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Billions of people
around the world
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pray memorized prayers.
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But do they get answers
to their prayers?
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Do you get answers
to your prayers?
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Are prayers just
talking to ourselves?
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Or is there a real God
who answers prayers?
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Are there practical keys and strategies for answered prayer?
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Our free study guide, Twelve Keys to Answered Prayer,
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will help inspire your prayer
life and help change your
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life for the better.
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Be sure to write down
the contact information
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to order your free copy.
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Jesus' disciples asked Him,
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"Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples."
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That's in Luke 11:1.
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Jesus then gave them the model prayer or the outline prayer.
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Perhaps you've memorized
it and repeat it often.
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But do you pray
with meaning?
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You need to know the five
keys for answered prayer.
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You can have an amazing and abundant life by following
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these keys from your Bible.
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Stay tuned.
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♪
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Warm greetings to all our
friends around the world.
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Millions of people feel
helpless and do not
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know how to get the
help they need.
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There is one source that
can give you powerful
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help and encouragement.
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That's the power of prayer.
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The Bible reveals simple
and straightforward keys
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to answered prayer.
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My friends, you can have
your prayers answered,
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if you follow the biblical
keys and strategies.
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It tells Ephesians 3:15
that God is the Father
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"from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named."
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Jesus taught us to begin
our prayers by addressing
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our Father in heaven.
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Our Father in heaven loves you, and He will listen to your
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prayers and act upon them, if you follow the instructions
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in your Bible.
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Today on Tomorrow's World,
we'll share with you
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five key strategies
for answered prayer.
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And we'll be offering you an inspiring free booklet titled:
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Twelve Keys to Answered Prayer.
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My friends, you can learn
to pray in a way that
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will bring results from
your Father in heaven.
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In spite of the daily
stresses we all face,
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you can have peace of
mind through daily prayer.
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The Bible gives us key principles for effective prayer.
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Our inspiring free booklet
Twelve Keys to Answered Prayer
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will give you sound biblical principles for effective prayer.
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This inspiring free booklet
will help you and your family
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in your study of the Bible and your relationship with your
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Father in Heaven, and with your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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Be sure to write down the
phone number or address
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to request your free copy.
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You can also order this free booklet on our website at
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TWTV.ORG/Prayer.
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My friends, your Bible gives promising and guaranteed
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keys to answered prayer.
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Let's consider just
five important ones.
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Our first key strategy
for answered prayer is:
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Seek God's will,
and not your own.
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If you have your Bible,
turn to Acts 13.
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King David was called a
man after God's own heart.
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That's a very high honor.
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King David was one who God
said would do His will.
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The Apostle Paul is speaking about the history of Israel.
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Acts 13:22, "And when
He [God] had removed him
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[King Saul], He raised up
for them David as king,
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to whom also He gave
testimony and said,
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'I have found David the son
of Jesse, a man after My
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own heart, [Listen] who
will do all My will.'
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From this man's seed,
according to the promise,
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God raised up for Israel
a Savior--Jesus...."
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What was the key
characteristic that
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God saw in David?
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David was wholehearted
in doing God's will.
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So the first strategy for
answered prayer is to
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Seek God's will.
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Remember the
outline prayer.
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We should all
pray every day,
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"Your will be done on earth
as it is in heaven."
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That's Matthew 6:10.
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My friends, we all make
choices every day.
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Sometimes our human nature
gets in the way of doing
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what we know is right.
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So, we have to pray for God's strength to do His will.
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Of course, when it comes to making important decisions, we
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need to get all the facts, get wise counsel, and pray about it.
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Perhaps you're deciding on
a career, or a professional
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training program.
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Which should you choose?
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Perhaps you are involved in a romantic relationship, but there
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are some questions that make
you hesitate in considering
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marriage with this individual; perhaps you are being persuaded
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by friends to do illegal drugs, engage in illicit sex, or pursue
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other sinful practices; perhaps you need to decide on buying
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a home or a condo.
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Ask God that His will be done.
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Why?
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Because He knows what
is best for you.
