Intercession And The Sovereignty Of God

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Well this morning we finish a little three -part series on the vital and very important aspect of our
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Christian lives prayer and just as We've said the
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Word of God is our spiritual food Just as we need food to survive physically.
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We need the Word of God to survive spiritually so Prayer is our spiritual breath
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So as we need air to breathe and survive physically we need prayer for our
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Christian life but today as we finish the series, we're going to look at two aspects, so the
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First we're going to look at the relationship between the sovereignty of God in prayer What is the relationship between the sovereignty of God in prayer and then we're going to look at?
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intercession Interceding and praying on behalf of others
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So first let's look at the relationship between the sovereignty of God in prayer the question Arose a couple of weeks ago when we started the series if in God's sovereignty
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God is sovereign and therefore in his sovereignty he has For ordained everything that has come to pass if that is true, and it is true
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Then why bother praying if God has foreordained from eternity past in his eternal decree everything that will come to pass
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Why bother even to pray? Let me give you four answers to that question, and we'll look at some scriptures together as we study this
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So the question is God is sovereign he has foreordained everything that has come to pass
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Therefore why even bother to pray? First answer which has been part of our study already is because prayer is praise
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Prayer is praising God so it's Having a new paradigm as it were
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Understanding what prayer is and we discussed this primarily in our first session That prayer is not just coming to God with requests and it is for our own self petition and interceding for others
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I will discuss later this morning But prayer is first and foremost giving God the praise honor and glory that he deserves and we looked at Matthew 6 where Jesus taught the disciples to pray our father who are in heaven
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Hallowed be your name so as we come to God in prayer It is essential understanding who we are addressing our father that he is in heaven that he is
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Transcended other than us beyond us above us and that he is sovereign and that he is holy hallowed be your name
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So I had given you out some sheets to encourage you and help you practically in your prayer life that prayer is praise
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So God is sovereign and he has foreordained everything that has come to pass Why pray first answer is because we're giving
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God praise as we praise And we pray second answer
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God is sovereign. He has foreordained everything that it comes to pass. Why bother praying? Because prayer is one of the means of grace that God has ordained for our spiritual growth
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Prayer is one of the means of grace that God has foreordained for our spiritual growth
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Just as he's given us the Word of God The body of Christ one another to grow in our spiritual lives, but he's also given prayer
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So why bother praying knowing that God is sovereign and he's foreordained everything? Because it's one of the means that he has granted to us a means of grace as it were
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So that we may continue to grow and mature in our Christian life third reason
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Answer to the question if God is sovereign has foreordained everything why bother praying because it's praising
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God for who he is because it's a means of grace for growth and third reason Because the sovereignty of God is not an hindrance to prairie.
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It's an encouragement to pray The sovereignty of God is not a hindrance to pray, but it's an encouragement to pray those
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Who believe in the sovereignty of God in all things ought to be the most praying people
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Last week we talked about certain hindrances to prayer and in none of our list of the seven that we looked at biblically
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Whether it was praying according to God's will praying making sure you have not withholding forgiveness
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Nothing in that list was the sovereignty of God as a hindrance because it's not Knowing that God is sovereign is an encouragement to pray
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Let's look at some scriptures on that turn with me if you will in the New Testament to the book of Ephesians Ephesians chapter 1 and We'll look at verse 15 two examples of the
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Apostle Paul first one is in Ephesians chapter 1 in verse 15 and these
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Couple of texts that we'll look at it will show us that truly in light of God's sovereignty
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We are to be a praying people it should encourage us to pray Not hinder us from praying if somebody can read that chapter 1 of Ephesians verse 15.
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Go ahead Sammy. Thank you Keep going verse 16. I'm sorry. Thank you.
