{"id":10328,"date":"2022-02-20T20:34:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T01:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=10328"},"modified":"2022-02-20T20:34:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T01:34:39","slug":"addingtheexclamationpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2022\/02\/addingtheexclamationpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding the Exclamation Point!"},"content":{"rendered":"

2022 THEME: For Such a Time. . .
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Series: Against the Grain
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TITLE: Adding the Exclamation Point!<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Scripture: Daniel 9:1-20<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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\u201cGive me a place on which to stand, and I will move the earth.\u201d Archimedes<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cWhat an individual is in secret, on his knees before God, that he is and no more.\u201d John Owen<\/p>\n

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I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DANIEL\u2019S SECRET \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h4>\n

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\u201cI will always avoid prophesying beforehand, because it is a much better policy to prophecy after the event has already taken place.\u201d Churchill<\/p>\n

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Daniel is reading in the midst of rebuilding and rubble. He is not reading building plans, but instead is reading (God\u2019s blueprint for Israel<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

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\u201cDon\u2019t pray when you feel like it. Have an appointment with the Lord and keep it.\u201d Ten Boom<\/p>\n

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Insights on prayer from Daniel:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Insight #1- Daniel\u2019s desire to pray came out of his (reading the Scriptures<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Insight #2- Daniel\u2019s prayer took him into (the presence of God<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

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II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DANIEL\u2019S SECRET INGREDIENTS \u00a0 <\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The contents of Daniel\u2019s prayer:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Concentration<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Humility<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Honesty<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n

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Elements of Daniel\u2019s prayer we need to have in ours:<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Praise<\/strong><\/span>) (v.4)<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Confession<\/strong><\/span>). (Vv.5-6)<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Petition<\/strong><\/span>). (Vv.16-18)<\/p>\n

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Next Week: Series:\u00a0 \u201cTruth Decay\u201d<\/p>\n

Title: The Bible is Still the Bible- Psalm 19:7-11; 2 Timothy 3: 16-17<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2022 THEME: For Such a Time. . . Series: Against the Grain TITLE: Adding the Exclamation Point! Scripture: Daniel 9:1-20   \u201cGive me a place on which to stand, and I will move the earth.\u201d Archimedes \u00a0\u201cWhat an individual is in secret, on his knees before God, that he is and no more.\u201d John Owen … <\/p>\n

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