<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221772667406038674</id><updated>2024-12-18T19:31:18.645-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Destiny Empowerment Global Ministries</title><subtitle type='html'>“Platform of Influence &amp;amp; Impartation!”</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://destinyempowermentglobalministries.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2221772667406038674/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://destinyempowermentglobalministries.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2221772667406038674/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Destiny Empower</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14210486436197945882</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQVD3PVw5ainRFHIqj1s4VNQvfgzrpz6xBeUVbP50NKq877mTzWCpJ0F0yv7jsIOJYepSrTrkYQ8pMi4EXfYcSHU9Z-QofJS21vXLI4_C43qePVVlHGq5yECk47CwRFk/s220/IMG_20170620_181918.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>26</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221772667406038674.post-3897403888468272632</id><published>2018-03-31T13:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2018-03-31T13:13:08.446-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HE IS RISEN!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 49.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333; font-size: 45.0pt;&quot;&gt;He Is Risen&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rDyC6MsSBrX84YX69G66QEPKWZBjhhIVY55jObymQOy-6suqz1sWttJraXJJ93j48Zywc_Jq3Cu-9IggKpUBEq3IJBt2PtXTrdrDGeoNg6zZj7h3avDdzkD-vcfDvQjFtm71YoJ1HDA/s1600/HE+IS+RISEN.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;338&quot; data-original-width=&quot;338&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7rDyC6MsSBrX84YX69G66QEPKWZBjhhIVY55jObymQOy-6suqz1sWttJraXJJ93j48Zywc_Jq3Cu-9IggKpUBEq3IJBt2PtXTrdrDGeoNg6zZj7h3avDdzkD-vcfDvQjFtm71YoJ1HDA/s320/HE+IS+RISEN.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“[&lt;span style=&quot;color: #2f393a;&quot;&gt;Jesus Christ&lt;/span&gt;] rose from
the grave to ‘become the firstfruits of them that slept’ (&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0091bc;&quot;&gt;1&amp;nbsp;Corinthians 15:20&lt;/span&gt;). As Risen Lord, He
visited among those He had loved in life” &lt;span style=&quot;color: #0091bc;&quot;&gt;“The
Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles,”&lt;/span&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;This lesson will teach the doctrine and events associated
with the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #2f393a;&quot;&gt;Resurrection&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;of Jesus
Christ. As students increase their understanding and testimony of the
Resurrection, they will gain perspective and hope as they face the challenges
of mortality. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“The fundamental principles of our religion are the
testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died,
was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven; and all
other things which pertain to our religion are only appendages to it” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;symbol&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Why
do you think all other gospel principles are “appendages” to the death, burial,
and Resurrection of Jesus Christ? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 19.5pt; margin-left: -3.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“Without the Resurrection, the
gospel of Jesus Christ becomes a litany of wise sayings and seemingly
unexplainable miracles—but sayings and miracles with no ultimate triumph. No,
the ultimate triumph is in the ultimate miracle: for the first time in the
history of mankind, one who was dead raised himself into living&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #2f393a;&quot;&gt;immortality&lt;/span&gt;. He&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;was&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;the Son of
God, the Son of our immortal Father in Heaven, and his triumph over physical
and spiritual death is the good news every&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #2f393a;&quot;&gt;Christian&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;tongue
should speak” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 19.5pt; margin-left: -3.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“‘He is risen; he is not here.’ (&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0091bc;&quot;&gt;Mark 16:6&lt;/span&gt;.) These words, eloquent in their
simplicity, announced the most significant event of recorded history” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;symbol&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Why
do you think the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the “most significant event of
recorded history”?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 19.5pt; margin-left: 15.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;symbol&amp;quot;; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;What
thoughts and feelings do you have knowing that because of the Resurrection of
Jesus Christ, all of Heavenly Father’s children born on the earth will be resurrected?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 19.5pt; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Explain
that the Resurrection redeems us not only from physical death but also from
spiritual death. If there were no resurrection, then all people would
eventually become like the devil. Testify that the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
completed the Atonement and made it possible for God’s children to return to
His presence&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0091bc; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0091bc; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Matthew&amp;nbsp;28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3c424e; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0091bc; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Mark&amp;nbsp;16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3c424e; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0091bc; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Luke&amp;nbsp;24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3c424e; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0091bc; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;John&amp;nbsp;20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #3c424e; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 19.5pt; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“If
Jesus was in fact literally resurrected, it necessarily follows that He is a
divine being. No mere mortal has the power in himself to come to life again
after dying. Because He was resurrected, Jesus cannot have been only a
carpenter, a teacher, a rabbi, or a prophet. Because He was resurrected, Jesus
had to have been a God, even the Only Begotten Son of the Father.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 19.5pt; margin-left: -3.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“Therefore, what He taught is true;
God cannot lie.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 19.5pt; margin-left: -3.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“Therefore, He was the Creator of
the earth, as He said.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 19.5pt; margin-left: -3.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;“Therefore, heaven and hell are real, as He
taught.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 19.5pt; margin-left: -3.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“Therefore, there is a world of
spirits, which He visited after His death.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 19.5pt; margin-left: -3.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“Therefore, He will come again, as
the angels said [see&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0091bc;&quot;&gt;Acts 1:10–11&lt;/span&gt;], and
‘reign personally upon the earth’.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 19.5pt; margin-left: -3.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“Therefore, there is a resurrection
and a final judgment for all.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“Given the reality of the Resurrection of Christ, doubts
about the omnipotence, omniscience, and benevolence of&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #2f393a;&quot;&gt;God the Father&lt;/span&gt;—who gave His Only Begotten Son for
the redemption of the world—are groundless. Doubts about the meaning and
purpose of life are unfounded. Jesus Christ is in fact the only name or way by
which salvation can come to mankind. The grace of Christ is real, affording
both&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #2f393a;&quot;&gt;forgiveness&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;and cleansing to
the repentant sinner. Faith truly is more than imagination or psychological
invention. There is ultimate and universal truth, and there are objective and
unchanging moral standards, as taught by Him.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 19.5pt; margin-left: -3.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“Given the reality of the
Resurrection of Christ, repentance of any violation of His law and commandments
is both possible and urgent. The Savior’s miracles were real, as is His promise
to His disciples that they might do the same and even greater works [see&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0091bc;&quot;&gt;John 14:12&lt;/span&gt;]. … Given the reality of the
Resurrection of Christ, death is not our end, and though ‘skin worms destroy
[our bodies], yet in [our] flesh shall [we] see God’ [&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0091bc;&quot;&gt;Job
19:26&lt;/span&gt;]”. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 19.5pt; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“The
‘lively hope’ we are given by the resurrection is our conviction that death is
not the conclusion of our identity but merely a necessary step in the destined
transition from mortality to immortality. This hope changes the whole
perspective of mortal life.&amp;nbsp;…&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 19.5pt; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“The
assurance of resurrection gives us the strength and perspective to endure the
mortal challenges faced by each of us and by those we love, such things as the
physical, mental, or emotional deficiencies we bring with us at birth or
acquire during mortal life. Because of the resurrection, we know that these
mortal deficiencies are only temporary!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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gives us a powerful incentive to keep the commandments of God during our mortal
lives”. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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is it important for each of us to develop a testimony of the reality of the Resurrection?
___&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Because of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, we can have hope and
an eternal perspective as we face the challenges and trials of life.&lt;/b&gt;)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;In
what ways has an understanding of the Resurrection brought hope or joy to you
or someone you know? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;“For
two and a half years [the Apostles] had been upheld and inspired by Christ’s
presence. But now he was gone. They were left alone, and they seemed confused
and helpless.&amp;nbsp;…“What was it that suddenly changed these disciples to
confident, fearless, heroic preachers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ? It was the
revelation that Christ had risen from the grave” (&lt;i&gt;Teachings of Presidents of
the Church: David&amp;nbsp;O. McKay&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;[2003],&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-david-o-mckay/chapter-7?lang=eng&amp;amp;para=p7-p8#p7&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0091bc; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;62&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;There’s
probably no other subject harder to preach or teach than that of the state of
the dead.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;We humans are very sensitive about what happens when we
die.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Almost all of us are in one stage or another of&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;grieving
for a loved one.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;And someone, who is&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;struggling with a
terminal illness&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;or knows someone who’s struggling, will most
likely find the subject disturbing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;It’s
not a subject we enter into lightly, but is something that Jesus Himself
confronted on more than one occasion and most of us want to know what He taught
about death.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Humans
seem to be the only animals on earth that are disturbed by death&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;thought. It’s only
natural that we are, because&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;God did not create us to die.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;He
had eternity in mind for us from the very beginning. Until this foreign element
of sin and death entered the picture, we were meant to live forever.&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Mankind
has always taken this desire to live beyond the grave seriously and
understandably so. God gave us that desire.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Key
Text:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;“Jesus
said to her,&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;‘I am the resurrection and the life.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;He
who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.’ “&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;John 11:25
NKJV&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Jesus
fulfills our hopes for eternal life.&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;He gave us life when we were
born, and has the power to give it again at the resurrection.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;We’re
not just talking about death here, but resurrection, about life.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Christianity
is the only world religion today that can point to an empty grave of its
founder,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Buddha, Muhammad, Abraham, and Confucius remain in
the tomb.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;This
should not be a depressing subject, but a joyful one.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;It involves the
greatest promise given to us in God’s Word. Someone has said that&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;the
resurrection isn’t the most important thing. It’s the ONLY thing!&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;This
week we discover why this is so.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;arial black&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;&quot;&gt;SUNDAY:
THE STATE OF THE DEAD&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Jesus
brought several people back to life, but perhaps His crowning act of this
nature was with His friend Lazarus. In this case, Lazarus had been dead and in
the grave for four days. What a dramatic display of Jesus’ power over death
this was!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;You’ll
recall&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Jesus’ description of Lazarus’ death.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;“…He
said to them,&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt; ‘Our friend Lazarus sleeps,&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;but I go that I
may wake him up.’ “&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;John 11:11 NKJV&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Like
the Old Testament writers, Jesus used the metaphor of sleep, or rest, to
indicate the state of the dead. See I Kings 11:21 (David slept with his
fathers). This is a&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;fitting illustration of the unconscious
condition of a person after death.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Martha
also made a correct statement regarding her understanding of the state of
death. She said to Jesus in John 11:24,&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;“…I know that he&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;[her
brother Lazarus] will&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;rise again in the resurrection at the last
day.”&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Notice she didn’t say, “He HAS risen”, but that he WILL
rise again…AT THE LAST DAY.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;You
may recall that Satan’s&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;first lie to mankind was&amp;nbsp;“You will not
surely die.”&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Genesis 3:4 NKJV It was a common belief among pagan
religions even during Jesus’ time that the soul was immortal. That some part of
us lives on after death.&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Satan has used this concept of the
dualistic nature of man, having both a soul and body, to further blur the lines
of our understanding of the certainty of death.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;The
belief that our souls or spirits go directly to heaven when we die has&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;opened
up the opportunity for heretical beliefs, such as purgatory,&amp;nbsp;spiritualism,
and even channeling.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; And it will certainly set the stage for more
deceptions in the future.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Questions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Read
Luke 23:43,&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Jesus’ promise to the thief on the cross.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Read
it twice, once with the comma before “today” and again with the comma after
“today”, knowing that commas were not in the original text, but supplied by
translators. How does the meaning change? [Why could Jesus not have fulfilled
that promise to the thief on that day? Read John 20:17 to verify your answer.]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Read
Genesis 35:18, talking about&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Rachel’s death.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Versions
describing this event vary.&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Some say her soul was departing, but
others say she breathed her last.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Which do you think is the best
translation of the word for “soul” here? Strong’s Concordance verifies that the
word “soul” has both meanings. How might this apply to other examples in the
Bible and why is our&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;correct understanding of death in the first
place is so important?&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;arial black&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;&quot;&gt;MONDAY:
THE HOPE OF RESURRECTION&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Since
our focus is on Jesus as we explore this topic of death, we are encouraged to
find that&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Jesus has power over both life and death.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;John
1:4 says,&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;“In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.”&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;NKJV
This passage takes us back to creation. The Gospel of John begins with “In the
beginning”, same as Genesis.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Let’s
go back to creation and see&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;nbsp;how Jesus created man.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;It
says in Genesis 2:7&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;“And the Lord God&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;formed man of the dust&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;of
the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt; man
became a living soul.”&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;nbsp;[Notice it doesn’t say man HAS a
soul, but that he became one.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Other translations render the text
with the phrase “became a living being (or person)”.]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Jesus
also pronounced Himself as “the way, the truth, and the life.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;(John 14:6) This is
the basis of our hope that Jesus, the Giver of life in the first place, can
provide for our resurrection, which is a reversal of death.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;But
how does the resurrection happen? We’ve seen how Lazarus came back to life.
Jesus called him,&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;“Lazarus, come forth.”&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(John 11:43)
Once again, when He resurrected Jairus’ daughter, we discover:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;“But He
put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying,&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;‘Little
girl, arise.’&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/u&gt;Then her spirit&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;[or breath]&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;returned,
and she arose immediately…”&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;Luke 8:54, 55 NKJV&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;As God
spoke our earth into existence,&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;He will someday call all His
“sleeping” children from the grave.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Paul describes it this way:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;“For
this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;remain
until the coming of the Lord&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;will by no means precede&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;those
who are asleep.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;For the Lord will descend from heaven with a shout,&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;with
the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;And the
dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be
caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And
thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these
words.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;I
Thessalonians 4:15-18 NKJV&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;arial black&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Discussion
Questions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Read&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;I
Corinthians 15:50-58.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;How do we know that this event and the one
in I Thessalonians refer to the Second Coming of Christ? See also Matthew
24:31, the chapter where Jesus described the Second Coming, in response to His
disciples’ questions about the end of the world.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Read&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Matthew
16:27&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;for what Jesus said about when we receive our reward. [What
is the&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt; purpose of the Second Coming&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;if all the saints are
already in heaven? If the unrighteous go straight to their reward in hell, as
commonly thought,&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;what would be the justice of having some suffer
longer than others,&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;depending on when you died?]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;arial black&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;&quot;&gt;TUESDAY:
THE RESURRECTION AND THE JUDGMENT&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;A
check with Strong’s Concordance indicates that&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;the resurrection was
a favorite topic of the New Testament church,&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;and understandably
so. Jesus, however, mentions the word only sporadically. Most notably was His
reply to Martha that&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;“I am the resurrection and the life.”&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Jesus
also gave this statement in&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;John 5:28-29,&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;which
verifies that there are&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;actually two resurrections&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;in
store for this planet:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;” ‘Do
not marvel at this; for&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;the hour is coming&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;in which all
who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth–those who have done
good, to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;resurrection of life,&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;and those who have
done evil, to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;resurrection of condemnation.;’ ”&amp;nbsp;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;NKJV&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;This
statement corroborates what we find in&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Revelation 20:5, 6:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;“But
the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished.
This is the first resurrection&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;[the one that occurred at Jesus’
Coming].&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Blessed and holy is he who has part in&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;the first
resurrection. Over such the second death has no power,&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;but they
shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand
years.”&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;This
second death occurs after the second resurrection:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;“Then
Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire.&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;This is the second
death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake
of fire.”&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Revelation 20:14, 15 NKJV&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Discussion
Questions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Although none would contend that we are saved by
our belief in Jesus,&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;what parts do works play in the judgment?&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;The
last chapter in Revelation seems to point to our works as a major factor in who
will have access to the tree of life and who will perish. Read Jesus’ entire
discourse in John 3:16-21 and find what effect our belief or lack of it has on
our works.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Do
temptations still reach God’s people, even after they surrender their wills to
God?&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Are we always successful in avoiding sin and how often will God
forgive us if we continue to sin?&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Thank God, He&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;judges
us not just by our actions, but by our hearts.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt; And only He knows the
true condition of the heart.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;arial black&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;&quot;&gt;WEDNESDAY:
WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT HELL&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;A look
through the Gospels to determine what Jesus said about hell reveals some very
reassuring words. (Check Strong’s Concordance under the word “hell”.)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;ul type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;background: white; color: black; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;First,
     Jesus does verify that&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;there is punishment for the wicked,&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;for
     those who do not surrender themselves to God and strive to live for
     Him.&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Evil will not always reign on our planet.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;God
     has a plan to eliminate sin and those who have aligned themselves on
     Satan’s side of this universal conflict.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;background: white; color: black; line-height: normal; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Second,
     although Jesus does refer to the everlasting effects of this lake of fire,
     even saying it can’t be quenched in Mark 9 (as when the fire department
     can’t put out a fire, it’s called unquenchable; it leaves nothing but
     ashes), there is&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;no indication that Jesus intended hell (which
     is also a word translated “grave”) to be a place where people are
     suffering the intense pain of burning continuously in some unknown place
     the instant they die.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;This kind of suffering and punishment
     does not seem possible for a God, who claims to be full of mercy, justice,
     and love. And many&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;people have rejected Christianity, based on
     this doctrine alone.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Some
theologians use the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;parable of the rich man and Lazarus to
substantiate their claims of this hidden underworld of endless torture.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;The
story, found only in Luke 16:19-31, does picture a place called Hades, in
addition to a place simply called Abraham’s bosom. Like many of Jesus’
parables, He uses an earthly story to illustrate a heavenly point&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;about
rewards and punishment.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;We
have other Biblical evidence to support this view of hell as a place for&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;future
punishment and total destruction of the wicked.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;These and other
verses assure us that&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;sin and sinners will be totally eradicated:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;background: white; color: black; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;II
     Peter 2:9&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;“then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of
     temptations and to&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;reserve the unjust under punishment for the
     day of judgment,”&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;NKJV&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;background: white; color: black; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Romans
     6:23&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;“For the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;wages of sin is death…”&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;background: white; color: black; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Psalm
     37:20&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;“But&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;the wicked shall perish…”&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;background: white; color: black; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-themecolor: text1; tab-stops: list .5in;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Malachi
     4:1-3”&lt;i&gt; ‘For behold,&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;the day is coming,&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Burning
     like an oven, And all the proud, yes,&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt; all who do wickedly will be
     stubble.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;And the day which is coming&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;shall burn
     them up, &lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;‘Says the Lord of hosts. ‘That will&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;leave them
     neither root nor branch.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;But to you who fear My name The Sun
     of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings; And you shall go
     out And grow fat like stall-fed calves. You shall trample the wicked, For
     they&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;shall be ashes under the soles of your feet&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;On
     the day that I do this,’ Says the Lord of hosts.”&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;NKJV&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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Questions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Read
the parable in&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Luke 16:19-31 and discuss what lesson Jesus seems to
be teaching with this story.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Who was His target audience?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;Strong’s
defines&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Abraham’s bosom as “expressive of heavenly status”.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Could
this indicate that Jesus was also using figurative language to describe the
final punishment of sinners?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;arial black&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; text-transform: uppercase;&quot;&gt;THURSDAY:
JESUS CONQUERED DEATH&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Jesus
performed three resurrection miracles before laying down His own life and
taking it up again. There was Jairus’ daughter and the son of the widow of
Nain. But what a dramatic event when&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;He raised Lazarus, before a
crowd of many respected witnesses from Jerusalem.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Even the
Pharisees were alarmed and it&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;caused many of them to plot more
fervently to end the Savior’s life&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;and ministry. This was an
extreme threat to their power and control over the people.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Two
verses stand out as&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;evidence that it is God who has power over
death:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;background: white; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;John
     5:21&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;“For as&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;the Father raises the dead and gives life
     to them,&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;even so the Son gives life to whom He will.”&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;NKJV&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;background: white; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;John
     10:17, 18”&lt;i&gt; ‘Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life
     that I may take it again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of
     Myself.&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take
     it again.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;This command I have received from My Father.’ “&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;NKJV&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Men,
including Elijah, Elisha, and Peter, to name a few mentioned in the Bible, were
instrumental in raising someone to life with the power of the Holy Spirit.