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I do not cease to give. Thanks for you Paul says remembering you in my prayers, but he begins in verse 15 for this reason and If we looked at earlier in the context for this reason highlights what he has just said
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From verses 3 to 14, which in the original text is one long run -on sentence
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I remember reading this passage of scripture with my children A few months ago and my my oldest daughter said to me
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The Apostle Paul dad doesn't really know how to write. I said, why is that sweetie? She says there's no periods here
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It's just like one run -on sentence. I said well you make sure to tell him that when you see him and The reason is
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I told her is because he is so excited verse 3 He's blessing
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God. He's praising God Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places
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And then he delineates specifically those Spiritual blessing in the heavenly places from verse 4 on as he chose us in Christ in him before the foundation of the world
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He predestined us verse 5 For adoption as sons through Jesus Christ according to the purpose of his will for what ultimate purpose verse 6 to the praise of his glory and Then if you jump to verse 11 in him, we have obtained an inheritance
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Having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will
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So that we might so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be for what purpose to the praise of his
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Glory verse 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire position of it to the praise of his glory
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You see that repetition the Holy Spirit is stuttering He's trying to get our attention to the praise of God's glory to the praise of God's glory
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It's ultimately for the glory of God because he is the one who has blessed us He is the one who has chosen us
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He is the one who is predestined us and Paul says for this reason in light of God's sovereignty and salvation
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I will cease to pray for you. No, I Do not see
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CEO overly emphasizes the fact he doesn't just say I'm remembering you in my prayers
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I do not cease. I do not stop praying for you for this reason in light of God's sovereignty Paul is encouraged to pray to intercede on behalf of the
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Ephesian believers in Ephesus Turn with me to another passage that highlights this that the sovereignty of God is not a hindrance to pray
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But it's an encouragement to pray turn back to the book of Romans if you will chapter 10 verse 1
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So we'll we're seeing here through some of these passages portions of Scripture specifically here in Ephesians and in Romans the example of Paul that He believed of all people and taught the sovereignty of God and that didn't hinder him from praying it did the exact opposite It encouraged him and he was a praying man
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Romans 10 verse 1 if somebody can read that Fred thank you.
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Thank you question. What is Paul's prayer here in verse 1? What is he praying for it?
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What is he desiring? Salvation we still say that again both
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Salvation of the Jews But why would he pray that? When he earlier in chapter 9 we know is
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Paul's glorious chapter of the sovereignty of God and salvation so much so That he says in verse 10 of chapter 9 and not only so but also when
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Rebecca had conceived children by one man Our forefather Isaac though they were not yet born.
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So before their birth and had done nothing either good or bad in order that God's purpose of election might continue not because of works but because of him who calls and he unfolds that for the rest of chapter 9 as We know
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God's sovereign in salvation and yet Paul who taught the sovereignty of God in salvation
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God's eternal purpose to choose Because it didn't depend on human will it didn't depend
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He did it before they were born before they had done anything good or bad Yet we see at the beginning of chapter 10.
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Remember the chapters are not inspired. This is one letter his desire and prayer
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It motivated him to pray for their salvation It didn't hinder him for praying for them
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I Have a friend who've recently I've been able to Give the gospel and In our conversation
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I I asked about What the person believes in and they told me what they believe in and I I said to them.
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Well, I believe that Jesus Christ Came here to earth died live a sinless perfect life that God required of you and me
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I believe that Jesus Christ went to the cross willingly and died as a sin bearer as a substitute for sinners and That he rose again the third day and that he promises to all who turn aside and repent from their sin and turn to him
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Alone, he promises what eternal life and forgiveness of sins So I followed up with my friend and he said well
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I kind of grew up going to Sunday school and in a Protestant Church. I guess that makes me a Christian. I Said well, and I just repeated myself what
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I said well the Christian is somebody who believes that Jesus lived a perfect sinless life a Somebody who believes that Jesus died on the cross as a substitute for sinners and that he grows again from the dead and a
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Christian is Somebody who doesn't trust in their own self -worth because we have none before a Holy God, but trust only in Jesus Christ That's what a true
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Christian is according to the Bible. So I followed up with him and gave him a Bible because he didn't have a
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Bible and I said well, let's begin reading in John 21 chapters a chapter a day So I followed him up the third time and asked him how's your reading been going and he said well
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It's kind of difficult. It's not my normal reading that I do obviously so My idea is well,
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I'm not encouraged or am I encouraged to pray Jesus said remember last week one of the hindrances
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Luke 18 He gave him the story of the widow who kept knocking and he said he told that story
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So that we ought always to pray and never to give up So I said
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Lord, he doesn't seem to show much interest Here I've given them the gospel.
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I've given them the word. I'm following up with him But that encouraged me to pray why because I know that God is sovereign and I said
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Lord acts 1348 all whom you have appointed to eternal life will believe
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So I rest in that and so because I know God's sovereignty That's what again despite my tendency to be discouraged and to give up praying has motivated me to continue to pray for him
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And that's what Paul does here. So the sovereignty of God has not a hindrance to prayer. It's a motivator
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It's an encouragement for us to continue to persevere in prayer Fourthly God has foreordained everything.
