What is Prayer?

 

2 Chronicles 7:14

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

James 4:7-10

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

Prayer: (Webster's Dictionary):

• an address (such as a petition) to God or a god in word or thought
• a set order of words used in praying
• an earnest request or wish
• the act or practice of praying to God or a god
• a religious service consisting chiefly of prayers —often used in plural
• something prayed for
• a slight chance

In Hebrew: 

• palal: To pray, to intercede, to judge
• Original Word: פָּלַל
• Part of Speech: Verb
• Transliteration: palal
• Pronunciation: pah-LAHL
• Phonetic Spelling: (paw-lal')
• Meaning: to judge, to intercede, pray

Prayer is communicating with God.

Communication: (Webster's Dictionary)

• a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior
• exchange of information
• information communicated  
• information transmitted or conveyed
• a verbal or written message

Prayer involves:

• Speaking
• Psalm 54:2 Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
• You must speak for God to be able to hear.
• Listening
• 1 Samuel 3:9-10 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
• John 10:4-5And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
• You must listen to hear God
• John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
• You must listen in order to learn.
• Seeing
• Habakkuk 2:1-3 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
• Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
• Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
• Sometimes God speaks by showing you dreams or visions.
• Matthew 26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
• God says to watch and pray. Watching normally involves sight.

For the rest of the Principles of Pray Bible Study click here

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The First Judgement

 After the sin of Adam and Eve, God pronounced judgement. This came in the form of four curses and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. 

1. The Curse on the Devil
• The first curse was on the serpent, the devil. 
• Genesis 3:14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
• The serpent had allowed the devil to use his body. See this article on snakes. https://answersingenesis.org/reptiles/legless-snakes/
2. Curse on the Woman
• The second curse was on the woman. 
• Genesis 3:16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
• This means that at one time childbearing would not have been so difficult. This is also where God placed the man over women. This does not mean that men are to be mean, hateful, or cruel. 
• Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
• Colossians 3:18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
• Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
• It is noted that husbands should love their wives as Christ loved the church. Recall the depth of Jesus' love for the church, to the extent that He endured a brutal death on the cross for it. Likewise, wives are called to submit to their husbands' leadership.
3. Curse on the Land
• The third curse was upon the land. 
• Genesis 3:17-18 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
• The curse rendered the cultivation of food more challenging. However, work itself was not a curse; from the outset, the man and woman were tasked with tending to the garden and the animals.
4. Curse on the Man
• The fourth curse was on the man, Adam. 
• Genesis 3:19  In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
• The curse foretold a fate of mortality, proclaiming that all would one day turn to dust. It further stated that humans must toil diligently simply to sustain life.

Amidst the curses, not everything was lost. God provided a glimmer of hope, promising a savior who would ultimately defeat the devil. Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. One thing that is interesting to note about this scripture is that women don't have seed they have eggs. To say that from the seed of woman would come anything is to say that she would be the vessel from which God would send forth the deliver. We now know that is how God did it.  Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. Later Jesus was crucified on the cross.  Matthew 27:33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,

Mark 15:22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

John 19:17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

It is recounted that God proclaimed Jesus would crush the serpent's head, while the serpent would bruise Jesus' heel. Symbolically, placing a cross into a skull represents the crushing of the serpent's head. Similarly, driving nails through Jesus' heels would be akin to the prophesied bruising.

God showed mercy to Adam and Eve by instructing them on how to cover their sin. They hid themselves due to the shame of nakedness, which was a result of sin. To address this, God fashioned garments for them from animal skins, marking the first death. Genesis 3:21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. The animal's death involved the shedding of blood, symbolizing the initial act of sacrifice.

Lastly, Adam and Eve is driven from the only home that they had ever knew. Genesis 3:22-24 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. They were now separated from God. Cherubims prevented them from accessing the Tree of Life. Man has been trying in various was to get back to that tree ever since. Jesus in the only way. John 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. We must except Jesus in order to get back to the tree of life. That tree is now in Heaven. 

Revelation 22:13-15 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

The "I" in the above verse is Jesus. 

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Green beans and Scrambled Eggs

Ingredients:

• 1- 16 oz can of green beans

• 6 eggs

• Cooking oil

Directions:

1. Drain the can of beans

2. Put green beans into a frying pan with a small amount of oil and cook over medium heat.

3. Beat eggs.

4. Pour over beans

5. Cook until the eggs are done.

Scrambled Eggs and hotdog

 

Ingredients:

·       2 hotdogs

·       6 eggs

·       ½ onion (optional)

·       Cooking oil

·       Salt and pepper to taste

 

Directions:

1.    Cut hotdogs into small pieces

2.    Put onion into frying pan with a small amount of oil. Heat over medium heat.

3.    Add in hotdog pieces.

4.    Beat the eggs.

5.    When the hotdogs are hot, add in the eggs.

6.    Cook until the eggs are done.

Cactus and Scrambled Eggs

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of Cactus (drained)
• 6 eggs
• ½ chopped onion (optional)
• Cooking oil

Directions: 

1. Over medium heat with a little oil, cook the cactus until tender. 
2.  Beat eggs.
3. When cactus is tender, add in the eggs. Salt and pepper to taste.
4. Cook until egg is done.

7th Grade Reading and Writing

 7th Grade Reading and Writing Students will:

• improve their reading skills by reading classic literature, including both poetry and novels.
• develop in their speaking and vocabulary skills.
• develop their writing skills.

Resources:

• https://allinonehomeschool.com/reading-7/
• https://www.quill.org/
• https://www.walkingbytheway.com/blog/creative-writing/
• https://journeywithadestination.com/blog/2023/08/28/7th-grade-literature-journey-into-shadows-and-shining-armor/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/free-seventh-grade-readers/
• https://www.readingvine.com/passages/all-grades/7th-grade-reading/
• https://www.readworks.org/
• https://readtheory.org/

For More Homeschool Resources click here.

Salvation offered for All

All people can be forgiven by God. Even the ones you don't like. This may come as a shock to some. Some may say that this one or that one has done things that even God can't forgive. This is only 1 unforgiveable sin. Matthew 12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

This sin takes work and knowledge of the Holy Ghost. No one is excluded because of their current job, looks, skin color, past, place of birth, or income. It is hurtful and wrong to put yourself as judge and jury over people. Matthew 10:32-33 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. This is Jesus talking. He is saying whosoever will. That is inclusive of everyone. Throughout history people have mistakenly thought that certain people were too far gone to be saved. I am here to tell you that 99.999% of the time that is wrong.  Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

We are commanded to teach everyone that we meet in this world. That includes all and all means all. 

Stop judging and start obeying God. God does not look at the outward appearance but the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.  God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. How he thought then is still how he thinks today. 

God called us to teach. As the people are taught, they will confirm to the will of God. God's will is not always your will. We are simply to teach the whole word of God. God's Word will take over and do what it was sent out to do. Isaiah 55:11

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

God has chosen us to carry the word and speak it. He will then accomplish his will. 

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