But&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;no man has ever had that power available to raise HIMSELF from
the dead, except Jesus.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;arial black&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Discussion
Questions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Read John 11:14, 25, 40,
and 42. What seems to be&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Jesus’ motive for raising Lazarus from the
dead?&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;What
was Jesus anxious for them to believe by witnessing this miracle? And why is
this belief important to God’s followers?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Read I
Corinthians 15:17-26. Why is Christ called the “firstfruits”?&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Why is&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;death
considered the last enemy?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;arial black&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;arial black&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;&quot;&gt;SUMMARY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://destinyempowermentglobalministries.blogspot.com.ng/2018/03/he-is-risen.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&quot;HE IS RISEN!&quot;&lt;/a&gt;Without
the resurrection (Christ’s and ours), Christianity is just another religion,
without the power and hope that leads to eternal life.&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;No religion
can offer an empty tomb of its founder.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;Our belief in the
resurrection of Jesus, and in our own resurrection in the future, sets us apart
from the world.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;Our
correct understanding of the state of the dead and the promise of eternal life
is of utmost importance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;for believers. Jesus gave us many insights about
the nature of death, combined with promises of a glorious eternal future with
Him in heaven.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;If
ever a firm decision to believe the Bible and the Bible only was important, it
is with this topic of death. Many deceptions and false teachings have already
entered the Christian world.&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Most people, even Christians, hold
erroneous views about life after death, which may lead to even more deceptions
in the future.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;arial black&amp;quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-transform: uppercase;&quot;&gt;CHALLENGE&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;ul type=&quot;disc&quot;&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;background: white; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Using
     the topical index of your church hymnal, read/sing hymns under the topics
     of “Death and Suffering”, “Hope and Comfort”, and “Resurrection and
     Ascension”. Find the verses that are most meaningful to you.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;background: white; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Meditate
     on Psalm 23 and why it has become so popular, especially as comfort for
     the dying.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;background: white; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Try
     to imagine the resurrection scene during Christ’s Second Coming. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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Jesus the Light of the World&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;LIGHT OF THE WORLD! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Jesus the Light of the World __ John
1:6-15. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Do you have any problem
that no one else could solve? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Is it academic breakthrough? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Marital fulfillment? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Insecurity?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Reproaches? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Unfruitfulness? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;symbol&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Is it career or destiny fulfillment
oppositions? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;symbol&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Stagnation etc.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;The solution to all above
and beyond problems is in JESUS CHRIST! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Dear heavenly Father, my
master and my all in all, you created earth and sky by your great power by
merely stretching out your arm. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Dear God for all you have
been through my life and ministries “there’s nothing you can’t do” ___ Jeremiah
32:17.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;THE MYSTERY OF CREATION/ MAN’s
DISOBEDIENCE &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;In the beginning, God
created man in His own image and likeness; blessed him and always had
fellowship with him (Genesis 1:26-28; 3:8). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Man lived in the Garden
of Eden and enjoyed with no problem of any type. What a glorious, blissful and
problem free life! How then came problems into the world? The question to
answer. What is the source of headache and unhappiness; sickness and diseases;
bondage and oppression; disappointment and failure; wretchedness and poverty
transgression and death? SIN is the root cause of all! (Isaiah 57:21). &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;“There is no peace for the wicked, says my
God.”&lt;/i&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;The fall of Adam
transferred the sin nature to every person born of a woman; and the wages of
sin is trouble and death. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;“When Adam
sinned, sin entered the entire human race. Adam’s sin brought death, so death
spread to everyone, for everyone sinned” __ Romans 5:12. “All have sin and
fallen short of the glory of God” __ Romans 3:12.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;BEWARE OF DISCOURAGEMENT&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Discouragement is as a
result of fear in man, and the spirit of fear is a powerful force that
disintegrates the good targets. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“Looking
unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith; who for the joy that was set
before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right
hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such hostility of
sinners against himself, lest you be wearied and faint in your minds. You have
not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.” __ Hebrews 12:2-4. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“Behold,
the LORD your God has set the land before you: go up and possess it, as the
LORD God of your fathers has said unto you; fear not, neither be discouraged”
__ Deut. 1:21.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;God is not an author of
confusion, He will not tell you to go ahead and at the same time be opposing
you on the way. If anyone tries to discourage you from carrying out divine
mandate, that person is the devil incarnate, and just as Jesus did to Peter you
are expected to tell such a person “get thee behind me Satan.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Discouragement does not
come to a man that has no future. The Bible warns us against being ignorant of
the devices of the enemy; the devil will not try to discourage you if you have
no bright future or glorious destiny ahead of you. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;CAUSES OF DISCOURAGEMENT&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;wingdings&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore;&quot;&gt;ü&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Seeing
God as man&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;wingdings&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore;&quot;&gt;ü&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Comparing
yourself with another man &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;wingdings&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore;&quot;&gt;ü&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Inability
to see God in what you are passing through &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;wingdings&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore;&quot;&gt;ü&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Relying
on men &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;wingdings&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore;&quot;&gt;ü&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Believing
negative report &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;wingdings&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore;&quot;&gt;ü&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Inability
to persist &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpLast&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;wingdings&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore;&quot;&gt;ü&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Doubting
the possibility of a thing &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Beloved, the way out of
all problems, challenges and troubles is now opened wider. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, let
him return unto the LORD, and He will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for
He will abundantly pardon”__ Isaiah 55:7.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Jesus invites you, even
today, to come and enjoy rest, a good life and a time of refreshing. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“Repent
ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the
times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord” (Acts 3:19). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Don’t
delay!!! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;STEPS TO SALVATION&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;ACKNOWLEDGE:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
Admit that you have sinned and need God’s help. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans
3:23).&lt;/i&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;CONFESS
AND REPENT:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt; Be genuinely sorry for the sins you have
committed and ask God to forgive you. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;“Repent
therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times
of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord” (Acts 3:19). &lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;FORSAKE: Determine with God’s
help to turn away from all the sins in your life. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts,
let him return unto the LORD, and He will have mercy upon him, and to our God,
for He will abundantly pardon”__ Isaiah 55:7.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;BELIEVE:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt; When
you have honestly and sincerely taken the steps above, believe that God will
save you. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;“For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). &lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;RECEIVE:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt; The
Spirit of God will bear witness with your spirit, that the work is done. “The
Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God”
(Romans 8:16).&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Vindicate me Jesus!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.95pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&quot;Vindicate
me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD
without wavering&quot; ___ Psalm 26:1. (RSV) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.95pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 14.95pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 29.9pt; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.95pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;When the Lord speaks the unusual thing takes place, vindication is a
subject that is guaranteed only to those who keeps the Lord’s ways, those who
chose to walk in the light of his righteousness and are obedience to the given
instructions and commands. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.95pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;From our text &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;(Psalm 26:1-12)&lt;/i&gt;
David was confidence and bold of his conflict free inner thoughts (motives),
actions, ways of relating or keeping companions or associating with other in
respect to his dignity and integrity before God, in his services to God, and to
his fellow mankind. He was sure that no single fault or guilty will be find in
him as he called upon the Lord to put him on trial and to cross-examine his
motive. David has diligently kept the truth, obeyed the instructions, kept the
ways of the Lord and recognized who God is to a mortal man. &lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 14.95pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 29.9pt; mso-outline-level: 2; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.95pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;If today the Lord is to put you on trial and to cross-examine your
motive, could all those qualities of justification found in David reveal itself
in you too? &lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.95pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Definition
and Meaning of Vindication&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.95pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 14.95pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;A definition of
vindication means the act of vindicating something or someone and this means to
clear, as from an accusation, an imputation, a suspicion, or the like as in the
case of vindicating someone’s honor whose name and reputation has been
slandered or false accusations have been made against them. The word vindicate
has a similar meaning within the context of where it is found in Scriptures and
for those who God is vindicating, it’s great news but for those who the Lord
directs His vindication toward, it is the worst of news possible.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.95pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Vindicating
God’s Holy Name&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 14.95pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;God has said in
His Word that “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD
will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name” (Ex 20:7) and repeats this
warning in multiple places in the Bible such as in Deuteronomy 5:12 where it is
written “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD
will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.” This is what He means
in Ezekiel 36:22-24 “Thus says the Lord God: It is not for your sake, O house
of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you
have profaned among the nations to which you came. And I will vindicate the
holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which
you have profaned among them. And the nations will know that I am the Lord,
declares the Lord God, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their
eyes. I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries
and bring you into your own land.” Today, God’s name is customarily used in
euphemistic ways such as “Oh my God” and in the most profane way possible in
abbreviation as “OMFG” even though His name is to be revered and is most holy.
Jesus’ name is also blasphemed on a regular basis, such as “In Jesus Name” and
“Christmas” in the most profane way possible in abbreviation as “IJN” and
“XMAS” respectively &lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;and this is what
taking His name in vain means; in an unthinking, useless, and careless way.
Another example is where many use “damn” as God’s last name in their profanity
even after repeated warnings from Scripture that “the LORD will not hold him
guiltless who takes his name in vain.” Sadly, the vast majority of people in
the world take no heed to this warning.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.95pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;The Holy
treated Profanely&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;When God allowed
Israel to be taken into captivity as a way to bring them back into a
relationship with Him He inspired Ezekiel to write why, “when I have brought
them back from the peoples and gathered them from their enemies’ lands, and
through them have vindicated my holiness in the sight of many nations” (39:27).
The same reason was given in the above paragraph in Ezekiel 36:22-24. Isaiah
writes to Israel in speaking for God “He who vindicates me is near. Who will
contend with me? Let us stand up together. Who is my adversary? Let him come
near to me” (Isaiah 50:8).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.95pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.95pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;God Will
Vindicate His People&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;I get called
about every name in the book because I write articles about the Christian faith
and the Bible. That’s okay with me because those who persecute me actually
bless me although they don’t even know it. That’s fine with me because I’m in
pretty good company as Jesus said “Blessed are you when others revile you and
persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted
the prophets who were before you” (Matt 5:11-12). This shouldn’t surprise any
Christian brother or sister because Jesus told us ahead of time that “A servant
is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also
persecute you” (John 15:20) so “When we are cursed, we bless; when we are
persecuted, we endure it” (1 Cor 4:12) and “In fact, everyone who wants to live
a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted” (2nd Tim 3:12). I trust God
with all of this as Paul wrote in Romans 12:19 “Beloved, never avenge yourselves,
but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will
repay, says the Lord” and “The LORD is a God who avenges. O God who avenges,
shine forth” (Psalm 94:1). The author of Hebrews writes “For we know him who
said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his
people” (Heb 10:30). In due time “the Lord will vindicate his people and have
compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone and there is
none remaining, bond or free” (Duet 32:36).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;Vindication is
not up to us. We must trust God and wait for Him to execute justice for He
surely will. It is not for us to take vengeance on those who hate us and
persecute us. We know that God will vindicate His people but it will be in His
time, not ours. Even among those who profane His holy name He “will not hold
him (or her) guiltless who takes his name in vain,” of that you can be 100%
certain.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: -.95pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;So as you are alive to be; may the God of I
and my ancestors &quot;Abraham, Isa&#39;ac and Jacob&quot; vindicate you of all
wrong accusations!&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The Three Roads To Eternity&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;PREFACE&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;The voice I heard from
the Lord was “Christian religious teachers, preachers and elders you have misled
my flocks, you have putting them into confusion, you have led them astray from
my true way of salvation, you teach them on how to practice evil act instead of
good deed, you kept them in the custody of disobedience and misbehavior to I your
Lord and master. And I the Lord almighty say you “Religious teachers, preachers
and elders shall carry their responsibilities on the last day. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;I am pleased with the way
the Christians of this generation are easily confused and being misled by many
false prophets, teachers and preachers, but have said that your religious
teachers, preachers and elders shall carry your responsibilities on the last day.
Some are weighing the perfection of the Christian faith base on the standard of
their various denominational churches. Denominationalism have greatly separated
the Christians apart, diversity in the practice of doctrine have led many away
from the initial and original truth of the teaching of Jesus Christ about the
churches and the functions and the primary mission of the churches. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Bring your selves down
and be awake to your primary assignment. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;“His
watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they all dumb dogs, they cannot
bark; sleeping, lying down, and loving to slumber. Yea, they are greedy dogs
who can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they
all look to their own way, everyone for his gain, from his own quarter. Come
you, they say, I will bring wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink;
and tomorrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant” (Isaiah
56:10-12).&amp;nbsp; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“I
charge you therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the
living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; preach the word; be
diligent in season, out of the season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all
longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure
sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they draw to themselves
teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the
truth, and shall be turned unto myths. But you watch in all things, endure
afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fully carry out your ministry” ___
2Timothy 4:1-5.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;The light shined for a
while but none of you sighted it. Don’t you realize that the end has come?
Don’t you notice some false prophets, teachers, preachers and elders by name
following the believers of Christ faith one after the other, and church by
church? They are winning their attention and interest with false teaching and
miracle as way of winning more members into their various churches or
associates into their company. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“Beware
of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves. You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of
thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit;
but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil
fruit; neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that
brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Therefore by
their fruits you shall know them. Not everyone that says unto me, Lord, Lord,
shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father
who is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not
prophesied in your name? And in your name have cast out demons? Andin your name
done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them I never knew you:
depart from me, you that work iniquity” ___ Mathew 7:15-23. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;A single seed is buried
into the soil to yield multiple fruits, and yet after the seeds of the fruits produced
shall replicate more fruits of it kind, so this sustain the continuity of
generation. Just of recent the trumpet sounded once for warning, but not all
believers heard that, and even some of those who are opportune to hear the
sound, do not care.&amp;nbsp; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;THE THREE ROADS TO ETERNITY&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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One is full of bad people: drunkards, robbers, false religious teachers, people
seeking pleasure and perversions. The folks on this road don’t even claim to be
good. They are on the road Jesus spoke of when he said, “Wide is the gate, and
broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, many there be which go in it.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;*&quot; height=&quot;16&quot; src=&quot;file:///C:/Users/DESTIN~1/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image003.gif&quot; width=&quot;16&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Road
Two is traveled by people quite the opposite. These folks are dedicated to
living in the fear of the one who will judge the world. They deny themselves of
fine things big and small that they consider a danger to their spiritual lives.
They live as if this world were not their real home. They walk on the road
Jesus spoke of when He said, “Straight is the gate, and narrow is the way,
which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;*&quot; height=&quot;16&quot; src=&quot;file:///C:/Users/DESTIN~1/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image003.gif&quot; width=&quot;16&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Road
Three is traveled by people who seem too good to be on the first road and yet
do not fit on the second. These folks are called Christians, but they would
never be considered fanatics. They have sins in their lives and hearts which
they consider to be irrelevant in this era of grace. They go to Church, do
mission work, and help others. They appear to be on another road to heaven. These
things appear to the casual “Christian.” The idea of third road raises some
questions for the person who studies the Bible.&amp;nbsp;
&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Why did Jesus mention
only two roads in His sermon on the mount? Did He forget to classify all those
good people who don’t seem to fit on either of the two roads? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;If not, what is this
third road, and where are the people headed who are on it? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;However, let’s me
concludes my long narration with a brief exposition on the “Road Three”. This
road is popular among religious people because it seems right. &lt;i&gt;“There is a way that seems right unto a man,
but the end thereof are the ways of death” ___ Proverbs 16:25.&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Pastors themselves travel
it _ “&lt;i&gt;His watchmen are blind: they are
all ignorant, they all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, and
loving to slumber. Yea, they are greedy dogs who can never have enough, and
they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way,
everyone for his gain, from his own quarter. Come you, they say, I will bring
wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow shall be as
this day, and much more abundant” (Isaiah 56:10-12).&amp;nbsp; &lt;/i&gt;And people love it! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;They like to believe that
with all their baggage they can still travel the road to heaven.&lt;i&gt; “For the time will come when they will not
endure sound doctrine; but after their own lust shall they draw to themselves
teachers, having itching ears” ___ 2 Timothy 4:3. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;Beloved readers of
this publication I didn’t expect you to miss that narrow road that leadeth to
heaven, your days and nights labor on entry the kingdom of heaven after the
trumpet might have sound ought not to be in vain. You now have the grace to
make any possible amendment in your area of weakness. The wisdom and strength
is of the Lord.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Prayer a medium of communication between God and man.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;PRAYER THE ACCESSIBLE WEAPON OF ALL
CHRISTIANS!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;WHAT IS PRAYER? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;batang&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 72.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;P&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;RAYER
is the deepest, quite the most profound, activity that any of us – child, man,
woman – is capable of. Nothing we do, think, say, or feel is more authentically
itself than when it is prayed. Two pillar truths support this: God is the defining
reality of all that is, including us; two, God is personally present to us in
all that we are and do. This is what Christians and Jews have always believed.
