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It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.\\xa0Stand firm,\\xa0then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 (NIV)

1. Prayer

One day Jesus was praying\\xa0in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, \\u201cLord,\\xa0teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.\\u201d He said to them,\\xa0\\u201cWhen you pray, say: \\u201c\\u2018Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom\\xa0come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.\\u2019\\u201d Then Jesus said to them,\\xa0\\u201cSuppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, \\u2018Friend, lend me three loaves of bread;\\xa0a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.\\u2019\\xa0And suppose the one inside answers, \\u2018Don\\u2019t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can\\u2019t get up and give you anything.\\u2019\\xa0I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity\\xa0he will surely get up and give you as much as you need. Luke 11:1-13 (NIV)

2. Persistence

\\u201cSo I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you;\\xa0seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.\\xa0For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Luke 11:1-13 (NIV)

3. His Promises

Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another\\u2014showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God\\u2019s way. Through the Word we are put together and shaped up for the tasks God has for us. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (MSG)

\\u201cWhich of you fathers, if your son asks for\\xa0a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?\\xa0If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!\\u201d Luke 11:1-13 (NIV)

4. His Power

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you;\\xa0and you will be my witnesses\\xa0in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,\\xa0and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8 (NIV)

\\u2026And I pray that you, being rooted\\xa0and established in love,\\xa0may have power, together with all the Lord\\u2019s holy people,\\xa0to grasp how wide and long and high and deep\\xa0is the love of Christ,\\xa0and to know this love that surpasses knowledge\\u2014that you may be filled\\xa0to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:17-19 (NIV)