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Good morning and happy New Year family.

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Turn to John 17 if you would.

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It has been truly an amazing year so far and I am just so thankful for God's faithfulness

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to us.

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We as a family have gone through quite a bit in growth and still more things to come.

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I will tell you we are excited about the business meeting coming up and I will tell you the

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Constitution team is working diligently to work through that document and everything

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in that document will be supported with the scripture.

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So I think you are going to be very pleased with it, the diligence and the work that we

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have been putting in.

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So be prayerful about that, it has to be biblical, it has to be consistent with God's word.

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It will not supersede the word of God but it will absolutely support the word of God

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and help us to govern as a church the way the word says we should.

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In addition to that we have gone through six weeks on prayer and we are finally at the

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end and I will tell you I really enjoyed this message and really enjoyed just reading through

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and studying this.

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I hope that when it is all said and done you will walk away with a deeper understanding

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of prayer and the importance of it.

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So let's pray and let's jump in.

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Father I want to thank you so much for your faithfulness and goodness.

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Thank you Lord for your word.

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To you be honor and glory forever, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

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Lord you have given us and have prayed for us all that we need and Lord I pray that as

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we walk through the ending of this prayer that we get the importance of what you are

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saying through it.

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There is a common theme, a heartbeat of this prayer and it reveals your heart for your

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people and it reveals the heart of your purpose.

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And Lord we praise you and we thank you in Jesus name, Amen.

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Alright so we are going to go through a little bit just to kind of refresh you since we have

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been off this for a little bit two weeks now.

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The doctrine of prayer is a means of grace offered according to the will of God expressed

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in accordance with his word.

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Prayer is the language of the soul and opening of our hearts before God, John Calvin.

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Prayer reveals our hearts.

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Prayer is about aligning ourselves with God's will, Matthew 26, 36.

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Ukamai is the word used, cross meaning to come near or to come before, ukamai means

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to pray or to will.

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Praying is not an isolated spirit of exercise as if we pray and we live in two different

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components.

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The truth of the matter is we live as we pray and we pray as we live, Dr. Sinclair Ferguson.

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As I've said previously that this prayer in chapter 17 is broken up into three divisions.

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It's divided into three parts.

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The first part of the prayer, chapter 17, one through five, Jesus prays for his glory

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and the glory of the father.

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These five verses are about the dox adzo, to make, renown, render illustrious, to cause

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the dignity or work of a person or thing to become manifest and acknowledged, specifically

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to dox adzo of the Godhead.

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In John 17, six through nine, Jesus prayed for the disciples who were given the task

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to continue the ministry of reconciliation.

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He prays that they will dox adzo him, which in turn dox adzos the father, that they will

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make him renown through the gospel and that they will continue in the word and deed of

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the gospel.

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And that is verses eight, 14 through 19.

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In John 17, 20 through 26, Jesus prays for the believers all to come after the disciples,

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which we are among them.

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The same promises given to those who walk with him are ours also.

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The same dox adzo that Christ prays for himself, the father, the disciples, and all those after,

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for all of you and for those to come is your dox adzo.

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Christ is made renowned through our lives and as a result, we bring him glory as he

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glories in us.

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So I want us to oversee this little bit of John 17, 13 through 19 so we can kind of understand

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why he says what he says in 23, 26.

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So verse 13 says, but now I am coming to you and these things I speak in the world that

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they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

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I have given them your word and the world has hated them.

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The world has pursued them with hatred and the world detests them.

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And the same hatred and the test that the world had for the disciples, the world has

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for me.

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Now this word that's coming up, I want you to pay attention to it.

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It says, because they are not of the world just as I am not of the world.

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Pretty simple.

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This is not your home.

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This is your journey.

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Then he says in verse 15 with an absolute negative, I do not ask that you take them

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out of the world, but that you keep, that you tend carefully, that you guard, that you

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shepherd them, he's talking to the father, from evil.

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That's the translation there.

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Translation, van Eras is not evil one.

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There are a couple commentaries that say based on a, I think historical, based on some references

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to the evil one and how they use the word evil, that some of the commentaries would

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say that it's talking about Satan, the evil one.

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The problem is it doesn't fit the context of the prayer.

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In all of the prayer, he says we're not of the world just as he's not of the world.

