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Today’s world
stresses many of us.
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We worry about Russia’s
ongoing war with
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Ukraine, the pressures of
inflation, pandemic death
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and disease, natural and
manmade disasters, crime
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and violence, relation
conflicts, and even
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traffic congestion.
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With all these pressures
of life, how can we live
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peaceably?
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How can you deal with
these stresses and these
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challenges?
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My friends, there is one
way that can help solve
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your problems.
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Your Bible shows the way
to peace and prosperity.
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You can have amazing help
from the divine promises
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in your Bible.
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Listen to this promise
in Matthew the seventh chapter.
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Matthew 7:7...
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“Ask, and it will be given
to you; seek, and you will
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find; knock, and it will
be opened to you.”
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Our Father in heaven gives us
the promise of answered prayer.
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Do you get answers
to your prayers?
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Your Bible gives keys
to effective prayer.
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Our free study guide,
Twelve Keys to Answered Prayer,
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will help you in your loving relationship with God.
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Be sure to write down the
contact information to
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order your free copy.
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My friends, you can solve
many of the problems of
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life if you know the
proven keys to powerful prayer.
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Stay tuned.
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Warm greetings to all our
friends around the world.
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Jesus’ disciples observed
His praying and wanted to
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know how to pray.
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If you have your Bible
turn to Luke the eleventh
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chapter.
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Luke 11:1...
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“Now it came to pass,
as He was praying in a
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certain place, when He
ceased, that one of His
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disciples said to Him,
‘Lord, teach us to pray,
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as John also taught his
disciples.’”
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Jesus then gave them and us the model prayer, or an outline of
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topics to pray about.
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But He also warned them,
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“And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen
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do. For they think that they
will be heard for their
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many words." Matthew 6:7.
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On today’s program, we’ll discuss
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seven proven keys to
answered prayer, and we’ll
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be offering you an
inspiring free study guide,
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Twelve Keys
To Answered Prayer.
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My friends, you can learn
to pray in a way that will
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bring results from
your Father in heaven.
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In spite of the daily
stresses we all face, you
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can have peace of mind
through daily prayer.
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The Bible gives us key
principles for effective
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prayer.
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Our inspiring free study guide, Twelve Keys To Answered Prayer,
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will give you the biblical
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principles for
effective prayer.
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Be sure to write down the
phone number or address to
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request your free copy.
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You can also order this
free booklet on our Web
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site at TWTV.ORG/Prayer.
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My friends, if you have
your Bible, turn to Isaiah 55.
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God gives us classic
and proven principles for
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effective prayer. Isaiah 55:6,
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“Seek the
LORD while He may be
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found, call upon Him while
He is near.”
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My friends, how do you call upon God?
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My friends, you simply get
down on your knees, if you
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physically can, and tell
God your worries, your
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thoughts, and
your concerns.
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You also let God know your
sins and your need for
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forgiveness.
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We’ll talk more about
that later in the program.
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God tells us through
Isaiah in verse 7,
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“Let the wicked forsake his
way, and the unrighteous
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man his thoughts; Let him
return to the LORD, and He
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will have mercy on him;
and to our God, for He
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will abundantly pardon.”
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God promises us mercy and
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pardon from our sins, if
we’re determined to change
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our way of living
with His help.
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When I first began to make
major changes in my life,
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I began to seek God more
by reading the Bible and
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praying daily.
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At first it seemed to be
awkward, but I persisted
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in talking with God, and
God kept His promise, and
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I began to have
peace of mind.
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You also can have peace of
mind, if you seek God with
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your whole heart and mind.
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Notice this encouraging
promise in Jeremiah 29:10,
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“For thus says the LORD...
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For I know the thoughts
that I think toward you,
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says the LORD, thoughts of
peace and not of evil, to
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give you a future
and a hope.
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Then you will call upon Me
and go and pray to Me, and
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I will listen to you.
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And you will seek Me and
find Me, when you search
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for Me with
all your heart.
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I will be found by you,
says the LORD...”
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That’s God’s promise to
you, my friends.
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You need God’s love,
protection, and guidance
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in the days, months,
and years ahead.
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We are nearing the
end of the age.
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We will soon be facing
world cataclysm and turmoil.
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You’ve probably seen some
of the dozens of disaster
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movies depicting various
forms of cosmocide,
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including world war,
tsunamis, earthquakes,
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volcanoes, and asteroids.