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Notice the Apostle John's
assurance concerning
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answered prayer and
doing God's will:
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1 John 5:14,
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"Now this is the confidence
that we have in Him, that if
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we ask anything according
to His will, He hears us.
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And if we know that He hears
us, whatever we ask, we know
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that we have the petitions
that we have asked of Him."
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Yes, you can have the
confidence that God is
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hearing your prayers if you are dedicated to doing His will.
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My friends, when you seek
God's will, and not your own,
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God will give you great
peace of mind and joy.
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King David expressed his
joy with doing God's will.
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Psalm 40:8,
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"I delight to do Your will,
O my God, and Your law
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is within my heart."
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Yes, it was a delight for
David to seek God's will.
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In fact, that is key number
six in our inspiring
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free booklet, Twelve Keys
to Answered Prayer.
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Here is what Roderick Meredith writes on pages 10-11:
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"Another key to successful prayer is to be absolutely
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sure that--as far as
possible--you align your
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will and your requests
with God's will....
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As you zealously study the
Bible and yield to let Christ
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live within you, His will increasingly replaces your own.
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It affects how you pray.
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You come to realize that
God has made all men and
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women in His image--that
He will 'call' all mankind
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to understanding and
repentance in His time.
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With this in mind, you
will not be praying just
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for your own good, but for
the good of others as well.
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Then you can sincerely say
to God, as Jesus did:
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'not My will, but
Yours, be done'"
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That's Luke 22:42.
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My friends, seeking God's
will is one of the most
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important keys to
answered prayer.
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There are many more
strategies that will help
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you get answered prayers.
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We'll discuss more keys in
the next part of our program,
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but first, I'd like to
offer you this inspiring
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free booklet: Twelve Keys
to Answered Prayer.
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Roderick Meredith asks,
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"Why does God not answer
most people's prayers?
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Do you know how to pray in a way that will get real results?"
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These twelve keys will help
you draw closer to God, and
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you can look forward to more
of your prayers being answered.
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This inspiring free booklet
will also help you in your
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study of the Bible.
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So, pick up the telephone
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We've discussed one very
important strategy
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for answered prayer:
Seek God's will.
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When we knowingly experience doing God's will, we can be
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very satisfied, content, and even joyous on occasion.
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As we read earlier, King
David stated in Psalm 40:8,
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"I delight to do
Your will, O my God,
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and Your law is
within my heart."
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Another major strategy
for answered prayer is
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Study your Bible daily.
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The Bible reveals the mind
of God and the Way of God.
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The more you're in harmony
with God's way of life,
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the more you will be in
harmony with God's will.
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The Bible gives numerous
examples of God's
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intervention for nations
and individuals.
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When you read about the lives
of Christ, the apostles, and
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the heroes and heroines of the Bible, your faith will grow.
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Romans 10:17...
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"So then faith comes by
hearing, and hearing by
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the word of God."
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God will increase your faith
if you are reading your Bible.
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Yes, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
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Think of the times when
God rescued the prophet
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Daniel from the lion's
den; God delivered the
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three Hebrew men from the
fiery furnace; God rescued
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the whole nation of Israel
from the bondage in Egypt and
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brought them through the
Red Sea; An angel led the
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Apostle Peter from a Jerusalem prison, that's in Acts 12:5-11.
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In Philippi, God delivered Paul and Silas from an inner prison,
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Acts 16:24-40.
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Many were miraculously
healed when the shadow of
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the Apostle Peter passed
over them, Acts 5:14-16.
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Yes, faith comes by hearing,
and hearing by the word of God.
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My friends, many of you have experienced answered prayers,
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and perhaps some of you have even experienced miraculous
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healing based on the
promises of your Bible.
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You need to read
your Bible daily.
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You need spiritual food
every day of your life.
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In our inspiring free booklet, Twelve Keys to Answered Prayer,
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Dr. Meredith emphasizes this
key to answered prayer:
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"Study the Bible":
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"To know God, to understand
His will and to believe in
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His promises, you need
to regularly study His
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inspired Word in an orderly way--just as you might study
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a science textbook or
a volume on history.
