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8/7/2019 The Power of Simple Prayer
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New york boStoN NaShville
Joyce Meyer
How to Talk with God About Everything
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2007 Jc M
a gs sd. N p s m pducd n n m n cnc mcnc mns, ncudng nmn sg nd ssms, u pmssn n ng m pus, xcp
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Contents
Introduction vii
1 Lord,TeachMe 1
2 TheSimplePrivilege 23
3 JustLikeBreathing 44
4 ThePoweroPrayer 64
5 Praise,Worship,andThanksgiving 82
6 ConsecrationandCommitment 105
7 PetitionandPerseverance 1258 IntercessionandAgreement 146
9 TheWordandtheSpirit 166
10 KeystoPowerulPrayer 188
11 AboveAll 214
12 FourteenHindrancestoAnsweredPrayer 235
13 SureVictoryinPrayer 25814 StayingStrongthroughPrayer 277
InClosing... 297
Notes 298
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s pc u nu mndsnd c nd
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1Lord,TeachMe
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cndnc ps d m dnc. If minis-
ters feel this way, what must their congregations say?
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ng hm c m p, u s i md sm qus s
n nddu, Gd nsd m n pu nd ug
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i md m png pnc-sd, cn, sus ps
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ppn und m). i n p m nn ( cnd-
n m , m spu g, m uds, nd m
ms). as Gd s ug m p, i nd
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hs j s c xns.
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ndng m d cmmuncng ld s i sp.
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ms p dscpnd u ng gsc.
w i nc ug i s ung n gn Gd
png, i n z i su cnn su
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p s g pg, n du.
i n ng ppc Gd n , ndng h
m nd snd n ns m ps. i n ppchm d, s hs wd cs m d, nd g
xpcn.
i u s Gd c u p , u
s xpnc g cngs n u p, ncsd
d, me 3
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cnss n u ps, mndus sscn n u -
nsp Gd, nd sng dm nd njmn n
p.
in s , i p-
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mun cng n
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n Gd s nn cn s n-
mn nd cus spng
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xng, xcng, nd c u. i m png nd -
ng h d u n n ncd, -cngng .
Gd c nmn i sng nd p
u pp n s jus g u, u psn-
, nd pcu ssn u n s m n u .
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spnd s u c d png. S s mn
dus nd nd sm m n . S s n s-
sn n s nd Gd d p
n s dung m. S cn gn d
p nd p ugu d, u n ncss n
sm mnn s mn n ng s cdn mnd cn m n m scdu.
i mm ndng p smn nd snng n
d mn sp u s pd mnng m
nn. S d n dng mn s nd d
gc m Gd d s. i dd n undsnd spc
Godistheonlyonewhocan
takethisinormationandcause
ittospringtoliesothatprayer
becomesexhilarating,exciting,
andeectiveoryou.
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s Gd gs c us, s i n m dmnd
d sm ng s dd. a i dd s g d nd sp
u s n mnus! tug xpnc nd s
, i nd cnn cmp u p s
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pn c us. t b cs us h gs c us
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m Gd p us c d. Sm, i gc sud ng m cus i m cd s c n Gds
ngdm. i ncug u u cn , u dn
n smn s cn . Gd n p u
nn u u!
Its Personal
eng u u spu s dpnds n u psn
n Gd nd u psn nsp hm. w cn nj
nsp cus Jsus d n css gs us , unn-
dd ccss u n F nd u ms pss
us n nm, dnmc nsp hm.
i cn d epsns 3:12, c ss: in wm, cus
u n hm, d dnss (cug ndcndnc) ccss (n unsd ppc Gd
dm nd u ). as i mdd upn s Scpu,
i cm qu xcd z s dn umn ngs
free access Gd any time ug p. w cn ppc
hm d u s, u , nd cmp
d, me 5
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6 pw f ip py
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d unmd p m hm.
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s pd mns s s n
p. in s cssc um, d With Christ in the School of Prayer,
and Mu ddsss s m sng Gd c us
p, nd s: Nn cn c Jsus, nn u Jsus;
c n hm, ld, c us p. a pup nds
c, ns s , s g cng, n pnc nd dscnd pups nds. bssd
Gd! Jsus s s nd muc m. . . . Jsus s c us
p.2 Dn justry p, s Jsus c u!
