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Centering in on Success
7 “Be very brave and strong as you carefully obey all of the Instruction that Moses my servant commanded you. Don’t deviate even a bit from it, either to the right or left. Then you will have success wherever you go. 8 Never stop speaking about this Instruction scroll. Recite it day and night so you can carefully obey everything written in…
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Today is enough
We have Wednesday night meals at our church during the school year to help people get to church without worrying about cooking a meal at home, or buying something on the way, and hurrying into church for Wednesday night ministries. Several years ago we had some families in a nearby apartment that would send their kids over for the meal……
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Fresh move of God
I love reading about past moves of the Spirit. Too often the temptation is too look at a past revival and try to predict a future movement. There is really only one thing that is predictable: prayer. If we then try to say what IS or IS NOT a revival after that, and base it solely on what we’ve read…
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My lifelong love of Scriptures
I was reflecting on some key moments in my own life when the study of Scripture had a tremendous impact on my life with a class yesterday. Then the thought hit me, “EVERY significant shift in my life happened out of studying the Word.” Shifts in ministry emphasis, where I did ministry, key decision points… prayer and the Scriptures were…
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Prayers of the Day
Prayer for Mission Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all members of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. A…
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Prayer for the Day — an undivided heart
Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness;give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. (Ps. 86:11, NIV) Lord, the allegiances of this world call me in so many different directions. Today, let my heart be undivided. Let it be FOCUSED. Teach me your way today. Let my heart be united to revered your name, to hold you in…
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The night before the dawn
As I pray for my friends Steve and John, two men of God, two ministers, who have battled physical attacks and it has seemed like “night,” I was listening to a sermon by John Kilpatrick. The word he spoke that gave me a new boost in prayer was, “Usually a bad report is a prelude to a miracle. A crisis…
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The concert of prayer
I don’t know how to pray. I don’t know a thing about prayer. Not really. I read about prayer. I read Scripture. I read from people of prayer, from people who have gloriously walked with God, and yet… I don’t know how to prayer. These past few weeks have stretched me in interecessory prayer like I have yet to be…
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Why attacks happen
Attacks happen because we have an enemy. You can live a “blessed life” without attack. Those who go constantly without attack aren’t living a “blessed life.” They are being ignored by the enemy. No one wants attacks. No one likes attacks. No one relishes attacks. But attacks happen. We don’t whine. We pray. We are aware of the schemes of…
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Maturing in Prayer… a Basketball Analogy
I love NCAA basketball. I live and die with the Kansas Jayhawks. I died early this year. There is a marker I use in watching games (if I can) early in the NCAA tournament: If a high seed team rolls through their first two games, taking care of business and not letting a much lower ranked team hang around in…
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