𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: ⁣

May God be gracious to us and bless us; look on us with favor, so that Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Psalm 67:1. ⁣

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𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: You are the God who saves. ⁣

For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift – not from works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9. ⁣

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For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16. ⁣

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If you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. One believes with the heart, resulting in righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, resulting in salvation. Romans 10:9–10. ⁣

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𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘: ⁣

I will bless you, and you shall be a blessing. And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Genesis 12:2-3. ⁣

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We are blessed to be a blessing. We repent of our selfish hearts that seek only to be blessed instead of being a blessing. ⁣

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We repent of missing our call of making the gospel all about saving others, by making the gospel all about saving me instead. ⁣

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𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡: How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation… Isaiah 52:7. ⁣

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Father, fill us with compassion for the lost. Replace our self centered agendas with Your self giving sacrificial love. May we see each personal need through Your eyes. ⁣

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We pray for a great harvest of lost souls. Do a supernatural work of preparation in their hearts to receive you. Fill our hearts with boldness to share and declare who you are. ⁣

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𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: What are some hindrances you feel to sharing your faith? What is the boldest you have ever been for Christ? Why were you so bold in that situation?

𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗣𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘: ⁣

I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 ⁣

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𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: ⁣

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦. ⁣

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11. ⁣

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I am leaving you with a gift, peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give you is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. John 14:27⁣

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And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28⁣

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𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘: Then Jesus said, Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Matthew 13:8-12. ⁣

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Forgive us for putting our hope in things other than you. We confess that by doing this we have lost our anchor of peace and confidence and welcomed in fear and anxiety. ⁣

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We come to you, exchanging are wearing this for your rest. We lay down any burden of fear at your feet, fear of the unknown, people, disease, the economy, war, or death. We set our minds on your perfect love that cast out fear. ⁣

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𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡:⁣

But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. Genesis 50:20⁣

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Fill our hearts with courage. May Your awesome power, Your comforting presence in any storm, and Your guiding wisdom replace our fear and timidity. ⁣

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Fill our hearts with optimism based on your promises. May we look at today’s broken world not in fear or despair, but in the light of your ability and purpose to work all things for good. ⁣

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𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: ⁣

Corrie ten Boom once said: God has no problems, only plans… When I try, I fail. When I trust, He succeeds. ⁣

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Turn your thoughts to a hopeless situation in your own life… Is it possible for God to bring the situation from despair to hope?⁣

Waiting On God⁣

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥. (Acts 3:19)⁣

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𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF REFRESHING ⁣

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘪𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺; 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝟸 Corinthians 𝟻:𝟷𝟽 ⁣

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𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘰 𝘞𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘯. (Galatians 4:3-𝟻)⁣

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𝘛𝘰 𝘏𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘺 – 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺, 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦! (Jude 1:24-25)⁣

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𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘:⁣

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘏𝘪𝘮. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘮, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘴 𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘴. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘮 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦. (1 John 3:1-3)⁣

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Father of mercies, we confess that we have sinned against you. By 𝘠our Holy Spirit, come and work repentance into our hearts. Help us to see Jesus, the friend of sinners, and to follow Him more faithfully. ⁣

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Gracious Savior, as a nation we have abandoned Your ways. As a Church, we have been timid and proclaiming Your holiness and righteousness. As a people we have worshiped idols because they demanded so little from us. Hear our cries and forgive our sins so that times of refreshing may come, and you may send Jesus.⁣

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𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡:⁣

𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘐 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘐 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦. 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝟸:𝟸𝟶. ⁣

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Holy father, where I am weak, You are strong. Help me to abide in you that I may have faith to live according to the calling You have placed on my life. Jesus, wipe out all my transgressions. Eradicate every thought that is impure. Bind up the broken places in my heart and let Your peace refresh my soul.⁣

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𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡:⁣

What benefits or blessings are promised for those who turn to God? ⁣

What would “times of refreshing” look like in my family?

Notes coming later today!

