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Oh, the depth of the
riches of the wisdom
and knowledge of
God!
How
unsearchable his
judgments, and his
paths beyond tracing
out!
Who has known the
mind of the Lord? Or
who has been his
counselor?
Who has ever
given to God, that
God should repay
him?
For from him and
through him and to
him are all things.
To him be the
glory forever! Amen.
Romans 11:33-36
Be joyful in hope,
patient in
affliction, faithful
in prayer. (Romans
12:12)
The prayer of a
righteous man is
powerful and
effective. (James
5:16c)
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Principles for Effective
Intercession
Text taken from Chapter 7 -
Intercession, Thrilling and
Fulfilling, By: Joy
Dawson
Published by YWAM
Publishing, PO Box 55787,
Seattle, WA 98155 USA
http://ywampublishing.com/
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Praise God for who He is.
God's power is especially
released through worshipful
song.
As they began to sing
and praise, the Lord set
ambushes against [the
enemy], and they were
defeated. II Chronicles
20:22
Praise God for the privilege
of engaging in the same
wonderful ministry as the
Lord Jesus, as you cooperate
with Him in prayer relating
to the affairs of men.
. . . He always lives
to intercede for them.
Hebrews 7:25b
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Make sure your heart is
clean before God by giving
the Holy Spirit time to
convict should you have any
unconfessed sin.
If I had cherished
sin in my heart, the Lord
would not have listened;"
Psalm 66:18
Search me, O God, and
know my heart; test me and
know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any
offensive way in me, and
lead me in the way
everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24
We can also be
encouraged by God's promise
that if we draw near to Him,
He will draw near to us --
just as we are. As we seek
His face, not His hand,
worshipping and waiting on
Him, He will do His
purifying work in us.
Check carefully in relation
to the sin of resentment to
anyone, and make sure you've
forgiven those who've
wronged you. Notice the
link between forgiveness and
effective prayer in God's
Word. Both during Jesus'
instruction to His disciples
on how to pray in what is
commonly known as the Lord's
Prayer and immediately
following it, Jesus
emphasizes the need to
release forgiveness to those
who have wronged us.
And when you stand
praying, if you hold
anything against anyone,
forgive him, so that your
Father in heaven
may forgive you your
sins. Mark 11:24-25
Now notice the link
between forgiveness and
faith when we pray:
. . . whatever you
ask for in prayer, believe
that you have received it,
and it will be yours. Mark
11:24
So watch yourselves. If
your brother sins, rebuke
him, and if he repents,
forgive him. If he sins
against you
seven times in a day,
and seven times comes back
to you and says, 'I repent,'
forgive him. The apostle
said
to the Lord, 'Increase
our faith!'" Luke 17:3-5
The disciples knew that
to live this teaching would
require an enlargement of
faith, because forgiveness
is not easy when one has
been repeatedly wronged and
hurt. Jesus' answer assured
them that increase faith for
greater effectiveness in
prayer was not only
necessary, but also possible
(verse 6).
Job had to forgive his
friends for their wrong
judging of him before he
could pray effectively for
them (Job 42:10).
. . . Faith
[expresses] itself through
love. Galatians 5:6
Part of true love is
forgiving those who have
wronged us.
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Acknowledge that you can not
really pray effectively
without the Holy Spirit's
enabling.
The Spirit helps us
in our weakness. We do not
know what we ought to pray
for. Romans 8:26b
Ask God to utterly
control you by His Spirit,
receive by faith that He
does and thank Him.
Be filled with
the Spirit. Ephesians
5:18b.
It is only as the Holy
Spirit is given access to
pray through our cleansed,
yielded, spirit-controlled
lives that we will become
and remain effective
intercessors. Power in
prayer is released through
purity.
It is entirely possible
to experience the voice of
the Holy Spirit in
direction, and have little
or no Spirit-charged energy
to make the prayer
effective. On one occasion
I had gone to prayer over
someone who was in great
spiritual need. I knew God
had burdened my heart, and I
was praying the right
words. But I felt as
though they were not getting
farther than the ceiling. I
stopped and inquired, "God,
why isn't there power behind
these words? They're
falling flat and not
reaching your throne. Is
there a blockage due to
undealt-with sin in my
life?"
The conviction of sin
came swiftly and with
piercing clarity. The Holy
Spirit revealed that I had
loved speeding all my life
and had indulged in it
whenever I could --
regardless of the fact that
to do so I had to break the
law. Many times I had
confessed the sin of
breaking the law in this
way, but now the Holy Spirit
was showing me that this was
not repentance. Repentance
is being sorry enough about
the sin to quit. It is
having a change of mind,
heart, and life toward the
sin. It is having the fear
of God toward that sin,
which is to hate it
(Proverbs 8:13).
