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   Yet, if we are willing to lay aside our pride and accept God's gift,   
   we can live. "The gift of God is eternal life." Nothing we can do or say   
   can make us worthy of the gift of life. We are sinners by nature and we   
   rebel against God in our choices. Yet God, in Christ, offers grace to us,   
   freedom from sin, liberty from the burden of trying to earn his favour.   
   Ironically, freedom and peace in the Christian life come not through   
   justifying ourselves and making ourselves look good, but through   
   acknowledging the depth of our sin ad our ability to do anything about it.   
   When we realise that we are trapped in out sinful selves and only   
   Christ can free us, then we are ready to journey toward grace and freedom.   
      
   Application   
      
   a) In what way's have I tried to "earn" the gift of eternal life?   
      
   b) What can I do to focus on God's grace and realise   
   that I cannot accomplish my own salvation?   
      
   4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland   
      
   2 Chr 31:21   
      
   21 And in every deed that he undertook in the service of the house   
   of God and with the law and commandment to seek out his God,   
   he did this with all his heart, and he found success.   
      
   21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house   
   of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God,   
   he did it with all his heart, and prospered.   
      
   5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:   
      
   God's Protection in Times of Trouble   
      
   Ps 27:1-6   
      
   PSALMS 27   
      
   A Psalm of David.   
      
   1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;   
   whom will I fear?   
   The Lord is the strength of my life;   
   of whom will I be afraid?   
   2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) When the wicked came against me   
   to eat my flesh -   
   my enemies and my foes -   
   they stumbled and fell.   
   3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Though an army should encamp against me,   
   my heart will not fear;   
   though war should rise against me,   
   in this will I be confident.   
   4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) One thing I have asked from the Lord,   
   that will I seek after -   
   for me to dwell in the house of the Lord   
   all the days of my life,   
   to see the beauty of the Lord,   
   and to inquire in His temple.   
   5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For in the time of trouble   
   He will hide me in His pavilion;   
   in the shelter of His tabernacle He will hide me;   
   He will set me up on a rock.   
   6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8 - 9) Now my head will be lifted up   
   above my enemies encircling me;   
   therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle;   
   I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.   
      
   1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?   
   The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?   
   2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes,   
   came upon me to eat up my flesh,   
   They stumbled and fell.   
   3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear:   
   Though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.   
   4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after;   
   That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,   
   To behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.   
   5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion:   
   In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me;   
   he shall set me up upon a rock.   
   6 And now shall mine head be lifted up,   
   Above mine enemies round about me:   
   Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy;   
   I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.   
      
   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 2021 edition?)   
      
   Newfoundland & Labrador   
      
   Total population 527000   
   Muslim population (est.) 2065   
      
   As of Autumn 2014, St. John's does not have a local CNMM network. Pray with us   
   for God's people to come together in prayer   
   and cooperative efforts to reach Muslims with the Good News.   
      
   St. John's has one mosque and 2 more musallas , or prayer locations, which   
   may grow into mosques of their own. The mosque is called Masjid an Noor,   
   The Mosque of the Light, and mosque historical documents record a trip in 1986   
   to Saudi Arabia to raise funds for the land purchase and construction costs.   
   A small number of Muslim families had come prior to 1964, but moved on to   
   other places after a short time. After this date, a small community began   
   to remain and grow , reaching about 25 families in the 1980s. A number   
   of international students also join the community annually   
   ranging from 25 to 60.   
      
   In 2014 the mosque website reports the community is made up of some 200   
   families and many university students attending Memorial University. A   
   small number of native Newfoundlanders have also converted to the Islamic   
   faith, one saying of this religion in Newfoundland, "Islam is a growing face".   
   With the growth of the community, the current challenge is lack of space   
   in the mosque, which they are now looking at expanding.   
      
   Pray for   
      
   - The true Light of life, Jesus Christ, to be revealed to Muslims   
   in Newfoundland through the word, dreams, visions and answers to prayer.   
   - Christians to be as "wise as serpents and harmless as doves" regarding   
   Islam and reaching out in loving witness to Muslims in St. John's.   
   - for a dedicated, intentional witness to the growing number of Muslim   
   students on the university, college and trade school campuses.   
      
   Adding further   
      
   30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020   
      
   Under the Keep Praying page   
      
   When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month   
   and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days   
   of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that   
   usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,   
   of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be   
   decorated and festivals will be held.   
   For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the   
   distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of   
   Islam.   
   You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",   
   which means Blessed Eid!"   
   Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you   
   know, and Muslims around the world:   
   - Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions   
   in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about   
   unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such   
   movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three   
   decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim   
   relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.   
      
   Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,   
      
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