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BONUS EPISODE: Prayer is the Answer!
Speaking at TRC, Bob looks at the government's response to recent unrest and rioting in the UK, and seeks to understand what the underlying causes of that unrest might be. He suggests that there is a deep sense of unfairness in the population, which has already simmering tensions to rise to the surface and manifest itself in riot, civil disorder and violence.
he sees no hope from politicians, whose stock in trade seems to be broken promises and downright lies. What can we do? There is only one course of action for the nation. That is for God's people to humble themselves enough to admit that we need to learn again the power of prayer, for prayer is the answer...
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
This message was recorded at Templepatrick Reformed Church, and is reproduced here with their kind permission.
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