Call to Worship, Psalm 148:1-5

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Call to Worship, Psalm 1481-5
1 Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the
heavens praise him in the heights
above. 2 Praise him, all his angels praise him,
all his heavenly hosts.
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3 Praise him, sun, and moon praise him, all you
shining stars. 4 Praise him, you highest heavens
and you waters above the skies
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All together 5 Let them praise the name of the
Lord, for at his command they were created.
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Peru
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Order of Worship
Praise Chorus Sweet, Sweet Spirit 328 Prayer
Welcome Fellowship Chorus The Family Of
God Praise Hymns He Is Here
94 Holy Ground 71 Breathe On
Me 332 Offertory Special Music Sermon How
to Pray with Faith James 1
6-8 Invitation I Surrender All 433
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Prayer is how we communicate with God.
Timeless Teaching God responds to the prayers
of those who have a working confidence in Him.
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How to Pray with Faith James 16-8
Prayer is how we communicate with God.
Timeless Teaching God responds to the prayers
of those who have a working confidence in Him.
Sermon in a Sentence God responds to OUR prayers
when we have a working confidence in Him.
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Our Response to God Lord, today I make a firm
commitment to develop a working confidence in God.
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Our Response to God Lord, today I make a firm
commitment to develop a working confidence in God.
Question for Reflection Do I have a working
confidence in God?
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6 But when he asks, he must believe and not
doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of
the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That man
should not think he will receive anything from
the Lord. (James 16, 7)
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AskReceive SeekFind
KnockOpened
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Some of the Rabbis got it right.
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So, we too, can develop the confidence that God
pays attention to our prayer.
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Question for Reflection Do I have a working
confidence in God?
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Question for Reflection Do I have a working
confidence in God?
Our Response to God Lord, today I make a firm
commitment to develop a working confidence in God.
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• I can believe God with a steadfast mind.
• the person who doubts God is as unstable as a
  wave of the sea during a storm (James 16b,
  SIM).

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Jesus does not demand a perfect faith.
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Lord, I believe! Help my unbelief! (Mark
918-24)
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Question for Reflection Do I have a working
confidence in God?
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Question for Reflection Do I have a working
confidence in God?
Our Response to God Lord, today I make a firm
commitment to develop a working confidence in God.
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• Three Central Issues
• I can believe God with a confident mind.
• I can believe God with a steadfast mind.
• I can believe God with a focused mind.

7 That man should not think he will receive
anything from the Lord 8 he is a double-minded
man, unstable in all he does.
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Question for Reflection Do I have a working
confidence in God?
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Question for Reflection Do I have a working
confidence in God? I can believe God
with a confident mind. with a
steadfast mind. with a focused mind.
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God responds to our prayers when we have a
working confidence in Him. Our Response to
God Lord, today I make a firm commitment to
develop a working confidence in God.
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Hymn of Response I Surrender All 433
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