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Jesus Himself stated in
Luke 21:25,
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“And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the
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stars; and on the earth
distress of nations, with
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perplexity, the sea and
the waves roaring; [listen
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to this] men’s hearts
failing them from fear and
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the expectation of those
things which are coming on
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the earth, for the powers
of heaven will be shaken.”
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My friends, we need to be
motivated now to seek God.
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You can avoid future heart
attacks from the fearful
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prophesied events.
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But you must learn to
trust God to save you
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through the trying
times ahead.
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Notice verse 27, Luke 21.
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God again gives us the
good news of Christ’s return:
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“Then they will
see the Son of Man coming
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in a cloud with power
and great glory.”
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Yes, my friends, in spite of world crises, we can have hope
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and confidence in the
future, in tomorrow’s world.
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Verse 28 gives us this
encouragement:
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“Now when these things begin to
happen, look up and lift
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up your heads, because
your redemption draws near."
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Regular viewers
of Tomorrow’s World are
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familiar with the sequence
of prophetic events.
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They realize that God has
revealed His truth, His
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plan, and His promises in
this book, the Holy Bible.
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God is love, as it tells
us in 1 John 4:8 and 16.
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We need to respond to that
love by praying to Him daily.
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Prayer is simply
talking with God.
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You need to get answers
to your prayers.
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Your Bible reveals the
keys to powerful prayer.
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We’ll share those with you
in the next part of our
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program, but first I’d
like to offer you this inspiring
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free study guide: Twelve Keys To Answered Prayer.
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Roderick Meredith asks,
“Why does God not answer
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most people’s prayers?
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Do you know how to pray in
a way that will get real
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results?”
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These twelve keys will
help you and your family
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to grow in a more personal
relationship with God, and
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with your Savior,
Jesus Christ.
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And you can look forward
to more of your prayers
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being answered.
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In the first part of
our program, we saw the
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importance of prayer.
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In the remainder of the
program, I want to share
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with you seven proven
keys to answered prayer.
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Key number one:
Claim God’s Promises.
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If you have your Bible,
turn to Matthew 6:28.
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The Bible is a goldmine
of guaranteed promises.
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But there’s a requirement.
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You must believe that God
will give them to us if we
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pray according
to His will.
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Jesus chided His audience
in Matthew 6:28,
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“So why do you worry
about clothing?
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Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow: they
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neither toil nor spin; and
yet I say to you that even
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Solomon in all his glory
was not arrayed like one
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of these.
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Now if God so clothes the
grass of the field, which
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today is, and tomorrow is
thrown into the oven, will
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He not much more clothe
you, O you of little
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faith?”
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God has all power
in the universe.
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He owns everything
that exists.
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So, we should trust
God to provide for us.
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Jesus continues in verse 31,
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“Therefore do not worry, saying,
‘What shall we eat?’
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or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
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For after all these
things the Gentiles seek.
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For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things."
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My friends, you have a
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heavenly Father who knows
your needs, but you need
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to seek Him and His
Kingdom first of all.
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Read Verse 33.
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Jesus instructs us to get
our priorities straight.
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What do you consider the
most important goal in
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your life?
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Here it is in Matthew 6:33,
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“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,
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and all these things shall
be added to you.
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Therefore do not worry
about tomorrow, for
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tomorrow will worry
about its own things.
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Sufficient for the day
is its own trouble."
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My friends, we must seek the
greatest goal of all, the
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Kingdom of God and
His righteousness.
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If we do that, then we
can claim God’s awesome
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promises He has for you.
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We’ve listed some of them
in our previous programs.
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But consider these
promises in your own Bible:
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God has promised to answer our prayers (Matthew 7:7-8);
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He has promised to fulfill all our needs (Philippians 4:19);
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He has promised to guide our lives (Proverbs 3:5-6);
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He has promised us long life,
if we honor
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our father and mother
(Ephesians 6:2-3);
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He has promised us to give us the desires of our heart,
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if we delight in Him
(Psalm 37:4-5);
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He has promised us peace of mind (Philippians 4:6-7);
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He has promised us the ability to endure trials
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(1 Corinthians 10:13);
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He has promised the gift
of the Holy Spirit
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(Acts 2:38; Luke 11:13);
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He has promised the gift of His love (Romans 5:5);
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and He has promised us eternal life (1 John 2:25).
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My friends, study these
promises in your Bible.
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Remind God that He has
given you these promises.
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Ask God in faith to
fulfill these promises in
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your life, and you’ll
begin to have a greater
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peace of mind.
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And you’ll be fulfilling
one of the keys to
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answered prayer.
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There are many, many more
promises in the Bible for
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you and your family, and
for all human beings on
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earth.
