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MAT 6-10 (commentary)

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a                         a) God wants you to bless your brother from the heart  verses

                                    Eph 6-5,6           1The 3-12,13         1Pet 1-22
                                    Col 3,12-17        Ph-7                       1Jn 3,17-21
                                           4-8               Jm 5-8

b                         b) God wants a relationship with your heart  verses
                                    2Cor 3,2-4,14-16         2The 3-5          Heb 10-22
                                    Eph 5-19                       Heb 8-10         1Pet 3-15
c                         c) God wants you to protect your heart  verses
                                    Eph 6-14             Heb 13-9         Rev 2-4
                                    2Tim 2,20-22      Mk 4-24
d                        d) The heart is the location of all truth  verses
                                    Mat 15,7-9         Rom 6-17         Rom 10,8-11
                                    Mk 7-6,7
                   2) The Heart Is Man’s Central Value System

e                        a) The heart is where man interprets worth  verses

                                    Mk 4-18,19           1Cor 7-37        Heb 10-34

                                    Rom 2,14-16        Phi 4-11          1Pet 3,3-6

                                    1Cor 2-9               Lk 7,40-43 

f                         b) The heart is where value interprets the man  verses

                                    Lk 15,11-16         Act 5,1-4          Heb 4-12

                                         16-14,15         Rom 8-27         Rev 2-23

g                         c) The heart of man is in his treasure chest  verses

                                    Mat 6,19-21           Lk 6-45         2Cor 7-2,3

                                           12-34,35         2Cor 6,11-13         9-7

h                         d) The heart is what drives man’s desire  verses

                                    Jn 8-44         Phi 1,7-9         Col 2-1,2

                                    2Cor 8,1-5,10-12

i                         a) The heart is deceitful and desperately wicked  verses

                                    Act 6,9-15              Jm 1-26         Rev 9-20,21

                                    Rom 1,21-25         2Pet 2-14              18,7-11,15-19

j                         b) Sin is conceived in the heart  verses

                                    Mat 15,10-20         Mk 7,14-23         Jm 5-5

                                           23,25-28         1Cor 5-1,2          Mat 5-27,28

k                         c) The heart determines which light is in you  verses

                                    Mat 6-23              Eph 4-18,19         2Pet 1-19

                                    Lk 11,34-36        1Cor 12,1-3

l                         a) The heart can grow insensitive to the things of God  verses

                                    Mat 13-15         Mk 16-14            Act 19-8,9
                                    Mk 8-17            Jn 12,37-40        Heb 3,7-14
                                         10-5             Act 7-51              Mk 6,49-52

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Thy Kingdom Come -- The Heart    (Context)

a                          b) The heart can grow numb from over stimulation  verses
                                    Mat 24-12         Lk 21,34-36         Col 3-21

b                         a) Motives for doing the will of God  verses
                                    Jn 6-2         1Cor 15-19,30-32         1The 2,3-12
                                    Act 23,6-10         16-14                     1Tim 2-2
                                    1Jn 2,12-14,21,26
c                         b) Being motivated to do the will of God  verses
                                    2Cor 8-3          Eph 6-7                1Pet 2-13
                                             13-7         Col 3-23,24         2Pet 1-20,21

                                    1Cor 1-17
d                         c) God’s motives  verses
                                    Mat 24-22         Eph 1-5         Rev 16-5,6
                                    Jn 6-6                Heb 12-2

                2) Being Manipulative

                            a) Questioning God (see also 179a)

e                                     I- questioning His judgment  verses

                                             Lk 1,10-20         Rom 3,3-8             Jm 1-13

                                                  15-29,30                9,19-21         2Pet 3,3-7

                                             Mk 10-2

f                                     II- questioning His authority  verses

                                            Mat 21,23-27         Jn 18-33,34,38         1Tim 6,3-5

                                            Mk 11,27-33

g                                   III- questioning God from a good heart  verses

                                            Lk 1,30-35         Gal 2-17         Gal 3-21

                                            Act 9,10-17        

h                                   I- seeking control through hidden motives  verses

                                            Jn 6,28-31         Gal 4-16,17         Gal 6-12,13

                                            Rom 13-14               5,7-10,13      Mk 14,4-6

i                                   II- seeking control by hiding the facts  verses

                                            Jn 18,28-32         Act 24,3-9         Act 25-7 

                                            Act 4,13-20

j                          c) Controlling people by abusing authority  verses

                                    Mat 24,23-26         Eph 6-9              2Pet 2,1-3,18,19
                                    Lk 16,3-8                Tit 1-10,11         Jd-16 

                                    Jn 9,17-34
k                         d) Jealously manipulating people  verses
                                    Lk 15,25-30                Act 17,5-8         Act 18,11-16
                                         23,1-5,18-25         1Cor 10-22        Mat 23-13
l                          e) Creating a no-win situation  verses
                                    Mat 11,16-19         Jn 19,12-16         Act 16,16-24

                  3) Hidden Motives
m                    a) Having ulterior motives  verses
                                    Mk 12,13-17         2Cor 2-17         Act 25-2,3
                                    Jn 6,24-26            Rom 14-1          Heb 4-12
                                         12-42,43          1Cor 4-5

