Today's scripture is coming from 1st Thessalonians, chapter 5, versus 2 through 17.

I'll stop at verse 17.

That would be page 1,406 in the Pute Bibles.

Again, it's 1st Thessalonians 512 through 17. But we request of you, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you and have

charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction and that you esteem them very highly

in love because of their work.

Live in peace with one another.

And we urge you brethren,

admonish the unruly, encourage the faint-hearted, help the weak, be patient with all men.

See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all men.

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing. Father, we want to be awakened and empowered and enabled to pray in 1999 like we've never prayed

before.

This text ends with, pray without ceasing.

Oh, for a congregation in a church full of people who pray without ceasing.

Lord, would you work that? it do it. Do it.

Through your word and by your spirit this morning I pray.

In Jesus name,

last week we ended very abruptly

in Psalm one at the word delight.

So I want to go back and pick up where we left off, say a word about that,

and then connect it with the text that was just read. So if you want to go back there with me you can keep a

finger maybe in both places. Psalm I'll read verses one and two.

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