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The world hates us, the world detests us, and then all of a sudden he just out of the

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blue says keep them from the evil one.

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That's not, that makes no contextual sense whatsoever.

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But there are some translations in and some of the other commentaries that say it's actually

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evil, which makes sense because when you read the Lord's prayer, it means the same thing,

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that he would keep us from hardship and harassment and trouble and perils of faith.

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So that's where it is, keep them from evil, not keep them from the evil one.

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How do we know that?

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Because not only does he say we're not of the world, then turns around in the very next

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statement after he says keep them from evil, they are not of the world just as I am not

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of the world.

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So context clearly states that this is evil, not Satan.

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Sanctify them in the truth, the word is truth, which is interesting and supports my idea

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continually in this idea of it being evil.

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Why?

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Because the only way to overcome harassment and hardships and trouble and perils of faith

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is to be in the truth.

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Verse 18, as you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world and for their

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sake I consecrate myself that they also may be sanctified in truth.

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The only way to go into the world with confidence is to know that God has your back.

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So as we move into the last part of this wonderful, beautiful prayer, you kind of understand why

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he says this for those to come.

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This is that part where he's praying for those after the disciples, for us and for those

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to still come.

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First principle number one, the electing work of Christ is for the gospel alone.

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I want you to get this very important statement.

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The election, the doctrine of election, there is no gospel.

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You're like, well, that's a definitive statement.

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It is.

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Because the whole point of grace is to give unto a person something they do not deserve

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nor can they earn.

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Has nothing to do with your ability or your thought or your brain or your free will.

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It has everything to do with God and God alone.

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But the work of the gospel of Christ concerning the electing work of God, it's for the gospel.

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It makes the gospel sure.

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Jesus prays for his own so that the world may know that he alone is the savior of his

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people.

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John 17, 23, 21 says this, I do not ask for these only, meaning the disciples, but for

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those who will believe in me through their word.

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How do we know that?

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For faith comes from hearing and hearing that of the word of Christ.

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That's what this means.

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That the gospel being preached will bring the gift of faith to the heart of the elect.

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Now verse 21 says that they may all be one just as you, Father, or in me and I in you.

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And they also may be in us so that the world may believe that you sent me.

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So there it is.

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The electing work of God is a direct result of the gospel alone.

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So I think you're going to start to see the theme here.

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What's interesting about verse 20 says I do not ask for these alone, but for those who

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will believe.

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I like to clarify by taking out a definitive statement and showing you another definitive

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statement within this.

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I do ask for those who will believe in me through their word.

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So not only does he not ask for the disciples only, but he specifically asks for you.

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Interesting.

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Verse 22 and 23.

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Principle number two, Jesus prays for our conformity in him and our unity of faith.

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He prays for our conformity in him and our unity of faith.

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Just as Jesus and the Father are perfectly united, he prays that we too will be united

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together in him, in his glory for the gospel.

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How do you see all that?

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Here it is.

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Verse 22.

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The glory that you have given me, I have given to them that they may be one even as we are

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one.

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First thing you need to notice here, this word glory is daksa.

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It's the root word for daksa, but this word is daksa.

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This word daksa literally means perfect inward or personal excellency of Christ.

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The perfect excellency of Christ or the personal excellency of Christ.

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The majesty of Christ.

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Now let's read that a little differently so we can kind of understand what he's talking

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about here.

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Because ultimately what we do know is that he has predestined us before the foundation

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of the world to be conformed into the image of his son.

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That's the whole point.

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That's why he's praying this.

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That the daksa of Christ will be in us because he is actually the glory that you have given

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me, the personal excellency, the perfect inward excellency, the majesty that I have that has

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been given to me, I give to them.

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That they may be one even as we are one.

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That the whole point of the glory of Christ in us is so that we would be united together

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with him according to his word and his gospel.

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Here we go.

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That they may be one as we are one.

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I in them and you in me.

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I want you to hear this, that they may become perfectly one.

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I in them and you in me.

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What scripture is this?

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What doctrine is this?

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This doctrine is called eternal security.

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That if we are in Christ, in Christ as in the Father, there is nothing that can separate

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us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.

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Neither death nor life nor anything else.

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No angel nor demon.

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We are in Christ forever.

