Rise Up, O Church of God!

Liberty Chapel in Secrets of Shiloh
(actually Altadena Valley Presbyterian)
Painting by Donny Finley

Church of the Highlands, Greystone Campus
(my church home)

Frison Chapel A.M.E.

"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up His life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God's word. He did this to present her to Himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault." (Eph. 5:25-27 NLT)

            On this third day of 21 days of prayer, Pastor Layne Schranz encouraged the universal church of Jesus - the Bride of Christ - through Eph. 3:10-12: 

"God's purpose in all this was to use the church to display His wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. This was His eternal plan, which He carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord. Because of Christ and our faith in Him, we can now come boldly and confidently into His presence." (Eph. 3:10-12)

and prayed for Christ's church through Eph. 3:16-19 that:

"God will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit. Then Christ will make His home in your hearts as you trust in Him. Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fulness of life and power that comes from God." (Eph. 3:16-19 NLT)

Rise up, O church of God!

Have done with lesser things;

Give heart and soul

and mind and strength

To serve the King of kings.

Lift high the cross of Christ!

Tread where His feet have trod,

As followers of the Son of Man

Rise up, O Church of God!

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RISE UP, O CHURCH OF GOD. William P. Merrill