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is as certain as the dawn; and He will come to us like the rain,
like the spring rain watering the earth.”

The way the Bible uses the word “know”, Adam “knew”
his wife and she conceived; it’s a relationship. I have six
children. Everyone was born out of a private, secret, wonderful
union with my Lillian. What is union with Christ? Union with
Christ is submitting to His Lordship. Union with Christ is
receiving His Life. Union with Christ is an intimate
relationship with Jesus Christ.

Our heavenly Father, thank You for the wonderful truth
of union with Christ. Set us free, we pray, from expecting You
to follow us. Teach us what it means to follow You. As
members of Your body, teach us to hold fast the head. We ask
that we might enjoy the intimacies of the marriage bond in our
union with You. We ask in Jesus’ name. Amen

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THE GREAT COMMISSION

WHAT I LONG TO COMMUNICATE IN MY
MESSAGE ON THE GREAT COMMISSION

This is not a message on the responsibility of missions. I desire
to present “how” God expects a Christian to fulfill the great
commission. This question is answered in John chapter 21, in
the background of Peter’s restoration. The two parts of the