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Would you help us in our new endeavor?
Would you consider helping us out?
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The questions of prayer
Luke 10:1-11:13 is about basic discipleship. I quite frequently let the chapter breaks (which were added centuries later) effect how I read a unit. I think the unit here is from 10:1 to 11:13. Four basic things concerning discipleship: 1. Bold proclamation 2. Radical love for the neighbor 3. Intimate worship with Jesus 4. Bold prayer with the Father This passage…
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Sometimes God shows up and sometimes he shows off
That is a phrase I read in Mark Batterson’s book quite a bit. Sometimes God shows up and sometimes he shows off. God shows up. He showed up for us and our church this week. Right on time. I will admit, it was so much “on time” (and I really didn’t realize just HOW on time it was until later),…
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Dare the devil
Dorothy Sayers said this: The people who crucified Jesus never, to do them justice, accused him of being a bore — on the contrary, they thought him too dynamic to be safe. It has been left for later generations to muffle up that shattering personality and surround him with an atmosphere of tedium. We have very efficiently pared the claws…
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Testify
“Hearing a testimony is the way I borrow faith from others. Sharing my testimony is the way I loan my faith to others” — Mark Batterson, The Grave Robber (p. 150) Give life to someone today. Tell about the greatness of God. If you need a boost, listen to a story of faith. Let’s TESTIFY to the goodness of our God!
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Mark this week
I am only thinking out loud on this post. I am trying to leave record everywhere I can think of today because… well… I don’t know why. But I marked it in my journal, which will only get stashed in some box after it’s used up and I’ll never get it out again. I can wrap it in neon paper…
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The word “IMPOSSIBLE”
Jesus looked at them carefully and said, “It’s impossible for human beings. But all things are possible for God.” (Matt. 19:26) “The word impossible does not belong in our vocabulary. In God’s ears, it’s an expletive. And it’s the primary reason we don’t experience the miraculous. We let our logical assumptions trump our theological beliefs. And before we know it, our…
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Fear and trembling
This Sunday we have a Sacred Assembly in our church. We are preparing for Lent, but as never before. We are preparing for a period of fasting and prayer as we want to hear God regarding our church property. We are in a major time of transition and really need to hear him regarding a current offer, and then see…
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