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He is truly sovereign. Why bother to pray number one? We said because prayer is praising God for who he is
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Prayer number two is the means of grace one of the means of grace God has given us for our growth and third because it's not a hindrance to prayer.
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It's an encouragement to persevere in prayer But the fourth answer to that question is this
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God has ordained the means Intercessory prayer to accomplish his ordained end
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God has ordained the means in this case prayer to accomplish his ordained end
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Now we don't know the full Mysteries of God as the other day.
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I think I mentioned last week when with my children. We were Discussing the Trinity and my daughter rightly said
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I can't fully grasp this great Isaiah 55 my ways are not your ways
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Neither of my thoughts your thoughts for as high as the heavens are above the earth So are my ways and my thoughts higher than yours now true
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We have God's clear revelation, and we seek to study the scripture so that we know what he has revealed to us
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So we don't go God has not left us in the dark, but on the other hand Deuteronomy 29
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That's we approach it in humility the secret things belong to the Lord our
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God But the things revealed Belong to us so that we might obey
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So even in this case we might not fully understand But we submit to what scripture teaches us that God uses in his sovereignty prayer as his ordained means to accomplish his end and for this let's turn to a classic passage
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Exodus 32 Exodus 32 and Let's read.
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Let's see This is a familiar portion of Scripture, let me read this for us as you follow along This is the context of Moses is up on the mountain
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And the people wondering what happened to him so they decide to build the golden calf and God says let's begin in verse 10
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Now therefore let me alone He says to Moses that my wrath may burn hot against them
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That and I may consume them in order that I may make a great nation of you But Moses implored the
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Lord he's praying Implored the Lord as God and said what was his prayer?
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Oh Lord? Why did your wrath burn hot against your people whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty?
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hand Why should the Egyptian say with evil intent did he bring them up to kill them in the mountains and to continue them from the face?
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Consume them from the face of the earth turn from your burning anger and relent from this disaster against your people remember
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Abraham Isaac in Israel your servants to whom you swore by your own self and said to them
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I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and all this land that I have promised
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I will give to your offspring and they shall inherit it forever verse 14 and the
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Lord Relented from the disaster that he had spoken of bringing on His people
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What was the basis? Let me ask you this of? Moses's prayer What did
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Moses rely upon in his prayer to God? When he's asking him to relent from outpouring his wrath, what did he base that upon in his prayer?
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anyone Joni Okay Yeah, great
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So Joni saying his opposes appeal and his imploring God is based on the fact that God is merciful yet yet God is a
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God of wrath and he must punish sin but he's also a God of mercy and he implored him as Joni said because For the name of his glory for the glory of his name so that people will know who he is and God didn't just change his mind, but he used the imploring and prayer of Moses as he pleaded for mercy
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But along with that notice in verse 12 Moses implores God to relent based upon What God has said his promises?
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It's not like God has forgotten God Moses is not saying in verse 12. Remember since you're so forgetful
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God, let me remind you No, but he's basing his imploring his prayer on the promises of God Remember a
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Abraham Isaac in Israel your servant to whom almost highlighted in bold yellow to whom you swore by your
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Own self and said to them I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the heaven and all this land that I have prompt that I have
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Promised I will give to your offspring So Moses imploring God to relent of his wrath based upon what
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God has promised his perfect Promises that God is always a covenant keeping God. He always fulfills his promises
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Numbers 23 19 is a great verse. I learned as a young Christian God is not a man that he should lie
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Nor a son of man that he should change his mind Has he said and will he not do it or has he spoken and will he not fulfill it a
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Couple of things that can help us understand Relenting here as it is expressed of God in verse 14
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Does anybody know and can explain to us what is an anthropomorphism When we talk about theologically an anthropomorphism, what do we mean by that?
