{"id":531,"date":"2022-09-26T17:10:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T17:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/210-josh-somerville-exhortation-how-we-pray\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:42:01","slug":"210-josh-somerville-exhortation-how-we-pray","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/210-josh-somerville-exhortation-how-we-pray\/","title":{"rendered":"210: Josh Somerville – Exhortation: How We Pray"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we are listening to an exhortation titled “How We Pray” that was given by Brother Josh Sommerville from the Verdugo Hills Ecclesia in California on August 21st, 2022.<\/p>\n

We hope this strengthens your Faith and brightens your day!<\/p>\n

Thank you for listening, God bless, and talk to you next week.<\/p>\n

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\nWelcome to good for selfie and
\ntalks. <\/p>\n

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\nI’m Levi and I’m Chris and I’m
\nBrian, thank you for joining us <\/p>\n

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\nthis week.
\nOn this podcast, we select one <\/p>\n

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\ntaco week to help us get the
\nBible in our daily news feed. <\/p>\n

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\nWe post a new episode of the
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\nintro before.
\nHand to kind of set the stage <\/p>\n

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\nfor the talk.
\nYou’re about to listen to and <\/p>\n

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\nnow let’s talk more about this
\nweek’s talk. <\/p>\n

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\nHello, this is brother Chris for
\nthis week. <\/p>\n

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\nWe are listening to an
\nexcitation that was given last <\/p>\n

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\nnot by brother.
\nJosh, Somerville. <\/p>\n

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\nI really enjoyed brother, Joshua
\nSex. <\/p>\n

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\nYou can have the topic that I
\nkind of have given to it, is how<\/p>\n

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\nwe pray and in it.
\nBrother, Josh is looking at the <\/p>\n

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\ndifferent ways that in
\nscripture, people talk about <\/p>\n

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\nactively doing prayer and in our
\nculture a lot of times the way <\/p>\n

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\nthat we think about prayer is
\nyou know, you’re standing with <\/p>\n

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\nyour heads bowed and you know
\nmaybe holding the hands of the <\/p>\n

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\nperson next to you, otherwise
\nyou’re being very still and <\/p>\n

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\nsomber.
\nAnd one of the things that I <\/p>\n

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\nreally appreciated about brother
\nJosh’s excitation is he <\/p>\n

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\ndescribes the actual Different
\nposes and positions that you can<\/p>\n

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\ndo for prayer and during the
\nexcitation, he actually had <\/p>\n

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\neverybody at the meeting stand
\nor kneel or do whatever pose it <\/p>\n

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\nwas together and I thought it to
\nbe both awkward if I’m honest. <\/p>\n

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\nBut also really profound because
\nit takes you out of the normal <\/p>\n

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\nroutine that you have, you know,
\nyou’re going to say a prayer and<\/p>\n

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\nyou just bow, your head and
\nclose your eyes for a minute. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd if you do that every single
\ntime, you can almost become a <\/p>\n

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\nroutine that doesn’t necessarily
\nThe same impact. <\/p>\n

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\nSo I would encourage you as
\nyou’re listening to this, <\/p>\n

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\nexcitation when he talks about
\nthat from points, if you’re in a<\/p>\n

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\nsituation where you’re able to
\nto try to replicate the poses. <\/p>\n

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\nAs he describes them, he says,
\nsmall little prayers during each<\/p>\n

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\nof those various poses.
\nAnd I just found it to be a <\/p>\n

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\nreally interesting way to look
\nat your prayer life and how you <\/p>\n

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\napproach it.
\nI know for myself, sometimes <\/p>\n

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\nprayer can be something.
\nI know I’m supposed to To do. <\/p>\n

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\nBut not always something I think
\nto do and looking at things from<\/p>\n

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\na different angle, find I find
\nfor myself to be a powerful way <\/p>\n

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\nto make me reconsider and
\napproach my prayer life in a <\/p>\n

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\ndifferent way.
\nSo I hope you enjoy this <\/p>\n

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\nexcitation as much as I did.
\nI thought it was a really <\/p>\n

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\ninteresting way to approach
\nthinking about your prayer and <\/p>\n

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\nmade me think about the
\ndifferent ways that we do, our <\/p>\n

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\nprayers, both publicly and
\nprivately. <\/p>\n

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\nSo as Levi, and Brian mentioned
\nin, Interest previously, thank <\/p>\n

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\nyou to those who helped cover Us
\nin the summer. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s been nice to have a summer
\nbreak, but now we’re able to get<\/p>\n

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\nback to what we were doing and
\nbeing able to share some new <\/p>\n

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\ntalks that we found so excited.
\nNow, as we kick off the fifth <\/p>\n

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\nseason of this, we’ve gotten
\nabout five seasons of talks and <\/p>\n

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\nas we mentioned, almost about
\nfour years. <\/p>\n

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\nSo it’s pretty exciting to
\ncontinue this going forward. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd we thank you for all of you
\nthat have been listening all <\/p>\n

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\nthis time.
\nSo with that, I’m going to turn <\/p>\n

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\nit over to Brother, Josh for his
\nextrication, how we pray. <\/p>\n

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\nI’m excited to bring to you the
\nwords of excitation today <\/p>\n

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\nbecause I’ve been having some
\nyou know things on my mind and I<\/p>\n

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\nwanted to kind of get them down
\nand I’ve been looking forward to<\/p>\n

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\ntaking the opportunity to get
\nthose words on a paper and share<\/p>\n

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\nthem with you.
\nI’ve given an excitation in the <\/p>\n

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\npast right where I explained how
\nto pray and I used the The <\/p>\n

