Aligning Hearts: The Transformative Power of Prayer
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "The truth is God loves you just the way you are, but he loves you too much to leave you that way. You and I were created with the need to be loved and the capacity to love in return. That's why nobody should ever walk alone. We believe that even when people fail to love, it doesn't mean that love fails. Because God's love always wins." [40:34]
2. "Maybe you're new to church, or you're new to this. Maybe you came as a guest. We're so glad you're here. Maybe you're here. Thank you for being brave and courageous enough to come into an unfamiliar context. We're so glad. Or maybe you're watching online for the very first time. Or maybe someone sent this to you. They love you, by the way. They're not preaching at you. They love you. They want you to hear something powerful." [46:58]
3. "You are not random chaos. You're not a cosmic mistake. There's a God who made you. He could have said our creator, but he didn't use that term. He could have said our lawgiver, for that's to the disciples pretty much what many of them thought he was. And again, there's something powerful about that, right? We appreciate laws. Laws give us direction. Don't do this. You can do that. And if they're good laws, those laws protect us and preserve us. We appreciate them." [51:40]
4. "What would change today if you really believed God had your best in mind? What would change today if you really believed God is good and that you could yield to his goodness? See, this is the thing about submission. We hate this word because toxic authority figures have abused that place. But if you know that those in authority are good, you can yield, submit to the goodness. You can accept no, you can accept not now, you can accept whatever happens because you know God is good." [59:05]
5. "You are not defined by what you did or what happened to you. You're not defined by what they said or even what you think. You are defined by a God who is creator and loving father. And you can run into his arms at any time and receive love and affection again, because you're adopted. That's who you are. You're a king's kid. And when you're a king's kid, you don't pray tentatively." [57:03]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Prayer is not a formula and it's not a manipulation of the supernatural. Actually, prayer is a spiritual alignment. That God isn't the one who needs to change. We are the ones who need to change. That God isn't the one who needs to be directed. We are the ones who need to be directed. God isn't the one who needs to be informed at what we see, but rather we need to see what God already knows." [44:56]
2. "If your faith isn't strong enough to move your mouth, it's not strong enough to move your mountain. If your faith isn't strong enough to believe that there's a God who is greater than your situation, and you can declare that. If your faith isn't strong enough to believe in the truth that the same God who did everything that is in this book will do it for you. If your faith is not strong enough to move your mouth, it can't move your mountain." [01:06:55]
3. "What would happen tomorrow if walked into that place with the confidence that God is my father. Not my boss. Not what they said or they're saying. God is my father. What would happen if you went to school. The kids were saying whatever they're saying and doing whatever they're doing. But you knew God is my father. What would change in those sleepless nights. What would change in those worries over those bills. What would change if you knew. That you knew. That you knew. Our father. Who art. Who is in the heavens. Holy. Is your name." [01:02:36]
4. "Imagine you pick up a novel for your summer reading and it goes like this. He was born. He lived a great life. That was it. No one wants that story. You want the story. They overcame. They were in a situation that was desperate. There was no way out. It was dark. They were at the end of their rope. It seemed all was lost. And then God showed up. He stilled the storm. He opened the blind eyes. He even raises the dead to life. This is the God that Jesus was referring to when he said our father who art in heaven." [01:01:13]
5. "So, I'm going to count down from three. And as uncomfortable as it might be for you, maybe you've never done this before. I'm actually going to encourage you to use your mouth. To actually speak out loud. And you don't have to yell at me. That's okay. If you want to. Go ahead. I mean, some of you pray where you let a rip. Like, let's let a rip. That's good. That's fine. No problem with that. It's not weird. If you're new to this, it's not weird. It's just us declaring who God is. We're speaking that. I mean, when you go to war, you yell. That's what you do, right? Before a football game, you get in. Right? So, that's what we're doing." [01:10:26]
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1. "The truth is God loves you just the way you are, but he loves you too much to leave you that way. You and I were created with the need to be loved and the capacity to love in return. That's why nobody should ever walk alone. We believe that even when people fail to love, it doesn't mean that love fails. Because God's love always wins." [40:34]
2. "Maybe you're new to church, or you're new to this. Maybe you came as a guest. We're so glad you're here. Maybe you're here. Thank you for being brave and courageous enough to come into an unfamiliar context. We're so glad. Or maybe you're watching online for the very first time. Or maybe someone sent this to you. They love you, by the way. They're not preaching at you. They love you. They want you to hear something powerful." [46:58]
3. "You are not random chaos. You're not a cosmic mistake. There's a God who made you. He could have said our creator, but he didn't use that term. He could have said our lawgiver, for that's to the disciples pretty much what many of them thought he was. And again, there's something powerful about that, right? We appreciate laws. Laws give us direction. Don't do this. You can do that. And if they're good laws, those laws protect us and preserve us. We appreciate them." [51:40]
4. "What would change today if you really believed God had your best in mind? What would change today if you really believed God is good and that you could yield to his goodness? See, this is the thing about submission. We hate this word because toxic authority figures have abused that place. But if you know that those in authority are good, you can yield, submit to the goodness. You can accept no, you can accept not now, you can accept whatever happens because you know God is good." [59:05]
5. "You are not defined by what you did or what happened to you. You're not defined by what they said or even what you think. You are defined by a God who is creator and loving father. And you can run into his arms at any time and receive love and affection again, because you're adopted. That's who you are. You're a king's kid. And when you're a king's kid, you don't pray tentatively." [57:03]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Prayer is not a formula and it's not a manipulation of the supernatural. Actually, prayer is a spiritual alignment. That God isn't the one who needs to change. We are the ones who need to change. That God isn't the one who needs to be directed. We are the ones who need to be directed. God isn't the one who needs to be informed at what we see, but rather we need to see what God already knows." [44:56]
2. "If your faith isn't strong enough to move your mouth, it's not strong enough to move your mountain. If your faith isn't strong enough to believe that there's a God who is greater than your situation, and you can declare that. If your faith isn't strong enough to believe in the truth that the same God who did everything that is in this book will do it for you. If your faith is not strong enough to move your mouth, it can't move your mountain." [01:06:55]
3. "What would happen tomorrow if walked into that place with the confidence that God is my father. Not my boss. Not what they said or they're saying. God is my father. What would happen if you went to school. The kids were saying whatever they're saying and doing whatever they're doing. But you knew God is my father. What would change in those sleepless nights. What would change in those worries over those bills. What would change if you knew. That you knew. That you knew. Our father. Who art. Who is in the heavens. Holy. Is your name." [01:02:36]
4. "Imagine you pick up a novel for your summer reading and it goes like this. He was born. He lived a great life. That was it. No one wants that story. You want the story. They overcame. They were in a situation that was desperate. There was no way out. It was dark. They were at the end of their rope. It seemed all was lost. And then God showed up. He stilled the storm. He opened the blind eyes. He even raises the dead to life. This is the God that Jesus was referring to when he said our father who art in heaven." [01:01:13]
5. "So, I'm going to count down from three. And as uncomfortable as it might be for you, maybe you've never done this before. I'm actually going to encourage you to use your mouth. To actually speak out loud. And you don't have to yell at me. That's okay. If you want to. Go ahead. I mean, some of you pray where you let a rip. Like, let's let a rip. That's good. That's fine. No problem with that. It's not weird. If you're new to this, it's not weird. It's just us declaring who God is. We're speaking that. I mean, when you go to war, you yell. That's what you do, right? Before a football game, you get in. Right? So, that's what we're doing." [01:10:26]
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