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I hope the verses of this past week have been as beneficial to your faith as they have been mine. What a relief to know that we have the opportunity to die to ourselves, and let Christ shine through. This may hurt us a bit, but after we have suffered, he will restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish us. Amen, and amen. The verse for this next week take the focus off of ourselves, and place it on the people around us. Check them out:

Colossians 3:14

"And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony."(ESV)

Mark 12:30-31

"And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: You shall love your neighbors as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these."(ESV)

There is no hope for Christianity without love for God, and love for people. Love is one of the few unseen things worthy of placing our eyes on.

I've missed E-Grams from quite a few of you all this week, and miss hearing from you! I would love to hear what God is doing, or even how you are getting discouraged! Don't miss the vision of what we want God to do in our lives, or allow yourself to become 'to busy' to reject it! Stay in your word! Stay committed to the memorization! Let his word mold your heart! BE A LEADER!

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I wanted to also relay some things God has put on my heart this evening! It's been too long since I've posted, but am excited to lay this out:

1 Corinthians 11:1

"Be imatators of me, as I am of Christ."

Bold Paul. Bold indeed. I can't tell you how many times I have heard pastors say: "Follow Christ. Never follow any man too closely, for all men fall." How firm Paul is in his faith! How sure he is of his relationship with his Father. How intimate. How intertwined. Oneness. I started wondering...

"What would my life have to look like for me to make such a statement?"

1st Peter 4:1

"Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin."

2nd Peter 1:5-7,10

"For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and with self-control steadfastness, and with steadfastness godliness, and with godliness brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. Therefore brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall."

That my friends is what we must look like. What holds you from complete oneness with him, allowing you to state:

Follow me. I am of Christ so deeply, I will not fall. Follow me.

Much love,

Matt Allen

The 'ETC Revolution' is dedicated to the memorization of scripture and being able to use it to not only enrich our walks with Christ, but to further the Kingdom of God by sharing His love and word to EVERYONE with love, compassion, encouragement, prayer, and wisdom. ETC stands for 'Every Thought Captive,' which is taken directly from 2 Corinthians 10:5