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Thy Kingdom Come -- Motives    (Context)

a                         b) Motives based on selfish ambition  verses
                                    Phi 1,15-18         Tit 1-10,11         2Pet 3-3
                                           2-3,4             Jm 3,14-16        Jd-16
                                    1Tim 6,3-5          1Pet 5,1-3
                   4) Seeking Authority For Security

b                         a) Motives based on power  verses
                                    Mk 10,35-40         Act 8,18-24            Eph 4-14
                                    Jn 11-47,48                 20-29,30         1Tim 2,11-15
                                    Act 4,13-20           Gal 5-13
c                         b) Motives based on greed  verses
                                    Mat 28,11-15         Jn 12,4-6               Act 24-26
                                    Mk 7,9-13               Act 16,19-21         Jm 4-3
                5) Wicked Motives
d                         a) Motives based on envy  verses
                                    Mat 27-18           Lk 13-14         1Cor 6-1,4-8
                                    Mk 6,17-19         Jn 18,4-7        Mat 21-15,16
f                          b) Motives based on self-righteousness  verses
                                    Mat 3-7         Mat 6-1         Jn 18-31,32
g                         c) Satan’s motives are inherent within him  verses
                                    Act 13,6-8         2Cor 11,13-15         Gal 1,6-10

h                 6) Living by a double standard  verses

                            Mat 7,15-17            Gal 5,2-4              Heb 3-12,13

                            Jn 19-1,4-6,12-16         6-12,13         Jm 2,1-4

                            Gal 4-17                  2Tim 3,1-5                 3-12

                    1) The Desires Of Your Heart
i                          a) Your interests  verses
                                    Act 20-16                     Phi 1-23                 Jm 3-4
                                    1Cor 7-20,26-35         Heb 6-11,17          1Pet 1-12
                                             16-12                          11,14-16         Jd-5
j                          b) Desiring to do the will of God  verses
                                    Act 20,19-24,31         2The 1-11         2Tim 3-12
                                    2Cor 8-10,11             1Tim 3-1            Heb 13-18
                                    Phi 2-13
k                         c) Desiring to be among the people of God  verses
                                    Phi 1-8         1The 2-17,18         Jm 4-5
                                           2-26                3-6

l                          d) Desires of your fleshly appetite  verses

                                    Jn 6-11         1Cor 7-1,5-7         Phi 3-18,19

m                        a) Hunger for the word  verses

                                    Lk 15,11-32         1Tim 4-6         1Pet 2,1-3

                                    Jn 21-6                 Heb 5,11-14

n                         b) Bread of life is the word of God  verses

                                    Jn 6,26-36,48-58         1Cor 11,20-34         Rev 2-17

                                    1Cor 10,16-18              Heb 9-2

o                         c) Harvesting the word of God  verses

                                    2Cor 9-10         2Tim 2-6         Heb 6-7

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                    3) Hunger For The Essence Of God
a                         a) Hunger for His righteousness  verses
                                    Mat 5-6           Jn 4-10,13,14         Rev 21-6
                                           6-33              6-35,51-58                 22-17
                                    Lk 15,17-19        7,37-39

b                         b) Hunger for His presence  verses
                                    Mk 5-27,28         Lk 10-24          Jn 15-4,5
                                    Lk 5-16               Jn 13,6-10             12,1-3
c                         c) Hunger for His truth  verses
                                    Lk 1,1-4         Act 13,42-44         1Cor 14-1,39
                                    Act 6,2-4
         D) HUMILITY (OF HEART)   JM 1-9,10

                1) Refusing The Glory of Man
d                         a) Refusing to exalt yourself  verses
                                    Jn 8-50,54           1Cor 13-4,5         2Cor 12,5-12,19
                                    1Cor 4,9-16         Heb 5-4,5
e                         b) Refusing to be exalted by men  verses
                                    Jn 5-41         1Cor 3-21         1Jn 5-9
                                         6-15         1The 2,3-6
f                          c) Rejecting the worship of men  verses
                                    Lk 3-15,16         Jn 3-28         Act 14,8-18
                                    Jn 1,19-23         Act 3-12
g                         d) Rejecting the admiration of men  verses
                                    Lk 14,7-15         Jm 1,9-11         1Pet 4,1-4

h                         a) The high position of a humble servant  verses

                                    Lk 1-48              Lk 14,7-11              Phi 2,5-11
                                         3-15,16         1Cor 1,21-31         Jm 1-9,10
                                         7,6-10           Eph 4,1-3                Rev 1-13
i                          b) The most humble are the greatest servants  verses
                                    Mat 20,26-28         Lk 22,24-30         Act 20-19,31
                                           23-11,12         Jn 13,3-17            Eph 3-7,8
j                          c) The humble realize the source of their power  verses
                                    Jn 15-4             1Cor 10-12         2Cor 4-7
                                    Rom 12-3         2Cor 3-5,6          Gal 6-14
                                             15-18

                  3) Being Humble before God
k                         a) Having an attitude of humility  verses
                                    Mk 7,27-29          2Cor 12,6-10         Jm 1-21
                                    Lk 18-13,14         Gal 6-4                         4-6
                                    Rom 3-27            Eph 2,8-10             1Pet 5-5,6
l                          b) Let your laughter be turned to mourning  verses
                                    Lk 6-25               1Cor 5-1,2         Jm 5,1-6
                                        15,13-16         Jm 4-9
m                        c) Exalting God through humility  verses
                                    Jn 3,28-30         2The 1-11,12         Rev 4,9-11

n                         a) Humility gives a blessing  verses
                                    Lk 9,53-56          2Cor 10-1         Phi 2,1-4
                                    Jn 13,23-26                  11-7         Col 3-12
                                    Act 4,34-37         Gal 6-1             1Pet 3-8
                                    Rom 12-16

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a                         b) The humble are invisible to men, but God sees them  verses
                                    Jn 18-15,16         Jn 20,2-10         Jn 21-7,20-24

b                         a) Telling the truth  verses
                                    Jn 3-3                 Rom 9-1              Gal 1-20

                                         5-24,25         2Cor 11-31         1Tim 2-7
                                         6-26,32,47,53
c                         b) Free from inconsistency  verses
                                    1Cor 5,6-8         Jm 1,21-27         2Pet 3-1
                                    Phi 1-9,10         1Pet 2-16

