front page of your congregation’s website<\/a> as
\na case study. I just want to thank you for the insight the website
\nbrings and how it’s worded. It perfectly captures my agenda in a world
\nwhere the church of Christ has mostly lost out on the intentions of
\nGod for establishing her. I concluded that the purpose of the church
\nis the spiritual welfare and development of faith in the holy and
\nblameless ones in the church of Christ.\nThanks, Jeff. May God bless you and your efforts in his kingdom. Amen.
\nI hope to deliver this message to my local congregation as well.\nOne of these, days, you should expound on the ramifications of Ephesians 3:10-11.<\/p>\n\t
Answer:<\/h2>\n
I’m glad you found the page and the website useful. I’ll take note of your request, though I don’t know when I’ll be able to get to it at this moment.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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