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Be sure to make out
your own list.
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Key number one to answered
prayer: Claim God’S Promises.
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Key number two for powerful
answered prayer is:
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Persevere In Prayer.
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If you have your Bible,
turn to one of my favorite
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promises, of many favorite
promises: Psalm 37:3.
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God instructs us to trust
Him and to rely on His
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guidance, grace,
and truth. Psalm 37:3,
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“Trust in the
LORD, and do good; Dwell
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in the land, and feed
on His faithfulness.
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Delight yourself also in
the LORD, and He shall
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give you the desires
of your heart.
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Commit your way to the
LORD, trust also in Him,
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and He shall bring it to
pass."
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Years ago, one of the desires of my heart was to visit the
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city of Jerusalem in
modern day Israel.
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In 1967, in the Six-Day
War, Israel was attacked,
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won the war, and as a
result gained territory
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that was anciently
occupied by the Kings of
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Israel and Judah.
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The divided city of
Jerusalem was unified
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under the government
of Israel.
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Israelis now had access to
one of their holy places,
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the Western wall of
the Temple Mount.
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It was indeed an emotional
time for the Jewish
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people.
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At that point in time, I
started praying according
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to God’s promise
in Psalm 37:4.
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And I continued over
the years praying for my
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heart’s desire to
go to Jerusalem.
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I had begun asking God
for that privilege in 1967.
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Do you know when He
granted me my heart’s desire?
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Seventeen years
later in 1984.
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Yes, we must
persevere in prayer.
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As a professor at
Ambassador College, I was
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asked to join a college
group of students
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volunteering to
work in the “Dig” or
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archaeological project in
the City of David, just
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south of the Temple
Mount in Jerusalem.
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I literally
jumped for joy.
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My wife and I were able to
travel with this college
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group throughout Israel
and work at the Dig.
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I have since visited
Israel in doing
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on-location filming as
well as spending time with
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our Church group there
during the fall Feast of
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Tabernacles.
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Yes, my friends, God
gives us awesome promises.
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We need to Claim God’s
Promises, and we need to
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Persevere in Prayer.
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We’ll discuss more keys
in the next part of our
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program, but first I’d
like to offer you this inspiring
14:49.421 --> 14:53.092
free study guide, Twelve Keys To Answered Prayer.
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These twelve keys will help you to pray more effectively.
14:56.428 --> 14:58.330
This inspiring free
booklet will also help you
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in your study of the
Bible, and help you to
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have a closer relationship
with your Father in
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Heaven, and with our
Savior Jesus Christ.
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These practical principles
can make a dramatic
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difference in your life,
and in the life of your
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family and friends.
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Let me share with you some of these twelve keys:
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#4: Forgive Others;
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Key #5: God Often Hears the Unconverted;
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Key #6: Seek God’s Will.
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We’ve discussed two proven
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Key number one:
Claim God’s Promises.
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Key number two for
obtaining answered prayer
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is Persevere in Prayer.
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A third proven key you
need to know about is:
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Pray About Everything
That Worries You.
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Are you worried? Are you anxious?
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Turn in your Bible to
Philippians 4:6,
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“Be anxious for nothing, but
in everything by prayer
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and supplication, with
thanksgiving, let your
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requests be made known to God.”
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When you face up to your concerns, you need to
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pray and talk in detail with God about your problems.
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Ancient King David was very open with God in his prayers.
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Turn to Psalm
6 for example.
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David was suffering and
prayed to God from his heart.
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Psalm 6:1,
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“O LORD, do
not rebuke me in Your
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anger, nor chasten me
in Your hot displeasure.
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Have mercy on me, O LORD,
for I am weak; O LORD,
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heal me, for my
bones are troubled.
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My soul also is greatly
troubled; But You, O
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LORD--how long?
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Return, O LORD,
deliver me!
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Oh, save me for
Your mercies’ sake!
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For in death there is no
remembrance of You; In the
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grave who will
give You thanks?”
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Read the Psalms and see
how David prayed from the heart.
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You need to share your
problems with God in prayer.
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And what will
be the result?
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Listen to the comforting
promise in Philippians 4:7.
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“...And the peace of
God, which surpasses all
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understanding, will guard
your hearts and minds
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through Christ Jesus.”
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Yes, you can have peace of mind through prayer.
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Key number three to
Answered Prayer:
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Pray About Everything
That Worries You.
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Key number four to
Answered Prayer:
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Thank God Continually.
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Did you notice, as we just
read, in Philippians 4:6,
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how we should
make our requests?
