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 Welcome to the Willow Ridge Sermons Podcast.

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 We're so glad you chose to listen today.

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 This week, we take a moment to reflect on the past year with gratitude

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 and look ahead with hope and purpose.

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 This intentional time of prayer is focused on thanking God for His love,

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 growing in our faith, stepping into the mission He's given us,

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 and supporting those serving in the mission field, both near and far.

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 Take this time to center your heart on God's faithfulness

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 and align with His plans for what's next.

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 Thanks for listening.

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 The Apostle Paul writes, and I apologize, this verse isn't on the screen,

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 but he says at the end of Ephesians, when he's talking about the armor of God,

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 and he's gone through and he's broken down and explained all of this.

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 And he says this, he says,

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 praying at all times in the Spirit with all prayer and supplication.

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 To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.

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 And we see this throughout God's Word, God's people, the importance of coming before their Creator,

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 coming before their Savior, coming privately before Him, coming publicly before Him,

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 coming in isolation alone before Him, and coming in community before Him.

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 So today, what we kind of do is we'll work through this prayer guide,

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 and if this is your first time, I'll explain this.

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 What we're going to do is we're going to corporately work through this together

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 as you privately come before God.

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 And if you're a family here with your kids, you might decide to gather around your table

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 that you're going to do these things together, and that's great, and that's fine.

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 Maybe you want to do this individually by yourself,

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 but I want to encourage all of us to engage with the Lord in this.

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 If you're a family that's here, and you've got little ones,

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 this might be the longest period of time that they're having to be here in a prayer service or like this,

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 and I know that it can be difficult, I know it can be hard,

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 I know that they're going to make noise, and that's okay, right?

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 That's okay, that's good, that's good.

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 And what I want to encourage you young parents with, with little ones,

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 is this, that number one, all of us have been where you're at,

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 and we commend you for what you're doing.

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 We commend you in the difficulty of all that it is to get them out on this rainy morning

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 where they're going to be loud, and they might spill something,

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 they might do all of these things.

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 We commend you for it, because you're discipling them,

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 and you're showing them the power and the importance

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 and the obedience of what it means to be a person that comes before the Lord in prayer.

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 So hopefully all of you around, you'll see one of these prayer guides.

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 I want to challenge you that you not just use this prayer guide this morning,

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 but that you can take this prayer guide and that you can use it over the course of the year.

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 What we'll do is we'll work through each of these four sections.

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 We'll have a time of prayer of praise,

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 we'll have a time of prayer of discipleship,

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 a prayer of mission,

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 and a prayer of partner, four partnerships.

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 In each one of these, it's got a Bible verse that connects back to why we are praying for these particular things,

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 and then gives you some suggestions of how you can pray within there.

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 Some people, when you talk to them about prayer, they're like,

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 like, I want to pray, but I don't know how to get started.

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 I want to pray, but I don't know what to do.

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 First, we know that the Holy Spirit is in you as a follower of Jesus Christ,

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 and in the power of him, he will pray for you when you don't know what to pray.

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 But also with this, it just kind of gives a way of discipleship to point our heart of what we'll be doing.

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 So we'll work through these over time together.

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 What I'll do is I'll say, we'll enter in time for this topic of a prayer of praise.

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 We'll read the Bible verse, maybe say a few words about it,

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 and then I'll ask you to bow your heads and close your eyes,

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 and then I will read for you each one.

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 And so we'll have that time to go through that.

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 At the very end, we have our prayer for our partnerships.

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 I was able to connect with most of our partners,

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 and you'll see that on the front and then continued over on the back

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 are some very specific prayer requests for each one of our missions partners,

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 our gospel partners.

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 Now, we won't read over all of those,

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 but maybe this morning when we go into that time to pray for our partners,

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 there's one that kind of captures your heart.

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 And you can spend some time right there, right there praying.

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 So before we go into our time of prayer,

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 I would like to lead us in a time of prayer

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 as we prepare our hearts for all that God would have for us.

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 God, I thank you for each and every individual who is here.

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 I thank you for every family and every family that is represented.

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 God, as we come into this time,

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 Lord, in the power of your spirit,

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 would you point our minds and our hearts back at this past year?

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 Lord, we thank you as a church.

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 Lord, we thank you for all of the baptisms.

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 We thank you for the faithfulness, Lord, that you provided in the giving.

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 God, we thank you in the mobilization of people.

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 God, we thank you for the volunteers that serve faithfully.

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 We thank you for people who took steps of growth and leadership.

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 We thank you for people who came and sought counseling

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 to work through difficult areas in their life.

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 God, we thank you for our partnerships that you opened, that you expanded.

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 God, we thank you for what you've done in our lives and in our hearts.

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 And so, God, we come together, united as a body, thanking you and praising you

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 and looking back, Lord, on all that you've done,

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 but we're looking forward to all that you're going to do.

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 Lord, we're here with eager anticipation of not what we can accomplish,

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 but, God, of what you can accomplish, what you're going to accomplish.

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 Lord, and we thank you, Lord, we thank you that you choose to use us.

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 That you will point times and places for us to be for your name, for your glory.

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 So, God, from every age here, God, as we go into this time of prayer,

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 may it be glorifying and honoring to you.

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 And it's in Jesus' name we pray, amen, amen, amen.

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 So, our first time that we're going to have together, our first topic,

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 our first is going to be to offering a prayer of praise.

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 We want to come before God and thank him, right?

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 Before we come with our list of what we want, what we hope, what we desire,

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 that we need to spend time coming before him, thanking him for who he is,

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 for his nature, for his character, for his goodness, for his love.

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 Psalm 107.1 says,

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 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.

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 Oftentimes, we think that our praise comes in song,

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 that our praise comes when we speak that back and forth to one another,

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 and it does.

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 It does.

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 But how good is it to come before God and just thank him for who he is?