It follows that when we pray, receiving God’s personal presence and responding
in kind, we are most in touch with reality – the Real World, the God World –
and most ourselves, our true Image-of-God selves. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , sans-serif; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;But this is not an
understanding of prayer current in our culture. The modern world, at least when
it gets down to what it thinks of as serious business, is suspicious of prayer.
Sometimes it is downright hostile. Much of this suspicion derives from the
“masters of suspicion” of the last hundred or so years who have treated prayer
variously as a narcotic that dulls our sensibilities, in capacitating us for
dealing with the hard task of living (Marx); as wishful fantasy, a childish
escape into a dreamland where we never have to grow up and take on the
demanding responsibilities of adulthood (Freud); and as a sieve into which we
pour our powerful energies of will only to have them dissipated useless in the
dirt (Nietzche). Whether as narcotic, fantasy, or sieve, these are not images
of designed to bolster confidence in prayer. &lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Prayer is not a method of
using God; rather prayer is a mean of reporting for duty to God. Beloved prayer
is never a “magic”. But prayer is within the laws of the universe, and the
spiritual laws of the universe are as certain and sure as the physical laws.
Physical and spiritual laws work together, they are never in conflict.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;As Pierhal states it, “Although prayer is
supernatural, it is not anti-natural.”&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;Prayer is never a substitute for effort. A certain college student
failed in his examinations. He was very much surprised. When his lecturer/
counselor inquired how much he had studied, he replied, “I did not study at
all. I thought that if you asked God to help you that was all you had to do.”
On the other hand, prayer is something beyond our efforts. Prayer is speaking
or thinking or feeling with the belief that there is somebody who cares and who
will respond. Prayer is a means of contact with God. Prayer is opening our
lives to the purposes of God. As earlier stated prayer is not a method of using
God; rather prayer is a means of reporting for duty to God. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;CAN ANYBODY PRAY?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;The answer is, everybody
can and does pray. Some people think they are self sufficient and do not need
help. Some people scoff at the value of prayer, calling it a silly waste of
time. Some people lack faith; others are ashamed to face God in prayer because
of some sin; some are afraid to pray because they do not want God telling them
what to do. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;But at one time or
another, in one kind of crisis or another, everybody prays. Need becomes
stronger than doubt, and sometimes we will turn to God in spite of ourselves.
There is a hidden hunger of man’s spiritual self that cries out to be
satisfied. Sooner or later that hidden hunger asserts itself and makes the
demands felt. It was just as Victor Hugo said, “There are times in a man’s life
when, regardless of the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees in
prayer.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Have encountered several
Christians of such experience, some was due to terrible sins they had
committed, while others was due to sorrows, trials, criticisms, troubles etc. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;GOD IS AVAIBLE FOR YOU ALWAYS!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Beloved if I should ask
you a question, my question would be how often do you maintain a quiet time
with God, asking Him to guide and direct your ways toward the accomplishment of
His heavenly will; to reveal the plans and desires He has for your life? God
has already created, blessed and destined you with abundance wealth and riches.
I commend those who have earlier discovered this blessing in them. They are
those who sincerely complied with the laws, and rules that God the master has
codified down for all sincere believers. Jesus disciples are encouraged to
spend enough time with God in prayer. Pray to God, confess all your sins, seek
the grace for doing His will, declare and claim all the blessing He has for you
through prayer. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Prayer as commonly known
to be a means of reporting duty to God, but still there are many questions that
our minds will never stops asking ourselves or other people of the same faith
on prayer; the mystery, value and power of prayer. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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some believers pray as though God is reluctant to answer their prayers? &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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some believers doubt the power of prayer? &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;symbol&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;*&quot; height=&quot;16&quot; src=&quot;file:///C:/Users/DESTIN~1/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif&quot; width=&quot;16&quot; /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Why
some believers cry and beg God as though he can be coerced (forced) in to
obliging their request? &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Dear brethren these are
some of the blockage problems that I studied in the limited believers I have
ever come across in my ministry.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Some times a bridge
falls, but that does not mean that the law of gravity has failed, some times
lines are short circuited, but that does not mean that the law of electricity has
failed. And some times a disciple betrays his Lord, but that does not mean that
the law of love has failed. Some times a prayer is seem to be unanswered, but
that does not mean that the power of prayer has failed. Do you know that the
scientist does not quit when the lines are short circuited, or when the bridge
falls? Then why should you quit your prayer life? Just think of what would
happen if all Church people united in prayer with a great faith in the laws of
God as scientist have in the laws of nature. But instead Christians are
fighting, searching and consulting for a perfect denominational Churches here
on earth, instead religious leaders have left the substance (God) and following
the shadows (the ripped fruits of other denominational churches). “Churches are
in conflict.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Science is showing us
that the smaller and more invisible a thing is, the more powerful it is.
Pasteur proved to an unbelieving world that bacteria which is tenth-thousand
(10,000) times smaller than flea could kill a man. Physicists are proving that
the tiny cosmic ray is far more potent and penetrating than the visible sun
ray. Radio operators are proving that the short wave length carries a message
farther than the long wave length. And love is invisible, but all powerful love
is more potent and penetrating than cannons, submarines or airplanes ever can
be. What I try to explain here is that, prayer in the inner room, invisible to
the eyes of men, is still as potent as in the days when Jesus said, “Pray to
thy Father who is in secret and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward you
openly” let’s me conclude by saying “who riseth from prayer a better man, his
prayer is answered.” That is really the best result of prayer, but prayer
brings definite tangible results. However, we must keep in mind that we
ourselves must become part of the answer to the prayer we prayed. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“Keep
on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you
will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened. For everyone who
asks, receives. Everyone who seeks finds. And the door is opened to everyone
who knocks” __ Mathew 7:7-8. (NLT)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Don’t be relent in asking
God for the secret key to His heavenly treasures; for the Bible says “pray
without ceasing.”&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;A PRAYERFUL LIFE IS A GRACEFUL LIFE!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Prayer
as it has been previously defined&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt; &lt;/b&gt;is
a key of communication between man and God.&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Praying is the act of communing or
conversing with God as manner of an intimate relationship between man and God.
Despite the fact that there are different channels to which blessing and favor
could be access, and irrespective of this, suppose as man to man often hold a
conversation for a better understanding and the expression of the inner
feelings as way of seeking for any possible solution or way out. So likewise
man needs to commune with his creator as manner of developing a close and
mutual relationship between man and God. And the only accessible channel for
that is called “Prayer.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“Ask, and it shall be given you;
seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto: For every one
that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be
opened.” __ Mathew 7:7-8.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;The
servant isn’t greater than the master, so we obtained the root and likewise the
foundation of a praying lifestyle from Jesus Christ, who does nothing on his
own without first of all consulting (praying to)&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;the Father for the right direction and
guidance. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;“But I do nothing without
consulting (praying to) the Father.” __ John 5:30a.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Hope
you could again remember the song that says, “Prayer is the key/2x Prayer is
the master key, Jesus started with prayer and conquered through praying; Prayer
is the master key. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;The
above exposure shows that the entire life of Jesus Christ was spent in praying,
consulting the will of the Father on his given assignment. Jesus often felt
impress while seeking the divine guidance, so as not to go astray from doing
the will and accomplishing the work of the Father. The same thing which I and you
ought to be doing for our daily successful living.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;PRAYING IN THE NAME OF JESUS&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“The name of the LORD is a strong
tower: the righteous runs into it, and is safe.” __ Proverbs 18:10&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Every
answered prayer is the prayers laid and prayed in the name of Jesus. The
uniqueness of the name of Jesus prevails in our praying lifestyle and the
method which we adopt while praying. There’s no any other name which we can use
to tender our requests and desires before God, except by the mentioning of the
name of his Son (Jesus Christ) in attachment to our tendered requests and
desires. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;“I appointed you to go and
produce fruit that will last, so that &lt;u&gt;the Father will give you whatever you
ask for, using my name.”&lt;/u&gt; ___ John 15:16b. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“&lt;u&gt;You can ask for anything in my
name, and I will do it, because the work of the Son brings glory to the Father:
Yes, ask anything in my name, and I will do it!”&lt;/u&gt; __ John 14:13-14.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;The
real believers of the gospel of Jesus Christ ought to pray in the name of
Jesus, not through the name of Jesus. For instance, assuming you pray a prayer
point as this; “all you strange Spirit of sickness inside of me, I cast you out
through the name of Jesus.” My dear, surely know that, you have not yet pray to
cast out that spirit. But when you pray as this; “I cast you out in the name of
Jesus,” surely know that they are out already!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;THE POWER OF PRAYER&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“Yea have not, because ye ask not.”
____ James 4:2. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;A
message from God is combined in those seven short words. Six of the seven are
monosyllables, and the remaining word has but two syllables and is one of the
most familiar and most easily understood words in the English Language. Yet
there is so much in these seven short, simple words that they have transformed
many a life and brought many an inefficient worker into a place of great power.
&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;You
will find these seven words in James 4:2, the seven closing words of the verse,
“Ye have not, because ye ask not.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;These
seven words contain the secret of the poverty and powerlessness of the average
Christian, of the average minister, and of the average church.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“Why is it,” many a Christian is asking,
“that I make such poor progress in my Christian life? Why do I win so few souls
to Christ? Why do I grow so slowly into the likeness of my Lord and savior
Jesus Christ? And God answers in the words of our text__ “Neglect of prayer.
You have not, because you ask not.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“Why
is it,” many a minister is asking, “that I see so little fruits from my
ministry? Why is there so little conversation? Why does my church grow so
slowly? Why are the members of my church so little helped by my ministry, and
built up so little in Christian knowledge and life?” &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;And again God replies: “Neglect of prayer. You have not, because you
ask not.”&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;THE EFFECTS OF PRAYER&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Will Promote Our Personal Holiness as Nothing Else Except the Study of the Word
of God. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;But
what specifically, will prayer do? We have been dealing in generalities; let us
come down to the definite and specific. The Word of God plainly answers the
question. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;In
the first place,&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt; prayer will promote our
personal piety, our individual holiness, our individual growth into the
likeness of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as nothing else but the study of
the Word of God; and these two things, prayer and study of the Word of God,
always go hand-in-hand, for there is no true prayer without study of the Word
of God, and there is no true study of the Word of God without prayer.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Other
things being equal, your growth and mine into the likeness of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ will be in exact promotion to the time and to the heart we
put into prayer. Please note exactly what I say: “Your growth and mine into the
likeness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be in exact proportion to the
time and to the heart we put into prayer.” I put it in that way because there
are many who put a great deal of time into praying but they put so little heart
into their praying that they do little actual praying in the long time they
spend at it. There are others who may put so much heart into their praying,
that they accomplish vastly more by their praying in a short time than the
others accomplish by their praying a long time.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;God Himself has told us in Jeremiah 29:13: “And ye shall seek me, and
find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Will Bring the Power of God Into Our Work &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;But
not only will prayer promote as almost nothing else our personal holiness,
prayer will also bring the power of God into our work. We read in Isaiah 40:31,
“They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up
with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk
[plod right along day after day, which is far harder than running or flying],
and not faint.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;segoe ui&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;It
is the privilege of every child of God to have the power of God in his service.
And the verse just quoted tells us how to obtain it, and that is by “waiting
upon the Lord.” Sometimes you will hear people stand up in a meeting, not so
frequently perhaps in these days as in former days, and say: “I am trying to
serve God in my poor, weak way,” Well, if you are trying to serve God in your
poor, weak way, quit it; your duty is to serve God in His strong, triumphant
way. But you say I have no natural ability; then get a supernatural ability.
The religion of Jesus Christ is a supernatural religion from start to finish,
and we should live our lives in supernatural power, the power of God through
Jesus Christ, and we should perform our service with supernatural power, the
power of God ministered by the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ. You say, “I
have no natural gifts.” Then get supernatural gifts. The Holy Spirit is
promised to every believer that he may obtain the supernatural gifts which
qualify him for the particular service to which God calls him. “He (the Holy
Spirit), divideth to each one (that is, to each and every believer) severally
even as He will” (I Cor. 12:11). It is ours to have the power of God, if we
will only seek it by prayer, in any and every line of service to which God
calls us. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Counseling in Section&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“YOU ARE THE PRODUCT OF YOUR
THOUGHTS.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Client: Dear counselor, I
am grateful for the previous times I had with you, and for given me a good
directive means of understanding myself better than any. Sir, this time around
I have thousands questions to ask, but only if I would be given the grace to
say out all my questions. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;And which some part of my
questions goes as this; sometimes ago, you gave me a thought that says, “I am
the product of my thoughts.” Sir, how? And why? Again, I have seen people of my
age and under age excelling and progressing, while I myself still depend on my
parents for provisions. And right from my childhood up bring my mother has
always called me a destiny child and have several time encouraged me to a hard-working
citizen for an excellent award, but with the above experience, what does it
mean to be called a destiny child? Three years ago, I read from Bishop David
Oyedepo’s book on purpose that, it could often cost someone a price to discover
his purpose, and another different strategy cost to fulfill that purpose. Is it
true? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Please I need more
delight on destiny and purpose fulfillment. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Counselor: Hmm, my
beloved client you said you have thousands of to ask? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Client: Yes! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Counselor: But in
counseling class, we don’t often welcome too many questions or complicated
issues at a time; all things ought to be in sequential means. We abide by
treating problems from the simpler to complex. We handle single problem at a
time and tackle the issue to the best satisfaction of our responsible client before
we could have access to listen and tackle the next problem. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;So, hope you will allow
me to feed you of your hunger not in complexity, but simplicity. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Actually I sometimes ago
shared a factual point that says, “You’re the product of your thoughts.” But
even the Bible said the same thing in Proverbs “As man thinketh, so is he.” As
an individual we are the image of our thoughts. Before we could act or react to
anything, we reason first. You thought of nakedness to be ignorant and
abnormal, and that’s why you clothed yourself with a beautiful clothes. You
thought of education to be cheaper than ignorance, and that’s why you chose to
attend schools and colleges. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;For example, when you
often think of failure, so don’t expect the manifestation of anything else, but
the failure. And the time you begin to think of yourself to be very important
and great, and then you discover yourself acting as the one. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;What does it mean to be
called a destiny child? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Being called a destiny
child doesn’t have any impact on someone’s life, like the fulfillment of that
destiny. Every creature created by God has in it a tag mark called destiny. So
you being called a glorious son or daughter without such glory has been
materialized, that has no any meaning because the people around you are still
seeing the former and normal you, not the new you! Your destiny is in you, so
strive to fulfill it! And Bishop David Oyedopo was very right; because every
race runner runneth for a prize, and before any prize could be won there must be
a put down price. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;I am also a tutor of destiny
and purpose; so much is expected from him, he who wants the best. “Destiny is a
call to be.” Who you’re fashioned to be in life is your destiny. And “Purpose
is a call to serve.” The expectation of God from that which you have being
fashioned to be; is called a purpose. &lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;What if I were to tell
you that there is a power within you that can revolutionize your life.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;A power that is
invisible, intangible, but completely real. A power that can transform you so
dramatically that under its influence and guidance you can become an entirely
new person, stronger, more confident, better balanced, more energetic, more
resilient, more capable of coping with the ever increasing complexity of modern
living. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Suppose I added that this
remarkable force could lift you from failure to success, from illness to
health, from self-doubt to self-assurance. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;And then, if I assured
you further that it could help you find congenial friends, solve problems,
break out of stale habits, fairly explode into a world totally different from
the world you have known before, a world of enthusiasm and exhilaration and
understanding and joy&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;what would your
reaction be? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;I think you would want to
find out about this power: What is it called? Where does it come from? How do I
find it? What must I do to make it operative in my life? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;My answers might surprise
you because basically they are simple. Everyone knows that there is a life
force that sustains and animates every living thing on this planet of ours.
