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Praising Together for Tomorrow: Day 4

What area of the world do you pray for? What need in the world do you care most about?

by David Joynt on November 02, 2016


MATTHEW 5:9

The inward elements of our worship are crucial, as we release our burdens in confession, and let go of our natural inversion to embrace an outlook with God at the center. But the outward dimensions of worship are key also. The prayers for the church and world draw us toward community and remind us of all the things around us that need to change. Scripture and prayer call us to be justice seekers and to be real contributors to the many ways God is alleviating suffering and righting wrong. Worship is an inspiration to action!

What area of the world do you pray for?

What need in the world do you care most about?

Family Focus - What in the world needs to change? What does God want the world to look like? What can we do about it?

Tags: praising, together

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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