{"id":14073,"date":"2016-08-18T00:47:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T05:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/17-pray-for-more-than-help-pray-for-the-helper\/"},"modified":"2016-08-18T00:47:16","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T05:47:16","slug":"17-pray-for-more-than-help-pray-for-the-helper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/17-pray-for-more-than-help-pray-for-the-helper\/","title":{"rendered":"17 PRAY FOR MORE THAN HELP; PRAY FOR THE HELPER."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><i>And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2014John 14:16<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: 18.0pt;line-height:normal'>What is the most universal prayer prayed? <i>Lord, help!<\/i> When is the most common time that people pray? <i>Anytime they need <b>help!<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: 18.0pt;line-height:normal'>Jesus has great news for you. You can stop waiting until you need help to pray for it. In fact, you\u2019ll never have to pray \u201cHelp!\u201d again. Why? Because <i>the Helper,<\/i> also known as the \u201cComforter\u201d or the \u201cCounselor\u201d is available to anticipate your needs and help you even before you know you\u2019re going to need help!<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: 18.0pt;line-height:normal'>Jesus has breathed the Holy Spirit into us for one purpose \u2026 to help. He helps us pray when we don\u2019t know how to pray (Romans 8).<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: 18.0pt;line-height:normal'>The Spirit helps us make wise decisions so we won\u2019t always be crying \u201cHelp!\u201d after making foolish decisions. The indwelling Holy Spirit imparts knowledge, wisdom, understanding and power to us (Isa. 11:2). That means we not only can know what\u2019s right; we have the power to do what\u2019s right!<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: 18.0pt;line-height:normal'>So what are you waiting for? If you are not a follower of Jesus, repent of your past sins, be baptized and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38). If you are a follower of Jesus, stop crying out for help. Instead, cry out for the Helper to always guide and direct your ways.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'><b><i>Jesus,<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent: 18.0pt;line-height:normal'><b><i>I receive the Holy Spirit, the Helper into my life. Amen.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2014John 14:16 What is the most universal prayer prayed? Lord, help! When is the most common time that people pray? Anytime they need help! Jesus has great news for you. 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