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66 Occurrences of “Power” in “Alcoholics Anonymous,” 4th ed., pp. 1-164
{31 Occurrences of “P/power” relating to God}
[1] “P/power . . . greater than/beyond [-self/-selves]”: 15 occ.
[1a] “a Power greater than myself/yourself/ourselves/himself/themselves” [12 occ.]:
{Chap. 1; pp. 10, 12 [total: 2 occ.]}
{Chap. 4; pp. 45 (2 occ.), 46, 47, 48, 50 (2 occ.), 55 [total: 8 occ.]}
{Chap. 5; p. 59 [1 occ.]}
{Chap. 7; p. 93 [1 occ.]}
[1b] “the Power which is greater than himself” (Chap. 4; p. 50) ( 1 occ.)
[1c] “a source of power much greater than yourself” (Chap. 11; p. 163) ( 1 occ.)
[1d] “a Power beyond ourselves” (Chap. 4; p. 46) ( 1 occ.)
[2] “P/power of God” (pp. 11, 13, 52, 114, 130, 162) 6 occ.
[3] “this/that Power” [pp. 45, 46, 50 (2 occ.)] 4 occ.
[4] “a Higher Power” (pp. 43, 100) 2 occ.
[5] Miscellaneous 4 occ.
[5a] “Thy Power” (p. 63) ( 1 occ.)
[5b] “Him who has all knowledge and power” (p. 85) ( 1 occ.)
[5c] “there is One who has all power – that One is God.” (p. 59) ( 1 occ.)
[5d] “Infinite Power and Love” (p. 56) ( 1 occ.)
Ch. 1: “Bill’s Story” (7 occ.) (pp. 1-16)
“I had always believed in a Power greater than myself” p. 10
“the power of God” p. 11
“Had this power originated in him?” p. 11
“no more power in him” p. 11
“being willing to believe in a Power greater than myself” p. 12
“Belief in the power of God” p. 13
“numbers and power.” p. 16
Ch. 2: “There Is a Solution” (5 occ.) (pp. 17-29)
“His will power must be weak.” p. 20
“the common sense and will power” p. 22
“assert his power of will.” p. 23
“Our so-called will power” p. 24
“lost the power of choice in drink.” p. 24
Ch. 3: “More about Alcoholism” (6 occ.) (pp. 30-43)
“their own will power” p. 33
“lost the power to choose” p. 34
“our will power” p. 34
“my will power” p. 40
“will power” p. 42
“a Higher Power” p. 43
Ch. 4: “We Agnostics” (23 occ.) (pp. 44-57)
“Lack of power,” p. 45
“the needed power wasn’t there.” p. 45
“object is to enable you to find a Power greater than yourself” p. 45
“to find this Power” p. 45
“a power by which we could live,” p. 45a
“a Power greater than ourselves” p. 45b
“faith and dependence upon a Power beyond ourselves” p. 46
“a new sense of power” p. 46
“a willingness to believe in a Power greater than ourselves” p. 46a
“that Power, which is God.” p. 46b
“willing to believe, that there is a Power greater than myself?” p. 47
“why he should believe in, a Power greater than himself” p. 48
“they found a new power” p. 50
“This Power has in each case” p. 50
“believes in, a Power greater than himself.” p. 50
“come to believe in a Power greater than themselves” p. 50a
“attitude toward that Power” p. 50b
“the Power which is greater than himself” p. 50
“stop doubting the power of God.” p. 52
“given the power to reason” p. 53
“faith in a Power greater than ourselves” p. 55a
“demonstrations of that power” p. 55b
“He stood in the Presence of Infinite Power and Love” p. 56
Ch. 5: “How It Works” (8 occ.) (pp. 58-71)
“there is One who has all power – that One is God.” p. 59
“2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves” p. 59
“the power to carry that out.” p. 59
“probably no human power could” p. 60
“our own power” p. 62
“Thy Power, Thy love” p. 63
“we felt new power flow in,” p. 63
“fancied or real, had power” p. 66
Ch. 6: “Into Action” (2 occ.) (pp. 72-88)
“from Him who has all knowledge and power” p. 85
“our will power” p. 85
Ch. 7: “Working with Others” (3 occ.) (pp. 89-103)
“the will power” p. 92
“willing to believe in a Power greater than himself” p. 93
“the dictates of a Higher Power” p. 100
Ch. 8: “To Wives” (5 occ.) (pp. 104-21)
“their will power” p. 107
“his power to stop or moderate.” p. 112
“The power of God goes deep!” p. 114
“had any power” p. 118
“doing everything in his power” p. 118
Ch. 9: “The Family Afterward” (2 occ.) (pp. 122-35)
“the power of God” p. 130
“given the power to help others.” p. 132
Ch. 10: “To Employers” (1 occ.) (pp. 136-50)
“your will power and guts” p. 138
Ch. 11: “A Vision for You” (4 occ.) (pp. 151-64)
“no amount of will power” p. 155
“is a power in the church” p. 158
“the Presence and Power of God” p. 162
“tapped a source of power much greater than yourself” p. 163
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