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Yes. Okay a human attribute That we give to God who's not human
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John for God is spirit so that we can understand him better For instance,
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Isaiah 59 1 is the arm of the Lord too short to save Then have an arm like we do in that sense
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But it's an expression to attribute a feature of us as humans so that we as humans can understand them better There's also along those lines
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Let's call them anthropopathism to Ascribe and attribute human emotions to God so that we as humans can understand him a little better And this is what is happening here
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Because God is not a man that he should change his mind another thing that helps us is is
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Let's turn to Jeremiah to help us understand what's going on when God's people implore on God's behalf as Moses did
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Imploring based upon the promises of God Jeremiah chapter 18. This is a classic passage on the potter and the clay
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Jeremiah chapter 18 and if somebody can read one particular verse
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Actually verses 5 and 6 of Jeremiah 18 Who would like to read that go ahead
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Larry, thank you Thank you This is the Old Testament passage in reference that the
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Apostle Paul refers back to in Romans 9 the passage we briefly looked at as Biblical support his
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Bible was the Old Testament to show that God is sovereign in salvation He says because in Romans 9
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There are a few questions that Paul raises that people he knew would raise Objections and the answer to a second question in Romans 9 was who are you a man to answer back to God?
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Can the clay say to the potter what have you done? So we know that illustration even taken here from Jeremiah the prophet
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God is trying to show to Jeremiah that I am sovereign I'm the potter and you're the clay but notice
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I want you to notice that the verses that Larry just read about the potter God being the potter and wear the clay as The book that was written by James White so properly the potter's freedom,
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I love the title of that book It's not the clay's freedom. It's the potter's freedom, but notice that these verses are juxtaposed in the same
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Sentences that God is speaking to him the Word of the Lord came to Jeremiah notice in verse 7 he continues to say to Jeremiah if at any time
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I Declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will pluck up and break down and destroy it
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And if that nation concerning with it, which I have spoken turns from its evil I will relent of the disaster that I intended to do it
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And if at any time I declare concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will build and Plant it and if it does evil in my sight not listening to my voice
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Then I will relent of the good that I am intended to do it Now therefore say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem thus says the
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Lord so as the Potter He has sovereign will and decision to do as he wants and he promises again
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Just as Moses implored God based on his promises God here is a part of promises that if a nation relents or should remind us of Nineveh and Jonah Jonah ran away said because I know that you're a compassionate
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God. I know that you were slow to anger and merciful God promises that he will relent either of the good or of the bad
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How about Elijah some more exam biblical examples 1st Kings chapter 18 to show us these
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Biblical characters who believed Whether it was Paul in the New Testament Moses in the
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Old Testament Elijah here the prophet who believed in the God who was sovereign yet it
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Was their intercessory prayer through which God accomplished his Divine end 1st
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Kings chapter 18 you're familiar with with the story the prophets of Baal 450 and there was a test here.
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They were going to sacrifice and they're crying out to their God and Elijah is mocking them.
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You know, you gotta pray a little louder now. He might be fast asleep and Then when
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Elijah turns comes he says doused it three or three or four times believe it was 33 times with water so it was filled from within the offering and outside and let's begin in verse 36 of 1st
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Kings 18 and at the time of the offering of the Ablation Elijah the prophet came near and said
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Oh Lord notice same Way Moses addressed
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God God of Abraham Isaac and Israel. Why is that significant? Because Elijah's remembering that he is a covenant keeping
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God faithful to his promises to Abraham Isaac and Israel Let it be known this day that you are
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God in Israel and that I am your servant and that I have done all these things At your word answer me
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O Lord answer me What a prayer Answer me
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O Lord that this people for what purpose that I might get what I desire Know his ultimate purpose that this people may know that you
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O Lord are God and that you have turned their hearts back then the fire of the
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Lord consumed the burnt offering in the wood and the stones and the dust and Licked up the water that was in the trench and when all the people saw it they fell on Their faces and said the
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Lord He is God the Lord He is
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God That's what Elijah prayed God answered his intercession
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So God is sovereign we pray because Part of our prayer life is to give
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God praise and honor and glory for who he is his eternal Character and his attributes we pray because it's a means of grace to grow in Christ likeness we pray because it's not a hindrance to pray the sovereignty of God It's an encouragement to pray and we pray because God uses sovereignly prayer as a means
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He has ordained to accomplish his final end With his eternal purposes in his will but how about intercession we talked about intercession as it relates to the sovereignty of God Who do we pray for let's address this question there now remaining time who do we pray for and what do we pray for So let's just throw it out there and we'll look at some scriptures who should we pray for just throw out some answers
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Who should we pray for your family members, okay, very good
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Well, should you pray for? your co -workers The unlovable ones too, right?
