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This past week I addressed the Axis Church family of faith regarding my shepherding/pastoring of them as a church. Here is the prayer that I prayed over them (taken straight from 1 Thessalonians 2-3)…

• That we would constantly mention our people in our prayers
• That God would make us worthy of our people’s recognition of what kind of men we proved to be for their sake
• That they would become imitators of us and that we would be worthy of imitation
• That their response would be turning from idols to faithfully serve the living and true God
• That we would have boldness in our God to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ in the midst of conflict, suffering and trials
• That our appeal – would spring NOT from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive – speaking NOT to please man, but to please God, who tests our hearts
• That God would cleanse our words of flattery and greed
• That we would never seek glory from man and that we would become humble stewards of the authority God has given us
• That we would be gentle to our people – like a nursing mother taking care of her own children
• That we would become affectionately desirous for our people – ready to share not only the gospel, but ourselves because of how dear to us our people have become
• That we would labor and toil so not to be a burden to any of our people
• That our conduct would be holy, righteous and blameless towards our people
• That we would love our people like a father does his children – exhorting, encouraging, and charging them, to walk in a manner worthy of God
• That when our people receive the Word of God from us, they would accept it, not as words from men but as the Word of God
• That we would endeavor eagerly to see our people face-to-face
• That when we meet Jesus face-to-face, that our hope and joy and crown and boasting would be our people – those entrusted to us
• That our people would be our glory and joy.

I love the Axis Church.
Grace and peace,
Pastor Jeremy

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The growing Christian has a “busy shovel” and uses it to dig deep into God’s Truth.
It is such a THRILL to not sit back in apathy and take the Word flippantly, but to aggressively seek to plummet the depths of God’s wondrous mind and heart that are found in His Word.

Go for it!
Don’t settle!!!

This is what true life is about.
Read the Word with aggression.
Read the Word with passion.
Read the Word panting for breath and with sweat on your brow.
Work for the deep truths of Scripture.

Oh man, when you do this…the Word becomes magnificent—so NOT boring! You begin to read it not only with better clarity but in full color—with grandeur. I pray that the Holy Spirit pulls your soul to the depths of His Word during your study of it.

Go for it…start TODAY!

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From my reading this morning in “The Valley of Vision” published by Banner of Truth

Come as power…to expel every rebel lust, to reign supreme and keep me thine;

Come as teacher…leading me into ALL truth, filling me with ALL understanding;

Come as love…that I may adore the Father, and love him as my all;

Come as joy…to dwell in me, move in me, animate me:

Come as light…illuminating the Scripture, molding me in its laws;

Come as sanctifier…body, soul and spirit wholly thine;

Come as helper…with strength to bless and keep, directing my EVERY step;

Come as beautifier…bringing order out of confusion, loveliness out of chaos.

Magnify to me thy glory by being magnified in me, and make me redolent of thy fragrance.

May you be blessed by this.
Grace and peace…

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