With it, you are alive. Without it, you are dead.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;This life force was put into all of us by God
Himself. What I ‘m writing about here is a special manifestation of it, a
special concentration of it that will do remarkable things for those who
understand it and reach for it and allow it to function in their lives. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;I call it the
supernatural-endowment power. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;It’s the quality of
extra-ness that we see in certain people. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;People who live with more
eagerness, more energy, more enthusiasm than others.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Who set higher goals and
achieve them more often. Who keep going despite adversity and hardship. Who
shrug off misfortune and give out warmth and caring and encouragement wherever
they go. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;People, in short, who
have in themselves, a marvelous supernatural-endowment power at work. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Well, you may say, I know
such people, but what about me?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;How do I
get hold of this extra-ness? Where can I find this supernatural-endowment
power? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;The answer to that is
simple, too. You will find it in the last place you might think of: within
yourself. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;When the good Lord
fashions a human being like you or me, how does He go about it? I like to think
that first He arranges all the intricate parts of the body so that they are in
balance and harmony with one another: the skin, the bones, the nerves, all the
elements that go into a marvelous machine designed to last a lifetime. But He,
who created us “a little lower than the angels,” adds one thing more. He gives
each of us a power that I call the supernatural-endowment power – that extra
something in the spirit.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;There it remains, deep in
the personality of every individual. You don’t have to search for it; it’s
already there. But there is one thing you must realize about the
supernatural-endowment power. Its power is potential, but it is not
self-activating. It is latent in human beings and will remain latent until it
is activated. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;That is why it manifests
itself more strongly in some people than in others. They are the people who
have learned how to call it forth. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;If you want this
wonderful stream of power to be activated in you, there are four preliminary
things you should do. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;First, make the key discovery that the
supernatural-endowment power is no myth, no abstraction, but a reality that has
been recognized and used by wise men and women for centuries. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Next, you accept the fact that it is
already planted inside of you, waiting to be released. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Then you decide you want it to become
operative. There can be no maybes, no hesitancies, and no half-heartedness
about this. You must want it intensely, urgently, and ardently. And you must
want it now. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;You decide to face the fact that this
marvelous potential built into you is not being fully realized. You admit that
in the past – partly through ignorance – it has been blocked, ignored,
neglected. You make a promise to yourself to rearrange your thought patterns so
that the blocks are removed, and the power can come surging through. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoListParagraphCxSpLast&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-list: Ignore;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font: 7.0pt &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Finally you do the thing that gives power
to your life – the Scriptural method, &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;“But
to as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the children of
God, even to them that believe on his name” (John 1:12).&lt;/i&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;We
live in a universe of laws that operate in the spiritual as well as the
physical world. And here is the crucial thing to remember: &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;The supernatural-endowment power makes its appearance in a person’s
life in proportion as that person is in harmony with God and His universal
laws.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;If
you want the supernatural-endowment power to operate in your life, if you want
to be on the receiving end of the extra flow of power, you need to learn to
think a certain way and act a certain way and be a certain kind of person. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;This
learning process is well within the reach of all of us, and this Guidance and
Counseling page is programmed and designed to help you master it. But don’t expect
that mastery to come easily. The supernatural-endowment power is implanted in
all of us. But it is planted deep. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;It
is almost as if the Creator knew that a degree of struggle is good for His
children. He also knew that they value most what they value most what they have
to for. Consequently, He arranged things so that the supernatural-endowment
power is not going to emerge spontaneously in a person. It has to be understood
and activated. The Lord installed this hidden dynamo, but it’s our job to remove
the blocks and hindrances that short-circuit the emergence of power. It’s our
job, to open the doors of our inner selves and let this force, this
supernatural-endowment power, come through. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;You
can often tell at a glance whether the supernatural-endowment power is working
in people or not. You see a young walking down a city street, bright hair
blowing in the wind, an almost tangible aura of health and vitality about her,
confidence in her clear eyes, a sense of purpose in her stride, and you say to
yourself, “Yes, there it is. She has it. She has the supernatural-endowment
power and the supernatural-endowment power has her.” Then you come upon some
unfortunate derelict slumped against a wall, head sunk on chest, eyes staring
vacantly into space, and you know very well that the supernatural-endowment
power is not operative. It has been blocked by some or all of a whole series of
minus factors: alcohol, drugs, fear, and anxiety, and guilt, disease, negated
to the point where the individual is no longer able to cope with even the most
elementary challenges of existence. Or there may be a person of obvious ability
who is not living at a level of creativity that his aptitudes indicate he
should attain. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;I
do not believe there is any exact blueprint or precise formula for the release
of the supernatural-endowment power. If there were, we would all have it to a
far greater extent than we do. But the more we learn to believe in it, trust
it, and open ourselves to it, the more we find that goals are achieved, ambitions
are realized, high energy levels are maintained, fears and tensions subside,
and spiritual growth becomes not just possible but almost inevitable. In this
page I shall indicate some of the key areas of living, and show how the
supernatural-endowment power has helped people in times of difficulty or
distress, and offer suggestions that will help the reader find it and use it.
The purpose of this Guidance and Counseling department is to make possible a
better understanding of you, this inner potential and make it begin to operate
in people. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Let’s
begin where the supernatural-endowment power impinges on an intangible and
remarkable aspect of human existence: the area of dreams.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Do
you sometimes feel that you are living below your potential? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Are
you ever troubled by the thought that greater energies, more creative ideas,
and problem solving capacities are locked away inside you? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;If
so, you are not alone. We all have such feelings from time to time. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;I
think such feelings come from awareness that the life force in each of us is a
fraction of the great universal Life Force that we call God. Since we are made
in His image, as the Bible says we are, then we should have access to all the
power we need to live successfully and triumphantly.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The supernatural-endowment power should
operate in us, not just now then, but all the time. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Why
don’t we have it every minute, every hour? Because we let certain things block
it. Ignorance can block it. Fear can block it. Hatred, envy, anger, anxiety,
negative thoughts, selfish actions …….. all these things can keep the
supernatural-endowment power from functioning.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;Some of it may get through, enough perhaps to keep us going, barely. But
it will be only a trickle instead of the powerful force it is supposed to be. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Fortunately,
just as there are attitudes and actions that narrow the flow of power, there
are some that widen the channel and let more of the power through. The first
step to be taken in order to start the supernatural-endowment power operating
is to learn to be a creative dreamer. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Let’s
assume you have begun to liberate the supernatural-endowment power in your
nature by the process of creative dreaming. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Now
what must you do? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Since
the supernatural-endowment power is to function with ever-increasing power, you
must work on those dreams. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;You
need to shape them, focus them, and hammer them down to their essence.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;You
have to build a viaduct over which they can pass from the world of dreams to
the world of reality.&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt; In other words, you
have to learn to set goals.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“No
wind favors him who has no destined port.” __ Michael de Montaigne. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;From
the above expression Michael de Montaigne meant that a person without clear-cut
goals in life is forever doomed to sail in circle, always frustrated, always
rudderless, never getting anywhere. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;And
I think his words were real then and perhaps they are even of more real today,
because the world which we lives in today has become a more complex and
competitive place. In this fast moving, super specialized century, unless you
are able clearly and calmly and deliberately to set goals for yourself, you are
becalmed in indecision and inertia. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;When
people set goals for themselves that are clear and distinct; when they hold
tenaciously to those goals through times of disappointment, frustration, or
even apparent failure; when they image themselves progressing steadily toward
those goals and finally achieving them, then a force emerges from deep within
them so powerful that it is virtually irresistible. That is the
supernatural-endowment power. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Once
the supernatural-endowment power makes its appearance and really takes hold,
the surge of energy and confidence becomes so strong that it overcomes all
obstacles.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;We
have written about the importance of creative dreaming. We have stressed the necessity
of setting goals. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Now,
is there a logical third step in this process of liberating and activating the
supernatural-endowment power in human beings? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Yes,
there is. And this consists of just two magic words. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“To
be or not to be; that is the question.” Of course it’s the question! Is the
supernatural-endowment power to be a force in your life, or is it not? Are you
going to set goals and reach them, or are you not? Is success something you
will achieve, or isn’t it? Is happiness going to come to you, or will it ever
remain just beyond your grasps? Are these things to be, or are they not; that
is indeed the question. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;And
now we get down to two magic words tell us how to accomplish just about
anything we want to accomplish, two powerful words that can change any
situation, two dynamic words that all too few people use. And what are these
two amazing words? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“Do it!” &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Have
you got an idea? Do it! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Do
you have a dream? Do it! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Do
you have an ambition? Do it! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Have
you some great impulse, some burning desire? Do it! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Are
you defeated by something? &lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Are you afraid of something? Are you
hesitant to try something? Many people spend their lives being afraid to do
what they really want to do. But if they stand tall and say, “I will do this
thing!” then the supernatural-endowment power is liberated and power begins to
surge into them. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;That
power begins to flow at the moment one takes the first step or even when the
first positive thought comes. No matter how intense your dreaming, no matter
how clearly defined your goals, nothing is going to happen until you make it
happen by taking an active step toward the fulfillment of those dreams, a
decisive step toward the realization of those goals. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Emerson
said, “Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;So
what are you afraid of? What is holding you back? What is it that stands in
your way? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Do
it! I have seen this simple rule work so many times. When I can persuade
someone to do it, they become victorious instead of defeated. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Usually
it is fear of failure that is blocking the flow of power from the
supernatural-endowment power. That fear leads to inertia, sometimes to a real
paralysis of personality. And the longer the inertia persists, the harder it is
to break through it. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Sometimes
it can be literally a matter of life or death.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;Do you want power in you? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Do
you want peace in mind and heart? Do you want to reach for success across the
quicksand of timidity and doubt? Then take these two magic words, say them to
yourself again and again and again. Ask God to help you – and &lt;b style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;&quot;&gt;DO IT.&lt;/b&gt; And not tomorrow or next week or
next month or next year. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Now.
Do it now!&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;So
far I have suggested methods to activate the supernatural-endowment power…… &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Dream creative dreams. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Set high and worthwhile goals. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Take the first decisive step toward
your goal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt; And then what?&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Then
take another step, and another, and another, until the goal is reached, the
ambition realized, the mission accomplished. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;No
matter how long it takes, persist. No matter how discouraged you may get,
persevere. No matter how much you want to quit, hang in there. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;President
Calvin Coolidge, known widely as “Silent Cal,” said, “Nothing in the world can
take the place of persistence.” Talent will not; nothing is more common than
unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; the world is full of educated
derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan
“press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of human race. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Winston
Churchill said something of similar nature, but it was expressed in different
words. Where any worthwhile endeavor was concerned, he said: “Never give up.
Never, never, never … give up!” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Why
is persistence, why is perseverance of such enormous importance? Because so
little of consequence is achieved without it. And because lack of it leads so
often to failure. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Sometimes
we see people persevering in the face of what seem to be insuperable odds. When
that happens, I can’t help but think that through their supernatural-endowment
power information has been conveyed to them that even they are unaware of. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Here’s
how my dictionary defines these two important words: &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Persist:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
To continue steadily and firmly in some state, purpose, or course of action,
especially in spite of opposition, remonstration, etc. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Persevere:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
To persist in any undertaking, maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty or
obstacles, continue steadfastly. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Take
a good notice of that last phrase: &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;continue
steadfastly.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Does
this unseen quality, the supernatural-endowment power, activate and strengthen
the capacity for persistence in a person, or does a display of perseverance in
an individual call it forth? I think it probably works both ways. If you make a
determined effort on your own, the supernatural-endowment power will come to
your aid. On the other hand, there seem to be times when the
supernatural-endowment power is manifested in a most unlikely way. It causes
that person to choose an almost unattainable goal, and persist against almost
insuperable odds until a hopeless hope becomes an actual reality. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Do
not minimize the power of persistence. Just hang in there always. And never,
never give up. Realization and achievement come to those who persist. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“The
kingdom of God is within you” (Luke 17:21), Jesus told His disciples. He also
said, “If ye have faith ….. nothing shall be impossible unto you” (Mathew
17:20). The supernatural-endowment power is a reflection of eternal truth.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Thoughts
are things! TRULY, “thoughts are things,” and powerful things at that, when
they are mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire
for their translation into riches, or other material objects. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Nothing
you encounter that’s not common to another persons previous experience. A lot
of men have had business setbacks that came unexpectedly, and were not their
fault, but they suffered because of them. All of us have experienced
disappointments of one kind or another; no person can live long without some
kind of suffering. But God never promised a life with no trials, nor did He
promise skies that would always be sunny. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Faith
in God is not an insurance policy against physical pain; neither does it insure
us against mental pain that results from such things as fear, anxiety,
loneliness; neither does our faith protect us in every case from the remorse
and agony over some sin of the past, though it may be repented of and now
forgiven; and neither does faith protect us from the hurts and bruises that
sometimes result from the environment in which we live. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;As
someone said: &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt;&quot;&gt;God hath not promised: Sun without rain __ Joy without
sorrow __ Peace without pain.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;But
God does promise His companionship, strength, and love. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;“Lo, I am with you always” (Mathew 28:20),&lt;/i&gt; said Jesus, not only to
His first disciples but to each one of us. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;All
through the Bible we are promised dividends from troubles. Trials and
tribulations are gold mines from which may be taken some of life’s riches
prizes. So, to begin with, instead of praying, &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;“Lord when am I going to get out of this?”&lt;/i&gt; it is better to pray, &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;“Lord, what am I going to get out of this?”&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;The
Bible tells us: “We glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation
worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope
maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts” (Romans
5:3-5). Often it is that tribulations do lead to the flooding of our souls with
bright sunshine of God’s love. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Saint
Paul wonderfully wrote, “I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor
angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us
from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38-39). That
is his way of saying that no matter what may come, you can still hold on to God
and you need never step outside the circle of His love. &lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;George
Matheson beautifully wrote:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;There is an Eye that never sleeps, Beneath the wind of
night. There is an Ear that never shuts, When sink the beams of light. There is
an Arm that never tires, When human strength gives way. There is a Love that
never fails, When earthly loves decay. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;In
a time of illness – a time of helplessness and near despair – we can lean back
easier on that “arm that never tires” and we find it sufficient. During a war,
someone noted a sign in front of a church in London that said, “If your knees
are shaking, kneel on them.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-left: .25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;One
other thought – as we kneel (i.e. prayer) we find the strength to hold on. Emerson
said that a man is a hero not because he is braver than anyone else but because
he is braver for ten minutes longer. Put your hand in His hand, and God will
give you the help to keep you brave as long as necessary. Know more about the
power and the effect of prayer on lives and destinies __&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://destinyempowermentglobalministries.blogspot.com.ng/p/blog-page.html&quot;&gt;Power House&lt;/a&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Worry weighs a person
down; an encouraging word cheers a person up. The godly give good advice to
their friends. (Proverbs 12:25-26a)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;The blessing of the LORD
makes a person rich and he adds no sorrow with it. (Proverbs 10:22)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Fear of the LORD
lengthens one&#39;s life, but the years of the wicked are cut short. Hopes of the
godly result in happiness, but the expectations of the wicked are all in vain.
The LORD protects the upright but destroys the wicked. The godly will never be disturbed,
but the wicked will be removed from the land. (Proverbs 10:27-30)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;Dear clients; as the days
change, the human experience advances and becomes the resourceful need of their
fellow humans. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;As of a matter of facts,
you have nothing to worry about; life is a journey of turn on and turns over. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&quot;My child, never forget the things I have
taught you. Store my commands in your heart, for they will give you a long and
satisfying life. Never let loyalty and kindness get away from you! Wear them
like a necklace; write them deep within your heart. Then you will find favor
with both God and people; and you will gain a good reputation. Trust in the
LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his
will in all you do, and he will direct your paths. (Proverbs 3:1-6)&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;KEY WORDS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;on verse 5&amp;amp;6&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;When the Bible says we
aren&#39;t to trust ourselves or our own understanding, it doesn&#39;t mean that we
shouldn&#39;t use our mind to think things through. God has given us the ability to
reason, and he expects us to use that ability. The problem comes when we get an
inflated view of ourselves because of our ability to solve problems. Sometimes,
in fact, we may try plans A through Z until finally, in desperation, we ask God
for help. Trusting God completely means that we go to him first, asking for his
insight and guidance. Then he will want us to use our brain and devise our
plans, but he will be in control. I wish you all best and profitable outcome of
life.&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Dear
clients/ readers of this counseling page, hope with these we have now meets the
demand of your heavy mind, sorrowful, hopeless, and a helplessness life? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;“To every destination there’s always a
movement.” Make a move to your destination. Action is the key you need to put
all the acquired skills into operation! &lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Valentine is an Anniversary, But Loving One Another is Our Obligation!&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h2&gt;
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expression of believe in God. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Love
is accepting the real nature of God.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;
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is love; he’s the origin and the source of love.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Beloved,
let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born
of God, and knoweth God.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; He that loveth not knoweth not God; for
God is love.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In this was manifested the love
of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world,
that we might live through him.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Herein is love, not that we loved
God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;to be&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;the propitiation for our
sins.&amp;nbsp; Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;No
man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and
his love is perfected in us.&amp;nbsp; Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he
in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.&amp;nbsp; And we have seen and do
testify that the Father sent the Son&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey; font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;&quot;&gt;to be&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;the
Saviour of the world.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son
of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; And we have known and
believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in
love dwelleth in God, and God in him.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Herein is our love made
perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so
are we in this world.&amp;nbsp; There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth
out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.&amp;nbsp;
&amp;nbsp;We love him, because he first loved us.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;If a man say, I love God, and
hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he
hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;And
this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother
also. __ 1John 4:7-21.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Since the starting
day of this month, noises and invitations has extremely went round the globe
where many are busy demanding for who to be their “VAL”, a sex partner of the
14&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;&amp;nbsp;of February. And therefore I can’t stop to imagine the
ungodly characters, attitudes and immoral practices which many teenagers,
youths and adults will exhibit and display on this long awaited date. No wonder
God exclaimed that “My people are perishing because they lack the knowledge of
his word.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Remember that love is
the nature of God, and whoever loves has God in him, and him in God, and he
that loves not has no God in him; because God is love.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Brethren watch your
action of today 14&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;&amp;nbsp;February against 14&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;&amp;nbsp;November.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;The Concept
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The concept of love is not real
someone quoted:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;“Love”
is a term that defines the altered understanding of relations. Humans, animals,
most all living thing, develop a connective response toward one another. A bond
starts to form amongst one another. But “love” is a concept that only man would
be foolish enough to develop. We view “love” as a dedicated, undeniable,
unbroken attachment between people. But, in my opinion, I believe it to be
nothing more than an insipid yet effective method of fictitious happiness. We
devote ourselves to the idea of “love” to give hope to the thought that we can
be fully satisfied by this happiness we have found within this other person. It
gives a sense of purpose and a sense of socially justified motivation. “Love”
can motivate someone to get through the day. “Love” can keep one fixated or
distracted on this overly pursued happiness. All “love” is a glorified, overly
credited joy that we all wish to exaggerate to help us in our own personal
ways, whether we see it this way or not. Realistically, relationships and bonds
can form. But a society that pressures everyone to find an abundant amount of
happiness solely within another person can ultimately end in either disastrous
heartbreak or a questionable bond that was most likely rushed. If people didn’t
see “love” in such an idealistic perspective, there wouldn’t be as much
emotional anguish when someone that you seemingly shared a bond with has
severed that bond, whether intentionally or not. And this comes from a young
teenager of 18 years that’s never been in relationships from the outside. And
this is the conclusion I’ve watched bonds slowly diminish to nothing after
months of just barely standing each other. The reason those relationships hang
on until they finally come to realization seems to be simply because they thought
it was “love”. But love is an illusive concept created to phycologically
benefit humans.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The concept of love is real,
because it is the concept of a human being caring about another. Love is
something that humans are capable of feeling, even though humans cannot ever
love perfectly, because they are not perfect. Love is putting a person’s needs
and wishes ahead of your own. Human can do that.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;In another way round, love is
total acceptance of everything…… total peace with everything. People who have
been in love (if you think you are, you are not) know that they are unable to
find even a smallest flaw in the target. I say target because being in love is
not just being in love with a person ……..the target might be anything, from a
person to an experience, to a car, to a sex, etc. Being in love is total
acceptance. Love is total acceptance. (Bible and other holy scrips ask us to
love each other). The opposite of love is not hate, but not accepting (it leads
to desire and to other “sins”.) I do truly believe that the concept of love is
real. I think that all people are capable of feeling love, and that the feeling
of love is something that can last forever. Many couples have been married for
very a very long time, and I think that proves that love is real.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The concept of love is absolutely
real. Everyone in this world experiences their feelings slightly differently,
but all concepts of emotions are very real. Loving someone is a wonderful
feeling and it would hard to say any emotion that’s strong and powerful is not
a real concept. All our emotions are very much real. The concept of love is
real. When a person falls in love, they feel happy. When that love is not
returned or is rejected, it causes the person to go into depression. I know
because I’ve been heartbroken before and the feeling is horrible, it makes you
wonder what to do with your life. If love wasn’t real then it wouldn’t be able
to produce the sensation of happiness or the horrible feeling of sadness. It is
true that the concept of love is real. For example, the way I feel about my
wife is not like any way I feel about anyone else. Also, the fact that you can
care about someone more than you care about yourself definitely defies human
nature and therefore should be explained by love.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;“Love is just a primitive hormone
for us in” order to reproduce to avoid extinction. We just do this to avoid
dying alone and insanity. Eventually the sun will implode on itself and the
earth and many other planets will all explode. Assuming this happens so will
the human race and so, love is a human concept that people made to produce joy,
it is not scientifically real nor is any other version of love. &amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Accept my special gift of love!
