Till we all come to the unity of the faith

"The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ." (Eph 4:11-13 NRSV)

"And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:" (Eph 4:11-13 AV)


Father we come to your throne room through the blood of Christ. We thank you that we have received all things through Jesus Christ our Lord, we praise you, for all things have been given to us through Jesus Christ our Lord, and we worship you from our hearts, that Jesus alone is worthy above all.

Father we humble ourselves before you; we need your mercy and grace in our lives. Teach us to understand your mercy and your grace. Help us to lean upon you for mercy and grace. Teach us and help us to become humble and meek before you, before your people, and those around us. Form in us a humble heart; renew our minds to have true humility, and make us meek by the working of your Spirit in our hearts and minds.

Father we ask for mercy, and we need your mercy in our lives. Your mercy is a running river flowing from your Throne room upon all of us who cry, "Have mercy Lord", and let your mercy cover us, let your mercy cover our loved ones, and every area in our lives.

Father we ask for grace, and we need your grace in our lives. Your grace is manifold; flood our hearts and minds with your grace. Fill every step that we are called to walk upon this earth with grace. Give us grace to move forth in your purpose in our lives. Give us grace to overcome all things, and give us grace to go through all things.

Father we ask you to pour out the Holy Spirit upon us. Touch us mightily with the Holy Spirit. Fill us full of the Holy Spirit. Flood us with the Holy Spirit. Let the Holy Spirit overflow in our lives into the lives of those around us and those who do not know you yet.

Father we are living stones being gathered together unto the work of ministry, the building of the spiritual house in which you are building us into a holy priesthood, that we will offer up spiritual sacrifices through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Father helps us to see our purpose and our destiny in Jesus Christ our Lord. We are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and we are your special people.

We are baptized into one body through the Holy Spirit. We pray now for this truth and relationship to be made real and renewed in our lives. We are many members, but we are only one body. The Holy Spirit is in each one of us through Jesus Christ our Lord. This builds the relationships of the church together to bring true unity in our hearts for one another. We are connected through the Holy Spirit in us through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Father we ask you to move upon us through the Holy Spirit, building relationships across the church through the Holy Spirit in each one of us, calling us together in unity and in love.

Father give us wisdom in how to build and how to lay the foundation, and not to build against what you're building and your path of building, growth, and maturity. Father gives us wisdom to build now according to your plans and path of building today, and give us wisdom to build according to your plans and path of building in the future. Let us build today according to the house that Jesus Christ our Lord is building today and in the future.

Father give us a vision for unity in our time, and give us a vision of the unity that is coming in the future. Give us a vision of the unity that you will bring to us. Give us a vision and a heart for unity in the church in our time.

Father grow the church, mature the church, raise the church, bring the church to the place where we will all come into the unity of the faith. The unity of the faith will come through Jesus Christ our Lord and through the Holy Spirit.

Father lead us to the unity of the faith. Father lead us away from those things that don't lead to the unity of the faith. Open our eyes and open our ears to see clearly and to hear soundly the way to the unity of the faith.

Father we pray today bless us with grace to walk in unity and to understand the need, and the blessings that unity will give us. Father lead us to the steps of unity so that we can reap the fruits of unity, and beyond the steps of unity, unto maturity.

In Jesus name we pray amen.

Elvis Iverson

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