I obviously loved the
sin of driving too fast,
that's why I chose to do it
all too frequently. That
day, I deeply repented to
God and asked Him to put the
fear of God upon me in
relation to this aspect of
breaking the law. I
received by faith that He
would do just that. He
did. Believe me, it was
revolutionary. I went back
to pray for the needy
person. This time I felt
divine energy behind my
intercession. Purity and
power are synonymous with
God.
While writing this book,
I came across a transcript
of a message on intercession
I had given many years
before. In it was the above
illustration. I knew when I
read it that God was
reminding me of this
lesson. Over the years, I
had become less sensative
than I should be about the
speed limit. Fresh
repentance was the remedy.
Who may ascend the hill
of the Lord ? Who may stand
in his holy place?
He who has clean hands
and a pure heart, who does
not lift up his soul to an
idol or swear by what is
false.
He will receive blessing
from the Lord and
vindication from God his
Savior. Psalm 24:3-5
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Deal aggressively with
the enemy. Come against
him in the all-powerful name
of the Lord Jesus Christ and
the sword of the Spirit -
the Word of God
Submit yourselves,
then, to God. Resist the
devil, and he will flee from
you. James 4:7
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Die to
your own imaginations,
desires and burdens for what
you feel you should pray.
The need for this
act of the will is clearly
stated as follows:
. . .lean
not on your own
understanding; Proverbs 3:5
He who trusts in
himself is a fool, Proverbs
28:26a
"For my thoughts are
not your thoughts, neither
are your ways my ways,"
declares the Lord . Isaiah
55:8
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Praise
God now in faith for the
remarkable prayer time
you're going to have.
He's a remarkable God and
will do something consistent
with His character.
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Wait
before God in silent
expectancy, listening for
His direction.
But my people would
not listen to me; Israel
would not submit to me. So
I gave them over to their
stubborn hearts to
follow their own devices.
If my people would not
listen to me, if Israel
would follow my ways,
Psalm 81:11-13
For God alone my soul
waits in silence, for my
hope is from Him. Psalm 62:5
But as for me, I will
look to the Lord, I will
wait for the God of my
salvation; my God will hear
me. Micah 7:7
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In
obedience and faith, take
action on what God brings to
your mind, believing.
My sheep recognize my
voice; I know them, and they
follow me. John 10:27
Keep asking God for
direction, expecting Him to
give it to you. He will.
The LORD says, "I will
instruct you and teach you
in the way you should go; I
will counsel you and watch
over you.
Psalm 32:8
Make sure you don't move
on to the next subject until
you've given God time to
discharge all He wants to
say to you regarding the
present focus, especially
when praying in a group.
It's not necessary for
everyone in the group to
receive directional
revelation. But it is
necessary for all to
cooperate with those who do,
providing the Holy Spirit
witnesses in each heart that
the directions are coming
from Him. Guard against any
one person dominating the
prayers.
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If
possible, have your Bible
with you should God want to
give you direction or
confirmation through His
Word.
Your word is a lamp
for my feet and a light for
my path. Psalm 119:105
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When
God ceases to bring things
to our mind for which to
pray, finish by praising and
thanking Him for what He has
done, reminding yourself
that ". . . from Him and
through Him and to Him are
all things. To Him be glory
forever. Amen. (Romans
11:36)
Text taken from Chapter 7 -
Intercession, Thrilling and
Fulfilling, By: Joy
Dawson
Published by YWAM
Publishing, PO Box 55787,
Seattle, WA 98155 USA
http://ywampublishing.com/
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Statement of Mission
Our core mission is to live by
faith, to be known by love, and
to be a voice of hope to
Iranians locally and worldwide.
Statement of Vision
We
dream of being a place where all
experience the
Life-Giving Ministry
of the Holy Spirit. We dream of
celebrating the
fullness of joy found in a
personal relationship with Jesus
Christ.
We
dream of the
lives of
thousands of Farsi-speaking
people in this area
being changed by the power of
God. Precious people who will
come to know the unconditional
love of God, the complete
forgiveness of sin, and the
awesome gift of eternal life
through Jesus Christ.
We
dream of a church made up of
people who are discovering their
unique God-given ministries.
Members
who are committed to
extending God�s Kingdom as their
top priority and who yearn to
have a lasting spiritual impact
in the LA area.
We
dream of a
spiritual awakening among the
upcoming generation
resulting in the harvest of
countless numbers of
a new
generation
who
we will serve, train, and
release as the future
leaders of the body of Jesus
Christ, leading us into the 21st
century.
We
dream of the Persian World
Outreach serving as a
House of
Prayer for Farsi-speaking
people. And that
this dynamic center of prayer,
spiritual warfare, and worship
would result in a city-wide,
nation-wide, and world-wide
spiritual awakening. We dream
of multiple and diverse prayer
ministries developing in
different locations at different
times and for different areas of
need.
We
dream of the Persian World
Outreach being an
Expression
of God�s Love to the other
churches of our area.
We
dream of the Persian World
Outreach as a living
demonstration of the
�Father
Heart of God� to the
deepest pains and the greatest
needs of the Farsi-Speaking
people in our area.
We
dream of the Persian World
Outreach becoming an
International Sending Center
of missionaries for the
furtherance and fulfillment of
the great commission throughout
the world.
Statement of Values
We Share the Values of . . .
01 |
Encouragement |
We want whatever we
do to be �life
giving� in its
impact. �...for the
letter kills, but
the Spirit gives
life...�
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II Corinthians 3:6. |
02 |
Hospitality |
We remind people of
their value at every
opportunity.
�Therefore, as we
have opportunity,
let us do good to
all, especially to
those who are of the
household of faith.�
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Galatians 6:10. |
03 |
Relationships |
We emphasize
relationships as a
healthy starting
point for all
ministries.
�...Commit these to
faithful men who
will be able to
teach others.� |
II Timothy 2:24 |
04 |
Pioneering |
We are open to
change and new ways
of doing God�s
work. �But new wine
must be put into new
wineskins, and both
are preserved.� |
Luke 5:38. |
05 |
Integrity |
We pursue truth in
all aspects of our
lives; even when it
hurts. �Behold, you
desire truth in the
inward parts...� |
Psalm 51:6. |
06 |
Unity |
We promote our
oneness through our
words, attitudes,
and actions.
�...endeavoring to
keep the unity of
the Spirit in the
bond of peace.� |
Ephesians 4:3 |
07 |
Guidance |
We listen for God�s
directions in big
and small things
alike. �In all your
ways acknowledge
Him, and He shall
direct your paths�. |
Proverbs 3:6. |
08 |
Servant hood |
We follow Jesus�
example in serving
one another. �For
even the Son of Man
did not come to be
served, but to
serve, and to give
His life a ransom
for many.� |
Mark 10:45. |
09 |
Humility |
We want to keep �His
Mind� in us at all
times. �Let this
mind be in you which
was also in Christ
Jesus.�� |
Philippians 2:5. |
10 |
Forgiveness |
We extend a lot of
forgiveness because
we�re all imperfect
people. �And be
kind to one another,
tenderhearted,
forgiving one
another, even as God
in Christ forgave
you.� |
Ephesians 4:32. |
11 |
Quality |
We encourage
excellence as an
expression of our
enthusiasm for God.
�And whatever you
do, do it heartily,
as to the Lord and
not to men.�� |
Colossians 3:23. |
Statement of Beliefs
The Persian world Outreach�s
teaching and living is based
upon the following
foundational truths:
01 |
The Bible is the
Word of God. It is
God-breathed and
without error. It
is the final
authority for our
faith and living. |
Psalm 19:7-8;
Matthew 5:18,
II Timothy 3:16-17;
Hebrews 4:12,
II Peter 1:20-21 |
02 |
God exists eternally
as three persons;
the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit. |
Matthew 29:19; I
Corinthians 12:4-6;
II Corinthians
13:14; Hebrews 9:14 |
03 |
The Heavenly Father,
the first person of
the triune Godhead,
in His great love
for the world, sent
His beloved, only
begotten Son into
the world as the
Savior of mankind to
provide everlasting
life for each
believer. |
John 3:16; Romans
8:14; I John 4:14 |
04 |
Jesus Christ is the
eternal Son of God.