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\nLord’s Prayer in the gospel of
\nMatthew, to kind of give us a <\/p>\n

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\ntemplate of how to pray.
\nWhat are the steps? <\/p>\n

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\nYou know?
\nWhat do you do first, what do <\/p>\n

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\nyou do s, and to go through kind
\nof like that? <\/p>\n

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\nAt use that as a template in
\nyour lives, but recently, <\/p>\n

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\nrecently have, been spending
\nmore time, thinking about, you <\/p>\n

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\nknow, how we pray.
\nAnd those of us have been raised<\/p>\n

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\nin the Chris delphian meeting.
\nI’ve heard it said many, many <\/p>\n

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\ntimes, please bow your head with
\nme and let us as we approach our<\/p>\n

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\nheavenly father in prayer,
\nright? <\/p>\n

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\nCan say it verbatim.
\nAnd there’s nothing wrong with <\/p>\n

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\nthat because bowing our heads is
\nhow we show respect. <\/p>\n

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\nYou know, Boeing goes back, many
\nmany years centuries, thousands <\/p>\n

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\nof years as a way of showing
\nobeisance and subservience and <\/p>\n

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\nhonor and respect in my house as
\na child growing up at dinner, we<\/p>\n

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\nsat around the table and bowed
\nour heads and prayed for the <\/p>\n

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\nmeal every night and that just
\ncomes naturally and it’s even <\/p>\n

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\nfound in scripture because even
\nin Genesis chapter 24, When we <\/p>\n

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\nread about Abraham’s, Chief
\nservant, being sent to find a <\/p>\n

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\nwife for Abraham’s, son.
\nIsaac. <\/p>\n

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\nWe read in verse 26, then the
\nman Bow Down and Worship the <\/p>\n

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\nLord saying praise be to the
\nLord, the god of my master <\/p>\n

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\nAbraham who has not abandoned
\nhis kindness and faithfulness to<\/p>\n

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\nmy master.
\nAs for me, the Lord has led me <\/p>\n

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\non the journey to the house of
\nmy Master’s relatives. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd even earlier in Genesis,
\nwhat happened? <\/p>\n

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\nWhen lot saw the Angels into the
\ncity of Sodom and Genesis <\/p>\n

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\nchapter 19.
\nFirst verse the two angels <\/p>\n

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\narrived at Sodom in the evening
\nand lot was sitting in the <\/p>\n

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\nGateway of the city when he saw
\nthem he got up to meet them and <\/p>\n

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\nbowed down with his face to the
\nground. <\/p>\n

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\nSo right at the beginning of
\nscriptures, you see that bowing <\/p>\n

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\ndown, is a great way to show
\nrespect to another person but we<\/p>\n

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\ndon’t necessarily bowed down
\nanymore. <\/p>\n

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\nWe just kind of Bauer our heads
\nand maybe it’s because we’re <\/p>\n

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\nwearing nice clothes on Sunday.
\nMaybe we don’t want to get him <\/p>\n

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\ndirty.
\nMaybe we don’t kneel down <\/p>\n

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\nbecause we don’t want to be like
\nother churches who may do that <\/p>\n

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\nas a practice and maybe we just
\nbow our heads because that’s how<\/p>\n

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\nwe were taught from childhood.
\nAnd that’s just been kind of <\/p>\n

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\ncarried on Me and it just kind
\nof comes back, just kind of <\/p>\n

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\ncomes naturally.
\nSo whatever the reason is I just<\/p>\n

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\nwanted to have us think about it
\nto just be aware. <\/p>\n

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\nBring that to the Forefront of
\nour minds. <\/p>\n

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\nSo what I’m going to do this
\nmorning, is read some verses in <\/p>\n

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\nscripture and then have us
\npractice kind of some different <\/p>\n

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\npositions of prayer just to see
\nhow it feels. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s going to be awkward and
\nit’s going to be uncomfortable <\/p>\n

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\nbecause we’re not in the habit
\nof doing it and we’re really a <\/p>\n

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\nconservative bunch of folks if
\nthe truth be told. <\/p>\n

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\nBut I want us to allow ourselves
\nthis time here this morning to <\/p>\n

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\nexperiment and not have any
\njudgment and I’m not saying that<\/p>\n

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\nwe have to do this, you know
\ngoing Forward every Sunday but I<\/p>\n

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\njust wanted us to give it a shot
\nand see if that was something <\/p>\n

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\nthat you might want to do for
\nyourself either publicly or <\/p>\n

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\nprivately or you might do this
\ntoday and just go, I’m now <\/p>\n

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\nthat’s not for me.
\nSo the first one, I want to look<\/p>\n

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\nat is the praying with our hands
\noutstretched in First Kings <\/p>\n

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\nchapter 8, verse 22.
\nSolomon says a prayer of <\/p>\n

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\ndedication and we read then
\nSolomon stood before the altar <\/p>\n

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\nof the Lord in front of the
\nwhole assembly of Israel spread <\/p>\n

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\nout his hands toward heaven and
\ngave his prayer of dedication to<\/p>\n

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\nthe temple, Nehemiah 8:6, Ezra
\npraising the Lord. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd as a wroblewski, the Lord,
\nthe great God, and all the <\/p>\n

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\npeople answered.
\nAmen. <\/p>\n

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\nAmen.
\nWith lifting up their hands and <\/p>\n

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\nthey bowed their heads and
\nWorship the Lord with their <\/p>\n

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\nfaces to the ground.
\nIn Psalm 119 verse 48, giving <\/p>\n

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\npraise to God.
\nMy hands also, will, I lift up <\/p>\n

