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Welcome to the gospel coalition podcast, equipping the next generation of believers, pastors and church leaders to shape life and ministry around the gospel.

On today's episode, you'll hear a message from HB Charles, originally delivered at TGC Chicago's 2022 Regional Conference.

Prayer appetises our dependence upon God.

So the things we trust God with are revealed by the things we pray about.

And the things we fail to pray about really expose us the things that we foolishly think we can handle on our own.

And so this is a vital subject for the Christian life and grateful to Sharon.

And I'm also grateful for the specific assignment I've been given from the Psalms.

It's always a blessing to spend time in the Psalms, which is not just Israel's hymn book, though it was that it was also their prayer book.

And I want us to consider my assignment tonight for Psalm 51.

Let me briefly ask God's blessings on our time.

And then I want you to hear the reading of God's Word.

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