Discipline In Prayer

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Discipline In Prayer
James 516 The effectual fervent prayer of a
righteous man availeth much. KJV
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Matthew 65-13 ESV

• Pray then like this Our Father in heaven,
  hallowed be your name.
• Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as
  it is in heaven.
• Give us this day our daily bread.
• And forgive us our debts, as we also have
  forgiven our debtors.
• And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
  from evil.

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Give Us Our Daily BreadMeet Our Physical Needs
Today

• Whenever we feel anxious...

Learn To Live One Day At A Time Stay Busy Learn
Contentment
Trust in God Pray Read The Bible Be Realistic Set
Our Minds To Overcome Worry
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Forgive Us Our DebtsBe Merciful To Me, The
Sinner

• The Good News

Luke 2446-47 Thus it is written, that the
Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead
the third day, and that repentance for
forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His
name to all the nations, beginning from
Jerusalem. 
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Forgive Us Our DebtsBe Merciful To Me, The
Sinner

• The Debt Has Been Paid

Romans 623 For the wages of sin is death but
the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ
Jesus our Lord. 
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Forgive Us Our DebtsBe Merciful To Me, The
Sinner

• The Debt Has Been Paid

Romans 323-26 23 for all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God,  24 and are justified
by his grace as a gift, through the redemption
that is in Christ Jesus, 
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Forgive Us Our DebtsBe Merciful To Me, The
Sinner

• The Debt Has Been Paid

Romans 323-26 25 whom God put forward as a
propitiation by his blood, to be received by
faith. This was to show Gods righteousness,
because in his divine forbearance he had passed
over former sins.
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Forgive Us Our DebtsBe Merciful To Me, The
Sinner

• The Debt Has Been Paid

Romans 323-26 26 It was to show his
righteousness at the present time, so that he
might be just and the justifier of the one who
has faith in Jesus.
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Forgive Us Our DebtsBe Merciful To Me, The
Sinner

• The Debt Has Been Paid

Hebrews 926 he has appeared once for all at
the end of the ages to put away sin by the
sacrifice of himself. 
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Forgive Us Our DebtsBe Merciful To Me, The
Sinner

• The Debt Has Been Paid

2 Corinthians 519 in Christ God was
reconciling the world to Himself, not counting
their trespasses against them. 
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Forgive Us Our DebtsBe Merciful To Me, The
Sinner

• The Good News

Acts 238 Peter said to them, Repent, and each
of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ
for the forgiveness of your sins and you will
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 
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Forgive Us Our DebtsBe Merciful To Me, The
Sinner

• The Good News

Hebrews 812 For I will be merciful to their
iniquities, and their sins will I remember no
more. 
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God Loves To Forgive
Micah 718-19 18 Who is a God like You, pardoning
iniquity and passing over the transgression of
the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain
His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.
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God Loves To Forgive
Micah 718-19 19 He will again have compassion on
us, and will subdue our iniquities. You will cast
all our sins into the depths of the sea.
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God Loves To Forgive

• Psalm 1038-14
• The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger,
  and abounding in mercy...
• He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
  nor punished us according to our iniquities.

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God Loves To Forgive

• Psalm 1038-14
• For as the heavens are high above the earth, so
  great is His mercy toward those who fear Him
• As far as the east is from the west, so far has
  He removed our transgressions from us.

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God Loves To Forgive
Psalm 1038-14 13 As a father pities his
children, so the Lord pities those who fear
Him. 14 For He knows our frame He remembers that
we are dust.
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God Loves To Forgive
Isaiah 557-9 7 Let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts let him
return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on
him and to our God, for He will abundantly
pardon.
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God Loves To Forgive
Isaiah 557-9 8 For My thoughts are not your
thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, says
the Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than
the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways,
and My thoughts than your thoughts.
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God Loves To Forgive

• Paralytic (Matt. 91-8)
• Woman Caught In Adultery (John 81-11)
• Jesus Murderers (Luke 2334)
• Thief On The Cross (Luke 2343)
• Forgives Us Of All Sin (1 John 17 21-2)