               2) Taking God to heart
d                         a) Having a genuine heart  verses
                                    2Cor 6-6           Phi 2-20              1Tim 1-2,5
                                    Eph 6,5-8         Col 3,22-24         2Tim 1-5

e                         b) Having pure motives and desires  verses

                                    Act 1,20-26          Act 4,32-37         2Cor 5-12

                                           2,41-47          2Cor 2-17           Tit 1-8

f                          a) Single devotion  verses

                                    2Cor 1-12               2Cor 8-7,8,16,17         Heb 10-21,22

                                              7-11,12         1The 2,3-13                  1Pet 1-22

g                         b) Simplicity of faith  verses

                                    2Cor 11-3         1Tim 2,1-3         1Tim 6,3-5

                                    1The 4-11,12
         F) RENEWING YOUR MIND ROM 12-2

                    1) Renewing your mind by the word of God
h                         a) Be of one mind, His mind  verses
                                    1Cor 1-10         2Cor 13-11         Col 1-18
                                              2-16         Phi 2,1-4                    2-10,19
i                          b) Spirit renews as the flesh decays  verses
                                    Lk 11-36                      Eph 4,20-24         Col 3,9-11
                                    2Cor 4,10-12,16         2Pet 1-4
j                          c) Study the Bible  verses
                                    Eph 5-10,15-17         2Tim 2-15         2Pet 3-1,2
                                    Phi 4-8                        Heb 8-10
k                         d) Conform to the word of God  verses
                                    Rom 12-1,2         Heb 13-5,6         Jm 4-8
                                    1Cor 13-11
l                          e) Abiding in Jesus  verses
                                    Jn 15-4,7-11         Gal 3,13-29         Col 3,1-3,16
m                        f) God renews your mind by His Spirit  verses
                                    Eph 1-8,9,15-23         Eph 6-17         Heb 4-12,13

                    2) Putting your heart on display
n                     a) The result of a renewed mind  verses
                                    2Cor 9-7          Phi 3-7,8                           Heb 11,14-16
                                    Eph 4,25-32           4-9                              Jm 1,22-26
                                            5-1,2         Col 3,4-8,12-15,17         1Pet 1-13,14
o                         b) The consequence of not renewing your mind  verses
                                    Mk 7,20-23          1Tim 6-9,10         Jm 2,1-9
                                    1Cor 15-34          Jm 1-14,15          1Pet 2-11
                                    Eph 5,3-6

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Thy Kingdom Come -- Renewing Your Mind    (Context)

a                         c) Depending on whether your mind is renewed or not  verses

                                    Lk 6-45         Rom 6,11-19         Rom 8,4-8

b               3) Satan will control your mind if you don’t  verses

                            Mat 16-23          Act 8,18-24         Eph 4,17-19

                            Lk 9,54-56         2Cor 4-3,4           Heb 3,12-14

                                 11-35                      10,3-6         Jd-19

                                 22,49-51                11-3,4

c               4) Compromising your convictions  verses

                            Act 1,21-26           Heb 12-3         Rom 14,1-6,10,13-16,19-23

                                   20,28-31         Jm 4,1-4         Jn 19,4-6,9,12-16

                            Jn 18,20-23,29,30,35,39,40

d               5) Monitor your thoughts  verses

                            Lk 12,13-15         1Cor 4-6,7         Heb 10-34

                            Rom 12-3,16                14-20

e               6) If you don’t renew your mind, you won’t know truth  verses

                            Jn 13,8-10         2Cor 3,14-16         Jm 1,6-11

                                 18-38            1Tim 4-16

f               7) Renew your mind through prayer  verses

                            2Cor 5-13         Jm 1,2-5         1Jn 5-14,15

                            Phi 4-6,7           1Pet 4-7

g               8) Watch yourselves  verses

                            Mk 4-24         Heb 2-1         2Jn-8

                            Gal 6-1

h                                    I- practicing the word so you can hear it  verses

                                                Mat 7-24,25         Jn 9-6,7,11          Act 28,23-28
                                                 Lk 11-27,28              11,38-45         Heb 2,1-4
                                                      16,29-31              17,6-8

i                                     II- the word you heard perfects God’s work in you  verses

                                                Jn 11,21-27         Eph 1-13,14         1The 2-13
                                                Rom 10-17          Col 1-5,6
j                           b) Listen to Jesus  verses
                                    Mat 17-5           Mk 6-2               Lk 9,34-36
                                    Mk 2-2              Mk 7-14             Lk 10,38-42        

                                    Mk 4-3,24        Jn 12,1-3
k                          c) He who has ears to hear, let him hear  verses
                                    Mk 4-23,33         Rev 2-7,11,17,29         Rev 3-6,13,22

                   2) Know The Word As a Sword In Spiritual Warfare
l                           a) Know the word to defend yourself from religion  verses
                                    Mat 12,3-7         Mk 7,6-13            Act 7,1-50
                                           15,1-9               12,18-27        2Pet 3-16
                                           22-29          Lk 6,1-4                2Jn 7-11
                                    Mk 2,23-28

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a                         b) Know the word to oppose religion  verses
                                    Mk 11-17                         Mk 14,3-6         Act 13,44-47
                                          12-10,26,27,36         Jn 8-17,18               28,25-27

b                         c) Know the word to deliver yourself from bondage  verses

                                    Jn 8-32                       2The 2-15          2Pet 1,2-11
                                    1Cor 8-1,2,7-13        1Tim 4,3-5         1Jn 2-1
                                    2Cor 2-11                  Jm 1,22-25         Rev 7-3
c                         d) Know the word to fight in the Spirit  verses

                                    Lk 4-4,8,12          2Cor 10,3-6         2Tim 2-5,15
                                    1Cor 9-26            Eph 6,14-17         Tit 1-9