God reigns!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Dedication
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Acknowledgement
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Introduction
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Overcomes the fears in you! ……………. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;You’re in the world, but not of the world
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Faith the strength of possibilities ………. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Build on the foundation of His teaching
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Dwells in the realm of the Holy Spirit
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;This
book is dedicated to all possibilities thinkers in the realms of possibilities
Spirit. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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all the years ‘I’ spent in life, have got to realize that “Nothing in life has
ever become impossible without a trial.” What is that you think to be
impossible? No!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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get to that conclusion, just give it a trial. Life is a learning center with
many tutors (experiences); as you learn from me likewise the other persons
learn from you. So live to fulfill.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Marvelous moment to all readers of this book.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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I owed God all gratitude, glory,
praise, honor, and adoration for the wisdom and insight given to me to put all
these knowledge, skills and ideas together as a whole book. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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God the Holy Spirit you’re
always there for me for the revelation and the interpretation of the heavenly
secrets. You are indeed worthy to be praise and honor. Kudos! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Impossibility is a force working against the manifestation
of the glory and the power of God in your life; is a force holding back the
hands of blessing, favor, breakthrough and that of healing from reaching you. &lt;/div&gt;
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It was for this purpose that Paul wrote in Ephesians 6:12: &lt;i&gt;“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness
of this world, against Spiritual wickedness in heavenly places.” (KJV)&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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three children; while still in the agony of loneliness two of her children
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SSCE. The lonely widow who was a pure water seller in one of the motors garages
within Ilorin, Kwara state metropolis. Inside of her was a feeling of joy, that
all her three children were still alive to make her proud despite the fact that
her husband is no more, and the other feeling was the agony of her state of
poverty, that two of her children gained admissions into universities and the
younger one is about graduating out of the secondary college, and there was no
money to give as their registration fees. With the heavy drops of tears from her
face, she lamented “I am unfortunate!” the blessing and favor that ought to
locate a rich and wealthy family was the one located the unfortunate poorest
widow woman in the world. She said “I was born and being brought up in one of
the godly family in the world, and was unluckily married to a wealthy and
influential man who has no God fearing mother, brothers, sisters, and uncles,
who denied her the joy and blessings of her hard and painful labors after the
dead of her beloved husband; except the father who rescued her life and that of
her three kids. In a nutshell, on one quiet night she saw the appearance of a
man in white garment at the entrance angle of her small rented room stretching
hand toward the rows of pure water bags she arranged at the left corner of her
room, and clearly heard a voice that says “with these bags of water I shall
make you great and rich; and announce to your three children that you are
serving a living God, and before the day break of next tomorrow you shall give
to each of them more than they have demanded.” And by the mentioned of the last
statement the man disappeared. Who could this man be? Was it the appearance of
Jesus or the ghost of my dead husband? These are the questions she was asking
herself. Nevertheless she became committed to the voice heard, after her
regular morning devotion with the children, she announced exactly what the man
has told her to announce to them. Then loaded all the bags of pure water in her
room into a taxi car and set-off to shop. On her arrival she saw a man with a
flashy car parked at the front of her shop, so as he approached her he said
“Madam, I bought pure water here yesterday when I came to repaired my wife’s
car, but throughout the last-night I was unable to sleep, one man in white
garment keeps disturbing me to sign this cheque of (₦3,000,000) for you and
your children.” And instantly stood up to close her shop because of the over
excitement of miracle she never expect, and as she was about lock her shop, a
woman in black suit, a doctorate lecturer (PhD) from the university where her
first son was admitted to study civic engineer: the female lecturer said:
“Mama, your son Enoch came to me and explained all you people are passing
through, so Mama don’t worry have already enrolled them in my scholarship grant
scheme up to their masters level.” I know by now you might have begin to reason
on the greatness of God to man. &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
But today, Mrs. Toyin Hellen Olarewaju (the widow woman) is
a wealthy and influential woman who cares more about others than herself. &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
Abraham was originally a blessed man in disguise, but there
was role and responsibility attached to the manifestation and materialization
of his blessing. His blessing was not in his father’s country but in a strange
and unfamiliar land. “Faith and Obedience” are the two keys to the manifestation
of Abraham’s blessing. And he made it happen! &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
Breaking the power of the impossibilities was primarily
designed to change your wrong way of thinking, transforming the mentality of
the acceptation of usual to unusual. When some people are luckily comforted in
a particular place or position, they exclaim “here is okay” for now or forever.
Don’t settle for a better, strive for the best. So this book is one of the
materials you need to consult for the strategies required. Happy reading
beloved.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
Author: Peter David (Destiny Empower). &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Bookman Old Style&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;OVERCOMES
THE FEAR IN YOU!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;Fear a Satanic Weapon
of Distraction and Termination of Dreams&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of
love, and of a sound mind.” (2Timothy 1:7). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;b&gt;DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGIES OF FEAR&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Fear is the red sea of fulfilling destiny and
purpose &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Fear doubts the possibility of a matter &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Fear is inability to face or challenges the
reality &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Fear is a denial of freedom &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Fear is a wall between you, your destiny and
purpose &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;To fear is to war against your self-worth &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Fear is a satanic logo &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Fear is a spirit that resist speaking the truth &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Fear is a costless gift of Satan &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Fear can destroyed but can never rebuild &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Fear is a grantor of excuses &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Fear is a sense of disregarding the original
thoughts and plans &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Fear is a faithless lifestyle &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Fear is a parasite that often look after a
loaded host (someone with a vision) &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Fear is a motor park of failures and
disappointment &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Fear is a restless spirit &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;&quot;&gt;·&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Fear is a weak point of an unbeliever&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
Fear is a common knowledge of experience among all men of
blood and flesh. This proof the sense that only those that have received the
power of the Holy Spirit has overcomes fear, this is because they are no longer
under the control of flesh (they have exited the ordinary man’s nature. i.e.
they are no more ordinary men of blood and flesh but now fully under the
control of Holy Spirit).&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
Some people usually communize fear as a short term or
temporal sense of scare that ought to express itself within all humans.&lt;/div&gt;
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“Ignorance is a worse disease
which secretly eats up the complete sense of a man.” One thing you don’t know
about fear is the fact that, fear has no any other mission than to enslave, and
captivate its victim; it turns you against yourself, and makes you a betrayal
of your destiny and purpose. God has created you with all necessary abilities
required for the fulfillment of destiny and purpose, and as well as the courage
you need to confront all forms of challenges in the realm of realities. Even
before you were formed in the womb of your mother the almighty has known all
the challenges that you ought to face and which in return shall yield the
expected success, accomplishment, and destiny and purpose fulfillment. Just as
he quotes to Jeremiah, and reminded him of the sufficient capability in spite
of what Jeremiah thought to be his weak point (age), age, academy
qualifications, social status, body stature or body size has no concern in the
criteria of God for chosen or to bless and favor whomever he felt pleased with.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: maroon; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Jer 1:5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt; Before I formed you in the womb I knew [&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;and&lt;/span&gt;] approved of you [&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;as My chosen instrument&lt;/span&gt;],
and before you were born I separated and set you apart, consecrating you; [&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;and&lt;/span&gt;] I appointed you as a
prophet to the nations.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Jer 1:6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;
Then said I, Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am only a youth.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Jer 1:7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;
But the Lord said to me, Say not, I am only a youth; for you shall go to all to
whom I shall send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Jer 1:8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;
Be not afraid of them [&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;their
faces&lt;/span&gt;], for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
The above text teaches the fact that God has all the details
of Jeremiah right from the night of his conception in the womb, and since that
very night God has divinely qualified him of been capable enough to be his
prophet and before the birth of Jeremiah, God has made him to be different from
all his brothers and other brethren (separated and set apart) for the final
approval of his destiny and purpose.&lt;/div&gt;
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Hope you have now discovered
the possible effects of fears on someone’s destiny and purpose; there was a
reflection of fear in Jeremiah’s experience of a call, but God quickly rebuked
that spirit in him, and reminded him of his ableness quality: &amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Jer &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;:6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;
Then said I, Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am only a youth.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Jer 1:7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;
But the Lord said to me, Say not, I am only a youth; for you shall go to all to
whom I shall send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Jer 1:8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;
Be not afraid of them [&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;their
faces&lt;/span&gt;], for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Let me now flash back on the earlier definitions and the
terminologies of fears, as earlier stated, “Fear is inability to face or
challenges the reality, Fear is the red sea of fulfilling destiny and purpose, Fear
doubts the possibility of a matter e.t.c. One effect of fear on lives is to
create the sense of disregarding the original thoughts and the plans of God for
your life. But don’t forget that to each destiny is the attachment of purpose,
for example, Jeremiah had a destiny of Prophetship (Jeremiah 1:5); Moses had a
destiny of a &lt;i&gt;leadership “Now go, for I am
sending you t Pharaoh. You will &lt;b&gt;LEAD&lt;/b&gt;
my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.” (Exodus&lt;/i&gt; &lt;i&gt;3:10).&lt;/i&gt; As we have just studied the details of Jeremiah and Moses’
destiny, let us likewise study the purpose attached to each of their destiny.&lt;/div&gt;
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Jeremiah, Destiny: “Prophetship”, Purpose (assignment): “God
expects Jeremiah to build others up in the knowledge of His words and to plant
them, in that way they could likewise&amp;nbsp;
yield many fruits (souls) into the kingdom of God&lt;i&gt;.” Then the LORD touched my mouth and said see, I have put my words in
your mouth! Today I appoint you to stand up against some nations and kingdoms.
You are to uproot some and tear them down, to destroy and overthrow them. “You
are to build others up and plant them.” (Jeremiah 1:9-10 NLT).&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Moses, Destiny: “Leadership”, Purpose: (assignment) “God
expect Moses to bring the Israelites out of the bondage and the yoke of slavery
and captivity in the land of Egypt under the control of Pharaoh&lt;i&gt;.”&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt; “You will lead my people,
Israelites, out of Egypt.” (Exodus 3:10b NLT). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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From the texts above, could you point out the areas where
Jeremiah and Moses expressed the fear of not be harm by the enemies? They were
once influenced by the spirit of impossibility just as many of us are still
practicing today. Fear is a grantor of an excuse, thus, Jeremiah&lt;i&gt;: “O sovereign LORD,” I said, “I can’t speak
for you! I’m too young” (Jeremiah 1:6).&lt;/i&gt; Age was his excuse (i.e. how could
a child of 10years condemned the intelligent elders of been wrong or of missing
the right direction). The same thing is happening today, God has so much busy
in rising the young youths to build, redirect, and rebuke the attitudes and
behavior of young, youth, and elderly fathers and mothers, just as he sent
Jeremiah to face his people. &lt;/div&gt;
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But instead to leave that purpose unfulfilled, Jeremiah
encountered divine empowerment: the Lord said to Jeremiah, &lt;i&gt;“Don’t say that,” the LORD replied, “For you must go wherever I send
you and say whatever I tell you. And don’t be afraid (fear not) of the people,
for I will be with you and take care of you. I, the LORD, have spoken!”
(Jeremiah 1:7-8).&lt;/i&gt; The Lord has never made a plan that has no resources of
support. &lt;/div&gt;
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Moses replied to the Lord, &lt;i&gt;“But who am I to appear before Pharaoh?” Moses asked God. “How can you
expect me to lead the Israelites out of Egypt? (Exodus 3:11).&lt;/i&gt; The
experience as that of Jeremiah. Imagine a hunter confronting a lion with an
ordinary catapult at hand. Even without much thought one could easily foretell
a winner and a victim. But instead of Moses to neglect his people (through the
influence of fear) he encountered divine empowerment: &lt;i&gt;Then God told him “I will be with you. And this will serve as proof
that I have sent you: When you have brought the Israelites out of Egypt, you
will return here to worship God at this very mountain.” (Exodus 3:12).&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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So you don’t need to welcome the spirit of fear because when
you do you won’t receive a different counsel from God, but the same counsel he
inculcate in Jeremiah, Moses, and other people of the similar circumstance.
“Don’t be afraid (panic, fear, lose focus), for I will be with you.” ___
Jeremiah 1:7-8, Exodus 3:12. &lt;/div&gt;
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No wonder Paul testified of resisting the spirit of fear in &lt;i&gt;2 Timothy 1:7: “For God hath not given us
the spirit of fear; but of power, and love, and of a sound mind.”&lt;/i&gt; It is for
this purpose that Jesus promised to send the great comforter (the Holy Spirit)
and left us with the below words of consolation even before the coming of the
Holy Spirit: &lt;i&gt;“These things I have spoken
unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have
tribulation: &lt;u&gt;but be of good cheer&lt;/u&gt;; I have overcome the world.” __ John
16:33.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;THE DAMAGES THAT FEAR DOES ON LIVES, DESTINY AND PURPOSE&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;“For the thing which I
greatly fear comes upon me, and that of which I am afraid befalls me.” __ Job
3:25.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The above Bible verse has disclosed that fact that even
before Satan the Accuser was given the right to test Job’s faith and trust in
God, Job has already nurtured the spirit of fear within him (i.e. fear of lost,
disaster, and mischievous) and whatsoever we grow in our minds usually comes
true. &lt;/div&gt;
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Fear adds nothing of good value, but it damages the present
and future. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fear
could distract your attention from facing and doing the reality:- &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;“And Peter answered
him and said, Lord, if it be thou; bid me come unto thee on the water. And he
said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the
water, to go to Jesus.&lt;u&gt; But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid;
and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.&lt;/u&gt; And immediately
Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, &lt;u&gt;thou of
little faith,&lt;/u&gt; wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were come into the
ship, the wind ceased.” __ Mathew 14:28-32.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Nothing else carried away the mind of Peter from the command
statement of Jesus to walk on water as he did, but the four lettered word &lt;b&gt;fear&lt;/b&gt;. Jesus responds to Peter’s
request: “And he said, come.” This connotes the invitation to facing and doing
the reality. Facing and doing the reality is an allegiance risk of a fulfilled
life, destiny and purpose, but failure to resist fear will make all things
seems to be impossible. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fear
often threatened life with unbearable struggles:- &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Reflecting back on the definitions and terminologies of
fear: “Fear is a sense of disregarding the original thoughts and plans.” The
original plans of God for the Jonah’s assignment was to go to the great city of
Nineveh (bloody city), and to announce his judgment against them because of
their wickedness. Instead of Jonah to go the exact city of his assignment, he
allowed the fear of not to lose his life in the bloody city of Nineveh, so that
fear made Jonah to disregard the original place of his assignment and as well
as the original intention of God’s reward for a successful delivery of that
assignment, but Jonah went toward the opposite direction as means of escaping
the anger of God. I can compare the city of Nineveh (bloody city) to some
states in Nigeria (for example, Borno state) where sect called Boko haram are
shedding over thousands litres of blood daily, weekly, monthly and yearly. Which
pastor, evangelist, bishop or disciple will be courageous enough to welcome the
invitation of God to go to Sambissa forest the hiding place of Boko haram to
declare the judgment of God against them for the killings and shedding of the innocent’s
blood just as the invitation of God to Jonah to the bloody city of Nineveh?
Many great men of God are there openly announcing themselves to be called by
God into healing, salvation, deliverance, prophetic, empowerment etc
ministries, and they are been televised round the world to be performing
miracles, signs and wonders, but my question is, who among them could welcome
the invitation of God to Borno state to be precise Sambissa forest in Nigeria
for miracles, signs and wonders in their healing, salvation, deliverance,
prophetic and empowerment ministries, because that state needs the divine
revival of the Lord. &lt;/div&gt;
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When the call came to Jesus: &lt;i&gt;“who shall go for us?”&lt;/i&gt; And Jesus said here I am Father send me. &lt;/div&gt;
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Why allowing fear to over-rude our lives, destiny and
purpose?&lt;/div&gt;
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“Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of
Amittai, saying, arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for
their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish
from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship
going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, go with
them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.” __ Jonah 1:1-3. You could
safely escape the physical disaster, but nobody escape the spiritual disaster
without the acceptations of the Lord’s original thoughts and plans. &lt;/div&gt;
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easily terminate someone’s dreams of a brighter future/ tomorrow&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;/div&gt;
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The consequences of our sins may generate great fears in us,
the pleasure of sins lasts a for moment, but the consequence of sins last till
eternity; only those that the mercy speaks for escape the eternal destruction. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;For there is no respect of
persons with God. For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish
without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
(For not the hearers of the law &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;are&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/b&gt;just before God,
but the doers of the law shall be justified. &amp;nbsp;__ Romans 2:11-13.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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We were saved by first, &lt;b&gt;love&lt;/b&gt;,
second, &lt;b&gt;grace; &lt;/b&gt;love is our general
heritage and it was poured on every one of us without measure (&lt;b&gt;for God so loved the world&lt;/b&gt; ……… John
3:16); not like the grace, each individuals has a different measures of the
grace, on this sense God willingly chose to bless and favor all his creatures
differently, in a different qualities, quantities, forms of expression, on the
levels of merit and unmerited. You could be age mate with a friend, but not in
the term of grace. &lt;/div&gt;
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Adam and Eve sinned against God through their act of
disobedience to his given instruction while been placed in the Garden of Eden.&lt;i&gt; “And the woman said unto the serpent, We
may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree
which is in the midst of garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither
shall ye touch it, lest ye die.” __ Genesis 3:2-3. &lt;/i&gt;Behind the fear of Adam
and Eve was a result of their disobedience. First, “&lt;i&gt;And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed”.