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\nUnto thy Commandments which I
\nhave loved and I will meditate <\/p>\n

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\nin thy statutes and in Luke 24
\nChrist. <\/p>\n

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\nLifting his hands in blessing,
\nhis disciples and it reads in <\/p>\n

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\nverse 50 and he led them out as
\nfar as Bethany and lifted up his<\/p>\n

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\nhands and blessed them.
\nAnd First Timothy 2:8. <\/p>\n

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\nThis is what kind of got my head
\ngoing in this direction. <\/p>\n

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\nI will therefore that men pray
\neverywhere, lifting up, holy <\/p>\n

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\nhands without wrath and
\ndoubting. <\/p>\n

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\nSo we can see that there’s this
\nidea in scripture and his <\/p>\n

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\nconcept of lifting up of our
\nhands. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd we see it in both the New
\nand Old Testament. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd in Luke 24, even Christ,
\nlifted his hands and bless those<\/p>\n

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\naround him.
\nWe also noticed that most of <\/p>\n

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\nthese verses have an uplifting
\nfeeling the more of a praising <\/p>\n

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\nand a blessing idea.
\nSo we’re going to keep that in <\/p>\n

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\nmind.
\nNow that’s not always the case <\/p>\n

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\nbecause there are verses I found
\nthat that do have a lifting of <\/p>\n

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\nhands even when they’re making
\ndire requests. <\/p>\n

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\nSo they’re doing that with her
\nhands outstretched. <\/p>\n

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\nBut for the most part, we’ll
\nkeep this as a more positive and<\/p>\n

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\nupbeat type of feeling.
\nSo in a minute, I’m going to ask<\/p>\n

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\nyou to stand with me and will
\nraise our hands towards the sky <\/p>\n

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\nand if you want to raise them
\nhigh that’s great. <\/p>\n

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\nIf you want to raise them kind
\nof halfway that’s fine too. <\/p>\n

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\nIf you want to have them down
\nnext to your your size, but you <\/p>\n

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\nwant to have your hands open
\nthat works as well. <\/p>\n

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\nI think what I would like us to
\nfocus on this morning is just <\/p>\n

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\nkeeping our palms, open, right?
\nNot closing, not behind the <\/p>\n

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\nback.
\nJust our palms, open and out. <\/p>\n

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\nOpening the To me is a helpful
\nway of opening my heart and <\/p>\n

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\nmaybe opening my mind to be
\nable, to better, concentrate and<\/p>\n

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\nexpress that thankfulness that
\nwe have towards our heavenly <\/p>\n

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\nfather.
\nAnd also, as an aside, I’m not <\/p>\n

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\nsure if you’ve ever done this,
\nbut I have, have you ever looked<\/p>\n

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\nup during a prayer?
\nIt’s just something to think <\/p>\n

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\nabout.
\nHave you ever raise your head <\/p>\n

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\ntowards God?
\nInstead of bowing it down. <\/p>\n

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\nWe are his children and
\nchildren, look up to their <\/p>\n

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\nparents, both physically and,
\nand probably, you know, <\/p>\n

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\nemotionally.
\nSo what if you raise your head <\/p>\n

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\nand close your eyes and you kind
\nof picture, God bending down to <\/p>\n

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\npick you up in his arms, like a
\nloving parent would with their <\/p>\n

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\nchild with a smile on his face
\nand forgiveness in his eyes. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd that is a powerful picture.
\nSo I recommend you try that, <\/p>\n

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\ndon’t have to try that today but
\nyou know, give that up. <\/p>\n

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\nGive that a try at some point.
\nOkay, so with that, let’s go <\/p>\n

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\nahead and stand up.
\nIf you’re comfortable doing it, <\/p>\n

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\nif you don’t want to do it,
\nthat’s fine. <\/p>\n

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\nNo judgment again.
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\nposition, how we want to do it
\nand what you want to do with <\/p>\n

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\nyour hands and your head is up
\nto you. <\/p>\n

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\nSo let us pray.
\nOur Father who art in heaven, <\/p>\n

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\nHallowed be thy name.
\nFather, we look to you with our <\/p>\n

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\narms raised.
\nAnd our hands open and <\/p>\n

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\nthankfulness for the blessings
\nthat you so generously have <\/p>\n

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\ngiven us.
\nAnd we know that all things in <\/p>\n

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\nour lives come from you.
\nAnd so we give thanks to you for<\/p>\n

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\nthe ability to meet here at this
\nplace as a family. <\/p>\n

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\nWe’re thankful that you call
\nthis to be your children and <\/p>\n

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\nthat you are continuing to work
\nwith us. <\/p>\n

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\nIn our lives.
\nGuiding us protecting us. <\/p>\n

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\nTeaching us as a loving parent.
\nYou love us so much father. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd we see that love in our
\nlives and in your word. <\/p>\n

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\nHeavenly father, thank you for
\nyour Plan of Salvation that you <\/p>\n

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\nhave planned for us.
\nWe look forward to that day with<\/p>\n

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\ngrowing anticipation.
\nSend your son soon, father, that<\/p>\n

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\nwe might be with you and your
\nglorious Kingdom. <\/p>\n

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\nFor it is through your son’s
\nname. <\/p>\n

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\nWe pray.
\nAmen. let’s take a moment, think<\/p>\n

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\nabout how that felt kind of
\ninternalized that process that <\/p>\n

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\nThe next position, which I would
\nlike us to consider. <\/p>\n

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\nIs this idea of kneeling before
\ngod. <\/p>\n

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\nAgain, I clearly remember
\ngrowing up doing that saying the<\/p>\n

