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Acknowledging the holiness of God comes early in Jesus’ pattern of prayer. How can it be that our God is both holy and familiar?
(Matt 6:9, Jn 8:12, Jn 12:35, James 1:17, I Jn 1:5, Ex 3:13, Is 6:1-8, Heb 4:16, Rom 8:3-4, Phil 3:9, Matt 5:48, Eph 5:8-9, Ex 34:35)
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God as family – Jesus teaches us to pray intimately. We pray to one who knows us, loves us, and calls us family.
(Matt 6:9)
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For millenia, Jesus’ followers have followed his example of prayer in Matthew 6. What are the promises and boundaries that Jesus gives us for the prayer-filled life?
(Matt 6:5-13, Ex 30:7-8, Ps 141:2, Luke 1:8-10, Rev 5:8, I Chron 29:11, James 1:5, Ps 116:1-2, Ps 145:18, Ps 22:1, Matt 27:46, James 5:15, I Jn 5:14, Daniel 3:15-18, I Thess 5:16-18, Luke 11:5-13, Luke 18:1-8, Luke 18:9-15, I Sam 1:15, I Thess 5:16-18, 2 Cor 12:7, Rom 8:26, Rom 8:34)
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Jesus knew what His mission was on this earth and invites us into that same work. Our God is painting a beautiful picture of redemption and has handed us the paintbrush to paint with Him.
(Rev 21:2-5a, Luke 19:10, Jn 10:10, Jn 8:31-32, Mk 10:45, Jn 18:37, Jn 6:38, Jn 12:46, Mk 2:17, Rom 12:1, 2 Cor 5:17, I Cor 13:12, James 1:17, Matt 6:10, Ps 107:2-3, Rom 12:1, Rom 8:28, Eph 4:1)
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Grace leads us into authentic community with others who follow Jesus. When struggling, our tendency to avoid vulnerability with others is often the very thing that keeps us from finding healing.
(Acts 2:42-47, Gal 3:28, Heb 10:24-25, Matt 16:18, I Peter 2:9, Col 3:12-13, Gal 6:2, James 5:16a)
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God calls us sons and daughters. He calls us His spouse and friend. Our God desires to intimately know us, and grace urges us to seek that out. The Christian life is much larger than just knowing more about God. It is a journey to knowing Him.
(Jn 19:14-15, Jn 17:3, Matt 7:22, Rom 8:15, Matt 23:37, Rev 19:19, Jn 15:15, Phil 3:10, I Cor 13:12, Deut 31:6, Matt 28:20, Jn 14:26, Is 41:10, Ps 23:4, I Kings 19, Matt 7:7-8)
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Grace, our great motive in the Christian life, will always lead us toward God’s truth. Because God created us and knows us, He also knows what’s best for us. A growing follower of Jesus begins to accept and practice the truth God reveals.
(Gen 1:27, Rom 7:18-25, 2 Cor 5:17, Isaiah 55:8-9, Psalm 119, Proverbs 14:12, 2 Tim 3:16, Heb 4:12, Prov 24:16)
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God is not trying to hide the path that leads us closer to Him. In fact, He has left many great landmarks for us to follow, and we therefore must learn to recognize them. The first landmark in the Christian life is grace, the beautiful love of Christ poured out on His children.
(2 Cor 5:14-15, Heb 12:1, I Jn 3:1, I Jn 4:10, I Jn 4:7, Jn 3:16, Eph 3:17-19, Matt 18:21–33, Jn 21:15-17)
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In the Christian life, our growth in Christ is beautifully mysterious. Despite that mystery, we’re given many markers along that path to lead us toward growth and maturity. What does that growth look like?
(Jer 17:7-8, Mark 4:26-29)
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God becoming human and living among us is arguably the greatest miracle of human history. As Jesus came to love us closely and personally, so we are to imitate that incarnation in our world as well.
(John 1:1-16, Gen 3:8, Ex 3:7-8a, Is 7:14, Luke 2:6-7, Rev 21:3-4, Jer 29:14, Matt 5:14-16)
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