__ Genesis 2:25.&lt;/i&gt; The above text comes before dipping hand into sin. That
era was an era of uncivilized Adam and Eve, because as of that time they both
don’t know what it means to be naked. Second,&lt;i&gt; “And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was &lt;u&gt;afraid,&lt;/u&gt; because
I was naked; and I hid myself.” ___ Genesis 3:9-10.&lt;/i&gt; That was their era of
civilization in the garden. Civilization is devilish and often contradicts with
the original plan of God. What was the Lord’s respond to Adam? &lt;i&gt;“And he said, who told thee that thou wast
naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou
shouldest not eat?” ___ Genesis 3:11.&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fear
makes you a best friend of the world:-&amp;nbsp; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Remember the counsel of the Scripture which says “though you
are in the world, but you are not of the world.” When we have set our minds on
the pleasures of this world it will become difficult for us to neither listen
to real voice of God nor become committed to doing the will of God. As faithful
believers of the gospel of Jesus Christ we have greater advantages over the
world itself, we can easily command the world to yield blessing, prosperity,
breakthrough, excellent endeavors for our benefits. Being a friend to the world
doesn’t makes you live above the world; rather you keep operating under the law
of uncertainty. Personal salvation ought to be the first step to the encounter of
blessing and other pleasurable materials of this world and of the eternal
reward. Obedience to the voice of God and the realization of the perfect will
of God is very important in our daily dealings, which ought not to be optional.
Abraham was originally a blessed man in disguise even before the Lord called
him out of his father’s compound (land) and when the Lord desired to manifest
and materialize the blessing of Abraham into the physical fact of realities, he
called him out of his own land to the land where he had for long kept, hid and
preserved the blessing and breakthrough of Abraham’s on. But ‘faith and
obedience’ were the two keys Abraham to unlock the door of his divine treasures
which the world willingly yielded at a simple order or command from above. &lt;/div&gt;
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There’s always a disaster ahead of those who had prioritized
their primary goals on acquiring the riches of this world. You don’t have to
look back as the Lot’s wife did, make up your mind to forsake the past; face
the present which is the reality of the future.&lt;i&gt; “But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of
salt.” ____ Genesis 19:26.&lt;/i&gt; This explained the experience of Lot and his
family while moving out of the Sodom and Gomorrah. Remember that Lot was a
relative of Abraham, whom by right had received portions of blessings from
Abraham.&amp;nbsp; Dear readers I declare this by
the power of the Holy Spirit in me that those who laugh at you while responding
to the call of God upon your life, destiny and purpose shall benefit from the
reward of your obedience to his call in Jesus name. &lt;/div&gt;
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Lot and his family were moving out of the Sodom and Gomorrah
before the effective action of God to destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. So lot
enjoyed the grace of God on him which has led to his calling out (escaping)
from the land and city of Sodom and Gomorrah. &lt;/div&gt;
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stops you from saying the truth:- &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;“And you shall know
the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” __ John 8:32.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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There’s different between knowing the truth and saying the
truth. Knowing the truth is to identity or recognizes the fact or reality,
while saying the truth is the bold confession or the expression of the
identified fact or reality. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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hinder you of divine blessings. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;WAYS TO CONQUERED FEAR &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;The number one possible way of conquering fear
is through your daily meditation on the word of life that comes from God
(Bible). &lt;/div&gt;
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surroundings with the positive words of hope, courage, faith, and confident and
all these have to be through daily positive confession, declaration and affirmation.
&lt;i&gt;“For God has not given us the spirit of
fear; but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” __ 2 Timothy 1:7. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Dedication &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Introduction &amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Chapter One: Dream ‘A’ Dream
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&lt;b&gt;Chapter Two: Extraction of Dreams
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&lt;b&gt;Chapter Three: Criteria for the
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&lt;b&gt;Chapter Four: The stepping ladder
to Success ……………….. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Chapter Five: The Master Key …………………………………….
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&lt;b&gt;Chapter Six: Weep No More!
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&lt;b&gt;Chapter Seven: Live by the
standard of His Words ………. &amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Chapter Eight: Guidance and
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&lt;b&gt;Chapter Twelve: (a) Introduction into
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&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(b) A Christian Home the Christ place of
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&amp;nbsp;This publication is dedicated to all blessed,
talented and gifted children in the family of Mr.&amp;nbsp; &amp;amp; Mrs. David Motunrayo Ajayi. &lt;/div&gt;
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It is when you
refused to be defeated in the battles of life; that you become a champion of
your generation!&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;ACKNOWLE DGEMENT&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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I can never be
an ungrateful Son to my eternal best Father, the most powerful God. For
installing me as His representative in this world of the mixture of good and
evil. Dear Father, I loved the way you fathered me, so thanks for the given
grace, sufficient love, care and protection and kudos for the descended Holy
Spirit on me.&lt;/div&gt;
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In the world of
trials, pressures, wrong advices, opposition, persecution, hatred, rejection
and others. There is always a price to acquire something worthwhile. In the
case of LOVE? Be ready to sacrifice!&lt;/div&gt;
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Indeed you paid
every price that demands self sacrifice. You disappoint not my trust of been
capable to handle all the tasks placed before you and despite of all trials,
temptations, and challenges that comes our ways in the process of fighting to
fulfilled our destinies and purposes, which in return will make us great
achievers.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;Thanks for the unusual sacrifice of love,
faith, courage, confidence, hope, believe, and assurance. You are a wonderful
friend. &amp;nbsp;Kudos!&lt;/div&gt;
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Terah Yakubu
(T-bright) you are part of my sweet memories in life, a friend who often took
less care of himself to sort out the best possible welfare of a friend and
makes that his priority. Finally appreciation to all well wishers, friends, and
fans for every support and contribution given as your afforded penny for the
accomplishment of this book. Thanks.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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Holy Spirit you
are my best teacher, so there is no pressure on me to teach, I speak, but you
teach, so it is now your time of manifestation! &lt;/div&gt;
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Whenever our
time does not correspond with God’s time, then we should host patience. In
God’s dealings with you; two things you should pray for are: Never to be ahead
of his time; and never to be behind his time. &lt;/div&gt;
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Patience is not
laziness, as some think. &lt;/div&gt;
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It implies not
getting the right thing in a wrong way or in the wrong time. &lt;/div&gt;
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By phrase;
patience is waiting for my hot meal to gets cool to avoid mouth disaster. &lt;/div&gt;
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Go with me into
the college of thought and think: if your destiny can be tied down by human
factors. If it could then many great men would have not been heard about. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Battles are won by listening to godly
advice and making a lot of plans. (Proverbs 24:6) &amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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How sure you are
that success is certain? But still success is real. &lt;/div&gt;
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Dear readers, it
pays a price to get a prize. &lt;/div&gt;
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Life is full of
stories about men who gave up on their dreams of success due to one obstacle or
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Life doesn’t
often give us all we want. Life is like a movie, you are the actor and you must
always come out tops; young people are the principal forces of their lives
regardless of their background. &lt;/div&gt;
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Today you should
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Life is all about exchange (trade by barter) where a man with experience
and a wealthy man meet together for exchange, the man with experience will get
wealth while the man with wealth will acquire experience. &lt;/div&gt;
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No man was born
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No man is great
until he dare to, and no man succeeded without a dream of success. You are
never great but until you find something special than you; and wish to dedicate
yourself on its behalf. You are never a Christian but until you paid up that
price called ‘FAITH’. Great people are ordinary people with an extra ordinary
amount of determination. There’s no doubt on a fact that, the plan made
yesterday was the product of this book; and the plan makes today will determine
tomorrow’s stories. The price for success is not much but the courage to dare
is the main cost of the prize. Success is certain! But to those who are ever ready
to liberate and activate the enthusiasm power within them. There is a force
called power within every mankind. You were born with thousand of this power,
but it won’t work until you liberate and activate it, then shall you see the
marvelous result at the end of the process.&lt;/div&gt;
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This book is to
create influence by educating the readers on the qualities and essential
ingredients for a good success. Allow the ideas presented in this book bring
the most best out of your life; and again do not use your present situation as
a pointer to your future stories. Be bold of the greater things. &lt;/div&gt;
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You are somebody
even if the people around you see you as no body. This book proofs the
assurance of success because you have been destined to succeed. And it could
likewise helps you negotiate and nurture your own personal dreams. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The author: Peter David (Destiny Empower)&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Chapter One &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;One night Joseph had a dream.
(Genesis 37:5a) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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When I use the
word “dream” the reference is not those shadowing images that flicker through
our minds when we are asleep. No; the dreams I’m saying about are the
indistinct hopes, the far-off vision, the faint stirrings of the imagination
that come when we are in the earliest stages of planning something worthwhile.
Every one of us has a dream that we hope to see become a reality either with
positive or negative impact. To be successful you must first have a dream. And
dreams know not boundaries of age, or race, or nationality. If you dream
something long enough and hard enough, a door seems to open and through that
door come mighty forces called “Enthusiasm power” that will guide and support
you in your efforts to make the dream come true. &lt;/div&gt;
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If your heart is
conducive for the dream seed, and you nurtured it as expected, it will grow in
to reality, but if not nurture it will die without being fulfilled. &lt;/div&gt;
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I assured you
that! “Great people are ordinary people with an extra ordinary amount of
determination,” no matter the dream in your heart today; hold on, hang on it,
because whatever dream God has put in your heart, do become a reality. Note!
Delay is never denial so hold on. And again, do not be intimidated by the
opposition and the possibility of failure, but keep your eyes on the rewards of
fulfilling your dreams. Because if there is no trials there won’t be a
testimony “&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Crown.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;” It’s a matter of time before a seed becomes a tree;
before a child becomes a man. Before a rookie become a guru. It’s all matter of
time consistence builds a continuous practice through time. Persistence
nourishes your consistent efforts against time. Patience carries you safely to
desired end in time. A seed might appear dead and forever buried. A dream might
seem ridiculous and absurd. A vision might look vague and wearied &lt;/div&gt;
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But a forest
does start as a seed. A great harvest is always initiated by a dream. A mighty
accomplishment was once a time vision, wrapped up in an ordinary man’s womb –
the mind. All these successfully withstood the test of time. Everything is
wrapped up within time; the past, present, and future. &lt;/div&gt;
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Keep the dream
on, keep the struggle hot, do not give up the fight for success; because in no
time that dream will come real and you will be celebrated in its time. &lt;/div&gt;
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“A person who
risks nothing does nothing, has nothing and is nothing. Only a person who risks
is free.”&amp;nbsp; &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;We humans make plans, but the LORD has the
final word; we may think we know what is right, but the LORD is the judge of
our motives. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;We make our own plans, but the LORD decides
where we will go. (Proverbs 16:1, 2, 9.) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;We may make a lot of plans, but the LORD
will do what he has decided. (Proverbs 19: 21). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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“Human mind is a
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Just like a seed
that goes through the process of growth to become a tree and bear fruits, and a
woman that waits nine months to hold her baby in her arms, so also your dream
can not happen or come to pass instantly but has to go through a process. As an
author of this publication; there’s one happening that has never stops amazing
me on the current subject of discussion a “dream”. Though there are several dreamers
among us, but many of them lack knowledge to explain how it works. &lt;/div&gt;
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I mean some
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By neglecting their
dreams and to either steal, or borrow another person’s dream. Such attitude
could either originate from a contaminated mind envying the achievement of
other persons, it often happened to envious and greedy people. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;SCHOLARS AS BEST SUITED EXAMPLE:&lt;/b&gt; What
could be the probability of all one thousand students in twenty different
schools and colleges of a nation become either medical doctors, lawyers,
professors, accountants or writers as common ambition of every opportune
students in colleges? &lt;/div&gt;
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Scholars are
good at gambling because they always wish and desire to be in a field of
majority, and with the above sense of mentality we have launched a competitive
ground for ourselves and the grandchildren to come. It is an acceptable fact
that only few were called to be, but today many have been by the influence of
desire and ambition, so this has disclosed a very clear truth why we lack the
genuine and qualified specialists in different fields of career and profession.
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The questions you
should ask yourself are that I developed an ambition or desired to be is it a
divine call for me to be? What effect or contribution will that make on my
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Is that the
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I gambling wish
to be? &lt;/div&gt;
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I was once a
victim of wrong ambition and dream; during my secondary school days, my
prioritized ambition and desire was to become a medical doctor, and the whole
thoughts behind this ambition was the believe that medical doctors tend to be
the richest people in the world, so as far as I dreamt to be rich in life
therefore I ought to be a medical specialist. This was a wrong and destructive
ambition. Even as I am not in a medical field, I am fulfilled, I am today a
teacher of God’s word, destiny empower, founder of Destiny Empowerment Global
Ministries, a writer and the copyright owner of this publication. &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;NOTE:&lt;/b&gt; Whenever you have a dream thoroughly
examine it first, then work toward it, but if such dream resulted from
selfishness, envious, greediness attitudes, and personal benefit instead of
general benefit; such a dream is vague and destructive. &lt;/div&gt;
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I have a jump
out secondary school mate with no intention to continue his education, but day
after day he always come to me to announce “Sanjo (my dialect name) I wants to
join the police force work.” &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;People may be pure in their own eyes, but the LORD examines their
motives. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Whenever he
finished making his ambition known to me, the next action was to ask “Monday
(his name) what impression gear up your interest to join police force work?” &lt;/div&gt;
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His regular
replies was “because I won chop for road,” the above reply expressed unhidden
truth that he want to be collecting bribes as all people known it to be the
common way of earning by the police men. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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But do not
forget the first chapter of this book: Dream ‘a’ dream, and the next stage
after a dreaming process is the extraction of a dream. Why I called that a
dream extraction process? It is because the thought of all men are often
indefinite, human thoughts are often accompanied with some source or elements
of impurities.&lt;/div&gt;
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The fastest and
easiest means of reaching the top ‘Becoming great’ is complying with the facts
above. &lt;/div&gt;
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Take a little
study of the word “&lt;b&gt;EXTRACTION”&lt;/b&gt; as
you do that you will get to realize that the word extraction as used in this
book means getting, deriving, determining, finding, and taking out the best out
of the mixed up thoughts or complicated matters, as the case may be during and
after your dreaming process.. Imagine if the refinery industries could be more
committed at practicing ‘extraction’ Akin to ‘refining’ which was their major
goal and objective in serving the nations (for the reason of making some useful
substances available for our own personal and general use; and such products
are petrol, gas, kerosene, coal, steel etc.) Then think of how much more of its
application to your daily dreaming process. When gold is melted, impurities
float to the top and can be skimmed off. Steel is tempered or strengthen by
heating it in fire. In the same way is the extraction of dream in our dreaming
process refine and strengthen our faith, believe and the possibility of
fulfilling those dreams. It is real that you have gotten temporal comfort base,
but that shouldn’t be your best place, don’t quit trying because you are never
a loser until you quit trying. &lt;/div&gt;
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Your dream
neither weak nor sick, but you the dreamer do, so the solution are those ideas
you have just acquired from this chapter.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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https://web.facebook.com/destinyempowermentglobalministries/&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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Confess
positively. Be rich in positive attitudes and be poor in negative attitudes.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtv8fL6bXU0utGoSKlU-WTSvFoUsDOML6hOlPTA8cVVEe59Scrcgkzp3bfbW3eBPjb9I0b6ZA_5V8Gs21hWdWYf-idwkGeZT3ke3o3Cyjh-tsVcXuKEXBFVvbtzB48g0NxOSABopmUXA/s1600/FAITH+A+SEED+OF+TRANSITION+INTO+GLORY+CROPED+COPY.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;340&quot; data-original-width=&quot;405&quot; height=&quot;268&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtv8fL6bXU0utGoSKlU-WTSvFoUsDOML6hOlPTA8cVVEe59Scrcgkzp3bfbW3eBPjb9I0b6ZA_5V8Gs21hWdWYf-idwkGeZT3ke3o3Cyjh-tsVcXuKEXBFVvbtzB48g0NxOSABopmUXA/s320/FAITH+A+SEED+OF+TRANSITION+INTO+GLORY+CROPED+COPY.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial Black&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;FAITH A
SEED OF TRANSITION INTO GLORY. SOW ONE TODAY!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;“The present and future withstands the test of
the confession of our faith.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: maroon; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Rom 5:1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; THEREFORE, SINCE we are justified (acquitted, declared
righteous, and given a right standing with God) through faith, let us [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;grasp the fact that we&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] have [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;the peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Rom 5:2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; Through Him also we have [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;our&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] access (entrance, introduction) by faith
into this grace (state of God&#39;s favor) in which we [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;firmly
and safely&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] stand. And let us rejoice and exult in our hope of
experiencing and enjoying the glory of God.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Rom 5:3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; Moreover
[&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;let us also be full of joy now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] let us
exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that
pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Rom 5:4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; And endurance (fortitude) develops maturity of
character (approved faith and tried integrity). And character [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;of this sort&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] produces [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;the habit of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] joyful and confident hope of
eternal salvation.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Rom 5:5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames
us, for God&#39;s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit
Who has been given to us.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;I
discovered faith as the major pillar where our hopes, trust, confidence, and
consistency can lean on. What can we say to be the fate of sojourner in the
locality where only the indigenous citizens are legalized to have access to the
resources such as food, water and shelter; this could be his greatest risk
because as humans we most especially needs food and water to sustains our
lifespan. Therefore the courage to survive in such threat of life is called the
test of faith.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;Consider
the instruction of God to Abram, the word said, God commanded Abram to depart,
set-off, leave, be out of your land of comfort, your indigenous land, and your
land of nationality, your land of sufficiency, your land of dependency to the
unknown, strange, and ever foreseen land of independent, the land of
non-legalized as a citizen. I sensed the called out of Abram from his own
father’s land as means of getting God’s approval of a new nature of existence
and which was accompanied with blessing, favor, and eternal covenant, but
despite of all the benefits I can’t stop to reason on the changed of Abram‘s
national or regional identity, from a legalized land of citizen and turned to
be a resident in a strange, you may likewise view it as getting out of a palace
to a public house, a landlord turning to be a tenant; whatsoever meaning we may
tend to derive for that event will yield nothing good than hearken to the
lessons and wisdom in the event. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: maroon; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Gen
12:1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; NOW [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;in Haran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] the Lord said
to Abram, Go for yourself [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;for your own advantage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
away from your country, from your relatives and your father&#39;s house, to the
land that I will show you.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Your experience
is quite the same to that of Abram which involved ‘get out of your own father’s
land’ but to you God may be referring to (let’s go of sinful nature, let’s go
of fear, laziness, procrastination, complain and excuses, hatred etc) or it may
take a form of resource scarcity, limited vacancies of opportunity, rejection
etc. Any one of these could appear as a means of testing your real confessed
faith. So you need to be sensitive because it won’t come as a friend, hence you
need the re-adjustment of self.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Gen
12:10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; Now there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down into Egypt to
live temporarily, for the famine in the land was oppressive (intense and grievous).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Abram was
sensitive enough to re-adjusted himself to the new circumstance, he was once in
the land where he often get more than enough, but the circumstance in the land
of Canaan was not friendly, so Abram has no second choice than to set-off to
Egypt where he sojourned to obtain what he needs&amp;nbsp; to sustains his family and relatives.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Php 4:12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; I know how to be abased and live humbly in
straitened circumstances, and I know also how to enjoy plenty and live in
abundance. I have learned in any and all circumstances the secret of facing
every situation, whether well-fed or going hungry, having a sufficiency and
enough to spare or going without and being in want.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Php 4:13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; I have strength for all things in Christ Who
empowers me [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;I am ready for anything and equal to
anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient
in Christ&#39;s sufficiency&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;].&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;The verse 13
comes at the end of a section where Paul explains that he can be content in
every situation. What was Paul’s secret to contentment? He knew that God was
with him, whether he was in need or had plenty, was hungry or well-fed, was
feeling bad or feeling great. Paul knew that, regardless of circumstances, God
would give him the strength to make it through. When are you tempted to be discontent?