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But yes Lost people people without the Savior. Okay, let's look at Ephesians 6
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Now as you turn there We're going to look at some of the people that were mentioned that we are to pray for but also what we are to pray for Now it's interesting as you study
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Especially the prayers of the Apostle Paul in the New Testament You can go through the Pauline epistles and you study his intercessory prayer for the churches there
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You realize you know, though everything every minute detail is important to our father, you know, whether I'm praying for Your child's bite that was busted and they're in tears over it when they're young you pray for those things
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But yet you see him in the Pauline's letters as we'll see briefly that what he prays for For the believers is quite and you ask yourself.
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When was the last time I prayed like that Intercessory prayer like that Ephesians 618.
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This will show us first who to pray for Somebody read that verse and it'll tell us who to pray for Ephesians 618
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Deb, thank you. Thank you. Notice the ending making supplication for some of the Saints Only the ones who are lovable for all the
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Saints and That's addressed to your brothers and sisters in Christ Even when sometimes we in the family of God are not as lovable with all perseverance same
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Idea that Jesus taught in Luke 18 don't give up praying intercede for all the
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Saints But what should we pray for the Saints look back at Ephesians 1 and by the way that passage that Deb just read that was the
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Ending of what the armor of God when I have time to go into that right now where he talks about the different armors that Armor of God that we have to fight the
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Christian battle and prayer is one of the armors that God has given us So we are to intercede perseveringly for all the
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Saints, but notice what Paul prays Ephesians 1 Or you've read at the beginning a little bit verse 16
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I do not cease to give thanks for you remembering you in my prayers that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ the father of glory
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May give you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him pray that for your brother and sister in Christ Spirit of wisdom and revelation for what purpose for the knowledge of the
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Lord Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened that you may know
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Look at this prayer three full prayer that you may know what three things What is the hope to which he has called you number two?
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What are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the Saints in three? What is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe?
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what an intercessory prayer and If that wasn't enough Paul highlights it even more in chapter 3
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So he's praying making supplication for all the Saints, but here he's given us by example what he is praying for the
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Saints verse 14 for this reason I bow my knees before the father from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named
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That according to the riches of his glory. He may grant you to be strengthened with power Through his spirit in your inner being
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So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith that you being rooted and grounded in love
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May have strength to comprehend with all the Saints to comprehend what what is the breadth and length and Height and depth and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge
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That you may be filled with all the fullness of God How's that for interceding on behalf of the
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Saints? Who else do we pray for?
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staying in Ephesians chapter 6 go back to the last chapter and Let's look at the verses after the ones of what were read after verse 18 where he says making supplication for all the
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Saints if Somebody can read verses 19 and 20 of Ephesians 6 and they'll give us another
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Who we should pray for for deep. Thank you, brother
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Thank you So who is the Apostle Paul asking prayer for there? for himself
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Next question, what is he asking prayer for himself for? What's his prayer request he tells him to pray for them for him
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It's right in the text. What does he say? That he can boldly proclaim the gospel.
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Amen. He mentions it twice Opening my mouth boldly at the end of the verse 20 that I may declared boldly the
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Apostle Paul the one who was the antagonist of Jesus Christ and chasing
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Christians putting in the prison and Vouching for their death as in the martyrdom of Stephen and now the greatest proponent of the gospel
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For asking them for prayer that he might declare it boldly So it's not just praying for the lost yes, but for praying for your your brothers and sisters in Christ To be bold messengers ambassadors as it were of the gospel
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Praying for boldness to proclaim the truth of the gospel All right, so we pray for the
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Saints We saw some of the prayers of what we're to pray for we pray for those Like the
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Apostle and for the other Saints to proclaim the gospel boldly Let's hit a little nerve here 1st
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Timothy chapter 2 verse 1 another category of people of who we are to pray for 1st
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Timothy chapter 2 verse 1 Who are we to pray for?
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verses 1 and 2 actually Paul writing to young pastor Timothy Anthony thank you.
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Thank you for all people. Not just all people as Paul mentioned earlier for all the
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Saints, but all literally all kinds of people specifically who that's why he clarifies in verse 2 for Kings and all who are in high position
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We're to pray for those in governmental authority When was the last time
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Despite your political affiliation and I know about this because when I used to go to Greece, my grandfather was very political
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Very into politics, but despite your political affiliation. When was the last time you prayed for the president?