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“With thanksgiving”. When
was the last time you
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thanked God for
your blessings?
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When we think of the
billions living in poverty
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around the world, do you
thank God for providing
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your every need?
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Remember, that is one of
God’s promises He gives us
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in Philippians 4:19.
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The Apostle Paul predicted
perilous times in the last days.
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You can read those
characteristics in
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2 Timothy 3:1-5.
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One of the greatest
sins of our day is
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in-gratitude.
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Yes, the Apostle Paul
stated that our generation
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in the last days
would be un-thankful.
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Are you unthankful?
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When you share your
worries with God, thank
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Him for the privilege
of asking for His
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intervention
and deliverance.
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Thank Him for all
your blessings.
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Some of you may be
familiar with the old
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nineteenth century hymn,
“Count Your Blessings.”
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Here are some of the
words: “When upon life’s
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billows you are tempest
tossed, When you are
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discouraged, thinking all
is lost, Count your many
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blessings, name them
one by one, And it will
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surprise you what the Lord
hath done.”
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When you count your blessings, when you thank God for all your
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blessings you have
experienced and will
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experience in this life,
there is that result.
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My friends, count your
blessings and express
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heartfelt
gratitude to God.
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King David even thanked
God in the middle of the night.
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Psalm 119:62,
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“At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You,
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because of Your righteous judgments.”
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Key number four to Answered Prayer: Thank God Continually.
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Key number five to
Answered Prayer:
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Seek God’S Will.
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How would you
characterize human nature?
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Not only is it
un-thankful, but it is
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also vanity,
lust, and greed.
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Just a simple review of
world history demonstrates
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humanity’s selfishness.
19:48.687 --> 19:52.724
Humanity generally seeks
its own will and not God’s.
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Often, even professing
Christians pray selfishly.
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They want to get,
more than to give.
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Remember Jesus’ statement in
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Acts 20:35, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
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Or as the Moffatt translation has it:
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“To give is happier than to get.”
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Yes, we should pray and claim God’s promise that He will
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provide our every need (Philippians 4:19).
20:17.950 --> 20:20.185
Yes, we can rejoice in
faith in claiming God’s
20:20.252 --> 20:22.788
promise to give us the
desires of our heart
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(Psalm 37:4), but our
attitude must always be,
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“Your will be done”.
20:30.495 --> 20:32.431
What did Jesus
teach us to pray?
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Matthew 6:10,
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“Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
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My friends, this is an extremely important key to answered
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prayer. Human beings are by
nature extremely selfish.
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The world’s way of
life is one of greed.
20:48.347 --> 20:52.150
But Jesus desired to
do His Father’s will.
20:52.217 --> 20:54.453
When Jesus prayed in
agony the night before His
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crucifixion, He asked that
the cup of suffering be
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passed from Him if it
were God’s will.
21:01.526 --> 21:05.731
Notice that in Luke 22:42,
Jesus prayed saying,
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“‘Father, if it is Your
will, take this cup away
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from Me; nevertheless not
My will, but Yours, be
21:13.705 --> 21:16.441
done.’ Then an angel
appeared to Him from
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heaven, strengthening Him.
21:18.110 --> 21:21.446
And being in agony, He
prayed more earnestly.
21:21.513 --> 21:24.383
Then His sweat became
like great drops of blood
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falling down to the
ground.”
21:26.551 --> 21:29.788
Jesus was willing to suffer
for you and me.
21:29.855 --> 21:32.491
He surrendered His will
to His Father’s Will.
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When you’re struggling
over some problem or
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trial, ask for God’s
deliverance, but also pray
21:38.997 --> 21:41.199
that His will be done.
21:41.266 --> 21:44.503
Key number five is:
Seek God’s Will.
21:44.569 --> 21:48.140
The Bible also gives us
an outline for praying as well.
21:48.206 --> 21:51.643
We’ll discuss that outline in the final part of our program,
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but first I’d
like to offer you our
21:53.378 --> 21:55.080
inspiring free study guide,
21:55.147 --> 21:57.249
Twelve Keys To Answered Prayer.
21:57.315 --> 21:59.251
These twelve keys will
help you to pray more
21:59.317 --> 22:00.485
effectively.
22:00.552 --> 22:02.587
Share these keys with
your children, with your
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parents, and with your
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This inspiring study
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have a closer relationship
with your Father in
22:11.997 --> 22:15.233
Heaven, and with our
Savior Jesus Christ.
22:15.300 --> 22:18.003
Let me share with you some
of these twelve keys:
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Key #4, Forgive Others;
Key #5, God Often Hears the
22:23.041 --> 22:26.845
Unconverted;
Key #6, Seek God’s Will.
