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Prayer Basics
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Why do we build a throne for God?

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We often sing: "Jesus, we enthrone you.. We proclaim you are king And as we worship fill the throne Come lord Jesus and take your place" Don Moen — Jesus, we enthrone you However, we are moving beyond the beautiful and emotionally charged melodies of the 1980s and 1990s. These were rare moments at the start of this century and served as a genuine source of inspiration for many generations. Yet The Worship is not merely a product of the moment, nor is it confined to a specific festive aspect of Christian culture. Our forefathers, the Apostles, were not musical expert lads (don't forget, their average age couldn't be over twenty-something) A fisherman can play on guitar or gusla, but it's quite hard to imagine this among the Jewish twelve. Their followers were no exception. But. After the Pentecost They were so immersed in the Holy Spirit that they attracted hundreds and triggered a nervous, later furious reaction from the R...
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Our Father in the Heaven

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"And because you are sons [and daughters], God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”" Galatians 4:6 It is a well-known prayer even for non-Christians. However, not many people know that it is basically a prayer pattern and not a mantra that loses its meaning after a while. Many people today pray it auto­matically. Jesus the King prays it systematically . We need to rephrase some of the following expres­sions to make their meaning clearer.  We must see that Jesus Christ showed this pattern to his disciples to give them a framework for their daily prayer. It is a preference & reference too: for Jesus, the key issue is that God's names be known and His Kingdom be here on Earth in the splendour and power as it is in Heaven. In other words - that the Heaven would touch Earth and God's restoration would be at work. When Heaven touches the Earth our perspective is restored....
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