Discussion: Why do bad things happen to people? How can you pray the abundant life back into your family to restore what the devil has messed up?
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Holy Bible Scripture: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly (John 10:10)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I bind the evil one from trying to steal, kill and destroy my property. I choose to live in your abundant life so that I can give to others. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: Many people have been fooled by “get-rich quick” schemes. A phony life insurance man came to my door and somehow made it into my apartment and onto my couch. He said “Pay me 99 cents a day and if you get killed, I will pay one lump sum of $500 to your family.” Doing the math in my head, I saw at once that this was a scam and asked the man to leave.
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Discussion: Have you judged situations incorrectly? In what areas do you need more discernment?
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Holy Bible Scripture: The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going (Proverbs 14:15)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let me never judge a person but listen to them and accept their words if they line up with the Bible, so that I may know what is the truth and not people’s error. In Jesus’ name.
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Testimony: A secretary uses this Bible scripture to clean up her thoughts. She had a rough upbringing with her parents divorcing and being raised by her father who was an alcoholic and did drugs. She became a Christian in her teenage years and is careful what movies she watches so they do not fuel unclean thinking.
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Discussion: How do you handle evil thoughts or temptations? Do you say “NO” to evil thoughts in Jesus’ name? Are there any TV, movies or magazines you look at that stir up unclean thoughts?
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Holy Bible Scripture: Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit (Psalms 51:10-12)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Search my heart and make it pure. Restore your perfect will in me. Let me remember the joy of my salvation. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: A banker and a nurse got married and set out to learn God’s voice by much prayer and Bible reading. This couple heard God’s call to the ministry, left their financially secure world and became church leaders. At first they did not know how all their bills would be paid but over the last decade, God has given them financial miracles to look after their family.
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Discussion: How does one diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord? How does writing down and dating your prayer thoughts help you distinguish the Lord’s leading?
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Holy Bible Scripture: And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee (Deuteronomy 28:1-2)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I choose from this day on to listen diligently to your voice, to follow all your commandments and to delight in your blessings as you have promised. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: This scripture says ” my people” meaning Christians are the ones who are supposed to pray. A church leader of one of the largest churches in the world said that most Christian leaders he meets, do not really pray that much. He is from Seoul, South Korea and gets all his church to pray an hour a day and encourages evangelism. This country was mostly Buddhists many years ago but now has about 50% of the population claiming to be Christians.
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Discussion: If you don’t pray enough, what changes are you going to make in your schedule to pray more? Do you have faith in this scripture, that as your pray, God will heal your land?
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Holy Bible Scripture: If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land (2 Chronicles 7:14)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Help me to pray for my nation by humbling myself and seeking your face and turning from sin. Please help me to encourage others to pray for our nation as this promise says you will hear our prayer, forgive all sins and heal our land. All glory be to you O God! In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: Today’s society has many people saying the Bible is only a history book and is not actually the Word of God. Since these people don’t really believe in the whole Bible but pick and choose the sections that are convenient for their lifestyle, they go about establishing their own righteousness. Even some church leaders have let their intelligence overrule faith in the Holy Scriptures and wonder why healings and miracles don’t happen in their church.
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Discussion: Do you accept the Bible as God’s Word or only a book of suggestions? If you needed a healing or a miracle, how would you know God’s will on the subject?
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Holy Bible Scripture: Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded (Proverbs 13:13)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I ask for forgiveness if in the past, I have ever despised your Word or spoken evil of the Bible. I hold your Word in awe and reverence and I thank you for your reward. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: A close friend came to me one day and said he needed to confess some sins. We got together for prayer and he confessed sins in his life that I never would have guessed he had committed. He opened my eyes to true humility. As we prayed this scripture he was forgiven and healed.
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Discussion: What sins have you withheld secretly? By humbling yourself to confess your sins, do you see how that will make you stronger since your prayer partner can make you accountable?
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Holy Bible Scripture: Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much (James 5:16)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Let my prayers be effective and strong. I choose to obey this scripture in my home as well as in church so that we all may be healed as you have promised. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: One Bible teacher shared the importance of speaking words of truth. He said that his own vocabulary had to change since God convicted him in so many areas. I was convicted myself when I heard this teaching as even the fibs, exaggerations, jokes and flatteries needed to be altered in my life.
