Christian Growth: The Prayer Factor

Do not worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks. And God's peace, which is so great we cannot understand it, will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

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I will give you an offering to show thanks to you, and I will pray to the Lord.

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If you remain in me and follow my teachings, you can ask anything you want, and it will be given to you.

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So I tell you, ask, and God will give to you. Search, and you find. Knock, and the door will open for you. Yes, everyone who asks will receive. The one who searches will find. And everyone who knocks will have the door opened.

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"When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites. They love to stand in the synagogues and on the street corners and pray so people will see them. I tell you the truth, they already have their full reward. When you pray, you should go into your room and close the door and pray to your Father who cannot be seen. Your Father can see what is done in secret, and he will reward you. And when you pray, don't be like those people who don't know God. They continue saying things that mean nothing, thinking that God will hear them because of their many words. Don't be like them, because your Father knows the things you need before you ask him. So when you pray, you should pray like this:

Our Father in heaven,
may your name always be kept holy,
May your kingdom come
and what you want be done,
here on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us the food we need for each day.
For us for our sins,
just as we have forgiven those who sinned against us.
And do not cause us to be tempted,
but save us from the Evil One.

Yes, if you forgive other for their sins, your Father in heave will also forgive you for your sins. But if you don't forgive others, your Father in heaven will not forgive your sins.

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Pray continually, and give thanks whatever happens. That is what God wants for you in Christ Jesus.

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Pray in the Spirit at all times with all kinds of prayers, asking for everything you need. To do this you must always be ready and never give up. Always pray for all God's people.

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Be careful! Always be ready, because you don't know when that time will be

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Trust the Lord with all your heart, and don't depend on your own understanding.