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Four Faces of Prayer

  Each believer has a unique prayer voice, usually favoring one of the four faces of prayer:     Protection (lion) Daily needs (ox) Relationships (man) Future (eagle) It can all be folded into one well-rounded prayer style. Jesus set … Continue reading

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Pray Like an Eagle

  Today’s thought is wrapped around the fourth face of Revelation’s heavenly beings.   Revelation 4:7 (ESV) . . . and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight. The eagle in flight sees beyond the earthly horizon. The … Continue reading

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Pray Like a Man

  Man — prayer face three of four (based on the heavenly creatures of Revelation) —     Revelation 4:7 (ESV) . . . the third living creature with the face of a man. The prayers of the man-face are … Continue reading

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Pray Like an Ox

  This week, we’re focusing on the four faces of prayer, based on the faces of the heavenly beings described in Revelation.   Revelation 4:7 (ESV) . . . the second living creature like an ox. Oxen do the heavy … Continue reading

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Pray Like a Lion

  I don’t remember exactly who and when, but years ago I learned about four faces of prayer–based on the four faces of the Revelation’s heavenly creatures.   Revelation 4:7 (ESV) The first living creature like a lion, the second … Continue reading

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Four Faces of Worship

  “Cherubim and Seraphim falling down before Thee,   Which wert, and art,and evermore shalt be.”    Holy, Holy, Holy,    Reginald Heber (1783–1826)     The Cherubim’s four faces –ox, lion, eagle, man– bow down before Christ, who is the … Continue reading

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Four Faces Can Play Well Together

  This is how it too often works:     The eagle complains that the ox has no vision. The ox complains that he does all the work. The lion complains that the ox takes his protection for granted. The … Continue reading

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Four Faces, One Spirit

    The living creature of Ezekiel’s vision had four faces:     Ox, Man, Lion, Eagle Labor, Compassion, Protection, Vision God’s kingdom needs all four faces. The Church needs all four faces. Each congregation needs all four faces. All … Continue reading

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Four Faces of Prayer

  Revelation 4:7 (NIV) The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.   The lion is the guardian, observant … Continue reading

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