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Equipping the next generation of believers, pastors, and church leaders

to shape life and ministry around the Gospel.

On today's episode, we bring you a breakout session led by John Anujekwa,

originally called, how praying together shapes the church.

This message was originally delivered at TGC's 2019 National Conference in Indianapolis.

With great food, as we present our requests to you, Father, we don't have to be those that

try to coerce you into answering. We don't have to twist your arm to get you to answer

favorably to our prayers. You're too strong for that anyways, God.

Thank you for the unique gift that you've provided for us. In prayer,

I pray that as a result of this time spent in your word, we would be those that

have a greater vision for what we have so that we'll use what we've got in the right way.

It's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

A great philosopher once said, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.

The philosopher was Mike Tyson and he said it on the eve of a big fight, he's getting ready to go

into a fight and the reporters are interviewing him and they say, what are you going to do about

your opponent? He's big, he's fast, he's strong, you can move to the left, he can move to the right,

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