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Discussion: Analyze your ways of communication? Are there any ways that are unpleasant to God?
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Holy Bible Scripture: A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame (Proverbs 13:5)&
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Help me to hate lies that come out of my mouth. I don’t want to exaggerate just to please people but I want to please you. Thank you for cleaning up my speech. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: A single mother raising three children was on a limited budget. When problems with her finances or her children or other stresses in her life got too big for her to handle, she cried out to the Lord to take these issues away from her and God answered her prayers. Over the years, He continues to provide for her and her family.
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Discussion: What burdens are you carrying? How do you give them to the Lord? Does carrying burdens make your behavior less Godly and thereby hurt your family?
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Holy Bible Scripture: Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved (Psalms 55:22)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I will cast all my burdens on you and you will give me strength. Thank you for this promise that you will never allow me to be destroyed by them. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: Every Bible teacher I know that has a world wide impact in his or her ministry has one thing in common: they all delight in the Bible studying it all the time as they obey God.
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Discussion: What is your favorite book? Do you delight in reading the Bible or is it boring and repetitious? How do you see God speaking to you through the Bible?
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Holy Bible Scripture: Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. (Psalms 1:1-2)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, When I pick up the Bible, I want not only to read it, but to think and see myself in the scenes with you Jesus. Let me think on your scriptures in the morning and at night. I believe that whatever my hands touch shall prosper when I am following your ways. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: When a few of us were talking about the spiritual pruning process, a friend in our group said he asked God to mold him like clay on a potter’s wheel to shape him into a vessel for the master’s use. However he went on to say that when God started shaping him, it wasn’t easy as he had to crucify his lusts and bad habits.
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Discussion: What areas of your life need pruning by the Lord? Do you want to bear more fruit for God or do you find your walk with God getting luke warm?
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Holy Bible Scripture: Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing (John 15:2,5)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Please take away all the branches in me that are sapping strength and not producing fruit. By your pruning, I will be able to bear more fruit. I look forward to you heating up certain situations in my life to burn out the impurities, making me a finer vessel for your use. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: One Bible teacher explained that walking by faith involves spending time everyday in the Holy scriptures letting the Holy Spirit speak to you through the pages of the Bible. It also involves mediating on scriptures over and over until you see yourself walking out the victory promise in the Bible. Faith begins where the will of God is known so walking by faith is knowing God’s will. Most people want to see the answers to their prayers before they will believe in them. That requires no faith at all. The teacher explained that you have to believe in the answer before you see it, as that is what walking by faith is all about.
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Discussion: In what areas of your life do you walk by faith? In what areas of your life do you walk by sight?
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Holy Bible Scripture: For we walk by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I choose to walk by faith and total trust in you rather than by all the circumstances in my life that I see. Let me believe Jesus that you can make a door where there is no door. You can make a way where there is no way. In your powerful and awesome name I pray.
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Holy Bible Scripture: And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity (2 Peter 1:5-7)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I choose to add to my faith, purity, substance, knowledge, wisdom, moderation, balance, persistence, endurance, power, reverence, compassion, love and concern for another’s spiritual well being. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Discussion: In what areas of your Christian walk do you need to mature?
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Testimony: Many people expect financial or healing miracles to happen immediately and although that does happen, it does not happen to all. This scripture points out that through life one’s faith matures. One Bible teacher explained that you have to have patience with your faith, as patience will keep you speaking the solution before it (your prayer answer) is manifested.
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Testimony: One year I joined a group of Bible College students to feed the poor on Christmas Day. It was the first time I had ever been away from my family at Christmas. My eyes were opened to feel the pain of those who do not have a family. All of us were blessed tremendously to see the faces of the poor light up as we served them food and ate dinner with them.
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Discussion: When was the last time you helped the hurting? What other ways do you sense God leading you to help the poor?
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Holy Bible Scripture: But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just (Luke 14:13-14)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Open my eyes to help the poor and injured in this world and support them. I pray that all your churches will consider some program to provide food for the poor. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: One church member gave anonymously for years. Later in life, he found himself handing money directly to people for missions (instead of using an offering envelope) so that the church member receiving the gift would know that it was from him. He was later convicted by God that his motives in giving were not totally pure since he wanted some recognition for his mission givings.