He was manifested in
the flesh by virgin
birth; was crucified
as the only
acceptable sacrifice
for our sins; arose
bodily from the
grave; is preparing
a place for us; and
will return for us. |
Luke 1:35; John
1:1,14; John 14:1-6;
Acts 1:9-11; I
Corinthians 15:3-19;
I Peter 2:24; I
Peter 1:18-21 |
05 |
The Holy Spirit
persuades us to
confess Jesus as our
Savior from our sins
and Lord of our
lives; indwells us
to explain the
Bible; and empowers
us to live godly
lives. |
John 16:7-14; Acts
5:3-4;
Romans 8:9; I
Corinthians 12:13;
Ephesiansesians
5:17-21 |
06 |
Every person is a
sinner and is
separated from God
until he repents of
his sins and
receives God�s gift
of eternal life by
trusting in Jesus
Christ alone as
Savior and Lord. |
Acts 4:12; Romans
3:23;
Romans 6:23;
Ephesiansesians
2:8-9;
I Peter 1:18-21 |
07 |
Believers are
eternally safe and
secure in Jesus and
give evidence of
genuine faith by a
life of good works. |
John 3:16; John
10:27-29;
Romans 8:38-39;
James 2:14-17 |
08 |
The church is the
living body of Jesus
Christ on earth
comprised of all
believers in Jesus
Christ. It is
manifested through
assemblies which are
devoted to
worshipping God,
maturing believers,
and reaching
unbelievers with the
Gospel. |
Matthew 16:18;
Matthew 28:19-20;
I Corinthians 12:27;
Ephesiansesians
1:22-23;
Ephesiansesians
4:11-13; Hebrews
10:25 |
09 |
The future life of
believers is a
blessed eternity
with God in heaven.
Unbelievers face
eternal suffering
apart from God. |
Matthew 25:46; John
3:16;
II Corinthians 5:8;
Revelation 20:11-15;
I Thessalonians
4:13-18 |
Statement
of Faith
01 |
God |
We believe that
there is one God who
has eternally
manifested Himself
in three persons:
The Father, The Son
and The Holy Spirit. |
John 10:30,36;
Galatians 4:6;
Genesis 1:26;
Genesis 3:22;
Genesis 11:7; Isaiah
6:8;
Matthew 3:16-17;
Matthew 28:19; John
14:6;
II Corinthians
13:13; Deuteronomy
4:35; Deuteronomy
6:4; John 17:5;
Romans 1:20 |
20 |
Jesus Christ |
We believe that
Jesus Christ was
conceived by the
Holy Spirit, born of
the Virgin Mary, and
received a human
body and a sinless
human nature; yet,
he retained his
absolute deity,
being at the same
time truly God the
Creator and truly
man. |
John 1:1-14;
Philippians 2:5-11;
Colossians 2:9;
Matthew 1:16-25;
Luke 1:30-35; Luke
2:7,11; Galatians
4:4; Hebrews 2:14;
Hebrews 1:8;
Titus 2:13; John
10:30,38; John
5:17-23;
Revelation 22:13;
Hebrews 1:1-3; John
17:5;
I Timothy 3:16;
Colossians 1:16-19;
John 14:9 |
03 |
Holy Spirit |
We believe in the
deity and
personality of the
Holy Spirit. |
John 15:26; Romans
8:26-27; Ephesians
4:30; Acts 13:2;
John 16:13-15; I
Corinthians 12:13;
I John 2:27; Acts
5:3-4 |
04 |
Scripture |
We believe that all
Scripture is given
by inspiration of
God. By this we
understand that holy
men of God �were
moved by the Holy
Spirit� to write the
very words of
Scripture. We
believe that this
divine inspiration
extends equally and
fully to all parts
of its writings
whether historical,
poetical, doctrinal,
or prophetically, as
they appear in the
original
manuscripts. |
II Peter 1:21;
Exodus 20:1; II
Timothy 3:16;
I Thessalonians
2:13; I Corinthians
2:11-14;
I Corinthians 14:37;
II Samuel 23:2;
Deuteronomy 4:35
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05 |
Man |
We believe that God
created man in his
image; that man
later sinned and
thereby incurred not
only physical death,
but also spiritual
death which is
separation from God;
and that all human
beings are born with
a sinful nature. |
John 3:3-8;
Ephesians 2:1-3;
John 1:12,13; Isaiah
53:6; Psalms
53:1-3; Isaiah
64:6;
I John 5:19; Romans
3:23; Galatians
3:22; Jeremiah
13:23; Mark 7:20-23;
Psalms 51:5;
Jeremiah 17:9 |
06 |
Salvation |
We believe that the
Lord Jesus Christ
died for our sins
according to the
Scripture as a
representative and
substitutionary
sacrifice, and that
all who repent and
believe in Him are
justified on the
basis of His shed
blood, and thus have
salvation. |
Isaiah 53; II
Corinthians 5:21;
John 1:29; Hebrews
9:28; John 14:6;
Romans 4:4-5;
Acts 4:12; I Peter
3:18; Colossians
2:14;
I Corinthians
15:1-3; Romans
5:6-8;
Galatians 3:13;
Romans 3:23-25;
Colossians
1:13,14,20,21;
Colossians 2:10;
Acts 13:38,39; I
Corinthians 6:9-11;
Titus 3:5 |
07 |
Resurrection &
Ascension |
We believe in the
bodily resurrection
and ascension of
Jesus Christ and His
present intercession
in heaven for His
saints (true
believers). |
Acts 10:40-41; I
Corinthians 15:3-6;
Romans 4:25; Mark
16:9-18; John
20:11-29;
Acts 1:3; Acts 2:24;
Acts 3:15;
I Corinthians 9:1;
Acts 1:9-11; Romans
8:34; Ephesians.
