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What Are You Praying For?


Verde Valley Christian Church

Series: Filled, Complete, Whole
Title: "What Are You Praying For"
Speaker: Derek Beauchamp

What are you praying for?

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Colossians 4:2
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

I. CONSISTENT Prayer is TRANSFORMATIONAL Prayer

Colossians 4:2
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

II. Prayers of thanks give PERSPECTIVE TO OUR LIVES

Colossians 4:3-4
And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.

III. Pray for GOD'S KINGDOM

Colossians 4:5-6
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

IV. Pray in a way that PUSHES YOU TO BE MORE LIKE JESUS



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