Faith and Prayer

1. Faith is...
• Hebrew 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
• Faith (pistis)
• from G3982; persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself:—assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
• Faith is the substance (to set under) things hoped for.
• assurance
• guarantee
• certainty
• The evidence of things not seen. 
• Proof
• Faith itself is the guarantee; the objective assurance that the goods promised by God not presently seen but vouchsafed (to grant or furnish) by Him, will indeed be delivered.
2. Without faith it is impossible to please him
• Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
• Rewarder (Strong's G3406 - misthapodotēs)
• from G3409 and G591; a remunerator[1]:—rewarder.
• remunerator - compensation, payment
• Diligently (Strong's G1567 - ekzēteō)
•  from G1537 and G2212; to search out, i.e. (figuratively)investigate, crave, demand, (by Hebraism) worship:—en- (re-)quire, seek after (carefully, diligently).
• Romans 14:23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
• 1 John 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
3. In Prayer We must ask in Faith
• James 1:6-8 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
• Asking in Faith
• Believing in God
• Not Doubting (not wavering). This is... 
• Uncertainty if God can really do it
• not confident in His ability
• Lack of trust in His Word and who He is
4. We must receive by faith
• Mark 11:22-24 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
• Believe (Strong's G4100 - pisteuō)
•  from G4102; to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ):—believe(-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with.
• Revieve (G2983 - lambanō)
• to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of
5. Praying the prayer of faith
• James 5:15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
1. Learn the promise of God found in His Word for your situation.
2. When you are convinced, not just in your head but in your heart, that the promise is true for you, speak the Word.
3. When thoughts come to make you doubt, confess the promise and thank God that it is done. 
4. Stand and it will come to pass. 
• 1 Corinthians 16:13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
• Daniel 10:1-13

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2nd Grade Social Studies

The 2nd grade Social Studies student:

•  Learns about other countries. 
• Learns about travel—maps, signs, the compass, camping, and directions.
• Expands his understanding of our country—freedom, the Capital, our President, citizenship, flags and pledges, famous buildings, Washington, D .C., George Washington, and rules and laws.
• Learns about communities, farms and ranches, fruits and orchards.
• Builds reading comprehension and learns new vocabulary.

Resources:

• Early American History
• History
• Explore USA Geography
• Heritage History
  
• Geography
• 2nd Grade Textbook
• Read Through History
• Geography Part II
• American History Textbook
• World History Textbook
  
• Free History Unit Plans
• History Websites for Homeschoolers
• Timelines
• Virtual fieldtrips
• Teaching Current Events

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Corporate Prayer

Corporate Prayer

Corporate prayer: A unified body of individuals gathered together to communicate with God. 

Luke 9:18

And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?

• Prayer Alone
• 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.
• Praying together
• The Power of Agreement
• Matthew 18:19-20 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
• Agree
• To be harmonious
• to accord (to be in agreement, to be consistent or in harmony)
• Agree together
• Amos 3:3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
• Ecclesiastes 4:12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
• Established by two
• 2 Corinthians 13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
• Deuteronomy 19:15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
• Genesis 41:32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
• The power of unity
• Genesis 11:1-9 "The Tower of Babel"
• Genesis 11:6 And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
• Acts 2:1-4 "The Day of Pentecost"
• Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
• One accord: one mind
• Examples of Corporate prayer
• Esther 3:1-15 "Haman's plan to annihilate the Jews"
• Esther 3:13 And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
• Esther 4:1-17 "Mordecai asks Esther to go before the King"
• Esther 4:15-17  Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer, Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
• Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
• Esther 8:1 On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
• There is great power in united or corporate prayer and fasting
• The goal of united prayer is to seek the Lord for His help and direction concerning a particular situation. 
• 2 Chronicles 20:1-25 "Jehoshaphats battle against Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir"
• 2 Chronicles 20:3-4 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the Lord: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 20:15-18 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's. To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel. Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you. And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord.
• Acts 12:1-19 "Peter freed from prison"
• Acts 12:11-13 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.  And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying. And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
• The Power of Corporate prayer is not a group of people praying, but a group praying for the same goal and purpose. 

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Tuna and Scrambled Eggs

 

Ingredients:

• 1- 12 oz can of tuna
• 4 eggs
• Cooking oil

Directions:

1. Drain can of tuna
2. Cook tuna over medium heat until it starts to turn brown.
3. Beat eggs.
4. Add eggs to tuna and cook until done.