                                    2Cor 6-6,7

                    3) Know The Word To Learn The Ways Of God
d                         a) Knowledge of the word leads you to the truth  verses
                                    Mat 11-10          Jn 7,40-43         Phi 1,9-11
                                    Mk 10-19           Act 17-11          1Jn 2-21
                                          12-30,31
e                         b) Knowledge of the word leads you to Jesus  verses
                                    Jn 5,38-47         1Pet 1-23         2Pet 3-18
                                    2Tim 3-14,15              2,1-3
f                          c) Know the word to understand the will of God  verses
                                    Act 20-35          Col 1,9-12         1Pet 1,10-12
                                           23,1-5         Heb 8-4,5
g                        d) Know the word to fulfill your calling  verses
                                    Lk 22,36-38         Jn 6-15         Jn 13-18,19,21
                    4) Know The Word To Minister To God

h                         a) Know the word in your inner man  verses

                                    Jn 15-7,8         1Jn 1-10                        2Jn-1,2
                                    Heb 6,17-20           2-4,7,8,14,24         Rev 1-3
i                          b) Know the word to know God  verses
                                    1Cor 1-5          Eph 1,15-23         1Tim 4-6
                                    2Cor 8-7          Col 2,1-4
                    5) Know The Word To Minister To People
j                          a) Know the word to edify one another  verses
                                    1Cor 14-6                 Eph 6-4          2Tim 4-2
                                    2Cor 2,14-16           Col 3-16         Heb 5,11-14

                                             11-6                        4-16         2Pet 3-1,2

                                    Eph 4,11-16             1Tim 4-16

k                        b) Know the word to evangelize the world  verses

                                    Act 9-22                          Act 13,33-41         Act 18,24-28

                                           2,16-21,25-28         2Cor 4-6

l                          a) Jesus ministered to people through His ministry toward God  verses
                                    Jn 17,1-26         Heb 6-20          Heb 9,1-28
                                    Heb 4,14-16              7,1-28               12-24
                                            5,1-10                8,1-6         1Pet 1-2

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a                         b) We are a type of Jesus’ priesthood  verses
                                    Jn 20-23              1Pet 2,19-24         Rev 5-10
                                    2Cor 11-2,3         Rev 1-6                         20-6
                                    1The 2,4-13

b                         c) Striving to please Christ  verses

                                    Mat 26,36-46          2Tim 1-3         Rev 2-19

                                    2Cor 5-9                            2-4                7-15

                                    Heb 12-28,29         Eph 5-10

c                         d) Ministering to God  verses

                                    Jn 4-23,24         2Cor 5-13         1Jn 1,3-5

                                    Act 13-2
d                         e) Church is the altar of Jesus’ ministry  verses
                                    Heb 3,1-6         Heb 13,10-14         1Pet 2-4,5
e                          f) Ministering the gospel  verses
                                    Rom 15-16         2Cor 5,18-20         1Pet 2-9
                    2) Pray Without Ceasing 1The 5-17

f                                       I- obedience through prayer  verses

                                                Rom 4,19-22         Gal 4-18          1Pet 3-15
                                                1Cor 9-24              2The 3-8          2Pet 1-12

                                                2Cor 4,10-12

g                                     II- study the word through prayer  verses

                                                1The 2-13         1Tim 4-6,15         2Tim 3-14,15

h                                     III- preach the gospel through prayer  verses

                                                Act 5,40-42         Act 14,5-7         Act 28-23,30,31

i                                     IV- sinning because of a lack of prayer  verses

                                                1The 2,14-16         Heb 10-26         Rev 12-10

                                                1Tim 6-5                2Pet 2-3,14               14-11

                                                Tit 1-12,13

j                                     I- pray for the church  verses

                                                Rom 9-1,2                 Col 1-3,6,9-12         2The 1-3,4,11,12

                                                Eph 1-6,15,16          1The 1-2,3                2Tim 1-3

                                                Phi 1-4,19,20                     3,6-10

k                                   II- giving thanks  verses

                                                1Cor 1-4          Phi 4,4-9             1The 5,12-18

                                                Eph 2-13         Col 3,15-17          Heb 13-15,16

                                                        5-19,20

l                                     III- anointing to pray  verses

                                                Jn 4-13,14         1The 4-17         Rev 4,8-11
                                                2Cor 2-14          Heb 7-25                  8,3-5
m                                   IV- life of prayer  verses
                                                Lk 18-1         Eph 6-18,19         1Tim 5-5

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Thy Kingdom Come -- Three Elements of Prayer    (Context)

                    3) The Three elements of Prayer
                           a) Direction (Attitude) of our prayers
a                                     I- what to pray for  verses
                                                Mat 9-37,38           2Cor 6-2                 2Tim 1-6
                                                       26,36-46         Phi 4-6,7                 Heb 13-18,19
                                                Lk 22,40-46           1Tim 4,3-5,14        3Jn-2
b                                     II- what not to pray for  verses

                                                Rom 9-16         Jm 4-2,3         1Jn 5-16

                                                2Cor 12,7-10

c                                     III- who to pray for (To him who has)  verses

                                                Act 14,19-23               Col 1,9-12         1The 5-25
                                                Phi 1-19,20                        4,2-6            2The 1-11,12
                                                1Tim 2,1-3 (the lost)          3-1,2

d                                     I- how to pray  verses

                                                Mat 6,5-15             Mk 10,46-48         Heb 5-7

                                                       15,21-28         Jm 5-4                   Jd-20
                                                       17-21              1Cor 14,13-15

e                                     II- be devoted to prayer  verses

                                                Lk 6-12          1Cor 7-5         1Pet 4-6,7

                                                Act 12-5         1Pet 3-7

f                                     III- meditation  verses

                                                Lk 2-19,33,51         Heb 12-3         Rev 17-6,8

                                                2Tim 2-7,8

g                         c) Where to pray  verses
                                    Mat 6-6             Mk 6-46              Act 16,13-26
                                           14-23         Lk 5-15,16         1Tim 2-8
                                    Mk 1-35                 6-12
                    4) Thankfulness
h                         a) Giving thanks for His mercy  verses
                                    Lk 17,15-18         Phi 1,3-5         1Tim 1-12
                                    Jn 13,8-10           Col 2-7             Heb 12-28,29
                                    2Cor 1-11                  4-2              Rev 7-12
                                              4-15
i                          b) Giving thanks for His blessings  verses