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Discussion: In what ways do you like to give anonymously? Do you see God blessing you when you give in accordance with this scripture?
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Holy Bible Scripture: Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven (Matthew 6:1)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Help me to give anonymously so that I don’t brag about my giving before others. You see my offering and that is all I care about. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: An engineer and his wife pray daily for their family and in-laws that all will hear the gospel and receive Jesus into their hearts. This couple stands on this scripture and in the Old Testament story, where Rahab’s family were saved (when the walls of Jericho fell down) because she believed in God and convinced her family to believe also.
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Discussion: How often do you pray for your family to receive Christ into their hearts? What is intercession? Are you willing to intercede for your family?
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Holy Bible Scripture: And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house (Acts 16:31)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I choose from this day forward to pray for my family and relatives that you will send laborers across their path to share the gospel with them so they can be saved. I thank you that all my family will be saved since you are the God of infinite love. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: I know an extremely intelligent man who thought he could manage his life on his own. His intelligence often blocked his ability to grasp faith. Later on in his life, when going through a crisis, he came to God with child like faith and committed his life to Christ.
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Discussion: How does a child believe? In what areas do you doubt God? Does doubt rob you of God’s blessings? How can you discern doubt? How can you teach yourself not to doubt?
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Holy Bible Scripture: Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein (Luke 18:17)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, A little child totally believes their parents in everything without questioning or doubting. Help me to have this child-like faith in all areas of my life so that I can believe your Word without questioning or doubting. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: A very prosperous businessman was tested for awhile to see if he would trust in his riches or use his riches for advancing God’s Kingdom. During prayer, this businessman felt God speak to him to buy a motel and invite evangelists to use it free of charge if they would pass out Christian tracts to the surrounding area so that all people in the vicinity would hear about Jesus . Several years later, when he felt the evangelistic work was done, he was approached by a land developer, who offered this businessman 20 times as much as he originally paid for the motel and property.
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Discussion: In what ways do you let God guide you in your investments? How much trust do you have in your job providing for you rather than God providing for you?
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Holy Bible Scripture: He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch (Proverbs 11:28)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I choose not to trust in riches nor think bank accounts and jobs will be my total source of life. I thank you that I will flourish as I serve and obey you. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: In the 1980’s I heard a man prophesy about hand held computers and that God was saying His children were not listening to Him for inventions. It never occurred to me that good inventions were from God and, at that time, I didn’t know what a hand held computer was, since personal computers the size of desk tops were just coming out. Twenty years later, hand held computers are now called palm tops and are getting more powerful all the time. I now realize that God wants to give inventions to people that will use the invention and the income from it to advance His Kingdom.
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Discussion: If God wants to give you an invention, would you use all of it for the glory of God to advance His Kingdom and to win souls for Him? How would you receive knowledge of this invention?
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Holy Bible Scripture: I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions (Proverbs 8:12)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I believe all good inventions are from you and I ask you to bless every good work that will spread your Word faster. I ask for Christians to have the wisdom to give all glory to you for their handiwork and not let pride, greed, or selfishness enter their minds. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: Two men were sailing on the lake and one of the men unknowingly lost his car keys in the water. When they got to shore they were not able to drive home since they knew the keys were at the bottom of the lake somewhere. They decided to pray and ask the Lord to lead them to the keys. They set sail again and in a certain location, they felt led to look down for the keys. One of them dove down and found the keys way down underneath the water on a big rock.
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Discussion: How do you get advice from God? Can you apply this scripture for a financial miracle in your life?
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Holy Bible Scripture: And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes (John 21:6)
(Scripture taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, You have a plan for success and abundance but so often I don’t listen and do it my own way. Teach me your ways of business so I can bless others. In Jesus’ name I pray.
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Testimony: Two close friends are a blessing to marriages for sharing their wisdom. In their journals, they write about the love and blessings of the Lord. They don’t have much money but continue going on honeymoons even if for only a day or two. They renew their vows to each other and share the love that they have written down in their journals. They are ever increasing and enhancing the love in their marriage.
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