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You know, much of our prayer has no power in it because there's no heart in it.

And if we put so little heart in our prayers, we should not expect God to put much

heart in answering them. Coming up today, Pastor Greg Laurie points out how energizing it is

to have a productive prayer life. As we'll discover, it's really with the Lord once for each of us.

Keep praying. Jesus said, keep asking, keep seeking, keep knocking.

Pray with persistence. Don't give up.

This is the day when the lost are found. This is the day for a moment again.

Amazing grace, God, we can come.

But can you hear the holy angels of singing?

This is the day when the lost are found.

Some people seem to dabble at prayer. The Lord bless everybody everywhere. Amen.

Others get on their knees and pray earnestly, wholeheartedly, passionately.

A prayer can actually energize our faith and faith can energize our prayers.

And today on a new beginning, Pastor Greg Laurie helps us move to a more immersive,

more rewarding experience in talking with God. We'll learn some important principles that'll

take us there. It's a good time to take notes.

This is the day the day when life begins.

Okay, let's grab our Bibles and turn to Acts 12.

Acts 12 were in our series, Upside Down Living in the Book of Acts.

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