                                    Jn 6-12            1Cor 10-30             1Tim 2,1-3
                                    Rom 1-8                    14-16,17                 4,3-5
                                             14-6         2Cor 9,11-15          Jm 5-13
                                             16-3,4
j                          c) Sacrifice of praise  verses

                                    Heb 8-3         Heb 13-15,16         1Pet 1-6,7

                   5) Power Of Prayer
k                         a) Prayer prepares you to meet Jesus  verses
                                    Lk 21-28,34-36         Rev 5-8         Rev 12,6-17
                                    Ph-22                                 8,3-5              19,11-16
                                    1Pet 3-12
l                         b) Prayer anoints your life in the word  verses
                                    Lk 6,12-19         Jn 15,1-8         Act 4-13,24-31

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Thy Kingdom Come -- Receiving from God through Prayer    (Context)

                    6) Receiving From God Through Prayer
a                         a) Prayer of faith  verses
                                    Mat 21,18-22         Eph 3-12         Jm 1,5-8
                                    Jn 9-31                   Heb 4,14-16          5,13-20

                                         11-41,42
b                         b) Ask and it shall be given  verses
                                    Mat 7,7-11             Lk 11,9-13           Jn 16-23,24
                                           18,18-20         Jn 14,13-15         Act 8,14-17
                                    Mk 9-29                      13,23-26

                    7) Results of Prayer
c                         a) Prayer unites the body  verses
                                    Act 20,36-38         2Cor 9-14         Col 2,1-4
                                    Rom 15-30            Phi 1-9                     4-12,13
                                    2Cor 1-11

d                         b) Prayer ministers to God  verses

                                    Act 13,2-4         Rom 12-11,12         Heb 7-27

                                    Rom 1-9,10
         I) INTERCESSION HEB 7-25
               1) Jesus Intercedes For Us
                           a) He stands in the gap for us
e                                     I- Jesus prays for us  verses
                                                Mat 28-20         Jn 14-16            Rom 8-34
                                                Lk 22-31,32           17,1-26         Ph 4-6
f                                     II- Jesus is our mediator  verses
                                                Gal 3-19,20         Heb 12-24         1Jn 2-23
g                          b) Jesus is our priest  verses
                                    Heb 2-17,18         Heb 4,14-16         Heb 8-6
                                            3,1-6                      7,24-27                 10-20,21
h                          c) Jesus represents us before the Father  verses
                                    Lk 12-8,9,13-15         Jn 16-26,27         Heb 9-15,24
                                    Jn 14-6                       1Tim 2-4,5            Rev 3-5
i                          d) Jesus prepares us to meet the Father  verses
                                    Lk 13,6-9             1Pet 3-18         1Jn 2-1,2
                                    Col 1,21-23         1Jn 1-9             Rev 3-2
                                    1The 1-10
                    2) Church Has Been Given The Ministry Of Intercession

j                          a) Church prepares itself to meet Jesus  verses

                                    Lk 11,1-8         2Cor 10,3-6          Col 1-28,29
                                    Act 8,18-24               11-2,3          3Jn-14

k                         b) Church intercedes for each other  verses

                                    Jn 20-23         Rom 15-30,31         Eph 6-18,19

                                    Act 12-5

                    1) Remain On Duty
l                           a) Be ready  verses
                                    2Cor 5-12          2Tim 4-1,2         1Pet 1-13
                                              9,2-4         Tit 3-1                          3-15
                                    Col 4-2
m                        b) Be on guard  verses
                                    Lk 17-3,4             Act 20,28-31          Heb 3,12-19
                                         21,34-36         2Tim 4-14,15         2Pet 3-17

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Thy Kingdom Come -- Be on the Alert    (Context)

a                         c) Stay awake  verses
                                    Col 2-4         1Pet 4-7         Rev 16-15
                                    1The 5-6,7            5-8         Mk 14,32-42
b                         d) Keep watch  verses
                                    Lk 11-35         Eph 6-18,19         2Jn-8
                                    Rom 16-17,18
c               2) Be faithful until Jesus comes  verses
                            Mat 24,42-51         Lk 21-28             Heb 9-28
                                   25,1-30           1Cor 16-13         2Pet 3,11-14
                            Lk 12,35-48           2Tim 4-7,8          Mk 13,33-37

d                                     I- boasting of my accomplishments in Christ  verses

                                                1Cor 9-15         2Cor 8-24         2Cor 10-8,13-18

                                                2Cor 5-12                   9,2-4                  7-4,14

                                                         11-1,5-12

e                                      II- boasting of my weaknesses  verses

                                                Act 22,25-29         1Cor 15-31              Phi 3,4-8

                                                1Cor 4,9-13           2Cor 11,16-30        2Cor 12-1,5-10

f                                      III- boasting in Christ  verses

                                                Act 15-12         Rom 15-17,18         Gal 6-14

g                         b) Boasting in men is not needed  verses

                                    Rom 3-27               Gal 6-3,4            Jm 4-16,17

                                    1Cor 1,19-31         Eph 2,8-10         1Jn 2,15-17

                                              13-4              2Tim 3,1-5          Jd-12

h                         a) Attacking a person’s character  verses
                                    Mat 20,24-28         2The 3-11,12         Jm 4-11,12
                                    Lk 18,10-12           1Tim 5-13                     5-9
                                    Gal 5-15                 Tit 2-3                     1Pet 4-15
i                         b) Attacking a person’s name  verses
                                    Rom 3-13,14               1Tim 3-11         1Pet 2-1,2
                                    2Cor 10-2,10,11         2Tim 3,1-5                 3-16
                                    Col 3,7-10                   Tit 3-2