22:26.912 --> 22:29.414
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Your Bible gives us many
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answered prayer.
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My friends, you can have
your prayers answered as
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you follow these
proven biblical keys.
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There are two more keys
I’d like to share with you.
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KEY #6 to answered prayer
is: Follow The Outline Prayer.
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Remember, one of Jesus’
disciples asked Him:
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“Lord, teach us to
pray”. That was Luke 11:1.
24:07.512 --> 24:10.615
Jesus gave us the famous
model prayer, often called
24:10.682 --> 24:12.117
the Lord’s prayer.
24:12.184 --> 24:15.320
Jesus gives us an outline
of topics for prayer.
24:15.387 --> 24:18.356
The very first topic we
pray about is the office,
24:18.423 --> 24:20.892
power, and name of
our Father in Heaven.
24:20.959 --> 24:23.662
Jesus said in Matthew 6:9,
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“In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven,
24:28.266 --> 24:30.135
hallowed be Your name."
24:30.202 --> 24:34.039
Jesus also gave us this warning in Matthew 6:7:
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“And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the
24:38.310 --> 24:41.179
heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their
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many words.”
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Saying the same words over and over again,
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becomes vanity. Jesus wants us to pray from the heart,
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not to repeat the exact words
of the model prayer.
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The prophet Hosea gave a
similar warning in Hosea 7:14,
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“They never put their heart into their prayers.”
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That’s from
the Moffatt translation.
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Human beings will often
cry out to God when
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they’re in trouble.
25:08.139 --> 25:11.276
After honoring God’s
name first of all in your
25:11.343 --> 25:13.845
prayer, the second major
topic to pray about is
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stated in Matthew 6:10,
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“Your kingdom come”.
25:19.351 --> 25:21.987
Why do you want God’s
kingdom to come? The
25:22.053 --> 25:25.123
world is filled with
wars, violence, poverty,
25:25.190 --> 25:28.193
catastrophic natural
disasters including
25:28.260 --> 25:32.230
earthquakes, tsunamis,
hurricanes, tornados,
25:32.297 --> 25:35.400
floods, drought,
and volcanoes.
25:35.467 --> 25:38.236
God’s kingdom will produce
a world of sustainable
25:38.303 --> 25:42.207
agriculture, rain in due
season, prosperity, and
25:42.274 --> 25:43.875
peace among nations.
25:43.942 --> 25:46.711
Pray for God’s kingdom to
come and look forward to a
25:46.778 --> 25:49.848
glorious tomorrow’s world
under the King of kings
25:49.915 --> 25:52.484
and Lord of lords, the
Prince of Peace, the
25:52.550 --> 25:54.586
Savior, Jesus Christ.
25:54.653 --> 25:57.422
Meditate on each of these
topics in the model prayer
25:57.489 --> 25:59.057
here in Matthew 6.
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As you do, you will be
praying according to God’s will.
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KEY #6 to answered prayer:
Follow The Outline Prayer.
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Our seventh proven key to
powerful prayer is:
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Pray In Jesus Name.
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Jesus Christ is at
the right hand of God in heaven.
26:16.474 --> 26:18.944
He is our great High
Priest who ever lives to
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make intercession for us,
as it tells us in
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Hebrews 7:25.
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He gives us the authority
to pray to God in heaven.
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We pray in Jesus’
name and authority.
26:30.989 --> 26:34.859
Since He’s given us that
authority, we can pray boldly.
26:34.926 --> 26:37.729
Notice that in Hebrews 4:16,
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“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace,
26:41.866 --> 26:44.135
that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help
26:44.202 --> 26:46.972
in time of need.”
26:47.038 --> 26:49.674
We can pray with confidence because Christ is our High
26:49.741 --> 26:54.145
Priest and Savior. He sympathizes with our weaknesses.
26:54.212 --> 26:56.114
He knows what it’s
like to suffer.
26:56.181 --> 26:58.416
He was tempted in all
points, as we are, yet
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without sin, as it
tells us in verse 15.
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Key number seven is:
Pray In Jesus Name.
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My friends, you can have
your prayers answered.
27:08.893 --> 27:11.563
You can rejoice in God’s
love for you as He answers
27:11.629 --> 27:13.298
your prayers.
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On today’s program, we’ve
briefly discussed seven
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proven keys to
answered prayer.
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You need to apply these
keys and others as well.
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Be sure to request our
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27:47.766 --> 27:50.602
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