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"For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." (2 Timothy 1:6-7) Lord, my God— The Giver of every good and perfect gift,You are …
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To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his call, and may fulfil every good resolve and work of faith by his power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and …
"Is not my word like fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer which breaks the rock in pieces?" (Jeremiah 23:29) burn our hearts, O Lord,with Your pure word.You, who are consuming fire, in whose radiant holiness none can stand,come with refining heatto purify our wayward heartsand with Your pure word,O Lord, burn our hearts. …
In my distress I called to the Lord;I cried to my God for help.From his temple he heard my voice;my cry came before him, into his ears. (Psalm 18:6) With all my joys and gratitudeI draw near to You.With all my griefs and lamentI fall down before You. You, Lord, You know me fullyunlike anyone …
Over the past few days, I preached and then have written (here and here) about living as a unified church in divided days. Talking about unity is great, but my sense at this time is that we need more than talk…we need to take a step. And so, I’d like to encourage us to pray …
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Matthew Erickson 