                   3) Your Words Can Lead You To Your Own Demise
j                          a) Lying  verses
                                    Lk 22,54-62         1Jn 1-6,8,10         Rev 21-8,27
                                    Tit 1-10,12,13             2-4,9                      22-15
                                    2Pet 2-3                      4-20
                                    Mat 26-25,49,50,69-75
k                         b) Your words will condemn you  verses
                                    Lk 19,20-22         Act 5,7-10         Jm 4,13-17
                                    Jn 3-31                 Jm 2-3               3Jn-9,10
l                          c) Words can be destructive  verses
                                    Act 9-1               1Tim 1-6,7             2Pet 2,7-12,18,19
                                           15-24          2Tim 2,14-18         Jd, 8-10,15

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Thy Kingdom Come -- Your Words    (Context)

a                         d) Your words will keep you out of heaven  verses
                                    Mat 26-63,64         Mk 15-2         Jn 18-33,34
                                           27-11               Lk 23-3
b                        e) How can you, being evil, speak what is good?  verses
                                    Mat 12,33-37         1Cor 13-1         1Jn 3-18
                                    1Cor 12-3
c                         f) Your mouth defiles the rest of your body  verses
                                    Mk 7-15         2Cor 7-1         Jm 3,1-14

                   4) Words That Are Spoken In Faith
                          a) Words are powerful when spoken by the Spirit

d                                 I- the spoken word of God  verses

                                            Mk 11-14          Heb 6,16-18          2Pet 2-16

                                            Rom 4-17         2Pet 1-20,21         Rev 6-1,2

                                            1The 2,3-6,13

e                                 II- spoken by the anointing  verses

                                            1Cor 4-19,20         Eph 6-19,20         1Pet 4,9-11
                                            2Cor 8-7                 Col 4,2-6

f                                 III- spoken with authority  verses

                                            2Cor 3-12         1Tim 4,12-16         Tit 2-15

                                                      4-13

g                         b) Your words testify of God’s works  verses

                                    Lk 22,67-71          1Cor 2,1-5              Heb 11-13
                                    Act 15-7                 2Cor 6-11              1Pet 2-9
                                           24,10-24         2The 2,15-17         Rev 6,9-11
h                         c) Words verbalize your faith  verses
                                    1Cor 1-5               Col 3-17            Heb 13-15
                                    Eph 4-29              1Tim 2-10         1Jn 4-5,6
                                            5-19,20         Tit 2-1
i                          d) Words will justify you  verses
                                    Lk 18-13,14           Eph 4-15,25         Rev 12-11
                                    Rom 10,8-13         Tit 2-8,9                        14-5
                                             15-18

j                          a) Shut up!  verses
                                    Act 23-22            Eph 5-3,4,12         1Pet 2,21-23
                                    1Cor 13-11         Jm 1-19,26                     3,9-12
k                         b) Words will make you obligated  verses
                                    Mat 5,33-37         Act 23-12         Jm 5-12
                                           14,6-12

PART ONE: OBEYING JESUS CHRIST
II) STEPPING INTO OBEDIENCE
         A) BELIEF (Those who believe obey)   JN 3-36

l                                     I- obeying the law by faith in the cross  verses

                                            Mat 21-22             Lk 22-31,32           Heb 10-38,39
                                            Mk 11,24-26         Jn 5-24                   Jm 2-23

                                            Lk 17,7-10            Act 20-20,21          1Jn 3,18-23
                                                 19,1-10            Rom 1-17                       5,1-5

m                                  II- obeying the Father through the Son (The Old Covenant through the New)  verses

                                            Jn 3,14-21,36         Act 10-43               Heb 11,4-40

                                                 6-28,29,40                24-24,25         1Jn 4-16

                                            Jn 14-1

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Thy Kingdom Come -- Belief    (Context)

a                         b) Believe the word by obeying it  verses

                                    Jn 17,6-8            Rom 16,25-27         Heb 4-2,3
                                    Act 6-7               1Tim 4-3                   1Pet 2,6-8
                                    Rom 1-4,5          Tit 1-6
b                         c) Believing is the result of the resurrection  verses
                                    Rom 1-16               Rom 10,9-11         1The 4-14

                                             4,19-25         1Cor 15,1-4           1Pet 1-21

c                         d) Repentance is the result of the resurrection  verses

                                    1Cor 13-7         1Tim 1-15,16         Heb 13-7

d                2) Belief demands a response  verses
                            Jn 4,25-30         Jn 12-42,43         Act 17-4,12,34
                                 9,34-38              19,6-8                    19,2-6
                                 11-25            Act 11-21            1The 1-8

e                3) God’s works act as evidence to support our beliefs  verses

                            Mk 15-39            Jn 7-31           1Tim 3-16

                            Jn 1,47-51          1Cor 2-5         1Pet 1,5-9

                                 2-22,23          Jn 2,1-11

f                 4) Mental ascent (believing a set of facts)  verses

                            Act 23-8         Jm 1-22         Jm 2-19

                            Mk 9-24

g                                 I- practice the truth  verses
                                            Eph 6-14              Tit 3-8               2Pet 1-10
                                            1The 4-9,10         Heb 5-14         1Jn 1-6
                                            Tit 2-9,10             Jm 5-19,20             3-22,24
h                                 II- obey the truth  verses
                                            Jn 8-55              Eph 4,22-24          Jm 4-11
                                            Rom 2-8                    5-9,10            1Pet 1-22
                                            Gal 5,7-10         2The 3-4                2Jn, 4-6
i                                 III- live the truth  verses
                                            Mat 25,34-40         1Cor 15-1,2         1Tim 4,6-11
                                            Jn 5,45-47              Gal 2-14
j                                 IV- walk in truth  verses
                                            2Cor 4-1,2          1The 2-13         Heb 11-7,8
                                                      7,8-10                 4-1           3Jn-3,4,7,8
                                            Phi 2-13
k                                 V- do the words of Jesus  verses
                                            Lk 5,4-11         Lk 11-27,28                Gal 6-2
                                                 8,19-21       Jn 15,9-14                   Rev 3,8-10
l                                 VI- be an example     

