Here is a great passage to pray through for the church.
"Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you, and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you, so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints."
To often we pray for the growth of the church. We should pray that we grow in love for one another and for all. God will bring the increase if we are faithful to this calling.
Maybe, just maybe, if we focused on growth in quality, then the numerical growth would take care of itself.
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That's what I needed to hear this week. Thanks for sharing.
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