I. THE SUPPLICATION—vv. 1–4 1. Prayer—v. 1. Three phases of prayer: supplication, prayers, intercessions. 2. People—v. 2. Prayer for leaders, and that we may live in peace. Do not oppose the leaders. Pray for them. 3. Plan—vv. 3–4. Pray that the leaders will come to the truth of knowing God. II. THE SALVATION—vv. 5–6 1. Lawyer—v. 5. Christ our lawyer pleads before God on our behalf. Christ, the mediator. 2. Love—v. 6. Christ gave Himself for all men. See John
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