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\nLord’s Prayer every night before
\nbed on my knees. <\/p>\n

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\nMy sister Erin and I shared a
\nroom. <\/p>\n

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\nSo we’d be right next to each
\nother saying it. <\/p>\n

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\nIn unison before we went to bed
\nat night. <\/p>\n

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\nI think that stopped when my mom
\nstop putting us to bed probably,<\/p>\n

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\nbut it was a good memory you
\nknow. <\/p>\n

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\nI did, I didn’t hate it.
\nAnother memory and I’m sorry <\/p>\n

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\nDad, I have to put you on blast
\nhere for a little bit. <\/p>\n

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\nIs my dad doing it as well full
\nsuit and tie dress shoes <\/p>\n

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\nkneeling, down and giving prayer
\nto God. <\/p>\n

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\nBefore starting the day.
\nAnd when you’re six or seven, <\/p>\n

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\nyou don’t fully understand what
\nwhat’s going on because that’s <\/p>\n

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\njust totally normal in the
\nhouse. <\/p>\n

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\nBut as an adult, you know, you
\ncome to understand what it was <\/p>\n

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\nthat he was doing.
\nHe’s putting his life and his <\/p>\n

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\nday in God’s hand.
\nAnd that’s a powerful way that <\/p>\n

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\nwe should all be doing that is
\nkneeling before god. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd putting the day in his hands
\njust to encourage us and to <\/p>\n

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\nstrengthen us just through the
\nday. <\/p>\n

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\nSo it’s a good reminder that we
\nshould be doing that in our <\/p>\n

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\nhomes as well.
\nSo what does Scripture say about<\/p>\n

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\nkneeling?
\nPsalm? <\/p>\n

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\n95 begins with.
\nOh, come let us sing unto the <\/p>\n

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\nLord.
\nLet us Make a Joyful Noise to <\/p>\n

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\nthe rock of our Salvation verse
\n34, the Lord is a great God and <\/p>\n

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\na great king above above all
\ngods, Verses 6 and 7. <\/p>\n

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\nO.
\nCome let us worship and bow <\/p>\n

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\ndown.
\nLet us kneel before the Lord our<\/p>\n

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\nmaker for.
\nHe is our God, and we are the <\/p>\n

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\npeople of his pasture and the
\nSheep of his hand. <\/p>\n

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\nThe Apostle Paul in Ephesians
\nchapter 3, gives a prayer to the<\/p>\n

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\nEphesians and it begins in verse
\n14. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd he says for this cause I bow
\nmy knees or I kneel on to the <\/p>\n

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\nfather of our Lord.
\nJesus Christ of whom the whole <\/p>\n

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\nfamily in Heaven and Earth is
\nnamed that he would Grant you <\/p>\n

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\naccording to the riches of his
\nglory to be strengthened with <\/p>\n

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\nmight by his spirit in the Inner
\nMan and I’m cutting it off <\/p>\n

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\nthere, but the gist is at the,
\nyou know, he’s He’s kneeling in <\/p>\n

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\nprayer and earnestly asking God
\nwith humility and respect to be <\/p>\n

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\nwith the Ecclesia at Ephesus.
\nLet’s take a look at Acts <\/p>\n

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\nchapter 20.
\nNow that’s the reading that I <\/p>\n

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\nhad Tyler read this morning.
\nI found that chapter to be very <\/p>\n

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\ninteresting and very powerful,
\nespecially in the context of <\/p>\n

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\nthis topic.
\nAnd you almost have to read the <\/p>\n

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\nwhole chapter to get the full
\npicture of what’s Happening <\/p>\n

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\nHere.
\nBut I’m going to just read <\/p>\n

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\nexcerpts to refresh that picture
\nin that scene in our minds. <\/p>\n

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\nSo, starting at verse 17 and
\nfrom my latest, he sent to <\/p>\n

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\nEphesus and call the Elders of
\nthe church, and when they were <\/p>\n

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\ncome to him, he said unto them.
\nYou know, from the first day <\/p>\n

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\nthat I came at, Asia Asia, after
\nwhat Manner, I have been with <\/p>\n

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\nyou at all seasons.
\nTestifying both to the Jews and <\/p>\n

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\nalso to the Greeks repentance
\ntoward God and Faith toward our <\/p>\n

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\nLord Jesus Christ.
\nAnd now behold I go Bound in the<\/p>\n

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\nspirit in unto Jerusalem, not
\nknowing the things that shall <\/p>\n

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\nbefall me there.
\nAnd now, behold I know that e <\/p>\n

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\nall among whom I have gone
\npreaching. <\/p>\n

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\nThe kingdom of God shall see my
\nface, no more for this. <\/p>\n

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\nFor, I know this that after my
\ndeparting shall Grievous wolves.<\/p>\n

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\nEnter in among, you not sparing
\nthe flock and when he had thus <\/p>\n

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\nspoken, he kneeled down and
\nprayed with them all. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd they all wept sore and fell
\non Paul’s neck and kissed him. <\/p>\n

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\nSo that’s kind of like the
\nhighlights of what was it? <\/p>\n

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\nWhat was happening there?
\nAnd when I picture this, in my <\/p>\n

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\nmind, I don’t see.
\nJust Paul kneeling, I see all of<\/p>\n

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\nthem kneeling together possibly
\nholding hands, or even their <\/p>\n

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\narms around each other because
\nthese Brethren loved Paul. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd they were devastated that
\nthey would no longer see him. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I want to believe that Paul
\nwas praying for, not only them, <\/p>\n

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\nbut for his own strength, Daniel
\nchapter 6 is another good <\/p>\n

