Ours is a fellowship in the gospel Since we received the Lord; We’re for the furtherance of the gospel, Spreading to all His Word. For its defense and strong confirmation We all partake of grace— He who began this work will perfect it Till we shall see His face.
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Ours is a fellowship in the gospel
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Since we received the
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Lord;
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We're for the
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further
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ance of the
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gospel,
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Spreading to
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all His
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Word.
For its defense and
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strong confirmation
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We all par
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take
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of
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grace—
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He who be
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gan this
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work will per
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fect it
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see His
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face.
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May all the things that come to us daily Unto the gospel turn, That all may see we’re bound for the gospel And of the Lord may learn. May we be bold and fearless in spirit, Speaking the Word of God, Do it in love and do it in power, While living in the Lord.
May all the things that come to us daily
Unto the gospel turn,
That all may see we're bound for the gospel
And of the Lord may learn.
May we be bold and fearless in spirit,
Speaking the Word of God,
Do it in love and do it in power,
While living in the Lord.
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May all the things that come to us daily
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Unto the gospel
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turn,
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That all may
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see we're
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bound for the
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gospel
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And of the
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Lord may
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learn.
May we be bold and
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fearless in spirit,
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Speaking the
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Word
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of
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God,
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Do it in
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love and
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do it in
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power,
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While living
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in the
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Lord.
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Lord, we’re expecting that we’ll be given Boldness with every breath. Christ must be magnified in our body Whether by life or death. We hope in nothing to be ashamed, For us to live is Christ— He is the Person in all our living, Our everything, our life.
Lord, we're expecting that we'll be given
Boldness with every breath.
Christ must be magnified in our body
Whether by life or death.
We hope in nothing to be ashamed,
For us to live is Christ—
He is the Person in all our living,
Our everything, our life.
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Lord, we're expecting that we'll be given
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Boldness with
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every breath.
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Christ must be
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magnified in our
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body
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Whether by
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life or
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death.
We hope in nothing
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to be ashamed,
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For us to
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live
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is
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Christ—
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He is the
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Person
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in all our
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living,
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Our
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everything,
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our life.
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May all our lives be worthy the gospel Whatever may betide, All standing fast in oneness of spirit, All striving side by side. Let us proclaim the gospel in fullness To satisfy the Lord: Christ is the life, the church His expression, Sound everywhere abroad.
I learnt this hymn in 2019 @ the MAFTT in Anaheim. Singing with other trainees was a delight and enjoyment I remember how enthusiastic we all were as we sang to the Lord and with the Lord before we went out in the Gospel in our community. The lyrics to this hymn are so rich and an encouragement to Preach the Gospel no matter what. In season and out of season. May the Lord richly bless the Gospel through His saints to meet not only man's needs but ultimately His hearts desire, purpose and goal. Amen
The saints in Philippi had fellowship unto the gospel, participating in the furtherance of the gospel through the apostle Paul's ministry.
This kind of fellowship, which kept them from individualistic and diversely minded, implies that they were one with the apostle Paul and with one another. This gave them the ground for their experience and enjoyment of Christ. The Christ-experiencing and -enjoying life is a life in furtherance of the gospel, a gospel-preaching life, not individualistic but corporate.
Praise the Lord! He who began this work will perfect it, till we shall see His face!! Oh saints! We have such hope in Him! No matter what our circumstances are He is our hope of glory!
The gospel is not an individual matter. We need one another and we need the fellowship unto the furtherance of the gospel. John 15 tells us the vine tree has many branches, and all the branches bear fruit in a way of fellowship.