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Philemon
Jerry Morgan
June 1, 2014
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To the Southwest Church of Christ in Amarillo, Texas,
I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints. I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
I continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. You welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. And so you became a model to all the believers. The Lord's message rang out from you and your faith in God has become known everywhere.
In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Therefore, encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.