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 Would you bow your heads as we go into this time of prayer?

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 I want to encourage you as you go into this time.

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 Remember, thank God for his unfailing love for you,

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 for his grace and mercy,

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 and for your salvation.

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 If you continue in a posture and an attitude of prayer,

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 if you were to ask me to describe my wife

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 and what she means for me

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 and what she does for our family,

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 I would use the word sacrificial.

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 I've watched her for years sacrifice for her family.

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 And you've known people like that in your life,

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 that when you think of them,

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 one word comes to your mind.

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 What I encourage you to do this time

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 is when you think about God,

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 what is that word that comes to your mind?

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 Maybe it's his love, his goodness,

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 his kindness, his holiness.

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 Come to him in whatever that word is

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 that describes God to you.

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 Praise him for it.

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 Thank you.

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 Again, continuing in a posture of prayer.

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 One of my favorite words in the Bible

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 is remember.

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 Remember.

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 Especially with Israel

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 and their wandering.

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 Especially in Israel

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 when they enter in the promised land.

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 They are called to remember.

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 To remember back

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 to what God has done in their life.

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 So many times we want to look forward

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 to what we want God to do.

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 That we forget

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 to remember

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 and to look back

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 and to see his faithfulness

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 and his hand at work.

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 I know in this room right now,

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 this past year

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 came with its difficulties.

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 Relational difficulties,

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 marriage difficulties,

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 work difficulties,

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 health difficulties.

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 wasn't easy for anyone.

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 But you saw,

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 because I know of God's goodness,

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 how God worked and moved

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 in the midst of that difficulty.

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 How he used it to grow you.

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 How he and he alone sustained you.

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 How he provided for you.

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 And how he cared for you.

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 So as difficult as that situation was,

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 God used it.

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 So I want you to go to him right now

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 and thank him for that situation.

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 As difficult as it may be.

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 Thank him that he did not waste it,

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 but he grew you.

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 He sustained you,

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 that he provided,

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 and that he cared for you.

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 Would you go to him now?

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 Thank you.

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 Thank you.

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 Thank you.

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 God, we come to you

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 and we thank you

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 for your goodness,

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 for your love.

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 Thank you, Lord,

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 for how you worked and moved

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 in every situation,

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 for your name

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 and for your glory.

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 And I thank you.

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 May we remember

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 your faithfulness

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 as we look forward

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 to see your hand work.

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 In Jesus' name we pray.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Thank you guys for that.

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 We've got some more

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 that we're going to walk through.

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 Our next one that we're going to do

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 is we're going to go into

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 a prayer of discipleship.

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 I want to take this to share.

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 We're so excited about

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 where we're continuing

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 to go forward

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 in the ministry of our church.

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 And I want to encourage you

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 as you look at discipleship

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 in your own life

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 that you would take this time

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 and an opportunity to reflect

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 as it's a great year

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 at the first of the year.

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 It's a great time of the year

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 to begin to build in

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 those new disciplines

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 within your life.

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 Things to grow you

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 and make you healthier.

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 And part of what God has for us

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 or all that God has for us

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 in Christ

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 is for us to be able to grow

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 as a disciple

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 so that we can grow

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 in our knowledge

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 and our obedience to him

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 so that God can continue

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 to use us

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 to share his gospel

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 to those around us

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 and to minister

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 to those around us.

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 Peter writes in 2 Peter 3.18,

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 I love that.

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 Peter's challenge is this.

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 Don't become complacent.

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 Don't think I'm good.

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 Continue to grow

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 and grow and grow.

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 Grow in the grace.

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 Grow in the knowledge

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 of Jesus Christ

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 of who he has for you.

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 So we're going to enter

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 into a time

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 where you are going to look

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 for God to reveal to you

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 the areas in your life

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 that God wants to grow you

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 as you move forward.

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 Let's pray.

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 God, show us in our hearts

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 and in our lives

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 the areas that we need

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 to surrender to you

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 and that we may grow

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 more

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 into what it means

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 to reflect Christ.

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 As you begin this time of prayer

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 under the guidance

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 and the power

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 and the revelation

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 of the Holy Spirit

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 ask God to show you

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 specific areas of your life

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 that need spiritual growth.

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 God bless you this time of prayer

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 and that we may have

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 that need spiritual growth.

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 God bless you this time of prayer

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 and that we may have

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 that need spiritual growth.

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 God bless you this time of prayer

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 and that we may have

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 that need spiritual growth.

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 God bless you this time of prayer

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 and that need spiritual growth.

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 God bless you this time of prayer

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 and that need spiritual growth.

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 God bless you this time of prayer

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 and that need spiritual growth.

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 God bless you this time of prayer

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 and that need spiritual growth.

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 God bless you this time of prayer

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 and that need spiritual growth.

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 God bless you this time of prayer

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 and that need spiritual growth.

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 God bless you this time of prayer

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 and that need spiritual growth.

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 God bless you this time of prayer

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 and that need spiritual growth.

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 God bless you this time of prayer

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 as God reveals

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 where he desires to grow you.

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 You've probably been

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 have in his kindness

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 been made aware

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 of some sin in your life.

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 That's good.

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 It's good.

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 It's not that you're caught

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 and being punished.

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 It's that God's revealed it to you

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 and wants to grow you.

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 So what I would encourage you

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 to do in this time

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 is to repent.

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 To repent.

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 To admit, to confess,

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 to come before him

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 to acknowledge your sin

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 and in that

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 what you will experience,

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 what you will receive

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 is the goodness of his grace.

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 Would you go before him now

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 in confession and repentance?

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 Thank you.

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 As you continue to pray to him, we've got all the specific areas that we need, but I'm going to ask that we as a church, over this year, have a prayer that we join together in.

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 A request that we all individually make known to God, that God very specifically would grow you and grow me and grow each one of us.