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\nexample to us of not, allowing
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\nindoctrination change us in our
\nfaith. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd following after God, because
\nin Daniel chapter 6, it was made<\/p>\n

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\nillegal to pray to anyone other
\nthan the king for 30 days and we<\/p>\n

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\nsee in verse 10.
\nNow, in Daniel knew that the <\/p>\n

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\nwriting was signed.
\nSo he knew that the law was put <\/p>\n

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\ninto place, he went into his
\nhouse and his windows being <\/p>\n

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\nopened and his chamber towards
\nJerusalem. <\/p>\n

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\nHe Neil Upon his knees three
\ntimes a day, and prayed and gave<\/p>\n

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\nthanks before his God as he did
\na for time. <\/p>\n

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\nSo now we can see something of a
\npattern, again, begin to emerge <\/p>\n

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\nas to what kind of prayer we
\ncould do when we meal. <\/p>\n

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\nIt is a position.
\nWe can take when we’re praying <\/p>\n

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\nto God and asking for strength,
\nfor guidance, for encouragement <\/p>\n

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\nand not only for others, but for
\nourselves and of course we’re <\/p>\n

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\ngiving thanks.
\nSo we’re going to experiment <\/p>\n

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\nwith that now.
\nAnd for those of us who are able<\/p>\n

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\nto and willing to kneel I
\nencourage you to do so you can <\/p>\n

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\nchoose again either to Bow your
\nhead or lift it up. <\/p>\n

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\nNow you can decide what to do
\nwith your hands either open and <\/p>\n

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\nraised or down as more of a
\nbowing. <\/p>\n

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\nSo let’s think about that.
\nIf you kneel in front of your <\/p>\n

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\nchair, if you can there might be
\nroom to do that or you can just <\/p>\n

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\nstay in your seat that works as
\nwell. <\/p>\n

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\nSo let’s all kneel and we’ll do
\na short prayer. <\/p>\n

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\nFather, we come to you now in
\nhumility. <\/p>\n

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\nLooking to you for strength.
\nAs we are here this morning. <\/p>\n

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\nRenewing our minds and our
\nspirit with your word. <\/p>\n

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\nWe struggle with the pressures
\nof the world puts us under and <\/p>\n

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\nwe know that we are weak and we
\nneed your continual support. <\/p>\n

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\nWe ask that you.
\nGive us the courage to stand up <\/p>\n

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\nto the Temptations.
\nWe face. <\/p>\n

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\nTo be reminded that through you,
\nthere’s no temptation that we <\/p>\n

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\ncannot overcome when we are
\nfaced with it. <\/p>\n

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\nFather, we ask in humility that
\nyou be with our brothers and <\/p>\n

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\nsisters that need your healing
\nhand. <\/p>\n

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\nWe have heard in our
\nannouncements this morning of <\/p>\n

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\nthose dealing with health
\nissues. <\/p>\n

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\nWe know that there are so many
\nmore in our family that are <\/p>\n

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\nstruggling, not only with the
\nhealth issues, but with mental <\/p>\n

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\nissues as well, he’ll them
\nencourage them and let them know<\/p>\n

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\nthat you are with them.
\nFather, we are overwhelmed. <\/p>\n

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\nBy your grace and forgiveness.
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\nshow that same Grace and
\nforgiveness to those that look <\/p>\n

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\nto do us harm.
\nHelp us in our walk. <\/p>\n

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\nWe pray and may all that we do
\nbe right in your eyes. <\/p>\n

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\nWe look to your son as our
\nexample, in all things and pray <\/p>\n

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\nthis through his name.
\nAmen. <\/p>\n

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\nThanks guys, that was awesome.
\nthe next one I want to talk <\/p>\n

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\nabout is not necessarily a
\nbodily position, but the idea of<\/p>\n

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\npraying while touching someone
\nSo many times when we read about<\/p>\n

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\nthe miracles of Jesus during his
\nministry, he heals those that <\/p>\n

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\n00:19:58,700 –> 00:20:00,900
\nare sick and he touches them in
\nsome way. <\/p>\n

329
\n00:20:02,500 –> 00:20:05,100
\nMatthew chapter 8 verse 3.
\nJesus stretched out his hand and<\/p>\n

330
\n00:20:05,100 –> 00:20:09,000
\ntouched him saying, I am willing
\nbe cleansed and immediately, his<\/p>\n

331
\n00:20:09,000 –> 00:20:13,000
\nleprosy was cleansed Matthew
\n9:29. <\/p>\n

332
\n00:20:14,900 –> 00:20:18,200
\nThen he touched their eyes
\nsaying it shall be done to you, <\/p>\n

333
\n00:20:18,200 –> 00:20:23,900
\naccording to your faith in Mark,
\nchapter 6, verse 5, and he could<\/p>\n

334
\n00:20:23,900 –> 00:20:26,500
\ndo there.
\nI’m sorry. <\/p>\n

335
\n00:20:26,500 –> 00:20:29,500
\nAnd he could, there do no Mighty
\nwork, save that he laid his <\/p>\n

336
\n00:20:29,500 –> 00:20:32,400
\nhands upon a few sick folk and
\nhealed them. <\/p>\n

337
\n00:20:34,100 –> 00:20:37,900
\nAnd in Luke 18, verse 15 and
\nthey were bringing even their <\/p>\n

338
\n00:20:37,900 –> 00:20:41,000
\nbabies to him, that he would
\ntouch them, but when the <\/p>\n

339
\n00:20:41,008 –> 00:20:43,000
\ndisciples saw it, they began
\nrebuking them. <\/p>\n

