Passion to Pray:

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Passion to Pray
Part 2

• Seeking For Prayer Partners

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2 Thessalonians 31-5 (NIV)

• 1)Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message
  of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored,
  just as it with you.
• 2)And pray that we may be delivered from wicked
  and evil men, for not everyone has faith.

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2 Thessalonians 31-5 (NIV)

• 3)But the Lord is faithful, and he will
  strengthen and protect you from the evil one.
• 4)We have confidence in the Lord that you are
  doing and will continue to do the things we
  command.
• 5)May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love
  and Christ's perseverance.

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John 1413 (NIV)

• 13)And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so
  that the Son may bring glory to the Father.

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Philippians 46 (NIV)

• 6)Do not be anxious about anything, but in
  everything, by prayer and petition, with
  thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

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1 Samuel 1223 (NIV)

• 23)As for me, far be it from me that I should sin
  against the Lord by failing to pray for you. And
  I will teach you the way that is good and right.

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I. ACCEPT YOUR INSUFFICIENCY

• 2 Thessalonians 31a
• 1)Finally, brothers, pray for us

- be willing to be vulnerable and accept
insufficiency.
Galatians 62..carry each others burdens James
516 and to pray for each other
- we need to see our brothers and sisters in the
Lord as partners in life.
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-Janice
Hughes

• Rich is the person who has a praying friend.
  

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II.ADDRESS YOUR IMPEDIMENTS
partnership in the work of the Lord. -be
sensitive about the ministry

• 2 Thessalonians 31b-2
• 1b)..that the message of the Lord may spread
  rapidly and be honored, just as it with you.
• 2)And pray that we may be delivered from wicked
  and evil men, for not everyone has faith.

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II.ADDRESS YOUR IMPEDIMENTS

• Unhindered Message

• 2 Thessalonians 31b
• 1b)..that the message of the Lord may spread
  rapidly and be honored, just as it with you.

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II.ADDRESS YOUR IMPEDIMENTS

• Unhindered Message

• Romans 1017
• 17)Consequently, faith comes from hearing the
  message, and the message is heard through the
  word of Christ.

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II.ADDRESS YOUR IMPEDIMENTS

• Unhindered Message
• Unharmed Messengers

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Acts 175-6 (NIV)

• 5) But the Jews were jealous so they rounded up
  some bad characters from the marketplace, formed
  a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed
  to Jason's house in search of Paul and Silas in
  order to bring them out to the crowd.
• 6) But when they did not find them, they dragged
  Jason and some other brothers before the city
  officials, shouting "These men who have caused
  trouble all over the world have now come here,

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Matthew 1621-23 (NIV)

• 21)From that time on Jesus began to explain to
  his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and
  suffer many things at the hands of the elders,
  chief priests and teachers of the law, and that
  he must be killed and on the third day be raised
  to life.
• 22)Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
  "Never, Lord!" he said. "This shall never happen
  to you!"
• 23)Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind
  me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me you
  do not have in mind the things of God, but the
  things of men."

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III.AFFIRM YOUR INSPIRATION

• The Character of God
• -Gods faithfulness can be a great source of
  confidence to all believers who are serving the
  Lord.

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III.AFFIRM YOUR INSPIRATION

• The Character of God
• The Confidence for Believers
• - Confidence is found on the fact that
  believers are in Christ, and that He continues to
  work in them to ground them in His love and
  perseverance.

God is constantly at work!
Philippians 213 (NIV) 13) for it is God who
works in you to will and to act according to his
good purpose.