Ordinary People, Part 2: Friending God (Tony Portell)

Published: May 12, 2010, 1:33 a.m.

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Five ways we communicate with God

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1.\\xa0\\xa0Thanksgiving\\xa0\\u2013 for what He has done

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The LORD is my strength, my shield from every\\xa0danger. I trust in him with all my heart.\\xa0\\xa0He\\xa0helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst\\xa0out in songs of thanksgiving.\\xa0Psalm 28:7

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Let your lives overflow with thanksgiving for all\\xa0he has done.\\xa0Col. 2:7

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2.\\xa0\\xa0Intercession\\xa0\\u2013 praying for others

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I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers,\\xa0intercession and thanksgiving be made for\\xa0everyone\\u20141 Tim. 2:1

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3.\\xa0\\xa0Petition\\xa0\\u2013 praying four our needs

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Do not be anxious about anything, but in\\xa0everything, by prayer and petition, with\\xa0thanksgiving, present your requests to God.\\xa0\\xa0Phil. 4:6

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4.\\xa0\\xa0Worship\\xa0\\u2013 acknowledging who God is

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Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. \\xa0Worship the LORD with gladness; come\\xa0before him with joyful songs.\\xa0\\xa0Know that the LORD is God. It is he who\\xa0made us, and we are his; we are his people,\\xa0the sheep of his pasture.\\xa0\\xa0Psalm 100:1-3

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5.\\xa0\\xa0Communion\\xa0\\u2013 Relating to God

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I gave up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally, experience his resurrection power, be a partner in his suffering, and go all the way with him to death itself.\\xa0 \\xa0Phil.\\xa03:10\\xa0Message Bible

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ME Centered Prayer

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1.\\xa0\\xa0Petition\\xa0\\u2013 praying for our needs

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2.\\xa0\\xa0Intercession\\xa0\\u2013 praying for others

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3.\\xa0\\xa0Thanksgiving\\xa0\\u2013 for what He has done

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4.\\xa0\\xa0Worship\\xa0\\u2013 acknowledging who God is

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5.\\xa0\\xa0Communion\\xa0\\u2013 ???

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God Centered Prayer

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1.\\xa0\\xa0Communion\\xa0\\u2013 Relating to God

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2.\\xa0\\xa0Worship\\xa0\\u2013 acknowledging who God is

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3.\\xa0\\xa0Thanksgiving\\xa0\\u2013 for what He has done

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4.\\xa0\\xa0Intercession\\xa0\\u2013 praying for others

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5.\\xa0\\xa0Petition\\xa0\\u2013 praying for our needs

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I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. 5 Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0- Rev. 2

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They\\u2019re full of formulas and programs and advice, peddling techniques for getting what you want from God. Don\\u2019t fall for that nonsense. This is your Father you are dealing with, and he knows better than you what you need. With a God like this loving you, you can pray very simply. Like this,\\xa0\\xa0\\u2018Our Father in heaven\\u2026\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0Matt. 6:8-9 Message Bible

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