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for Kings and all who are in high position But what does
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Romans 13 1 tell us to motivate us to pray in this fashion? Don't have to turn there, but it says let every person be subject to the governing authorities
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Why for there is no authority except from God and those that exist?
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Have been instituted by human vote by God That's part of how
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God sovereignly rules He institutes Government rulers, so we are to pray for them
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Let's turn to Ezra to see an example of this how God in the sovereignty over rules
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Kings and leaders of nations Ezra chapter 1 is a classic example the first three verses and that should motivate us to pray for our leaders
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Ezra chapter 1 verses 1 to 3
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You just read that as you follow along in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia That the word of the
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Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled so notice the purpose statement there
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Why is what's about to happen? unfolding so that what
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God through his prophet Jeremiah Had declared that it might be fulfilled and verse 1 continues the
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Lord did what he stirred up the spirit of? Cyrus king of Persia It ought to remind us this is a great verse for you to commit to memory
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Proverbs 21 verse 1 the king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the
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Lord He God turns it wherever he wills and in this case.
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This wasn't one of Israel or Judah's Kings it was a king of Persian Cyrus who was against Israel and yet God because he is sovereign over that even
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Stirred up the spirit of Cyrus the king of Persia and the text continues So that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing
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Verse 2 thus says Cyrus king of Persia the Lord the God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth
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Cyrus is acknowledging that the Lord has given him all the kingdoms of the earth and He has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem Which is in Judah Whoever is among you of all his people may his
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God be with him and let him go up to Jerusalem Which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the
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Lord the God of Israel. He is the God who is in Jerusalem so God had it in his infinite wisdom in his eternal decree as the sovereign
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Lord of the universe that They would rebuild and he decided to show how sovereign he is to use
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Cyrus the king of Persian who was against God's people to declare this proclamation to do this rebuilding
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We are to pray for those in government leadership Because we know
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That God is sovereign and he can move in the hearts of anyone those who are his And God is not limited by those who are not his
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Very very important So praying for all the Saints praying for those
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To be bold in our evangelistic efforts and praying for those kings and leaders in high position
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But also here's our final one as we close Matthew chapter 9 let's finish with this portion of Scripture Matthew chapter 9 great portion of Scripture verses 36 to 38
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When he Christ that is saw the crowds he had compassion for them
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Why because they were harassed and helpless like sheep without a shepherd
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Then he said to his disciples so having seen The crowds and being moved with compassion the
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Greek is within his bowels so moved He said to the disciples
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The harvest is plentiful but The laborers are few
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Therefore do what pray, but don't just pray Pray earnestly to the
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Lord the Lord of whom pray to the Lord of the harvest The harvest which he just said is plentiful, and what are we to pray for to send out laborers?
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workers as it were into his harvest field So based upon Christ's words who and what are we to pray for here missionaries or pray for missionaries?
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The God would raise up people in the harvest field then Again as we pray for missionaries we are to remind ourselves as Jesus highlighted here that he is the
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Lord of the harvest The harvest is plentiful, but the workers the laborers are few so that God would raise up missionaries
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Of course as a young Child growing up in this in the church. I I learned this catchy tune
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Which has stuck with me over the years be a missionary is shaking your heads every day
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Don't remember all the lyrics I might get it wrong and tell it in the count town or country or a busy Avenue Africa or Asia the task is
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Up to you, so you might not be overseas in a different land But God in his sovereignty has uniquely placed you where you are in your immediate circle of influence your neighbors your co -workers your family members
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That is your harvest field to minister the gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost world so the sovereignty of God as We saw some brief examples this morning are to not hinder us from interceding and praying on behalf of others
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It should encourage us to do so Because we know that God is sovereign and he has ordained not only the end
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But his means the prayers of his people to accomplish what he desires
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Let's pray Father we thank you for this time that we were able to Just look briefly for the last couple of weeks into this
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So important aspect of our Christian lives prayer and we thank you that we can come into your presence in prayer through our
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Mediator Jesus Christ our great high priest and we can approach the throne of grace with confidence help us father to be more
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Motivated and encouraged to persevere in prayer in an intercessory prayer especially Because you are sovereign and you have chosen not only the ends but also the means to accomplish your purposes and we thank you