{"id":851,"date":"2021-02-17T22:16:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T22:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.romans15four.com\/?p=851"},"modified":"2021-09-14T16:40:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T16:40:22","slug":"feb-17-ephesians-discussion-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.romans15four.com\/?p=851","title":{"rendered":"Feb 17 &#8211; Ephesians Discussion (Prayer)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opening Prayer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; <strong>Confession<\/strong>:<br><strong><em>Psalm 51<br><\/em>1. Have mercy on me,<\/strong>\u00a0O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.\u00a0<br>2. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.<br>3. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. Against you,\u00a0<\/strong>you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge.<br>9. Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.<br>10. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; <strong>Assurance of Pardon:<br><em>Psalm 103<br><\/em>11 For as the heavens<\/strong>\u00a0are high above the earth,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 so is his mercy great upon those who fear him.<br>12 As far as the east is from the west,<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 so far has he removed our sins from us.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opening Music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Andrea Bocelli and Alison Krauss - Amazing Grace\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/60euxXvw5aA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attributes of God<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What <a href=\"https:\/\/romans15four.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/attrofGod.pdf\">attributes of God <\/a>do you think about when you approach Him in prayer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attributes of Prayer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Prayer is talking with God by praising Him, thanking Him, confessing our sins, and asking Him for our needs and desires.<br><br>The Bible shows us what to pray for and the Holy Spirit helps and teaches us to pray.<br><br>God always hears the prayers of His children and answers with what we need at the right time.<\/p><cite>Matthew 6:9-131<br>; Philippians 4:62<br>; Romans 8:263<br>; James 5:164<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Types of Prayer<\/li><li>&#8220;Grounding&#8221; and Rituals  during prayer<\/li><li>Prayer throughout the day<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Homework Discussion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What are the qualities of God&#8217;s power?<br>How does God Strengthen us with power?<br>When have you felt overwhelmed by the love of God?<br>What does the promise in verse 20 mean? How have you seen it to be true?<br>What are some examples of the power of the Holy Spirit at work in us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paul&#8217;s Prayer For Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen <strong>you<\/strong> with power through his Spirit in your inner being,<\/li><li>So that Christ may dwell in <strong>your<\/strong> hearts through faith<\/li><li>And I pray that <strong>you<\/strong>, being rooted and established in love, may have the power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,<\/li><li>and to know this love that surpasses knowledge &#8212; that <strong>you<\/strong> may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.<\/li><li>Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, <\/li><li>to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Closing Prayer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Moses Hogan Singers - Hear My Prayer\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lKSVCudYFxA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (Church Online) - Hillsong Worship\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Ka7bVQmbnk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opening Prayer &#8212; Confession:Psalm 511. Have mercy on me,\u00a0O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.\u00a02. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.3. 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