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Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16, ESV
God calls us to walk in wisdom, Nad that means we should be seeking His righteousness, which the Holy Spirit guides us through and imparts to us as we seek.
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love
Ephesians 4:2, ESV
We are called to walk in wisdom, which should show us how sinful we are and in need of grace. God empowers us to overcome, and He has given us each other to help. Remember that we are all in this together, struggling alone but encouraging each other.
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 13:20, ESV
We are called to walk in the wisdom of God. He empowers us to do so, and He has given us the Scriptures and His Church to help us.
Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.
1 Timothy 5:1-2, ESV
God enjoys working through His people to grow His people, so let us encourage each other in Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit to live godly lives.
This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Pray for those involved with serving the Lord’s Supper.
This Sunday at Church: Pray for those involved with serving the Lord’s Supper
As an overreaction to the feminist movement there’s a lot of talk these days about manhood among some quarters online. I think there’s a place for being tough as a man of God. But there seems to me a lot of hype and edgy online contents that is more LARPing than real biblical manhood. And […]
Moscow Mood: Middle Finger?
Our congregation did not have a VBS or other thing this summer, but we are about to launch a midweek children’s class.
We did see many churches offer VBS, and I personally met some people who had rarely or never been to church except to take their children to be with friends at VBS. It can be such a valuable resource. So many seeds do get planted.
Daniel
For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Pray for God to plant seed of the Gospel through your church’s summer VBS.
This Sunday at Church: Pray for God to plant seed of the Gospel through your church’s summer VBS
I will add a request for my current trip to continue well, encouraging and coaching pastors and teaching women. I have another week here.
Let us be thankful for SlimJim’s safe return from teaching and encouraging.
Daniel
This Sunday at Church I just want to personally praise the Lord and share I am grateful to God for safe return from pastor’s training overseas.
This Sunday at Church: Grateful to God for safe return from pastor’s training overseas
We finished a six part series on the Church and the place for congregational authority!
Biblical Support for Church Congregational Authority: Table of Contents
I feel this one, too, as I am traveling overseas over the next few weeks for similar work. Pray for all encouraging and teaching, those who are receiving, and the people in their nations and communities.
Daniel
This is a guest post by Mandy. She blogs here. I appreciate so much her prayers over the years. Check out her blog! Here’s the prayer:
Prayer for SlimJim’s Teaching Trip August 2024
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