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  Get yourself ready God has wonderful plans for us. And so God is asking us to get ourselves ready! Verse: Jeremiah 1:17 17 “Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them. Three pointers Parable of the 10 virgins - Get the Holy Spirit Prepare ourselves Get ready for War - Prayer Parables of the 10 Virgins - Get the Holy Spirit Verse: Matthew 25:10 10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. The story is about the virgins who were preparing to receive the Bridegroom. The 5 who didn’t prepare were identified as foolish. The other 5 had sufficient oil for this welcome. The oil represents the Holy Spirit. Let us pray for the Holy Spirit.  Let us pray earnestly for the Holy Spirit Verse: Leviticus 8:12 12 He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him ...

 Foolishness of God Verse: 1 Corinthians 1:25 This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength. God's ways are different and often impractical. Here are a few instances Noah built the ark Choosing 8 year old Cross Noah built the ark Verse: Genesis 6:14 “Build a large boat from cypress wood and waterproof it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior. Noah had to fight his every practical advice and decided to build the ark. The advice came from his community and also from his inner voice. Bu Noah put this aside and decided to listen to God. It was faith that helped him to carry out the instructions. And this faith comes from hearing the Word of God continuously.  How do we give in to God's Word? By faith.... and faith comes by listening to more and more of God's Word. Noah did this through the 10+ years he took to build the ark.... inspite of his neighb...

 Praying in the Spirit Verse: Ephesians 6:18 Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. This passage talks about the armour of God. ..... There is a sword of the Spirit. And we ought to take our prayers in the offensive and praying in the Spirit  What does it mean to pray in the Spirit? We understand what the body is ..... because we can see this. The soul may be our emotions..... But what is the spirit? And yet we are asked to pray in the Spirit. We may not understand the fullness of "praying in the Spirit". And so we need to ask God to help us pray according to the Spirit. Here are points on prayer Natural Prayers Soul-ish Prayers Prayer impacts the Spiritual World Natural Prayers Prayers that satisfy us in the natural.  Verse: James 4:3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasure Prayers made to satisfy our pa...

 War in the mind Our focus on God is often compromised by distraction. Paul in this passage talks of the distraction that we don't even realize the danger. Verse: 2 Corinthians 11:1‭-‬4 1 I hope you will put up with a little more of my foolishness. Please bear with me.  2 For I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. I promised you as a pure bride to one husband—Christ.  3 But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted , just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.  4 You happily put up with whatever anyone tells you, even if they preach a different Jesus than the one we preach, or a different kind of Spirit than the one you received, or a different kind of gospel than the one you believed. Peter was in precarious position but Jesus prayed for him.... that his mind would be strong.  Eve was in the garden ... until the distraction came through the voice of the serpent.  There are three differ...