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But for now I have considered it necessary to send Epaphroditus to you. For he is my brother, coworker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to me in my need. Indeed, he greatly missed all of you and was distressed because you heard that he had been ill. In fact he became so ill that he nearly died. But God showed mercy to him—and not to him only, but also to me—so that I would not h...

Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I, too, may be encouraged by hearing news about you. For there is no one here like him who will readily demonstrate his deep concern for you. Others are busy with their own concerns, not those of Jesus Christ. But you know his qualifications that like a son working with his father, he served with me in advancing the gospel. So I hop...

So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence, for the one bringing forth in you both the desire and the effort—for the sake of his good pleasure—is God. Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though...

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After he fasted 40 days and 40 nights he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.” But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:1-4 NET This is a public episod...

You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had,who, though he existed in the form of God,did not regard equality with Godas something to be grasped,but emptied himselfby taking on the form of a slave,by looking like other men,and by sharing in human nature. He humbled himselfby becoming obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross! As a result God highly exalted...

Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy, complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose. Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourse...

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that—whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent—I should hear that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel, and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation—a sign which is from God....

Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer: I feel torn between the two because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far, but it is more vital for your sake that I remain in the body. And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and j...

My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die. For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. Philippians 1:20-21 NET This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit praytogether.substack.com

Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:18b-19 NET This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit praytogether.substack.com

Scripture I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel: The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ, and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly. Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ f...

Scripture I thank my God every time I remember you. I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now. For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since b...

Prompt #1 Matthew 16:15-9 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overc...

Got the chance to sit down with Tyler Sterchi and talk through his sermon from last Sunday. And you have to hear the story about roof prayer! I’d encourage you to listen to the audio if possible. But if not, here are the prayer prompts for today. Prompt #1 Isaiah 55:8-9 “Indeed, my plans are not like your plans, and my deeds are not like your deeds,” says the Lord, “for just as the sky is higher t...

I got to sit down with a good friend of mine, Joey Bright. We talked about how God’s been moving in his life and how he had to move past himself to step out and do what God wanted him to do. Then we led through a time of prayer. Check out the audio for the awesome story, but if you can’t get that, here are the prayer prompts today! Prayer Prompt 1 Psalm 103:10-12 He does not deal with us as our si...

In Chapter 4 of “A Greater Movement”, Van Brooks talked to us about how the church requires a few things: practical organization and empowered leaders. Kristy joins me on the podcast today to talk about what that looks like on a day to day basis! If you missed the sermon, it’s available on Youtube . I invite you to pray and fast with us today. I’d encourage you to listen to the audio attached to t...

Welcome to the third installment of “A Greater Movement”. Tyler talked about the puzzling story of Ananias and Sapphira from Acts 5. It’s a wild story, but Tyler did a great job helping us understand it. If you missed the sermon, it’s available on Youtube . I invite you to pray and fast with us today. I’d encourage you to listen to the audio attached to this post to get the discussion between Dari...

Last week we launched our series called “A Greater Movement”. This is the second installment! Darin preached a great message last week from Acts chapter 2, and we sat down to discuss it together on the podcast. Then we lead you through a time of prayer. If you missed the sermon, it’s available on Youtube . I invite you to pray and fast with us today. This is a public episode. If you would like to...

Last Sunday, we launched a new series called “A Greater Movement”. We’re looking at the early church in Acts and all the factors that played into the great movement God started through the early apostles. We’re learning those lessons and working to apply them to our church, in our time. Along with that, we realize that we must be praying. We are calling the whole church to a season of fasting and...

John 19:16-42 NET So they took Jesus, and carrying his own cross he went out to the place called “The Place of the Skull” (called in Aramaic Golgotha). There they crucified him along with two others, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle. Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read: “Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.” Thus many of the Jewish residents of Jer...

“I have revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have obeyed your word. Now they understand that everything you have given me comes from you, because I have given them the words you have given me. They accepted them and really understand that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. I am praying on behalf of the...

When Jesus had finished saying these things, he looked upward to heaven and said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you— just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him. Now this is eternal life—that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent. I glorified you on e...

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Scripture Jesus could see that they wanted to ask him about these things, so he said to them, “Are you asking each other about this—that I said, ‘In a little while you will not see me; again after a little while, you will see me’? I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into joy. When a woman gives birth, she has...

Scripture “If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you do not belong to the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you. Remember what I told you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed my word,...