Thanksgiving Ideas - P.R.A.Y. - Praise and Thanksgiving, Repentance, Asking for Others, Yourself.pdf

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ThanksgivingIdeas - P.R.A.Y. -

Praise and

Thanksgiving,Repentance,

Asking for Others,

Yourself

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Getting the youth to pray for an

extended period of time can be a

struggle. Try this guided prayer

meeting guide for youth to get

them to see prayer from a

different perspective.

P Praise and Thanksgiving

R Repentance

A Asking for Others

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Praise and thanksgiving

Praise - Worship God for who he

is and thanking him for all he has

done for us

Praise Let everything that hasbreath praise the Lord.-Psalm

150:6

1. Read the following Scripture

and praise God for thethings you discover about

him in this Scripture:


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1 Chronicles 29:10-13 David

praised the LORD in the presence

of the whole assembly, saying,

Praise be to you, O LORD, God of

our father Israel, from everlasting

to everlasting. Yours, O LORD, is

the greatness and the power and

the glory and the majesty and the

splendor, for everything in heavenand earth is yours. Yours, O LORD,

is the kingdom; you are exalted as

head over all. Wealth and honor

come from you; you are the ruler

of all things. In your hands arestrength and power to exalt and

give strength to all. Now, our God,

we give you thanks, and praise

your glorious name.


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2. The last seven psalms inthe Bible (Psalms 144-

150) are all psalms of

praise to God. Read

through Psalm 145 and

spend time praising Godfor the same reasons the

psalmist did.


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Thanksgiving

Enter his gates with thanksgivingand his courts with praise; give

thanks to him and praise his name.

-Psalm 100:4

1. Make a Things Im Thankful

For list. On it list as many

things as you can think of that

you are thankful for.

Suggestions to get you

started: (Jesus love, A home,

Education, Family, youthgroup, Opportunities, Food,

Health, Gods forgiveness,

Friends, The Bible, etc.)


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2. Once your list is completed,

talk to God and tell himhow thankful you are for

each of the things on the

list.

3. Spend time in silence

listening to God and lettinghim show you things you

have to praise him for and

things you have to be

thankful for.
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Repentance

If we confess our sins, he is faithful

and just and will forgive us our sins

and purify us from all

unrighteousness. -1 John 1:9

1. Read Psalm 51. King David wrote

this prayer to God after he had

been convicted of his sin ofadultery. As you read the Psalm,

you can almost feel Davids

broken heart and understand

Gods loving forgiveness.

2. Spend time praying and askingGod to show you the things in

your life that are not in line with

his will for your life. Make a list of

the things he shows you.


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3. Now go through each item onyour list and ask God to

forgive you and help you have

the desire and strength to

overcome them.

4. Spend time in silence

listening to God. Let him

speak to your heart and tell

you how much he loves you

and forgives you. As you

listen accept his forgiveness

and feel his cleansing


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Psalm 51:1 Have mercy on me, O

God, according to your unfailing

love; according to your great

compassion blot out my

transgressions. Wash away all my

iniquity and cleanse me from my

sin. For I know my transgressions,

and my sin is always before me.

Against you, you only, have Isinned and done what is evil in

your sight, so that you are proved

right when you speak and justified

when you judge. Surely I was sinful

at birth, sinful from the time mymother conceived me. Surely you

desire truth in the inner parts; you

teach me wisdom in the inmost

place.


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Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will

be clean; wash me, and I will be

whiter than snow. Let me hear joy

and gladness; let the bones you

have crushed rejoice. Hide your

face from my sins and blot out all

my iniquity. Create in me a pure

heart, O God, and renew asteadfast spirit within me. Do not

cast me from your presence or take

your Holy Spirit from me. Restore

to me the joy of your salvation and

grant me a willing spirit, to sustainme. Then I will teach transgressors

your ways, and sinners will turn

back to you.


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Save me from bloodguilt, O God,

the God who saves me, and my

tongue will sing of yourrighteousness. O Lord, open my

lips, and my mouth will declare

your praise. You do not delight in

sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do

not take pleasure in burnt offerings.The sacrifices of God are a broken

spirit; a broken and contrite heart,

O God, you will not despise. In your

good pleasure make Zion prosper;

build up the walls of Jerusalem.

Then there will be righteous

sacrifices, whole burnt offerings to

delight you; then bulls will be

offered on your altar.


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Asking for others - Interceding or

praying for other people and their

needs

Therefore confess your sins to each

other and pray for each other so

that you may be healed. The

prayer of a righteous man is

powerful and effective. James

5:16

1. If its helpful, you can use this

graphic reminder to pray for

the things that come to your

heart for each of the following

groups of people:


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When you look at your hand, the

closest finger (although it isnttechnically a finger) is our thumb.

When you pray, let your thumb

remind you to pray for the people

who are closest to you.

Your pointer finger should remind

you to pray for the people who

point the way for you. This could be

your pastors, Sunday School

Teachers, or others who try to point

you in the right direction.

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Let the middle finger, the tallest

finger, represent those who are

over you in leadership positions.

These would be the governmental

leaders, and your country.

Your ring finger is the weakest

finger you have, and it shouldremind you to pray for those you

know who are weak or in need.

This could include people you

know who are sick, going through

family struggles, having financialproblems, etc.

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Your little finger represents

yourself. When you come to thetime in your prayers each day when

you are praying for people, let the

fingers on your hand remind you of

all the people you need to pray for.

Now spend sometime praying for

each of these groups of people.

Youll deal with your personal

needs during the next part of

prayer meeting.

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Yourself

Dont worry about anything;

instead, pray about everything; tellGod your needs and dont forget to

thank him for his answers. If you do

this you will experience Gods

peace, which is far more wonderful

than the human mind can

understand.-Philippians 4:6-7

(Living Bible)

1. Begin by writing out a Worry

List below. It should be a list of

everything that you are

currently worried about or

things that are bugging you.

Every concern you have in the

world should be listed here:

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2. Once you have made your list,

read it over and divide the

items into two separatecategories.

In Category 1 include the items you

can do something about. Beside

each item in this category, writedown what you can do. This first

category of worries now becomes a

To -do list that you can take

home and begin to work on. Ask

God to give you the strength and

wisdom to do the things you know

you need to do.


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