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          P O S I T I V E     W O R D S
               Editor: Peter Wade

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   ... helping you discover who you really are!

IN THIS ISSUE...
1. Prayer is on the agenda!
2. Songs I Remember
3. Positive Words for Today
4. Searchlights from the Word
5. Bible Study Outlines

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1. PRAYER IS ON THE AGENDA
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We have these outstanding articles for you on the
subject of prayer -- four views by four teachers, plus an
article on our oneness with Christ.
   "Paul and Prayer" by E.W. Kenyon is another
outstanding article by this great inspirational teacher. 
Paul teaches us about prayer by his prayers, especially 
his prayers for the church.
< http://www.peterwade.com/articles/kenyon/paulpray.shtml >
   "Prayer As A Conversation" by Peter Wade explores the 
purpose, promise and plan of prayer. Prayer is a conversa-
tion between two people who love each other.
< http://www.peterwade.com/articles/wade/prayer.shtml >
   "Quiet Talks On Prayer" by S.D. Gordon is the first 
chapter from this author's largest selling book, over
half a million sold in its first 40 years. S.D. Gordon 
always gets you inspired and thinking. 
< http://www.peterwade.com/articles/gordsd/prayer01.shtml >
   "The Golden Key to Prayer" by Emmet Fox tells us that 
"prayer will enable you, sooner or later, to get
yourself, or anyone else, out of any difficulty on the 
face of the earth. It is the Golden Key to harmony and 
happiness."
< http://www.peterwade.com/articles/other/golden.shtml >
   "Oneness With Christ" by Hannah Whitall Smith shows 
that all the dealings of God with the soul of the
believer are in order to bring him into oneness with 
Himself, that the prayer of our Lord may be fulfilled: 
"That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me 
and I in thee, that they also may be one in us."
< http://www.peterwade.com/articles/other/oneness.shtml >

   A lot of visitors are reading the online book "Quiet 
Talks About the Healing Christ" by S.D. Gordon, as well as
articles by E.W. Kenyon.

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PETER & VIVIEN'S SCHEDULE FOR 2000 / 2001

AUGUST 2000:
In Christ Seminars: 
   Seattle/Tacoma, WA (Aug.19-20; 
   Pittsburgh, PA (date to be set).
Family Camp: Mendocino, CA (Aug.28-Sep.3).

JANUARY 5-11, 2001 (Fri-Thur):
*** Australian Bible Conference: Halls Gap, Victoria, 
with group tour from USA. Speakers: Dr. Norman Campbell,
Dr. Peter Wade. Motel-style accomodation.

LET US KNOW your interest in attending these events, and
we'll see that you get the snail mail about them when
they become available. Changes in dates DO occur...
please check before making travel plans.

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2. SONGS I REMEMBER
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Our song this issue was written by Major Daniel Whittle 
(1840-1901), whom we featured last issue also. This song,
"Moment by Moment", is one of the best to remind each of 
us of our daily relationship with the Christ within. 
Just reading it through once will bless and encourage 
you. The words as quoted are from Sankey's "Sacred Songs 
& Solos (1200 pieces)", No. 615.

   Dying with Jesus, by death reckoned mine,
   Living with Jesus a new life Divine;
   Looking to Jesus till glory doth shine--
   Moment by moment, O Lord, I am Thine.

      Moment by moment I'm kept in His love,
      Moment by moment I've life from above;
      Looking to Jesus till glory doth shine--
      Moment by moment, O Lord, I am Thine.

   Never a battle with wrong for the right,
   Never a contest that He doth not fight;
   Lifting above us His banner so white--
   Moment by moment I'm kept in His sight.

   Never a trial that He is not there,
   Never a burden that He doth not bear,
   Never a sorrow that He doth not share--
   Moment by moment I'm under His care.

   Never a heartache, and never a groan,
   Never a teardrop, and never a moan,
   Never a danger--but there on the throne
   Moment by moment He thinks of His own.

   Never a weakness that He doth not feel,
   Never a sickness that He cannot heal.
   Moment by moment, in woe or in weal,
   Jesus, my Saviour, abides with me still.

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3. A POSITIVE WORD FOR TODAY (Peter Wade)
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               A FRESH LOOK AT PRAYER

"For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your
heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But
seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and
all these things shall be added to you" (Matthew 6:32-33
NKJV).