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 So that very specifically, in a world that is divided, in a world filled with hatred and anger and selfish pursuits of the heart,

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 that very specifically what may be seen in you and I is the fruit of the Spirit.

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 Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

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 Pray, right now, that those traits, those qualities, that that fruit of the Spirit would be evident in you,

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 but also to those around you.

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 Would you pray?

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 Would you pray?

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 Would you pray?

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 God, I'm going to look at the areas of my life that are lacking.

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 Lord, I see a part of this wonderful singular fruit, the fruit of the Spirit that I need.

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 God, may this season, may this year be time for us as a church that we intentionally long for and pray for,

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 the fruit of the Spirit in our lives.

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 That this fruit and the growth in that would be evident to us, that we see it in ourselves,

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 that we see our response of love and joy of peace,

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 to be a people of patience and kindness and goodness,

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 to exude faithfulness and gentleness,

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 to see self-control in our life.

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 But that also, Lord, that it may be evident to those around us,

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 within our homes and in our neighborhoods,

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 our work and our schools,

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 in the grocery stores,

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 in the shops.

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 May when people see us,

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 they think they're looking at us,

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 but they're seeing the work

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 of the Spirit of God.

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 God, may our hearts be united in this prayer.

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 In Jesus' name we pray.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 We're going to talk a prayer of mission.

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 I had somebody ask,

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 what do you think the number one strategy is to reach a community for Christ?

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 And I said, you know, I don't believe that it's a program.

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 I think programs are great.

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 I don't think it's an organized ministry.

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 I think organized ministries are great.

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 But I think the best way to reach a community for Jesus Christ

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 is when the people of God realize that they are the missionaries of God.

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 And that each one of you where you live,

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 where you live, work, and play carry with you the ability and the power to share the gospel.

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 But that God has specifically placed you in a mission field.

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 Specifically, specifically placed you in a mission field.

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 Sometimes you don't see it.

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 I love to go.

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 I love to go all over the world.

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 Dave and I were talking this morning about some of the different opportunities that we're having for men and women and our kids to go this next year.

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 And we're excited about what it means for us to pack up and go.

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 But that's just a small sampling of what God has for us.

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 And what I want us to focus in on praying about today is that God has for each one of us, for you and I,

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 the call on our life to be missionaries.

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 God's word tells us in Acts 1, Jesus tells us,

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 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.

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 And you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all of Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth.

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 Some of you may never get on a plane with me and go to the ends of the earth.

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 But you can walk across the street and be the missionary right where God has placed you.

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 And both of those, both of those are important in the ministry of God.

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 So would you pray with me?

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 God, help us have hearts of missionaries.

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 God, each and every one of us,

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 God, if there is air in our lungs,

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 if our heart is pumping,

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 God, then there's a story for us to tell.

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 So God, whether we're retired or just starting our career,

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 whether we're in school or wondering what's next,

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 whether we're staying at home or constantly on the go,

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 whether we're seven or 97,

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 God, as followers of Christ,

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 you've called us to be missionaries.

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 God, may we be obedient to you.

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 In your time of prayer,

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 maybe this is a different prayer than you've ever asked.

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 I want you to come before God this morning

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 and not ask,

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 God, what mission trip do I need to go on?

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 But instead, ask God to show you

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 the mission field that he has for you here

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 in your community,

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 in your Jerusalem,

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 right where God has placed you.

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 Would you go to him now?

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 Would you go to him now?

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 So you've been thinking about a place,

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 praying for a place.

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 Maybe it was a ball field.

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 Maybe it was a shop you frequent.

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 Maybe it was a neighborhood.

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 Maybe it was a place of employment.

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 But now I want you to pray for a person.

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 A person.

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 You may want to start big,

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 but I would encourage each one of us

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 to start small.

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 And pray for someone in your life.

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 And right now,

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 God has placed them on your heart.

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 And you know,

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 without a doubt,

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 that they do not have a saving relationship

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 with Jesus Christ.

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 What I want you to do

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 is I want you to pray for them.

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 I want you to pray for your opportunity

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 that God has for you

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 to share Jesus with them.

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 And I admit,

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 this is a scary prayer to pray

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 for most of us,

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 for many of us.

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 But God will not send you

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 where God is not working.

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 God will not send you to do

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 what God has not equipped you to do.

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 He is preparing the way.

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 He is preparing your heart.

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 He is empowering you to do it.

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 Maybe that person is in your home.

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 Maybe that person is across the street.

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 Maybe that person is at your work.

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 Maybe that person is in your school.

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 But I want you to pray

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 for that person right now.

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 Pray that God would begin

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 to work in their heart

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 for the gospel,

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 even before you have a conversation.

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 And that God would give you

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 an opportunity to share

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 and that you would be obedient to do so.

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 Would you go to Him now?

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 God, I pray for my church family.

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 God, I pray for myself.

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 God, that this year

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 would not be a year of excuses.

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 But this year

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 will be a time

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 of desperately seeking

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 opportunities to share Jesus.

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 God, to tell our story

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 of what you've done in our life.

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 To tell our story

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 of your faithfulness.

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 To tell our story

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 of how you've moved.

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 Because our story

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 is your story.

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 And may we be faithful to share.

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 And it's in Jesus' name we pray.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 All right, so lastly,

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 we're going to go into a time

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 of looking at our partnerships

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 and praying for our partners.

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 One of the things that I love

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 is that God has opened doors for us

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 literally that start right here

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 on our campus

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 and extend all the way

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 to the other side of the world.

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 That God allows us,

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 if you look over on the back,

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 just two that are right here

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 in our community.

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 Project 153

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 that meets in our kitchen

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 on Wednesdays

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 to prepare meals

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 to take to downtown Columbia

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 to feed the homeless men

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 and women

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 and oftentimes families

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 that are there.

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 But it's not just

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 hand them a meal

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 and move on.