                                            2Tim 3,10-17         Tit 2-7         1Pet 3-1,2   verses
                           b) Be a doer of the word from the heart
m                                 I- internalize the word of God  verses
                                            1Cor 5,6-8              1Tim 4-15         1Jn 1-8,10
                                            Phi 1,9-11,27          Heb 13-22               2-4
                                            1Tim 1,18-20          2Pet 1,16-19
n                                  II- love the truth  verses
                                            1Cor 13-6             1Pet 1-13              1Jn 5-2
                                            2The 2,8-13          1Jn 3-18,19           3Jn-1

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Thy Kingdom Come -- Doers Of The Word    (Context)

a                         c) God blesses us for doing His word, not for knowing it  verses
                                    Jn 13-17                       Heb 6-7         Rev 1-1
                                    Rom 2-13,17-27         Jm 1,19-27            2-5
                                    Col 1-9,10                          2,14-20           22-7,9
                                           4-17                             3,13-18

b                         d) We have no choice but to be doers of the word  verses
                                    Mat 23,1-4         Jn 3-36               Heb 8-9
                                    Lk 3-7,8             2The 1,6-10               12,18-21,25-29
                                         6,46-49         Heb 3,6-19         1Pet 2-7,8
                     2) Obeying All The Will Of God

c                          a) Jesus obeys all of the Father’s will  verses

                                    Jn 4-34             Jn 14-30,31          Heb 5-7,8

                                         5-19,30        Rom 5-19             1Jn 5,6-8
                                         13-1              Phi 2,5-12            Rev 5-5,9

                                         3-16,17
d                          b) Church obeys all of the Father’s will  verses
                                    Act 4,13-20         Act 13-22         2Cor 2-9
                                           5,27-32                21,9-14

                   3) Ministry To God Through Obedience
e                         a) Seeking the glory of God  verses
                                    Jn 6-15         Heb 8-3                  1Pet 1-2

                                    2Tim 2-4,5           13-20,21         1Jn 2-17
                                    Tit 2-14
f                          b) The obedience of prayer  verses
                                    Jn 9-31                   Phi 4,6-9         Rev 12-17
                                    Act 16-25,26         1Tim 5-5
                     4) Obedience Is Logical To Your Spirit

g                          a) It makes sense to your spirit to obey God  verses

                                    Mat 24,45-47         Jn 10-17,18         Heb 10-35,36

h                          b) Obey God in spite of your carnal mind  verses

                                    Lk 5,4-7         Rom 4,18-22         1Pet 3-20

i                  5) Those who obey believe  verses
                            Mat 21,28-32         Rom 16-19               1Pet 1,5-9
                            Jn 2,5-10               2Cor 9-7,10-13         1Jn 2-3,5,6
                            Act 16,30-34         Heb 5-9                             3,7-10

                            Rom 15-18            Jm 2,21-26
j                  6) Being a slave to obedience  verses
                            Lk 17,7-10            2Cor 10-5,6         Rev 13-10
                            Rom 2-8               1Pet 1-14                     14-12,13
                                     6,15-22         Rev 2-4,5
k                7) Obey authorities  verses
                            Rom 13,1-7         Col 3-20,22-24         Tit 3-1
                            Eph 6,1-9            1Tim 2,9-15               Heb 13-17
l                 8) Minister to people through obedience  verses
                            Mat 25,34-40               2Cor 7-15         1Pet 1-22
                            Act 16,1-3,27-29         Ph 4-10,21
m               9) Be committed to the word of God  verses
                            1Cor 1-18         2Tim 3-14,15         1Jn 1-4
                            1Tim 4-6           Heb 12-21

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Thy Kingdom Come -- Faith produces Works    (Context)

        C) FAITH PRODUCES WORKS   JM 2,14-26
                  1) Relationship Between Faith And Works
a                         a) Works establish your faith  verses
                                    Jn 5-29              2Cor 8,1-15        Heb 5-9
                                    Rom 1-5            Col 1,21-23        Jm 2,14-26
                                             16-26        Heb 4,1-11         2Pet 1,5-11

b                         b) The work of faith  verses
                                    Jn 6-29                   Col 4-11            2Tim 3-16,17
                                    Rom 16,1-16         2The 1-11         Tit 3-8
c                         c) Faith without works is dead  verses
                                    Lk 3-7,8           Jn 3-36         Rom 11,17-22
                                         22,67-71         16,28-32
                    2) The Function Of Works In Faith

d                         a) Faith doesn’t move God until it is manifested in the natural realm  verses

                                    Jn 13-17             Gal 1,15-24         Phi 3,3-11

                                    Rom 15-18         Eph 2-10             2Pet 3,11-14

                                    1Cor 3,12-15

e                         b) Faith doesn’t move men until it is manifested in the spiritual realm  verses

                                    Jn 17-6                Act 26,18-20         1Pet 3-14,17
                                    Act 9,20-30         1Cor 13,1-8

f                 3) The purpose of our works done in faith  verses

                            Mk 2-5         Rom 3-31         1The 1-3,8

                            Rom 2,25-27

                       a) Fear God's judgment

g                                 I- fear the consequences of your disobedience  verses

                                            Lk 1-65               Col 4-1                  1Pet 1-17
                                            Act 8,18-24         Heb 4-1                2Pet 3,9-15
                                            2Cor 5-10,11              12-9,10         Rev 2-23
                                            Eph 6-9
h                                 II- fear the sovereign hand of God on your life  verses
                                            Mat 10-28         Rom 11,19-22         Rev 11,11-13

                                            Lk 12-4,5          2Tim 2-12                         14-7

                                            Act 5,1-12        1Pet 4,17-19                    15-4
i                           b) Fear the power of God  verses
                                    Mat 27-54               Mk 9-5,6         Act 3-10
                                           28-8                       16-8           Heb 12,18-29
                                    Mk 4,35-41             Lk 1-12           Rev 4,2-il
                                          5,27-34             Jn 6-12
j                           c) Fear of God causes repentance  verses
                                    Lk 5-8                    Act 17-17               Phi 2-12
                                    Jn 9-31                         19,13-20         1Tim 5-20
                                    Act 16,29-31         2Cor 7-1                Rev 19-5
k                          d) Revering God  verses