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A good place to start is
the book of Matthew--
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the first book in
the New Testament.
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Read this through slowly
and carefully--noting what
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Jesus actually said, paying particular attention to
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the many examples of
answered prayer."
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And that's page 4.
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My friends, apply this
strategy for answered prayer:
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Study your Bible daily.
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We've briefly discussed two strategies for answered prayer:
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Seek God's will and
Study your Bible daily.
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A third, and extremely
important strategy is:
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Claim God's promises.
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Some scholars have
estimated that there
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are more than 3,000
promises in the Bible.
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The words "promise,"
"promises," and "promised"
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occur more than 120 times in
the New King James Version
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of the New Testament.
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One of the most inspiring
references concerning God's
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promises is in 2 Peter
the first chapter.
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Turn in your Bible
to 2 Peter 1:2,
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"Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of
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God and of Jesus our Lord,
as His divine power
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[Listen to this] has given to
us all things that pertain
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to life and godliness,
through the knowledge
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of Him who called us by
glory and virtue, by
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which have been given to
us exceedingly great and
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precious promises, that
through these you may be
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partakers of the divine
nature, having escaped
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the corruption that is in
the world through lust."
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My friends, read
that carefully again.
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God has given you and me
"exceedingly great and
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precious promises".
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And He promises to
supply all our needs.
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Philippians 4:19...
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"And my God shall supply
all your need according
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to His riches in glory
by Christ Jesus."
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My friends, I've claimed that promise of Philippians 4:19
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many times, and God has
answered wonderfully.
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You can claim God's
promises as well.
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There are so many promises in the Bible, but let me share
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a few of them with you.
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We've presented them on
previous programs, but these
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are supremely encouraging:
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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 our father and mother
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(Ephesians 6:2-3);
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He has promised us to give us the desires of our heart, if we
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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 us the
gift of the Holy Spirit
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(Acts 2:38; Luke 11:13);
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He has promised us 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 your life,
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and you'll begin to have
a greater peace of mind.
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Seek God's will in your
life, and you'll be
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fulfilling one of the
keys to 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 earth.
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You may want to
make your own list.
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A third key to answered prayer is to Claim God's promises.
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We'll continue with
another major key in the
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next part of our program,
but first I'd like to give
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you another opportunity to
order this inspiring free
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study guide Twelve Keys
to Answered Prayer.
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Some of us lack
the faith to pray.
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This booklet will give
you the encouragement and
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keys to answered prayer.
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Dr. Meredith lists Key
Five in this study guide
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as "God Often Hears
the Unconverted."
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He quotes the humble publican
in the parable, Luke 18:13,
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"God, be merciful
to me a sinner[!]"
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Then he states this:
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"So the Creator will often
hear the prayers of weak or
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spiritually blinded people
who humbly pray to Him.
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He will not hear them if
they knowingly disobey
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Him or are in a
wrong attitude.
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He will not hear those who
directly pray to idols or
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to false "gods."
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But our merciful Father will hear those who--though
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ignorant of His full revelation--sincerely
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cry out to Him as the
Creator and the true God"
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Pages 8-9.
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This study guide, Twelve
Keys to Answered Prayer,
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will help you and your family
grow in Christian faith.
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On today's program, we
briefly discussed three
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keys to answered prayer;
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Key Number One:
Seek God's will
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Key Number Two:
Study your Bible daily
16:39.932 --> 16:43.335
Key Number Three:
Claim God's promises.
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A fourth strategy for
answered prayer is to
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Follow Christ's instructions.
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We've already seen Christ's outline for the model prayer.
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But He also gave us important topics to pray about.
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He has given His Church the responsibility to preach
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the gospel of the Kingdom
of God to all nations.
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God is calling people from
all nations to respond
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to that message.
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Jesus had compassion on
the people of His day.
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Even now, He still has
compassion on those who
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respond to the gospel.
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Notice this instruction in
Matthew the 9th chapter.
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Matthew 9:35,
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"Then Jesus went about all
the cities and villages,
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teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of
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the kingdom, and healing
every sickness and every
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disease among the people.