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 It's hand them a meal

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 and share Jesus with them.

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 Maybe you want to pray for them.

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 It's our ministry

00:30:57.580 --> 00:30:58.340
 right down the road

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 at White Knoll Elementary

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 in our snack pack ministry.

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 That it's an opportunity

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 for us to come alongside

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 with kids

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 who might not have a meal

00:31:06.800 --> 00:31:07.700
 that weekend

00:31:07.700 --> 00:31:09.620
 if not for the food

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 that was prepared for them

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 and packed

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 and placed

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 into their bags.

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 Had wonderful opportunities

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 to minister

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 to some of those families

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 even though it's done

00:31:18.360 --> 00:31:19.200
 anonymously

00:31:19.200 --> 00:31:19.940
 in the beginning

00:31:19.940 --> 00:31:21.020
 but we have opportunities

00:31:21.020 --> 00:31:22.700
 to connect with them later.

00:31:23.880 --> 00:31:24.860
 Maybe you want to pray for them.

00:31:26.220 --> 00:31:26.940
 Continue on

00:31:26.940 --> 00:31:27.660
 just on the back

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 to pray for our partners

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 in India,

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 Sam and Susan.

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 To pray for them

00:31:34.940 --> 00:31:35.620
 as they are facing

00:31:35.620 --> 00:31:37.520
 some very specific battles

00:31:37.520 --> 00:31:38.160
 in the area

00:31:38.160 --> 00:31:39.440
 in which they live

00:31:39.440 --> 00:31:40.280
 and the difficulty

00:31:40.280 --> 00:31:41.480
 and the oppression

00:31:41.480 --> 00:31:42.860
 that they feel

00:31:42.860 --> 00:31:46.280
 but the desire

00:31:46.280 --> 00:31:46.900
 that they have

00:31:46.900 --> 00:31:47.540
 to see many

00:31:47.540 --> 00:31:48.340
 come to know the Lord.

00:31:49.820 --> 00:31:50.740
 Maybe it's in prayer

00:31:50.740 --> 00:31:51.640
 for Rodney

00:31:51.640 --> 00:31:52.700
 and Jesse Ogle

00:31:52.700 --> 00:31:54.540
 who were some

00:31:54.540 --> 00:31:55.420
 of our partners

00:31:55.420 --> 00:31:57.300
 at Black Mountain

00:31:57.300 --> 00:31:57.940
 Children's Home

00:31:57.940 --> 00:31:58.620
 right down the road.

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 Many of you know Rodney.

00:32:01.320 --> 00:32:02.180
 Many of you know Jesse.

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 You know all that they have,

00:32:04.240 --> 00:32:05.140
 all that they face.

00:32:06.240 --> 00:32:07.340
 And here's some personal

00:32:07.340 --> 00:32:09.320
 prayer requests for them

00:32:09.320 --> 00:32:10.940
 but also some

00:32:10.940 --> 00:32:11.660
 big picture

00:32:11.660 --> 00:32:12.960
 prayer requests

00:32:12.960 --> 00:32:13.860
 as they look

00:32:13.860 --> 00:32:14.460
 to the future

00:32:14.460 --> 00:32:15.340
 and to the rebuild

00:32:15.340 --> 00:32:15.920
 of what God

00:32:15.920 --> 00:32:16.940
 has for them.

00:32:19.140 --> 00:32:19.960
 Maybe to pray

00:32:19.960 --> 00:32:20.620
 for Hans

00:32:20.620 --> 00:32:21.940
 and Brandy Ostrom

00:32:21.940 --> 00:32:23.960
 who are in Toronto,

00:32:24.160 --> 00:32:24.520
 Canada.

00:32:25.580 --> 00:32:26.640
 To pray for them

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 as their family

00:32:27.400 --> 00:32:28.580
 as they're walking

00:32:28.580 --> 00:32:29.240
 through a season

00:32:29.240 --> 00:32:30.880
 of where this past year

00:32:30.880 --> 00:32:32.820
 Brandy's father

00:32:32.820 --> 00:32:33.540
 passed away.

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 but also looking

00:32:35.760 --> 00:32:36.500
 for opportunities

00:32:36.500 --> 00:32:37.940
 to expand their ministry

00:32:37.940 --> 00:32:39.600
 and to share the gospel.

00:32:41.020 --> 00:32:42.080
 To turn back over

00:32:42.080 --> 00:32:42.640
 on the front,

00:32:42.760 --> 00:32:43.900
 Daryl and Christina.

00:32:45.080 --> 00:32:45.800
 I guarantee you

00:32:45.800 --> 00:32:47.380
 who are live streaming

00:32:47.380 --> 00:32:47.840
 us right now

00:32:47.840 --> 00:32:48.460
 from the Philippines

00:32:48.460 --> 00:32:50.140
 and who are excited

00:32:50.140 --> 00:32:51.020
 to engage in this

00:32:51.020 --> 00:32:51.540
 with us.

00:32:52.580 --> 00:32:53.220
 Daryl who will be

00:32:53.220 --> 00:32:54.400
 returning to the States

00:32:54.400 --> 00:32:55.140
 in April

00:32:55.140 --> 00:32:56.220
 so that he can have

00:32:56.220 --> 00:32:57.920
 a much needed surgery

00:32:57.920 --> 00:33:00.360
 but also for their ministry

00:33:00.360 --> 00:33:01.160
 as they continue

00:33:01.160 --> 00:33:02.200
 to pour into the village

00:33:02.200 --> 00:33:03.500
 surrounding them

00:33:03.500 --> 00:33:04.880
 so that they can minister

00:33:04.880 --> 00:33:05.720
 and share the gospel.

