THE CHURCH & HEALING

[DR. ROY KENNEDY FARLEY JR.]

FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST. I REJOICE TODAY IN THE WAY YOU CREATED AND CRAFTED THE CHURCH. I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PEOPLE AND GIFTS YOU PLACE IN IT. AS THE DAY OF CORPORATE WORSHIP APPROACHES, I PRAY FOR MY CHURCH LEADERS. BLESS MY PIERS AND MY CO-PASTORS WITH A RELEVANT BIBLE MESSAGE. ANNOINT MY SMALL GROUP TEACHERS TO CHALLENGE ME AND MOTIVATE ME TO BE A BETTER DISCIPLE. OPEN THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN AND PROVIDE THE HEALING AND THE SACREDNESS FOR THE BODY & MIND; FOR ALL THE NEEDS OF OUR CHURCH. AMEN.
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"FOR AS WE HAVE MANY MEMBERS IN ONE BODY,
BUT ALL THE MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE THE SAME
FUNCTIONS, SO WE,BEING MANY,ARE ONE BODY
CHRIST, AND INDIVIDUALLY MEMBERS OF ONE
ANOTHER." ROMANS 12 :4-5

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THE CHURCH IS AN AMAZING, MULTIFARIOUS THING. THE CHURCH INTERTWINES INCLUSIVELY PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE GIANT GLOBE FROM EVERY TRIBE AND TONGUE, YET THEY HAVE THIS IN COMMONALITY: JESUS IS THEIR SAVIOR AND LORD! HE IS THE WONDERFUL COMMON DENOMINATOR OF THE CHURCH. WHILE THE CHURCH INCLUDES MANY INDIVIDUALS, IT IS BUILT ONE MOMENTUS MEMBER AT A TIME.
TO BE A PART OF THE BRILLIANT BODY OF CHRIST, ONE MUST BE SAVED. REGENERATE CHURCH MEMBERSHIP IS A CORNERSTONE OF THE BODY OF CHRIST. NOT EVERYONE IS A MEMBER. THE PREREQUISITE FOR MEMBERSHIP IS SALVATION IN CHRIST ALONE. WE ARE ONE BODY IN CHRIST. UNITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE CHURCH. IT WAS JESUS` PRAYER FOR US. HIS DESIRE WAS FOR THE FATHER TO MAKE US ONE {JOHN 17:20-23}. ARE YOU WALKING IN FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF YOUR CHURCH? SEEK ONENESS AND BE WILLING TO REPENT AND WORK TOWARD UNITY.
YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A FUNCTION IN THE CHURCH AND SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL HEALING IS A PART OF THE GIFTEDNESS OF THE CARRYING TASK. THE CHURCH NEEDS YOU AND EVERY OTHER MEMBER IN THE BODY. FIND YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFT{ROM. 12:6-8} AND DEVELOP IT. MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU ARE WALKING IN FULL OBEDIENCE WITH A GOD-HONORING FUNCTION IN THE LOCAL CHURCH.
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YOU HAVE GIFTED ME, O MIRACLE WORKING LORD, TO BRING HONOR TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR BLESSING ME WITH THE MIND TO RECOGNIZE AND THE DESIRE TO CARRY OUT AN EARTHLY MISSION DESIGNED BY YOU. HELP ME TO ENCOURAGE THOSE WITH DIFFERENT SPIRITUAL GIFTS TO USE THEM TO REFLECT YOUR NATURE. REMIND ME TO HAVE A SPIRIT OF GRATITUDE FOR HOW YOU CREATED ME. I LOVE YOU. AMEN.