Jesus said to seek first God's kingdom and His righteous-
ness. Am I a part of His Kingdom? Do I have His 
righteousness? Every believer does according to New 
Testament scriptures. "He has delivered us from the power 
of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son 
of His love" (Colossians 1:13) and "For He made Him who 
knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the 
righteousness of God in Him" (II Corinthians 5:21). Then
the things the Father knows I need, I already have--for I
am complete in Him (Colossians 2:10) and am blessed with
all spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3).
   An understanding of the greatness of the New Creation
demands a fresh look at the subject of prayer. The large
range of books about prayer and books containing prayers
seen in Christian bookstores would seem to indicate a
constant dissatisfaction with the believer's prayer life,
otherwise these books would not sell. What are some of
the popular concepts of prayer?
   One preacher on a popular broadcast said that the
prayer that moved God was like coming up to a door and
knocking so hard and so long that the knuckles were 
bruised and blood was dripping down the door! What God 
does he have? Is prayer a knuckle-bruising exercise 
before results are evident?
   Another method is using prayer as blackmail. "Lord,
get me out of this situation and I'll do this or that for
you." Does blackmail coerce God into action? Another
method of prayer is the supermarket shopping list.
"Lord, give me this, and this, and this."  Prayer surely
is not a daily visit to the spiritual supermarket. (From
"You Are A New Creation", Chapter 2, adapted by Hildy 
Matthews.)

AFFIRMATION: Prayer never changes things; prayer will
change me. I will see results in my prayer life when I 
begin today to take a fresh look at prayer.

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4. SEARCHLIGHTS FROM THE WORD
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G. Campbell Morgan was a well-known preacher and writer
of over 60 books from the first half of the 20th century. 
In this spot each issue we reproduce a comment from one 
verse in every chapter of the Bible. We continue with 
Paul's letter to the Galatians.

"Henceforth let no man trouble me..." (Galatians 6:17). 

There is a fine touch of independence in these words, a
claim that the writer is exempt from interference, that
if any shall break in upon his quietness, the intruder is
guilty of misdemeanour. After reading the letter, with
its clear logic and its splendid passion, we feel that he
has won the right to write thus. And yet it is not upon
that ground that he bases his claim. His ground is that
he bears branded on his body the stigmata of Jesus! 
   There has been much mystical interpretation of these
words of Paul, which may be warranted. I believe that the
reference was a very simple and very actual one. In his
proclamation of the Gospel committed to him, he had given
his physical powers without reserve, and in the process
had been actually bruised and broken by the brutality of
those who had opposed him. He carried the actual scars of
this brutality, and knew actual physical weakness as the
result of his devotion. These all were to him the true
stigmata of Jesus, sweet and terrible companions of the
very wounds of his Lord. Let them appeal to men to
recognize his right not to be troubled. 
   And so his appeal finally was to the Gospel which was
thus evidenced, as to its compelling and sustaining
power, by the very sufferings through which he had
passed, of which these scars were the sure signs. It is
really a very keen word this. Have we any right to claim
exemption from the troubling of men, such as Paul had?
What stigmata do we carry about with us that speak of
suffering or deprivation, or limitation, resulting from
our persistent and passionate devotion to the Gospel of
the eternal grace? 
  
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5. BIBLE STUDY OUTLINES
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These Bible Study outlines come from the excellent book
by F.E. Marsh, "1,000 Bible Study Outlines".

"AS HE HATH PROMISED"
The Lord binds Himself to His Word of Promise, and we
command His fulfilment when we obey the conditions
attached thereto. Ponder the words, "as He hath
promised," in the following Scriptures. 
1. BESTOWMENT. After Jehovah had brought Israel into the
land of Canaan "as He" had promised (see seven "I wills"
in Exodus 6:6-8), they were to call to mind God's giving
in redemption by keeping the feast of the Passover. A
lively memory causes the heart to sing in loving praise.
To forget His redeeming love, His saving grace, His
liberating, His supplying gifts, His gracious presence,
His guiding Word, and His willing service, is to express
the deepest ingratitude. 
2. ENLARGEMENT. "When the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy
border, as He hath promised, thou mayest eat flesh"
(Deuteronomy 12:20). Previous to this command, the
children of Israel were prohibited from eating only such
animal food as had been offered in sacrifice, but now
they could have as much as they desired; and the reason
given is, because they were enlarged, that is, having
greater facilities for production, there was greater
provision for supply. An enlargement of soul always means
an enlargement of capacity to appreciate what the Lord
gives. 
3. AVOUCHMENT. "The Lord hath avouched thee this day to
be His peculiar people" ("a people for His own
possession," RV), "as He hath promised thee" (Deut.
26:18). Israel had avouched the Lord to be their God--
verse 17, and He responds by taking what they gave.
Nothing gives the Lord greater pleasure than to possess
us when we want to be possessed; when we love Him well we
are willing to let Him take all. Adam's sleeping--Genesis
2:21; Abram's giving--Gen. 22:16; Rebekah's going--Gen.
24:58; Moses' forsaking--Hebrews 11:24-27; Ruth's
clinging--Ruth 1:16; Jonathan's surrendering--I Samuel
18:4; David's growing--I Chronicles 12; mighty men's
risking--I Chron. 11:17-19; widow's casting--Luke 12:59;
Mary's anointing--John 12:3, are a few illustrations of
what results when the Lord possesses. 
4 ACCOMPLISHMENT. "For the Lord your God fighteth for
you, as He hath promised you" (Joshua 23:10). Israel was
an instrument of judgment to repel the inhabitants of
Canaan because of their sins. We who believe in Christ
have foes of a different character to contend with,
namely, principalities and powers in heavenly places.
When we walk with the Conqueror we shall surely conquer.
Mark what the "Lord your God" is said to have done all
down Joshua 23, and don't forget the whole reason is in
the "FOR" of verse 10. When the Lord drives out, we can
chase out our enemies.
5. FULFILMENT. "The Gospel of God, which He had promised
afore by His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, concerning
His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 1:1-3). The
Scriptures are meaningless unless we see Christ in them,
but they are meanful if we see Him. Adam, the man; Abel,
the shepherd, Noah the saviour; Enoch, the godly;
Abraham, the giver; Isaac, the offered; Jacob, the
toiler; and Joseph, the provider, foregleam His glory.
The offerings are types of the many-sidedness of His
atoning sacrifice; and the messages of the Psalms and the
prophets proclaim His worth and work. 
6. ADVENT. "Now He hath promised... Yet once more I
shake not the earth only, but also Heaven" (Hebrews
12:26). If the passage is pondered from which the writer
to the Hebrew Christians quotes--Haggai 2:5-9, it will be
seen it has to do with the Lord's coming in power to set
up His Kingdom on the earth. The nations will then
recognise the Lord in Jerusalem, for when He shakes the
earth and the Heavens, and the nations, then the nations
will acknowledge the Lord, for "the precious things of
all the nations shall come " (2:7, RV), that is, shall be
brought as offerings--see Zephaniah 3:10; Zechariah
14:16. 
7. ENRICHMENT. "Blessed is the man that endureth
temptation, for when he is tried he shall receive the
crown of life which the Lord hath promised to them that
love Him" (James 1:12; 2:5). Crown-wearers are first of
all cross-bearers. Those who stand the test of trial take
their place among those who have triumphed. 

