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Grace Fellowship Church
www.GraceDoctrine.org

• Pastor/TeacherJim Rickard
• Sunday, July 5, 2009

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1 John 514-15 Specialty Prayers(continued)
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2. Prayer of thanksgiving and sanctification for
food - saying "grace" before meals. This is a
mandate for all believers. 1 Tim 43-5
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This applies to all food, anytime, anywhere. God
has created food to be received with thanksgiving.
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Grace before meals has a two-fold purpose.
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a. The expression of gratitude to God for His
logistical grace support, as a part of grace
orientation.
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b. Sanctification of that food, to eliminate any
potential harmful effects.
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To sanctify food requires one believer in
fellowship offering a very short prayer asking
God the Father to set apart the food.Father,
sanctify this food in Christ's name, Amen.
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3. Prayer for those in authority over us. As
citizens of a client nation to God, this is a
very important function for believers. 1 Tim
21-3
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4. Prayer for the sick.
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4. Prayer for the sick.James 515, And the
prayer offered in faith will restore the one who
is sick, and the Lord will raise him up...
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5. Prayer for the unsaved.
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5. Prayer for the unsaved.Rom 101, Brethren,
my hearts desire and my prayer to God for them
is for their salvation.
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6. Prayer for your enemies.
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6. Prayer for your enemies. Mat 544, But I
say to you, love your enemies (impersonal love),
and pray for those who persecute you.
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7. Prayer for spiritual adulthood.
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7. Prayer for spiritual adulthood.Phil 19, And
this I pray, that your (virtue) love may abound
still more and more in real knowledge and all
discernment.
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a) Paul is praying that their application of
metabolized doctrine will have a wider scope, a
more effective use of virtue-love. See also Col
19.
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8. Prayer for the communication and
communicators of Bible doctrine Pastor-Teachers,
missionaries, evangelists, etc. Col 42-4 2 Thes
31 Heb 1318
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9. Prayer of widows, ladies who become single
either by the death, divorce, or abandonment of
their husbands. 1 Tim 55
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1 Tim 55, Now she who is a widow indeed and who
has been left alone, and has fixed her confidence
on God, she also continues in petitions and
prayers (intercession) night and day.
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Communion
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Grace Offering
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Grace Fellowship ChurchSunday, July 5,
2009 Tape 09S-027Special Prayers, contd 1
John Series 1 John 514-15 1 Tim 21-3
43-5 Col 42-3 James H. Rickard Bible
Ministries 2009