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God Loves To Forgive

• Forgives Immediately Upon Our Confession (1 John
  19)
• Forgives Worst Sins Imaginable (1 Cor. 69-10)
• Forgives Repeatedly (Matt. 1821-22)
• Remembers Sins No More (Heb. 812)

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How ToConfess Our Sins

• Psalms 511-19

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How ToConfess Our Sins

• Appeal To Gods Mercy Lovingkindness

Psalms 511-2
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Psalm 511-2

• Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your
  lovingkindness according to the multitude of
  Your tender mercies,
• Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly
  from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

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Psalm 1038-10

• The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger,
  and abounding in mercy.
• He will not always strive with us, nor will He
  keep His anger forever.
• He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
  nor punished us according to our iniquities.

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How ToConfess Our Sins

• Confess Our Sins Before God

Psalms 513-4
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Psalm 513-4

• For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin
  is always before me.
• Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done
  this evil in Your sight That You may be found
  just when You speak, and blameless when You judge.

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How ToConfess Our Sins

• Understand That God Wants Inward Truth

Psalms 515-6
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Psalm 515-6

• Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in
  sin my mother conceived me.
• Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, and
  in the hidden part You will make me to know
  wisdom.

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How ToConfess Our Sins

• Plead For Renewal Restoration

Psalms 517-8
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Psalm 517-12

• Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean Wash
  me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
• Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones
  You have broken may rejoice.

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Psalm 517-12

• Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my
  iniquities
• Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a
  steadfast spirit within me.

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Psalm 517-12

• Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do
  not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
• Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and
  uphold me by Your generous Spirit.

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How ToConfess Our Sins

• Resolve to Offer Faithful Service

Psalms 5113-17
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Psalm 5113-17

• Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And
  sinners shall be converted to You.
• Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, The God of my
  salvation, And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your
  righteousness.

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Psalm 5113-17

• O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show
  forth Your praise.
• For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would
  give it You do not delight in burnt offering.
• The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A
  broken and a contrite heart These, O God, You
  will not despise.

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How ToConfess Our Sins

• Pray For Gods Purposes and Gods Glory

Psalms 5118-19
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Psalm 5118-19

• Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion Build the
  walls of Jerusalem.
• Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of
  righteousness, with burnt offering and whole
  burnt offering Then they shall offer bulls on
  Your altar.

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When In Sin

• Appeal to Gods Mercy Love
• Confess Our Sins Before God
• Understand That God Wants Truth In Our Inward
  Parts
• Plead For Renewal Restoration
• Resolve to Offer Faithful Service
• Pray For Gods Purposes And Gods Glory

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God Loves To Forgive

• Psalm 1038-14
• For as the heavens are high above the earth, so
  great is His mercy toward those who fear Him
• As far as the east is from the west, so far has
  He removed our transgressions from us.

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God Loves To Forgive
Psalm 1038-14 13 As a father pities his
children, so the Lord pities those who fear
Him. 14 For He knows our frame He remembers that
we are dust.
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Have You Obeyed The Gospel?
Hear The Word (Rom. 1017) Believe That Jesus
is the Son of God (Acts 837) Repent of Your
Sins (Acts 238) Confess That Jesus is the Son
of God (Acts 837) Be Baptized for Forgiveness
of Sins (Acts 238) Live Faithfully Until You
Die (Rev. 210)
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An Exhortation To Pray

• As we progress in our study and consider the
  majestic greatness of God, His love that passes
  understanding, His readiness to hear our
  petitions and His infinite power which enables
  Him to answer them, why should it be necessary to
  urge people to continue steadfastly in prayer?
• Add to this mans weakness and constant need for
  divine help in meeting the problems of life, it
  becomes all the more difficult to understand our
  neglect of this marvelous privilege and power. .
  . .

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An Exhortation To Pray

• Does it not then become a sin if we omit this
  great responsibility and essential to spiritual
  life and growth?
• Let each ask himself, Do I really pray? If the
  answer is no, from this moment make a change in
  this exercise of infinite value. Homer
  Hailey, Prayer and Providence, p. 14