340
\n00:20:44,700 –> 00:20:46,600
\nSo when you read through the
\nlife of Jesus, you realize there<\/p>\n

341
\n00:20:46,600 –> 00:20:51,700
\nare times when he’s he says
\nwords and touches them and the <\/p>\n

342
\n00:20:51,700 –> 00:20:56,200
\nhealing occurs.
\nBut we also know that there are <\/p>\n

343
\n00:20:56,208 –> 00:21:01,700
\nplenty of times when either just
\nsays words or and the healing <\/p>\n

344
\n00:21:01,700 –> 00:21:04,500
\noccurs, he’s not even doesn’t
\ntouch them and he’s not near <\/p>\n

345
\n00:21:04,500 –> 00:21:07,900
\nthem.
\nSo clearly it’s not necessary <\/p>\n

346
\n00:21:08,200 –> 00:21:10,900
\nfor Christ to be touching to
\ntouch someone in order to heal <\/p>\n

347
\n00:21:10,900 –> 00:21:14,500
\nthem.
\nBut there is a power in human <\/p>\n

348
\n00:21:14,500 –> 00:21:19,300
\ntouch. we know that because
\nscience tells us, that there’s a<\/p>\n

349
\n00:21:19,300 –> 00:21:25,700
\nlot of benefits to touch There’s
\na deep biological connection <\/p>\n

350
\n00:21:25,700 –> 00:21:29,500
\nbetween our sense of touch and
\nour emotional well-being. <\/p>\n

351
\n00:21:32,000 –> 00:21:35,800
\nTouch is a powerful sense that
\nchanges how we feel touch <\/p>\n

352
\n00:21:35,800 –> 00:21:39,700
\nreleases oxytocin, which is
\nknown as a feel-good hormone. <\/p>\n

353
\n00:21:40,800 –> 00:21:43,700
\nNewborns that are given
\nnurturing touch grow faster and <\/p>\n

354
\n00:21:43,700 –> 00:21:46,600
\nhave more improved mental.
\nAnd motor skill development <\/p>\n

355
\n00:21:47,000 –> 00:21:49,200
\nchildren, raised with more
\nphysical interaction, tend to be<\/p>\n

356
\n00:21:49,200 –> 00:21:51,500
\nless aggressive, and violent
\nPartners. <\/p>\n

357
\n00:21:51,500 –> 00:21:54,300
\nWho cuddle have been shown to
\nhave lower stress levels, and <\/p>\n

358
\n00:21:54,300 –> 00:21:56,800
\nblood pressure and improved
\nimmune function. <\/p>\n

359
\n00:21:58,700 –> 00:22:02,600
\nSo, although Jesus didn’t need
\nto touch anyone to heal them. <\/p>\n

360
\n00:22:02,700 –> 00:22:06,300
\nI think there’s clearly a
\nbenefit for both Jesus and the <\/p>\n

361
\n00:22:06,308 –> 00:22:10,800
\nperson he would touch To the
\npoint that in the Luke 1815, <\/p>\n

362
\n00:22:10,800 –> 00:22:13,500
\nthey’re bringing babies to him,
\njust so he will touch them. <\/p>\n

363
\n00:22:14,200 –> 00:22:17,400
\nAnd we think back to that prayer
\nin Acts chapter 20, they were <\/p>\n

364
\n00:22:17,400 –> 00:22:21,500
\nkneeling with him and probably
\nholding each other in prayer. <\/p>\n

365
\n00:22:23,600 –> 00:22:26,900
\nAnd we see it here in Arc lygia,
\nI see it here in our kaliesha <\/p>\n

366
\n00:22:26,900 –> 00:22:29,700
\nall the time.
\nThose of us that are married are<\/p>\n

367
\n00:22:29,700 –> 00:22:31,900
\nholding our spouses hand during
\na prayer. <\/p>\n

368
\n00:22:32,200 –> 00:22:36,000
\nWe’re holding our child’s here.
\nAnd I think I’ve even seen some <\/p>\n

369
\n00:22:36,000 –> 00:22:39,000
\nof our older sisters holding
\neach other’s hands during a <\/p>\n

370
\n00:22:39,000 –> 00:22:42,000
\nprayer.
\nOr married people putting their <\/p>\n

371
\n00:22:42,000 –> 00:22:43,600
\narms around each other during
\nprayer. <\/p>\n

372
\n00:22:44,900 –> 00:22:48,700
\nTouch helps us to strengthen our
\nbond, that we have with each <\/p>\n

373
\n00:22:48,700 –> 00:22:51,100
\nother.
\nSo why not pray with each other <\/p>\n

374
\n00:22:51,500 –> 00:22:55,000
\nand hold hands or when we are
\nwith someone who needs a prayer,<\/p>\n

375
\n00:22:55,000 –> 00:22:58,800
\nput your hand on their shoulder,
\nhold their hand, let them know <\/p>\n

376
\n00:22:58,800 –> 00:23:05,300
\nthat you are connected to them.
\nIt’s just another option, you <\/p>\n

377
\n00:23:05,300 –> 00:23:07,400
\nknow, for us to keep in mind
\nanother idea. <\/p>\n

378
\n00:23:08,000 –> 00:23:12,300
\nSo let’s give it a try.
\nLet’s hold someone’s hand, and <\/p>\n

379
\n00:23:12,300 –> 00:23:14,900
\nI’ll give a short prayer and we
\ndon’t have to move around to do <\/p>\n

380
\n00:23:14,900 –> 00:23:15,800
\nit.
\nLet’s just stand up. <\/p>\n

381
\n00:23:15,800 –> 00:23:17,700
\nLet’s just the nearest person
\nthat’s with us. <\/p>\n

