Do you ever feel like your faith shakes when life gets tough?

Discover how praising God can lift you up and how the right friends can help you stay strong. Join Monty as he launches our new series on prayer, unpacking the power of praise from the Lord’s Prayer. Learn to raise your hands in victory, even in hard times, and grow closer to Jesus!

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(Matthew 6:9-13 NIV)

This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, (10) your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. (11) Give us today our daily bread. (12) And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. (13) And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”

(Matthew 6:9 NLT )

Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

(Exodus 17:11-13 NLT)

As long as Moses held up the staff in his hand, the Israelites had the advantage. But whenever he dropped his hand, the Amalekites gained the advantage. (12) Moses’ arms soon became so tired he could no longer hold them up. So Aaron and Hur found a stone for him to sit on. Then they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset. (13) As a result, Joshua overwhelmed the army of Amalek in battle.

We Need to Lift Our Hands Up

(1 Corinthians 15:57 NLT)

But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.

We Need Others to Help us Lift Our Hands

(Proverbs 18:24 NLT )

There are “friends” who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.

(John 15:15-17 NLT)

I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. (16) You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name. (17) This is my command: Love each other.

We Need to Help Others to Lift Their Hands

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Connect Group Questions:

What happens when we pray and praise together?

In the story of Moses, how did his friends help him keep his hands lifted?

Why is it important to have friends who help us stay strong in faith?

How can you help someone this week to “keep their hands lifted”?

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