Jsus n n s c uscp p, h
s s us s nddus. h ns us jus
nd p c us dsc u n m
p nd dp s p mxmzs u psn
nsp hm. h ns p n s, nu, -
gng cmmuncng hm s s u s
hm nd hm s hs us. P s s
smp; s nng m n ng Gd. i s ncuds
snng h s s. Gd sps us n mn s. i
u ds n m uhow h sps, i ncug u
d m nd How to Hear from God.
Gd s c c psn n nc hm ug p n xc sm . h s n
dsgnd us dn nd dgs n u dsncnss.
as i sd pus, p pncps pp
s, u Gd ds c us s nddus. w n d-
n pcs n u hm, dn s
spu mu, nd d dn ps xpncs
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n p. wn n pncps p, nd m
nd ncu ndg u p nd s
pncps ld nd s, tc me pp s n my,
n mysun, my. S m s d s suppsd
me. Gd, im dpndng n yu c m p,
m m c n p, m m nsp yu
ug p cs, ms dng spc m .
embrace Your unIqueness
bcus Gd s nddusnd s h
ns p s nddus. en n p cp
s, s nddus; smp jn u s
s s n c. Dung s cp p ms,
i Gd ns u s n un muc m n
h ns u mds sm. wn s, ld, c
m p, sng hm c us p n dsnc p-
sn nd n u ps s, nu xpssns
. w n suppsd cc u nddu
d p cs.
w nd g Gd
jus nd g
hm psu nj-ng cmpn
gn h s md c
n us . w nd
ppc Gd u
n sngs, nsss,
unqunss, nd ng
d, me 7
BecauseGodhasashioned
ourheartsindividually,ourprayersneedtoow
naturallyoutoourhearts
andbeconsistentwiththeway
Hehasdesignedus.
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ns us .
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cnsds s(nkjv). bcus Gd s snd u
s nddu, u ps nd f nu u u
s nd cnssn h s dsgnd us. as
dp u nddu ss cmmuncn Gd, cnn m pp m m xpncd n , u
nd cu n m m u sndd. i p
n xmp mn, u i n Jsus sndd. t s
nng ng ncpng smng smn s
s dng n u n p u u d Gds
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p up s cp p ssnd d n
cmpd p pncp u nd
m u p.
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m cm ng spcd us n dng -
dng Gds Sp. wn mn-md us,
ps pp, u n sp u n nd Gds
Sp, ps hm. w d n nd pssud p cn cn ng m cus n spcc
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us s nddus.
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n un m dc, s sp, nd
cn Gds Sp us h s. wn n
cn, n ppn nx, u n Gds
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dmnd uss nd us spnd u s -
ng gu cus n smn s.
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amc nd ds s n gu ss. i pssn
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s suns. i n sm pp cus nns n
n ssu n p nd s cus n mssns
sm p . M pn s Gd pcs dn
ngs n c u s nd, n , ng s cd.
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d, u Gds Sp ds c us hm.
i sud ng m i nd i m sng
u nd i dn n u su s i dd. l m pn u
gn! S g n sng Jsus c u s n nddu
pp u pncps p u
n ug n hs n unqu u. i s
njng ng, ncudng p, s Gds Sp
d u us us pncps s ndd n u p-
sn suns.
the KeY to PraYer
i i d dn ms mpn c p,
i ud s s ppcng Gd s hs nd. wn g
d, me 9
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10 pw f ip py
Gd ng h ss us s hs nds, n nds
pnd us. w xpnc dm nd dnss, c
ncss c p.
i d n n Gd s nd, nd n cndn
h ns us s hs nds, ucn hm
nd s hm nng. i s, dsn
nsps Gd, u ps cn gsc. bu g
hm s u nd, u sng u hm, u ps
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u, smn u n spnd m , nd smn u
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ndsp smn n . i s m. t u s
u cn s cs Gd s u n ; dpnds n
m u ng ns n nsp. i ncug u
g n hm spndng m n p nd n wd.
yu ndsp Gd s dpn nd g s u
hm m n g-
u ss nd s u xp-nc hs unss. t
dnc n dp-
ng nsp Gd
s nd nd udng -
nsps pp s
Gd, u nd up
YoucanbeasclosetoGodas
youwanttobe;italldepends
onthetimeyouarewillingto
investintherelationship.
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nd s pc! on n u n s
u. on s u, dpnd, ng, nd gng.
