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 Well, we're in the middle of a series on prayer, all kinds of prayer for all kinds of people.

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 It's the Lord's desire that we pray lots for everyone.

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 And one of the critical questions that we've been challenged to ask as we do that is,

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 God, what do you want to do in this situation?

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 What do you desire?

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 What do you will for this person?

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 The Lord wants us to pray according to his will.

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 We probably, hopefully, all pray for ourselves on a regular basis.

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 We hopefully pray for our families and the people in our families every day.

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 But this morning we want to talk about our church, one another.

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 Father, are you praying for each other here in this room and for those who aren't with us this morning regularly?

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 We do pray every Sunday like we just did for some of the needs in our church.

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 But I mean throughout the week.

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 Are you praying for the people in this church?

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 And if you are and when you do, what do you ask God to do in their lives?

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 What are you asking God for, for one another?

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 That's the question that we're going to be focused on this morning.

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 What should we be asking God for as we pray for each other here in our church?

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 God, what do you want to do in our church, in this church, in Davidson?

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 And our answer comes to us from Paul's letter to the Ephesians.

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 So if you have your Bibles, please open them up to Ephesians chapter 4.

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 Ephesians chapter 4.

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 Ephesians chapter 4.

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 Ephesians chapter 5.

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 We're going to pick it up in verse 7.

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 Paul writes this.

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 He says,

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 But to each one of us, grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.

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 And drop down to verse 11.

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 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors, and teachers to equip his people for works of service,

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 so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature,

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 attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

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 Then we will no longer be infants tossed back and forth by the waves and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.

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 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.

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 From him, the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love as each part does its work.

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 This whole chapter is full of God's will for our church.

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 We could go back all the way to right to the beginning of the chapter.

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 We talked about that last summer a little bit in our One Another series.

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 God's desire is that we would be a people who love one another.

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 But we want to bring it in here to verse 7.

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 Paul sets up a bit of a contrast here.

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 He's been talking about in verse 4 how there's one body.

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 There is one people of God in Christ.

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 And now he sets up a bit of a contrast.

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 Even though there's one body, there are many parts to this body.

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 There are many gifts that have been given to the body.

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 Verse 7.

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 But to each one of us, grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.

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 Paul then supports that with going back into the Old Testament.

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 And then he has a little bit of a tangent and then comes back in verse 11.

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 To each one of us, grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.

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 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors, and the teachers.

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 There's lots that we could say about each of those different kinds of people or each of those different roles.

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 But what strikes me is the language that Paul uses.

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 I expected him to say, so Christ himself gave the gift of apostleship.

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 The gift of evangelism.

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 The gift of teaching.

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 What is the gift that Christ has given to his church?

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 It's not just the gift of apostleship.

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 The gift is the people.

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 So Christ himself gave what?

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 The apostles.

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 The prophets.

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 The evangelists.

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 The pastors and the teachers.

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 They are the gift.

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 They are part of the gift.

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 And I don't think this list is meant to be all inclusive.

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 There could have been other things that he mentioned.

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 Other roles that he has given.

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 But each of those is a special gift of grace that God has given to his church.

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 We could talk about each of those, but we probably don't have time to really get into each one.

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 And so this morning I'm just going to focus on pastors.

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 Probably the one that we're most familiar with.

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 The word pastor here, believe it or not, this is the only place in the whole Bible that you find the word pastor.

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 And that might come as a surprise to some of you because it seems like every church has a pastor almost.

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 Why does it only show up once in the whole Bible?

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 The reason is that this word is actually, it comes from the Latin word for shepherd.

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 The original word that Paul uses here is actually the word shepherd.

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 Literally.

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 He gave shepherds.

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 It kind of goes a little bit against some of the mindset that we typically have towards pastors today.

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 But essentially, shepherds, as he refers to them here, is that he's talking about the same role as elder or overseer in the church.

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 1 Peter 5, verse 1.

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 Peter says there,

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 When Paul was meeting up with the elders from this very church, the elders of Ephesus, he kind of charged them.

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 He said,

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 Keep watch over yourselves and over the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers.

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 Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.