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Cilantro and Scrambled Eggs

 Ingredients:

• 1 bunch of cilantro 

• 6 eggs

• ¼ cup of onion (optional) 

• Cooking oil

Directions:

1. Chop onion

2. Put onion into frying pan and cook over low heat.

3. Cut cilantro into small pieces. Cilantro cuts easily with a pair of kitchen scissors. 

4. When onion is half done, add in cilantro. Cook the cilantro down. 

5. Beat eggs

6. After the cilantro has cooked down and the onion is done, add in the eggs.

7. Cook until the eggs are done. 

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Hindrances to Prayer

Hindrances to Prayer

Hinder (meaning)

• To Impede the progress of 
• To Hold back
• To Obstruct or Block

9 Hindrances to Prayer

1. We ask amiss
1. James 4:1-3 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?  Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
2. Amiss (meaning)
1. Wrongly
2. astray (off the right path or route)
3. Imperfectly
4. out of place
3. Amiss (in Greek)
1. Amiss (G2560) kakōs- Adverb form from G2556, badly (physically or morally):—amiss, diseased, evil, grievously, miserably, sick, sore.
4. Key Truth #1 "Pray the Word"
1. Nehemiah 1:8 Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:
2. Unforgiveness 
1. Matthew 5:23-24 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
2. The Parable of the unforgiving servant
1. Matthew 18:21-35
   
3. Key Truth #2 "Walk in Forgiveness"
1. Mark 11:25-26 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
3. Pride 
1. Psalm 138:6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
2. Proud: H1364 gāḇōha
1. (fully) from H1361; elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant:—haughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, × exceeding proudly.
3. Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
1. Boldly does not mean demanding with an attitude of pride and arrogance. 
4. Key Truth #3 "Pray with Humility"
1. 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.
4. Sin and Iniquity 
1. Isaiah 59:1-4 Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
2. Key Truth #4 "Confession"
1. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
2. James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
5. Bitterness 
1. Hebrews 12:12-15 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
2. Bitterness: 
1. Poison
2. Corrosive
3. Sharp and bitter in taste and odor
3. Proverbs 18:19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
4. Key Truth #5 "Guard Your Heart"
1. Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
6. Unbelief 
1. James 1:5-8 if any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
2. Key Truth #6 "Let Jesus Hear and See your faith"
1. Mark 2:2-5  And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
2. Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
7. Improper Relationships 
1. 1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
1. Honour (G5092) a value, i.e. money paid, or (concretely and collectively) valuables; by analogy, esteem (especially of the highest degree), or the dignity itself:—honour, precious, price, some.
2. Hindered (G1581) from G1537 and G2875; to exscind; figuratively, to frustrate:—cut down (off, out), hew down, hinder.
2. Key Truth #7 "Maintain Proper Relationships"
8. Uncontrolled and Undisciplined Thoughts 
1. Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
2. 2 Corinthians 10:4-6 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
3. Key Truth #8 "Think on these Things..."
1. Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 
2. Psalms 19:7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
9. We give up too Easy
1. The Woman with the flow of blood
1. Mark 5:24-34
   
2. The Parable of the Persistent Widow
1. Luke 18:1-8
3. Key Truth #9 "Trust in God's Timing"
1. Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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6th grade Science

The 6th grade Science student:

•  Expands his vocabulary base with the addition of new vocabulary words.
• Explores the theories, properties, and laws of magnetism, and the uses of magnets, acids, bases, elements, solvents, solutes, and solutions in chemistry, higher and lower plants, and the process of photosynthesis.
• Looks at the history, nature, and uses of electricity; chemical, mechanical, and nuclear sources of electricity and measuring electricity.
• Learns about the central nervous system, the senses, the structure and function of the skeletal and muscular systems, infectious and noninfectious diseases, treatment of and defense against diseases, and digestion and nutrition.

Resources:

• middleschoolchemistry
• science6
• https://www.ck12.org/teacher/
• https://tinasdynamichomeschoolplus.com/free-middle-school-science-curriculum-and-magazine/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/science-year-4/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/science-earth-science/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/zoology/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/science-year-1/
• https://www.khanacademy.org/science
• https://sbsciencematters.com/lesson-units/6th-grade/
• https://emedia.uen.org/courses/utah-oer-textbooks-6th-grade-seed
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-science-labs-and-dissections/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-field-trips/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/homeschool-science-youtube/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/free-science-unit-studies-and-lesson-plans/

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