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Prayer (Park 7): John 14, 15 and 16 – The Promise of Answered Prayer Examined
I had never seen the connection between these verses until this previous week. It was interesting how it happened. I had read through the Bible earlier this year in order…
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Prayer (Part 6): Matthew 6:5-13 – Modeling Real Prayer
In October 1999 the Boston Globe ran the following article. “The tuna were running for the first time in 47 years only 30 miles off Cape Cod. And they were…
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Prayer (Part 5): Matthew 6:5-13 – Modeling Real Prayer
Chris Carrier of Coral Gables, Florida, was abducted when he was 10 years old. His kidnapper, angry with the boy’s family, burned him with cigarettes, stabbed him numerous times with…
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Prayer (Part 4): Matthew 6:5-13 – Modeling Real Prayer
There once was a man who was a worrywart. He was worried about every detail of his life. One day a close friend saw him and noticed that he was…
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Prayer (Part 3): Mathew 6:5-13 – Modeling Real Prayer
I’m sure that Romulus and Remus couldn’t have imagined that when they had set up a city on a hill in what is now Italy that they would be the…
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Prayer (Part 2): Matthew 6:5-13 – Modeling Real Prayer
Many years ago when Rolex was the watch to have among the elite, a company sold imitation Rolex watches. The watches looked just like a Rolex. They had the name…
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Prayer (Part 1): Matthew 6:5-13 – Modeling Real Prayer
Perhaps you’ve done it before. You dial someone’s phone number but accidentally press a wrong number. Then you hear that awful tone that pierces your eardrum and voice that says,…
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Persecution Part 6: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 – Steadfastness in Persecution
In the battle of Hastings, in 1066, William of Normandy, also known as William the Conqueror, invaded England because he claimed that Harold the King had pledged fealty to him…
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Persecution Part 5: Mark 8:34-38 – The Cross and Persecution
Jesus’ words are strong words. Taking up your cross means to go to your death. When Jesus spoke in this way he meant that to follow Him means to give…
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Persecution Part 4: Colossians 4:6 – Our Response in Persecution
Our response in the midst of persecution is not inherited. We do not have an automatic right response because we are Christians. We need to be taught the right way…