This is Episode 5 of Prayers in the New Testament, the second prayer found in the letter to the Philippians - Praying that our love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that we may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ.

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What gives you joy? What/who do you seek? In this episode, we will explore prayers of confidence in Christ's work in us. It matters who we trust!  Our joy is affected by where we put our trust. Our confidence needs to be in the work God will complete in us if we are faithful!

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Praying consistently, turning to the spiritual instead of the flesh and the worldly, is how we keep ourselves sober and alert. Don't allow evil tendencies and your passions to derail you and make you fall asleep to the reality of Christ's love. Be on your guard and ready to fight the spiritual forces of evil that prowl around ready to devour!

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Prayers of POWER - To be strengthened with unearthly power, from above and from within, by the Holy Spirit. So that Jesus dwells in our heart and we may get to know His profound love - to know that this love surpasses knowledge! 

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Ephesians 1:17-19 - Praying for Wisdom, Revelation, and Enlightenment;  to know the hope to which you've been called, the riches of His inheritance and the immeasurable power available to all believers. 

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The Divine Swap: God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so  that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. - 2 Co 5:21.

God so loved the world - a love unknown to us which God was to manifest  in the person of Jesus to show the full extent of His love by a unique  sacrifice that still leaves us in awe.

An exchange takes place  when the believer is baptized, placing his faith in this sacrifice. God  takes away the believers sin and bestows righteousness that is not his -  the righteousness of Christ!

What gets in the way of proper adulting? The Heart. We confuse our "yes's" and our "no's". We lose integrity because we get too proud and manipulated by our passions. As parents we need to teach our children the difference between "yes" and "no" before they turn 1. We need to teach them to say "yes" and "no" with conviction and respect others when they say "yes" and "no". With this training we teach them to make correct choices and work as a team with others who may have differing opinions. All this promotes confidence and trust in God.

Wisdom and training are needed in order to be influential on social media in a godly way. Satan capitalizes on our greed and curiosity - he makes worldliness attractive. What can you do to get your child's heart longing for God instead of the world and become a force for good? Take a listen. 

Jesus' prayer in John 17 shows His care and focus on unity. To be part of the answer to His prayer we need to make sure we are members of His body, taking up His mission to preach the Gospel. The Spirit was given to us to help us in our weakness because we don't know how to pray. We will examine a passage that gives us a new acronym for prayer in 1 Tim 2:1. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we can be effective ambassadors, interceding for one another and being the beacons God uses to continue to gather the elect into the body of Christ.

Jesus teaches us how to deal with abandonment and rejection when He was at the lowest point of His life on Earth. Accepting our human vulnerabilities is a major lesson Jesus illustrates with His life. Salvation is found when we accept our humanity, including our lot and the vulnerabilities that come with it, and humble ourselves before God. When we own the hurt of life, God teaches us to use our humbling experiences to minister to others and help them in their time of need, as He does with us.