00:33:07.280 --> 00:33:07.920
 And then last

00:33:07.920 --> 00:33:09.980
 but definitely not least

00:33:09.980 --> 00:33:11.940
 is the wonderful ministry

00:33:11.940 --> 00:33:12.980
 of Walter

00:33:12.980 --> 00:33:15.040
 and Veronica Valencia

00:33:15.040 --> 00:33:17.500
 who pastored the church

00:33:17.500 --> 00:33:19.580
 Walter does so faithfully

00:33:19.580 --> 00:33:21.380
 for our partnership

00:33:21.380 --> 00:33:22.000
 that we have

00:33:22.000 --> 00:33:22.740
 in New York City.

00:33:23.860 --> 00:33:24.760
 Pray for them

00:33:24.760 --> 00:33:25.720
 and their ministry.

00:33:26.040 --> 00:33:26.680
 Pray for them

00:33:26.680 --> 00:33:27.420
 and their marriage.

00:33:27.900 --> 00:33:28.600
 Pray for them

00:33:28.600 --> 00:33:29.480
 as they share

00:33:29.480 --> 00:33:30.840
 with their church family

00:33:30.840 --> 00:33:31.980
 and the desire

00:33:31.980 --> 00:33:33.620
 in a ministry

00:33:33.620 --> 00:33:34.400
 where people come

00:33:34.400 --> 00:33:35.600
 and go very quickly

00:33:35.600 --> 00:33:37.100
 to get them

00:33:37.100 --> 00:33:37.740
 while they're there

00:33:37.740 --> 00:33:38.360
 to the opportunity

00:33:38.360 --> 00:33:38.900
 to commit

00:33:38.900 --> 00:33:39.520
 so they can see

00:33:39.520 --> 00:33:40.320
 the ministry grow

00:33:40.320 --> 00:33:41.240
 so that more

00:33:41.240 --> 00:33:42.100
 can come to know

00:33:42.100 --> 00:33:43.520
 Jesus Christ.

00:33:45.200 --> 00:33:46.440
 During our brief time

00:33:46.440 --> 00:33:48.000
 you might not have time

00:33:48.000 --> 00:33:49.160
 to pray for all of these

00:33:49.160 --> 00:33:50.840
 and I won't guide

00:33:50.840 --> 00:33:51.320
 or direct

00:33:51.320 --> 00:33:52.140
 once I finish

00:33:52.140 --> 00:33:53.840
 but it will give you

00:33:53.840 --> 00:33:54.460
 an opportunity

00:33:54.460 --> 00:33:56.180
 to specifically lift up

00:33:56.180 --> 00:33:57.880
 at least one

00:33:57.880 --> 00:33:59.340
 of these families

00:33:59.340 --> 00:34:00.160
 or ministries

00:34:00.160 --> 00:34:00.740
 in prayer.

00:34:01.620 --> 00:34:02.400
 Would you join me?

00:34:05.400 --> 00:34:06.540
 God your word says

00:34:06.540 --> 00:34:07.340
 in Philippians 1

00:34:07.340 --> 00:34:08.100
 3-5

00:34:08.100 --> 00:34:10.860
 I thank my God

00:34:10.860 --> 00:34:11.880
 in all my remembrance

00:34:11.880 --> 00:34:12.420
 of you

00:34:12.420 --> 00:34:14.100
 always

00:34:14.100 --> 00:34:15.240
 in every prayer

00:34:15.240 --> 00:34:15.740
 of mine

00:34:15.740 --> 00:34:16.280
 for you

00:34:16.280 --> 00:34:18.420
 all making my prayer

00:34:18.420 --> 00:34:19.100
 with joy

00:34:19.100 --> 00:34:20.360
 because of your

00:34:20.360 --> 00:34:20.980
 partnership

00:34:20.980 --> 00:34:21.760
 in the gospel

00:34:21.760 --> 00:34:23.080
 from the first day

00:34:23.080 --> 00:34:23.600
 until now.

