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Speaker 1: For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ,

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Speaker 1: for it is the power of God unto salvation to

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Speaker 1: everyone that believeth to the jew first, and also to

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Speaker 1: the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed

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Speaker 1: from faith to faith. As it is written, the just

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Speaker 1: shall live by faith Romans one sixteen through seventeen. Heavenly Father,

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Speaker 1: you are the creator of all, and we give you

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Speaker 1: our sincerest praise. We come before you with an attitude

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Speaker 1: and strength. Enable us to live lives of unswerving conviction

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Speaker 1: and spiritual courage, knowing that our faith is a sure

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Speaker 1: to be swayed by doubt or despair, but instead entrusting

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Speaker 1: Help us to remain steadfast in our faithfulness to You

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Speaker 1: and your word as we live out our lives, facing

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Speaker 1: whatever challenges come our way. We praise you for your

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Speaker 1: faithfulness that never fails and the promise of a glorious future.

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Speaker 1: In Jesus Christ, our Lord. In Jesus's name, Amen, thank

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Speaker 1: you for joining me in prayer. Stay tuned for today's

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Speaker 1: free podcast Meditative Prayers with Doctor Tim Clinton, where you

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Speaker 1: can draw close to God God and find strength in him.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to your meditative prayer on sustained Faith. To get

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Speaker 2: the most out of your spiritual journey, help you use

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Speaker 2: pray dot com every day and make prayer priority in

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Speaker 2: your life. Our goal for today's meditative prayer is sustained faith.

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Speaker 2: Help you pause for a second, put aside the day's distractions,

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Speaker 2: and prepare to spend a moment with God. I like

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Speaker 2: to close my eyes. If you can join with me,

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Speaker 2: Maybe take a deep breath and then slowly breathe in

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Speaker 2: and breathe out. Begin to take captive every thought and

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Speaker 2: shift your focus to what God has for you. Let

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Speaker 2: the Holy Spirit empower you with his presence. We're meditating

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Speaker 2: today on Romans Chapter one, Verses sixteen and seventeen from

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Speaker 2: the King James version. It's one of my favorite verses

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Speaker 2: in scripture. The apostle Paul said, for I am not

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Speaker 2: ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the

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Speaker 2: power of God unto salvation to everyone that believe it,

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Speaker 2: to the jew first, and also to the Greek. For

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Speaker 2: therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith.

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Speaker 2: As it is written, the just shall live by faith.

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Speaker 2: Hope you take a moment to pour out your adoration

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Speaker 2: to God. Join with me. God. I give you praise

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Speaker 2: for you, for you love everyone. You're no respector of persons. Jesus,

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Speaker 2: you opened the way of salvation to all, and all

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Speaker 2: are welcome at your table. I worship you for you

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Speaker 2: are righteous and true. You pour out your mercy with

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Speaker 2: loving kindness. You attract my heart. I praise you for

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Speaker 2: you are the everlasting God. Your goodness and your faithfulness

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Speaker 2: know no end. I don't know if you know this,

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Speaker 2: but faith is needed to have a relationship with God.

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Speaker 2: Your faith is what allows you to receive the free

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Speaker 2: gift of salvation. You must first believe that Jesus died

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Speaker 2: on the cross for your sins before you can accept

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Speaker 2: his gift of his gift of restitution. As such, without faith,

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Speaker 2: there is no salvation and no relationship with God. We

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Speaker 2: are all called to live by faith, not just on

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Speaker 2: certain occasions, but all day and every day. Faith will

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Speaker 2: allow you to communicate with God, it will strengthen your

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Speaker 2: relationship with Christ, and it will help you endure and

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Speaker 2: persevere in this world. And the more you read God's

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Speaker 2: word and believe him, the more your relationship with him

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Speaker 2: will grow. Help you'll take this time as your opportunity.

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Speaker 2: Remove those things that are hindering your faith. Lay your heart,

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Speaker 2: bear before the Lord. Tell him what's hindering your walk

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Speaker 2: preventing you from sustaining it. Help You'll come before the

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Speaker 2: Lord and even as needed, confess your sins to him.

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Speaker 2: Now take a few moments to dwell on God's grace

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Speaker 2: for you. Thank him because his love for you is great.

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Speaker 2: Thank the Holy Spirit for empowering you to overcome sin

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Speaker 2: and to persevere in faith. Thank him for past situations

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Speaker 2: where God, where faith in God sustained your relationship with him.

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Speaker 2: Thank God for those past experiences and future ones to come.

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Speaker 2: Thank Him for his mercy and his faithfulness in your life.

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Speaker 2: Is it hard to do? Sure? Even Thomas the Disciple

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Speaker 2: So I hope you know that God sees you. He's present,

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Speaker 2: ask for an increase in your faith. God, help me

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Speaker 2: ask him to fill you with this powerful love. Ask

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Speaker 2: you with his grace. Ask him to empower you to

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Speaker 2: let go of the doubt and fear. We need faith

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Speaker 2: over fear. Remember God's way of making people right with

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Speaker 2: Him begins and ends with faith. As the Scripture says,

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Speaker 2: the person who's made right with God by faith will

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Speaker 2: live forever. God longs for that relationship with you and

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Speaker 2: to increase your faith in Him. Seek to receive more

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Speaker 2: from God through your faith in Him. Choose you this

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Speaker 2: day to cultivate justice and joy, renewal and righteousness. Step

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Speaker 2: outside the doubt and into the amazing future God has

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Speaker 2: for you. Thank you for completing today's meditative prayer on

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