The Return: Day 2⁣

An Upper Room Posture⁣

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𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:⁣

These all with one mind were continually to building them selves to prayer. (Acts 1:14)⁣

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𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱⁣

Your eyes will see the king in His beauty... (Isaiah 33:17)⁣

But we all, with unveiled face be holding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory… (2 Corinthians 3:18)⁣

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But you have come to Mt. Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the General assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in Heaven and to God… (Hebrews 12:22-23)⁣

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𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 ⁣

I have heard of you by the hearing of the year; but now my eye sees you: therefore I retract, and I repent in dust and ashes. (Job 42:5-6)⁣

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𝘞𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺.⁣

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𝘞𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶.⁣

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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻:⁣

Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock: You who are enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth! (Psalm 80:1)⁣

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𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵. 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯! ⁣

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𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦!⁣

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𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:⁣

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝟷𝟶 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴? ⁣

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𝘈𝘮 𝘐 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘮? ⁣

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𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵?

For the next 10 days we will be praying through The Return 10 Day Prayer Guide. ⁣

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You can find this guide on 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻.𝗼𝗿𝗴 or email me at 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿@𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀.𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 for a copy.⁣

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Below is how we will use this prayer plan.⁣

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Every day we start with a prayer of adoration. Why do we pray this way? It’s been said that, “a picture is worth 1000 words”. When we are able to taste and see God (Psalm 34:8) our hearts are alive because we can both receive love from Him and give love to Him. ⁣

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𝗜𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲:⁣

𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 His character. ⁣

Acknowledge His attributes. ⁣

𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 His beauty. ⁣

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 Him as Savior.⁣

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In the Father’s redemptive plan, it is His intention for Jesus “the image of the invisible God” (Colossians 1:15) to be seen, known, and worshiped by every tribe and tongue throughout the nations of the earth. Praying the Bible and worshiping Jesus for Who He is, joins the prayer and worship in heaven (Revelation 4) that continually adores Jesus in this way.⁣

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What makes adoration prayer unique? Adoration is He centered vs. We centered. ⁣

Our focus is on who He is, not on how we are doing. ⁣

Our focus is on His worth, not our circumstances.⁣

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Adoration builds faith in who He is so we can have confidence when we make our requests, and open hearts when He speaks. As we pray, our hearts become positioned to “boldly come before the throne of grace” (Hebrews 4:16) in intercession.⁣

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𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is agreement with who God is. 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 is our acknowledgment that we are not where He is but want to turn from our ways to align with Him. ⁣

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 is agreement with what God has promised to do.⁣

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Why do we anchor our prayer and intercession in the Bible? ⁣

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The Bible is God’s language, the language of His heart, the language of heaven. ⁣

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The Bible is positive in nature and encouraging to our spirit and renewing to our minds. ⁣

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The Bible is faith filled and has no doubt or unbelief. ⁣

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The Bible creates unity in God’s people as we pray and worship from it.⁣

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𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 focuses on our take away.

Philippians 4:8 2 Corinthians 10:5, Romans 12:2, Proverbs 4:23, Luke 6:45, Colossians 2:8, 1 Corinthians 2:16, Hebrews 4:12, James 1:22, Psalm 19:14, Romans 8:6, Philippians 4:8.

Philippians 4:13, John 15:5, Ephesians 1:19–20, Isaiah 28:6, 2Chronicles 20:12, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 4:3, 7, Ephesians 3:16, Psalm 127:1, Zachariah 4:6, Isaiah 31:1, Colossians 1:27, Matthew 11:12, Ephesians 6:10.

Ephesians 2:6 Colossians 2:13-15, 1 Corinthians 15:17, 20, Colossians 2:9, Romans 8:37, Hebrews 11:1, Isaiah 29:13, 2 Peter 1:3–4, 2 Timothy 1:7, Ephesians 6:10, Romans 13:11-14, Matthew 16:18, 1 Corinthians 15:57-58, Ephesians 6:12.