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Speaker 1: And the Lord came down in a cloud and spake

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Speaker 1: unto him, and took the spirit that was upon him

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Speaker 1: and gave it unto the seventy elders. And it came

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Speaker 1: to pass that when the spirit rested upon them, they

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Speaker 1: prophesied and did not cease. Numbers eleven twenty five. Dear Lord,

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Speaker 1: as you continue to form leadership qualities in my life,

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Speaker 1: I feel the weight of that responsibility. I take your

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Speaker 1: authority seriously. I'm humbled by the privilege of setting an

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Speaker 1: example for others to follow. Thank you for anointing me

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Speaker 1: to accomplish this assignment, and thank you that you will

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Speaker 1: bring like minded companions to share this responsibility with me.

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Speaker 1: You lighten the burden and responsibilities by joining me with

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Speaker 1: others who have the same vision and maturity in the

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Speaker 1: spirit as you are building in me. Together, we will

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Speaker 1: seek to speak your mind, your vision, and give sound

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Speaker 1: counsel to others. This makes our roles much easier. Amen.

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Speaker 3: Welcome to your meditative prayer on spiritual fitness. To get

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Speaker 3: the most out of your spiritual journey, use pray dot

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Speaker 3: Our goal for today's meditative prayer is spiritual fitness. Take

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Speaker 3: a second to gather your thoughts and to quiet your spirit.

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Speaker 3: Position yourself into a comfortable state, close your eyes and

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Speaker 3: take a couple of calming breaths. Now focus your attention

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Speaker 3: on what God has for you this day. Bear your

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Speaker 3: heart before the Holy Spirit and open your mind to

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Speaker 3: His teaching. We will be meditating on Ephesians chapter four,

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Speaker 3: verse twenty four from the King James version, and that

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Speaker 3: ye put on the new Man, which after God, is

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Speaker 3: created in righteousness and true holiness. Let us take time

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Speaker 3: to adore God. Lord. I praise you, for you are

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Speaker 3: a holy and righteous God. Jesus. I worship you for

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Speaker 3: your ways are just and true. Holy Spirit. I adore

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Speaker 3: you from many manifesting God's grace and his judgment upon

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Speaker 3: my life. Therefore I will bless your name and extol

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Speaker 3: your greatness. Walking in God's calling and purpose, You are

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Speaker 3: a new creation in Christ. As such, you must walk

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Speaker 3: in His calling and according to his purposes. If you

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Speaker 3: are to cultivate a healthy spiritual life, your spiritual life

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Speaker 3: is tied to and dependent on your relationship with God.

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Speaker 3: There is no such thing as being spiritual without the

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Speaker 3: Holy Spirit. There is no such thing as being righteous

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Speaker 3: without the righteousness of Christ. There is no such thing

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Speaker 3: as being a child of God if you do not

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Speaker 3: come to the Father through Jesus. God lays out standards

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Speaker 3: in his word, and only through the strength given us

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Speaker 3: by the Holy Spirit we meet them. The Bible says

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Speaker 3: that any man who says he does not sin is

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Speaker 3: a liar. We have all fallen short, and we will

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Speaker 3: all continue to fail. The only one who led a

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Speaker 3: perfect life was Jesus, and through his blood we are

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Speaker 3: called righteous. Through faith. We can never be good enough

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Speaker 3: to merit salvation on our own. As we seek God,

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Speaker 3: read his word, spend time in prayer, commune with a

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Speaker 3: Holy Spirit, and follow his precepts. We will strengthen our

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Speaker 3: inner man and put on the new creation we are

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Speaker 3: through perfection and sanctification, we will walk closer to the Lord.

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Speaker 3: If you struggle with following the word of God, draw

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Speaker 3: near to Him and confess your sins. Receive the free

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Speaker 3: forgiveness offered in Jesus. Take a moment to dwell on

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Speaker 3: the new creation you have become and thank Him for it. Father,

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Speaker 3: I thank you for making a way to you through Jesus,

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Speaker 3: for allowing the veil to be torn so I might

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Speaker 3: enter into your presence. Thank you for seeing me as

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Speaker 3: righteous through the blood of Jesus. Thank you for making

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Speaker 3: me a new creation, for letting me become more like Christ, perfect, blameless,

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Speaker 3: and spotless. God is present and he is listening to you.

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Speaker 3: Reach out to him through the power of scripture. Stand

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Speaker 3: on the promise of His word and call out to

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Speaker 3: His Holy Spirit. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you

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Speaker 3: and strengthen you. Ask for the self control to nourish

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Speaker 3: your spirit and deny your flesh. Remember you were taught

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Speaker 3: to become a new person. That new person is made

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Speaker 3: to be like God, made to be truly good and holy.

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Speaker 3: Make time for Jesus, Read your Bible and pray. Spend

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Speaker 3: time in God's presence and watch him transform your life.

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Speaker 3: Walk according to His ways and trust in His plans

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