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 And so, the word that we so often use, pastor, really traces back to the idea of shepherd.

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 And it's really synonymous with the position of elder or overseer in the church.

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 That's the primary work of a pastor.

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 And in our North American culture, we've maybe kind of come to this place where we have put the pastor up on a pedestal.

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 He's the paid professional that does the work, the job description that we've given him to do.

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 And these elders, well, they're important, but they're kind of second rate, you know.

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 But that's not the teaching of the New Testament.

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 What the apostles taught and set out as the pattern is that there is to be a plurality of elders or shepherds in the local church.

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 I appreciate the respect that people intend when they say to me, Pastor Josh.

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 But I hope that you know that I'm not the only pastor of this church.

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 Rob Workington, Byron Dahl, Charles Schmidt, and some of you other men have even served in the past as shepherds in this church.

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 The Lord's desire is that there be a plurality of shepherds, of pastors, of elders.

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 Why? Why has he given that to the church?

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 Hmm. I want to give something special to my people.

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 But I don't really know what to get them.

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 So I'll just get them a box of chocolates.

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 No.

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 It's not a gift like that.

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 This is a gift that Christ has thought through.

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 A very thoughtful gift for a very specific purpose.

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 To meet a very specific need.

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 What is that need?

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 Paul goes on to say,

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 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors, and the teachers

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 to equip his people for works of service.

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 Christ himself has given shepherds and those other roles as gifts to the church.

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 Why?

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 To equip his people for works of service.

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 And this is another place where sometimes in our North American culture,

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 we maybe have it a little bit backwards.

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 We maybe see the pastor as being the one that we pay to do the works of service for us.

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 Or the elders are the ones that we have elected so that they can do the work of the church for us.

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 But actually it's the opposite.

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 Christ has given shepherds to equip the rest of us to do the work of service.

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 To serve one another well.

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 To serve our community.

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 And in all of these things, to serve God.

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 And so God's desire is that each person in his church be working, be serving, be using the gifts that he has given them.

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 Under the equipping and the coordinating and the guidance and the leadership of these roles.

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 The shepherds.

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 Those of you who are shepherds.

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 God's desire is that you not only serve like the rest of us, but that you equip the rest of us as a church to serve.

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 That you give us the tools to know how do we serve?

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 How do we work together as a church to reach this community?

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 That's a heavy mantle.

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 And so if you're not currently serving as a shepherd, pray for the shepherds in this church, the elders.

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 That they would have God's leading as they seek to do that.

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 Amen.

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 God bless langley.

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 Amen.

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 эт decision.

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 same way as a church it is critical that we learn to function together in a coordinated manner so

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 that we can achieve the miracle of standing and walking and serving and blessing

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 it's only as we work together under the guidance together under the coordination of the shepherds

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 that we can achieve this paul goes on from here to paint a bit of a picture of what god desires for

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 the church generally we've talked a little bit about leaders and how they've been given as a gift

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 but to what to what end so what we're all serving together they're equipping that's great but what

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 what's the overall big picture where are we going what is christ's desire for his church

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 what's his will for us here in davidson paul goes on to spell this out a little bit starting in verse 12

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 he gave the apostles the prophets the evangelists the pastors and teachers why to equip his people

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 for works of service so that the body of christ may be built up and then here it is until we all

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 reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the son of god and become mature attaining to the

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 whole measure of the fullness of christ then will we we will no longer be infants tossed back and forth

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 by the waves and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of

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 people in their deceitful scheming instead speaking the truth in love we will grow to become in every

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 respect the mature body of him who is the head that is christ from him the whole body joined and held

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 together by every supporting ligament grows and builds itself up in love as each part does its work

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 there's a lot in there there's a lot of little details in there and rather than going through

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 every single one i'm just going to try to hit on a couple different themes what does christ desire

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 for his people his church twice paul uses the phrase built up that they would be built up god is at work

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 he is building something with and in his people with and in us here in the davidson community bible church

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 he has already laid the foundation jesus has come the apostles have carried the teaching

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 of christ and the witness of christ and now he is building something