                                    Jn 21-7,12         Col 3-22          1Pet 3-15

                                    Act 9-31             Heb 11-7         Jd-23

                                    Eph 5-21           1Pet 2-17

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Thy Kingdom Come -- Wisdom    (Context)

a                                 I- being sensible is always appropriate  verses

                                            Eph 5-3,4         2The 3,6-15         Heb 2-10

                                                    6-1            1Tim 2,1-3,9-15           7-26

                                            1The 4,9-12              3,1-12         1Pet 3-7

b                                 II- it corresponds with logical reasoning  verses

                                            Act 17-2,11,17,27         Phi 1-7              2Tim 2,23-26
                                                   19-8,9                      2Tim 1-13         Jm 3-17

c                                 III- it never exceeds what is appropriate  verses

                                            Jn 14-15         Tit 1-8         1Jn 5-3

                                            Tit 2-2,4-7,11,12

d                                 I- answers of wisdom  verses

                                            Mk 12-26,27         Act 6,1-3,9,10         Act 27-10,1
                                            Jn 8,1-11                     24,10-21            Col 4-5,6
e                                 II- wise questions  verses
                                            Mat 21,23-27         Mk 12,35-37         Lk 6-9      Act 16-30

                                  III- wisdom is sometimes best when there are no words  verses

                                            Mat 26,61-64         Mk 14-61         Act 23-22

                                                   27,12-14

f                           c) Deeds of wisdom  verses

                                    Jn 7-1,2              Act 19-30,31         1Tim 5-14,15,22

                                        10-39              Rom 16-19            Jm 3,13-18
                                        11-53,54        Eph 5,15-17          2Jn-10,11
                                    Act 14-5,6          1The 2,9-12
g                          d) Wisdom is the key that unlocks the mysteries of God  verses
                                    Lk 7-34,35               Eph 1-8,9          Col 2,1-4
                                         11-52                           3-10          1Tim 3-16
                                    Rom 11,33-36         Col 1-28            Rev 12-16
                                             12-3
h                          e) Wisdom of the Spirit  verses
                                    1Cor 2,2-8                  1Cor 12-7,8           2Tim 2-7

                                              3-18                    Eph 1,15-19         Jm 1-5,6
                                              7-12,25,40         Col 1-9                  2Pet 3-15,16

i                           f) Increasing in wisdom  verses

                                    Mat 13,53-56         Lk 2-40,52         Act 9-22
                                    Mk 6-2                   Jn 12-36             2Tim 3-14,15

j                           g) Jesus is the wisdom of God  verses

                                    1Cor 1,21-24,30         Col 3-16         Rev 7-12

k                          a) Conviction makes us conscious of sin  verses

                                    Mat 5-23,24           Jn 16,8-11           Phi 3-15
                                    Act 2-37                      19,19-22         Heb 4-12
                                           24-24,25         1Cor 14-24,25
l                          b) Conviction reminds us to repent  verses
                                    Mk 6,17-20         Act 5-33         Jd-14,15
                                    Act 3,13-15        2Cor 7,8-10

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Thy Kingdom Come -- Conviction    (Context)

a                          a) Conviction leads us in the way of righteousness  verses
                                    Mk 9,33-37         Jn 19,7-9               1Cor 4-3,4
                                    Jn 18-38             Act 26-28,29         1The 1-5
b                          b) Conviction leads us in the way of faith  verses
                                    Mat 8-25,26         Act 4-19,20         Heb 11-1

c                         a) The law prepares your heart to receive Christ  verses
                                    Lk 1-17         Act 16-14         2Tim 3-14,15
                                    Jn 3-21                17-27         1Jn 5,1-3
                                         6-45                18-7,8

d                         b) The law takes Jesus’ place until He arrives  verses

                                    Act 26-22,26-28         Eph 5-31,32         Heb 8,4-13

                                    Gal 3,24-26                 Heb 7-18,19

e                         c) The law leads us to God  verses

                                    Mat 19,16-21         Lk 10,25-28         Rom 2,14-16

                                    Mk 12,28-34

f                          d) The law shows us our need for Jesus  verses

                                    Rom 2,17-29         Rom 7,7-13,24,25         1Tim 1,6-11

                                    Mk 10,17-22

g                         e) Had they kept the law, they would not have persecuted the church  verses

                                    Jn 5,44-47         Jn 7-19         Act 7-53

                     2) The Righteousness Of The Law

h                         a) We must keep the law because it is righteous  verses
                                    Mat 23-2,3             Rom 13,8-10              Eph 6-2,3
                                    Mk 7,9-13              1Cor 7-10,11,19        1Jn 5,1-3
                                    Rom 2,12-29         Eph 5-33
i                          b) All righteousness is covered by the law  verses
                                    Jn 5-28,29                   2Cor 5-10         Tit 2-14
                                    Rom 2,5-10                 Col 4-1              Rev 19-8
                                    Mat 22,11-14,36-40          22-12

j                 3) We do not nullify the law through faith; we fulfill it  verses

                            Mk 10-3             Heb 8-5,10,11         Rev 12-17

                            Rom 3-31          1Jn 3-23                          14-12

                                     8-3,4         2Jn-5,6

k                4) Unless you keep the law you will not see heaven  verses

                            Mat 5,17-20         1Cor 6-9,10         Jm 4-11,12
                            Lk 16-16,17         Jm 2,8-13             Rev 20,11-15

                            Mk 1-4

PART ONE: OBEYING JESUS CHRIST

III) WALKING IN OBEDIENCE
         A) THE CALLED HEB 11-8

l                                 I- our purpose is to do God’s will  verses

                                        1Cor 15-58          1Tim 4-7,8         Heb 3-5
                                        2Cor 9,7-10         2Tim 3-10         1Pet 2-21

                                        1The 4-7               Tit 3-8                        4-1,7

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