(John 8:31-32) …“If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

(Matthew‬ ‭28‬:‭19‬-‭20)‬ “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you…. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

1. Dedicate a specific

.

(Psalm 5:3 NRSVA) O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch.

(Psalm 143:8) Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust…

(Mark‬ 1‬:‭35)‬ Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.

2. Prepare a place with

.

Suggestions: Coffee, Bible, Pens/highlighters, Study Resources, Prayer Guide, Prayer Cards, Journal, Speaker (for playing worship music)

3. Focus on 3

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Listen to God through His

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(James 1:25) But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom and continues in it - not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it - they will be blessed in what they do.

What do I see about

in this passage and what does that mean

Reveal Answer

me?

Speak to God in

.

God’s prayer requests

.

My prayer requests

.

Give God your

.

4. Overcome the

that get in the way:

Problem of

.

(Matthew 7:24) “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”

God doesn’t want you to

; He wants you to

Reveal Answer

.

(Hebrews 12:11) No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

Problem of

.

Problem of

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Problem of

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(Luke 10:41-42) “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

“If the enemy can’t destroy us with bad things, he’ll distract us with good things and keep us from the best thing.” —Pastor Chris Hodges

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