00:34:24.120 --> 00:34:24.800
 God I thank you

00:34:24.800 --> 00:34:25.380
 for these men

00:34:25.380 --> 00:34:25.820
 and women

00:34:25.820 --> 00:34:27.740
 I thank you

00:34:27.740 --> 00:34:28.380
 for the friendship

00:34:28.380 --> 00:34:29.040
 that we have

00:34:29.040 --> 00:34:29.440
 I thank you

00:34:29.440 --> 00:34:30.120
 for the partnership

00:34:30.120 --> 00:34:30.900
 that we have

00:34:30.900 --> 00:34:33.600
 that it's not

00:34:33.600 --> 00:34:34.700
 in a business model

00:34:34.700 --> 00:34:37.840
 it's in a gospel plan

00:34:37.840 --> 00:34:40.400
 to see men

00:34:40.400 --> 00:34:40.760
 and women

00:34:40.760 --> 00:34:41.200
 and children

00:34:41.200 --> 00:34:41.840
 come to faith

00:34:41.840 --> 00:34:42.780
 in Jesus Christ

00:34:42.780 --> 00:34:45.440
 whether it's

00:34:45.440 --> 00:34:45.960
 at White Knoll

00:34:45.960 --> 00:34:46.780
 Elementary School

00:34:46.780 --> 00:34:48.320
 or Fellowship Mission

00:34:48.320 --> 00:34:48.880
 Bible School

00:34:48.880 --> 00:34:50.780
 whether it's

00:34:50.780 --> 00:34:51.300
 in a park

00:34:51.300 --> 00:34:52.440
 in downtown Columbia

00:34:52.440 --> 00:34:54.180
 or whether it's

00:34:54.180 --> 00:34:54.680
 in a village

00:34:54.680 --> 00:34:55.400
 in the Philippines

00:34:55.400 --> 00:34:57.380
 whether it's

00:34:57.380 --> 00:34:58.080
 in the busyness

00:34:58.080 --> 00:34:59.060
 of New York City

00:34:59.060 --> 00:35:01.820
 in Toronto Canada

00:35:01.820 --> 00:35:04.040
 or in the quiet

00:35:04.040 --> 00:35:05.720
 hills of Black Mountain

00:35:05.720 --> 00:35:06.500
 North Carolina

00:35:06.500 --> 00:35:09.140
 God we thank you

00:35:09.140 --> 00:35:09.960
 for the opportunity

00:35:09.960 --> 00:35:12.440
 God may we

00:35:12.440 --> 00:35:13.040
 as a church

00:35:13.040 --> 00:35:14.440
 lift up

00:35:14.440 --> 00:35:14.980
 these brothers

00:35:14.980 --> 00:35:16.040
 and sisters in Christ

00:35:16.040 --> 00:35:17.760
 may we faithfully

00:35:17.760 --> 00:35:18.500
 come to you

00:35:18.500 --> 00:35:20.020
 praying for them

00:35:20.020 --> 00:35:24.980
 would you take

00:35:24.980 --> 00:35:25.420
 this time

00:35:25.420 --> 00:35:26.320
 to come before him

00:35:26.320 --> 00:35:28.020
 and lift up

00:35:28.020 --> 00:35:28.780
 these missionaries

00:35:28.780 --> 00:35:58.760
 you're welcome to the next one.

00:35:58.780 --> 00:36:00.780
 to come before him.

