Open Heaven For Teens 15 August 2024 | How To Pray (3)

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Open Heaven For Teens 15 August 2024 | How To Pray (3)

TOPIC: How To Pray (3) (Open Heaven for Teens 15 August 2024)

MEMORISE: In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. – 1 Thessalonians 5:18

READ: Luke 11:2, 103:1-4

Luke 11:2

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Psalm 103:1-4

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
MESSAGE:

Over the last two days, I have been teaching on the different aspects of prayer. Today, I will focus on thanksgiving.

What is thanksgiving? Thanksgiving has to do with acknowledging what God has done for you. This is a personal activity, and one of the ways to thank God effectively is to keep a journal of appreciation. Many people keep diaries where they record the wrongs done to them, but they do not keep records of the good things that God has done for them. My dear child, I want to encourage you to keep a record of the battles that God has fought for you, the answers to your prayers, and even the sudden blessings He bestows on you. This way, you will never run out of things to say in thanksgiving.

Personally, I always have a lot to say in thanksgiving. I start from my days of humble beginnings up until where I am today. Believe me; I sometimes have to force myself to stop so that I can move on to other aspects of prayer. This is how I spend hours in the place of prayer

KEY POINT:

Get a journal of appreciation today and start by writing all that God has done for you in the past.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Nehemiah 9:39; 1 Corinthians 9:19-10:13

HYMN 46: O Lord My God When I’m In Awesome Wonder

O Lord My God,
When I In Awesome Wonder,
Consider All The Worlds Thy Hands Hath Made
I See The Stars,
I Hear The Rolling Thunder,
Thy Pow’r Thro’out
The Universe Displayed:
Refrain:
Then Sings My Soul,
My Saviour God To Thee;
How Great Thou Art!
How Great Thou Art!
Then Sings My Soul,
My Saviour God To Thee;
How Great Thou Art!
How Great Thou Art!

When Through The Woods
And Forest Glades I Wander,
And Hear The Birds
Sing Sweetly In The Trees;
When I Look Down
From Lofty Mountain Grandeur
And Hear The Brook
And Feel The Gentle Breeze;
And When I Think
That God, His Son Not Sparing
Sent Him To Die,
I Scarce Can Take It In;
That On The Cross,
My Burdens Gladly Bearing,
He Bled And Died
To Take Away My Sin
When Christ Shall Come
With Shouts Of Acclamation,
And Take Me Home,
What Joy Will Fill My Heart!
Then I Will Bow
In Humble Adoration,
And There Proclaim,
My God, How Great Thou Art!
Daily Devotional for Teen’s guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries.