Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

Ephesians 4:25

Brothers and sisters, I will be brief in my article this week. Allow me to publish again a prayer that I publish a couple of times each year. It is my prayer for this church body, and I would be glad if you would pray it with me occasionally:

• That the Lord will bring people under the influence of the church’s ministry who need to hear the gospel (Acts 18:9-10)
• That we will teach and preach “the truth in love” (Eph. 4:15). That we will not fear for our reputation nor our advantage in the community, but that we will proclaim “Jesus Christ, and him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2).
• That we will be a unified body of believers. That gossip and slander will be rejected by those who hear it, and we will love and offer grace to one another in truly biblical proportions (John 13:34-35).
• That we will be a sending church, with a heart for gospel missions that is unquenchable (Matt. 28:19-20).
• That we will love and care for our neighbors as we love ourselves (Matt. 22:39).

“And this is my prayer, that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and the praise of God.” – Philippians 1:9-11

Summer has sprung upon us. Enjoy the weather, friends. Be happy in Christ Jesus!

Grace and peace,

Pastor Jym

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