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 there is the theme here of growth from infancy to adulthood it's a very interesting way to describe what

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 what what he longs to see happen

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 we're kind of like infants he implies in verse 14 then we will no longer be infants we're like

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 the seed form that has now sprouted the plant that is just now blossomed

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 but christ's desire is that as a as a body as a people that we would grow to become the full adult mature

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 body people that he wants for us to be

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 what does that maturity look like paul gives a number of uh indicators here

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 a group of people that's characterized by

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 a group of people that's characterized by speaking the truth to one another

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 a group of people that is well coordinated and functions well together like it like an adult body does

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 we're no longer learning how to walk and how to move we work together we're coordinated

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 maturity the word mature is used a couple of times

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 fully developed i love this phrase in verse 13 he says

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 and become mature attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of christ

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 you can just think of the picture of kind of that the little growth chart that we do for our kids on the wall as they grow up

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 well eventually there's a line and that's that's it they're fully grown fully adult

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 that's christ's desire for his people that we reach the full maturity as a group

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 where the fullness of christ we we match up to to the fullness of christ

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 we come to share in that measure of his glory that he is going to give us

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 it's a beautiful picture

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 there's also a theme here of a ship out at sea paul likes to use his metaphors and he likes to use them

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 one after the other sometimes

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 you get this picture of a ship out in the sea the waves are coming and the winds blowing and it's just going

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 all over the place and he uses this as a metaphor to describe how

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 some christians probably that he's known and seen some churches even

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 you know a person rolls into town with a new teaching

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 that takes them away from the teaching of christ and they just kind of get blown along and go with it

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 the culture says this sure let's do that the pressures of society of the of local local cities whatever

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 say you go in this direction so we just okay that sounds great

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 paul's desire is that we not be like that but that we be anchored in the truth

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 in the faith and in the knowledge of the son of god he says

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 so that when those things come they just go under the boat we're not moving

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 this is our original conviction this is the truth

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 jesus is the way the truth and the life

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 and it doesn't matter what anybody else says over here or if somebody else teaches something contrary

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 we're not going with that flow that wind isn't taking us anywhere we're anchored here

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 in christ that's what he longs to see for us as a church

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 to summarize i'm just going to quickly read through some of these and just highlight on a few words

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 what christ wills for his people

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 is for them to be built up

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 to reach unity

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 no divisions

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 faith filled

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 knowing the son of god

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 maturity

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 steadfastness

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 ability with to withstand

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 well coordinated

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 functioning together

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 in truthfulness

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 in love

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 what a beautiful picture

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 in a moment we'll

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 talk about how this should inform our prayers

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 but before we get there

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 i just want to say

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 the thing that hit me the most

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 this week as i was preparing this message

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 is simply

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 isn't it amazing

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 that

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 god wants to do this

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 for us

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 that he wants to make us part of a people

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 a body

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 like this

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 as undeserving as we are

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 this whole week i've been without my family

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 they've been in valley view

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 enjoying time with

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 um

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 jen's parents

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 and

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 throughout this whole week i've been thinking

00:22:07.239 --> 00:22:08.679
 about

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 how can i be a better husband

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 how can i be a better father

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 what can we do together

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 with them when they come back

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 i've been tucking away some ideas

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 making some plans

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 and then all of a sudden

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 as i was reading this

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 it just hit me

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 the lord

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 has made some plans

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 for us

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 as his

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 church

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 and how things are going to be

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 and he is working to bring us to that

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 isn't that amazing

00:22:38.320 --> 00:22:39.320
 that we have a god

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 who loves us

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 like that

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 that he has

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 come up with this plan

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 of what we will look like

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 one day

00:22:47.360 --> 00:22:48.560
 when we're fully grown

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 and that he is moving us along towards that

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 what a gift

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 what love

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 that we as sinners

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 as people who have

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 shaken our fist against him

00:23:02.539 --> 00:23:03.460
 rejected him

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 that he has

00:23:04.779 --> 00:23:06.960
 desired to save us

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 and to pull us into this incredible family

