2. Vol. 5 Testimony p.112 Those who will put on the whole armor of God and devote sometime every day to meditation and prayer and to the study of the Scriptures will be connected with heaven and will have a saving, transforming influence upon those around them.

3. Devote – to give all or a large part of one’s time or resources to (a person, activity, or cause)

4. SOME THINGS WE’RE DEVOTED TO YOUR HUSBAND, WIFE, CHILDREN YOUR PETS CAMPING/HIKING RUNNING TELEVISION YOUR JOB PASSIONATE ABOUT A PARTICULAR CAUSE EATING FOOTBALL – BASKETBALL – BASEBALL - SOCCER

5. Rom. 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual (resonable) service of worship.

6. Rom. 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

7. Rom. 12:9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. v. 10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;

8. Rom. 12:11 Not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; Prov. 20:4 The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, so he begs during the harvest and has nothing.

9. Rom. 12: 12 Rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, (3) Injunctions here; In hope rejoicing In tribulation enduring In prayer persevering

10. HOPE PRAYER JOY PERSEVERANCE character PATIENCE

11. devoted prayer hope rejoicingtribulations

12. Rom. 12:13 Contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality.

13. DEVOTED TO PRAYER

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17. DEVOTED TO PRAYER

18. DEVOTED TO PRAYER

20. Christ’s Object Lesson, p. 172 …Pray moves the arm of Omnipotence. Prayer has “subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouth of lions, quenched the violence of fire.”