When things are going well and you have a lot, do you want more? When you are
struggling, do you fret and doubt? In both extremes, and everything in between,
keep your focus Christ. Remember the source of your strength, and look for his
guidance.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: maroon; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Th 5:16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; Be happy [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;in your
faith&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] and rejoice and be glad-hearted continually (always);&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Th 5:17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; Be unceasing in prayer [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;praying perseveringly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;];&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Th 5:18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; Thank [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;God&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
in everything [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;no matter what the circumstances may
be, be thankful and give thanks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;], for this is the will of God for
you [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;who are&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] in Christ Jesus [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;the Revealer and Mediator of that will&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;].&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;You might
wonder how someone can rejoice or be joyful all the time, especially during
painful or difficult experiences. But unlike happiness, which is based on
circumstances, joy is a positive and confident outlook on life, despite our
circumstances. Knowing that God is in control and that his love surrounds us
gives security and confidence. No matter what happens, we should delight in God
and praise him for his goodness.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; So that [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;the
genuineness&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] of your faith may be tested, [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;your faith&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] which is infinitely more precious
than the perishable gold which is tested and purified by fire. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;This proving of your faith is intended&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] to
redound to [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;your&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] praise and glory and
honor when Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) is revealed.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; Without having seen Him, you love Him; though
you do not [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;even&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] now see Him, you
believe in Him and exult and thrill with inexpressible and glorious
(triumphant, heavenly) joy.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;At the same time&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
you receive the result (outcome, consummation) of your faith, the salvation of
your souls.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; The prophets, who prophesied of the grace
(divine blessing) which was intended for you, searched and inquired earnestly
about this salvation.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; They
sought [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;to find out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] to whom or when
this was to come which the Spirit of Christ working within them was indicating
when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that should follow [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;them&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;].&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; It was then disclosed to them that the services
they were rendering were not meant for themselves and their period of time, but
for you. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;It is these very&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] things which
have now already been made known plainly to you by those who preached the good
news (the Gospel) to you by the [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;same&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Into these things [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;the
very&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] angels long to look!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; So brace
up your minds; be sober (circumspect, morally alert); set your hope wholly and
unchangeably on the grace (divine favor) that is coming to you when Jesus
Christ (the Messiah) is revealed.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Live&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] as
children of obedience [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;to God&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]; do not
conform yourselves to the evil desires [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;that
governed you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] in your former ignorance [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;when
you did not know the requirements of the Gospel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;].&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; But as the One Who called you is holy, you
yourselves also be holy in all your conduct and manner of living.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; For it is written, You shall be holy, for I am
holy. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Lev. 11:44, 45.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; And if
you call upon Him as [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;your&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] Father Who
judges each one impartially according to what he does, [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;then&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] you should conduct yourselves with true
reverence throughout the time of your temporary residence [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;on the earth, whether long or short&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;].&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; You must
know (recognize) that you were redeemed (ransomed) from the useless (fruitless)
way of living inherited by tradition from [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;your&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
forefathers, not with corruptible things [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;such as&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
silver and gold,&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; But [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;you were
purchased&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] with the precious blood of Christ (the Messiah), like
that of a [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;sacrificial&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] lamb without
blemish or spot.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; It is true that He was chosen and foreordained
(destined and foreknown for it) before the foundation of the world, but He was
brought out to public view (made manifest) in these last days (at the end of
the times) for the sake of you.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; Through Him you believe in (adhere to, rely on)
God, Who raised Him up from the dead and gave Him honor and glory, so that your
faith and hope are [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;centered and rest&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
in God.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; Since by your obedience to the Truth through the
[&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Holy &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] Spirit you have purified your
hearts for the sincere affection of the brethren, [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;see
that you&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] love one another fervently from a pure heart.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; You have been regenerated (born again), not from
a mortal origin (seed, sperm), but from one that is immortal by the ever living
and lasting Word of God.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; For all flesh (mankind) is like grass, and all
its glory (honor) like [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;the&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] flower of
grass. The grass withers and the flower drops off,&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;1Pe 1:25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; But the Word of the Lord (divine instruction,
the Gospel) endures forever. And this Word is the good news which was preached
to you.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;When gold
is melted, impurities float to the top and can be skimmed off. Steel is
tempered or strengthened by heating it in fire. In the same way, our trials,
struggles and persecutions refine and strengthen our faith, making us useful to
God. When you go through tough times, ask God to teach you his lessons and to
show you how to use your experience to glorify him. And remember, if you’re
being tried by fire, your faith is valuable to God.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: maroon; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; NOW FAITH
is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;we&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] hope for, being the proof of things [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;we&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] do not see and the conviction of their
reality [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;faith perceiving as real fact what is not
revealed to the senses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;].&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; For by [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;faith--trust
and holy fervor born of faith&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] the men of old had divine testimony
borne to them and obtained a good report.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; By faith we understand that the worlds [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;during the successive ages&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] were framed
(fashioned, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose) by the word
of God, so that what we see was not made out of things which are visible.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Prompted, actuated&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] by faith Abel brought God a
better and more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, because of which it was
testified of him that he was righteous [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;that he was
upright and in right standing with God&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;], and God bore witness by
accepting and acknowledging his gifts. And though he died, yet [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;through the incident&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] he is still speaking. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Gen. 4:3-10.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; Because of faith Enoch was caught up and
transferred to heaven, so that he did not have a glimpse of death; and he was
not found, because God had translated him. For even before he was taken to
heaven, he received testimony [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;still on record&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
that he had pleased and been satisfactory to God. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Gen.
5:21-24.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:6&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; But
without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For
whoever would come near to God must [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;necessarily&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
believe that God exists and that He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and
diligently seek Him [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;].&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Prompted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
by faith Noah, being forewarned by God concerning events of which as yet there
was no visible sign, took heed and diligently and reverently constructed and
prepared an ark for the deliverance of his own family. By this [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;his faith which relied on God&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] he passed judgment
and sentence on the world&#39;s unbelief and became an heir and possessor of
righteousness (that relation of being right into which God puts the person who
has faith). [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Gen. 6:13-22.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Urged on&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
by faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went forth to a place which he
was destined to receive as an inheritance; and he went, although he did not
know or trouble his mind about where he was to go.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:9&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Prompted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
by faith he dwelt as a temporary resident in the land which was designated in
the promise [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;of God, though he was like a stranger&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
in a strange country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs with
him of the same promise. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Gen. 12:1-8.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:10&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; For he was [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;waiting
expectantly and confidently&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] looking forward to the city which has
fixed and firm foundations, whose Architect and Builder is God.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; Because
of faith also Sarah herself received physical power to conceive a child, even
when she was long past the age for it, because she considered [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;God&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] Who had given her the promise to be reliable
and trustworthy and true to His word. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Gen. 17:19;
18:11-14; 21:2.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; So from one man, though he was physically as
good as dead, there have sprung descendants whose number is as the stars of
heaven and as countless as the innumerable sands on the seashore. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Gen. 15:5, 6; 22:17; 32:12.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; These
people all died controlled and sustained by their faith, but not having
received the tangible fulfillment of [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;God&#39;s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
promises, only having seen it and greeted it from a great distance by faith,
and all the while acknowledging and confessing that they were strangers and
temporary residents and exiles upon the earth. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Gen.
23:4; Ps. 39:12.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:14&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; Now those people who talk as they did show
plainly that they are in search of a fatherland (their own country).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:15&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; If they had been thinking with [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;homesick&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] remembrance of that country from which
they were emigrants, they would have found constant opportunity to return to
it.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; But the truth is that they were yearning for and
aspiring to a better and more desirable country, that is, a heavenly [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;one&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]. For that reason God is not ashamed to be
called their God [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;even to be surnamed their
God--the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;], for He has prepared a
city for them. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Exod. 3:6, 15; 4:5.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:17&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; By faith Abraham, when he was put to the test [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;while the testing of his faith was still in progress&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;],
had already brought Isaac for an offering; he who had gladly received and
welcomed [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;God&#39;s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] promises was ready to
sacrifice his only son, [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Gen. 22:1-10.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; Of whom
it was said, Through Isaac shall your descendants be reckoned. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Gen. 21:12.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; For he reasoned that God was able to raise [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;him&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] up even from among the dead. Indeed in the
sense that Isaac was figuratively dead [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;potentially
sacrificed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;], he did [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;actually&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
receive him back from the dead.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;With eyes of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
faith Isaac, looking far into the future, invoked blessings upon Jacob and
Esau. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Gen. 27:27-29, 39, 40.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Prompted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] by faith Jacob, when he was dying,
blessed each of Joseph&#39;s sons and bowed in prayer over the top of his staff. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Gen. 48.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Actuated&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
by faith Joseph, when nearing the end of his life, referred to [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;the promise of God for&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] the departure of the
Israelites out of Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his own
bones. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Gen. 50:24, 25; Exod. 13:19.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:23&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Prompted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
by faith Moses, after his birth, was kept concealed for three months by his
parents, because they saw how comely the child was; and they were not overawed
and terrified by the king&#39;s decree. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Exod. 1:22;
2:2.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:24&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Aroused&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
by faith Moses, when he had grown to maturity and become great, refused to be
called the son of Pharaoh&#39;s daughter, [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Exod. 2:10,
15.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; Because he preferred to share the oppression [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;suffer the hardships&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] and bear the shame of the
people of God rather than to have the fleeting enjoyment of a sinful life.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:26&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; He considered the contempt and abuse and shame [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;borne for&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] the Christ (the Messiah Who was to
come) to be greater wealth than all the treasures of Egypt, for he looked
forward and away to the reward (recompense).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Motivated&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] by faith he left Egypt behind him,
being unawed and undismayed by the wrath of the king; for he never flinched but
held staunchly to his purpose and endured steadfastly as one who gazed on Him
Who is invisible. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Exod. 2:15.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; By faith (simple trust and confidence in God) he
instituted and carried out the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;on the doorposts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;], so that the destroyer of the
firstborn (the angel) might not touch those [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;of the
children of Israel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Exod. 12:21-30.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:29&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Urged on&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] by faith the people crossed the Red Sea
as [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;though&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] on dry land, but when the
Egyptians tried to do the same thing they were swallowed up [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;by the sea&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Exod.
14:21-31.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:30&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; Because of faith the walls of Jericho fell down
after they had been encompassed for seven days [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;by
the Israelites&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Josh. 6:12-21.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:31&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Prompted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] by faith Rahab the prostitute was not
destroyed along with those who refused to believe and obey, because she had
received the spies in peace [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;without enmity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;].
[&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Josh. 2:1-21; 6:22-25.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:32&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; And what shall I say further? For time would
fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the
prophets, [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Judg. 4:1-5; 6:1-8, 35; 11:1-12, 15;
13:1-16; I Sam. 1-30; II Sam. 1-24; I Kings 1-2; Acts 3:24.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:33&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; Who by [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;the help of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
faith subdued kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promised blessings,
closed the mouths of lions, [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Dan. 6.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:34&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;
Extinguished the power of raging fire, escaped the devourings of the
sword, out of frailty and weakness won strength and became stalwart, even
mighty and resistless in battle, routing alien hosts. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Dan. 3.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:35&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Some&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] women received again their dead by a
resurrection. Others were tortured to death with clubs, refusing to accept
release [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;offered on the terms of denying their
faith&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;], so that they might be resurrected to a better life. [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;I Kings 17:17-24; II Kings 4:25-37.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:36&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; Others
had to suffer the trial of mocking and scourging and even chains and
imprisonment.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:37&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; They were
stoned to death; they were lured with tempting offers [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;to renounce their faith&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]; they were sawn asunder;
they were slaughtered by the sword; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;while they
were alive&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] they had to go about wrapped in the skins of sheep and
goats, utterly destitute, oppressed, cruelly treated--&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:38&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;Men&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] of
whom the world was not worthy--roaming over the desolate places and the
mountains, and [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;living&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] in caves and
caverns and holes of the earth.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:39&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt; And all of these, though they won divine
approval by [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;means of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;] their faith, did
not receive the fulfillment of what was promised,&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: teal; font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;Heb 11:40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Georgia&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; Because
God had us in mind and had something better and greater in view for us, so that
they [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;these heroes and heroines of faith&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]
should not come to perfection apart from us [&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;before
we could join them&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;It is
necessary to have a good start in all our daily encounters, the challenges we
faced prepared us for a greater opportunity. All matters and materials we are
benefiting from today were once raw materials on process before they became the
end products that was extracted out. Likewise we need to pass through the
process (preparation stage) that will yield a capable and useful individual in
the community. Faith could be smaller than a mustard seed but it could build a
great nation and family; it is faith that transit poverty to riches, Move
Mountain, heals sickness etc.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;I wish you