00:36:28.780 --> 00:36:40.540
 God what a joy

00:36:40.540 --> 00:36:55.580
 and a privilege it is

00:36:55.580 --> 00:36:57.520
 to partner

00:36:57.520 --> 00:36:59.700
 with these saints

00:36:59.700 --> 00:37:03.760
 God as

00:37:03.760 --> 00:37:05.500
 Apostle Paul

00:37:05.500 --> 00:37:07.580
 writes to the church

00:37:07.580 --> 00:37:08.240
 at Philippi

00:37:08.240 --> 00:37:10.460
 a church that

00:37:10.460 --> 00:37:11.360
 partnered with him

00:37:11.360 --> 00:37:13.580
 a church that

00:37:13.580 --> 00:37:14.000
 funded

00:37:14.000 --> 00:37:15.580
 much of his work

00:37:15.580 --> 00:37:16.160
 of the gospel

00:37:16.160 --> 00:37:19.540
 God may we

00:37:19.540 --> 00:37:20.400
 continue

00:37:20.400 --> 00:37:21.900
 continuing to remember

00:37:21.900 --> 00:37:21.900
 to remember

00:37:21.900 --> 00:37:23.640
 our partners

00:37:23.640 --> 00:37:26.900
 continuing to pray

00:37:26.900 --> 00:37:27.500
 for them

00:37:27.500 --> 00:37:29.960
 continuing to

00:37:29.960 --> 00:37:31.500
 celebrate you

00:37:31.500 --> 00:37:32.340
 for them

00:37:32.340 --> 00:37:38.260
 God I thank you

00:37:38.260 --> 00:37:39.840
 none of these

00:37:39.840 --> 00:37:40.800
 individuals are in

00:37:40.800 --> 00:37:41.880
 places where it's easy

00:37:41.880 --> 00:37:45.440
 none of these

00:37:45.440 --> 00:37:46.740
 ministries are done

00:37:46.740 --> 00:37:47.340
 in comfort

00:37:47.340 --> 00:37:50.180
 but they're all done

00:37:50.180 --> 00:37:50.660
 with purpose

00:37:50.660 --> 00:37:51.320
 for the gospel

00:37:51.320 --> 00:37:53.780
 so God we pray

00:37:53.780 --> 00:37:54.380
 for blessing

00:37:54.380 --> 00:37:58.400
 pray for blessing

00:37:58.400 --> 00:37:59.040
 for Scott

00:37:59.040 --> 00:37:59.500
 Shull

00:37:59.500 --> 00:38:01.120
 and for his

00:38:01.120 --> 00:38:01.460
 ministry

00:38:01.460 --> 00:38:01.940
 with Project

00:38:01.940 --> 00:38:02.600
 153

00:38:02.600 --> 00:38:05.620
 God we pray for

00:38:05.620 --> 00:38:06.300
 blessing for

00:38:06.300 --> 00:38:07.320
 Patrick and

00:38:07.320 --> 00:38:07.560
 Jennifer

00:38:07.560 --> 00:38:08.280
 Tatushinsky

00:38:08.280 --> 00:38:10.440
 as they lead

00:38:10.440 --> 00:38:10.900
 the ministry

00:38:10.900 --> 00:38:11.400
 at White Noel

00:38:11.400 --> 00:38:12.160
 Elementary School

00:38:12.160 --> 00:38:14.480
 God we pray

00:38:14.480 --> 00:38:14.960
 for Sam

00:38:14.960 --> 00:38:15.520
 and Susan

00:38:15.520 --> 00:38:17.420
 and their

00:38:17.420 --> 00:38:17.940
 ministry in

00:38:17.940 --> 00:38:18.220
 India

00:38:18.220 --> 00:38:20.160
 we pray for

00:38:20.160 --> 00:38:20.840
 Rodney and

00:38:20.840 --> 00:38:21.140
 Jesse

00:38:21.140 --> 00:38:22.300
 and their

00:38:22.300 --> 00:38:22.740
 ministry in

00:38:22.740 --> 00:38:23.280
 Black Mountain

00:38:23.280 --> 00:38:25.600
 pray for Hans

00:38:25.600 --> 00:38:26.780
 and Brandy

00:38:26.780 --> 00:38:27.700
 and their

00:38:27.700 --> 00:38:28.260
 ministry in

00:38:28.260 --> 00:38:28.640
 Toronto

00:38:28.640 --> 00:38:30.280
 we pray for

00:38:30.280 --> 00:38:30.840
 Daryl and

00:38:30.840 --> 00:38:31.200
 Christina

00:38:31.200 --> 00:38:32.400
 their ministry

00:38:32.400 --> 00:38:33.060
 in the Philippines

00:38:33.060 --> 00:38:34.680
 we pray for

00:38:34.680 --> 00:38:35.300
 Walter and

00:38:35.300 --> 00:38:35.780
 Veronica

00:38:35.780 --> 00:38:37.460
 and their

00:38:37.460 --> 00:38:38.000
 ministry in

00:38:38.000 --> 00:38:38.520
 New York City

00:38:38.520 --> 00:38:40.700
 and Lord may

00:38:40.700 --> 00:38:41.640
 you bless

00:38:41.640 --> 00:38:41.980
 them

00:38:41.980 --> 00:38:43.560
 work in

00:38:43.560 --> 00:38:43.880
 them

00:38:43.880 --> 00:38:45.200
 work through

00:38:45.200 --> 00:38:45.600
 them

00:38:45.600 --> 00:38:47.280
 and God

00:38:47.280 --> 00:38:48.140
 may we be a

00:38:48.140 --> 00:38:48.780
 source of

00:38:48.780 --> 00:38:49.500
 encouragement

00:38:49.500 --> 00:38:51.100
 and support

00:38:51.100 --> 00:38:52.600
 for them

00:38:52.600 --> 00:38:54.000
 God we

00:38:54.000 --> 00:38:54.780
 thank you

00:38:54.780 --> 00:38:55.640
 for

00:38:55.640 --> 00:38:56.620
 them

00:38:56.620 --> 00:38:58.420
 God I

00:38:58.420 --> 00:38:58.760
 thank you for

00:38:58.760 --> 00:38:59.240
 this time that

00:38:59.240 --> 00:38:59.720
 we could have

00:38:59.720 --> 00:39:00.240
 together

00:39:00.240 --> 00:39:01.980
 Lord as we

00:39:01.980 --> 00:39:02.780
 close out

00:39:02.780 --> 00:39:04.360
 this year

00:39:04.360 --> 00:39:05.800
 and look

00:39:05.800 --> 00:39:07.060
 forward to

00:39:07.060 --> 00:39:07.740
 the new year

00:39:07.740 --> 00:39:08.360
 that you have

00:39:08.360 --> 00:39:08.940
 for us

00:39:08.940 --> 00:39:10.780
 God may

00:39:10.780 --> 00:39:11.660
 this not be

00:39:11.660 --> 00:39:12.260
 an isolated

00:39:12.260 --> 00:39:13.040
 moment that we

00:39:13.040 --> 00:39:13.720
 had today

00:39:13.720 --> 00:39:15.660
 but Lord in

00:39:15.660 --> 00:39:16.100
 the power of

00:39:16.100 --> 00:39:16.600
 your spirit

00:39:16.600 --> 00:39:17.560
 may it spark

00:39:17.560 --> 00:39:18.760
 within us

00:39:18.760 --> 00:39:19.780
 the desire

00:39:19.780 --> 00:39:20.760
 for what you

00:39:20.760 --> 00:39:21.220
 have for us

00:39:21.220 --> 00:39:21.680
 to be a people

00:39:21.680 --> 00:39:22.100
 of prayer

00:39:22.100 --> 00:39:24.820
 God I

00:39:24.820 --> 00:39:25.080
 thank you for

00:39:25.080 --> 00:39:25.680
 these families

00:39:25.680 --> 00:39:26.160
 and these

00:39:26.160 --> 00:39:26.560
 kids