M p dpng g ndsp Gd nd
nng hm p ng u d, d. t
ss smp pjus ng hm nd sng u
hm s u g u ngs u d. incud
hm n u ugs, n u cnsn, nd n u -
d cs. Dn jus un hm n u dsp;
hm n gc s, u dng u c, cm-ng u , ng dg, cng dnn. appc hm
s u pn nd u nd nd smp us d nng
u hm. h ns nd n u ! l Gd
u Sund-mnng x mn pp p hm n
nd hm nd u Mnd, tusd, wdnsd, tusd,
Fd, Sud, nd d Sund s . Dn p hm
n gus cmpmn, cus h ns ccss
u . h ns u nd.
Abraham
Pps n n mnnd n b s m n d s
Gds nd n am. in is 41:8, Gd cs am
M nd, nd Jms 2:23 ss, . . . s cd Gds nd. in
od tsmn, kng Jsp, s ng Gdn d, sd am s yu nd (2 Cncs 20:7).
w b s Dd s mn Gds n nd
Jn s dscp Jsus d, am s dsnc n
ng cd friend Gd n m n n pc n Scpu.
wn Gd dcdd xcu judgmn n cdnss
pp Sdm nd Gm, h d am
d, me 11
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h pnnd d. w d u s n Gnss 18:17, c
ss: S i d m am [M nd nd sn]
i m gng d? w? bcus nds.
in ndsp, pp c u
gng d. h mn ms s nd sd u, w
u dng d? nd u p smng , im gng
gc s s mnng nd gm ng. o
n u sd smn, ws u scdu nx
? nd s spnds, i dcs ppnmn ntusd nd mng n tusd. bu ud u
unc n wdnsd?
bcus Gd cnsdd am hs nd, h d m
h s gng djus u ud u nd. t b
s us n Ps 3:6 cndg Gd n u s nd
h dc u sps. t acknowledge mns c u
smn ns. w sud c u Gd ns
u pns, jus s ud c u cs nd ns.
w sud dscuss ng hm n cnsn mn-
n, jus s ud spus cs nd.
wen abrm erd bou e devson God plnned o relese
gns Sodom nd Gomorr, e cme ner nd sd, would you
lso desro e rgeous e cked? (Geness 18:23, nkjv).
Jus s God d sred hs nenons abrm becuse e
ere rends, abrm cme ner o God nd quesoned hsnenonsbecuse e ere rends. te d relonsp n
c e could communce reel; e could lk openl. abr-
m s so confden n Gods rendsp m e quesoned
God almg! ts nmc; s secur n relonsp.
t s s cdd n Gnss 18:1733, u u m d
n nds: am nd Gd cnnud dg.
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am pd nd ncdd Sdm nd Gm, sng
Gd d judgmn gns snu cs s gus
pp d ud n su punsmn du
cd. h sd sng Gd n ds cs h
cud nd gus pp n m, u n am -
zd mg n pss. a qu gng c nd
, am n sd Gd sp m s n
n gus ppnd Gd gd. w s am
ncd suc dnss? bcus n Gd s s ndnd ppd hm n ss nsp.
You
Jus s Gd sd hs pns am, h s ngs
uhs , hs dss, hs pupss nd nnns
n u hs nd. h g u undsndng nd
nsg n s ppnng n u nd u
d u . h d u nd p u ppd
uu. i u Gds nd, u d n cug
gud musd u ccumsncs. yu cn nmd
nd dcus u nd Gd. h m n
ng u ud n xc n u ud
n , u h g u undsndng s u pn us
hm.yu m sng, h
d i g Gds nd?
accdng Jn 15:15, u
d . in s s, Jsus
sd hs dscps, i
cd u M nds. . . .
Oneothebestwaystoensure
adeepeningriendshipwith
Godistohaveaheartthat
wantstoobeyHim.
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14 pw f ip py
i u Jsus, u mdn-d dscp nd
u hs nd. as s cs n ndsp, u cn
csu nd u cn cs, nm psn nd. yu
ndsp Gd gs nd dps jus s u ndsps
pp g nd dp. Jus s nu ndsp
qus m nd ng dp, s ds u nsp
Gd.
on s s nsu dpnng ndsp Gd
s ns hm. wn u s pu, nd d hs dng nd g spnd dn,
n c psn xpnc Gds ndsp. i d
n mn mus dng ng g
pc m; i smp mn n pupsu
dsdn, us, d-d, s ng s
Gd us g . i mn ng pu hs
dss u n dss cus hm nd us
hm s u ndnd n h ns s s
s us n.
as u g n u ndsp Gd, n g u
nsp s sd n h s nd n n h cn d
u. kp sng hs psnc, n hs psns; p sng hs
c, nd n hs nd. yu mus n n ndncs
n, mung ndsp Gd s ng uss
cus n ns ndsp Gd nsd cus-ng n Him s u nd. as umn ngs, d n ppc
ndng u cn pp n u nds cus
n g m smng n; ud
n n pp n nds us smp cus
nd jus cus cu us sm
pncp pps Gd.
