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Luke 18.1; CB NT p. 143

Then Jehovah said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians Exodus 3.7-8, CB OT p. 86-87

And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.

Exodus 3.9, CB OT p. 87

“I will sing to Jehovah, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea. Jehovah is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.

Exodus 15:1-2, CB OT p. 106

And I will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people.

Leviticus 26:12, CB OT p. 196

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Know that Jehovah, he is God!It is he who made us, and we are his;We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Psalm 100:3, CB OT p. 942

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before Jehovah, our Maker! For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

Psalm 95:6-7, CB OT p. 939

Know that Jehovah, he is God!It is he who made us, and we are his;We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Psalm 100:3, CB OT p. 942

THOUGHTS ABOUT HITTITE GODS

The lord in his anger of heart looked at meThe god in the rage of his heart confronted me;When the goddess was angry with me

she made me become ill.

THOUGHTS ABOUT HITTITE GODS

The lord in his anger of heart looked at meThe god in the rage of his heart confronted me;When the goddess was angry with me

she made me become ill.

The god whom I know or do not know has oppressed me.The goddess whom I know or do not know has placed suffering upon me.

THOUGHTS ABOUT HITTITE GODS

The lord in his anger of heart looked at meThe god in the rage of his heart confronted me;When the goddess was angry with me

she made me become ill.

The god whom I know or do not know has oppressed me.The goddess whom I know or do not know has placed suffering upon me.

Although I am looking constantly for help, no one takes me by the hand.When I weep they do not come to my side.I utter laments, but no one hears me.

THOUGHTS ABOUT HITTITE GODS

“O Baal, answer us!”1 Kings 18:26, CB OT p. 556

And as midday passed, they raved on until the time of the offering of the oblation, but there was no voice. No one answered; no one paid attention.

1 Kings 18:29, CB OT p. 556

“O Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word. Answer me, O Jehovah, answer me, that this people may know that you, O Jehovah, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.”

1 Kings 18:36-37, CB OT p. 557

Praying Confidently

She was deeply distressed and prayed to Jehovah and wept bitterly.

1 Samuel 1:10, CB OT p. 418

“O Jehovah of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to Jehovah all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.”

1 Samuel 1:10-11, CB OT p. 418-419

“My heart exults in Jehovah; my horn is exalted in Jehovah.My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.”

1 Samuel 2:1,CB OT p. 420

“I called out to Jehovah, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of SheolI cried, and you heardmy voice.”

Jonah 2:2,CB OT p. 1479

“When my life was fainting away, I remembered Jehovah,and my prayer came to you,into your holy temple.”

Jonah 2:7,CB OT p. 1479

Praying Confidently

Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.

2 Corinthians 12:8, CB NT p. 323

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.

1 John 3:1, CB NT p. 421

and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.

2 Corinthians 6:18, CB NT p. 421

And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.

1 John 5:14, CB NT p. 425

And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?

Luke 18:7, CB NT p. 143

My God is just.

how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Matthew 7:11, CB NT p. 12

My God is my Father.

The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

James 5:16, CB NT p. 405

But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.

James 1:6, CB NT p. 400

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My God— Is alive— Is just— Is my father

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My God— Is alive— Is just— Is my father

His People— His child— Living righteously— Living in faith

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Will today be the day you decide

to go toheaven?

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Concerning Prayer

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Praying ConfidentlyLuke 18.1

Compiled and Presented by:Dave Stewart

15 September 2013www.churchofchristmiranda.com

Synopsis: We can pray confidently because of who God is: alive, just and my father; and because of who we are: His children, living righteously and in faith.

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Will today be the day you decide

to go toheaven?