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But when He saw the
multitudes, He was moved
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with compassion for them,
because they were weary
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and scattered, like
sheep having no shepherd.
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Then He said to His
disciples, 'The harvest
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truly is plentiful, but
the laborers are few.
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Therefore pray the Lord
of the harvest to send
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out laborers into
His harvest.'"
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My friends, Jesus told
His disciples to pray for
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more laborers to work in
the spiritual harvest.
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Even today, there's a
large spiritual harvest.
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God wants more laborers,
more members in the body
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of Christ, the Church of
God, to serve new people
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whom He is calling
all over the world.
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Are you praying for more
laborers to serve in
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the spiritual harvest?
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One important key to
answered prayer is to
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follow Christ's instructions.
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Christ gave us another
major instruction to
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follow in Matthew
the 19th chapter.
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A young rich man wanted to
know what he needed to do
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to gain eternal life.
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What was Jesus' answer?
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Matthew 19:17,
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"No one is good but
One, that is, God.
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But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."
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Jesus then stated several
of the Ten Commandments.
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The Apostle John assures
us that this is a key
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to answered prayer.
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1 John 3:22,
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"And whatever we ask we
receive from Him, because
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we keep His commandments
and do those things that
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are pleasing in His sight."
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Yes, my friends, we
need to follow Christ's
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instruction to keep
His commandments.
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Turn in your Bible to
Matthew the 24th chapter.
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What else does Christ
instruct us to pray for?
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Bible prophecy foretells the Great Tribulation to come.
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One of the key signs will be
the Abomination of Desolation,
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as Jesus points out
in Matthew 24:15.
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In verse 20, He tells us
to pray about our escape
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from the Great Tribulation:
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"And pray that your flight
may not be in winter
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or on the Sabbath.
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For then there will be
great tribulation, such
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as has not been since the
beginning of the world
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until this time, no,
nor ever shall be.
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And unless those days were
shortened, no flesh would be
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saved; but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened."
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Historically, true Christians fled Jerusalem before its
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destruction in 70 AD.
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Now in the end-time, Jesus
warns us about this unique
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time in all history called
the Great Tribulation.
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He promises His faithful servants protection in
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Luke 21:36...
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"Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be
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counted worthy to escape all these things that will come
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to pass, and to stand
before the Son of Man."
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Those who are watching world news, and prophetic events,
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will know when it's time to flee to a place of protection.
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But Jesus tells us
to be prepared.
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How?
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By praying that our flight
will not be in the winter
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or on the Sabbath.
20:34.466 --> 20:37.302
Those who have experienced
severe winter storms know
20:37.369 --> 20:40.105
just how difficult
it is to travel.
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And Christ who is Lord of
the Sabbath, as it tells
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us in Mark 2:28, instructs
us to pray that our flight
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not be on the Sabbath.
20:49.848 --> 20:52.584
Yes, Christ expects His
servants to observe the
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seventh-day Sabbath.
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Be sure to pray that
your flight will not
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be in the winter or
on the Sabbath day.
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The fourth strategy for
answered prayer is to
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Follow Christ's instructions.
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We'll discuss one more
important key to answered
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prayer in the conclusion
of our program, but first
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I'd like to offer you our
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These twelve keys will help
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Share these keys with your children, your parents,
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and with your
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These practical principles can make a dramatic difference
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in your life, and in the life
of your family and friends.
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Let me share with you some
of these twelve keys:
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Key #4, Forgive Others;
Key #5, God Often Hears
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the Unconverted; Key
#6, Seek God's Will.
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Our Father in heaven expects
all of us to pray to Him.
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Jesus gave us certain keys and strategies for answered prayer.
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We've discussed four such
strategies: Number One:
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Seek God's will; Number Two: Study your Bible daily;
23:14.693 --> 23:18.530
Number Three: Claim God's promises; and Number Four:
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Follow Christ's instructions.
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Number Five is:
Pray for others.
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Human beings are very
selfish and carnal.
