The Bible

God, help me to learn and understand your word. I want your word alone to be the guide for my life and for the church. Teach me and help me to teach others the truths of your word. There are certain things I am very confused on, for example: do you want the church to be a gathering place for the unsaved or do you want the church to be going out to reach the unsaved? Do you desire a well produced service or acts of service? Can it possibly be that you are for both? I feel unsettled with the way we "do" church and maybe its my heart that needs to be corrected. Lord, would you give me wisdom and insight into your word? I want to hear what it says and I want to see how it looks. I desire to live an uncompromising life of holiness, I want to share the gospel, but before anything, I want to know you so much more. I want to experience your love to the extent that I can't help but share it with others. Place your burdens and desires in me.