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   The man was harvesting onions when we prayerfully approached him during the   
   home visits we were conducting on our mission trip in Ecuador. In broken   
   Spanish, I told him my friends and I would like to briefly speak to him about   
   the Bible. He paused to listen as we shared our testimonies with him. Then one   
   of my teammates started reading Scripture aloud in English. What a sacred   
   moment it was for all to hear the good news read on the side of the Andes   
   mountains as the man read along in Spanish with the booklet we had given him!   
   We talked with him and his family who'd been working off in the distance,   
   prayed for them, and continued to the next house.   
      
   As we walked along the mountainside reading Scripture and talking to people   
   about Christ, I thought of Jesus and His disciples walking along the hills   
   and valleys of Israel during His earthly ministry.   
      
   Isaiah 52:7 says, "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who   
   bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim   
   salvation." The prophet was referring to the time when God's people would   
   return to their homeland after years in exile, but it still applies to us   
   today whenever we share the good news of Jesus with others.   
      
   Our opportunities may not be in the spectacular Andes, but wherever God has   
   placed us, the Holy Spirit can help us share the message of salvation with   
   those He puts in our path.   
      
   Reflect & Pray   
      
   Who shared the gospel with you? Who can you share your faith with?   
      
   Dear God, please give me courage to tell others about Jesus.   
      
    Learn why spiritual   
   conversations are important, even when talking about Jesus feels weird.   
      
   3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation   
      
   Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools   
      
   Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 1 Hard Bargain   
      
   Mark 11:24   
      
   24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray,   
   believe that you will receive them, and you will have them.   
      
   24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,   
   believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.   
      
   "I've been praying." Jennifer declared confidently. " I told God I'd give him   
   a tithe of that $5000000 when I win the sweepstakes."   
   Her friend Cindi laughed. "Well, then, you don't have a chance. I told him   
   I'd give him half!"   
   Can we, as in Mark 11:24 seems to imply , pray for anything, absolutely   
   anything, and expect that the Lord will come through? Can we pray with   
   assurance for new cars, mink coats, or trips to the Caribbean? The verse   
   seems to be a troublesome one, especially when we try it and our prayers   
   aren't answered in the way we expected.   
   But seen in context, Mark 11:24 gives us a much broader picture of the   
   kind of prayer Jesus meant. The verse appears in the framework of   
   Jesus' ministry - cleansing the temple, correcting the Pharisees,   
   commanding forgiveness, discussing his authority. The condition for   
   the fulfillment of Mark 11:24, if Jesus' actions are any indication,   
   is fulfilling the will and purpose of God.   
   Such a condition for powerful prayers involves much more than attaching   
   am "If it be Thy will" clause onto the end of our prayers. We need to know   
   God's will and walk in it, seeking his kingdom first, and drawing close to   
   him. Then , as our hearts are right with him, what we ask in prayer   
   is likely to be congruent with the mind and purposes of Christ. We are   
   less likely to pray selfishly, and more likely to share God's priorities,   
   as we get to know him. And as we deepen in our knowledge of him,   
   as his will becomes our will, his promise for answered prayer takes   
   on new dimensions.   
      
   Application   
      
   a) What is the connection betweeen know God's will and praying effectively?   
      
   b) What changes need to take place in my life   
   so that I might pray with greater power?   
      
   4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland   
      
   Deut 8:18   
      
   18 But you must remember the Lord your God,   
   for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,   
   so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,   
   as it is today.   
      
   18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth   
   thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant   
   which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.   
      
   5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:   
      
   When you are lonely   
      
   PSALMS 25:15-21   
      
   15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,   
   for He will lead my feet from the net.   
   16 Turn to me, and be gracious to me,   
   for I am isolated and afflicted.   
   17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;   
   bring me out of my distresses.   
   18 Look on my pain and misery,   
   and forgive all my sins.   
   19 Consider my enemies, for they are many,   
   and they hate me with violent hatred.   
   20 Watch over my life, and deliver me!   
   Let me not suffer shame,   
   for I seek refuge in You.   
   21 Truth and integrity will preserve me   
   while I wait for You.   
      
   Ain   
   15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD;   
   For he shall pluck my feet out of the net.   
   Pe   
   16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me;   
   For I am desolate and afflicted.   
   Zade   
   17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged:   
   O bring thou me out of my distresses.   
   (Qoph)   
   18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain;   
   And forgive all my sins.   
   Resh   
   19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many;   
   And they hate me with cruel hatred.   
   Shin   
   20 O keep my soul, and deliver me:   
   Let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.   
   Taw   
   21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me;   
   For I wait on thee.   
      
   Remember God's promises when You pray   
      
   The Lord's prayer   
      
   Matthew 6:9-13   
      
   9 "Therefore pray in this manner:   
   Our Father who is in heaven,   
   hallowed be Your name.   
   10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;   
   Your will be done   
   on earth, as it is in heaven.   
   11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.   
   12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,   
   as we forgive our debtors.   
   13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,   
   but deliver us from evil.   
   For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."   
      
   9 After this manner therefore pray ye:   
   Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.   
   10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.   
   11 Give us this day our daily bread.   
   12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.   
   13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:   
   For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.   
      
   6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2023 edition?)   
      
   The Northern Territories of Canada   
      
   Yukon   
      
   Yukon Total population (2015) 36500 Muslim (est) 69   
      
   In Whitehorse the Muslim population grew from 2 families   
   in 2001 to more than 60 people in 2014. Originally meeting in a church,   
   they now meet for prayer service in a former office space.   
      
   Pray for Muslims and believers in Whitehorse to come together,   
   and for Muslims to find faith in Jesus Christ.   
      
   Northwest Territories (NWT)   
      
   NWT population (2015) 43600 Muslim (est) 473   
      
   The Muslim community of Yellowknife has grown from 275 to 330 un the past year.   
   To replace their inadequate facility, they are planning a C$2 to C$2.5 million   
   Islamic Centre.   
      
   Pray that the Muslims in Yellowknife and all of the NWT will awaken to   
   spiritual hunger and be open to saving faith in Jesus Christ.   
      
   Nunavut (NU)   
      
   NU total population (2015) 36600 Muslim (est) 86   
      
   The Islamic Centre of Iqaluit now claim about 100 Muslims and have surpassed   
      
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