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And Christ says not only are you in me but you are in the Father which I am in because

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you are in me, I am in him.

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That's like a double lockdown.

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I mean it's kind of hard to get rid of that isn't it?

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So why do we avoid this issue of eternal security?

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This is not a statement of once say, no he said.

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This is a statement of once truly converted, you will stay converted and you are his forever.

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There is a difference between once say, no he said.

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It's a Baptist statement, how do you know?

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Because I was a Baptist.

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Where I got ordained.

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And then God taught truth.

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There it is.

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So I in them and you in me.

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And they may become perfectly one.

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How in the world can God's people be perfectly one when they can't even agree on anything

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now?

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Well here's the answer.

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This is what causes us to be perfectly one as he and the Father are one.

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So that the world may know that you sent me and love them even as you love me.

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What's that called?

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The Gospel.

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You wonder why the church today is not united?

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Why we're not one?

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We can't even agree on the simple reality of the Gospel.

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That the God of all creation put on flesh, died on the cross, was buried and rose again

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on the third day.

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No, we got a message of say this prayer, welcome to the family.

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We can't agree on anything.

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To be honest with you, I listened to a message.

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You know how to say something.

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I listened to a message this week and the Gospel was narrowed down as a hallmark meeting.

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Like if it was a romance.

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I'm like are we serious?

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Have we really lost the point of Christ?

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The God who created you and died on the cross is not a romance.

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It's not a hallmark meeting.

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I mean, let me get off the sofa.

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Oh boy.

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We wonder why we can't be united.

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We can't be united because we can't unite on one thing.

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The importance of the Gospel which is the most important thing.

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Because you know why?

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We're not being conformed into the image of Christ.

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We're trying to make the church in the image what we want it to be.

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We're conforming the church into their own image.

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One of the reasons why I'm so thankful for the men that we serve with, that I serve with.

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As believers, brothers, for the Gospel.

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Christ paid for his church, not my church, it's his church.

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Principle number three.

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Jesus prays that his people will be with him where he is.

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Let not your hearts be troubled.

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Believe in God.

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Believe also in me.

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In my Father's house are many rooms.

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If we're not so, I would have told you that I go to prepare a place for you.

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And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself

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that where I am, you may be also.

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John 14, one through three.

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Listen to this statement.

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In one verse, Jesus in one statement in his prayer summarizes everything that I just read.

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Where I desire that they also whom you have given me may be with me where I am.

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To see my glory that you have given me because you love me before the foundation of the world.

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Man, that's literally one verse, one statement, and what do we get?

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A whole mess of doctrine.

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The doctrine of election, the doctrine of eternal security, the doctrine of the perseverance

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of the saints, the doctrine of sanctification, the doctrine of the second return of Christ

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or the coming of Christ.

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Sorry.

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The second coming of Christ.

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Oh my goodness.

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So much here in this one little verse.

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This word desire, first of all, I want to clarify here.

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Thilo or thilo, this word is not desire as you guys would think desire to be.

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This is not something like I desire.

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This word desire literally means to be resolved, determined, or to purpose.

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Now father, I resolve, determine, and purpose that they, meaning us, whom you have given

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me, meaning he gave us to him, not that you gave yourself to Jesus.

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Maybe with me where I am, that where he is, that we will go also.

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Why?

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So that we may see his glory, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me

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before the foundation of the world.

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What an amazing statement.

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Can you see all those doctors that I just mentioned in one statement?

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That his resolve, his determination, he has determined, he has purpose that we will be

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with him.

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Wow.

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It reminds me of Bible verse in 2 Thessalonians chapter 2 concerning our gathering together

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to him and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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I know you, I have no need to write you.

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No, the resistance is a guarantee.

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Father, I have no need to write you.

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Father, I have no need to write you.

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Know the love of the great God and King, John 17, 25, 26.

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Where means father.

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I'm so scared to say it.

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It's going to ruin it.

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Dekias.

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Dekias.

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I think that's how you say it.

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Dekias.

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I'm hoping I said it right, Lord, please forgive me if I didn't because it totally lost my

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brain and I can't even remember how to say it.

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It's so terrible.

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Okay, this word literally means, oh, righteous father, the father who is the perfect judge.