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 of his

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 to be his people

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 and so as we pray

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 for

00:23:21.000 --> 00:23:21.879
 one another

00:23:21.879 --> 00:23:22.579
 as a church

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 of course we pray

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 for

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 the typical things

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 matters of

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 health

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 and well-being

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 but what if we

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 started to use

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 this picture

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 and this isn't the only picture

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 there's

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 lots of pictures

00:23:40.699 --> 00:23:41.099
 throughout

00:23:41.099 --> 00:23:42.019
 scripture

00:23:42.019 --> 00:23:44.079
 but what if we started to use

00:23:44.079 --> 00:23:44.980
 this picture

00:23:44.980 --> 00:23:47.299
 to inform

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 how we pray

00:23:48.139 --> 00:23:48.879
 for one another

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 I've already mentioned about

00:23:51.960 --> 00:23:52.720
 how we should pray

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 for the shepherds

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 in the church

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 that they would

00:23:55.299 --> 00:23:56.039
 equip

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 and lead well

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 but we can pray

00:24:00.379 --> 00:24:01.079
 for one another

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 that each person

00:24:02.700 --> 00:24:03.859
 would be valued

00:24:03.859 --> 00:24:04.160
 by

00:24:04.160 --> 00:24:05.879
 every other person

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 in the church

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 that they would

00:24:09.200 --> 00:24:09.940
 use their gifts

00:24:09.940 --> 00:24:10.480
 that they would

00:24:10.480 --> 00:24:11.440
 serve well

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 that we would

00:24:13.160 --> 00:24:13.740
 be a church

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 characterized

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 by love

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 and by truth

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 pray for our church

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 that we wouldn't be

00:24:21.580 --> 00:24:22.299
 tossed

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 by the storm

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 but that we would

00:24:24.240 --> 00:24:24.960
 hold fast

00:24:24.960 --> 00:24:25.559
 to Christ

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 pray that you

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 that each person

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 in our church

00:24:31.680 --> 00:24:31.960
 would

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 understand

