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Speaker 1: I pray for them. I pray not for the world,

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Speaker 1: but for them which thou hast given me, for they

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Speaker 1: are thine. And now I am no more in the world,

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Speaker 1: but these are in the world, and I come to

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Speaker 1: thee Holy Father. Keep through thine own name those whom

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Speaker 1: thou hast given me, that they may be one as

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Speaker 1: we are. John seventeen nine and eleven. Dear Lord Jesus,

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Speaker 1: you are a god of unity. While the rest of

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Speaker 1: the world reels and division, we pray earnestly that you

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Speaker 1: would unite your church under your name. Please help us

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Speaker 1: to put aside pettiness and arguments and instead focus on

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Speaker 1: the things we agree on. May we experience the same

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Speaker 1: unity you experienced with the Father, always submitting in honoring

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Speaker 1: each other in your name.

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Speaker 2: Amen, Thank you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned

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Speaker 2: for today's free podcast Meditative Prayers with Zach Clinton, where

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Speaker 2: you can draw close to God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 3: My friends, welcome to your meditative Prayer on New Friendships.

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Speaker 3: To get the most out of your spiritual journey, usepray

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Speaker 3: dot com every day and make prayer a priority in

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Speaker 3: your life. Again. Our goal for today's meditative Prayer is

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Speaker 3: all about new friendships. So right now, let's just take

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Speaker 3: a second to simply slow down. Maybe sit in your

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Speaker 3: favorite spot on your bed or wherever you feel the

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Speaker 3: most of ease. Maybe you wrap yourself in a warm

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Speaker 3: blanket or grab a plush pillow, and right now turn

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Speaker 3: your thoughts toward the teaching God has for you today

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Speaker 3: and invite the Holy Spirit to come and minister God's

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Speaker 3: word to you and to your soul. Today we'll be

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Speaker 3: meditating on John chapter seventeen, verses nine and eleven from

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Speaker 3: the King James version. I pray for them. I pray

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Speaker 3: not for the world, but for them which thou hast

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Speaker 3: given me, for they are thine. And now I am

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Speaker 3: no more in the world, but these are in the world,

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Speaker 3: and I come to thee Holy Father. Keep through Thine

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Speaker 3: own name those whom thou hast given me, that they

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Speaker 3: may be one as we are. Right now, my friends,

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Speaker 3: let's just take a moment to pour out our adoration

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Speaker 3: to God.

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Speaker 4: God.

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Speaker 3: I worship you for who you are. Your wisdom brings

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Speaker 3: joy and peace to my life. I adore you for

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Speaker 3: your patience is eternal. I worship you for your grace

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Speaker 3: is immeasurable. And inexhaustible. You alone are worthy of all

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Speaker 3: my praise. You see, friendship calls for intercession. Prayer is

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Speaker 3: a powerful tool, as it is the means through which

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Speaker 3: we communicate with God. You see, Jesus knew the power

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Speaker 3: of prayer and intercession as well. That is why in

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Speaker 3: the above verses we see him setting an example of

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Speaker 3: intercession as he prays to God the Father specifically for

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Speaker 3: his disciples. Jesus asked the Father for protection and unity

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Speaker 3: between the disciples themselves and between them and God. Jesus

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Speaker 3: prayed for his friends, and so should we do not forget.

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Speaker 3: Prayers are not merely wishful thinking or positive vibes. Prayers

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Speaker 3: are a petition before the Lord Most High, and God

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Speaker 3: hears your requests. You have but to make them. The

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Speaker 3: Bible says, seek and you shall find, Ask and it

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Speaker 3: shall be given. Friends seek God and ask Him for

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Speaker 3: protection and unity for other friends. Friends wage spiritual warfare

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Speaker 3: on each other's behalf. They make the effort to specifically

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Speaker 3: and intentionally intercede for each other's spiritual and physical well being.

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Speaker 3: Perhaps you haven't been praying for your friends. Perhaps you

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Speaker 3: haven't been praying at all, and are struggling in your

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Speaker 3: prayer life. Right now, this is your opportunity to present

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Speaker 3: yourself before the Lord. So confess your sins to God above,

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Speaker 3: so he may forgive you and aid you along the way.

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Speaker 3: And now, as we make the transition, let's just simply

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Speaker 3: take a minute to thank God for the favor he

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Speaker 3: has shown you. Thank the Lord for all the blessings

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Speaker 3: he has bestowed upon you in your life. Thank God

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Speaker 3: for listening to your prayers and for answering you. Thank

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Speaker 3: Jesus for his blood that made a way for you

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Speaker 3: to enter the Holy of Holies, for welcoming you into

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Speaker 3: his secret place. And thank the Holy Spirit for teaching

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Speaker 3: you to pray as you should, and for interceding on

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Speaker 3: your behalf before God. God. You see, God is present

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Speaker 3: and he is listening to you. So approach God's throne

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Speaker 3: of mercy with boldness. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach

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Speaker 3: you how to be an intercessor. Ask him to teach

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Speaker 3: you to pray in a way that pleases God. Ask

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Speaker 3: him to teach you to love your friends as Jesus

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Speaker 3: loved his disciples, and ask him to fill you with

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Speaker 3: godly care and concern for the well being of your friends. Remember,

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Speaker 3: Jesus prayed for his friends, and you should pray for

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Speaker 3: your friends too. As you seek to intercede on your

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Speaker 3: friend's behalf. Be encouraged and knowing that God hears your

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Speaker 3: prayers and that they matter to him. God is not

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Speaker 3: some distant and impersonal force. God is your friend. He

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Speaker 3: longs to have fellowship with you in prayer and to

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Speaker 3: answer you according to His word. So choose to be

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Speaker 3: bold and approach God in prayer today. My friends, thank

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