Passion: An Awakening Experience (2)
Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13:20-21 ESV
God will equip us with everything we need to “battle” it out, per say. To go through life and go through spiritual warfare. The word “equip” in this verse means: to equip, to prepare, to supply, to readjust. God equips us by preparing us.
This is a very, seemingly, simple process that I am about to list. But, it should be told because we forget so much OR, even worse, ignore it.
1. God equips us by ADJUSTING us.
2. God equips us by REPAIRING us.
3. God equips us by FILLING us.
In Christ,
Andrew
P.S. Come back tomorrow for the next “segment”!
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One of the first steps toward the preaching and teaching ministries is going to be cleaning up your writing, vocabulary, and formulating the most effective way to communicate your message. I’m not trying to nitpick; I want to help you out in your “holy ambition.”
It’s “per se” not “per say” and it means “through itself” (latin). Used in a sentence, “I’m not against Andy Stanley, per se, I just think he could be doing a better job.” This sentence would be used as a clarification of a statement like “I don’t like Andy Stanley.” Some people might think that means I’m don’t like the person. I say, “It’s not that I don’t intrinsically like the person, I just don’t like his methods.” I hope that makes sense. How you have used it here is a bit nonsensical.
Next, 9 times out of 10 you will never need a comma after “very.” It modifies the verb preceding it and wouldn’t need clarification. Be careful not to put a comma in every place you would pause while speaking– that’s not always best or grammatically correct. This goes for the next sentence opener, “But,.” I’m sure you were taught in school that commas precede a FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So), but that is only in coordinating conjunctions. Most writers would say to not use a coordinating conjunction at the beginning of a sentence, but its OK sometimes (did you see it there?).
Finally, this literally is a segment. You don’t have to put it in quotes.
You’re going to be an amazing writer/speaker/preacher when I get through with you! You’re on your way, bro!
Ignore my typos in my comment
Thanks for the help and suggestions! Much appreciated!