382
\n00:23:17,700 –> 00:23:22,200
\nLet’s hold hands.
\nOh man. <\/p>\n

383
\n00:23:25,600 –> 00:23:31,000
\nAll right, here we go.
\nGreat Almighty Heavenly Father. <\/p>\n

384
\n00:23:31,600 –> 00:23:35,900
\nWhat a blessing it is for us
\nThat you have given us this gift<\/p>\n

385
\n00:23:35,900 –> 00:23:40,500
\nof touch. we know that touches a
\npowerful sense that we have been<\/p>\n

386
\n00:23:40,500 –> 00:23:44,800
\nblessed with, And it can help us
\nin our walk. <\/p>\n

387
\n00:23:46,700 –> 00:23:51,000
\nIt is a simple act of showing
\nsolidarity with someone else. <\/p>\n

388
\n00:23:51,300 –> 00:23:56,800
\nIt helps us to see and to feel
\nthat we are not alone that we <\/p>\n

389
\n00:23:56,800 –> 00:24:01,200
\nhave each other.
\nSo help us father to share this <\/p>\n

390
\n00:24:01,200 –> 00:24:05,400
\nblessing with us with others,
\nnot just our family here but to <\/p>\n

391
\n00:24:05,400 –> 00:24:10,300
\nreach out to those around us who
\nare alone were hurting who are <\/p>\n

392
\n00:24:10,300 –> 00:24:15,500
\nneeding to feel that you care
\nand that you are with them. <\/p>\n

393
\n00:24:17,200 –> 00:24:20,100
\nWe have seen in your word how
\nyour son would use touch as a <\/p>\n

394
\n00:24:20,108 –> 00:24:23,200
\nblessing and so we are
\nencouraged as well to give of <\/p>\n

395
\n00:24:23,200 –> 00:24:27,300
\nourselves and be vulnerable to
\none another through touch. <\/p>\n

396
\n00:24:28,700 –> 00:24:32,300
\nWe thank you for this.
\nFor all of our blessings father <\/p>\n

397
\n00:24:32,300 –> 00:24:33,800
\nin your son’s name.
\nAmen. <\/p>\n

398
\n00:24:43,900 –> 00:24:46,600
\nThe next position that will be
\ncovering this morning is of <\/p>\n

399
\n00:24:46,600 –> 00:24:50,700
\nbeing prostrate before the Lord.
\nAnd first of all, I think a <\/p>\n

400
\n00:24:50,708 –> 00:24:54,800
\ndefinition is important.
\nBecause I didn’t fully <\/p>\n

401
\n00:24:54,800 –> 00:24:59,400
\nunderstand what that meant,
\nprostrate means stretched out <\/p>\n

402
\n00:24:59,400 –> 00:25:03,100
\nwith face on the ground and
\nadoration or submission. <\/p>\n

403
\n00:25:04,900 –> 00:25:08,900
\nCompletely over common lacking
\nthe will or power to rise. <\/p>\n

404
\n00:25:11,400 –> 00:25:14,300
\nHere are some examples of that
\nGenesis chapter 17, God appeared<\/p>\n

405
\n00:25:14,300 –> 00:25:19,100
\nto Abram and Abram immediately
\nfell prostrate before the Lord <\/p>\n

406
\n00:25:20,800 –> 00:25:24,600
\nIn verse three reads and Abram
\nfell on his face and God talked <\/p>\n

407
\n00:25:24,600 –> 00:25:27,800
\nwith him in Joshua chapter 7,
\nJoshua sent men into battle <\/p>\n

408
\n00:25:27,800 –> 00:25:31,600
\nagainst Ai and were surprisingly
\ndefeated and ran away from the <\/p>\n

409
\n00:25:31,600 –> 00:25:34,200
\nmen of AI.
\nSo, when verse 6, we read and <\/p>\n

410
\n00:25:34,200 –> 00:25:38,700
\nJoshua, rent his clothes and
\nfell to the Earth upon his face <\/p>\n

411
\n00:25:39,000 –> 00:25:42,600
\nbefore the Ark of the Lord until
\nthe Eventide, he and the Elders <\/p>\n

412
\n00:25:42,600 –> 00:25:45,500
\nof Israel and put dust on their
\nheads. <\/p>\n

413
\n00:25:47,700 –> 00:25:52,200
\nLuke Chapter 5, 12 reads and it
\ncame to pass when he Jesus was <\/p>\n

414
\n00:25:52,200 –> 00:25:54,600
\nin a certain city.
\nBehold a man full of leprosy who<\/p>\n

415
\n00:25:54,600 –> 00:25:58,500
\nseeing Jesus fell on his face
\nand besought him. <\/p>\n

416
\n00:25:58,500 –> 00:26:04,100
\nSaying Lord, if thou wilt thou
\ncanst make me clean And in <\/p>\n

417
\n00:26:04,100 –> 00:26:07,900
\nMatthew 26, we read that even
\nJesus the Christ in his final <\/p>\n

418
\n00:26:07,900 –> 00:26:11,400
\nmoments, prostrated himself as
\nhe prayed to his father and in <\/p>\n

419
\n00:26:11,400 –> 00:26:15,900
\nverse 39 and he went a little
\nfarther and fell on his face and<\/p>\n

420
\n00:26:15,900 –> 00:26:19,600
\nprayed saying O my father.
\nIf it be possible, let this cup <\/p>\n

421
\n00:26:19,600 –> 00:26:22,300
\npass from me.
\nNevertheless, not as I will. <\/p>\n

