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Second Thessalonians chapter 3, verse 1.

Finally, brothers, pray for us that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored,

as happened among you.

What a great prayer that Paul asks these Christians in Thessalonica to pray for,

just like the gospel spread in Thessalonica,

which Paul had talked about in this letter.

He talked about it in the previous letter.

He talked about how they received God's word.

It spread in power and the Holy Spirit with deep conviction.

And it was sounding forth from them in Macedonia in Akiah.

1st Thessalonians chapter 1 verse 8 says their faith in God had gone everywhere.

So Paul gets to 2nd Thessalonians chapter 3, verse 1, and he says, pray for that to happen all over the place.

Pray for the word of the Lord to speed ahead. Is that not a great phrase? For God's word to go

swiftly out and be honored. So not just like a lot of people hearing it,

but a lot of people believing it and revering it and receiving it and experiencing life

change through it. So I just want to lead us to pray this exact prayer for each other and for the places where we live.

Let's pray for this in our cities that the Word of the Lord would speed ahead and be honored.

Through our churches, through our lives, in the communities, in the cities where we live.

And then, yes, to pray for this around the world.

As we think about our brothers

and sisters in different places in the world, let's pray that the word of the Lord would spread,

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