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 how

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 what kind of

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 part

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 they are

00:24:36.680 --> 00:24:37.600
 what gift

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 or grace

00:24:38.120 --> 00:24:38.559
 that God

00:24:38.559 --> 00:24:39.340
 has given them

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 and how they

00:24:40.059 --> 00:24:41.139
 can use that

00:24:41.139 --> 00:24:44.559
 to serve

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 because it's only

00:24:45.740 --> 00:24:46.779
 as each part

00:24:46.779 --> 00:24:48.119
 does its work

00:24:48.119 --> 00:24:49.519
 that the body

00:24:49.519 --> 00:24:50.200
 can be well

00:24:50.200 --> 00:24:50.740
 coordinated

00:24:50.740 --> 00:24:51.740
 and well functioning

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 that's true

00:24:53.440 --> 00:24:54.019
 of the church

00:24:54.019 --> 00:24:54.519
 as a whole

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 and that's true

00:24:55.259 --> 00:24:56.359
 of our church

00:24:56.359 --> 00:24:57.480
 here in Davidson

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 and so

00:25:01.620 --> 00:25:03.279
 last week

00:25:03.279 --> 00:25:04.079
 I encouraged you

00:25:04.079 --> 00:25:04.480
 to

00:25:04.480 --> 00:25:05.819
 make a bit

00:25:05.819 --> 00:25:06.339
 of a list

00:25:06.339 --> 00:25:07.200
 if you need

00:25:07.200 --> 00:25:07.440
 to

00:25:07.440 --> 00:25:08.039
 to pray

00:25:08.039 --> 00:25:08.799
 for your family

00:25:08.799 --> 00:25:10.779
 this week

00:25:10.779 --> 00:25:11.620
 I want to

00:25:11.620 --> 00:25:12.099
 encourage you

00:25:12.099 --> 00:25:12.460
 to

00:25:12.460 --> 00:25:14.120
 make a regular

00:25:14.120 --> 00:25:14.579
 habit

00:25:14.579 --> 00:25:15.200
 of praying

00:25:15.200 --> 00:25:15.960
 for one another

00:25:15.960 --> 00:25:16.620
 in the church

00:25:16.620 --> 00:25:17.200
 there's a

00:25:17.200 --> 00:25:18.460
 couple easy

00:25:18.460 --> 00:25:19.099
 ways to do

00:25:19.099 --> 00:25:19.380
 that

00:25:19.380 --> 00:25:20.440
 first of all

00:25:20.440 --> 00:25:21.819
 we have a new

00:25:21.819 --> 00:25:22.259
 directory

00:25:22.259 --> 00:25:22.799
 that's going to

00:25:22.799 --> 00:25:23.180
 be ready

00:25:23.180 --> 00:25:23.799
 soon here

00:25:23.799 --> 00:25:25.559
 that's one

00:25:25.559 --> 00:25:26.140
 way to do it

00:25:26.140 --> 00:25:27.060
 you have your list

00:25:27.060 --> 00:25:27.540
 right there

00:25:27.540 --> 00:25:28.140
 you can just

00:25:28.140 --> 00:25:28.700
 work your way

00:25:28.700 --> 00:25:29.280
 through it

00:25:29.280 --> 00:25:31.100
 we can do

00:25:31.100 --> 00:25:31.460
 a few

00:25:31.460 --> 00:25:32.800
 families each

00:25:32.800 --> 00:25:33.140
 week

00:25:33.140 --> 00:25:36.500
 or a family

00:25:36.500 --> 00:25:37.060
 every day

00:25:37.060 --> 00:25:37.680
 however you

00:25:37.680 --> 00:25:38.080
 decide

00:25:38.080 --> 00:25:39.259
 one of the

00:25:39.259 --> 00:25:39.759
 things that's

00:25:39.759 --> 00:25:40.259
 really been

00:25:40.259 --> 00:25:40.780
 helping me

00:25:40.780 --> 00:25:41.400
 that I use

00:25:41.400 --> 00:25:42.240
 I use an app

00:25:42.240 --> 00:25:42.540
 called

00:25:42.540 --> 00:25:43.120
 prayer mate

00:25:43.120 --> 00:25:44.480
 I found this

00:25:44.480 --> 00:25:44.960