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Friendship Breeds Boldness
wn gn undsnd u ndsp Gd nd s
uss s hs nds, u ps cm m Sp-d, m
-d, nd muc d. Jsus d s n lu 11, mm-
d h ug hs dscps p usng c
lds P. w cn sums h s usng s us-
hs ssn n p. h sd: wc u s nd
g m mdng nd s m, Fnd, nd m
s [ d], nd mn s n jun
s jus cm, nd i nng pu m; nd m
n ns, D n dsu m; d s n csd, nd
m cdn m n d; i cnn g up nd supp u
[ nng]? i u, ug n g up nd supp
m nng cus s s nd, cus s smss
pssnc nd nssnc g up nd g m s muc s
nds (lu 11:58).Nc mn nds d n gs cus
s smss pssnc nd nssnc. w n sm-
ss pss u ndscus ndsp ms us d,
nd m g nd pgss n u ndsps, d
cn . tug hs, Gd ns us
cm d n gc, m n mc nd
nd gc p n m nd (hs 4:16, nkjv).
w n d pp n. F xmp, s
s D nd i g sun dnn nd s
nmd Jn. wn Jn ppcs u s m,
nducs ms us. D ds n s, Nc m u,
Jn. ts s m , Jc, nd s nds d nx
tusd mnng. wud u mnd ng ? w nd
d, me 15
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16 pw f ip py
u s, u n n nd ndsp m
ud g us dnss s m nu.
bcus Jns j s n us, i ud n s s
m x mn sd dssng n sd. bu cus
n nds, i ud n dm sng m g m
d nx tusd m c s ng scd. on
nd, i ud s u nd m . en
i d cc n mnng, i n i
cn nds ud gd m smp cus m ndsnd i ud d nug s m cus
u nsp.
Sm, ndsp Gd ngs dnss n p. w-
ng u s m, Cs Spugn ns ncs
[Gds] d un h pns.3 w pss n nd pssn
n n Gd s nd nd ns s
us cus hs nds. on nd,
n scu n u nsp hm, m sn
n n ppc hm.
i Gd s ng mn nd mn p
d ps. on ps i pp p n, nd
pd mn ms ms, s i c jus p. w d s
mn ms nd usu un . a jus p sunds
smng s: N, ld, justn yu s d;
Gd, justs yu pc us; F, justcm yung . . .; o, Gd, yu ud justp us n s sun,
ud s nu. . . . D u s i mn? w sund
s d s Gd muc. ts n
gd nds!
t d jus cn mn righteous fair, u cn s mn
barely enough to get byby a narrow margin. Gd ns g us
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xcdng, undn, nd nd cn d
p, s, n (s epsns 3:20). w sud ppc
hm sng nug g n? w sud ppc
Gd, u nd, s d s muc? wn
ppc hm , sms s d n h s
gnus nd gd. w mus
z h s n Gd
gs jus nug
g , u h dss ss us undn,
pn nds n
nd pu u ssngs s
g cnn cnn
m (s Mc 3:10).
Smms puncung
u ps juss s
smp , nd s, nd . Gd ds n n
sps, nscu jus ps. h ns d, cn-
dn, -d ps pd u jus nd gus pp
scu n ndsp hm. as spcu
d Gd s u ppc hm, u d n d! t b
nsucs us n nd , u n s us
d c n . as m c, hs 10:38 s us
d c n , Gds su s n dg psu n us.
Friendship Benefts Others
wn nds Gd, ndsp n n ns
us, s ns s und us. wn pp cm us
nds cncns, m sm p, u m
Hewantstohearbold,
confdent,aith-flledprayersprayedbytrulyjustand
righteouspeoplewhoare
secureintheirriendship
withHim.
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18 pw f ip py
n m nds . en d n
pp nd, Gd ds. wn nds Gd,
cn s pp, i dn u nd, u i n Sm-
n ds. i s m nd! i ncd Gd
u. wn nds Gd, n h s p
nn n pps ccumsncs, p cdn sp
usng dugs, ng nnc ugs, mdc
mcs, cnc mgs. t m nm n
Gd, m cndn n hs ngnss nd p pp. wn cm us, cn g hm nd n
h cm ug m. w cn cu s Gd d us
nd p smn n n n
dn ds . w cn p cmpssn u
nd Gd s nd nss.
i cn mm ng sd u m s spu cnd-
n. h usd m n i s cd nd mn s i u
d nd snd m . Png m s s ng
i ud dn nd d. h, s i g cs
Gd nd nd hs s, i zd i n n ndd cm-
p g m , u i s ndd p s s-
n. Gd g m gc g m dd nd
cmpssn d m.
