For The Benefit Of The Church

 Because we are in Christ and have become members of His Body, we have been lavished with all kinds of spiritual blessings, by grace through faith.
 The sacrificial death of Christ paid the penalty for our sins, but His glorious Resurrection broke the power of sin and death in our lives, we were made a new creation in Christ and given a new life in Him. By His grace we were given His presence, holy life, in the Person of the Holy Spirit.
 God demonstrated His immeasurable authority and unlimited power when He raised Christ from the dead, and seated Him at His own right hand in glory, far above all principalities and powers, not only in time but throughout eternity.
 God loved the world so much that He gave His Son to die, but Christ loved the Church so much that He gave Himself for her. God put all things in subjection under His feet and made Him head over all things For The Benefit Of The Church.  Christ's headship, in His grace, is being exercised through you and me, by grace through faith we are members of His mystic Body.
Ephesians 1:22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You that the very power that raised Jesus from the dead, is available to all the members of His Body (The CHURCH). Thank You that by His death and Resurrection, Christ has won victory over sin and death for us and for all who trust in His name. Thank You that Christ triumphed over every principality and power and that His victory is not only future but can be accessed today, when we depend on Him and walk by faith. Help us all to live in humble obedience and dependence on Christ so that we may experience His grace and peace in every area of our lives today. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN.