01.07.24 | Divine Conversations | Doug Page
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Matthew 6:5-13
Luke 11:1-4
Everything begins with God.
- God is Sovereign
- God is All-Knowing
Psalm 139:1-4
- God is Holy
Isaiah 6:6
- God is Unchangeable
Malachi 3:6
- God’s Purpose is Invincible.
Psalm 135:5-6; Isaiah 55:11
Nothing happens in the universe apart from the will of God, and, in a certain sense, God ordains everything that happens. - Augustine
God’s Purpose for Humankind is to Conform us to the Image of Jesus.
Romans 8:28-30
Ephesians 1:3-5 and 11-12
Prayer is our Participation with God to Accomplish His Divine Purpose.
- Prayer Changes Us
1 John 3:1-3
- Prayer Changes Things
Hebrews 4:16
James 4:2
James 5:16
God has left Himself discretionary power. Had He not done so, prayer would be an activity too dangerous for man. - CS Lewis
It is not more nor less strange that my prayers should affect the course of events than that my other actions should do so. They have not advised or changed God's mind—that is, his overall purpose. But that purpose will be realized in different ways according to the actions, including prayers, of his creatures. – CS Lewis
We Pray to Our Father
Matthew 6:7-8 and 32-33
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