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We know of many who have the "gimme" or "get" attitude
23:29.674 --> 23:33.078
in their prayers rather
than the "give" attitude.
23:33.145 --> 23:35.814
The Apostle Paul quoted
Jesus with one of the most
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important principles for
Christians in Acts 20:35,
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"I have shown you in every
way, by laboring like this,
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that you must support the weak.
23:45.557 --> 23:48.627
And remember the words of
the Lord Jesus, that He said,
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'It is more blessed to
give than to receive.'"
23:52.564 --> 23:55.133
I remember as a little boy,
my parents taught me
23:55.200 --> 23:58.103
to pray for others,
particularly our family.
23:58.170 --> 24:00.572
And I remember as a teenager praying for an aunt
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afflicted with cancer.
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Do you pray mainly for yourself, or do you pray for others?
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The Apostle Paul exhorts
us in James 5:16,
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"Confess your trespasses
to one another, and pray
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for one another, that
you may be healed.
24:15.320 --> 24:19.324
The effective, fervent prayer
of a righteous man avails much."
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Notice that as we pray for
others, God expects us to
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pray fervently, to put our
hearts into our prayers.
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Jesus even tells us to pray for our enemies in Matthew 5:44,
24:31.069 --> 24:34.573
"But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who
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curse you, do good to those
who hate you, and pray for
24:38.844 --> 24:42.214
those who spitefully use you
and persecute you, that you
24:42.280 --> 24:45.250
may be sons of your Father
in heaven; for He makes
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His sun rise on the evil
and on the good, and
24:48.386 --> 24:51.022
sends rain on the just
and on the unjust."
24:51.089 --> 24:53.959
In this end-time, we see
worsening leadership in
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various national governments.
24:55.994 --> 24:58.897
But at the same time,
God expects us to pray
24:58.964 --> 25:00.265
for our leaders.
25:00.332 --> 25:02.968
In 1 Timothy 2:1,
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"Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers,
25:06.805 --> 25:10.742
intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men,
25:10.809 --> 25:14.579
for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead
25:14.646 --> 25:18.016
a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.
25:18.083 --> 25:21.820
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
25:21.887 --> 25:24.723
who desires all men to be
saved and to come to the
25:24.789 --> 25:26.191
knowledge of the truth."
25:26.258 --> 25:29.294
Yes, a fifth strategy
for answered prayer is:
25:29.361 --> 25:31.229
Pray for others.
25:31.296 --> 25:33.999
Effective prayer can
change your life.
25:34.065 --> 25:37.035
Our Father in heaven wants
to hear from you in prayer.
25:37.102 --> 25:41.640
Jesus made this clear
in Matthew 7:7,
25:41.706 --> 25:45.543
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find;
25:45.610 --> 25:47.445
knock, and it will
be opened to you.
25:47.512 --> 25:50.348
For everyone who asks
receives, and he who seeks
25:50.415 --> 25:53.451
finds, and to him who
knocks it will be opened.
25:53.518 --> 25:56.821
Or what man is there among
you who, if his son
25:56.888 --> 25:59.858
asks for bread, will
give him a stone?
25:59.925 --> 26:02.861
Or if he asks for a fish,
will he give him a serpent?
26:02.928 --> 26:05.964
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to
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your children, how much more will your Father who is
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in heaven give good things
to those who ask Him!
26:13.038 --> 26:16.141
Therefore, whatever you
want men to do to you,
26:16.207 --> 26:20.111
do also to them, for this is
the Law and the Prophets."
26:20.178 --> 26:23.214
My friends, our Father
in heaven loves you.
26:23.281 --> 26:25.951
He has given you authority
through the name of Jesus
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Christ to make your
requests known to Him.
26:29.154 --> 26:31.890
As a loving Father,
God promises to give
26:31.957 --> 26:34.893
"good things" to
those who ask Him.
26:34.960 --> 26:37.595
Continue to pray for
the true gospel to be
26:37.662 --> 26:39.130
preached in all the world.
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Apply these strategies of
prayer and draw closer to
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your Savior and your
Father in heaven.
26:45.136 --> 26:47.339
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