, Hebrews 6:1, Hebrews 5:4, Colossians 1:10, Colossians 2:2-3, Ephesians 4:15, Philippians 3:10, Psalm 84:5, 2 Peter 1:5-8, 1 Peter 3:18.
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Ephesians 1:8, 1 John 3:1, Romans 12:13, Matthew 10:8, 2 Corinthians 9:6, Mark 8:34, Malachi 3:10, Matthew 16:20, Luke 12:34, Luke 6:38, Proverbs 22:9, 1 Chronicles 29:14, 2 Corinthians 8:9.
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Ephesians 3:14–21, Hosea 10:12, Psalm 103:11–12, Acts 17:28, Jeremiah 32:17, Psalm 136.
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Ephesians 6:10, Ephesians 1:19, 20, Jeremiah 17:5, Ephesians 6:11 Dash 18, Ephesians 6:10, Ephesians 1:19-20 Jeremiah 17:5, Ephesians 6:11-18,Hebrews 12:2, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Peter 3:15, Acts 4:12, Matthew 16:16, Colossians 3, 16 Isaiah 55:11, Hebrews 4:12, John 1:14, Matthew 4:4–10, Ephesians 1:22, Ephesians 2:6, Romans 8:37
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1 Peter 5:5, Philippians 2:3–4, Ephesians 4:3, Galatians 5:19–21, John 7:24, James 1:19, Proverbs 10:19, James 2:14, Luke 18:9-14, 1 Corinthians 12:4 -7, Psalm 50:17, Psalm 19:14, 2 Corinthians 10:5, John 13:12-17, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Psalm 86:11
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2 Corinthians 1:22, Luke 11:13, Luke 24:49, 1 Samuel 2:9, Zachariah 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:19, John 16:13, Galatians 5:16, 25, 22.
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Romans 10:9, Acts 4:12, 2 Corinthians 5:8- 21, Isaiah 52:7, Colossians 3:15, Romans 8:6, 1 Peter 3:15, 2 Timothy 1:7, Ephesians 6:19, Romans 10:14–15, Acts 2:47, Acts 1:8, Luke 2:10.
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Psalm 24:1, Psalm 103:19, Hebrews 1:3, Colossians 1:15–23, Acts 10:36, 1 Corinthians 15:20–21, 1 Peter 3:18, Ephesians 2:12, Philippians 2:11, Matthew 16:18
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