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   or life, by giving ourselves fully into the hand of the Master.   
      
   Application   
      
   a) Why is the choice to acknowledge my sin and receive forgiveness a   
   'Rational choice'?   
      
   b) What are the alternatives to such a decision?   
      
   c) What other aspects of God's word   
   and work in my life seem 'reasonable' to me?   
      
   4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland   
      
   Mark 4:20-25   
      
   20 (Mk 4:8; Jn 15:4-5) "Still others are seed sown on good ground,   
   those who hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruit:   
   thirty, sixty, or a hundred times as much."   
      
   A Light Under a Basket   
      
   Lk 8:16-18   
      
   21 (Mt 5:15; Lk 8:16) He said to them, "Is a candle brought to be put   
   under a basket or under a bed and not to be set on a candlestick?   
   22 (Lk 8:17) For there is nothing hidden except to be revealed;   
   neither is anything kept secret except to be proclaimed.   
   23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15)If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."   
   24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear.   
   The measure you give will be measured for you,   
   and to you who hear will more be given.   
   25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given.   
   And from him who has not will be taken, even what he has."   
      
   20 And these are they which are sown on good ground;   
   such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit,   
   some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.   
   21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put   
   under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?   
   22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested;   
   neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.   
   23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.   
   24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete,   
   it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.   
   25 For he that hath, to him shall be given:   
   and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.   
      
   5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:   
      
   God's Help in Times of Temptation   
      
   Hebrews 4:14-16   
      
   Jesus the Great High Priest   
      
   14 (Heb 6:20; 1:2-3) Since then we have a great High Priest   
   Who has passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God,   
   let us hold firmly to our confession.   
   15 (2Co 5:21; Jn 8:46) For we do not have a High Priest   
   who cannot sympathise with our weaknesses,   
   but One who was in every sense tempted like we are, yet without sin.   
   16 (Eph 3:12; Php 4:6-7) Let us then come with confidence   
   to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy   
   and find grace to help in time of need.   
      
   14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest,   
   that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God,   
   let us hold fast our profession.   
   15 For we have not an high priest   
   which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities;   
   but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.   
   16 Let us therefore come boldly   
   unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy,   
   and find grace to help in time of need.   
      
   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   
   80 % of their funding goal to building the first mosque in this territory.   
   Their stated goal is "To spread the message of Islam   
   in the far northern reaches of Canada."   
      
   Pray that believers in Iqaluit take up Jesus' command to love and reach   
   their Muslim neighbours with the Gospel.   
      
   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,   
   "What does this mean?"   
   13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."   
      
   Peter's Speech at Pentecost   
      
   14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice   
   and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,   
   let this be known to you, and listen to my words.   
   15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,   
   since it is the third hour of the day.   
   16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:   
   17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,   
   'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;   
   your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,   
   your young men shall see visions,   
   and your old men shall dream dreams.'   
      
   - Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective   
   discipleship movements among Muslim people.   
      
   - Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for   
      
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