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Psalm chapter 34, verse 3.

O magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt his name together.

Exclamation point.

This is one of, well, the most central verses in the entire Bible for my life and specifically my marriage.

This is the theme verse that Heather and I chose 25 plus years ago for our marriage.

And it was red at our wedding and it has been the constant prayer year after year after year in our marriage

magnify the Lord with me and let's exalt his name together and it's the way we picture our marriage

that God brought us together for this purpose to magnify the Lord ex exalt his name together. And the beauty of this

verse is it's not just a marriage verse. This is a verse that describes the heart of all Christian community,

like any Christian relationship, any friendship in the body of Christ, in the family of God with a brother

or sister in Christ, this is the purpose of our relationship with one another. Magnify the Lord

with me. Let's exalt his name together. Like if I could just look, each follower of Jesus is listening

to this right now in the eye, this is something I would want to say. Like, if I were to meet you,

I would want to know more about the grace of God in your life and would want to say to you,

magnify the Lord with me. Let's exalt his name together as family in Christ, as brother or sister. So I just want to encourage you today

to think about your relationship with any follower of Jesus you know in this way.

Like look at every follower of Jesus you know today and approach them with this posture.

Let's exalt his name together with the way we care for each other, the way we pray for each other,

the way we love each other, the way we serve for each other, the way we love each other, the way we serve

each other, and the way we work together to exalt the name of God in the world. This is what we're

here for. Let's magnify the Lord together. And to see our churches this way, we are joined together

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