A Prayer for Our Church
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| - | {{info}}O Lord, by the truth of your Word, and the power of your Spirit and the ministry of your body, build men and women at Bethlehem . . . | + | {{info}}O Lord, by the truth of your Word, and the power of your Spirit and the ministry of your body, build men and women at Bethlehem . . . |
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| - | *Who don't love the world more than God, | + | *Who don't love the world more than God, |
| - | *who don't care if they make much money, | + | *who don't care if they make much money, |
| - | *who don't care if they own a house, | + | *who don't care if they own a house, |
| - | *who don't care if they have a new car or two cars, | + | *who don't care if they have a new car or two cars, |
| - | *who don't need recent styles, | + | *who don't need recent styles, |
| - | *who don't care if they get famous, | + | *who don't care if they get famous, |
| - | *who don't miss steak or fancy fare, | + | *who don't miss steak or fancy fare, |
| - | *who don't expect that life should be comfortable and easy, | + | *who don't expect that life should be comfortable and easy, |
| - | *who don't feed their minds on TV each night, | + | *who don't feed their minds on TV each night, |
| - | *who don't measure truth with their finger in the wind, | + | *who don't measure truth with their finger in the wind, |
| - | *who don't get paralyzed by others' disapproval, | + | *who don't get paralyzed by others' disapproval, |
| - | *who don't return evil for evil, | + | *who don't return evil for evil, |
| - | *who don't hold grudges, | + | *who don't hold grudges, |
| - | *who don't gossip, | + | *who don't gossip, |
| - | *who don't twist the truth, | + | *who don't twist the truth, |
| - | *who don't brag or boast, | + | *who don't brag or boast, |
| - | *who don't whine or use body language to get pity, | + | *who don't whine or use body language to get pity, |
| - | *who don't criticize more than praise, | + | *who don't criticize more than praise, |
| - | *who don't hang out in cliques, | + | *who don't hang out in cliques, |
*who don't eat too much or exercise too little; | *who don't eat too much or exercise too little; | ||
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| - | But | + | But |
</blockquote><blockquote> | </blockquote><blockquote> | ||
| - | *who are ablaze for God, | + | *who are ablaze for God, |
| - | *who are utterly God-besotted, | + | *who are utterly God-besotted, |
| - | *who are filled with the Holy Spirit, | + | *who are filled with the Holy Spirit, |
| - | *who strive to know the height and depth of Christ's love, | + | *who strive to know the height and depth of Christ's love, |
| - | *who are crucified to the world and dead to sin, | + | *who are crucified to the world and dead to sin, |
| - | *who are purified by the Word and addicted to righteousness, | + | *who are purified by the Word and addicted to righteousness, |
| - | *who are mighty in memorizing and using the Scriptures, | + | *who are mighty in memorizing and using the Scriptures, |
| - | *who keep the Lord's Day holy and refreshing, | + | *who keep the Lord's Day holy and refreshing, |
| - | *who are broken by the consciousness of sin, | + | *who are broken by the consciousness of sin, |
| - | *who are thrilled by the wonder of free grace, | + | *who are thrilled by the wonder of free grace, |
| - | *who are stunned into humble silence by the riches of God's glory, | + | *who are stunned into humble silence by the riches of God's glory, |
| - | *who are persevering constantly in prayer, | + | *who are persevering constantly in prayer, |
| - | *who are ruthless in self-denial, | + | *who are ruthless in self-denial, |
| - | *who are fearless in public witness to Christ's Lordship, | + | *who are fearless in public witness to Christ's Lordship, |
| - | *who are able to unmask error and blow away doctrinal haze, | + | *who are able to unmask error and blow away doctrinal haze, |
| - | *who are tough in standing for the truth, | + | *who are tough in standing for the truth, |
| - | *who are tender in touching hurting people, | + | *who are tender in touching hurting people, |
| - | *who are passionate about reaching the peoples who have no church, | + | *who are passionate about reaching the peoples who have no church, |
| - | *who are pro-life for the sake of babies and moms and dads and the glory of God, | + | *who are pro-life for the sake of babies and moms and dads and the glory of God, |
| - | *who are keepers of all their promises, including marriage vows, | + | *who are keepers of all their promises, including marriage vows, |
| - | *who are content with what they have and trusting the promises of God, | + | *who are content with what they have and trusting the promises of God, |
*who are patient and kind and meek when life is hard. | *who are patient and kind and meek when life is hard. | ||
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| - | Pressing for all there is in Christ, | + | Pressing for all there is in Christ, |
Pastor John | Pastor John | ||
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O Lord, by the truth of your Word, and the power of your Spirit and the ministry of your body, build men and women at Bethlehem . . .
- Who don't love the world more than God,
- who don't care if they make much money,
- who don't care if they own a house,
- who don't care if they have a new car or two cars,
- who don't need recent styles,
- who don't care if they get famous,
- who don't miss steak or fancy fare,
- who don't expect that life should be comfortable and easy,
- who don't feed their minds on TV each night,
- who don't measure truth with their finger in the wind,
- who don't get paralyzed by others' disapproval,
- who don't return evil for evil,
- who don't hold grudges,
- who don't gossip,
- who don't twist the truth,
- who don't brag or boast,
- who don't whine or use body language to get pity,
- who don't criticize more than praise,
- who don't hang out in cliques,
- who don't eat too much or exercise too little;
But
- who are ablaze for God,
- who are utterly God-besotted,
- who are filled with the Holy Spirit,
- who strive to know the height and depth of Christ's love,
- who are crucified to the world and dead to sin,
- who are purified by the Word and addicted to righteousness,
- who are mighty in memorizing and using the Scriptures,
- who keep the Lord's Day holy and refreshing,
- who are broken by the consciousness of sin,
- who are thrilled by the wonder of free grace,
- who are stunned into humble silence by the riches of God's glory,
- who are persevering constantly in prayer,
- who are ruthless in self-denial,
- who are fearless in public witness to Christ's Lordship,
- who are able to unmask error and blow away doctrinal haze,
- who are tough in standing for the truth,
- who are tender in touching hurting people,
- who are passionate about reaching the peoples who have no church,
- who are pro-life for the sake of babies and moms and dads and the glory of God,
- who are keepers of all their promises, including marriage vows,
- who are content with what they have and trusting the promises of God,
- who are patient and kind and meek when life is hard.
Pressing for all there is in Christ,
Pastor John
