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“GIVE ME STRENGTH”. Psalm 27:1-14 “The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”. PSALM 27:13. “I would have lost heart, Unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.”. PRINCIPLES OF FAITH Hebrews 11:1-3, 6.
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“GIVE ME STRENGTH” Psalm 27:1-14 “The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”
PSALM 27:13 “I would have lost heart, Unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.”
PRINCIPLES OF FAITHHebrews 11:1-3, 6 • Psalm 37:25-27 Please consider Romans 15:4; 1 Corinthians 10:6,11 • Is God’s Providential Care Real? Romans 8:24-28
God’s Providence • Jesus taught this in His Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 6:25-34 • Paul taught this in Romans 8:31-39 Are you persuaded too?
The Power of Prayer • 1 John 3:21-24 We Receive • 1 John 5:14-15 Confidence! DO YOU BELIEVE GOD ANSWERS YOUR PRAYERS, ACCORDING TO HIS WILL?
Lessons from Prayers in the Bible • Joshua’s Prayer – Joshua 7:1-13 • Jonah’s Prayer– Jonah 1:17; 2:1-10 Prayer is not to be treated like a fire extinguisher!
Lessons from Prayers in the Bible • Hezekiah’s Prayer – 2 Chronicles 31:20-21; 32:1-8; 2 Kings 18:28-37;19:1-14, 15-20 “I have heard!” 35-37 (Romans 12:19-21)
God heard Jesus’ Prayer • Jesus prayed in the garden “Oh My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will”Matthew 26:39 • Hebrews 5:5-7 Jesus was heard • Do we grow weary and forget to pray? Galatians 6:9-10 • Do we quit when trouble arises? Hebrews 3:14 What about our confidence?
Christians Know That God Hears and Answers their prayers! • We lose our faith over the smallest matters of this life, blame God, and forget who we are! • We really need to remember Hebrews 12:1-4
Do you have Paul’s Attitude of Heart? • “Yet of myself I will not boast except in my infirmities.” “For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 • “What can we say to these things then? If God is for us, who then can be against us?” Romans 8:31