422
\n00:26:22,300 –> 00:26:26,900
\nBut as thou Wilt.
\nSo from these beers versus, we <\/p>\n

423
\n00:26:26,908 –> 00:26:30,100
\ncan get a sense of when this
\nposition was used in Scripture. <\/p>\n

424
\n00:26:31,600 –> 00:26:35,200
\nIt is similar to the kneeling
\nposition but more respectful, <\/p>\n

425
\n00:26:35,200 –> 00:26:39,800
\nmore Earnest in its desire, it
\nexpresses even more humility and<\/p>\n

426
\n00:26:39,800 –> 00:26:44,200
\nour own powerlessness.
\nTo do anything of Our Own. <\/p>\n

427
\n00:26:45,600 –> 00:26:48,900
\nAnd like the leprous man, who is
\nsuffering came to Jesus and fell<\/p>\n

428
\n00:26:48,900 –> 00:26:52,900
\non his face to be healed.
\nWe can think of ourselves very <\/p>\n

429
\n00:26:52,900 –> 00:26:57,000
\nmuch in the same way because we
\nall have the leprosy of sin in <\/p>\n

430
\n00:26:57,000 –> 00:26:59,300
\nour lives.
\nWe’re not worthy of the gift <\/p>\n

431
\n00:26:59,300 –> 00:27:01,400
\nthat God has generously given to
\nus. <\/p>\n

432
\n00:27:02,600 –> 00:27:06,200
\nSo, how is it that we do not
\nalways fall down and prostrate <\/p>\n

433
\n00:27:06,200 –> 00:27:08,600
\nourselves to God when we pray to
\nhim. <\/p>\n

434
\n00:27:10,900 –> 00:27:13,100
\nNow, we’re not going to
\nexperiment with this position of<\/p>\n

435
\n00:27:13,100 –> 00:27:16,400
\nprayer.
\nSo you can relax I probably <\/p>\n

436
\n00:27:16,400 –> 00:27:18,700
\nshould have said that earlier so
\nthat you guys could have relaxed<\/p>\n

437
\n00:27:20,300 –> 00:27:22,600
\nor you looking around for a
\nplace to lay down, I’m not sure.<\/p>\n

438
\n00:27:24,900 –> 00:27:28,000
\nIt’s just too personal, right?
\nIt’s too intimate. <\/p>\n

439
\n00:27:29,600 –> 00:27:33,900
\nThat is something that we will
\nthat you will do in your life, <\/p>\n

440
\n00:27:34,200 –> 00:27:38,300
\nyou know, privately.
\nI just wanted to share it with <\/p>\n

441
\n00:27:38,300 –> 00:27:44,200
\nyou because it’s powerful and
\nit’s something that even Jesus <\/p>\n

442
\n00:27:44,200 –> 00:27:47,300
\nChrist, Jesus did.
\nSo it’s something for us to, to <\/p>\n

443
\n00:27:47,300 –> 00:27:53,500
\nbe aware of He is our example
\nand he did prostrate himself to <\/p>\n

444
\n00:27:53,500 –> 00:27:55,700
\nGod.
\nNow, when did he do it? <\/p>\n

445
\n00:27:56,200 –> 00:27:58,000
\nHe did it in his Darkest Hour,
\ndid he? <\/p>\n

446
\n00:27:58,600 –> 00:28:01,300
\nWhen he was coming to the end of
\nhis ministry and to the end of <\/p>\n

447
\n00:28:01,300 –> 00:28:05,900
\nhis life, Christ was still just
\na human being person like you <\/p>\n

448
\n00:28:05,900 –> 00:28:10,700
\nand me who didn’t want to die,
\nwho clearly didn’t learn death, <\/p>\n

449
\n00:28:11,600 –> 00:28:14,800
\nbut he was willing to sacrifice
\nto be a willing sacrifice for <\/p>\n

450
\n00:28:14,800 –> 00:28:17,900
\nus.
\nHe completely submitted himself <\/p>\n

451
\n00:28:17,900 –> 00:28:21,700
\nto God’s will.
\nAnd so we look now to the bread <\/p>\n

452
\n00:28:21,700 –> 00:28:25,700
\nand wine and we remember the
\nprice that was paid for our <\/p>\n

453
\n00:28:25,700 –> 00:28:29,500
\nsalvation.
\nThe Son of God being crucified <\/p>\n

454
\n00:28:29,500 –> 00:28:36,500
\nfor us.
\nSo when we pray to God, we can <\/p>\n

455
\n00:28:36,500 –> 00:28:39,300
\nexpress our thankfulness with
\noutstretched arms. <\/p>\n

456
\n00:28:40,400 –> 00:28:42,000
\nWe can kneel before him in
\nprayer. <\/p>\n

457
\n00:28:43,200 –> 00:28:47,100
\nAnd in times of our own greatest
\nneeds, we can prostrate <\/p>\n

458
\n00:28:47,100 –> 00:28:53,200
\nourselves in his presence.
\nJohn 3:16 and 17 for God. <\/p>\n

459
\n00:28:53,200 –> 00:28:57,000
\nSo loved the world that he gave
\nhis only begotten son that <\/p>\n

460
\n00:28:57,000 –> 00:29:00,100
\nwhosoever believeth in him
\nshould not perish but have <\/p>\n

461
\n00:29:00,100 –> 00:29:03,900
\neverlasting life.
\nFor God sent not his son into <\/p>\n

462
\n00:29:03,900 –> 00:29:08,400
\nthe world to condemn the world.
\nBut that the world through him <\/p>\n

463
\n00:29:08,600 –> 00:29:27,100
\nmight be saved.
\nThank you for listening to the <\/p>\n

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