 online

00:25:44.960 --> 00:25:46.160
 by recommendation

00:25:46.160 --> 00:25:46.980
 from someone

00:25:46.980 --> 00:25:48.020
 and you can

00:25:48.020 --> 00:25:48.560
 just set up

00:25:48.560 --> 00:25:49.100
 your lists

00:25:49.100 --> 00:25:49.620
 of different

00:25:49.620 --> 00:25:50.460
 people in your

00:25:50.460 --> 00:25:50.820
 life

00:25:50.820 --> 00:25:51.400
 family

00:25:51.400 --> 00:25:52.680
 extended family

00:25:52.680 --> 00:25:53.259
 church

00:25:53.259 --> 00:25:54.060
 missionaries

00:25:54.059 --> 00:25:55.779
 and every

00:25:55.779 --> 00:25:56.179
 time you

00:25:56.179 --> 00:25:56.799
 open it up

00:25:56.799 --> 00:25:57.259
 it gives you

00:25:57.259 --> 00:25:58.139
 a fresh set

00:25:58.139 --> 00:25:59.179
 of people

00:25:59.179 --> 00:25:59.799
 drawn from

00:25:59.799 --> 00:26:00.399
 all of those

00:26:00.399 --> 00:26:00.980
 lists so that

00:26:00.980 --> 00:26:01.519
 you can pray

00:26:01.519 --> 00:26:02.639
 for those

00:26:02.639 --> 00:26:03.259
 people and

00:26:03.259 --> 00:26:03.740
 ensure that

00:26:03.740 --> 00:26:04.079
 you pray

00:26:04.079 --> 00:26:04.740
 for everyone

00:26:04.740 --> 00:26:06.579
 and it's

00:26:06.579 --> 00:26:07.539
 good when

00:26:07.539 --> 00:26:07.899
 we pray

00:26:07.899 --> 00:26:08.659
 for everyone

00:26:08.659 --> 00:26:09.599
 in our

00:26:09.599 --> 00:26:09.940
 church

00:26:09.940 --> 00:26:10.639
 by name

00:26:10.639 --> 00:26:10.940
 that we

00:26:10.940 --> 00:26:11.500
 take time

00:26:11.500 --> 00:26:11.940
 to think

00:26:11.940 --> 00:26:12.339
 about that

00:26:12.339 --> 00:26:12.759
 person

00:26:12.759 --> 00:26:13.879
 and what

00:26:13.879 --> 00:26:14.599
 God wants

00:26:14.599 --> 00:26:15.579
 for that

00:26:15.579 --> 00:26:15.980
 person

00:26:15.980 --> 00:26:17.179
 and so

00:26:17.179 --> 00:26:17.720
 I encourage

00:26:17.720 --> 00:26:18.039
 you if

00:26:18.039 --> 00:26:18.279
 that's

00:26:18.279 --> 00:26:18.679
 something you

00:26:18.679 --> 00:26:19.059
 think might

00:26:19.059 --> 00:26:19.519
 help you

00:26:19.519 --> 00:26:21.099
 download that

00:26:21.099 --> 00:26:22.799
 fill it up

00:26:22.799 --> 00:26:23.079
 with the

00:26:23.079 --> 00:26:23.440
 names of

00:26:23.440 --> 00:26:23.820
 the people

00:26:23.820 --> 00:26:24.140
 in our

00:26:24.140 --> 00:26:24.460
 church

00:26:24.460 --> 00:26:26.080
 and as

00:26:26.080 --> 00:26:26.440
 I have

00:26:26.440 --> 00:26:26.980
 done this

00:26:26.980 --> 00:26:27.500
 I found

00:26:27.500 --> 00:26:27.900
 it to be

00:26:27.900 --> 00:26:28.580
 very helpful

00:26:28.580 --> 00:26:29.920
 because it's

00:26:29.920 --> 00:26:30.779
 easy sometimes

00:26:30.779 --> 00:26:31.860
 to just get

00:26:31.860 --> 00:26:32.519
 into the rut

00:26:32.519 --> 00:26:33.500
 of oh I'm

00:26:33.500 --> 00:26:34.100
 supposed to be

00:26:34.100 --> 00:26:34.580
 praying for

00:26:34.580 --> 00:26:35.160
 so and so

00:26:35.160 --> 00:26:35.759
 so God

00:26:35.759 --> 00:26:36.320
 please be

00:26:36.320 --> 00:26:38.440
 with Charles

00:26:38.440 --> 00:26:38.900
 and Ellie

00:26:38.900 --> 00:26:39.620
 bless them

00:26:39.620 --> 00:26:40.160
 be with them

00:26:40.160 --> 00:26:40.600
 bless them

00:26:40.600 --> 00:26:41.059
 and be with

00:26:41.059 --> 00:26:41.440
 them but

00:26:41.440 --> 00:26:42.180
 we don't

00:26:42.180 --> 00:26:42.880
 really get

00:26:42.880 --> 00:26:43.779
 into thinking

00:26:43.779 --> 00:26:44.320
 about that

00:26:44.320 --> 00:26:44.920