F mn s, i pd us ms m cm
n Jsus, u i n s n sgs cng n m. hd s n d-d mn nd i s n sgns
s s snng . i s dscugd nd ug s
usss p png.
tn Gd sd m d n ms dcu ngs h
s sd m. h sd m m m pns cs
d, u m us, nd c m un
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dd. a m, n sns. Snc
ng n u m dn, i n mng m
n mg mn s nd s ng c smn
d n dn nng u u m. i s ss n nu-
ssc u sun nd Gd d m qu
un i n n i d .
t m s n nd i s dd n s muc cng n
m dd. Smms i dd n p m s mns, nd
n Gd ud pu m n m gn. i dsnc mmdng n mnng nd sng smng s
Gd, F, i n ud sm yu usd m d
pp d n psn nsp yu
ug n Jsus nd m n d nd g .
i dn u sd m d nd n i m sng
yu s psn m: s m . Fg s sns nd
d m n nsp yu. i pd sm ps n
ps, u n nns i d.
a s , m m cd nd sd m dd d
n cng ds nd nd s m. D nd i n
us, nd m dd pgzd usng m n i s
cd. h p cng nd sng s s. i sd m
s d m Jsus ld s nd sd s. w
d m n p d nd pzd m s . M
dd cn pssd , nd jc n nng n Jsus. Dn du p s p-
u. yu ndsp Gd cn m n n dnc n
smn u .
w cnn cn pp u ps, u i d
ppcng Gd d n s pns
d Gd n s n sng nd pu s.
d, me 19
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20 pw f ip py
M s d m
cc, u i n Gd
d m ggss
cus i pd d nd
psd n p.
tu, u ndsps
Gd n pp.
o cus, n us
g s . i cnn n nng m sm n ng nd Gd. t s nng i ud Gd s n,
t Jc M, ss M nd. i d n n hm s, yu
n, Jc Ms ns p pncps, s uss
pc p psu, s s g n c; s sunds
qun n s ps nd s n s thees, thys,
nd thous sgnd u! N! i n n Gd ns
m s hs nd, nd i u ng hm n u
, . tug Jsus Cs, g cm-
Gd nd g d n gc g p
nd n pn m m u nds nd nds s
(s hs 4:16).
on s ngs u cn d s dp u nd-
sp Gd. Jsus s md u gus ug d
h sd n css, s s n sn u cnn ppc
Gd s d nd s nu s u ud u s nd n. rmm, ndsp Gd s n nsmn m
nd ng dp. bu s mm s u ndsp
dpns, u p pgsss. a gng, n, ncs-
ng nm ndsp Gd nu d gng,
n, ncsng c p .
ThroughJesusChrist,wehave
arighttobecomortablewith
Godandtogoboldlytothe
throneograce.
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summarY
wn u s c u, ld, c m p, Gd nss.
w d n n p smp cmng Csn
gng cucn n ndng s nd
s. w n p m nd m c m s
dp psn nsp Gd. h s md c
us unqu nd h cs us p n s c nd
xpss h s cd us . h ns us as individuals hm ug p n unqu psn s.
ou psn n Gd nd u psn nsp
hm dc c qu nd cnss u ps.
in c, ng Gds nd s ms mpn n,
dnmc p . h ns us d n hm, us
hm, hm, s u s hm, nd sn s
h ss hs us. in cnx ndsp Gd,
cnnu n p.
Py Pi
0 i u usd n u p nd ndng
u ps c, n c u m
u , ld, c m p!
0 t dp nd sng u p s dc
dp nd sng u psn nsp Gd.
0 P s smp. i s nng m n ng nd snng
Gd.
d, me 21
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22 pw f ip py
0 in cng us p, Gd ds us s nddus unqu psns, ds mpmns, nd dn
s cmmuncng. w nd cu n cm-
p uss s nd jus uss nd
hm c us p.
0 bng nd Gdnd nss
c p.
0 Dpng g ndsp Gd s m nd
ng, u s s nsmn m nd ng
cn pss m.
0 appcng Gd n ss ndsp ns us
p d ps. as ndsp cms m nm,
u dnss ncss.