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<div class="SSN_title">"A MORE EFFECTIVE PRAYER LIFE"</div>
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<div class="SSN_rnum">I. PRAYER IS DESCRIBED AS WORK "LABORING FERVENTLY FOR YOU IN PRAYER."</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">A. Seems strange that communing with God should be descried as labor.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">1. This is intercessory prayer.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">a. Communion.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">b. Petition.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">c. Intercession.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">B. What makes it so hard to pray?</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">1. We are in a spiritual conflict.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">a. "We wrestle not against flesh and blood..."</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">b. "The weapons of our warfare are not carnal."</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">2. Prayer is the deciding factor in this conflict.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">a. Scene of conflict is earth.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">b. Purpose of conflict control of earth and inhabitants.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level5">1. The earth rightfully belongs to Jesus.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level6">a. Creator - Redeemer.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level5">2. Fierce battle raging for centuries.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level5">3. Strange quirk - One of the major contestants thoroughly defeated.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level5">4. The Lord is rightful heir to throne.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level6">a. He seeks by love persuasion to influence men to yield to Him.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level5">5. Satan in contrast uses violent force, he is an obstinate fighter.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level6">a. He yields only what he must. Prayer must be definite.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level6">b. He yields only when he must. Prayer must be persistent.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">c. Satan knows that prayer spells his defeat.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level5">1. This is why he fights it so hard to keep you from prayer.</div>
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