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So this word, Dekias, means perfect judge, passing just judgment on all.

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Now when you see, when you read this, oh, righteous father, what it means is the father

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who judges rightly.

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Now think about that because right after that statement, he says, even though the world

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does not know you, I know you.

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And these know that you have sent me.

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You are the one who judges perfectly.

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Even though the world has rejected you, doesn't know you, doesn't want you.

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You in your righteous judgment have given me people that do know you.

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Why?

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Because these know that you sent me.

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Who?

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Us.

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How do we know?

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How do we know that Christ was sent?

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How do we know the father?

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How has Jesus made the father known to us through the gospel?

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Here it is, verse 26.

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I made known to them your name and will continue to make it known.

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Isn't that interesting?

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How is Christ going to make the father's name known and continue to make the father's name

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known through the work of the gospel?

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Look at this word, the word that.

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This word that means intent or the purpose of or the result of.

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How does he make the name of God known?

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Through the love with which you have loved me may be in them and I in you.

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The gospel here.

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What's the theme here?

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What is the common theme of the end of this amazing prayer?

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His final declaration is that the world may believe, verse 21, that the world may know,

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verse 23, that I made your name known and that I will continue to make it known, verse

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26.

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For the gospel is why he prayed.

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For the gospel is for and to whom he prayed.

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For the gospel is what he prayed.

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His prayer of where he is and others and where we are going is a direct result of the gospel.

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How he prayed was for the gospel.

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The whole purpose of his prayer is not only to declare all the things that he just finished

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teaching them from chapter 13 all the way to 16.

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But to declare his purpose for them, the gospel.

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There is no other purpose for the church.

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That is her purpose.

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That is your purpose individually.

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So let me clarify what I read to you earlier.

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Prayer is a means of grace offered according to the will of God expressed in accordance

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with his word.

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Prayer was the language of his soul, an opening of his heart before the Father.

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Prayer reveals his heart or revealed his heart.

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Prayer was about aligning himself with the Father's will.

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Cross bukhumi to come near and to pray according to the will of the Father was his purpose.

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Prayer is not an isolated spiritual exercise as if we pray or we live in two different

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components.

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The truth of the matter is we live as we pray and we pray as we live.

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Jesus did pray as he lived and lived as he prayed.

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Wonder why we struggle with our prayer life.

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We made prayer out to be a ritual instead of a moment of worship and aligning ourselves.

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It's one thing to go and pray and just say things because we feel like we have to.

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It's another to come before our holy God and go, Lord, I just want to be in line with you.

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I want to know you and your will according to your word.

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I want the words that I speak be according to your word, not what I want, what you want.

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Prayer is so very important.

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What do we remember out of all this past six weeks?

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That when we look at the model of prayer, we see Jesus' model even in John 17, except

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for one part.

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He gave us in the model that's just for you and I.

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Let me explain it to you.

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Exultation in prayer, praise, verse one through five, surrender.

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The I am in you and you are in me.

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The kingdom comes is the idea.

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Ask, he prayed for his disciples and prayed for you.

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He calls us to repent.

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Jesus didn't need to repent.

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So when you read the Lord's prayer, it's not really the Lord repenting.

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This is God's model prayer.

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It's the only thing in this particular prayer that is for you and you alone because you

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cannot align your will with God's will until you deal with the issue of your sin.

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Petition.

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We would be kept guarded from evil.

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Petition.

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Lastly, it's all according to your name.

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God is exalted and praised.

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There is that beautiful little model that Jesus did in every prayer.

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Very simple way to pray.

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So I pray that you have enjoyed this series of prayer that you will commit to aligning

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your will and your heart according to his word.

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I know that if you do, you will be blessed.

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Last statement.

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Jesus prayed.

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Jesus did pray as he lived and lived as he prayed.

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Father, I want to thank you so much for your favor for this.

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Thank you Lord for your word.

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Thank you for your goodness.

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Thank you that you are the God of all creation and there is none like you.

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Thank you for these amazing doctrines.

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The truth that is saturated through your prayer.

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The beauty of your prayer for your people.

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Not only the disciples, but for the people who work to come and even for those who are

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going to come after us.

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Help us Lord to walk intimately in your word.

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Be consistent in prayer and to honor you in all things in Jesus name.