"AS MANY"
1. "As many as were baptised into Jesus Christ" (Romans
6:3).
2. "As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are
the sons of God" (Romans 8:14).
3. "As many as walk according to this rule" (Galatians
6:16).
4. "As many as be perfect" (Philippians 3:15).
5. "As many as I love, I rebuke" (Revelation 3:19).
6. "As many as received Him", etc. (John 1:12).
7. "As many as were ordained to eternal life" (Acts
13:48). 

AT--IN TIME TO COME
The objective of Christ's coming is often found
associated with the Greek preposition "en", which denotes
a fixed position, as being in a place, state, or time.
1. "At His Coming, "those who are "Christ's" will be
claimed by Him--I Corinthians 15:23.
2. "At the Last Trump," those who are the Lord's will be
"changed in the twinkling of an eye" (I Cor. 15:52).
3. "At His Appearing," Christ will reward those who have
endured trial with "praise, honour, and glory" (I Peter
1:7).
4 "At His Coming " we may be "ashamed before Him" if we
are not found abiding in Christ--I John 2:28.
5. "At the Revelation" (I Peter 1:13) of Christ we shall
have a fresh revelation of God's grace.
6. "At that Day" of His appearing, Christ will give
those who have loved His approach a crown of
righteousness--II Timothy 4:8.
7. "At Hand" is the time when the predictions of the
Revelation will be fulfilled--Revelation 1:3; 22:10. 

34. AT CERTAIN PLACES PLACES in which people were found.
1. "At the Beautiful Gate" a poor cripple was found--
Acts 3:10. Like many Christians, he had life, but not
liberty.
2. "At the Door" Peter knocked for admittance--Acts
12:13. The saints often need to be knocked up to have
fellowship with them. 
3. "At the Sepulchre" Mary Magdalene was found--John
20:11. Where she had last seen Him dead, she met Him
alive.
4. "At His Feet" Mary fell, to find comfort about the
death of her brother--John 11:32.
5. "At the Fire" Peter "warmed himself," when he ought
to have been near his Lord--Mark 14:54.
6. "At Home" is the place to show piety at first--
I Timothy 5:4.
7. "At the Door" the Lord is found when a church is
wrong, instead of being inside--Revelation 3:20. 

"AT HAND"
The marked words in the Scriptures are the same in the 
Greek. 
1. An Hour of Woe. "The hour is at hand" (Matthew
26:45).
2. A Means to an End. "By the which we draw nigh unto
God" (Hebrews 7:19).
3. A Reciprocal Action. "Draw nigh unto God, and He will
draw nigh unto you" (James 4:8).
4. A Cheering Lord. "Jesus Himself drew near, and went
with them" (Luke 24:15).
5. A Returning Saviour. "The Coming of the Lord draweth
nigh" (James 5:8).
6. A Near Redemption. "Your redemption draweth nigh"
(Luke 21:28).
7. An Approaching Day. "The Day is at hand" (Romans
13:12; Hebrews 10:25). 

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