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Published: Jan. 17, 2012, 4:10 p.m.

(Proverbs 17:24 GN)\xa0 \u201cAn intelligent person aims at wise action, but a fool starts off in many directions.\u201d

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(Matthew 6:33)\xa0 \u201cBut seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.\u201d

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Title of my message:\xa0 Freedom\u2019s Five

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1. Prayer.

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(1 Thessalonians 5:17)\xa0 \u201cPray continually.\u201d

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\u201cI never pray more than 20 minutes but I never go more than 20 minutes without praying.\u201d

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(Psalm 68:19)\xa0 \u201cPraise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.\u201d

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o\xa0 Time

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(Psalm 5:3)\xa0 \u201cIn the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.\u201d

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o\xa0 Place

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(Mark 1:35)\xa0 \u201cVery early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.\u201d

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o\xa0 Plan.

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(Luke 11:1-2)\xa0 \u201cOne day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, \u2018Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.\u2019\xa0 He said to them, \u2018when you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.\u2019\u201d

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(Jeremiah 29:13-14)\xa0 \u201cYou will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.\xa0 I will be found by you,\u201d declares the LORD.

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Prayer connects us to God. Fasting disconnects us from the world.

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\u201cPrayer does not fit us for the greater work, prayer is the greater work.\u201d -Oswald Chambers

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2. The Word.

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(Isaiah 40:8)\xa0 \u201cThe grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.\u201d

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Battles \u2013 1 John 4:4, Luke 10:19, Romans 8:37

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Money \u2013 Philippians 4:19, Psalm 1:1-3

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Fear \u2013 Psalm 27:1

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Sickness \u2013 Psalm 103:3

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Confidence \u2013 2 Corinthians 3:6

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Safety \u2013 Psalm 121:8

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(Joshua 1:8)\xa0 \u201cDo not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.\u201d

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(Psalm 1:1-3)\xa0 \u201cBlessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.\xa0 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.\xa0 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.\u201d

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3. Generosity

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(Proverbs 3:6-10) \u201cIn all your ways acknowledge him\u2026Honor the

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LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.\u201d

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(1 Timothy 6:18-19) \u201cCommand them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.\u201d

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4. Life-Giving Relationships.

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(1 Corinthians 15:33) \u201cDo not be misled: \u201cBad company corrupts good character.\u201d

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(Hebrews 3:13)\xa0 \u201cBut encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin\u2019s deceitfulness.\u201d

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(Hebrews 10:25)\xa0 \u201cLet us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.\u201d

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5. Leadership.

\n(2 Corinthians 5:18) (NLT) \u201cAnd all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.\u201d\n

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(Mark 16:15 NCV)\xa0 Jesus said to His followers, \u201cGo everywhere in the world, and tell the Good News to everyone.\u201d

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(Romans 12:1) \u201cTherefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God\u2019s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God\u2014this is your spiritual act of worship.\u201d

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(Matthew 18:12-13) "What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off.

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