00:39:26.560 --> 00:39:28.760
 these adults

00:39:28.760 --> 00:39:31.220
 may we be

00:39:31.220 --> 00:39:31.660
 united

00:39:31.660 --> 00:39:32.940
 in mission

00:39:32.940 --> 00:39:33.440
 and vision

00:39:33.440 --> 00:39:34.920
 and desire

00:39:34.920 --> 00:39:35.500
 of the gospel

00:39:35.500 --> 00:39:37.020
 God again

00:39:37.020 --> 00:39:37.720
 Lord I

00:39:37.720 --> 00:39:38.220
 thank you

00:39:38.220 --> 00:39:40.320
 thank you for

00:39:40.320 --> 00:39:40.940
 the baptisms

00:39:40.940 --> 00:39:41.200
 that we

00:39:41.200 --> 00:39:41.640
 celebrate

00:39:41.640 --> 00:39:43.120
 I thank you

00:39:43.120 --> 00:39:43.600
 for the growth

00:39:43.600 --> 00:39:43.920
 that we've

00:39:43.920 --> 00:39:44.260
 seen

00:39:44.260 --> 00:39:45.580
 I thank you

00:39:45.580 --> 00:39:45.860
 for the

00:39:45.860 --> 00:39:46.360
 faithfulness

00:39:46.360 --> 00:39:46.580
 of your

00:39:46.580 --> 00:39:46.940
 people

00:39:46.940 --> 00:39:48.320
 God

00:39:48.320 --> 00:39:55.560
 in the

00:39:55.560 --> 00:39:56.000
 privilege

00:39:56.000 --> 00:39:56.420
 of what

00:39:56.420 --> 00:39:56.960
 it means

00:39:56.960 --> 00:40:00.380
 for me

00:40:00.380 --> 00:40:00.660
 to have

00:40:00.660 --> 00:40:01.140
 the title

00:40:01.140 --> 00:40:03.180
 of senior

00:40:03.180 --> 00:40:03.580
 pastor

00:40:03.580 --> 00:40:03.920
 of this

00:40:03.920 --> 00:40:04.280
 church

00:40:04.280 --> 00:40:07.160
 God I

00:40:07.160 --> 00:40:07.600
 thank you

00:40:07.600 --> 00:40:09.280
 for every

00:40:09.280 --> 00:40:09.560
 man

00:40:09.560 --> 00:40:09.780
 woman

00:40:09.780 --> 00:40:10.200
 and child

00:40:10.200 --> 00:40:12.780
 God I

00:40:12.780 --> 00:40:13.320
 thank you

00:40:13.320 --> 00:40:14.880
 for their

00:40:14.880 --> 00:40:15.460
 encouragement

00:40:15.460 --> 00:40:16.660
 in my

00:40:16.660 --> 00:40:17.040
 life

00:40:17.040 --> 00:40:18.800
 God I

00:40:18.800 --> 00:40:19.140
 thank you

00:40:19.140 --> 00:40:19.440
 for the

00:40:19.440 --> 00:40:20.020
 partnership

00:40:20.020 --> 00:40:21.680
 that they've

00:40:21.680 --> 00:40:22.160
 extended

00:40:22.160 --> 00:40:23.560
 of the

00:40:23.560 --> 00:40:24.000
 gospel

00:40:24.000 --> 00:40:26.360
 God I

00:40:26.360 --> 00:40:26.580
 thank you

00:40:26.580 --> 00:40:26.920
 for their

00:40:26.920 --> 00:40:27.320
 grace

00:40:27.320 --> 00:40:27.700
 that they

00:40:27.700 --> 00:40:28.340
 show me

00:40:28.340 --> 00:40:30.620
 when they

00:40:30.620 --> 00:40:31.220
 see things

00:40:31.220 --> 00:40:31.520
 in me

00:40:31.520 --> 00:40:31.780
 that are

00:40:31.780 --> 00:40:32.080
 not of

00:40:32.080 --> 00:40:32.300
 you

00:40:32.300 --> 00:40:34.320
 I

00:40:34.320 --> 00:40:34.620
 thank you

00:40:34.620 --> 00:40:34.900
 for the

00:40:34.900 --> 00:40:35.300
 love

00:40:35.300 --> 00:40:37.180
 that they

00:40:37.180 --> 00:40:37.660
 have for

00:40:37.660 --> 00:40:37.840
 me

00:40:37.840 --> 00:40:38.080
 and for

00:40:38.080 --> 00:40:38.220
 my

00:40:38.220 --> 00:40:38.620
 family

00:40:38.620 --> 00:40:40.320
 I

00:40:40.320 --> 00:40:40.660
 thank you

00:40:40.660 --> 00:40:40.920
 for the

00:40:40.920 --> 00:40:41.400
 sacrifice

00:40:41.400 --> 00:40:41.900
 that they

00:40:41.900 --> 00:40:42.260
 make

00:40:42.260 --> 00:40:43.340
 in their

00:40:43.340 --> 00:40:43.700
 giving

00:40:43.700 --> 00:40:44.940
 in their

00:40:44.940 --> 00:40:45.440
 time

00:40:45.440 --> 00:40:46.420
 in their

00:40:46.420 --> 00:40:46.980
 serving

00:40:46.980 --> 00:40:48.020
 in their

00:40:48.020 --> 00:40:48.480
 worship

00:40:48.480 --> 00:40:50.500
 God I

00:40:50.500 --> 00:40:50.780
 thank you

00:40:50.780 --> 00:40:51.040
 that we're

00:40:51.040 --> 00:40:51.380
 not

00:40:51.380 --> 00:40:53.040
 an

00:40:53.040 --> 00:40:53.760
 organization

00:40:53.760 --> 00:40:55.280
 but I

00:40:55.280 --> 00:40:55.520
 thank you

00:40:55.520 --> 00:40:55.740
 that we're

00:40:55.740 --> 00:40:56.340
 a family

00:40:56.340 --> 00:40:59.920
 God thank you

00:40:59.920 --> 00:41:00.240
 for this

00:41:00.240 --> 00:41:00.680
 place

00:41:00.680 --> 00:41:02.280
 thank you

00:41:02.280 --> 00:41:02.580
 for these

00:41:02.580 --> 00:41:02.980
 people

00:41:02.980 --> 00:41:05.180
 thank you

00:41:05.180 --> 00:41:06.480
 for Jesus

00:41:06.480 --> 00:41:09.080
 because that's

00:41:09.080 --> 00:41:10.660
 why we're

00:41:10.660 --> 00:41:11.500
 here

00:41:11.500 --> 00:41:13.720
 and may we

00:41:13.720 --> 00:41:14.860
 go from

00:41:14.860 --> 00:41:15.160
 here

00:41:15.160 --> 00:41:17.400
 in the

00:41:17.400 --> 00:41:17.880
 power of

00:41:17.880 --> 00:41:18.480
 your spirit

00:41:18.480 --> 00:41:21.240
 under the

00:41:21.240 --> 00:41:21.820
 gospel of

00:41:21.820 --> 00:41:22.300
 Christ

00:41:22.300 --> 00:41:24.820
 made by

00:41:24.820 --> 00:41:25.400
 our creator

00:41:25.400 --> 00:41:27.560
 for your

00:41:27.560 --> 00:41:27.980
 name

00:41:27.980 --> 00:41:29.200
 and your

00:41:29.200 --> 00:41:29.620
 renown

00:41:29.620 --> 00:41:31.700
 it's in

00:41:31.700 --> 00:41:32.100
 Jesus name

00:41:32.100 --> 00:41:32.460
 we pray

00:41:32.460 --> 00:41:33.720
 amen

00:41:33.720 --> 00:41:34.480
 amen

00:41:34.480 --> 00:41:43.900
 that's it

00:41:43.900 --> 00:41:44.280
 for this

00:41:44.280 --> 00:41:44.620
 week's

00:41:44.620 --> 00:41:45.000
 message

00:41:45.000 --> 00:41:45.740
 be sure

00:41:45.740 --> 00:41:46.080
 to check

00:41:46.080 --> 00:41:46.700
 back next

00:41:46.700 --> 00:41:47.140
 week for

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