 person but

00:26:44.920 --> 00:26:45.420
 if you set

00:26:45.420 --> 00:26:46.019
 aside that

00:26:46.019 --> 00:26:46.460
 I'm praying

00:26:46.460 --> 00:26:47.279
 for one

00:26:47.279 --> 00:26:48.259
 family a day

00:26:48.259 --> 00:26:48.980
 in our church

00:26:48.980 --> 00:26:50.039
 or something

00:26:50.039 --> 00:26:50.620
 like that

00:26:50.620 --> 00:26:51.600
 you begin to

00:26:51.600 --> 00:26:52.180
 think through

00:26:52.180 --> 00:26:53.360
 each person

00:26:53.360 --> 00:26:53.700
 in that

00:26:53.700 --> 00:26:54.140
 family

00:26:54.140 --> 00:26:55.820
 have you

00:26:55.820 --> 00:26:56.200
 been praying

00:26:56.200 --> 00:26:56.560
 for the

00:26:56.560 --> 00:26:57.279
 kids in

00:26:57.279 --> 00:26:57.799
 our church

00:26:57.799 --> 00:26:58.640
 not just

00:26:58.640 --> 00:26:59.160
 your kids

00:26:59.160 --> 00:26:59.580
 but the

00:26:59.580 --> 00:27:00.180
 other children

00:27:00.180 --> 00:27:01.279
 there's so

00:27:01.279 --> 00:27:01.740
 much that

00:27:01.740 --> 00:27:02.180
 we can

00:27:02.180 --> 00:27:04.720
 that we can

00:27:04.720 --> 00:27:05.420
 easily miss

00:27:05.420 --> 00:27:06.140
 or pass over

00:27:06.140 --> 00:27:06.799
 and so having

00:27:06.799 --> 00:27:07.580
 a list

00:27:07.580 --> 00:27:08.860
 and working

00:27:08.860 --> 00:27:09.580
 through it

00:27:09.580 --> 00:27:10.380
 regularly

00:27:10.380 --> 00:27:11.440
 I'll be

00:27:11.440 --> 00:27:11.840
 honest

00:27:11.840 --> 00:27:12.940
 there are days

00:27:12.940 --> 00:27:13.539
 where I miss

00:27:13.539 --> 00:27:14.900
 I'm sure we

00:27:14.900 --> 00:27:15.299
 all do

00:27:15.299 --> 00:27:17.060
 the day takes

00:27:17.060 --> 00:27:17.940
 you by surprise

00:27:17.940 --> 00:27:18.720
 especially when

00:27:18.720 --> 00:27:19.320
 you have kids

00:27:19.319 --> 00:27:19.599
 and you

00:27:19.599 --> 00:27:20.019
 wake up

00:27:20.019 --> 00:27:20.439
 with them

00:27:20.439 --> 00:27:21.439
 right there

00:27:21.439 --> 00:27:23.659
 but

00:27:23.659 --> 00:27:25.819
 we need to

00:27:25.819 --> 00:27:26.740
 make this

00:27:26.740 --> 00:27:27.379
 a habit

00:27:27.379 --> 00:27:29.119
 God wants

00:27:29.119 --> 00:27:29.759
 to do amazing

00:27:29.759 --> 00:27:30.379
 things in our

00:27:30.379 --> 00:27:30.700
 church

00:27:30.700 --> 00:27:31.639
 and that

00:27:31.639 --> 00:27:32.299
 will come

00:27:32.299 --> 00:27:33.339
 in answer

00:27:33.339 --> 00:27:34.179
 to our

00:27:34.179 --> 00:27:34.579
 prayers

00:27:34.579 --> 00:27:35.259
 when we pray

00:27:35.259 --> 00:27:35.799
 according to

00:27:35.799 --> 00:27:36.299
 his will

00:27:36.299 --> 00:27:37.740
 and so let's

00:27:37.740 --> 00:27:38.279
 ask God

00:27:38.279 --> 00:27:38.779
 to do

00:27:38.779 --> 00:27:40.179
 what he has

00:27:40.179 --> 00:27:40.599
 shown us

00:27:40.599 --> 00:27:40.759
 here

00:27:40.759 --> 00:27:41.639
 he wants

00:27:41.639 --> 00:27:42.119
 to do

00:27:42.119 --> 00:27:43.279
 in our

00:27:43.279 --> 00:27:43.619
 church

00:27:43.619 --> 00:27:45.000
 for his

00:27:45.000 --> 00:27:45.339
 glory

00:27:45.339 --> 00:27:47.139
 amen

00:27:47.140 --> 00:27:50.340
 for

00:27:51.840 --> 00:27:51.940
 let's

00:27:51.940 --> 00:27:53.100
 to

00:27:53.100 --> 00:28:05.220
 recognize

00:28:05.220 --> 00:28:05.759
 him

00:28:05.759 --> 00:28:05.960
 in

00:28:05.960 --> 00:28:06.280
 and

00:28:06.280 --> 00:28:07.520
 again

00:28:07.520 --> 00:28:09.700
 he wants

00:28:09.700 --> 00:28:11.880
 to

00:28:11.880 --> 00:28:13.820
 you