best of February, Happy New Month! Shalom!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;© Peter David (Destiny Empower)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Creating Influence and making Impact is our mandatory mission and assignment. You can also chose to be part of us through any means which the spirit of God might have touched or inspired you to.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://destinyempowermentglobalministries.blogspot.com/feeds/427275629266943249/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2221772667406038674/427275629266943249' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2221772667406038674/posts/default/427275629266943249'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2221772667406038674/posts/default/427275629266943249'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://destinyempowermentglobalministries.blogspot.com/2018/01/creating-influence-and-making-impact.html' title='CREATING INFLUENCE AND MAKING IMPACT!'/><author><name>Destiny Empower</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14210486436197945882</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQVD3PVw5ainRFHIqj1s4VNQvfgzrpz6xBeUVbP50NKq877mTzWCpJ0F0yv7jsIOJYepSrTrkYQ8pMi4EXfYcSHU9Z-QofJS21vXLI4_C43qePVVlHGq5yECk47CwRFk/s220/IMG_20170620_181918.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLk-CYEywif0evl4ODWipC52cMyCk0AymCNmnHO-k6x6tDxR0DxVD7c-mX2ZKgzGZLOQkOmrrN0iHwM_wgXvsU8pYKKvcjwRE2Vl4iiTPTMZRvpxm88RXvYgWeTVkUVvhHPZjrW7EHl8/s72-c/Destiny+Empowerment+Global+Ministries+Logo.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221772667406038674.post-1806205503902377476</id><published>2018-01-30T02:34:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2018-01-30T02:34:45.051-08:00</updated><title type='text'>YOU&#39;RE YET A SUCCESS UNTIL YOU DEFEND AND CHANGE THE LIVES ENTRUSTED TO YOUR DESTINY AND PURPOSE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_7CnVEO0YG6VcPwvJFUhS8nCGMiZlIj950w6cJ1Y-ioxphWkhKNE0KnQWlPkMvaQrXFdlQmkHYlLeYAaqlnd-6rXyieiZ5x9TTt1TR4WhBOzGnSgiHDFUQjJpJZoqd2uK_6bfg6nDzA/s1600/YOU%2527RE+YET+A+SUCCESS+UNTIL+YOU+.............jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;350&quot; data-original-width=&quot;560&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_7CnVEO0YG6VcPwvJFUhS8nCGMiZlIj950w6cJ1Y-ioxphWkhKNE0KnQWlPkMvaQrXFdlQmkHYlLeYAaqlnd-6rXyieiZ5x9TTt1TR4WhBOzGnSgiHDFUQjJpJZoqd2uK_6bfg6nDzA/s320/YOU%2527RE+YET+A+SUCCESS+UNTIL+YOU+.............jpeg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Cambria&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;&quot;YOU&#39;RE YET
A SUCCESS UNTIL YOU DEFEND AND CHANGE THE LIVES ENTRUSTED TO YOUR DESTINY AND
PURPOSE&quot;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Semibold&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;Each destiny and purpose has the attachment of
lives entrusted to it for defence, change and blessing. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Semibold&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;Then you have a wrong claimed of success when those
lives you ought to defend, change and bless are still under the oppression and
slavery of the satanic agencies (enemies). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Semibold&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;I want you to remember the impact of the following
heroes and legends: &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Semibold&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;1. To the destiny and purpose of Esther was
entrusted the lives of her people (the Jews) for defence and blessing. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Semibold&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;&quot;If you keep quiet at a time like this,
deliverance for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your
relatives will die. What&#39;s more, who can say but that you have been elevated to
the palace for just such a time as this? Then Esther sent this reply to
Mordecai: Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not
eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And
then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must
die, I am willing to die&quot;. (Esther 4:14-16). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Semibold&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;2. To the destiny and purpose of Moses was
entrusted the lives of his people (the Israelites) for defence, freedom and
blessing. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Semibold&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;&quot;Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You
will lead my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt&quot;. (Exodus 2:10). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Semibold&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;3. To the destiny and purpose of Abraham was
entrusted the blessings and greatness of his descendants (I and you). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Semibold&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;&quot;I will cause you to become the father of a
great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and I will make you a
blessing to others&quot;. (Genesis 12:2) &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Semibold&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;4. To the destiny and purpose of the Lord Jesus Christ was entrusted the
salvation for all mankind. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Semibold&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;&quot;For God so loved the world that he gave his
only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal
life&quot;. (John 3:16). &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Semibold&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;Hope you are ready to discover those lives which
have been entrusted to your destiny and purpose for defence, change and
blessings? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Semibold&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;As you are doing that, you are likewise opening
doors for your destiny helpers to come in. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Semibold&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;I cautioned; live to make a difference and live to
make impact! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Semibold&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;You are a success as ever...........! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Segoe UI Semibold&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;© Peter David (Destiny Empower).&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;Your ways of feeling could forever remain
hidden to the other people around, but not to yourself. Even when the
circumstance and the challenges of life seems to be unbearable to your body and
spirit, I cautioned you to always be positive to your spirit because it is a
driver of your destiny and purpose. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;&quot;&gt;&quot;For
as he thinketh in his heart so he is&quot; __ Proverb 23:7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;The
unhidden fact is the fact that the reality of life is the reflection of what
one believed he deserved. So you must be positive in all utterances, confession
and thoughts as matter of securing colorful future. Your best is not that much
far from you, rather your best have been embedded inside of you. The deeper you
think, the easier you cross all Red seas of life. Yogi Bhajan said &quot;You
are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.&quot;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;It&#39;s not
quite long that I realized that individually, our reality turns to be the
reflection of what we accept and believed we deserve it, consciously or
unconsciously. I made that discovery some years ago while bargaining on some
impossibilities of reaching my life&#39;s goals; I thought that I deserve nothing
more special than unusual in life when having nobody around to build a positive
way of thinking in my spirit being. During those days I have no definite or a
specific focus but tend gamble for any opportune luck. You may conclude that I
was unfortunate, but I was also looking to find my worth by escaping my
everyday life. Nevertheless I have won by understanding that my self-worth was
pretty close to zero, the concept of self-love had gotten a chance to make its
way on my reader. During all the years that I was unable to see that my choices
were the reflection of my low self-love, I felt like making it my best. For
years that fear and lack of deservingness followed me in less than ideal living
situations. But as I begin to look at self-love, and practice affirmations,
yoga, and meditations in nature, it was like a light went on, mostly
unconsciously, until the day came when I consciously realized: I deserve best
packages of life. That was all it took. The minute I made that connection, I
released my fear and doubt of my small paycheck and took action to improve my
reality. I knew I had to take the first step and then the universe would follow
and take care of me. That belief and faith had helped me hunted for better
opportunities, which I finally believed I deserve, and put myself out there to
pursue them
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&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;I wish you
best in this life and hereafter. Please share and forward to other friends and
beloved to empower their destiny and purpose. God bless you.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;© Peter
David (Destiny Empower).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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YOU CAN BE YOU!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;The
uniqueness of nature is certain and it prevails through individual’s
personality. There&#39;s no another you, but you. There is no one to fulfill your
destiny, purpose and assignment but you. No one can function best in that your
office of destiny, purpose and assignment but you, and only you can fulfill
that to the expectation of God the manufacturer of destiny and the giver of
purpose and assignment. Twins could look alike but there is a certain tendency
that both two of them are bound to exhibit some specific levels of differences
in nature, destiny, purpose and assignment. I have witnessed two identical
twins who took the same course of study in the college; they always appeared
the same while putting on the same color of clothes, shoes, caps, head tie of
the same designs and styles with the same make-up. Their alike appearances
became a big barrier of identification, that I myself was unlucky enough to
identify which among the two of them is &quot;Taiwo&quot; or
&quot;Kehinde&quot;. But on one lucky day I had a grace to notice a black spot
at the lower jaw of Taiwo and this became my power and top secret for
identifying Taiwo from Kehinde. The mystery I wish to pass across with my
experience of uniqueness through these twins is what I aspect the readers of
this to adhere to. Even as &quot;Taiwo and Kehinde&quot; often appeared the
same, God had different deposit in them. Even as they were formed in the womb
as a result of the fertilization of a single egg (ova) and which was later
divided into two equal parts as a result of cell enlargement within the
reproductive system of the mother, and been born with a single placenta; this
didn&#39;t guaranteed them of having the same nature, destiny, purpose and
assignment (though all individuals purpose is toward impacting lives). So it
was the self discovered purpose and assignment of each one of them that
guaranteed my full access of having summarized details of who Taiwo and Kehinde
are. Taiwo was a gospel singer with both &#39;tenor and alto&#39; singing voice, she&#39;s
not an ordinary gospel singer, but a singer filled with the power of the Holy
Spirit, she know how to sing to inspire lives. Kehinde was a drama minister (a
dramatist) she is not an ordinary dramatist, but a drama minister that carried
the tabernacle of God&#39;s power, she know how to dramatized event to draw
people&#39;s attention to God through her ministration. Been a gospel singer was a
destiny of Taiwo, but impacting lives and winning souls for God was a purpose
and assignment attached to her destiny. Been a drama minister (a dramatist) was
a destiny of Kehinde, but using the skills to dramatized some events that could
draw souls into the kingdom of God was a purpose and assignment attached to her
destiny. What is your own purpose? Your different and special way of handling
your purpose and assignment that is the exact quality which makes you different
and unique among others. Do it differently to discover the real and the only
you. I do tell people that no one can compete with me, and whoever may try to
compete with me have to bear a risk of remaining a failure forever with even
the sores of disappointment in his or her heart. Because nobody else can be me,
I am the only me, and God specifically thought and planned me to be me. Wow!
Glory to my Father in heaven. Dear, nobody can be you. You are the only you,
there cannot be another you, and only you can turn to be you! There is no
another or a different creature of God that God have thought and planned to be
you; the pretenders shall fail; because no one can disguise to be you. You can
never be me, and I can never be you likewise. Wow! Hold your glory with pride.
God bless you. &amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;© Peter
David (Destiny Empower).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;Every word
we uttered dominates who we turned to be. The fastest weapon to build up is
your tongue and likewise, the fastest weapon to destroy is your tongue. There are
powers that create much influence on who we desire to be from each word we
speak out of our mouth. Every word we speak is a spirit that comes out of our
mouth for a particular assignment. Please watch out! &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;Destiny
Empower wish you a fruitful new week! Shalom!&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicc-waJ2_mw3bghvDgIKpSHTOQt1vFNXFlfYuxGwskDwSlqq0ymr8a0hvJdmRXyOxVKna2aIesNYUP1F2JSzjnBNg4ywjN_JwDez4fgz2u8OlBg4ptMuggiJgSKGajranUGuldbk10eNc/s1600/TEN+KEYS+DEFINITION+OF+DESTINY.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;585&quot; data-original-width=&quot;366&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicc-waJ2_mw3bghvDgIKpSHTOQt1vFNXFlfYuxGwskDwSlqq0ymr8a0hvJdmRXyOxVKna2aIesNYUP1F2JSzjnBNg4ywjN_JwDez4fgz2u8OlBg4ptMuggiJgSKGajranUGuldbk10eNc/s320/TEN+KEYS+DEFINITION+OF+DESTINY.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial Black&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;You&#39;re never a waste product, you&#39;re the product of
DESTINY the only identity that makes the real you! Check it out!!!&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Candara&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 28.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;Live to
fulfill not to accomplish!&amp;nbsp;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90ZwHSvsZwTtkMHyreHjrNI-zPQjCo-ZEqrttAmYj5zM46d4yW5luxVIKpcCXEcdN3qygmA9M4zuG9T9Niv9D4hBVRV3-IvCpbyjrTtv-lxz-bLlU7Vk08bGrQaXMFMPnnpd3BHY2Xok/s1600/Dominionship.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; data-original-height=&quot;191&quot; data-original-width=&quot;415&quot; height=&quot;147&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90ZwHSvsZwTtkMHyreHjrNI-zPQjCo-ZEqrttAmYj5zM46d4yW5luxVIKpcCXEcdN3qygmA9M4zuG9T9Niv9D4hBVRV3-IvCpbyjrTtv-lxz-bLlU7Vk08bGrQaXMFMPnnpd3BHY2Xok/s320/Dominionship.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: black; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Nothing change your originality! You are a
seed of God&#39;s blessing, a special form of his likeness. You are greater than
whom they think you are, even if you need to start small to be great, you don&#39;t
need to think small. You are greater than the measures of all men.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: black; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Not all was born to be king but all were
created to have dominion over life and kingdoms. Who has thought of you to be
slave or ordinary servant?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: black; color: red;&quot;&gt;No, no, they were wrong and lack the real
voice of God concerning your life and purpose. You are by merit a seed of God&#39;s
blessing; you had a special deposit of God in you that your generation awaits
to bear fruits for their own benefit. You are who God said you are!
Congratulations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Bookman Old Style&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;&quot;&gt;THE
FIRST PRINCIPLE OF A FULFILLED DESTINY&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial Black&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;DREAM A DREAM (MAKE A PLAN)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“One night Joseph had a dream.” (Genesis
37:5a)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Draw
plans with few reasonable objectives.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;When
I use the word “dream” the reference is not those shadowing images that flicker
through our minds when we are asleep. No; the dreams I’m saying about are the
indistinct hopes, the far-off vision, the faint stirrings of the imagination
that come when we are in the earliest stages of planning something worthwhile.
Every one of us has a dream that we hope to see become a reality either with
positive or negative impact. To be successful you must first have a dream. And
dreams know not boundaries of age, or race, or nationality. If you dream
something long enough and hard enough, a door seems to open and through that
door come mighty forces called “Enthusiasm power” that will guide and support
you in your efforts to make the dream come true.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;If
your heart is conducive for the dream seed, and you nurtured it as expected, it
will grow in to reality, but if not nurture it will die without being
fulfilled.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;I
assured you that! “Great people are ordinary people with an extra ordinary
amount of determination,” no matter the dream in your heart today; hold on,
hang on it, because whatever dream God has put in your heart, do become a
reality. Note! Delay is never denial so hold on. And again, do not be
intimidated by the opposition and the possibility of failure, but keep your
eyes on the rewards of fulfilling your dreams. Because if there is no trials
there won’t be a testimony “&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Crown.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;” It’s a matter of time before
a seed becomes a tree; before a child becomes a man. Before a rookie become a
guru. It’s all matter of time consistence builds a continuous practice through
time. Persistence nourishes your consistent efforts against time. Patience
carries you safely to desired end in time. A seed might appear dead and forever
buried. A dream might seem ridiculous and absurd. A vision might look vague and
wearied&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;But
a forest does start as a seed. A great harvest is always initiated by a dream.
A mighty accomplishment was once a time vision, wrapped up in an ordinary man’s
womb – the mind. All these successfully withstood the test of time. Everything
is wrapped up within time; the past, present, and future.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;A
moment, a period, forever, and eternity is all a matter of time.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;Keep
the dream on, keep the struggle hot, do not give up the fight for success;
because in no time that dream will come real and you will be celebrated in its
time.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 150%; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;&quot;&gt;“A
person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing and is nothing. Only a
person who risks is free.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;&quot;&gt;© Peter David (Destiny Empower)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://destinyempowermentglobalministries.blogspot.com/feeds/7046335232671993726/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2221772667406038674/7046335232671993726' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2221772667406038674/posts/default/7046335232671993726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2221772667406038674/posts/default/7046335232671993726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://destinyempowermentglobalministries.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-first-principle-of-fulfilled-destiny.html' title='THE FIRST PRINCIPLE OF A FULFILLED DESTINY'/><author><name>Destiny Empower</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14210486436197945882</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQVD3PVw5ainRFHIqj1s4VNQvfgzrpz6xBeUVbP50NKq877mTzWCpJ0F0yv7jsIOJYepSrTrkYQ8pMi4EXfYcSHU9Z-QofJS21vXLI4_C43qePVVlHGq5yECk47CwRFk/s220/IMG_20170620_181918.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11H6sdQ28i1QttBZUxOi19XhiBjXPra9xExkbHnRMBFmFCT9mTLC9b1tK0rA0BK0A3lme3jpG2wmnGSBIv8k2uN2zm7bspURbSPM4aB61AOPSbvpUoe1SB2468jsvzBgUO5U7Mb6AIXs/s72-c/THE+FIRST+PRINCIPLE+OF+A+FULFILLED+DESTINY.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221772667406038674.post-2603478657199313075</id><published>2018-01-29T01:24:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2018-01-29T01:24:23.327-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Happiness Isn&#39;t About Having Fun Everyday. Happiness Is About Adding Value To Someone Else Life Everyday </title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial Black&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 48.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;“H&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial Black&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;APPINESS
ISN’T ABOUT HAVING FUN EVERYDAY. HAPPINESS IS ABOUT ADDING VALUE TO SOMEONE
ELSE LIFE EVERYDAY.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;“God knows how often I
pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I
serve with all my heart by telling others the Good News about his Son” (Romans
1:9)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;Chose to be a solution to other
people’s problem, partake in giving some godly advices and counsels; it is two
individuals that make up a family, so try building up the body of Christ.
Paul’s earnest desire to build and encourage the body of Christ in Rome was of
great impact in Christendom.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;Journey through life is full of
trials and temptations on the shoulders of all men, and despite of all the
challenges not everyone will experience a patience treatment of life at a time
but each at different interval. Building more confidence on the affairs of
life; “Best” are my warm and compassionate wishes toward mankind. Hope good
favor to be the stepping ground of all mankind. Nothing you encounter that’s
not common to what others have previously encountered, almost everybody
encountered similar and common challenges but varied in degrees. Nevertheless
“growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;The existence of man is never extends
beyond the original life span (season). Each individual’s life has been
programmed to suit a particular season in accordance to God’s divine plan.
Irrespective of this, there are three major categories of people living in the
world: first, they are those who dreamt of something to happen, second, they
are those who watches something happening, third, they are those who makes
thing happen. Don’t be a dreamer without reasonable action, don’t be a
spectator who judge the things happening, rather be the functional key and the source
of something to happen (makes thing happen!)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;Life has nothing to offer you,
rather, you offer life something you made out of it, and it’s what you produced
out of life that earns you much profit and riches.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;A case study of Joseph, Joseph earned
much profit and riches, honor, and respect through his ability to interpret
dreams at different levels. (Genesis 40:1-23; 41:1-57).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;What is your own ability? And where
do your ability lies?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;I cautioned: Please try to discover
your potential and where it lies! The blessings of God are already upon you!
Shalom!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;© Peter David (Destiny
Empower)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Life is indeed a mystery that no one can comprehend the glory of God deposited in you.&lt;br /&gt;
I wish you Covenant Renewed New Year! Shalom!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://destinyempowermentglobalministries.blogspot.com/feeds/7755196114517682256/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2221772667406038674/7755196114517682256' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2221772667406038674/posts/default/7755196114517682256'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2221772667406038674/posts/default/7755196114517682256'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://destinyempowermentglobalministries.blogspot.com/2018/01/life-is-indeed-mystery-that-no-one-can.html' title=''/><author><name>Destiny Empower</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14210486436197945882</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQVD3PVw5ainRFHIqj1s4VNQvfgzrpz6xBeUVbP50NKq877mTzWCpJ0F0yv7jsIOJYepSrTrkYQ8pMi4EXfYcSHU9Z-QofJS21vXLI4_C43qePVVlHGq5yECk47CwRFk/s220/IMG_20170620_181918.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpM76ME84n9n_cFCTQ0GWzpJXssbCOHfq_kATh6AN62l8v8b_GYj-ILM0pfNCqeh0yS7S__VVHa9WeKUn4xg5BU3cMxvNeoCDS2inCYtRlj1s_IFz38wVinhtMsPYxFdOzAhdNJPzQ_8/s72-c/HAPPY+NEW+YEAR+2018.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221772667406038674.post-6058950199160254597</id><published>2017-12-18T13:08:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2017-12-18T13:08:41.983-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Your Life is Your Goal! </title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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Your life is your goal, strive more harder to fulfill it!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://destinyempowermentglobalministries.blogspot.com/feeds/6058950199160254597/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2221772667406038674/6058950199160254597' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2221772667406038674/posts/default/6058950199160254597'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2221772667406038674/posts/default/6058950199160254597'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://destinyempowermentglobalministries.blogspot.com/2017/12/your-life-is-your-goal.html' title='Your Life is Your Goal! '/><author><name>Destiny Empower</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14210486436197945882</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQVD3PVw5ainRFHIqj1s4VNQvfgzrpz6xBeUVbP50NKq877mTzWCpJ0F0yv7jsIOJYepSrTrkYQ8pMi4EXfYcSHU9Z-QofJS21vXLI4_C43qePVVlHGq5yECk47CwRFk/s220/IMG_20170620_181918.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhR8isex6__DvZ9F-JJrVYcwhCsiHJVb38d9VXPJe40KgRlP0iVQTBUDrPh8l8kPIoNgMvVuqmvckusW7P6aHyXf0A6Bv6s5z_LWGRruO2QJofiLiM67PdTacwc9kGVXi2Nq_erb_tCc/s72-c/Happy+Monday.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2221772667406038674.post-5276345249524717696</id><published>2017-12-10T23:39:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2017-12-10T23:39:20.307-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt;May the blessing of God rest upon you
forever as a reward of your trust in Him. Amen!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Destiny Empower Global Writing Associates, Inc. &lt;br /&gt;
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                  &lt;span class=&quot;text_exposed_show&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;              A grateful heart is a fruitful life &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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 As the year is gradually going to the end hope you will take a moment 
to acknowledge some of the people who have contributed their ‘quota’ of 
impact in your life. &lt;br /&gt; Dear clients, we were glad to be! We’re 
established for the purpose of making positive impact inform of 
‘empowerment,’ therefore I wish to appreciate your support and 
improvement from ‘January to December’ of the year, and as you are 
setting more goals and desires ahead of 2018 I advise you to be 
specific. &lt;br /&gt; Compliment!  &lt;br /&gt;
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