1:20-21; Ephesians
2:6;
Hebrews 4:14; Luke
24:39; Ephesians.
4:10; Hebrews 1:3 |
08 |
Baptism |
We believe that
baptism should take
place after
salvation is
realized and it is
done to fulfill the
command of Jesus
Christ and to
identify with His
death and
resurrection.
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Mark 16:16; Acts
2:38; Acts 8:35-39;
Acts 22:16; Romans
6:3-4; Colossians
2:12;
I Peter 3:18-21
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09 |
Church |
We believe that the
Church, the body of
Christ, is composed
of all those who
personally receive
Jesus Christ by
faith alone as their
Savior and Lord and
thus are born again
and the results of
their repentance and
faith is apparent in
their lives. |
Ephesians 1:22,23;
John 3:1-8;
Ephesians 2:8-9;
John 1:12; John
5:24; John 6:47;
Romans 5:1; John
17:21-23; Ephesians
2:19-22;
Colossians 2:10; I
John 4:4; I Peter
2:9-10; Romans
12:4-5; I
Corinthians 12:12-27 |
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Spirit Filled Life |
We believe every
believer receives
the Holy Spirit at
the time of his
conversion. He must
then continuously be
filled (controlled)
by the Holy Spirit.
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Romans 8:9, John
20:22, Acts 1:4-8,
I Corinthians
12:4-11, Galatians
5:16-23, Ephesians
5:18-19, I
Corinthians 6:19;
I Corinthians 3:16;
I Corinthians
2:10-14 |
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Second Coming |
We believe in �That
Blessed Hope,� the
personal and
imminent second
coming of our Lord
and Savior Jesus
Christ. |
Philippians 3:20-21;
John 14:1-3; Acts
1:11;
I Thessalonians
4:16-18; I
Thessalonians 1:10;
Hebrews 9:28; I John
2:28; Titus 2:13;
Matthew 24:36-51;
Luke 17:26-30; Luke
18:8; Revelation
1:7-8; Revelation
22:12 |
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Final Judgment |
We believe in bodily
resurrection of the
just and of the
unjust; the
everlasting
blessedness of the
saved and the
everlasting
conscious punishment
of the lost. We
believe Satan is
defeated on the
Cross and will be
thrown into the lake
of fire at the final
judgment. |
I Thessalonians
4:13-14; I
Corinthians
15:35-57;
Colossians 3:4;
II Thessalonians
1:8-9;
Matthew 25:41,46;
Mark 9:42-48; Luke
16:26, Revelation
20:10; Hebrews 9:27 |
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Christian Life |
We believe that upon
salvation, we are
divinely reckoned to
be related to this
world as strangers
and pilgrims,
ambassadors and
witnesses, and that
our purpose in life
is to make Christ
known to the whole
world. |
Matthew 28:18-19;
Mark 16:15; John
17:18;
II Corinthians
5:17-20; I Peter
1:17;
I Peter 2:11; I John
5:18; I Corinthians
10:13; Galatians
2:20; I Peter
1:15-16; Philippians
3:20 |
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Prayer |
We believe in the
power of prayer for
salvation, healing,
spiritual freedom,
filling of the
believers by the
Holy Spirit, and the
furtherance of God�s
Kingdom. |
Luke 11:1-4; Luke
22:32; James
5:14-16;
I Thessalonians
5:17; Ephesians
5:18;
I Corinthians 14:15;
Matthew 6:9-13; Luke
18:1 |
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If you have a
testimony of faith in Christ or a link to a
testimony not featured here, please email
to:
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"This is the
one who came by water and blood--Jesus
Christ. He did not come by water only, but
by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who
testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
For there are three that testify: the
Spirit, the water and the blood; and the
three are in agreement. We accept man's
testimony, but God's testimony is greater
because it is the testimony of God, which he
has given about his Son. Anyone who believes
in the Son of God has this testimony in his
heart. Anyone who does not believe God has
made him out to be a liar, because he has
not believed the testimony God has given
about his Son. And this is the testimony:
God has given us eternal life, and this life
is in his Son. He who has the Son has life;
he who does not have the Son of God does not
have life." (I John 5:6-12) |
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